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Domelevo praises Organised Labour for blocking sale of SSNIT Hotels

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo has commended Organised Labour for their firm opposition to the sale of 60% shares in four hotels by the...

First phase of Suame Interchange project to be completed by end of 2024 – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has assured that the first phase of the Suame interchange project will be completed by the end of 2024. He noted that, work...

Organised labour to form committee to probe privatization of public assets

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has announced that Organized Labour will form a committee within the next...

Missing Children Ghana appoints two professionals in child protection and mental health

Missing Children Ghana has announced the appointment of two distinguished personalities as part of its team working to curb the missing children menace in...

Agotime-Ziope MP launches irrigation project for year-round farming

The Member of Parliament for Agotime-Ziope, Charles Agbeve, has initiated an irrigation project aimed at promoting food production and enhancing the local economy in...

Organised Labour, Rock City payment terms led to termination of SSNIT Hotels sale – Osafo-Maafo

The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo, has clarified the reasons behind the decision to terminate the...

Organized Labour suspends industrial action

Organized Labour has announced the suspension of its indefinite industrial action over the sale of sixty per cent (60%) of SSNIT's shares in four...

13 arrested for illegally developing land at Teshie Military shooting range

Thirteen individuals have been arrested by Police for allegedly filling and illegally developing parts of the Laboma and Teshie Military shooting range within the...

Police invites A-Plus to assist investigations into Ahmed Suale’s murder

The Ghana Police Service has on July 15 2024, invited Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, to assist Police ongoing investigation into the...

I want to be remembered as the Education President – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo is elated about the progress Ghana is making in its educational strides, saying his Administration wants to leave a lasting legacy...

Democracy Hub to hold 3-day demo

Democracy Hub has announced plans to hold a three-day demonstration from September 21-23 at the Revolution Square, located across Liberation Road, opposite the Jubilee...

Sefwi Akuraa: Lifeless body of missing 3-year-old girl found floating in galamsey pit

The lifeless body of a three-year-old girl who went missing at Sefwi Akuraa, a farming community in the Amenfi West area of the Western...

Return to the classroom – GTEC to CETAG

The Director-General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Professor Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai has asked striking members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association...

Akufo-Addo highlights the educational achievements of his administration

President Akufo-Addo has highlighted the substantial progress his administration has made in transforming Ghana's education sector. According to him, since taking office in 2017, he...

Those flouting sanitation by-laws in Accra won’t be spared – Ga Mantse warns

The Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has commended the people who participated in this weekend's Homowo clean-up exercise in parts of Accra...

Ambulance trial: CDS, other high-ranking officers to testify on Jakpa’s dismissal from military

The Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, and the Military Secretary are set to take the stand this week in the ongoing...

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...