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Mahama supports TUC’s call on government to stop VAT on electricity

Former President, John Mahama has backed organised labour's call on government to rescind its decision to impose Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. The flagbearer...

WAPCo announces planned maintenance works

The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has declared a planned emergency shutdown and high-integrity pressure protection system proof tests at its facilities across...

Strike forces University of Ghana to shift freshmen lectures online

The University of Ghana's management has been forced to shift lectures for freshmen online. This is due to the ongoing industrial action by the Senior...

Adamus Resources Ltd sets records straight on Interim Management Committee

Adamus Resources Ltd has clarified recent inaccuracies related to the formation of an Interim Management Committee (IMC). This follows a public notice issued on...

Delta caps 2023 with recognition for leadership, service and operational excellence

Delta Airlines has rounded up the year 2023 with several awards, recognizing the airline’s workplace culture and its operational performance. Recent accolades from prestigious...

Alleged coup plot: ACP Agordzo’s fate hangs as court makes decision on him today

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr. Benjamin Kwasi Agordzo and eight others who are standing trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government will...

UniMAC to organize grant writing workshop for faculty and staff

The University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC-IJ) in a bid to strengthen research and funding opportunities for staff and faculty will organize a...

Teacher who impersonated Akan MP fined

A 27-year-old teacher, Bless Agbenyenu, who posed as the Member of Parliament (MP) of Akan Constituency, and defrauded Joseph Ahianse, a resident of Kadjebi...

We must resist the suppression of media freedom – Julius Malema

South African politician and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema has urged Ghana to address any instances that suppresses media freedom....

Former Minister passes on

A former Eastern Regional Minister, under the erstwhile John Kufuor administration, Kwadwo Affram Asiedu Esq., has passed on. Mr Asiedu passed on Monday, January 8, 2024. The sad...

Striking Senior Staff Association members, TEWU clash with police at UG

Some members of the striking Senior Staff Association and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), clashed with the police during a demonstration at...

We’ve not abandoned educational facilities – Adutwum

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says no educational project has been abandoned, but are undergoing improvements to make them operational. According to...

KNUST basic school pupil reel under Senior Staff Association strike 

The industrial action by the Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana is biting hard on the KNUST campus, as teachers at the university’s basic...

GCP 2023 workshop strengthens clinical research capacities in Africa

“One way to enhance Implementation Research (IR) capabilities in Africa, and address context specific barriers that inhibit effective delivery to improve health outcome is...

GTEC lifts ban on application for new programme accreditation

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has lifted its ban on the processing of new accreditation applications for academic programmes from public universities, including...

Organised Labour threatens industrial action over electricity VAT

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has bemoaned the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT)on a certain category of...

John Mbroh appointed National Pensions Regulatory Authority CEO

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed John Kwaning Mbroh as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA). Mr. Mbroh, whose appointment...

Lawyer to lead demo against Black Stars

A private legal practitioner, Godlove Adjei Tenkorang, is lacing his boot to lead a mammoth demonstration against the Black Stars. The demo will...

IMF deal: Second tranche of $600m hits BOG’s account

The second tranche of International Monetary Fund (IMF cash has hit the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) account on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. The IMF...

World Bank to provide $300m to Ghana

The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $300 million Development Policy Operation for Ghana. The First Resilient Recovery Development Policy Financing is a critical contribution...

Fishermen in Osu resort to burying plastic waste along the coast [Photos+Video]

Over the years, residents along the Osu beach, like many other beaches, have grappled with pollution, including paper and plastic. However, fishermen in the...

FDA to prosecute salt manufacturers who fail to regularise operations

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has has served notice that, it will prosecute artisanal salt associations and large-scale salt manufacturers who fail to...

Our front would weaken with exit of key MPs – Annoh-Dompreh

Member of Parliament(MP) for Nsawam/Adoagyiri and Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has pleaded with delegates to vote for incumbent MPs seeking re-election in the...

Fetteh Kakraba: Mother of 3-week-old baby allegedly murdered by father speaks

Agnes Yeboah, the mother of a 3-week-old infant who tragically lost his life at the hands of his own father, is grappling with shock...

Renew your licenses to avoid delinquency charges – DVLA to drivers

The management of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has advised drivers to renew their roadworthy certificates and driver’s licenses when due. The DVLA...

Bawku residents live in fear as 6 die in fresh shooting

Residents in Bawku are living in fear after a bus attack on Monday January 22 that claimed the lives of six people. The unknown assailants...

Asona clan in Konongo vows to stop planned funeral for late chief

The Asona clan of Konongo in the Asante region has vowed to do everything within their power to stop a planned funeral for its...

TEWU-GH threatens to join striking public university workers

Tertiary Education Workers’ Union of Ghana has served the government a 7-day ultimatum to implement their negotiated conditions of service. Else members will be forced to...

Tailor arrested for forcefully shaving private parts of apprentice at Kadjebi

A tailor at Kadjebi in the Oti Region has been arrested by the Kadjebi Police for forcefully shaving the private parts of Bright Abusah,...

Latest update on siblings killed by bedbugs insecticide

Police prosecutors say they are awaiting advice from the Attorney General’s Office after concluding investigations into the deaths of three siblings suspected to be...

Sokoban businesswoman murder: 3rd accused remanded in prison custody

A third accused person, in connection with the alleged murder of a 35-year-old businesswoman at Sokoban in the Ashanti Region, has appeared in court...

GAEC staff undergo competency-based training

Forty staff of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) have completed a four-day competency-based training (CBT) and its implementation process at a workshop in...

Dr Bawumia launches project to create 250,000 jobs

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched a project to empower 250,000 young people to access dignified and fulfilling jobs over the next four...

Man found dead in farm at New Edubiase

A 29-year-old man identified as Efo Yao has been found dead in a cocoa farm near New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of...

Pay your water bills, we need the money – GWCL

Communications manager of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Stanley Martey has urged customers to regularly pay their water bills. According to him, the company...

SML contract: GRA’s letter to Akufo-Addo troubling – Ben Boakye

Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ben Boakye has described the Ghana Revenue Authority’s letter to the President as very...

TUC gives govt 7-day ultimatum to withdraw VAT on electricity

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the government, demanding the withdrawal of the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT)...

Latest update on man who allegedly killed his 3-week-old baby will shock you

A 17-year-old best friend of a man who allegedly killed his three-weeks-old baby for money rituals at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District...

Covid-19 forced us to abandon Sky Train project – Joe Ghartey

Former Railway Minister, Joe Ghartey has attributed the government's inability to pursue the Sky train dream to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. In 2018, Africa...

Over 2000 tubers of yam set ablaze, owner suspects arson

A farmer and teacher in the Kintampo South district of the Bono East Region, Abukari Abdul Latif has lost more than 2,000 tubers of...