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Austin Gamey backs govt’s move to engage retired nurses amid GRNMA strike

Labour expert Austin Gamey has expressed strong support for the government’s decision to temporarily engage retired nurses and midwives to mitigate the impact of...

Doctors overwhelmed as GRNMA strike takes heavy toll on Goaso Municipal Hospital

The Medical Superintendent of the Goaso Municipal Hospital in the Ahafo Region, Dr. James Ankomah, has raised concerns over the severe impact of the...

ECG to embark on revenue mobilisation exercise

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited has announced plans to embark on a nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise. In a statement, ECG said the exercise...

You can’t force the employer to pay you – Austin Gamey on GRNMA strike

Labour expert Austin Gamey has weighed in on the ongoing strike by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), stating that the government...

CJ Torkornoo is being robbed of her dignity; help restore it – Akosua Manu to Naana Jane

The 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for the Adentan constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Akosua Asaa Manu, has made a passionate...

We’re tired; we can’t return to work – Retired nurse to Health Minister [Video]

A retired nurse has criticised the Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, for urging retirees to volunteer their services as the strike by the Ghana...

Avoid exam malpractice – Education Minister urges BECE candidates

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has advised candidates sitting for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to avoid any form of examination...

Ken Ashigbey appointed new CEO of Ghana Chamber of Mines

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has announced the appointment of Ing. Dr Kenneth Ashigbey as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1st June...

My fight against galamsey will continue, I only support responsible mining – Dr. Ashigbey pledges

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has officially introduced its new Chief Executive Officer, Ing. Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, marking a strategic step in its mission...

Gov’t working behind the scenes to end nurses’ strike – Kwakye Ofosu

Government spokesperson and MP for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says the Mahama administration is quietly working behind the scenes to resolve the ongoing nationwide...

Chief Imam’s spokesperson sends important message to BECE candidates

The Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has encouraged all candidates sitting for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to...

Acherensua chief urges collaborative efforts to tackle exam malpractice in Ahafo Region

The Akyempimhene of Acherensua, Nana Aduse-Poku, has expressed concern over the Ahafo Region being identified among the top regions for examination malpractice. In an interview...

2025 BECE: Asutifi North MP supports 1,670 candidates with mathematical sets

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has donated mathematical sets valued at GH₵33,400 to Basic...

Highway robbers shoot tipper truck driver in the eye at Gomoa Potsin

A tipper truck driver is battling for his life after he was shot in the eye by armed robbers during an operation at Gomoa...

Two arrested in attempt to smuggle 250 bags of cocoa beans at Elmina 

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested two individuals suspected of attempting to smuggle 250 bags of cocoa beans out of Ghana. The arrest was...

2025 BECE: 21 pregnant candidates, 17 nursing mothers write in Upper East Region

The Upper East Region is witnessing a concerning development as 21 pregnant girls and 17 lactating mothers are among the 19,523 candidates sitting for...

2025 BECE begins today

The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is set to begin today, Wednesday, June 11, and will run until Wednesday, June 18, 2025. According to...

Man arrested for attempted murder in North East

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Kwesi Bik Nelson in connection with an attempted murder following a stabbing incident. In a statement, the police confirmed...

Parliament summons GUTA, others over refusal to reduce prices

The Committee on Trade, Industry, and Tourism of Parliament has summoned the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI),...

Mahama swears in 11 new Police Council Members [Photos]

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, swore in members of the newly reconstituted Governing Council of the Ghana Police Service at...

19-year-old dies in a galamsey pit, family suspects foul play

A 19-year-old man, Herod Cobbina, has tragically drowned in a galamsey pit at Sehwi Chiene, a farming community in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality...

Gov’t has been unfair to striking nurses but… – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the Mahama-led administration over its handling of the ongoing strike by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association...

We are receiving more bodies as a result of GRNMA’ strike – Mortuary workers

The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has expressed serious concern over a sharp increase in the number of bodies being brought to mortuaries...

How can retirees with weak knees carry patients? – GRNMA questions Health Minister [Audio]

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has ridiculed Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh's appeal for retirees to volunteer their services amidst the...

Security Analyst commends Cheddar’s swift action, calls for tighter regulation of bodyguards

A security analyst, Samuel Nana Appiah, has applauded the New Force Movement for its decisive response following a violent incident involving a member of...

Ghana launches FESTAC Africa 2025, pledges unity and innovation

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Mamee Efua Houadjeto, has officially launched FESTAC Africa 2025, positioning Ghana as the host of...

Interesting images from funeral of late Mamponghene Daasebre Osei Bonsu II

The Mampong Traditional Council, with the consent of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, held the burial rites for the late Daasebre Osei Bonsu II,...

OSP searches SML’s offices in ongoing suspected corruption probe

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has conducted a court-ordered search at the offices of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), as part of...

Why OSP travelled to UK for Airbus interrogation – Sammy Darko explains [Audio]

The Director of Strategy, Research and Communication at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Sammy Darko, has defended the office’s decision to declare...

Data bundle allocations to increase across all networks – Communications Minister announces

Communications Minister, Samuel Nartey George, has announced significant increases in data bundle allocations across all telecommunication networks in Ghana, effective July 1, 2025. Speaking at...

Late Mamponghene was a unifier – Dr. Amofa

Renowned philanthropist and public health specialist, Dr. Mike Amofa Dankwah, has paid glowing tribute to the late Mamponghene and Krontihene of Asanteman, Daasebre Osei...

Miner handed 20 years in Tarkwa for defiling eight-year-old girl

A 26-year-old miner, Charles Amankwah, has received 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour from the Tarkwa Circuit Court for defiling an eight-year-old girl through...

Farmer jailed for having sexual intercourse with biological sister

A 34-year-old farmer, Daniel Dziwornu, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for having sexual intercourse with his 21-year-old biological sister between the year...

An open letter to our nurses: A call to compassion and unity in these trying times

To the nurses of Ghana, the tireless guardians of our nation’s health, I write with deep respect and a heavy heart. I understand the...

Health Minister warns Nurses’ demands could destabilize economy

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has cautioned that fully implementing the current demands outlined in the conditions of service for nurses and midwives...

Health Minister appeals to retired nurses and midwives to volunteer as strike bites hard

Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has passionately appealed to retired nurses and midwives to volunteer their services as the impact of the Ghana Registered...

Our agreed-upon conditions must be implemented now, not in 2026 – GRNMA

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association(GRNMA) remains adamant on its demand for the government to implement its agreed-upon conditions of service this year. The...

No need for extra law on lifestyle audits – Manhyia South MP

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has firmly rejected calls for a new law to introduce lifestyle audits, arguing...

Who gets arrested through Zoom? – OSP justifies why Ofori-Atta must return to Ghana 

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has justified its insistence that former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, must return to Ghana for interrogation. In an...

BECE 2025: Eduwatch highlights digital inequality concerns

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has sounded the alarm on the stark digital divide in Ghana's basic schools, urging the government to take immediate action...