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GES debunks reports on SHS placement cut-off points

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting that there are fixed cut-off points for placement into senior high...

Mahama directs 60% salary increment for Community Fire Service Assistants

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a 60 percent salary increment for Community Fire Service Assistants, effective at the end of the month. The directive...

Opioid crisis: We are failing the youth – Mental Health Authority CEO warns

Ghana's fight against substance abuse has reached a critical stage, with the Chief Executive of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Eugene K. Dordoye, warning...

Helicopter crash: Children Support Fund receives over GHS 3.57 million and US$20,000 in donations

The Presidency has announced that a total of GHS 3,576,600.00 and US$20,000.00 has so far been received in donations to the Children Support Fund,...

Grinding machine sparks fire in electricity meter at Daboya

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in Daboya, Savannah Region, has averted a potential fire disaster after a grinding machine sparked a fire in...

Ohawu Agricultural College to host historic launch of Anlo Hogbetsotso Za 2025

The quiet town of Ohawu in the Ketu North Municipality is set to make history this Saturday as Ohawu Agricultural College hosts the official...

Gbiniyiri clashes are over land ‘the size of a room’ – GOC Northern Command reveals

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) Northern Command, Brigadier General Worlanyo Agbebo, has expressed deep concern over the deadly conflict at Gbiniyiri in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba...

Patients at Bibiani Government Hospital call for expanded NHIS drug list

Patients at the Bibiani Government Hospital in the Western North Region are appealing to the Minister of Health to expand the list of medicines...

Government to inject $20 million to boost agriculture in Northern-Savannah zone

The Minister for Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has revealed that the government is set to inject $20 million into 12 selected districts across the five...

GTDC launches new strategy to boost tourism investment and revenue

The Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC) has unveiled a new strategy aimed at driving investment and revenue growth in the tourism sector. Under the plan,...

Bagbin appeals for calm amid unrest in Sawla-Tuna-Kalba

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has urged residents of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba (STK) District to remain calm following reports of gunfire and the displacement of...

NDC is a peaceful party; we don’t need violence to win Akwatia – Osman Ayariga

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) remains a peaceful party...

Don’t be intimidated by the presence of police; they’re here to provide security – Osman Ayariga to Akwatia voters

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has urged voters in the Akwatia Constituency not to be intimidated by...

Akwatia by-election: Vote for NDC candidate to advance Mahama’s ‘reset agenda’ – Osman Ayariga

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has called on voters in the Akwatia Constituency of the Eastern Region...

Bawumia is not the first to lose an election; why should he sit back? – Gideon Boako

Member of Parliament for Tano North, Gideon Boako, has rejected suggestions that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia should be sidelined in future New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Goaso Hospital moves to eliminate illegal NHIS charges

The Goaso Municipal Hospital in the Ahafo Region says it has intensified efforts to stop staff from demanding illegal fees from patients enrolled in...

Feed Ghana Initiative: Deputy Agric Minister pledges maize dryer for Kenyasi Prison Camp

The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has assured the Kenyasi Prisons Camp in the Ahafo Region of government support to address...

 MUSEC seizes 72 unlicensed motorbikes and tricycles in Upper Denkyira East

The Upper Denkyira East Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) in the Central Region has intensified its enforcement drive against unlicensed motorcycles and tricycles. In an operation...

Illegal miner remanded for threatening security agencies with firearm

The Juaboso Magistrate Court has remanded into police custody one Evans Amoako, popularly known as Sasso, after he was arrested for brandishing a firearm...

Opioids are essential for pain relief but pose a high addiction risk – FDA

The Head of the Substances of Abuse Department at the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Dr. Allotey-Pappoe, has cautioned that Ghana faces a growing...

Authorities to clear encroachers from old Agbogbloshie Onion market

The Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly has announced plans to embark on a fresh decongestion exercise at the old Agbogbloshie onion market in collaboration with...

Preacher granted bail over alleged incest and assault case

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has granted bail to Godwin Asher, a 40-year-old preacher accused of incest and causing harm to his biological daughter. Asher, who...

Deputy AG reacts to claims of missing evidence in Adu-Boahene’s case

Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem Sai, has dismissed claims that the Attorney-General’s office has misplaced evidence in the ongoing criminal case involving former National Signals...

COCOBOD expecting over $4bn inflows before end of year to boost cedi

Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Johnson Asiama, has disclosed that COCOBOD is expecting inflows of more than $4 billion before the end of this...

Ernest Yaw Kumi’s one-week observance comes off today

The one-week celebration of the late Akwatia Member of Parliament (MP), Ernest Yaw Kumi, has been scheduled for Friday, August 29, 2025. The ceremony will...

ISA’s Africa regional meeting in Accra to catalyse solar finance, skills, and innovation

Africa is at the centre of the International Solar Alliance’s (ISA) mission to accelerate solar-powered development and achieve universal energy access. With the world’s highest...

La Council upholds funeral ban amid plans for Daddy Lumba’s one-week observance

The La State Council has cautioned the public against organising or taking part in funerals and related activities within its jurisdiction during the ongoing...

Gbenyiri residents fleeing conflict drown in White Volta

A boat accident on the White Volta has left several people feared dead after clashes in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District forced residents to flee. The vessel,...

Ghanaians are yearning for me to lead the country – Adutwum

NPP presidential aspirant, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has urged party delegates to give him the mandate to lead the party into the 2028 elections,...

Ashanti Region: Anti-galamsey task force seizes three excavators in one week

The Anti-Galamsey Task Force based in Manso-Adubia in the Ashanti Region has seized another excavator during an operation on Tuesday, bringing the total number...

I am NPP’s best bet for 2028 – Adutwum [Video]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has described himself as the party’s “saviour” for the 2028 general elections. Speaking on Asempa...

NPP Flagbearer race: My good works speak for themselves – Adutwum

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, says his track record as Education Minister demonstrates his capability to govern the country. Speaking...

Ridge Hospital assault: Health workers given ‘raw deal’ – Greater Accra GRNMA Chairman

The Greater Accra Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Jefferson Asare, has strongly criticised the committee report on the alleged...

Greater Accra Regional Minister gives MMDCEs two weeks to fix broken streetlights

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, has given Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) a strict two-week deadline to repair...

JoyNews hosts National Dialogue on Ghana’s opioid crisis today

JoyNews will today, Thursday, August 28, 2025, host a crucial national dialogue under the theme “Breaking the Chains: Ghana’s Opioid Crisis” as the country...

Ridge Hospital Incident: Staff testimonies show no physical assault – Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health has clarified that the committee set up to investigate the alleged assault of a nurse at the Greater Accra Regional...

Typhoid fever cases in Oti Region: Krachi East residents appeal for hospital

The Oti Region is grappling with a severe surge in typhoid fever, with about 20,000 cases reported in the first half of 2025. The alarming...

IFMA Ghana, Deputy Housing Minister explore partnership to safeguard state assets

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Ghana Chapter, led by its Global Chair, Christa Dodoo, and Chapter President, Sampson Opare-Agyemang, has paid a courtesy...

GHS responds to typhoid surge in Oti Region

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed a surge in Typhoid Fever cases in parts of the Oti Region, particularly in the Biakoye, Krachi...

Small-Scale Miners Association clarifies position on IGP task force

The National Concerned Small Scale Miners Association, Ghana (NCSSMAG) has rejected claims that it opposes the operations of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Task...