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Negotiations between labour unions and govt adjourned indefinitely

Negotiations between the government and labour unions for the latter’s request for an increment in base pay have been adjourned indefinitely.This is the...

Dafeamekpor issues ‘buyer beware’ alert over Saglemi sale

Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson Nelson-Dafeamekpor, has issued a warning to prospective buyers of the state-owned Saglemi Housing Project.He says it is...

Some residents of Oti Region happy about Zipline services

Health workers and residents of the Oti Region are impressed with the services of Zipline drones medical services in the various communities of the...

I’ll accept appointment as Finance Minister – Mark Assibey-Yeboah [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_-xUhFt82z4A former Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, says he will not hesitate to accept the position of Finance Minister should President...

AGI makes strong demands ahead of 2023 budget

JoyNews/AdomNews · Prioritise cutting down on its capital expenditure - Prof GatsiThe Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has proposed for inclusion in the 2023...

Court throws out case against SIM Card registration

The Accra High Court has dismissed an application challenging the legality of the registration of SIM cards with the Ghana Card as the source...

‘Drive Time on Joy’ to embark on extensive ‘drive safe’ campaign this yuletide

This yuletide, the CIMG Radio Show of the Year, Drive Time on Joy, takes its drive-safe campaign up by a notch.In Ghana, the yuletide is characterised...

Ofori-Atta to present 2023 budget today

Embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, will today, November 24, 2022, present the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament.It has been scheduled...

France Volontaires Ghana holds farewell event for volunteers deployed for EU-Aid project

After four months of volunteering in Ghana, a farewell event, organised by France Volontaires Ghana for three volunteers, took place at Alliance Française, Accra...

Interest rate hike is a response to dealing with inflation – NPP MP

The MP for Kwadaso, Dr Kingsley Nyarko, has explained that the increment in interest rate is part of government’s efforts to curb the persistent...

Man who beat his wife to death in police custody after suicide attempt

A man, who attempted to commit suicide after beating his wife to death at Sehwi Apente, has been detained.Kwabena Ahi, after finding out his...

Okyenhene destools Benkumhene over galamsey

Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has ordered for the destoolment of Benkumhene of Asamang Tamfoe, Nana Boakye Darkwa, over alleged illegal mining.This was after...

Organised labour rejects 12 percent salary increment after a meeting with govt

Organised Labour has rejected a 12 per cent salary increment offered by the government following days of negotiations.Tuesday’s meeting, which ended in a stalemate,...

Ataa Ayi gets new TV sets to watch World Cup

Crime Check Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has made a donation to the Ankaful Prisons in the Central Region.The items donated to the prison...

Family of nursing mother killed by stray bullet makes passionate appeal

Family of a nursing mother killed by stray bullet from a military shooting at Manso-Datano in the Ashanti region is asking the government to...

Aisha Huang’s alleged accomplices face fresh charges

The State has preferred fresh charges against three accomplices of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, alleged illegal miner standing trial for engaging in the...

Check out latest twist to Mankessim murder case

The Cape Coast District Court for the fifth time adjourned the case of the Mankessim murdered prospective nursing student, Georgina Asor Botchwey.  The adjournment came...

Police investigate viral video of officers allegedly assaulting man for refusing arrest

The Police have commenced investigation into a viral video in which two Police officers are seen struggling with a member of the public and...

2 Police officers caught on camera assaulting man over ‘weed’

Two Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) Police officers have been captured in a video physically assaulting a man at Asankrangwa in the Western North...

I went into ‘truck-pushing’ to support my education – Titus Beyuo recounts struggles growing up

Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Titus Kofi Beyuo, has opened up on how much of a hard-knock life he...

WAEC reveals when 2022 WASSCE results will be released

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that results for this year’s WASSCE will be released on November 30.The Council says it has...

Minority rejects 3 loan applications from govt

The Minority Members on the Parliamentary Finance Committee has said they will not entertain any further loan proposal from the government.Their position, they said,...

Bibiani teachers embark on sit-down strike over recent ‘shit bombing’

The staff of Bibiani old town Nzongo Primary and JHS embarked on a sit-down strike Tuesday, pointing to the poor hygienic conditions on the...

CHRAJ begins probe into Anas’ petition against Ofori-Atta

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) says it has commenced looking into a conflict of interest petition brought before it by...

Man attempts suicide after beating wife to death at Sehwi Bodi-Apente

A man, believed to be in his early thirties, has been nabbed by the police after attempting suicide.The suspect, identified as Kwabena Ahi,...

Agogo State SHS teachers flog students for fetching water outside campus

Ten students of Agogo State Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Akim North District of the Ashanti Region have been mercilessly beaten by...

CCTV footage of Bogoso timber truck accident [Watch]

A CCTV footage has been shared showing the immediate events leading to the ghastly accident recorded recently at Bogoso in the Western Region.The accident,...

We danced ‘Buga’ at your 78th birthday – Mahama says in tribute to Kwesi Botchwey

Former President John Mahama has shared his last encounter with the late former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey.This was in a tribute to...

Ghanaians must be grateful to Akufo-Addo for National Cathedral – Govt spokesperson

A government spokesperson has urged Ghanaians to be grateful to President Akufo-Addo for his visionary decision to construct a National Cathedral.According to Palgrave Boakye-Danquah,...

Minority warns govt to discard plans to sell Saglemi Housing

The Minority in Parliament has cautioned the government to discard its plan to sell off the abandoned Saglemi Housing project.The facility, birthed by the...

STC bus crashes with pick-up truck on Accra-Tema motorway [Video+Photos]

An accident involving an STC bus and a pick-up truck loaded with wood has occurred on the Accra-Tema Motorway.The crash happened around 7 am...

Withdrawal of FX support to banks to constrain dollar liquidity – Report

The withdrawal of foreign exchange for the import of non-essential commodities including rice could constrain foreign exchange liquidity and worsen its demand-supply disparity.The...

47-year-old man charged for fraudulent land transaction 

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to Joseph Ofosu, a 47-year-old, in the sum of GH₵150,000.00 with three sureties, two to be in...

Central Region records increase in road accidents in 10 months 

Despite the sustained national campaign to reduce road fatalities, the Central Region had, in the last three quarters of this year, recorded a 5.7...

Girl, 16, dies in labour at native nurse’s home 

A 16-year-old girl has died while in labour at a native nurse’s house at New Ebu in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the...

Military officer’s stray bullet kills nursing mother at Manso-Datano

A nursing mother has been confirmed dead after a military officer allegedly discharged live ammunition on mourners at Manso Datano in the Amansie South...

Major demo by fisherfolk looms over premix fuel shortage

Agitated fisherfolk across the coastal areas of the country have threatened to embark on a massive demonstration, following their inability to access premix fuel...

Aisha Huang sacks Effah Dartey as her lawyer

Embattled 'galamsey' Kingpin, En Huang, popularly known as Aisha Huang, has fired her lawyers led by Captain Nkrabea Effah Dartey from representing her in...

Court restrains Empire Cement from operations

Empire Cement has been restrained from embarking on operations in any part of the country.The Accra High Court has restrained Empire Cement from continuing...

Kufuor engages IEA today

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor will take his turn today, in the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) stakeholder engagements, looking at areas for constitutional...