Ato Essien’s fate hangs as court rules on his case today
An Accra High Court is expected to give judgement in the criminal trial of founder and former Chief Executive Officer of defunct Capital Bank, William...
Supreme Court upholds tax law; Pay now, argue later
The Supreme Court has affirmed a legal provision which obliges people dissatisfied with a tax assessment by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to pay...
Single man contractors threaten demo over unpaid monies
Single Man Contractors, a group mandated to weed major roadsides of the country have threatened to lay down their tools.They say the government...
Pig farmers announce another increase in prices of pork
The Ashanti Regional Pig Famers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has again announced an upward price adjustment of its products (Pork) from GHS18 to GHC22...
Seven communities embark on demo against UCC [Video]
https://youtu.be/6TQhEix815MTraditional leaders of seven communities that share boundaries with the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and their subjects have embarked on a demonstration against...
Owusu Bempah, 6 others discharged but state pursues matter before High Court
An Accra Circuit Court has discharged Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry and six others.Rev. Owusu Bempah and the...
Harmattan season: Wildfires destroy food crops in North-East Region
Wildfires have destroyed several hectares of food crops while houses and farmlands are under threat in many rural farming communities in the North-East Region....
Ofori-Atta has more integrity than 99% of politicians – Prof Stephen Adei
Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Professor Stephen Adei, has expressed his displeasure over the manner in which MPs demanded the...
Bawumia is ‘Economic Maguire’, he is scoring own goals – Adongo
Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has criticised the Head of the Economic Management Team, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for what he termed...
Supreme Court sets date to deliver judgment on first ladies’ emolument case
The Supreme Court will on January 25, 2023, deliver a judgment on the constitutionality of the payment of salaries and allowances to spouses of...
Latest news on IMF deal
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indicated that it is premature to comment on the final form the financing programme for Ghana will take....
Organised Labour rejects 18% salary increment [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Organised Labour rejects 18% salary increment asks for 65%Organised Labour has rejected government’s proposal for 18% increment in the base pay of...
Minority welcomes govt’s decision to reintroduce road toll in 2023
The Minority in Parliament has welcomed the reintroduction of road tolls in 2023.The reintroduction of the levy is contained in the 2023 budget...
We are working to support SMEs to leverage AfCFTA – Gender Ministry
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, says it has implemented various policies to scale up the operations of Small and Medium Enterprises...
Tamanja residents forced to drink from polluted Oti River
The Residents of Tamanja, a farming community in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region, are appealing to corporate entities, and the government...
Police offer psycho-social support to Kantamanto fire victims [Photos]
The Ghana Police Service has offered psycho-social support to victims of Tuesday’s fire incident at Kantamanto market in Accra.This was after owners...
Suspected armed robber killed in fierce gun battle with police
A suspected armed robber has been killed in a gun battle with the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) of the Ghana Police Service.The deceased was...
Two lovers killed by unknown assailants at Brosankro/Aprakukrom
A 25-year-old farmer, Francis Kwame Awuah, and his 21-year-old girlfriend, Akosua Lydia, have allegedly been murdered by unknown assaillants at Brosankro/Aprakukrom, a farming community...
2023 Budget: TUC rejects govt’s ₵44.9m salary projection
After several attempts to reach an agreement over an increment in their base pay, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is expected to meet government...
One killed in robbery attack on Bimbilla-Accra road
One person is reported dead following an armed robbery attack on a group of traders on a bus en route to Bimbilla in the...
‘Insulting’ Ashanti Regional NSS boss in fresh trouble
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_urDB87q4mEThe Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS) is expected to appear before a Committee of Inquiry to be established by the...
Benkumhene demands refund of money to ‘Ofori Panin Fie’
The embattled Benkumhene of Asamang Tamfoe Traditional Area, Nana Boakye Darkwa, is demanding a refund of a total amount of Ghc115,000 mining proceeds given...
Good news for small-scale miners
The government and CalBank are close to sealing a $25 million deal to finance small-scale mining operations in the country.The deal is part of...
GPRTU introduces ride-hailing service ‘MYGHTaxi’ [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · GPRTU introduces ride-hailing service 'MYGHTAXI'The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced an upcoming ride-hailing service, MyGHTaxi for commercial taxis and...
IMF team returns in December for next round of negotiations
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected in the country next week to continue negotiations with the government towards closing a...
Govt’s new VAT rate a lazy man approach – Prof Bokpin
Finance and Economics lecturer, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has advised the government to review its decision against the new Value Added Tax (VAT) regime in...
Sad as Nigerian man allegedly beheads his girlfriend at Spintex [Video]
https://youtu.be/fIFRy8jk-d8A young Nigerian man has been picked up by the Ghana Police Service for allegedly beheading his girlfriend at Spintex.According to reports, the man...
We don’t want social media apology – Manhyia Hospital nurses tell Ashanti region NSS boss
Nurses at the Manhyia Government Hospital say they want an unqualified apology in person and in writing from the embattled NSS boss and not...
Obuasi teacher suffers injuries after parent assaulted her on school compound
The Independence School Complex at Brahabebome in the Obuasi East district of the Ashanti Region has been closed down following an alleged assault on...
Manhyia Hospital saga: Junior doctors defend embattled doctor
The Junior Doctors Association has refuted reports that one of its members at the Manhyia Hospital, in Kumasi allegedly gave the wrong prescription to...
Sosu mocks Ashanti Regional NSS boss
Francis-Xavier Sosu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, has stated that the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme is suffering from...
Nurse who was verbally abused by Ashanti NSS boss at Manhyia Hospital under care of psychologist – GRNMA
A physiologist is presently caring for the nurse who was verbally insulted while on duty at the Manhyia Government Hospital in Kumasi.The nurse is...
Kumasi: School bus somersaults into a ditch; 14 pupils receiving treatment [Photos]
About 14 pupils of the Great Faith Rockery School in Kumasi are receiving treatment at two different hospitals after their school bus was involved...
Govt urged to increase school feeding grant per child from GH₵ 1.00 to GH₵5.00
The Ghana Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) has urged the government to increase the school feeding fee from GH₵1.00 to GH₵5.00 for each pupil.In...
Sack Ashanti Region NSS boss – GRNMA tells govt
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) has called on the government and the Public Services Commission to sack the Ashanti Regional Director...
Cardinal Baawobr was a champion for the poor – Wa Catholic Diocese
https://www.youtube.com/embed/L5bUTCksC-4A member of the Wa Catholic Diocese, Rita Olinaa, has eulogised the late Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr for his selflessness.His Eminence Cardinal Richard...
Nurse who was verbally abused by Ashanti Region NSS Boss no longer at Manhyia Hospital – GRNMA
The General Secretary of Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), has said the nurse who was verbally assaulted by the Ashanti Regional Director of...
YEA Signs MOU with INZAG Germany GmBHÂ to recruit 800 skilled artisans
Following remarks by the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) at the recent held Job Fairs to pursue skills training ,...
NSS reacts to Ashanti Regional boss’ verbal exchange with nurse
The National Service Scheme (NSS) says it has initiated investigations into the conduct of its Ashanti Regional Director, Alex Opoku-Mensah, who verbally abused a...
Ashanti Region NSS director captured on tape attacking nurse over confrontation with his daughter apologises
The National Service Scheme Director in the Ashanti Region, Alex Opoku-Mensah, who has been caught in the middle of an altercation that he had...