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Fisheries must be pillars of peace, not points of conflict – Minister

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emelia Kobiaba Arthur, has called for urgent international cooperation to protect fisheries from growing threats and to...

GES interdicts Okadjakrom SHTS teacher over alleged sexual misconduct

  The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted Mfo Richard Tibetor, a teacher at Okadjakrom Senior High Technical School in the Oti Region, following allegations...

DStv impasse: Minority demands dismissal of Sam George

The Minority in Parliament has called for the dismissal of Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George, accusing him of misleading Ghanaians in the recent standoff...

Benjamin Quashie and 11 others sworn in as Ghana’s new envoys

President John Dramani Mahama has officially performed his constitutional mandate by commissioning 11 new Ghanaian envoys to serve as Ambassadors and High Commissioners to...

GH¢12.9bn in misappropriated funds recovered so far – PAC

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), in collaboration with the Auditor-General, has disclosed the recovery of more than GH¢12.9 billion in misused public funds. Over the...

Deputy Finance Minister assures unpaid Nurses and Midwives of salary resolution

Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Ampem Nyarko has assured the Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives that their outstanding salary arrears will be addressed in...

Transport Minister orders DVLA, Police to clamp down on rickety vehicles

Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nipke, has instructed the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the Police to step up efforts to clear...

  Ghana launches revised gender toolkit to strengthen inclusive development planning

  Ghana has officially launched the revised Gender Toolkit, a key resource aimed at ensuring that gender equality becomes an integral part of national and...

Gov’t to link air, rail, road and water transport systems – Minister

Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nipke, has announced government’s plans to integrate Ghana’s four major modes of transport to make travel more convenient and...

Businessman supports needy students in Nkwanta South [Photos]

Renowned businessman Emeka Gabriel has marked his birthday with a charitable gesture by donating essential items to needy but academically gifted students in the...

Efya speaks on KNUST SHS viral video

Ghanaian musician Efya has called for the country’s age of consent to be raised above 16 to better protect minors. Her comment, posted on X...

KNUST SHS student breaks silence on viral video with Assistant Headmaster 

  A female student of KNUST Senior High School(SHS) at the center of a viral video involving an Assistant Headmaster(Academic), Charles Akwasi Aidoo, has spoken...

KGL Foundation promotes juvenile football through 2025 U-17 colts championship 

KGL Foundation has pledged ts continuous support for juvenile football by championing the just ended U-17 Football Tournament, aimed at nurturing young talent and...

Gov’t increases cocoa price to GH¢3,625 per bag for 2025/2026 Season

  The Producer Price Regulatory Committee (PPRC) has announced an upward adjustment in the producer price of cocoa for the 2025/2026 season. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel...

Unpaid nurses and midwives protest salary arrears

The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives staged a protest in Accra on Thursday, October 2, 2025, demanding the government pay nearly 7,000 nurses...

Sam George’s conduct would have cost him his job in other countries – Minority

The Minority on Parliament’s Communication Committee has accused the Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, of deceiving Ghanaians over his...

Five dead, others injured in mining pit collapse at Kasotie in Ashanti region

A devastating mining pit collapse at Kasotie in the Atwima Mponua District of Ashanti Region has claimed the lives of at least five people,...

Mprumem farmers resist eviction from farmland

Farmers at Mprumem in the Central Region are protesting what they describe as an attempt by the Ghana Irrigation Authority (GIA) to reallocate farmland...

 Multimedia Group’s CEO pays courtesy call on former President Kufuor

Members of the executive team of the Multimedia Group Limited(MGL) on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, paid a courtesy call on former President John Agyekum...

Kwabenghene pledges support for adult education to drive development

The Gyaasehene of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council and chief of Akyem Kwabeng, Daasebre Ayimadu Kantamanto II, has reaffirmed his commitment to promoting adult...

 Pupils in Asunafo North and Asutifi South receive 3,000 exercise books 

A non-governmental organization, Heels and Crowns, has donated 3,000 exercise books to 600 underprivileged pupils in the Asunafo North Municipality and Asutifi South District...

Lands Ministry sensitizes Nkaseim community on responsible mining programme

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has engaged the chiefs and people of Nkaseim in the Ahafo Region on the Responsible Cooperative Mining...

Police probe death of 8-year-old girl in Dzodze

The Ketu North District Police Command has launched investigations into the death of an eight-year-old girl, allegedly linked to assault by her father at...

Four remanded over ‘susu’ box theft

Four people have been hauled before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly breaking into the homes of people and stealing their personal valuable belongings...

All regions to get passport application centres by December 2025 – Ablakwa

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that every region in the country will have a passport application centre by December 2025. According...

Energy sector in danger as Illegal miners attack power installations – Parliamentary committee

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy is wary of the impact of illegal mining on the energy sector, as heavy installations are threatened by...

 Three in critical condition after head-on collision at Gomoa Mampong

  Three persons are in critical condition following a head-on collision at Gomoa Mampong on the Kasoa–Winneba Highway in the early hours of Thursday, October...

Koku Anyidoho heads Christian Council committee to organise Ecumenical Convention

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has inaugurated a seven-member committee tasked with organising the maiden Ecumenical Convention, scheduled for November 14 to 16,...

Kente finally stamped as Ghana’s first geographical indication

Ghana’s iconic cultural fabric, Kente, has officially been stamped with global recognition as the nation’s first-ever Geographical Indication (GI) product. A Geographical Indication (GI) is...

Ghana’s youth don’t feel heard – Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings 

Korle Klottey MP, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has taken aim at Ghana’s governance culture, accusing policymakers of sidelining young people and offering tokenistic solutions instead...

We’ll take advantage of Mahama’s meeting to end galamsey – Ken Ashigbey

The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, says civil society will seize the opportunity of President John Mahama’s meeting with...

Justice Kulendi faces fresh petition for removal over alleged misconduct

  A private citizen, Daniel Ofori-Atta, has formally petitioned President John Dramani Mahama, seeking the removal of Supreme Court Justice Yonny Kulendi over claims of...

Seized truckload of suspected Indian hemp arrives at Police HQ with half as sawdust 

A Hyundai 5-ton truck loaded with over 100 sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp has arrived at the Eastern Regional Police...

We cannot give up on galamsey fight – Ken Ashigbey vows relentless battle

The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, has vowed that the fight against illegal mining will not be abandoned despite...

UTAG honours JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor for fearless journalism on galamsey

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has honoured JoyNews journalist Erastus Asare Donkor with a Citation of Honour for his courageous and impactful...

“We may be blind, but our brains are working” – Visually impaired teacher laments over salary arrears

A visually impaired teacher, Mabel Agyei Twumasi has appealed to the government to immediately release funds for the payment of their 13-month salary arrears,...

NLC directs Transport Ministry to agree on payment plan with railway workers to settle arrears

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has instructed the Ministry of Transport to immediately meet with the Management and Workers’ Union of the Ghana Railway...

Mahama promised to fight galamsey; he must ensure he delivers that promise – Odike

Founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to honor his campaign pledge...

Commercial services kick off on Tema–Mpakadan railway [Video]

The Ghana Railways Development Authority (GRDA) has officially launched commercial operations on the Tema–Mpakadan railway line. The service began on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, with...

Mahama announces Ghana-US partnership to address visa overstays

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Ghana will work closely with the United States government to tackle the problem of visa overstays, particularly...