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Fire guts chalet at Volta Serene Hotel

The swift response of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) prevented a fire that gutted a chalet at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho...

Government, Eurobond holders reach agreement in principle to restructure $13bn debt – Reuters

Ghana has reached an agreement in principle with its Eurobond holders for the restructuring of $13 billion worth of international debt, three sources told...

Ketu North adjudged the best-performing NHIS district

The Ketu North Municipal Secretariat of the National Health Insurance Scheme in the Volta Region has been adjudged the best-performing district across the country. The...

Medical Emergency Assistant jailed for fraud

The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a 44-year-old medical emergency assistant to three years imprisonment in hard labour for fraud. Francis Kweku Eshun admitted taking...

Tipper car driver dead, mates in critical condition after bucket hits Kasoa Chrispo City overpass

The driver of a tipper car with registration GN 7842-21 died on the spot, while his mates are in critical condition. This was after the...

Lagos is ready to partner Jospong Group – Association of Waste Managers

The Lagos State Waste Managers Association of Nigeria (AWAMN) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Jospong Group to improve waste management in...

Bawumia sends important message to faith-based organisations

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says achieving Ghana’s development objectives entailed the “collective ownership” of the national vision with the collaboration of all key...

Local Government Minister inspects ongoing infrastructure projects in Northern Region

Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, on Wednesday, June 19, inspected various projects under the Ghana Secondary Cities Support...

27-yr-old Nigerian stabs colleague in neck with bottle at Buduburam [Photos]

A 27-year-old Nigerian,  Winner Terry, has been arrested by the Buduburam District Police Command for allegedly stabbing his co-tenant in the neck, shoulder, and...

Low patronage hits passport application over price increment

The Passport Office has reported a significant decline in passport applications by Ghanaians following the price increase that took effect on April 1, 2024. Despite...

Speeding bus kills six at Avenor Junction [Photos]

A Toyota Hiace Urvan with registration number GR 2817-19 has been involved in a fatal accident at Avenor junction in Accra. The accident has resulted...

Prosecution admits that Godfred Dame met Richard Jakpa at Yonny Kulendi’s house

The prosecution in the ongoing ambulance procurement trial has for the first time admitted that Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame met with the 3rd...

Kramokrom and Adjakaa residents resist galamsey activities in their community

Residents of Kramokrom and Adjakaa in the Aowin Municipality have mobilized efforts to resist illegal mining activities, commonly known as "galamsey,". This is due to...

CETAG strike continues despite NLC directive

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), is continuing with its strike action despite a directive from the National Labour Commission (NLC)...

Striking MELPWU members demand better conditions, decry intimidation

The Members of the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers Union (MELPWU) have expressed deep concerns over the treatment of their colleagues across the country amid...

FDA cautions against buying food from street vendors without permit

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has advised the public to desist from patronising food from vendors who do not have street vendor permits. According...

Assin Dansame chief builds health facility to improve healthcare access

The chief of Assin Dansame, Okofo Twum Berimah VI, alongside community members, has inaugurated a new health facility aimed at enhancing healthcare services for...

Workers stranded as Kwahu Municipal Assembly offices flood after hours of rain

Several offices at the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly in Nkawkaw were inundated after less than an hour of heavy rainfall this afternoon, leaving workers...

I told Justice Kulendi that ‘Dame is evil and lacks character’ – Angry Jakpa tells court

In a dramatic turn of events during the ongoing ambulance procurement trial, Richard Jakpa, the third accused, told the court that he had described...

2024 Hajj: Six Ghanaians dead as intense heat wave kills over 1000 in Saudi Arabia

Six Ghanaian nationals have tragically lost their lives in Mecca due to a severe heat wave that swept through Saudi Arabia. This recent development adds...

Tamale Technical University Unions demand internal appointment for new VC

The Unionised Associations of Tamale Technical University (TaTU), which include the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG), Technical University Senior Administrators Association of...

Ghana Digital Centres Limited and Canadian Innovative Hub sign MOU to promote digital entrepreneurship

Ghana Digital Centres Limited (GDCL) has announced a partnership with Intrinsic Innovations, Canada, at an MoU signing ceremony held at the Collision Conference in...

NLC directs Medical Laboratory workers to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union (MELPWU) to end their strike and return to the negotiation table...

UCC ranked first in Ghana for good health and well-being (SDG 3) in 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been ranked first in Ghana for her contribution to advancing good health and well-being-Sustainable Development Goal (SDG...

Professor Akosua Dickson re-appointed Vice Chancellor of KNUST

The governing board of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has announced the renewal of Professor Rita Akosua Dickson's appointment as...

NSMQ2024: Tears flow as Archbishop Potter Girls qualify for Western Zonal finals

From the beginning, they have always said it was the God factor - and indeed according to them, worked to push them past Amenfiman...

Medical lab officers strike: Respond to their grievances to save lives – Minority to gov’t

The Ranking Member on the Health Committee in Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has urged the government to, as a matter of urgency, respond to...

I declared war on A-G – Jakpa

Richard Jakpa, the businessman in the trial of the Minority Leader, has told the Accra High Court that he drew the battle line and...

Over 100 refugees relocated after Buduburam demolition

The Executive Secretary of the Ghana Refugee Board, Tetteh Paddie has announced the successful relocation of over 100 refugees following the demolition at Buduburam. The...

AG relied on documents he requested from me to prosecute his case – Jakpa

Businessman Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance procurement trial, has claimed that Attorney-General Godfred Dame relied on documents he had requested from...

Obstetric Gynecologist suggests safe birth option for sickle cell partners 

An Obstetric Gynecologist at the Ga West Municipal Health Directorate, Dr Benedict Afari has said sickle cell couples can have babies who will not...

Kete Muslim Youth donates anesthesia machine to Krachi West Hospital

As part of corporate social responsibility, the Kete Muslim Youth Association has donated a modern anesthesia machine to the Krachi West Municipal Municipal Hospital...

Your motive was to get AG to stop prosecuting you – Prosecution tells Jakpa

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa, has suggested that Richard Jakpa's motive for requesting a private meeting with the Attorney-General via...

NLC orders CETAG to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to end its strike. This directive comes after Thursday's...

Tourism Minister instructs swift maintenance of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park

The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture and MP for Sekondi, Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer has instructed the Director of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park...

AG told me I am collateral damage, but I will be acquitted at the end of the trial – Jakpa

During a dramatic revelation in court on Thursday, June 20, Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance procurement trial, disclosed that Attorney-General Godfred...

NSMQ2024: Shama SHS defeats defending champions, GSTS to proceed to finals of Western Zonal Championsihp

The clash of 2022 zonal champions Shama Senior High School and the 2023 winners, Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) pitched the first contest of...

7.3m people in Ghana multidimensionally poor – GSS

The latest Ghana Multidimensional Poverty Report published by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has painted a stark picture of poverty levels across the country,...

Police arrest 3 suspects in University of Energy and Natural Resources robbery

The Ghana Police Service has arrested and detained three suspects in connection with a robbery on students and lecturers of the University of Energy...

AG chose to meet with me at Justice Yonny Kulendi’s house because he felt comfortable – Jakpa

The third accused in the ongoing ambulance procurement trial, Richard Jakpa, has revealed in court that Attorney-General Godfred Dame chose to meet him at...