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Jurors to resume work after meeting with Chief Justice

Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has convinced jurors in the Ashanti Region to return to court after they suspended their services earlier...

Parliament approves $800 million cocoa syndicated loan

Parliament on Friday approved US$ 800 million syndicated loan to finance the purchase of cocoa for the 2023/2024 crop season. The receivable-backed trade finance facility...

Safety Professionals advocate for passage of occupational Health and Safety Bill

The Ghana Institute of Safety and Environmental Professionals (GhiSEP) at its annual general meeting have called on Parliament to pass the long-pending Occupational Health...

Chief Justice inaugurates new Apremdo Court 

Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkonoo has called on staff of the Judicial Service to make the courthouse welcoming and reassuring to bruised individuals.  She...

Tension mounts among Weta, Afiadenyigba youth over land boundaries

Tension is mounting between the youth of Weta in the Ketu North Municipality and Anlo Afiadenyigba in the Keta District of the Volta Region...

Jurors in Bono, Ahafo regions threaten strike

Some jurors in the Bono and Ahafo regions have threatened to suspend services in the High Courts from Monday, November 27. The jurors say...

Menzgold trial: Aggrieved customers assault PRO; judge reacts

The presiding Judge hearing the case involving the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of defunct company Menzgold Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, has ordered the court to tighten security...

Tollbooth workers make shocking revelation

Leader for tollbooth workers Association, Rashad Mohammed Rahmat, has disclosed they will no longer be paid salaries within the period of cessation of tolls collection. This,...

Sege feud: Parliamentary Committee meets Electrochem management

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy has engaged the management of salt mining firm, Electrochem Ghana following the feud with Sege residents....

Akuvikope community taken over by floodwaters

Akuvikope, a fishing community in the Krachi Nchumuru district of the Oti Region has been affected by the spillage of the Bagre and Akosombo...

NMSQ 2017 Champions graduate from Medical School

Winners of 2017's National Science and Maths Quiz (NMSQ) from Prempeh College have successfully graduated from Medical School. The three triumphed over students from Adisadel...

16 including two women grabbed at ‘wee’ base in Kumasi

Two women have been nabbed at a known ‘wee’ base in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. The duo, identified as Esther Blessing, 26 and...

Man found dead at Mankessim cemetery

A man believed to be in his late 30s has been found dead at the Mankessim cemetery in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central...

One killed after truck crashes into Police headquarters

One person has been confirmed dead after a Kia Rhino truck crashed into the Suame Divisional Police Headquarters building in the Ashanti Region. The...

Over 1000 cocoa farmers cry over unpaid premium

Over 1000 cocoa farmers at Hwidiem in Ahafo region have expressed concern about the delay in payment of bonuses. At a press conference at Hwidiem,...

Construction Ambassadors’ housing project for flood victims nearing completion

Construction Ambassadors, a nonprofit organization dedicated to community welfare, is making significant strides in its ambitious project to provide housing units for flood victims...

Akosombo Dam flood victims request new housing facilities

Some flood victims at Dorfor Adidome safe haven in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region are requesting new housing facilities to relocate...

State withdraws old case against NAM1, slaps him with fresh charges

In a significant development in the case against Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), the Chief Executive Officer of the defunct gold dealership company Menzgold, the...

Kwahu Traditional Council announces final funeral rites of late Daasbre Akuamoah Baoteng II

The Kwahu Traditional Council has set Sunday November 26, 2023 to Sunday December 3, 2023 as dates for the final funeral rites of the...

Oliver Barker-Vormawor ‘retires’ from FixTheCountry, #OccupyJulorbiHouse Movements

Prominent activist and leader of the #FixTheCountry and #OccupyJulorbiHouse Movements, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has announced his retirement dedicating three years of his life to it. In...

Take away President’s power to grant mining rights over Ghana’s forest reserves – MCAG, OccupyGhana demand

The Media Coalition Against Galamsey and OccupyGhana are demanding the promulgation of a law that forbids the grant of any mining or drilling permit,...

Teacher jailed 12 years for defiling class 3 pupil

A 28-year-old private school teacher has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court in the Eastern Region. Enoch Amponsah pleaded guilty to the...

I have been so moved by the generosity of Ghanaians – Ablakwa

The North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has commended Ghanaians for their show of love towards the victims of the Akosombo...

Mortuaries and Funerals Services react to soaring prices of graves

Chief Executive Officer of Mortuaries and Funeral Services, Dr. Yaw Twerefour has responded to concerns over the rising cost for graves. In his view, their...

40-year-old man found dead in Densu River

A 40-year-old man has reportedly been found dead in the Densu River. The incident happened at at Torgahkope in the Ga South Municipality of the...

Seek answers from government on why projects have stalled – Asantehene to chiefs

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged chiefs to press the government and Members of Parliament (MPs)for accountability regarding stalled projects in the Ashanti...

Aggrieved Gold Coast Fund customers to picket at Finance Ministry on this date

The Aggrieved Customers of Gold Coast Fund Management will picket at the Ministry of Finance on November 28, 2023, to demand their delayed locked-up...

2024 budget: Prices of goods won’t be reduced – Importers and Exporters Association

The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana is predicting that, prices of goods will skyrocket ahead of the Christmas festivities. Sampson Asaki...

Support GIADEC & Rocksure Int. to construct a bauxite mine in Nyinahin – Otumfuo urges govt

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has described the completion of the Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) jointly conducted by the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development...

Ahafoman SHS crowned winners of 2023 STEMNNOVATION [Photos]

Ahafoman Senior High School(SHS) was on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, crowned winners of the 2023 STEMNNOVATION. Ahafoman SHS emerged victorious after exhibiting their supremacy...

Her loss is felt profoundly by all who knew her – Alan Kyerematen’s tribute to Theresa Kufuor

Independent presidential aspirant, Alan Kyerematen has eulogised late former First Lady, Mrs. Theresa Kufuor. In a post on X, Mr. Kyerematen said Mrs Kufuor"was...

Ghanaians react to Ofori-Atta’s rousing welcome after 2024 budget

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta’s 2024 budget statement has not been received well by a section of the public including the National Democratic Congress (NDC),...

Cecilia Dapaah’s tribute to Theresa Kufuor

Former Sanitation, Minister Cecilia Dapaah has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Theresa Kufuor. To her, the late Theresa Kufuor was not just a...

Yam farmers in Oti appeal for solutions to post-harvest losses

Yam farmers in Oti region have appealed to Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) to help them find solutions to post-harvest losses. According to them, the...

€2.37m ambulance saga: Ato Forson closes case as Alex Segbefia fails to show up

The Minority Leader, Dr Casiel Ato Forson concluded his case in the €2.37 million ambulance saga. On the last court sitting, he intended to...

Ofori-Atta’s rousing welcome at Finance Ministry after 2024 budget presentation

https://www.youtube.com/embed/AUNjen1f7Q0 The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday received a rousing welcome at the Ministry following his presentation of the 2024 budget in Parliament. The staff...

How Diana Asamoah arrived at Theresa Kufuor’s funeral [Watch]

Gospel singer, Diana Asamoah joined scores of mourners to pay last respect to late former First Lady, Theresa Aba Kufuor. Mrs Kufuor, who died aged...

Stop airing alleged money rituals, fake lotteries, porn – NMC warns 15 TV stations

The National Media Commission (NMC) has issued a warning to some 15 television stations, ordering them to desist from content not deemed fit for...

Akufo-Addo’s heartfelt tribute in honour of Theresa Kufuor

On that fateful night of Sunday 1 October, I had gone to the residence of President Kufuor in Peduase to, as it were, catch...

I was in coma for 7 days – Agradaa reveals as she debunks stroke rumours

Evangelist Patricia Asiedu alias Agradaa has sternly address misconceptions about her health that have circulated in the media and the reason for her recent...