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Labour Ministry signs MoU with Platinum Impact Ltd. to boost work abroad initiative

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment has entered into a strategic partnership with recruitment agency Platinum Impact Limited to boost the Work Abroad...

Two arrested with 86 parcels of suspected Indian Hemp in Kete-Krachi

The Anti-Robbery Unit of the Kete-Krachi Divisional Police Command has arrested two individuals for possessing suspected Indian hemp. The suspects, identified as John Dzeble, 34,...

Headmaster allegedly locks up BECE candidates over unpaid fees

Two pupils of the Big Six International School in Meduma, Ashanti Region, on Monday, June 16, 2025, missed their Mathematics paper in the ongoing...

Ken Ofori-Atta undergoes successful cancer surgery

Former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has successfully undergone surgery for prostate cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The development was confirmed in a...

Justice Dzamefe pushes for virtual courts

Supreme Court Judge nominee, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, has emphasised the need for the judiciary to leverage technology and adopt virtual courts for proceedings. Justice Dzamefe...

Oti Regional Public Health Officer appeals for Intrauterine Device Insertion kits

The Oti Regional Public Health Officer, Veronica Kakah, has made a strong appeal for the provision of Intrauterine Device (IUD) insertion kits to enhance...

We’ll bid for gov’t sweepers contract again if… – Zoomlion

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has expressed its readiness and intention to re-enter the bidding process for government sanitation contracts—specifically for the engagement of sweepers—once a...

Bryan Acheampong pledges to complete Nkawkaw Sports Stadium in four months

Member of Parliament for Abetifi, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has pledged to complete the reconstruction of the Nkawkaw Sports Stadium within four months. The stadium, which...

Tension mounts in Adansi after alleged attack on Adansihene

Tension is mounting among chiefs in the Adansi Traditional Area following an alleged attack on the Adansihene, Opagyakotwere Bonsra Afriyie II, by a group...

Heavy rains cause severe damage on Buduburam-Aprah road [Video]

The Buduburam-Aprah main road has split into two after heavy rains flooded the area, leaving commuters and residents stranded. The floodwaters have submerged the road,...

Minority MPs urge safety measures for Ghanaians in Iran

The Minority in Parliament is calling on the government to take urgent steps to safeguard the lives of Ghanaians currently seeking refuge in various...

I am ready to defend myself in court – Manasseh on Zoomlion contract

Investigative journalist Manasseh Awuni Azure has declared his readiness to defend claims he has made regarding contracts awarded to Zoomlion Ghana Limited, including allegations...

Why Justice Dzamefe opposes extending judges’ retirement age to 75

Supreme Court nominee Justice Senyo Dzamefe has expressed his opposition for the review of the retirement age for judges of the Supreme Court and...

Births and Deaths Registry staff directed to begin strike from June 17

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has directed all staff of the Births and Deaths Registry to stay at home effective...

Fire guts Lucky Herbal Centre at Kasoa

A devastating fire has ravaged the Lucky Herbal Centre branch at Kasoa in the Central Region. The inferno gutted the facility around 8:00 a.m. on...

One dead, over 500 displaced in Kasoa after heavy downpour

One person has been found dead, with over 500 displaced at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, after a...

Treat patients with empathy and dignity – Health Minister to GHS

Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has charged the newly inaugurated Governing Boards of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ho Teaching Hospital to...

Justice Dzamefe questions judiciary’s financial independence

Supreme Court nominee, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, has bemoaned the lack of financial independence of the judiciary, saying it is negatively affecting its work. During his...

I won’t recommend suppression of investigative journalism – Justice Dzamefe

Supreme Court nominee, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, has declared that he will not endorse the suppression of investigative journalism, even as part of efforts to...

CDD-Ghana to launch documentary on life and work of Prof. Gyimah-Boadi

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is scheduled to launch a documentary on the life and work of its co-founder and former Executive...

Owerriman SHS headmaster appeals for infrastructure support

The Headmaster of Owerriman Senior High School in Asante Akyem North, Alexander Appiah Agyei, has made a heartfelt appeal to the government to address...

Some OMCs reduce fuel prices at pumps; petrol selling at GH¢10.99

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started reducing prices of petroleum products at the pumps from Monday, June 16, 2025. Market leader Star Oil is...

Gov’t to evacuate Ghanaians from Iran

The government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has revealed plans to evacuate all Ghanaians in Iran in the wake of...

Take your cases to court, not the media – Haruna Mohammed tells AG

Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has criticised the Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, for what he described as...

SML threatens legal action against OSP

Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has threatened to initiate legal action against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The Director of Support Services, Dr....

COMAC predicts stable fuel prices

The prices of petroleum products will remain stable in the second pricing window of June, the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COCMC) has predicted. The...

How Pope John Senior High and Minor Seminary celebrated its 67th Anniversary and Speech and Prize Giving Day [Photos]

Over the weekend, Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary celebrated its 67th Anniversary and Speech and Prize Giving Day in Koforidua. It was...

Omane Boamah pledges to sponsor POJOSS student to study architecture

Minister of Defence, Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, has pledged to sponsor a Visual Arts student of Pope John Senior High and Minor Seminary...

Attorney General will not trade law for pressure – Srem Sai

Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Justice Srem Sai, has defended the prosecutorial approach under his boss, Dr. Dominic Ayine, insisting that the new Attorney General...

Education Ministry orders probe into canoe tragedy involving Lawra SHS students

The Ministry of Education has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of seven Lawra Senior High School (SHS) students who drowned in a...

Gov’t to deploy DRIP machines for farm road projects – Agric Minister

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced plans to deploy heavy-duty equipment acquired under the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) to...

Bees disrupt BECE at Wa School for the Deaf

A swarm of wild bees attacked candidates writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Wa School for the Deaf Centre on Thursday,...

25 private SHSs added to the 2025 School Selection – See full list

The Ministry of Education has added 25 private senior high schools (SHSs) to the 2025 school selection process for Junior High School (JHS) graduates...

Zoomlion clarifies contract with YEA

Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has dismissed claims regarding the termination of its contract with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), clarifying that the...

Asunafo North Cocoa Farmers Union intensifies fight against child labour in Ahafo Region

The Asunafo North Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union has stepped up its campaign to eliminate child labour in cocoa farming within the Asunafo...

Man arrested with 40 parcels of suspected narcotics on Accra-Somanya Highway

The National Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a young man for the unlawful possession of 40 parcels of a...

Appointments Committee begins vetting of Supreme Court nominees today

The seven judges nominated by President John Mahama for appointment to the Supreme Court are scheduled to appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament...

Fire destroys shops near UEW North Campus [Photos]

Fire has destroyed about seven shops near the North Campus Small Gate of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) in the Central Region. The incident...

Two fined GH¢1,560 for stealing, dishonestly receiving

The Tarkwa District Court One has fined two persons—Emmanuel Tawiah, a labourer, and Ibrahim Mohammed, a businessman—a total of GH¢1,560 for stealing and dishonestly...

31 illegal miners arrested in Bono anti-galamsey operation

The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested 31 suspected illegal miners and seized 12 excavators along with two load-bed trucks in a large-scale operation...