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GMA unhappy about happenings at KATH

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has raised concerns about the current state of affairs at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). The General Secretary of...

It’s their own cup of tea – KATH doctor hits back at those accusing them of politicizing strike action [Listen]

Chairman of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) branch of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr. Michael Leat, has slammed those who are politicising their...

Gary Nimako appointed Board Chairman of National Lottery Authority

The Managing Partner at Marfo & Associates, Gary Nimako Marfo, has been appointed by President Akufo-Addo to serve as the board chairman for the...

KATH management engaging with striking doctors

The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi is engaging with the leadership of the medical doctors at the facility to...

Dr. Bawumia launches Ghana’s First Online School Licensing and Inspection Management System

In a significant step towards enhancing the quality of education in Ghana, Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has inaugurated the School Licensing and Inspection...

Tempane Health Directorate laments inadequate funds for reproductive, child health education

The Tempane District Health Directorate has expressed concerns about inadequate funds to embark on public sensitization on reproductive and child health in the area...

Scrap dealer denied bail over alleged stabbing of security guard

A 27-year-old scrap dealer and herbal medicine peddler, Abdulai Sanusi, has been denied bail by the Tema Circuit Court ‘B’ for allegedly stabbing Vincent...

KATH refutes owing ECG GH₵27 million in unpaid bills

Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has refuted claims that it owes the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) GH₵27 million. According to them,...

Court remands three persons who assaulted fire officers on duty

The Kwadaso Circuit Court has remanded three persons into Police custody for allegedly attacking and assaulting fire officers on duty at the Race Course...

National Food Suppliers threaten to picket over unpaid arrears

The National Food Suppliers Association says it will soon picket to demand unpaid arrears spanning over a year. Following a protest staged at the National...

JB Killer’s case: Sexy Don Don seriously vomiting – Prison officers to Court

Continuation of the trial of Daniel Asiedu, affectionately called Sexy Don Don, the alleged killer of the late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North,...

I have never in my life had an affair with anyone’s wife – Nigel Gaisie replies John Kumah’s widow

The founder and leader of Prophetic Hill Chapel, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has denied accusations of engaging in extramarital affairs. These allegations were made by...

KATH doctors likely to resume work today

Barring any last minute change, doctors of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, might resume work on today, Thursday, March 14. ...

I have 10 questions for John Kumah’s wife – Oheneba Nana Asiedu

A presenter with Wontumi FM/Television, Oheneba Nana Asiedu, has said he has some 10 questions for the widow of late Ejisu MP, John Kumah....

MP proposes solution to hospitals’ indebtedness to ECG

Member of Parliament (MP) for Nabdam in the Upper East region, Mark Kurt Nawaane, has proposed that public hospitals should be powered by solar...

Four injured as car rams into food joint at Awutu Bereku

Four people are seriously injured after a private car ran into a food joint at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West District of...

Health Ministry responds to KATH doctors’ eviction notice

The Ministry of Health has responded to the eviction notice served doctors of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) on their residential apartments. ...

Shocking words of taxi driver in drunken state after accident [Video]

https://youtu.be/8SCaGAERAnQ A yet-to-be identified taxi driver captured in a drunken state is unperturbed about his actions after he ran into a shop at Kokomlemle. The...

8 feared dead in ghastly accident on Kumasi-Techiman Highway

About eight people have been reported dead in a ghastly accident at Nkenkasu on the Offinso-Techiman Highway in the Ashanti Region. The unfortunate incident is...

Court issues arrest warrant for woman who allegedly insulted Okyenhene

The Ayensuano District Court in Coaltar has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of one Gertrude Oppong for disobeying an order to appear...

ECG’s target on health sector is a strategic move – CDD Fellow

A research fellow at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has described as strategic, the Electricity Company of Ghana's (ECG) decision to issue a...

Torrential rain displaces almost 700 people, destroys 87 houses in Debibi

Almost 700 people have been rendered homeless, and the roofs of 87 houses ripped off at Debibi, a farming community in the Tain District...

Government implored to prioritise women’s needs

A forum to mark this year's International Women's Day at Sege in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra region has reiterated the...

ECG’s 72-hour ultimatum to hospitals unreasonable – GMA General Secretary

The General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Richard Selormey, has criticised the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for its stringent 72-hour...

Nkwanta South MP donates computers to Ntruboman SHS

The Member of Parliament(MP) for Nkwanta South, Geoffrey Kini, has donated computers to Ntruboman Senior High School (SHS)l in the Oti Region in a...

Waala Traditional Council honours Gifty Anti [Photos]

The Waala Traditional Council in the Upper West region has honoured renowned Ghanaian media personality, Oheneyere Gifty Anti. This was at a durbar...

Food prices could have been worse but for PFJ – Abena Osei-Asare

Minister of state-designate for the Finance Ministry, Abena Osei-Asare has touted the success of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative. According to...

Four busted by EOCO over sophisticated mobile money and sim swap fraud

The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested four people allegedly involved in a "sophisticated mobile money and sim swap fraud scheme." EOCO...

Water and Sanitation for Africa seal deal with African Diaspora Central Bank for financing of SDG-6 targets

The Executive Secretary of Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA), Hobah Rogoto, has signed an agreement with the African Diaspora Central Bank (ADCB) and...

We haven’t received any official report about KATH accommodation issue – NLC

The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC), Ofosu Asamoah says that the commission has not officially been informed about any accommodation issues...

Concerns of striking KATH doctors addressed

A stakeholders’ meeting to resolve accommodation concerns of striking doctors of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) on Wednesday ended conclusively. The meeting had in...

We’re experiencing intermittent challenges not ‘dumsor’ – Gov’t spokesperson

The government spokesperson on governance and security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah has explained that the government has provided new transformers, which are being worked on to...

Whether to reintroduce road tolls or not – Minister sets records straight

The Minister of State-designate at the Ministry of Finance Abena Osei-Asare has stated the government will not reintroduce road tolls. According to her, the...

‘I was an absentee father’ – Duncan-Williams

Founder and leader of the Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has said he was never available for his family due to his ministry...

COCOBOD withholds rehabilitated farms handover due to harmattan

Prolonged dry Harmattan conditions have compelled the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to suspend its planned handing over of thousands of newly rehabilitated cocoa farms,...

National Cathedral: We could have handled things better – Minister

The Minister of State-designate for Finance, Abena Osei-Asare has said the National Cathedral project could have been handled better. In her vetting session on Wednesday,...

Bad roads causing miscarriages – Bimbagu residents lament

Residents of Bimbagu in the Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri district of the North East region are pleading with the government to fix their roads. Residents claims the area...

Abena Osei-Asare links ‘dumsor’ to illegal connections

Minister of State-designate for Finance, Abena Osei-Asare has blamed the intermitted power outage known in local parlance as 'dumsor' to illegal connections. During her vetting...

Parliament summons Transport Minister over $20 charge by GACL

The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has been summoned by Parliament on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. This was after the Minority Caucus raised...

Wa District Court told how prime suspect and lover plotted and murdered Jirapa Dubai owner

The standard room size of the Wa district court was full to the rafters. Hardly will one get a blade space to walk through...