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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...

Kwami Sefa Kayi’s take on galamsey

Renowned broadcaster Kwami Sefa Kayi has expressed concerns about the significant security threat posed by illegal miners, commonly known as galamseyers, to the nation. Discussions...

Ghana and China elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Chinese President, Xi Jinping have announced the elevation of China-Ghana relations to a strategic partnership. The declaration was made...

NAGRAT issues two-week ultimatum to Education Ministry over TVET teachers’ anomalies

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Ministry of Education to resolve the challenges faced by professional...

GSS coordinates final evaluation of Ghana’s anti-corruption action plan

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is overseeing an Independent Final Evaluation of the Ghana National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), which has been in effect...

Miner, 30, drowns in galamsey pit at Manso Adubia

A 30-year-old illegal miner, identified as Kwadwo Owusu, tragically drowned in a small trench created by an excavator at Manso Adubia in the Amansie...

Korean govt approves $100m loan for Techiman water expansion, rehabilitation project  

The Korean Government has approved a US$100 million loan for work to commence on the construction of the Techiman Water Expansion and Rehabilitation project...

Our response to galamsey does not reflect the severity of the crisis – Ken Ashigbey

Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, has expressed disappointment over the national response to the illegal mining crisis. According...

3 dead, 10 injured in Gomoa Mprumamu accident [Photos]

Three persons have died on the spot, while ten others were injured following a tragic accident at the Gomoa Mprumamu Junction on the Winneba-Apam...

Ghanaians react as Facebook removes posts about The Fourth Estate’s exposé on mining in forest reserves

Some Ghanaian Facebook users have expressed outrage over the removal of posts about The Fourth Estate's latest exposé on a scramble by some government...

Taxi driver and passenger killed in gory Techiman-Kintampo highway accident [Photos]

Two people, a taxi driver and his regular passenger, died this afternoon in a fatal accident involving a taxi and a trailer on the...

Electrochem denies attacking residents with military, urges MPs to visit salt mining site

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Electrochem Ghana Limited, Abdul Razak Adam, has refuted claims made by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ada...

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II honoured with Honorary Doctorate at University of Cape Coast

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in recognition of his...

Moment libation was poured, ram sacrificed to allow Asantehene cross River Pra [Video]

In a deeply symbolic and revered ceremony, the Adanse Dompoasehene II, Nana Kwabena Bonsu, performed rituals at the banks of the River Pra in...

Ghana and China elevate ties to strategic partnership

President Akufo-Addo and Chinese President, Xi Jinping have announced the elevation of China-Ghana relations to a strategic partnership. The announcement was made during a meeting...

GIS vows to defend property after suspicious encroachment attempt

The Ghana International School (GIS) has vowed to protect its property from any form of encroachment following an incident where an unknown individual attempted...

KNUST registrars discuss emerging trends in university administration

Registrars at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST), have been advised on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance their...

Consumer Protection Bill needs urgent attention — 2 CSOs

Two civil society organisations, CUTS International and the Consumer Protection Agency, have expressed deep concerns over the delay in the passage of the Consumer...

Agric-Nwamase residents block roads, threaten to disrupt December 7 polls

Angry residents of Agric-Nwamase in the Kwadaso Municipality, Ashanti Region, blocked key roads on Thursday. This is to protest the government's neglect in providing essential...

GES announces reopening date for basic schools

Basic school children across the country will return to school next Tuesday, September 10, 2024, for the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic year. This is...

Awutu Bereku shooting: Court remands suspect

The Awutu Ofaakor District Court has remanded the suspect, Akwesi Lartey Junior, who mistakenly shot one person at Awutu Bereku on Tuesday. This was when...

Cape Coast residents excited as Asantehene grace Fetu Afahye

Traders at the Kotokuraba market in Cape Coast, Central Region, are filled with excitement ahead of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye festival, particularly as...

Otumfuo’s rousing welcome at Oguaa Fetu Afahye [Watch]

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has arrived in Cape Coast as the esteemed Special Guest of Honour for the 2024 Oguaa Fetu Afahye. The...