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Filth Exhibition: Adabraka residents demand gutters to resolve sanitation crisis

Residents of Adabraka Sahara are asking authorities to construct gutters to address their severe sanitation issues. They claim the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has...

Full text: Communication Minister’s statement on 5G deployment in Ghana

The Hon. Minister for Information, Hon. Deputy Ministers, Heads of Departments and Agencies, Chief Director, Directors, and Staff of the MoCD, our Media friends,...

Ambulance case trial: Ato Forson petitions Chief Justice for live broadcast of proceedings

Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the primary defendant in the ongoing ambulance trial, has instructed his legal team to petition the Chief Justice...

Dumsor interrupts Ursula Owusu-Ekuful mid-speech during press conference

Communications and Digitalisation Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful was in the middle of an address to the press when the unexpected happened. The agenda was mostly to...

Kpessa-Whyte urges GBA to address alleged AG-Jakpa conversation

The Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Professor Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has called on the Ghana Bar Association (GBA)...

AMA launches Youth Climate Action Fund; calls for proposals

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly's (AMA) has officially launched the Youth Climate Action Fund programme, and called for proposals. The initiative, powered by Bloomberg Philanthropies and in collaboration...

Minister justifies why week-old company was awarded 5G contract

The Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has confirmed that NextGen InfraCo, the company awarded the 5G network rollout contract, was established just one...

Takoradi MP commissions 60-bed hospital for fishing community

A 60-bed state-of-the-art Polyclinic for residents at New Takoradi has been commissioned by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Takoradi, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah. The 60-bed...

Engaging labour on SSNIT hotels unnecessary – Ablakwa to Akufo-Addo

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has criticised President Akufo-Addo's approach to addressing the opposition to the controversial sale of four hotels...

Heat your meals to stay safe – Expert on reducing Hepatitis B transmission

The Vice Chairman of the Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health, Ninsau K. D. Alazar has stated that consuming hot meals can reduce the...

Adentan: Two found dead after being swept away by flood

Two people were found dead at Nanakrom in the Adentan constituency after drowning in separate incidents following last Saturday's downpour. All the victims are male...

Manasseh drops bombshell on company awarded 5G contract 

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has raised concerns about the 5G network contract awarded to Next Gen Infraco Ltd. by the Communications Ministry. Mr Awuni...

Mental Health Authority raises concern over escalating cases among adolescents, women

The Mental Health Authority says there is an escalation of mental health cases among adolescents in schools with detrimental effects on their academic performance,...

Ofankor-Nsawam road construction triggers severe traffic congestion

Motorists and commuters using the Ofankor-Nsawam road are facing significant frustration due to daily traffic jams caused by ongoing construction work and the nature...

Ambulance case: If anybody was ambushed, it’s Justice Kulendi – Dr Bonaa

Security expert, Dr Adam Bonaa, the brother of Richard Jakpa, a key figure in the ambulance case involving the Minority Leader in Parliament, has...

Man, 45, in custody over attempted defilement at Tuba Kuwait

A 45-year-old man, Efo Emma has been apprehended by the Tuba Police Command for allegedly fingering and nearly defiling a three-year-old girl at Tuba...

My cedi depreciation a ritual problem statement taken out of context – Minister

Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr Stephen Amoah, has clarified that his statement that the cedi depreciation is a ritual problem has been taken out...

Works and Housing Ministry engages stakeholders ahead of BENCHH 2024

The Deputy Works and Housing Minister, Dr Prince Hamid Armah, has convened key stakeholders to discuss the upcoming Built Environment National Conference on Housing...

NEIP to train 5,000 kayayeis by December

The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) has begun training for Kayayeis as part of the Kayayei Empowerment Programme. The training will cater to 5,000...

Our development process needs to be decentralised – Prof Agyemang-Duah

The co-founder of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Prof Baffour Agyemang-Duah, has called for a more decentralised approach to Ghana's development plan. This...

SSNIT hotels: Akufo-Addo orders Labour Minister to engage Organised Labour

President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken significant steps to address concerns raised by Organised Labour regarding the controversial sale of four hotels by the Social...

Cedi depreciation a ritual problem; Bawumia will fix it – Minister

Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr Stephen Amoah, says the depreciation of the cedi is a ritual problem caused by the import-driven economy. Speaking to the...

Okyenhene lauds Oppong Nkrumah

The Okyehene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has praised the newly appointed Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, for his diligent efforts to...

John Dumelo addresses accusations of assaulting UG student at registration center

Actor and politician John Dumelo has responded to accusations that he brutalized a University of Ghana student during a recent altercation at a voter...

Palace guard in court over illegal possession of police, military accoutrements

The Accra Circuit Court has granted GH¢10,000 bail with a surety to a palace guard, accused of illegally possessing a police uniform and other...

61 peacekeepers, including five Ghanaians perished in 2023

Sixty-one peacekeepers, including five Ghanaians, lost their lives during United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations in 2023, the UN Resident Coordinator for Ghana, Charles Abani...

The longer Dame stays AG, the more he drags the office through the mud – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has joined calls for the resignation of Attorney-General and Minister of Justice (A-G), Godfred Yeboah Dame. He expressed discontent with...

Ambulance case: Sophia Akuffo wades into plea bargain controversy

In the wake of the controversy surrounding the ongoing trial involving a former Deputy Finance Minister accused of causing financial loss to the state,...

2 Ghanaians arrested in US for fraud

Two Ghanaian-American citizens are in police custody in the United States over offences including wire fraud that fetched them about US$7 million over three...

Labadi Beach Hotel alone capable of managing Rock City and 3 others – Ablakwa

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says that Labadi Beach Hotel has sufficient resources to sustain its operation and deems it unnecessary to go...

Driver, mate narrowly escape death as tanker plunges into river  

A tanker driver and his mate narrowly escaped death after their vehicle, carrying diesel skidded off the road and plunged into a river. This accident...

COCOBOD moves to stop selling of cocoa farms to illegal miners

Cocoa industry regulator, Ghana Cocoa Board says it is set to introduce aggressive measures aimed at addressing the unfortunate phenomenon whereby some farmers lease...

Ambulance case: A-G’s actions show he wants accused persons found guilty – Prof Appiagyei-Atua

Associate Professor at the University of Ghana School of Law, Prof Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, has stated that the indications by the Office of the Attorney-General...

AMA set to pilot game-changing digital payment platform

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is piloting a digital payment platform designed to streamline and improve the way residents and businesses interact, access services,...

Cocobod workers rage over unpaid salaries, threaten demonstrations

Workers of the Produce Buying Company of Ghana gathered at the Ashanti Regional headquarters of Cocobod, furious in protests over unpaid salaries. Speaking on JoyFM midday news,...

37 Military Hospital receives dialysis machines [Photos]

Responding to the urgent appeal by Dr Ama Siaw of the 37 Military Hospital for support in managing end-stage kidney care, East Cantonments Pharmacy...

Fisheries Ministry announces 2024 closed season

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, has announced July 1 to July 31 as the date for the 2024 closed season. This date binds...

Drivers, passengers stranded as ferry breaks down at Yeji

The pontoon that ferries cargo and passengers across the Volta Lake in Yeji in the Pru East District of the Bono East region has...

People will resort to theft if galamsey is banned in my area – Assemblyman

The President of the Ghana Association of Assembly Members for the Western North Region, Frank Ackah Nelson, has advocated for the regularization of illegal...

Psychiatrist debunks belief that people living with mental health conditions are violent

Specialist psychiatrist Reverend Dr Joseph Kofi Aidoo has refuted the belief that mental health patients are violent. Speaking on Joy Prime’s Prime Morning show, she said victims of...