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GNFS lacks evidence to unravel cause of Central Market fire – KMA boss

Kumasi Mayor, Samuel Pyne, has expressed concern about the evidence tampered with by affected traders in the aftermath of the fire outbreak at the...

Electronic tracking system for people living with HIV to be introduced

The National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NACP) will next year deploy an electronic medical recording system that will track people who test positive for HIV...

100 Central Region roads abandoned

About 100 road projects in the Central Region have been abandoned by the contractors. They include about 30 projects under the Ghana Highway Authority...

Sophia Akuffo, IEA urge Parliament not to ratify lithium agreement

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has hinted of its intentions to petition Parliament against the ratification of the lithium deal. This was disclosed...

Attorney General frustrating fight against corruption – PAC Chairman

The Member of Parliament for Ketu North and the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse Avedzi, has accused the Attorney-General of...

ECG presents 200 motorbikes to Police

The Ghana Police Service has received 200 motorbikes from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to aid the service in its visibility operations and...

Fear grips SHS heads over interdictions

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), says there is fear and panic among headteachers across the country following the interdiction of...

Interdicted headteachers to appear before investigative committee today

Four out of the seven Senior High School (SHS) headteachers interdicted for allegedly charging unauthorized fees in the Ashanti Region are expected to appear...

Gov’t has no plans of selling its 30% shares in Vodafone – Ursula

The Government of Ghana has no plans of selling its 30 per cent shareholding in Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited (Vodafone Ghana), Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the...

Fetish priestess arrested for allegedly defrauding bereaved families

Florence Amo, a fetish priestess, has been apprehended by the Eastern Region Police for allegedly defrauding multiple bereaved families by falsely claiming responsibility for...

Fake lottery, Occultism, Money doubling, Money rituals lead in unethical media content complaints – NMC

The National Media Commission (NMC) says a good number of television stations have been reported for airing unethical content, among them are fake lottery,...

We’re hopeful anti-gay Bill will promote proper human sexual rights – Catholic Bishops

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) says the passage of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values 2021 is a...

Some aspects Anti-LGBT Bill are ‘quite problematic’ – CHRAJ

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has expressed concern about aspects of the Promotion of Proper Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill,...

TV signals may be cut if broadcasters don’t pay for use – Communications Minister warns

Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is warning that television signals to homes and offices may be cut from next year. The Minister insists that this action...

Filth engulfs Kenyasi market, residents fume at duty bearers

Residents of Kenyasi located in the Ahafo Region have raised serious concerns over the deplorable state of hygiene within the market area. The accumulation...

I blame headteachers for their interdiction – Angel Carbonu [Audio]

https://youtu.be/8WpZJMxl-zM The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has said the headteachers interdicted in 11 Senior High Schools (SHSs) should...

YEA to support 10,000 MSMEs under BEAP

The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched one of the Youth Employment Agency’s (YEA) flagship programmes, the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP),...

We must explore fighting galamsey with drones and apps – Pianim

Renowned economist Kwame Pianim has urged Ghanaian authorities to leverage digital tools like drones, apps, and even satellites to combat the illegal mining practice...

Former Deputy Commissioner of GRA empowers over 40 students in Asante Akyem Wenchi

The former deputy Commissioner of the Ghana Revenue Authority and current founder and CEO of the Ama Owusuaa Foundation for Education, Kwame Ofosuhene Appenteng,...

2023 BECE: WAEC releases 21,458 out of 22,270 withheld results

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has now released 21,458 out of the 22,270 Basic Education Certificate Examination(BECE) candidates whose results were initially withheld...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Over 800 students return to school

Over 800 first-year students, continuing students, and basic school pupils can now go to school to resume their academic work, according to Member of...

Gov’t secures $380 million facility for the reconstruction Accra-Tema Motorway

The government is set to invest $380 million in the reconstruction of the Accra-Tema Motorway, spanning at least 10 lanes. This 19.5-kilometer stretch, along...

Communities in Atwima Kwanwoma access toilet facilities to curb open defecation

Deikrom and three other communities in the Atwima Kwanwoma district are accessing quality toilet facilities to help end open defecation. The standard water closets were...

Ghana wins at UCMAS International Competition

A student of the RisingSun Montessori School Limited, Maame Korang Ansah-Obuobi, emerged as a champion of the Category B (Elementary) contest. She raised the...

Headmasters imposing illegal fees on students causing students’ dropout – EduWatch

Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has said the unauthorized fees imposed by some headmasters are worrying and causing students drop out. This comes...

ECG to replace over 10,000 postpaid meters in Krobo District

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has embarked on an exercise to replace over 10,000 postpaid meters with prepaid meters at Atimpoku, Asutsuare, Akuse...

Services sector to contract in 2024 – ISSER

The Services sector is expected to contract in 2024, the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research has projected. The sector, it however said, is...

Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1100 cases recorded

Five countries in East and southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1100 suspected cases and 20 related deaths reported since the...

Ho West MP implements policy aimed at improving healthcare delivery

The Member of Parliament for Ho West, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah is implementing a flagship policy aimed at improving healthcare delivery in his constituency. The...

Pull brakes on interdiction of headteachers – GES told

The National President of Wesley Grammar Old Students Association, Alexander Konadu, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to halt the interdiction of...

Jospong Group joins Ablekuma Mosque to climax end-of-year thanksgiving service

The Jospong Group of Companies as part of its Annual Thanksgiving Service on Friday December 8th, joined the National Chief Imam and the Muslim...

CCTV captures ‘fake doctor’ who stole at Dodowa Government Hospital

A shocking incident unfolded at the Dodowa Government Hospital when a thief under the guise of a doctor stole some items in the hospital. The...

GES speaks on fate of interdicted headteachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said it is possible some of the 11 interdicted Senior High School (SHS) headteachers will be reinstated. ...

GACL replaces defective trolleys at Kotoka Airport [Video]

https://youtu.be/wE8r9DOC18U The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has replaced defective trolleys at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The move of GACL is timely, considering the inflow...

Bekwai Circuit Court remands 3 Chinese and 7 Ghanaian illegal miners

The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded three Chinese and seven Ghanaian illegal miners. This was after the Bekwai Forest District of the Forest Services Division...

Court sets date for treason trial verdict  

The High Court trying nine persons accused of attempted overthrow of the government has set January 24, 2024, for its verdict.  On that day,...

Peter Otokunor admitted as Chartered Financial Economist

Congratulations are in order for former deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otukonor after he announced he has been...

Court fines resident for building without permit

The Somanya Magistrate Court has convicted Justice Agyei Boadi, a resident of Wawase in the Yilo Krobo municipality for building without a permit.   He...

Tension after court affirms ruling against Sunni Islamist group in Tamale

Police in Tamale have confirmed renewed tension in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region following a ruling by the High Court against a...

Santeo demolition: Assemblyman accommodates some displaced residents

The Assembly member for the Santeo Electoral Area, Samuel Abbrey, has revealed that some victims of the recent demolition on a ten-acre land, are...