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Two major Ahafo roads to be constructed under Big Push Programme – Highways Director

The Ghana Highways Authority (GHA) Director for the Ahafo Region, Engineer Victor Nyantakyi, has announced that two major roads in the region—the Tepa–Goaso and...

GJA commiserates with Asantehene and Asanteman on passing of Asantehemaa

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed its deepest condolences to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Royal Family, and Asanteman following the...

Foreign Affairs Minister announces modalities for assessment of envoys 

Ghana will, from September 1, introduce performance targets for all ambassadors and diplomats, requiring them to deliver measurable results in attracting investment and creating...

We can’t give quarterly timetable for disbursement – DACF Administrator

The District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) is unable to publish a release schedule because it does not generate funds by itself, the Administrator of...

Gov’t should shut down office for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations – Mystic Twins

Life coaches in mysticism, psychic practices, and spirituality, the Mystic Twins, have called on the government to shut down the Office of the Presidential...

Mahama courts Japanese investors, highlights Ghana’s gateway to Africa’s 1.4 billion market

President John Mahama has urged Japanese businesses to seize Ghana’s strategic position as a gateway to Africa and take advantage of a continental market...

GTA boss becomes first recipient of GH¢150,000 Ghana Gold Pendant

The CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Maame Efua Houadjeto, has become the first recipient of the newly launched Ghana Gold Pendant, a...

Did Mahama fly commercial or private? Flight records reveal the truth behind Japan trip

Controversy has trailed President John Mahama’s departure from Accra on Sunday, August 17, 2025, for his official visits to Japan and Singapore. While the Presidency...

CDS presents posthumous promotions to families of helicopter crash victims

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, on Tuesday, August 19, conferred ranks and insignia on the families of Ghana Armed...

Sunyani traders raise alarm over overflowing septic tank at Wednesday Market

Traders at the Sunyani Wednesday Market have expressed concern over unbearable conditions caused by the continuous flow of human waste from a leaking septic...

Police confirm weapons in abandoned car linked to Mpohor gold robbery

The Ghana Police Service has recovered weapons, ammunition, and clothing items believed to be connected to the recent gold shop robbery at Mpohor in...

Ghana cedi is world’s best-performing currency – Mahama tells investors in Japan

President John Mahama has declared that the Ghanaian cedi is the best-performing currency in the world this year, as he urged Japanese businesses to...

The West only taught us English, nothing more – Jacob Zuma urges Africa to rely on its own resources

Former South African President, Jacob Zuma has called on African nations to chart a path of economic independence by leveraging their own resources and...

No direct and immediate evidence of corruption found against Cecilia Dapaah – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has disclosed that its extensive investigation into former Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, uncovered...

Mahama appoints Domelevo as EOCO Board Chairman

Former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has been appointed as the new Board Chairman of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). Mr. Domelevo is widely...

Newly sworn-in EOCO board tasked to ensure proper recovery of state funds

The newly sworn-in board of the Economic Organized Crime Office has been directed by the office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice...

Majority of health facility equipment no longer functioning – Minister

Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that about 70 to 80 percent of equipment in the country’s health facilities are no longer functioning,...

Minority’s calls to arrest suspect who assaulted Ridge Hospital nurses ‘fair’ – Health Minister

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has affirmed that calls for the arrest of the individual who assaulted nurses at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital...

Attorney General charges Legal Service Board to tackle lawyers’ low pay  

The newly inaugurated board of the Legal Service has been tasked to make improved remuneration for legal staff at the Attorney General’s Department a...

Beggars reclaim Accra streets few months after decongestion

A few months after the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) conducted a widely publicised deportation exercise to clear Accra's streets of undocumented beggars, the story...

Children’s Support Fund for helicopter crash victims rakes in GH¢2.3 million

The Presidency has announced that the Children’s Support Fund, established to cater for the dependents of victims of the August 6 military helicopter crash,...

Over 70,000 trained health professionals unemployed – Health Minister

Health Minister, Dr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that more than 70,000 trained health professionals are currently at home awaiting posting. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Tuesday,...

JOYNEWS Clarifies: Man featured in “Power Thieves” documentary not an Energy Commission worker

JOYNEWS has clarified that a man who appeared in its investigative documentary, Power Thieves, is not a worker of the Energy Commission, contrary to...

GRNMA gives gov’t 48-hour ultimatum to arrest Ralph over assault on nurses

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has given government a 48-hour ultimatum to arrest social media activist Ralph St. Williams and his...

Health Minister defends interaction with Ralph after Ridge Hospital assault [Audio]

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has explained his decision to engage both sides in the aftermath of the assault on a nurse at...

Ridge hospital assault: Some arrests have been made – Health Minister [Audio]

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has confirmed that some arrests have been made in connection with the assault of nurses and other health professionals...

Finance Minister inaugurates Ghana Gold Board Tribunal

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has inaugurated the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Tribunal. The ceremony was attended by Deputy Finance Minister Thomas...

Minority condemns disruption at Ridge Hospital

The Minority Health Caucus in Parliament has condemned what it describes as the “unlawful and reckless” conduct of Mr. Ralph St. Williams at the...

GES sheds light on new SHS curriculum [Video]

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has explained that the introduction of a new curriculum for Senior High Schools (SHSs) is aimed at aligning education...

Ministry of Education announces measures to enhance Colleges of Education 

The Minister for Education has announced a series of key initiatives to improve infrastructure and governance within Ghana's Colleges of Education. Inaugurating seven governing councils...

Traditional leaders perform rituals after deadly crash on Atwedie-Juaso road [Video]

Following the tragic accident on the Atwedie–Juaso stretch of the Accra–Kumasi highway that claimed 16 lives and left four others injured on July 28,...

Fire ravages Bolgatanga Technical Institute library and housemaster’s office

A fire broke out at the Bolgatanga Technical Institute in the early hours of Sunday, destroying the school’s library and the Senior Housemaster’s office. The...

Health Minister orders one-week probe into Ridge Hospital assault

Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has directed a newly formed committee to complete investigations within one week into the assault of nurses and health...

Galamsey: NAIMOS arrests four soldiers for illegal raids in Tarkwa Nsuaem

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested four soldiers for conducting illegal raids at Simpa Junction in the Tarkwa Nsuaem District of...

Two arrested for stabbing 20-year-old man to death in Asankrangwa

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested two people for allegedly stabbing to death a 20-year-old man in Asankragwa on Sunday, August 17. The...

GAF dismisses reports of Brigadier General Michael Opoku’s arrest

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed as false reports circulating on social media alleging that Brigadier General Michael Opoku was arrested by security...

EC to begin printing ballot papers for Akwatia by-election on August 20

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that the printing of ballot papers for the Akwatia parliamentary by-election will begin on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The...

RTI Commission understaffed, needs logistics – Executive Secretary

The Executive Secretary of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission, Genevieve Shirley Lartey Esq., has expressed concern over staffing and logistical constraints hampering the...

OSP Report: 17 explosive cases now under full investigation

A quiet but powerful war against corruption is underway in the country, led by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). In its half-year report...

17-year-old drowns at Gyelen Bridge in Nkwanta South

A promising 17-year-old student of Nkwanta Senior High School in the Oti Region has tragically drowned at Gyelen Bridge in the Bontibor farming community. The...