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BEAP will address Ghana’s unemployment challenges – YEA CEO

The CEO of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Kofi Baah Agyepong, has said the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP) will help reduce Ghana’s...

Education Minister speaks on subject reduction for 2024 BECE

Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has emphatically stated that, there will be no reduction in the number of subjects for the 2024 Basic...

Ghosts don’t have fingerprints – Bawumia justifies linkage of payrolls to Ghana Cards

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has emphasized the significance of requiring new public sector employees and staff to undergo a biometric identification process. According to...

John Jinapor reveals cause of Tuesday’s power outage

Parts of the capital experienced power outages on Tuesday evening, leading to frustration and anger among some Ghanaians. Callers into Joy FM's Super Morning Show...

GTPCWU calls for removal of TOR board members

The General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) of the TUC has called for the immediate removal of three members of the Tema...

Hwidiem building collapse: Special Planning Committee to summon owner

The Special Planning Committee at Asutifi South District Assembly in Ahafo Region has hinted on inviting the owner of the collapsed storey building which...

Plot to remove IGP: COP Alex Mensah (Rtd) reacts to leaked draft report

Retired Commissioner of Police, COP George Alex Mensah, has downplayed the content of a leaked draft report from the committee probing the alleged plot...

Government begins implementation of VAT on Electricity Tariffs

The government of Ghana has begun the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity tariffs effective January 1st, 2024. The Ministry of Finance in...

UTAG/TUTAG walks out of a meeting with Fair Wages and Salaries Commission

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) on Wednesday morning walked out of a meeting...

Multimedia Group, US Agency for Global Media to show ‘Poisoned for Gold’ to residents affected by ‘galamsey’

The Multimedia Group, in collaboration with the United States Agency for Global Media, is launching a series of community showings of JoyNews' "Poisoned for...

Gardener to serve 24 years for incest

A 53-year-old gardener who sexually abused his daughter for three years at Teiman, near Madina, Accra, has been sentenced to 24-years imprisonment by an...

Water crisis hits 5 SHSs in Krobo over GWCL’s disconnection

Management and students at some five Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the Krobo enclave are feeling the brunt of a disconnection exercise by the...

Fate of goat farmer in Berekum hangs

The emergency meeting of the Berekum Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) regarding the order given to the operators of Semanhyia Farms at Senase has ended...

Plot to remove IGP: Atta Akyea debunks leaked draft report

Chairman of Parliament’s ad hoc committee, Samuel Atta Akyea, has refuted the content of a leaked draft report allegedly emanating from the committee probing...

Ghana Youth Excellence Awards opens nominations for its 2024 edition

The prestigious Ghana Youth Excellence Awards has officially opened its nominations for the much-anticipated 2024 edition. This platform, widely recognized as Ghana's leading youth...

Over half a million Ghanaians are divorced, 400k separated – 2021 PHC

An analysis of data derived from Ghana's 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) indicates that a significant 553,065 individuals have undergone divorce, while another...

Government to remove squatters to make way for Accra-Tema motorway expansion

Kennedy Osei Nyarko, the Chairman of the Transport Committee in Parliament, has affirmed the government's determination to clear squatters and residents along the Tema...

Plot to remove IGP: We’ll not short-change anyone in our report – Atta Akyea

The Chairman of the committee investigating the leaked tape containing an alleged plot to remove the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo...

Public sector workers without Ghana Card risk being delisted on March 5

The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has announced a stringent measure to delist public sector workers without Ghana Card numbers, freezing their salaries...

Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association threatens strike over allowances

Leaders of the Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association have announced the group’s intention to embark on a strike if the government fails to pay...

Medical team reveals Chef Faila’s health condition

The medical team at the Tamale Cook-A-Thon event has said Chef Failatu Abdul-Razak is in good health and excellent condition. According to them, regular examinations...

All you need to know about DVLA’s new smart card licenses

The Public Relations Officer for the Driver’s and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Francis Asamoah Tuffuor, has given details on the new PVC Card Drivers’...

Govt has assisted GRA boss to run out of the country – Okudzeto Ablakwa alleges

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has accused government of assisting the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rev....

GPRTU to increase transport fares by 60%

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has reiterated its decision to enforce a 60 percent increase in transport fares this year. This is to...

Govt must listen to stakeholders’ concerns on free SHS policy – Carbonu

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, is reiterating calls for the government to review its educational policy, free...

Aggrieved Menzgold customers call for swift prosecution of NAM 1

Menzgold customers nationwide are demanding swift legal action against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the now-defunct Menzgold Company, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1). In a...

Three siblings die after uncle disinfects room against bedbugs

Police in the Ashanti Region are investigating the tragic death of three siblings suspected to have been killed by an insecticide used to drive...

Leaked IGP tape: We’re yet to finalise our report – Atta Akyea

Samuel Atta Akyea, the Chairman of the committee probing the leaked tape capturing an alleged plot to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP),...

Jesus film project unveils new innovative animated film ‘Jesus 2025’

Jesus Film Project, a leading initiative dedicated to engaging the watching world with Jesus, has announced the launch of their latest cinematic undertaking, JESUS (2025). The ground-breaking...

TB Joshua’s daughter: Tortured after standing up to ‘Daddy’

The BBC reveals how the late megachurch leader TB Joshua, who is accused of committing sexual crimes on a mass scale, locked up his...

Kaakyire Kwame Appiah involved in ghastly accident

Celebrated Ghanaian highlife singer, Kaakyire Kwame Appiah narrowly escaped death after miraculously surviving an accident on the Nkawkaw road. The singer, who broke the news...

Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor awards Best Junior High School pupils with tablets

Twenty-seven pupils from the Daabaa D/A Basic Junior High School in the Atwima Nwabiagya North district of the Ashanti region have received an annual...

Beginning the year right series: Ghanaians urged to be daring in 2024

Ghanaians have been encouraged not to shy away from daring pursuits in 2024. The Managing Director of EDC Investment Limited, Paul Kofi Mante, made...

GNAT chairman cautions teachers to refrain from jokes that could inflame Nkwanta South conflict

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) chairman for the Nkwanta South district in the Oti Region, Maxwell Jokoh, has cautioned teachers to avoid...

Chief Justice embraces media as crucial pillar in justice delivery

The Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has acknowledged the media as a vital pillar in the dispensation of justice in the country....

The saga of goat rearing and Berekum gods: Traditional leaders react

The Chief of Senease and Kontihene of Berekum is inviting the owner of a goat farm facing evacuation due to an age-old custom to...

GJA President donates to two orphanage homes

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has donated items worth over GH¢80,000 to two orphanage homes. The beneficiary homes are...

Examiners in Bono Region demand payment for 2023 WASSCE

Examiners in the Bono Region are fuming over repeated delays in receiving their compensation for marking the 2023 West African Examinations Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Despite...

One rescued after fire guts EC guest house

A young lady has survived narrowly from a fire outbreak at the Electoral Commission (EC) guest house No.1 at Danyame near the Christian Court Hotel...

Our meeting with NLC will determine fate of our strike – TUSSAG

The National Executive Committee of the Technical University Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSSAG) is scheduled to meet with the National Labour Commission on...