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Minority calls for exemption of all health facilities from load shedding

The Minority in Parliament has called for the exemption of health facilities from the recent unannounced load shedding by the Electricity Company of Ghana...

NLC secures injunction against teacher unions’ strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an interim injunction to halt the strike action by the three teacher unions. This comes after the unions...

Two vessels dispatched for undersea cable repairs

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has provided an update on the repair efforts following the disruption of data services caused by damaged submarine cables...

Tema General Hospital: If a baby died, it wasn’t because of ‘dumsor’ – GHS Accra Director

The Greater Accra Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Akosua Agyeiwa Owusu-Sarpong, has dismissed claims a three-day-old baby died at the...

Zoomlion commiserates with National Chief Imam

Zoomlion Ghana Ltd., has commiserated with the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, as he mourns the passing away of his second wife. Hajia...

Multimedia Group Limited’s Clinton Yeboah shortlisted for 2 International Sports Press Association Awards

Multimedia Group Limited's Clinton Yeboah has been shortlisted for two International Sports Press Association Awards (AIPS). Clinton, presently an undergraduate Media and Communication student at...

Vice-President Bawumia donates 100 laptops to KNUST

The Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has donated 100 laptops to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi in the Ashanti...

Obomeng chief urges Easter revelers to practice safe sex

The chief of Obomeng has appealed to Easter revelers to use condoms to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases. During festive occasions, people often...

‘Dumsor’ to hit parts of Accra and Tema today

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has reduced power supply at some of its supply...

GRA hails Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah as he bows out on March 31

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has expressed its appreciation for Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah as he ends his tenure as Commissioner-General of the Ghana...

Cyber Security Authority warns against Easter and Eid scams

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has warned individuals against malicious actors who take advantage of the heightened commercial activity associated with festive seasons to...

ECG fails to comply with PURC directive to publish ‘Dumsor’ timetable

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has failed to comply with the ultimatum to provide a load-shedding timetable. The deadline was provided by the Public...

Parents in Ada West District urged to stop engaging girls in funeral activities

The Ada West District Girls Education Officer at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Erica Senanu-Sallah, has called on parents in the district to stop...

Zoomlion Ghana Limited donates to support 8-year-old leukemia patient

Zoomlion Ghana Limited as part of its corporate social responsibility, has made a cheque donation of GH¢25,000 to support the treatment of 8-year-old Akua...

Calls for ECG-PURC truce intensify as ‘dumsor’ worsens

As the power crisis continues to worsen, calls for a truce between the Energy Commission of Ghana (ECG) and the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission...

Ayomso health subdistrict launches club to curb teenage pregnancies

In response to the alarming rise of teenage pregnancy and other social vices among the youth, Ayomso Health subdistrict in the Asunafo North Municipal...

Thieves break into Obuasi Medical Superintendent’s house

Thieves have broken into the residence of the Medical Superintendent of Obuasi Government Hospital, Dr. Kwadwo Nyarko Jactey. The break-in occurred during the day, while...

Late John Kumah to be buried on this date

The late Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejisu in the Ashanti region, John Ampontuah Kumah, will be laid to rest...

Squatters rendered homeless as 10 kiosks burns to ashes at Kasoa

Ten kiosks belonging to squatters at the Kasoa New Market in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region have been engulfed in...

USAID launches performance accountability activities in the Oti Region

The United States Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched a five-year Performance Accountability Activity (PAA) in the Oti Region. The...

Cap your Easter festivities at Luv FM Family Party in the Park

Since its inception, the Luv FM Family Party in the Park has not only been an avenue for merrymaking but a moment for families...

Heavy rains destroy teachers bungalow in Asante Akyem Dukusen

Residents at Dukusen in Asante Akyem district of the Ashanti region have been displaced after heavy rains. The affected residents include teachers of Dukusen MA...

Traders at Kejetia market asked to install individual power meters or risk losing their stalls

Management of Kejetia Market in Kumasi has asked traders to ensure the installation of individual electricity meters or risk losing their stalls after three...

‘Dumsor’ at Tema General Hospital: Management threatening to sack nurse who took viral video – MP claims [Listen]

The management of Tema General Hospital is threatening to sack the nurse who took the viral video of its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)...

What Ken Ofori-Atta said about John Kumah at his one-week observation [Listen]

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has eulogized late deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah, during his one-week observation. Speaking at the event, Mr. Ofori-Atta recalled...

Bitfiasi Initiative launched to empower women through financial education

In a dynamic world where technological innovations continuously reshape the landscape of finance, a new initiative is emerging. The launch of a new Non...

There is something mysteriously amiss somewhere – Gabby on ‘dumsor’

A prominent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko is suspicious of the erratic power supply known in local parlance as...

Sad scenes from John Kumah’s one-week observation

Mourners have gathered at Ejisu in the Ashanti region for the one-week observation of the late Deputy Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament...

GRIDCo reduces power supply in these areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has reduced power supply to its Pokuase and Smelter...

See what happened when Napo arrived at John Kumah’s one-week observation [Watch]

A video capturing the arrival of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Energy, at the one week observance of late Deputy Minister of...

John Kumah’s wife inconsolable at his one week observance [Video]

It was a solemn moment when family, friends and sympathizers gathered for the one week observation of late Ejisu Member of Parliament (MP), John...

African Games: Sports Minister commends National Ambulance Service

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has extolled the National Ambulance Service for their immense contributions at the just ended 13th All-African Games. According to...

Retract and apologize or else – Prof Opoku Agyemang’s family give Wontumi one week ultimatum [Video]

The family of National Democratic Congress (NDC) running mate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is demanding an unqualified apology from Ashanti Regional Chairman of the...

Police officers killed in Kyekyewere accident named

The Ghana Police Service is in mourning as a devastating accident claimed the lives of three of its officers. The deceased include: Chief Inspector Michael...

WAEC opens online registration for BECE, WASSCE, and G/ABCE candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has opened its registration portals for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), West African Senior Schools Certificate...

Mother who claims her baby died as a result of ‘dumsor’ speaks [Listen]

Rashida Abubakar Tetteh, the troubled mother of a three-day-old baby, has spoken out about the tragic loss of her child allegedly due to a...

10,720 housing units under development to address housing deficit – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

The Minister for Works and Housing has disclosed that there are currently 10,720 housing units in the Greater Accra Region that are at various...

Methodist Church to meet Akufo-Addo over delay in assenting to anti-LGBTQ+ bill

The Methodist Church of Ghana has taken a decisive step in addressing the supposed delay in the signing into law of the Sexual Human...

No lives lost: Tema General Hospital reacts to ‘dumsor’ at facility

Tema General Hospital has responded to a viral video depicting babies allegedly struggling for their lives at the NICU following a power outage at...

Energy sector needs skilled leadership amidst ECG board chair resignation – ACEP

Following the resignation of Keli Gadzekpo as the Board Chair of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Benjamin Boakye, the Executive Director of the...