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Father of Joy Brands GM goes home [Photos]

The Multimedia Group joined the General Manager of JoyBrands, Fiifi Koomson, at the burial ceremony of his late father. Robert Kwesi Koomson passed away at...

Driver killed, others injured in highway robbery at Agona Suromanya

The driver of a container cargo truck has been shot dead, while others sustained bullet wounds after highway robbers opened fire on them at...

Effect of ‘galamsey’ finding its way into urban areas through food – GMA

The Vice President of the Ghana Medical Association, Prof. Ernest Yoke, has disclosed that much of the food available on the market today may...

Erastus Asare Donkor reveals chilling details of deformed babies due to galamsey

Environmental journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has enumerated a disturbing trend of birth defects in babies born near illegal mining locally known as galamsey communities...

Fire ravages over 50 wooden structures near Ofankor Barrier [Video]

A ravaging inferno has destroyed over 50 wooden structures at Sport M near Ofankor Barrier on the Pokuase-Nsawam road. The fire incident reportedly occurred around...

Woman found dead in boyfriend’s room at Sege

A 24-year-old woman, Eunice Sebbi, allegedly committed suicide in her boyfriend's room in the early hours of Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at Sege in...

Mahama breaks silence on brouhaha with Dromankese chiefs 

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama, has debunked claims that his campaign disrespected chiefs of Dromankese in Nkoranza North of...

We’ve no interest in property demolition at Cantonments, Labone – Office of Veep

The Office of the Vice President has denied involvement in the alleged unlawful entry and demolition of properties in the Cantonments and Labone areas. The...

Cantonments demolition: Property owner vows to take legal action [Video]

A co-owner of an 18-bedroom apartment building in Cantonments, Accra, is accusing unknown men of demolishing his property without a valid reason. Sylvester Ashun, the...

Low vaccination rate sparks concerns in Volta Region as health officials urge mass immunization

The Volta Region is facing a critical public health challenge as low vaccination coverage has led to a troubling rise in vaccine-preventable diseases. Dr...

Driver, mate arrested for assaulting firefighter

A driver and his mate have been arrested for assaulting a firefighter, ADO II Abdul Aziz Annor stationed at the Ministries Fire Station, Accra. The...

NSS releases posting for 2024/2025 service year

The Management of the National Service Authority (NSA) has officially released the postings for 106,223 national service personnel for the 2024/2025 service year as...

Globeserve Ministries advocates against child slavery at Adidome conference

At a one-day conference on child slavery held in Adidome in the Volta Region, organized by Globeserve Ministries International in collaboration with Westwood Community...

PURC engages southern Volta consumers on consumer rights and utility services

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has held an interactive session on Jubilee Radio in Keta as part of its ongoing outreach to consumers...

More details on gory accident that claimed lives at Mim

Tragedy struck Goaso as a Hyundai Aero Town minibus, carrying over 50 workers from Infixwood Limited, collided with a timber truck on the Mim-Goaso...

National Junior Speller premieres Sept. 7 on Joy Prime

We are thrilled to announce the premiere of the 2024 National Junior Speller, airing on Saturday, 7th September, 2024, at 3:30 PM on Joy...

9 wood workers perish in ghastly accident at Mim

Nine workers of the Infix Wood Processing Company at Mim in the Ahafo Region are reported to have perished in an accident that occurred...

Man stabs friend to death with stick

Uwombornyi Bado, a 37-year-old man has been stabbed to death with a stick by a colleague, Alhassan Merasa. The incident occurred at Zongo-Machire, a farming...

Police on manhunt for car snatching syndicate in Koforidua

The Koforidua Divisional Police Command is on a manhunt for a car theft syndicate, terrorising residents. The syndicate has reportedly stolen about five cars in...

Father, son imprisoned for conspiracy and theft of teak trees in Hohoe

A 60-year-old herbalist, Edward Worwornyo, and his 30-year-old son, Senyo Augustus Worwornyo, have been sentenced to four years in prison by the Hohoe Circuit...

US Embassy in Accra to roll out a new pre screening process

The US Embassy in Ghana has announced the introduction of a new pre-screening process aimed at enhancing the efficiency of immigrant visa processing. Starting from...

O’Reilly SHS stabbing: Court remands accused for two weeks

The La District Court has remanded a final-year student at O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS), who fatally stabbed a classmate, for two weeks. The student,...

Teacher union demands more authority to tackle indiscipline in schools

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has blamed the Ghana Education Service (GES) for the growing indiscipline in schools, citing restrictive rules that...

ICU hails SSNIT’s digitization as game-changer for pensioners

The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), Morgan Ayawine, has praised the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) for...

Galamsey: Ban small-scale mining now – GMA, other unions to Akufo-Addo

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA), along with several health unions and associations, has called on President Akufo-Addo to impose an immediate ban on all...

Ghanaian students abroad issue open letter to President Akufo-Addo

The open letter, authored by Pius Apprey of the University of Kent, appeals for urgent financial assistance for Ghanaian students studying abroad under the...

Protest against galamsey – Rev. Prof. Frimpong Manso charges church leaders

A former President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong Manso has called on church leaders to rally their congregations...

Lands Minister should’ve resigned years ago over failed galamsey fight – Bishop Mensah

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Full Gospel Church International, Bishop Dr Samuel Noi Mensah, has called for the resignation of...

Embattled UCC VC seeks Asantehene’s intervention to resolve leadership crisis

The embattled Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, is seeking the support of the Asantehene to resolve the institution’s...

Peace Council’s role is often misinterpreted by people – Former Chairman

A former chair of the National Peace Council, Most Reverend Prof Emmanuel Asante, has stated that although the council performs significant work, many people...

Removal of Volta Lake tree stumps cost GH₵87.6m – Auditor General

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has spent an amount of Ghc87.625, 090.96 million cedis to remove tree stumps on the Volta Lake, the country's...

19 midwives of Wa Municipal Hospital charged for extorting patients

The management of Wa Municipal Hospital has instructed 19 of its staff to refund various sums of money believed to have been illegally obtained...

Staff groups kick against VRA/Bui, ECG/NEDCo mergers

The staff groups of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have expressed disappointment with the proposed draft bill to merge the VRA with the Bui...

O’Reilly SHS stabbing: Teachers watched aloof as our son was stabbed to death – Family head

The family of the late Edward Borketey Sackey, a final-year student at O’Reilly Senior High School who was fatally stabbed by a colleague on...

Accra Institute of Technology leads the way in integrating Artificial Intelligence across higher education

In a groundbreaking move, Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) has announced its commitment to becoming one of the world's first universities to fully embrace...

Okoe Boye commiserates with family of slain O’Reilly SHS student

The Minister of Health and New Patriotic Party's Parliamentary candidate for the Ledzokuku constituency, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic...

Pay our GH¢1.7bn pensions to avoid any problems – GNAT threatens govt

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has reiterated its demand for the government to settle outstanding contributions to the Ghana Education Service Occupational...

Galamsey: Ghana is committing a national genocide – Rev. Frimpong-Manso

Rev. Professor Paul Frimpong-Manso, a former President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, has expressed deep concern over the increasing illegal mining (galamsey)...

Galamsey: It seems we don’t have leaders who have the political will to bring change – Bishop Dr Mensah

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Full Gospel Church International, Bishop Dr Samuel Noi Mensah, has expressed frustration over the scourge...

US government donates GH¢78m Mobile Field Hospital to Ghana Armed Forces

U.S. Ambassador, Virginia E. Palmer on Thursday, September 5, delivered to the Ghana Armed Forces a 60-bed mobile field hospital for critical casualty care...