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Globeserve Ministries advocates against child slavery at Adidome conference

At a one-day conference on child slavery held in Adidome in the Volta Region, organized by Globeserve Ministries International in collaboration with Westwood Community...

PURC engages southern Volta consumers on consumer rights and utility services

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has held an interactive session on Jubilee Radio in Keta as part of its ongoing outreach to consumers...

More details on gory accident that claimed lives at Mim

Tragedy struck Goaso as a Hyundai Aero Town minibus, carrying over 50 workers from Infixwood Limited, collided with a timber truck on the Mim-Goaso...

National Junior Speller premieres Sept. 7 on Joy Prime

We are thrilled to announce the premiere of the 2024 National Junior Speller, airing on Saturday, 7th September, 2024, at 3:30 PM on Joy...

9 wood workers perish in ghastly accident at Mim

Nine workers of the Infix Wood Processing Company at Mim in the Ahafo Region are reported to have perished in an accident that occurred...

Man stabs friend to death with stick

Uwombornyi Bado, a 37-year-old man has been stabbed to death with a stick by a colleague, Alhassan Merasa. The incident occurred at Zongo-Machire, a farming...

Police on manhunt for car snatching syndicate in Koforidua

The Koforidua Divisional Police Command is on a manhunt for a car theft syndicate, terrorising residents. The syndicate has reportedly stolen about five cars in...

Father, son imprisoned for conspiracy and theft of teak trees in Hohoe

A 60-year-old herbalist, Edward Worwornyo, and his 30-year-old son, Senyo Augustus Worwornyo, have been sentenced to four years in prison by the Hohoe Circuit...

US Embassy in Accra to roll out a new pre screening process

The US Embassy in Ghana has announced the introduction of a new pre-screening process aimed at enhancing the efficiency of immigrant visa processing. Starting from...

O’Reilly SHS stabbing: Court remands accused for two weeks

The La District Court has remanded a final-year student at O'Reilly Senior High School (SHS), who fatally stabbed a classmate, for two weeks. The student,...

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...