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2024 budget: Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park rakes in GH₵1 million monthly

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has expressed joy the investment made in renovating the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park is paying off. Mr Ofori-Atta has...

2024 budget: Check out complete projects and those at various stages of completion

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has emphasized the government's unwavering commitment to enhancing accessibility, connectivity, and safety on roads during the presentation of the 2024...

2024 Budget: Check out how much gov’t has invested to keep the lights on

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been diligent in its seven years in office to provide power supply stable and keep lights on. According...

Govt allocates GH¢220m to support victims of Akosombo dam spillage

The government has allocated GH¢220 million to support communities affected by the Akosombo dam spillage in the Volta, Savannah, Oti, Eastern, and Bono-East Regions....

Chieftaincy Ministry drafts national policy on religion

The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has put together a draft proposed policy for directions on religion to protect the rights and freedoms...

Akosombo dam spillage: NaSIA takes four major steps to address impact on education

The National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) has hinted of four major steps being taken to help address challenges schools in areas, affected by the...

Akosombo dam spillage: Finance Minister lauds Okudzeto Ablakwa

Member o Parliament North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has been commended for his role in alleviating the hardships of the Akosombo dam spillage victims....

4-year-old boy rescued from alleged ritual murder

A 4-year-old has been rescued from an alleged ritual murder Wassa Nsuopun in the Amenfi-East constituency in the Western region. The lad fell victim to...

Odomase residents stage demo over underdevelopment, abandoned project

Residents of Odomase in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono region have demonstrated over what they perceive as prolonged neglect by the government...

GIADEC, Rocksure International present MRE results on Nyinahin bauxite resources to Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commended the Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADEC) and its partner, Rocksure International. This comes after they successfully conducted a Mineral...

KNUST students develop AI to honour alumnus who passed on in accident

Students of the Telecom Engineering Department at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has unveiled an innovative Artificial Intelligent (AI) Assistant named...

Haruna Iddrisu calls for increased investment in agricultural sector

Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu has called on the government to prioritise and invest more in the agricultural sector to reduce...

Aspiring NPP MP secures 14 boreholes for water-scarce Kpandai district

In preparation for the 2024 parliamentary elections in the Kpandai district on the ticket New Patriotic Party (NPP) aspiring Member of Parliament, Richard Nyamah...

 GES introduces national prospectus for SHS freshers

The first-ever harmonised prospectus for Senior High and Technical Schools in the country has been introduced by the Ghana Education Service (GES).  The innovation, code-named:...

Akosombo dam spillage: South Tongu DCE reprimanded for hoarding relief items

Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, has reprimanded the South Tongu District Chief Executive (DCE), Seth Agbi for hoarding relief items intended for victims...

Don’t condone indiscipline by security officers – Kan Dapaah told

A security analyst, Adib Saani has advised the Minister of National Security, Kan Dapaah not to condone acts of indiscipline perpetuated by security officers. This...

Our leaders are confused – Angel Carbonu on 23% pay rise for public sector workers

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu has reacted to the government's recent announcement of a 23% increment in...

Recruit more staff for universities to promote quality education – Govt told

The Provost of the College of Art and Built Environment at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Prof. John Tia Bugri has called...

Two years after toll abolition, persons with disability sleep at Roads Ministry to demand employment

Two years ago, they all lost their jobs when the Finance Minister announced the abolition of road tolls. The government promised to reassign all of...

I sometimes worship with Presbyterians and Methodists – A/R Chief Imam

Ashanti Regional Chief, Sheik Abdul Mumin Haroun has revealed the cordial relationship enjoyed between Muslims and Christians over a period of time. He disclosed that...

Calls for “slave trade reparations”, a demand for justice – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that the call by Africans and Africans in the diaspora for the payment of reparations by European nations who carried...

Prices for graves escalate

Families are paying more in recent times for space to bury their dead. Visits by The Mirror to some cemeteries showed that over the past...

NAM1 gave police GH¢2.5m not GH¢5m – Godfred Dame

The government has denied claims by the Chief Executive Officer of defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM1, that he...

Jurors vow to continue strike despite part payment of outstanding allowances

Striking jurors in the Ashanti region say they would not resume work at the High Courts despite government paying part of their outstanding arrears. Comprising...

President Akufo-Addo advocates reparations for African slave trade legacy

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made a compelling case for Africa to receive substantial reparations for the devastating effects of the transatlantic slave...

Ghanaian entrepreneur finds success in Finland: The inspiring story of a Pentecost elder [Video]

In the land of Finland, resides Elder Samuel Anini, a Ghanaian who has woven his life into the fabric of Finnish society. With nearly three...

Define the energy problem so you can deal with it – ACEP tells government

The Executive Director for the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye has advised the government to carry out an internal assessment of...

Base pay on Single Spine Salary Structure to go up 23 percent from Jan 2024

Organised Labour has secured a 23% increment in the base pay for the Year 2024, after a two-day negotiation with the government. This is expected...

Alan Kyerematen meets CSOs [Watch]

During a stakeholder meeting between Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, Founder and CEO of Immani Ghana,...

60-yr-old man who allegedly killed 15-yr-old fulani boy in Sawla remanded

A 60-year-old farmer has been detained by the Bole District Magistrate Court in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Fulani boy in...

The pain was so excruciating that I could lie down for 3 days without moving – Breast cancer survivor

I was 25-years-old when I detected that I had breast cancer, Gifty Opoye narrated her story to the host of Home Affairs on Joy FM, Edem Knight-Tay. According...

What Raphael Dwamena’s father said after his demise

Patrick Amoako Sefa, the father of the late Ghanaian footballer Raphael Dwamena, has expressed the family's ongoing struggle to accept the loss. "We've been in...

Gov’t secures €50m to reconstruct La General Hospital

Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has announced that, Ministry of Finance has secured €50 million in local funding for the reconstruction of the La...

There is no load shedding – Energy Ministry insists

Deputy Energy Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer has reiterated assurances by government officials that the country is far from plunging into a load shedding era. According...

Garu military brutalities: Security analyst justifies action of residents

Security Analyst, Paul Boateng, has said the Garu residents did nothing untoward to warrant the brutalities were meted out on them by the military. According...

Small Scale Miners issue 2-day ultimatum for justice for killed colleagues

The National Concerned Small Scale Miners Association of Ghana has unequivocally condemned the killing of two unarmed artisanal miners by Forestry Commission operatives at...

Kakum residents oppose any move to mine in forest reserve

Residents of Abrafo-Odumase, a farming community adjacent the Kakum National Park, have taken a strong stand against any attempt to mine minerals in the...

Raphael Dwamena’s mother breaks silence on his death

Ruby Akakpo, the mother of late former Black Stars forward, Raphael Dwamena says she is devastated over his death. The distraught mother said her...

2024 Budget: Bring back road tolls – Concerned Drivers Association

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana (C-DAG) have urged government to reintroduce road tolls in the 2024 budget. President of the group, David Agbado said drivers...

Cholera outbreak looms in Oti Region as flooded communities grapple with contaminated water sources

Residents of Ebo-Akura, Natwie Akura, JJ Korpe, Tekpetse, and other neighboring fishing communities in the Krachi Nchumuru district of the Oti Region are facing...