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Nationwide strike looms despite SSNIT halting hotel sale

Organized Labour is set to commence a nationwide strike today, protesting the Social Security and National Insurance Trust’s (SSNIT) attempt to sell its 60%...

10-year-old boy electrocuted at Baakokrom

A tragic incident has struck the community of Baakokrom, where a 10-year-old boy has been pronounced dead due to electrocution. The incident has prompted residents...

Three dead, 1 in critical condition in gory accident on 37 stretch

Three individuals lost their lives, and another in critical condition in a tragic accident near Vanguard Height on the 37 stretch. The victims, traveling in...

Husband of alleged lover of lynched musician at Tanoso breaks silence

The husband of the woman allegedly involved in the events leading to the lynching of an upcoming artiste, Wyllbee, at Tanoso has come forward...

Kramokrom residents bemoan galamsey activities destroying farms

Residents of Kramokrom in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region are urgently calling on the government to intervene and halt the devastating...

Withdraw road traffic regulations amendment – Bureau of Public Safety

The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) has expressed dismay and disappointment over some amendments to the Road Traffic Regulations Act LI 2180, which have...

Effective case management will reduce caseloads at Supreme Court, not more judges – Prof Prempeh

The Executive Director of the Center for Democratic Governance-Ghana, Prof Kwasi Prempeh, has highlighted the importance of effective case management over increasing the number...

‘Aboboyaa’ operators declare strike over SSNIT hotels sale

The National Union of Tricycle Operators of Ghana (NUTOG) has announced a nationwide strike commencing on July 15, 2024, in solidarity with the Organized...

Akufo-Addo receives 5th Honorary Doctorate as Valley View University honours him

On Sunday, July 14th, 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was conferred with his fifth honorary doctorate degree by Valley View University at Oyibi...

GHS issues Dengue Fever alert

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced the outbreak of clinical malaria, known as Dengue Fever, in some districts of the Eastern Region. According to...

NLC secures injunction against CETAG strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an interlocutory injunction to halt the ongoing strike by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana...

NHIA releases additional GH¢ 135.6m to healthcare providers nationwide

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has released an additional GH¢135.6 million to healthcare providers nationwide. This funding aims to settle outstanding claims for February...

UTAG calls for overhaul of SSNIT Board, top management

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is calling for a complete overhaul of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) board, and...

NLC secures injunction against CETAG’s strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an interlocutory injunction to stop the ongoing strike by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana...

Tatale chief extols Bawumia as a man of his words

The chief of Kuyuli in the Tatale Sanguli constituency, Ubore Nambu Jakobiki IV, has praised NPP Flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, describing him as a...

Ministers, MPs to use sirens in cars, drive without speed limit in new L.I

Parliament has laid a Legislative Instrument (L.I) seeking to amend portions of the Road Traffic Regulations 2012. The new changes, when passed, will grant Members...

Police arrest four suspects claiming to be robbers in viral video

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four suspects in a viral video threatening to harm anyone they meet at night. The suspects, Isaac Ampong alias...

Robust local partnerships important in achieving sustainable development – Deputy Local Govt Minister

The Deputy Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, represented the nation at the 2024 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable...

Deputy Energy Minister highlights importance of LPG access at NPA Consumer Week Celebrations

The Deputy Energy Minister, Collins Adomako-Mensah has highlighted the importance of LPG accessibility in the country. Speaking at the Consumer Week Celebrations organised by the...

Roads and Highways minister inspects road projects in Western North Region

The Minister for Roads and Highways, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency in the Asante Region, Francis Asenso Boakye,...

Manhandling of corpses – MoFFA bares teeth at culprits

In Ghanaian culture, the dead is almost a sacred entity which is treated with dignifying reverence as an ancestor, even in its state of...

GWL shuts down Barekese Water Treatment Plant, Achiase Booster for repairs

Ghana Water Ltd (GWL) in the Ashanti Region has closed the Barekese Water Treatment plant and the Achiase Booster for repairs. This action follows a...

Gomoa Ojobi Agona family installs new Ebusuapani

The Agona Royal family of Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region has performed the necessary rituals to unveil the...

Ga Mantse vows to sustain clean-up efforts

The Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has commended the participants of last Saturday's (July 13,) Homowo clean-up exercise at the Central Business...

SSNIT Board Chair signs termination letter of sale of 60% stake in hotels

The Board Chair of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Elizabeth Ohene, has signed the termination letter concerning the cancellation of the...

Kumasi-Accra highway: Fire fighters deployed to reposition overturned tanker

Fire Service personnel, Police, and other agencies have been deployed to reposition an overturned fuel tanker causing traffic since Friday morning at Fulanikrom. A Burkina...

Fuel tanker overturns on Kintampo-Kumasi/Accra Highway

A fuel tanker from Burkina Faso has overturned on the Kintampo-Kumasi/Accra highway, blocking traffic on both sides of the road. This was after it collided...

Tears as Akufo-Addo’s driver who died in accident laid to rest in Gomoa Kweikrom [Photos]

The driver of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who died in an accident at Bunso, Kwesi Atta, popularly known as Champion Atta, has been...

Provide the waves that bring positive change in society- Lebanese Ambassador urges Development Communicators

​​​​​​​Development Communicators have been urged to provide solutions that can drive positive change in Ghanaian society. The call was made by H.E Maher Kheir, the...

Our mother is dead, but it wasn’t because of my late sister – Brother of late KNUST graduate reveals [Audio]

George Boateng, the brother of the late Lois Abena Koranteng, a 24-year-old graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has refuted...

Nkrumah’s cane walking stick and how he used it to send unique messages to his photographer

Using a walking stick might seem old-fashioned today, but in Kwame Nkrumah’s era, it had a distinct fashionable appeal. Dr. Nkrumah often carried one or...

JUSAG declares strike effective July 15 over SSNIT hotels sale

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has directed all members of the Association to lay down their tools starting Monday, July 15. Organised...

Ansa-Asare lauds Sophia Akuffo, others for resisting attempts to pack Supreme Court

A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has commended several prominent legal figures for upholding their integrity against political pressure. He...

Publish our bid documents for public scrutiny – Rock City Hotel to SSNIT after withdrawing bid

Rock City Hotel has asked SSNIT, in the interest of accountability and transparency, to publish all of its bid documents for public scrutiny in...

Most youth fear pregnancy more than HIV/AIDS – GHS

The HIV/AIDS Coordinator for the Ada East District, Mr. Anani Adator, has disclosed that most Ghanaian youth fear and prevent pregnancy more than HIV/AIDS. Mr...

Activist Gloria Andoh explores mental health practices in Huntsman Institute

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Weinglo Family International, Gloria Boatemaa Andoh, has undertaken a significant visit to the Huntsman Mental Health Institute in...

SSNIT hotels sale: Rock City’s disengagement not enough – Angel Carbonu

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, is not impressed by the withdrawal of Rock City Hotel from the...

Galamsey activities stall Accra-Kumasi highway construction

Contractors working on the four bypasses along the Accra-Kumasi Highway are encountering significant challenges due to a large, uncovered pit left by illegal miners...

SSNIT hotels sale: Doctors to lay down tools as Organised Labour begins strike

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has initiated actions to get its members to lay down their tools starting Monday, July 15. This comes after Organised...

Atiwa East MP donates 600 dual desks; urges BECE candidates to appreciate parents, teachers

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East constituency,Abena Osei Asare has emphasized the need for candidates writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination to remain...