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AngloGold Ashanti gives update on trapped illegal miners

Operators of the Obuasi mine, AngloGold Ashanti Ghana have shared insights regarding reports of illegal miners trapped underground in remote areas of the mine. About...

Busload of family of lady allegedly murdered by police officer storms court [Photos]

Kumasi's Asokore Mampong District Court witnessed a poignant scene as a busload of relatives arrived seeking justice for the tragic death of a 26-year-old...

Mother of missing former IGP’s bodyguard seeks closure after 14 years

Elizabeth Teiko Odonkor, a 69-year-old woman, continues to seek answers from the Ghana Police Service regarding the disappearance of her son, L/Cpl Michael Adamtey...

Afenyo-Markin reacts to Gomoa Akyereko accident, recounts near-death experience

Deputy Majority Minister, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, has reacted to the gory accident at Gomoa Akyereko on the Accra-Cape Coast highway in the Central Region. Speaking...

Supreme Court convicts NDC’s Kpessa Whyte for contempt

A lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Michael Kpessa Whyte, has been convicted for the offence of contempt of court by the Supreme...

Obuasi mine shaft tragedy: 6 miners rescued, arrested

Seven illegal miners, who are among the over 300 trapped in the one of the shafts owned by AngloGold’s Obuasi Mines, have successfully exited. The...

Contempt charges: Kpessa-Whyte cautioned and discharged after pleading guilty

The Supreme Court has cautioned and discharged Professor Michael Kpessah-Whyte after considering his apology and the mitigating prayer of his lawyer. This follows his conviction...

Supreme Court convicts Prof Kpessah-Whyte for contempt

University of Ghana lecturer, Professor Michael Kpessah-Whyte, has been convicted of contempt of court by the Supreme Court. He was convicted on his own...

JUSAG suspends strike for 2 weeks

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG),has suspended its five-day old strike for two weeks.  The suspension is to pave way for further engagement...

Afenyo-Markin: Disregard those who claim MPs are wealthy

Deputy Majority Minister, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, recently addressed a prevalent misconception regarding the wealth of parliamentarians. Contrary to popular belief, he emphasized that legislators are...

Renowned Economist Dr Joe Abbey passes on

Renowned Economist, Dr. Joe Abbey is dead. Joy Business is learning that he passed on over the weekend. Dr. Joe Abbey until his demise was the...

More details about St Monica’s SHS student’s death emerge

The recent sudden death of a 17-year-old student of the St Monica’s Senior High School (SHS) at Mampong in the Ashanti Region has been...

Ghana Immigration Service Promotes Officers for heroic rescue mission

Four officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have been promoted for their bravery and selflessness during a daring rescue mission. The officers risked their...

Otumfuo destools chief of ‘Antoa’

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has ordered the destoolment of the chief of Antoa, a popular town in Asanteman. Nana Kwame Owusu Agyeman, who...

About 2.4 million Ghanaians are living with diabetes  

Physician Specialist at International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) in Tema, Dr Zuleila Fuseini, has stated that there are about 2.4 million Ghanaians, constituting 8.3 percent...

Pensioner Bondholders to resume picketing on Thursday

The Finance Ministry will once again see members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum picket at its premises on Thursday, June 1. In a statement announcing...

Ghana’s ambulance not for sale in Dubai – National Ambulance Service

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has debunked claims that an ambulance belonging to the Government of Ghana is being sold at Sharjah in Dubai. A...

Ghana Authors & Publishers apologise over controversial history textbook

The Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers has admitted the contents of a history book which attempted to explain some disadvantages of the...

Over 300 illegal miners trapped in AngloGold Obuasi mine shaft

Approximately 300 individuals involved in illegal mining operations have become trapped in one of the shafts owned by AngloGold's Obuasi Mines, located in Anwiam...

ECG begins phase two of nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has launched a new nationwide initiative to increase revenue, building on the success of a month-long campaign that...

Teshie residents stage massive demo over poor roads [Photos]

Residents of Teshie, located in the Ledzokuku constituency of the Greater Accra region, have organized a large-scale demonstration to protest against the dismal state...

Teshie demo: Contractor already fixing bad roads – Ledzokuku MCE

Residents of Teshie in the Ledzokuku constituency of the Greater Accra region took to the streets in protest against the poor condition of the...

16 feared dead in gory accident at Gomoa Okyereko

Some 16 people are feared dead in an accident at Gomoa Akyereko on the Accra-Cape Coast highway. This was the result of a head-on collision...

Ghana authors & publishers association apologises over controversial history textbook

The Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers has admitted the contents of a history book which attempted to explain some disadvantages of the...

Strike still in force amid talks with govt – JUSAG insists

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) says its strike is still in force.  The Association said the industrial action will remain so until...

Attorney General asks Speaker to declare Assin North seat vacant

The Attorney General (AG), Godfred Yeboah Dame, is said to have written to the Speaker of Parliament asking that he declares the Assin North...

Extend ban on drumming, noise making to 3 months

When the strict enforcement of the ban on drumming and noise making by the Ga Traditional Council to herald the celebration of the annual...

Missing 13-year-old boy tied to tree rescued by police

The Ghana Police Service has reportedly rescued a missing 13-year-old boy who was found tied to a tree in a plantation. This unfortunate incident happened...

Learn modern trends – NYA to private business owners

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has advised young people in the private sector to be abreast with modern trends in business in order to...

Sanitary pads should be tax-free; not menstrual luxury – Rosetta Ntriwaah Boakye

The Public Relations Officer of the National Association of Registered Midwives Ghana, Rosetta Ntriwaah Boakye, has called on the government to take off what...

Until we receive our monies; we won’t cook – school feeding caterers

Caterers under the School Feeding Programme have vowed not to cook for the school children until monies owed them are paid. The caterers insist they...

Apostle Ntumy on why he’s in wheelchair in response to claims that he disobeyed God’s directive

A former chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr Michael Ntumy, has reacted to some claims that he ended in a wheel chair...

KGL Foundation collaborates with Ho Teaching Hospital in blood donation drive

KGL Foundation, a subsidiary of the KGL Group Ghana and Ho Teaching Hospital have come together to organize a successful blood donation exercise. The...

Free SHS: We want our money not empty promises – National Food Suppliers

The National Food Suppliers Association says its members won’t back down on their decision to picket at the premises of the National Food Buffer...

Man kills wife, drinks poison

A man has infamously killed his wife in the farm, but his attempt to commit suicide afterwards to avert prosecution failed miserably. Suspect Akwasi Brefo...

COVID-19: Ghana records 1,462 deaths in three years

Ghana recorded a total of 1,462 deaths attributable to COVID-19 as of May 15, 2023, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has disclosed. The last death...

NPP lawyer sues Ga East MCE over legal fees

Lawyer and member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has filed an action against the Ga East Municipal Assembly and the...

Be sensitive, scrap ‘awful’ e-levy and Covid-19 levy – Okudzeto Ablakwa to govt

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for the scrapping of the Electronic-levy (E-levy) and Covid-19 levy. According to...

IMF deal: Don’t touch free SHS – Kwame Pianim to govt

An Economist has advised government not to “touch” the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy in the quest to review flagship programmes.  Mr Kwame Pianim...

World Bank releases additional $150m for Odaw Basin flood control

The World Bank has released $150 million to the government as additional funding to improve on flood resilience in the Odaw River Basin in...