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NSMQ 2024: Sunyani SHS ‘peppers’ St. James to win B/A Zonal Championship

Sunyani Senior High School is the 2024 Bono-Ahafo Zonal Championship of the 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The school beat two-time champions, St....

There’s no need for ‘dumsor’ timetable – ECG

The  Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) has insisted there will be no need for a load-shedding timetable despite the announcement of a three-week power interruption. The...

Why do we need 30 days to identify who dumped patient in the bush? – Mary Addah

The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, is concerned about the time allotted for investigations into the death of...

The law is on our side’ – CETAG replies FWSC

The College of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has declared it will not comply with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) directive...

Dr. Opuni challenges COCOBOD CEO over empty coffers claims 

The former Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni has flatly dismissed allegations by his successor, Joseph Boahen Aidoo that COCOBOD was facing...

Health Minister directs GHS committee to report on patient abandonment investigation within 30 days

Health Minister, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has instructed a committee formed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to investigate the alleged abandonment of a...

Medical Director suspended as GHS investigates abandoned patient incident

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has temporarily relieved the Medical Director of the Trauma and Specialist Hospital in Winneba from his duties amid ongoing...

Cocobod failed to motivate and incentivise farmers – Nyaaba on low cocoa production

The President of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, Dr Charles Nyaaba, has disputed the reasons outlined by the Ghana Cocobod for the low...

Akosombo highway: Health risk from excessive dust forces residents to relocate

Residents of EMEFS Hill View Estate in the Ningo Prampram area along the Akosombo highway, are raising urgent concerns about the deplorable state of...

Parts of UCC campus flooded after heavy rains

Heavy rainfall has led to significant flooding on parts of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) campus. The downpour, which occurred on Friday morning, resulted...

Akufo-Addo eulogises late Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed profound condolences to the people of Malawi following the tragic death of Vice President Saulos Chilima and...

Scholarship Secretariat Registrar urges students to uphold moral uprightness and discipline

Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat, Dr. Kingsley Agyeman has urged students to uphold the ethos of moral uprightness and discipline as it is their...

Over $6M required to construct drains to mitigate flooding – Hydrological Authority

The Head of the Drainage Department at the Ghana Hydrological Authority, Ing. Richard Amekor, says over $6 million is needed to implement a drainage...

MoH to implement NHIS policy for foreigners July 1

The Ministry of Health will implement a national health insurance policy for foreigners visiting Ghana for short periods starting July 1, 2024. Initially, the policy...

Health Minister meets Finance Ministry, GRA to expedite clearance of Global Fund drugs

Health Minister, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has met with officials from the Ministry of Finance and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to expedite the...

Ablakwa demands probe into alleged dumping of patient in the bush at Gomoa Ojobi

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is calling for the immediate summoning of the board and management of the Winneba...

Works and Housing Ministry to establish Inspectorate Unit

The Deputy Works and Housing Minister, Dr Prince Hamid Armah, has announced the establishment of an Inspectorate Unit to strengthen regulations and ensure compliance. Dr...

GSS holds maiden training for journalists, Local Gov’t workers on multidimensional poverty

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has taken a proactive step in addressing the issue of multidimensional poverty by organising a two-day training workshop for...

Let’s leverage technology to cut cost in justice delivery, remove delays – CJ Torkornoo

The Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has underscored the need for countries in West Africa to use technology to collaborate, uphold and...

You play pivotal role in infrastructural development – Deputy Housing Minister to MMDAs

The Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Dr Prince Hamid Armah has reminded  Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) of their pivotal role in...

One shot dead, three injured after landguards attack construction workers at Tebu

One person is reported dead, and three others injured after landguards allegedly attacked workers at a construction site at Tebu in the Ga South...

1 in critical condition, 3 injured as car crashes into provision store in Nkawkaw

One person is in critical condition, and three others are injured after a Toyota Vitz ran into a provision store at Nkawkaw Adoagyiri in...

ECG partly blames power outages on financial challenges

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has partly acknowledged that recent power outages are partly due to financial challenges. Speaking at a forum organised by...

FWSC orders CETAG to call off strike

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has directed the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to call off their ongoing indefinite...

Ambulance case: File all disclosures by close of today or forget it – Judge to parties

The trial judge in the ongoing ambulance procurement case has issued a notice, giving parties until the end of Friday, June 14, to file...

2024 BECE in limbo

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) says the impending Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), scheduled for July 2024, faces possible cancellation due to severe...

The Fourth Estate petitions OSP to investigate GH₵84m Wi-Fi contract

The Fourth Estate has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate the Ministry of Education and Lifted Logistics (formerly Busy Internet) for...

Damongo to become the greenest city in Ghana: A model for sustainable conservation – Jinapor

In alignment with government's Green Ghana project, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel A. Jinapor, has...

Abandoned baby rescued from toilet at Acherensua Health Centre [Photos]

An unknown person has abandoned a baby in the toilet of the Acherensua Health Centre in the Ahafo Region. Mercy Sackey, the midwife at the...

Bono Regional House of Chiefs disclaims suspension of Berekum Traditional Council

The Bono Regional House of Chiefs has disclaimed the suspension of the Berekum Traditional Council from the House. It has, accordingly, responded to a motion...

La General Hospital will be built in 28 months – Okoe Boye

The Health Minister, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has reiterated the government’s commitment to complete the La General Hospital. The original facility was demolished in July...

Boat owner arrested following tragic accident on River Oti

The Police in Dambai of the Krachi East Municipality has arrested the owner of the boat involved in an accident on River Oti on...

We expect a good offer from govt or else… – NIA staff

Staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA) remain hopeful ahead of their scheduled meeting with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) today, June...

NSMQ24: Sunyani, Notre Dame, Techiman SHS battle St. James Sem. in B/A grand finale

A repeat or revenge as Sunyani SHS clashes with defending Bono-Ahafo Zonal champions, St. James Seminary in the grand-finale of the 2024 Goil Regional...

Judge admitting Jakpa’s tape into evidence won’t change the verdict – Lawyer [Audio]

Private legal practitioner, Kweku Paintsil does not think the admission of the tape recording involving the Attorney-General and businessman Richard Jakpa into evidence in...

Major takeways from Jakpa’s cross-examination by Ato Forson’s lawyers



On Thursday, June 13, Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ongoing ambulance case, underwent rigorous cross-examination by Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson's legal team. This...

CETAG declares indefinite strike

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has declared an indefinite strike effective today, June 14 over unmet demands concerning their economic...

I was asked not to step foot in Cardiac Centre – Prof Frimpong Boateng [Audio]

Former cardiothoracic surgeon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has revealed he was asked not to step foot at the Cardiac...

Tamale: Man jailed over illegal power connection

The Tamale District Court 1 has sent a strong statement against the increasing issue of illegal power connections by sentencing Wahab Shiraz to six...

Two including driver reported dead, others injured in gory accident

Two persons including the driver of a Kia Granbird VIP Bus with registration number GE 5099-15 have been confirmed dead in an accident at...