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Ghana’s Debt-to-GDP to reach 98.7% by end of 2023 – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting that Ghana’s Debt to GDP Ratio will increase further to 98.7% by the end of 2023.  This was...

Ghana first to approve ‘world-changer’ malaria vaccine

Ghana is the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine that has been described as a “world-changer” by the scientists who developed it....

FDA uncovers GH₵700k worth of unregistered body enhancers, aphrodisiacs in Kumasi

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has seized unregistered herbal and orthodox medical products worth GH₵700,000 in Kumasi.  In a market surveillance exercise in...

GUTA urges traders to adjust prices

The Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA) has urged all members to adjust prices following the fall in inflation. The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on...

One dead, 11 others injured after bus crashes into trees

One person died while about 11 others got injured in an accident that occurred on Holy Saturday in the Western Region. According to sources, the...

Stop protests to attract investors to Ahafo – Minister pleads with constituents

Ahafo Regional Minister, George Boakye says the region is struggling to attract investors to help address youth unemployment because of lack of peace. His comments...

Female students turn to sports betting amid economic hardship

Female students in Ghana are breaking the status quo by engaging in sports betting, according to the Student Representative Council (SRC), President of the...

Bolgatanga Technical University surcharged for underselling water packaging machine

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC), has surcharged the Bolgatanga Technical University directing the institution to refund an amount of GH¢4,000 for underselling...

GRIDCo embarks on demolition exercise in Ashanti region

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) is undertaking a demolition exercise to clear illegal structures obstructing power transmission lines in the Ashanti region. The...

W/R: Armed robbers attack bank at Anyinase

Armed robbers have made away with an unspecified amount of money after attacking a bank at Anyinase in the Ellembelle District of the Western...

Hundreds stranded as ferry breaks down at Afram Plains

Tension is mounting among commuters from Adawso to Ekye Amanfro in the Eastern Region as the ferry which transports passengers on the Afram river...

Spirituality in the digital age: New data shows how Ramadan impacts consumption on Spotify

Muslims around the world entered the contemplative month of Ramadan on 22 March, and global music streaming platform Spotify provided an accompaniment for their...

School Feeding responds to caterers demands

The Head of the Ghana School Feeding Programme Public Relations, Siiba Alfa has assured that the government will soon implement its decision to increase...

Newmont reacts to fire incident at Ahafo South Mine

Newmont Africa says a fire incident that occurred at its ’s Ahafo South Mine onsite laboratory on Sunday, April 9, has been brought under...

Kumasi: Three major construction works halted over debt restructuring

Construction works on three major projects in the Ashanti region have been halted due to a lack of funds. The projects include phase two of...

Kwabena Agyapong’s take on UK red listing nurses [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kwabena Agyapong’s take on UK red listing of nurses New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong has reacted to the UK’s...

Collapse building kills 2 during communal labour

Two men have died after a teachers quarters collapsed on them at Adansi Asilevikrom in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti region. The...

 Police on manhunt for robbers who attacked money collection point at Anyinase

The Police are on a manhunt for a robbery gang who attacked a cash collection point at Anyinase near Essiama in the Western Region.  The...

Be humble in decision making amid economic restructuring – Sam Jonah tells govt

Renowned statesman Sam Jonah has advised the decision-makers in the country to be humble in challenging times the country finds itself as they find...

UK red list: Why nurses in Ghana can still work in UK [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · TENKORANG ON REDLIST General Secretary for Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, David Tenkorang has said the United Kingdom (UK) red list does...

Assemblyman, other in court over sale of ECG meters

The Assemblyman for Damfa, Charles Kotei has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly selling meters belonging to the Electricity Company of...

Tension in Sehwi Bekwai as irate youth attack police station

There is tension at Sehwi Bekwai in the Bibiani Ahwraso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North region after irate youth besieged the police station...

Mike2 Foundation donates to orphanage home at Kwaku-Nkwatia

Mike2 Foundation led by Adom FM presenter, Michael Boateng has donated to the Bless the Children International Orphanage Home at Kwahu-Nkwatia in the Eastern...

Health Ministry sets records straight on UK red list [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MOH ON RED LIST The Ministry of Health has reacted to the red listing of Ghana in relation to the recruitment of health...

NEDCo to chase govt institutions, others over arrears

The Northern Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (NEDCo), has indicated that, it will undertake a general revenue mobilization exercise across its operational areas effective April...

Northern region records 106 fire outbreaks in first quarter of 2023

The Northern Region has recorded 106 fire outbreaks in the first quarter of 2023. It is estimated that these fires cost damage to properties worth...

E/R: Man beaten to death after inflicting cutlass wounds on wife

A young man has reportedly died at Wurapong, a farming community in Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region after he was allegedly assaulted...

My Lord I want more food – Slain soldier ‘killer’ begs court

One of the six suspects standing trial in connection with the murder of Trooper Sherrif Imoro at Taifa, a suburb of Ashaiman in the...

GRNMA reacts to red listing of Ghana

The General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, David Tenkorang, says the red listing of Ghana in relation to the recruitment...

Collapse of Beige Bank: Witness accuses former CEO of making bank his ‘cash cow’

The first prosecution witness in the criminal case against the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and owner of the defunct Beige Bank, Mike Nyinaku,...

We also deserve public holidays – Traditionalists

Government has been asked to set aside a special public holiday for traditionalists in the country.  The call came during the annual festival of the...

UG@75: Why Legon might have been misconstrued as “Hill of knowledge”

The University of Ghana, Legon has a proud history, but there is a widespread and persistent misunderstanding of its name. This is according to a...

Ghana Meteorological Agency deploys 250 recruits nationwide

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) is set to deploy 250 new recruits across the country. 120 of the new recruits according to GMet, are...

3 dead in Kumasi-Techiman highway accident

Three persons have died in an accident on the Kumasi-Techiman road in the Ashanti Region. The incident happened on Tuesday morning when a BMW saloon...

My 37 Military Hospital experience: ‘Specialist is on leave – wait or get a referral for your surgery’

“I’d like to start a new series called My Hospital Experience that chronicles people’s hospital experiences – what they go through in accessing health care...

UG gave me Pharmacy because of B2 in English – Award-winning medical student

Young medical doctor, Dr Nathaniel Nii Cudjoe has spoken about his journey to becoming an award-winning medical student at the University of Cape Coast's...

Trader, 41, remanded for duping top policeman

A 41-year-old trader, Jeffrey Owusu, has been remanded by the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly duping a Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DCOP), of...

NCA, telcos working on short code for SIM cards registered with Ghana Card

The National Communications Authority (NCA) says work is underway to introduce a short code for the verification of SIM cards that have been linked...

Michael Mantey: Ghana-born British soldier who sued for £1.6m after an injury fined £70,000

A former British soldier who attempted to fraudulently claim £1.6m from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by asserting that he was severely disabled and...

Ashaiman soldier murder suspect granted GH¢150K bail on health grounds

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has granted a GH¢150,000.00 bail with three sureties, two of which must be justified to Ibrahim Abdul Rakib, one of...