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Arrest, prosecute financiers of galamseyers to save water bodies – EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Water Resources Commission have called for the immediate arrest of those financing illegal mining operations in the...

Suspected goat thief burnt to ashes at Awutu Kwame Kwei

An 'Okada' rider suspected to have stolen a goat has been burnt to ashes at Kwame Kwei in the Awutu Senya West District of...

Why delay in prosecuting mining suspects in forest reserves? – Ken Ashigbey quizzes

Convenor for the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr Ken Ashigbey, is not pleased with the delay in prosecuting officials of Akonta Mining involved in...

You ignore AI at your own peril – Youth advised

Chairperson of the Ghana Domain Name Registry, Rev. Dr. Nanayaa Owusu-Prempeh, who gave the keynote address at the @GhanaYouthIGF has issued a stark warning...

STEMNNOVATION 2024: 64 schools set to compete in grand finale

The stage is set for the ultimate showdown of innovation and creativity as 64 schools prepare to clash in the STEMNNOVATION 2024 grand finale. Deputy...

O’Reilly SHS stabbing: Give teachers the power to expel students for fighting – NAGRAT

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is calling for increased authority for teachers to expel students involved in fighting, citing the rise in...

UCC Vice-Chancellor files for stay of Execution over injunction order by High Court

Lawyers for the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof Johnson Nyarko-Boampong, have filed for a stay of execution at the Cape Coast...

Speaker, Chief Justice excluded from siren privileges in new Traffic Law

Former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has raised concerns over the exclusion of the Speaker of Parliament and the Chief Justice from the list of...

Galamsey: Large part of Tano Anwia Forest Reserves decimated by illegal miners

JoyNews investigations have uncovered yet another invasion of one of Ghana’s protected forest reserves in the Asankragwa and Aowin municipalities of the Western region, destroying...

O’Reilly SHS headmistress ‘flee’ as family of late student goes berserk at meeting 

The headmistress of O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS) Nadia Lartechoe Annan on Wednesday reportedly fled for her life at a meeting following the tragic...

Communities must be seriously sensitised on real dangers of ‘galamsey’ – Prof Nyarko Ansah

A Co-Principal Investigator of the University of York and member of the University of Ghana 'Galamsey' Research Team, Prof Gladys Nyarko Ansah has highlighted...

GES meets family of O’Reilly SHS student stabbed to death

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has commiserated with the family of a final-year student who was stabbed to death at O'Reilly Senior High School...

AAMUSTED student stabbed to death in Bantama over alleged theft

A final year student of the Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) has been stabbed to death over an...

Youth group advocates for creation of Eastern West region 

A group calling itself the Eastern Youth for Development Association is advocating for the creation of a new region   from the existing Eastern...

Expanding education access is our biggest achievement – NPP manifesto chair

The Education Manifesto Chair for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Prince Hamid Armah says that the party's greatest achievement is expanding access to...

Kasoa: Man arrested for stealing flag hoisting pole from Immigration office

A 35-year-old man, Yaw Francis, has been arrested by the Kasoa Police after allegedly stealing a flag hoisting pole belonging to the Kasoa Immigration...

Galamsey: Lands Minister calls for an emergency meeting

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to intensifying efforts against illegal mining, also known as...

High Court restrains Prof. Nyarko-Boampong from holding himself out as UCC VC

A Cape Coast High Court has granted an injunction filed by John Mevemeo, a resident of Millennium City-Kasoa in the Central Region, against the...

GNAT reacts to tragic incident at O’Reilly SHS

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has expressed deep sadness and concern over the tragic incident at O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS) that...

Galamsey: Politicians barely act once it’s an election year – Prof Nyarko Ansah

A Co-Principal Investigator of the University of York and member of the University of Ghana Galamsey Research Team, Prof Gladys Nyarko Ansah has stated...

O’Reilly stabbing incident due to growing indiscipline in our schools – NAGRAT

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has linked the increasing unruly behaviour in schools to the limitations imposed on teachers regarding student discipline. This...

If it won’t enhance efficiency, then what’s the essence? – IES on proposed VRA-BPA merger [Audio]

Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has raised concerns regarding the proposed merger of the Volta River Authority...

Bolga: Soldier detained over rape accusation

A soldier has been detained over an accusation of raping an 18-year-old hotel attendant. The incident reportedly happened on Monday at about 3:pm at...

Four Ghanaians guilty of smuggling £4.5 million worth of cannabis hidden in sacks of gari

Four men have been found guilty of smuggling £4.5 million worth of cannabis hidden in sacks of gari powder from Ghana to south Essex. The...

Delayed passage of CoPO Bill signals govt’s lack of anti-corruption commitment – CSOs

OccupyGhana and the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have criticized the prolonged delays in passing the Conduct of Public Officers Bill (CoPO), stating...

Good news for Ghanaian students studying abroad

The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat has announced a potential relief for Ghanaian students studying abroad, with the anticipated release of GH¢50 million. This development comes in...

Naana Opoku-Agyemang concludes tenure as Chancellor of Women’s University in Africa

Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has officially completed her tenure as Chancellor of the Women’s University in Africa (WUA). She performed her last academic ritual over...

NHIA releases GH¢400 million to address outstanding healthcare claims

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has taken a significant step in addressing outstanding claims by releasing GH¢400 million to healthcare providers nationwide. This latest...

Asantehene is only leader showing the way against galamsey – Ken Ashigbey

The founder of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, has praised Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for his decisive actions in...

Government allocates GH¢8.2bn to support SMEs – Stephen Amoah announces

The government has earmarked GH¢8.2 billion to support Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the country under the Growth and Opportunity Initiative for...

Fire ravages End Fire Pentecostal Church at Kasoa

End Fire Pentecostal Church at Ghana Flag Junction, a suburb of  Kasoa on the Obom road in the Awutu Senya East Municipality was  ravaged by...

Sam George’s wife donates to support local businesses in Ningo Prampram

Vera George, the wife of Hon. Sam George, has made a significant impact on the livelihoods of constituents in the Ningo Prampram district by...

Proposed merger of VRA, BPA is to delink VRA’s thermal assets – Egyapa Mercer

The Member of Parliament for Sekondi Constituency, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has justified the government's proposed bill to merge the Volta River Authority (VRA) and...

Police arrest 487 QNET ponzi scheme members in Kumasi

The Ghana Police Service through an intelligence-led operation yesterday, 2nd September, 2024, arrested 487 suspects who are members of the Ponzi scheme known as...

Surgical department elevator wasn’t fixed because of Akandoh’s visit – Korle Bu CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, has refuted allegations that a malfunctioning elevator in the hospital’s...

Gov’t plans to merge hydro dams into one entity called Ghana Hydro Authority

The government is planning to merge the hydroelectric dams into a single entity to be called the Ghana Hydro Authority. This is outlined in a...

Father of stabbed O’Reilly SHS student vows to sue school over son’s death

Enoch Sackey, the father of Edward Sackey, a final-year student of O'Reilly Senior High School who was fatally stabbed during an altercation on campus,...

Comply with our staff installing new smart meters – ECG MD urges Ghanaians [Audio]

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, has urged Ghanaians to cooperate with staff installing new smart...

ECG is here to serve, not to cheat – MD speaks on new smart meters [Listen]

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, has assured Ghanaians that the introduction of new smart meters...

My son was stabbed 3 times in the chest – Father of O’Reilly SHS student [Audio]

The father of a final year student of O’Reilly Senior High School(SHS) who was stabbed to death by a colleague has expressed pain over...