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Galamsey on River Pra: 4 Arrested, changfan machines, boats destroyed

Four persons have been arrested in an exercise by the Twifo Atti Mokwa District Assembly in the Central Region in a clamp down on illegal...

Presidency reacts to alleged attempt to seize GIS land

The Jubilee House has debunked reports of an alleged attempt to take over land belonging to the Ghana International School (GIS). The Presidency has described...

Lordina Mahama launches Association of Retired Pastors of the Assemlies of God Church

Former First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama has announced an initiative, through her Lordina Foundation, to provide quarterly free health screening and medication for retired...

Mahama apologises to Doromakese chiefs; curses revoked 

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama has rendered an apology to the Doromakese chief and elders following an incident they termed...

3 chainsaw operators in court for illegal logging

Three chainsaw operators have appeared before the Fiapre Circuit Court in the Sunyani West Municipality for illegally harvesting 45 pieces of Cidrella trees valued...

Tullow Ghana hands over 12-Unit dormitory to TADISCO

The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has commended the lead operator of Jubilee and TEN oil fields, Tullow Ghana, for...

Declare national emergency on galamsey – Prof Adei to Akufo-Addo

A former Chairman of National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor Stephen Adei, has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to declare a national emergency on illegal...

Court orders destruction of 256 sacks of cannabis

The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police Service has been given the green light to destroy 256 fertilizer sacks of dried leaves...

Air pollution reduces average person’s life expectancy by 1.9 years – Report

New data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) highlights the severe impact of air pollution on life expectancy worldwide, despite a slight dip...

Nkoranza Traditional Council dismiss claims of invoking curses on NDC and Mahama

The Nkoranza Traditional Council has dismissed reports of invoking curses on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, over alleged...

Police refute allegations of secret recruitment at Kumasi Training School

The Ghana Police Service has dismissed claims, suggesting an ongoing secret recruitment at the Kumasi Training School in the Ashanti region. The Service has in...

Man who damaged ‘Big Six’ monument referred for psychiatric evaluation

The man accused of vandalising the 'Big Six' monument at the Airport Roundabout in Accra has been referred to the hospital for a psychiatric...

Savannah Regional Minister cautions MMDCEs against using road machinery for private purposes

Savannah Regional Minister, Saeed Muhazu Jibril, has issued a stern warning to the Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) within the region to refrain...

Buy Ghana First policy to boost local industries – Bawumia

Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has thrown more light on his new policy of ‘Buy Ghana...

NAGRAT raises alarm over maltreatment of teachers in TVET

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has raised concerns over what they describe as the maltreatment of professional teachers in Technical and Vocational...

VRA workers reject proposed merger with Bui Power, ECG, and NEDCo

Workers of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have kicked against the proposed draft bill to merge VRA with Bui Power Authority. The bill also seeks...

GIS Principal protests alleged attempt to seize school land

Principal of Ghana International School (GIS), Frank Amponsah-Mensah has expressed concern over reports of an attempted takeover of the school's land by individuals. According to...

Heap of refuse breeds snakes, endangers lives of women, children – Nkonsia Chief 

The chiefs, elders and the people of Nkonsia, a farming community in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region have appealed for the evacuation...

O’Reilly SHS stabbing: GES to conclude investigations in two weeks 

The Ghana Education Service(GES) has expressed hope to conclude investigations into the fatal stabbing incident at O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS) within two weeks. The...

GNECC condemns O’Reilly SHS incident, demands immediate action

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has expressed deep concern over the recent tragic incident at O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS). The deceased, 18-year-old...

Ghana Digital and Innovation Week to commence on September 3

In anticipation of the Ghana Digital & Innovation Week (GDIW) 2024, a series of regional events titled "The Road to GDIW" will be held...

Our exam system appears to be a lazy way of identifying talents – TVET expert

A Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) expert, Dr George Mawusi Afeti, has criticised the current examination system in the country. He describes the...

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...