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Moody’s downgrades Ghana’s rating to further junk status

Rating agency, Moody’s has downgraded Ghana’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Caa2 from Caa1 and placed the ratings on review for downgrade. The...

Eastern region floods: 5 dead; 10 missing

Five persons have been confirmed dead with 10 others missing following a heavy downpour in the Eastern region. Two of the deaths were recorded in...

COCOBOD secures US$1.13bn to purchase cocoa

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has secured US$1.13 billion from a consortium of international banks and financial institutions to purchase cocoa beans in the...

NIB, National Security probe ECG prepaid saga

Two security outfits, National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) and National Security have initiated full-scale investigations to unravel the circumstances that led to the reported crash...

Akufo-Addo sends strong message to SIGA over Auditor-General’s report

President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed the Director-General of State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) to work with the Auditor-General into the causes of the...

Suspect in Nkwanta South shooting remanded

The Nkwanta South District Magistrates Court has remanded into prison custody 43-year-old John Nana Sei, a suspect arrested in relation to a shooting incident...

Hundreds trapped as houses submerge after heavy downpour at Ashalaja [Video]

https://youtu.be/lO_UEWBnAsQ Hundreds of residents at Ashalaja in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have been trapped in their homes with their houses...

Govt not responsible for creating jobs – Joe Wise

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has absolved government of the responsibility of creating jobs for the youth. According to the Member of...

Galamsey: Declare state of emergency in all mining areas – Akufo-Addo told

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to declare a state of emergency in all mining areas in Ghana in his bid...

100 Ukraine students placed in medical schools in Ghana

The Ministerial Committee tasked by government to work towards the integration of Ukraine students returnees has successfully enrolled 100 students into Medical Schools in...

I don’t feel sabotaged – ECG MD

The Managing Director of Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) has rejected allegations of sabotage over the recent power purchase difficulties faced by the citizenry. Samuel Dubik...

Fire destroys portions of Kumasi Central Market

Fire on Monday morning swept through about 20 shops in the leather and footwear section of the Kumasi Central Market, destroying goods worth thousands...

One arrested over Nkwanta South shooting incident

 One suspect, John Nana Sei, has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident at Alhaji Bench in the Nkwanta South District of the...

Amoatia Ofori Panyin justifies activities of anti-galamsey taskforce at Asaman Tamfoe

Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyin, the Overlord of Akyem Abuakwa State, has reiterated calls for government and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to...

Chinese boss who ‘slashed’ throat of Ghanaian employee denied bail

The Sekondi District Court, presided over by Her Worship Nana Abena Asoh Owusu Omenyo, has refused a bail application for Manager of Poly Changda...

Mahama’s administration completed 46 E-blocks not 29 – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stated that the John Mahama-led administration completed 46 E-Block projects. This is in contrast to the governing New Patriotic...

ECG might have paid ransom over hacked system – Former Minister

Former Minister for Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor, says he will not be surprised to learn that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) paid a...

GWCL shuts down 2 major treatment plants in Eastern region

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has shut down its two main treatment plants in the Eastern Region following the weekend’s flooding. The two major...

Declare state of emergency in all galamsey areas – OccupyGhana to govt

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has asked President Akufo-Addo to immediately declare a state of emergency in all mining areas in the country. To them, this will...

One found dead after heavy downpour in Koforidua

Dead body of an unknown person has been found after flood waters in Koforidua receded Monday morning. The yet-to-be-identified deceased was found dead in drainage...

Family chases St. Francis Xavier Hospital for missing corpse

Tension is looming at Assin Fosu in the Central Region between the family of Linda Obiri Akufo and management of St. Francis Xavier Hospital...

Sam George deletes Facebook post about alleged attack on ECG system

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has taken down his Facebook post about an alleged cyber attack on the systems of the...

Wontumi breaks silence on Akonta mining saga

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says he is not engaged in any illegal mining activities, popularly known as “galamsey.” Bernard...

Northern Region: Imam arrested for having links to jihadist group

Operatives of the National Security have arrested the leader of an Islamic group at Karaga of the Northern Region for having links to a...

How I was initiated into Freemason – Afenyo-Markin reveals

Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu constituency, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has revealed how he was initiated into the brotherhood, Freemason. According to him, late former...

Pastor beheads ex-wife at Assin Bereku

The Central Regional Police Command is holding a 55-year-old pastor for allegedly beheading his ex-wife Victoria Owusu, popularly known as Nana Bruwaa, 51. The incident...

You are bound for greatness – Ya-Naa to Bawumia

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Naa Abubakari Mahama II, has praised the “competence, diligence and humility” of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, describing him...

One reported dead; five injured in shooting incident at Nkwanta South

At least five people have sustained multiple gunshot injuries with one pronounced dead in a shooting incident in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the...

Nurse, 26, allegedly murdered by boyfriend at Tepa Akwasiase

A 26-year-old nurse has been allegedly murdered by his boyfriend at Tepa Akwasiase in the Ahafo Ano North District of the Ahafo region. The deceased,...

NMC sends important message to radio stations at Bawku

The National Media Commission (NMC) has charged media operators in the Bawku Municipality to be circumspect in their reportage of the ongoing conflict in...

ECG conducting system audit after technical challenge – General Manager

The General Manager, External Communications at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has said that the power distribution company is conducting an audit into...

Galamsey: Chiefs, DCEs, others to blame – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has blamed chiefs, District Chief Executives, regional authorities and opinion leaders for the worsening...

Green Ghana Project: Police probe tree seedlings found on a refuse dump site

The Asante Mampong Divisional Police Command is investigating a case in which about 8,011 tree seedlings of various species were found dumped at a...

Zoomlion’s Patricia Ofori-Atta honoured

A senior communications officer at Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Ms. Patricia Ofori-Atta, has received an...

CEO of PBC passes on

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PBC Ltd and the former Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano North, Richard Akuoko Adiyiah, has passed away. JoyNews...

We’re building a thriving tourism economy in Ghana – Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo, says his government, since coming into office in 2017, has put in place measures and initiatives which...

Bawku conflict: SSNIT, other companies shut down

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has moved its operations from the Upper East region Town of Bawku. The decision, JoyNews understands is...

‘Cabal of criminals’ behind ECG system attack – Sam George

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, has alleged that the technical challenges the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is currently facing...

Recruitment scam: Labour Ministry issues disclaimer

The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations has called on the public to disregard a news item circulating on social media entreating prospective job...

GI-KACE holds AI series forum on creative arts

The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (GI-KACE) has organised Artificial Intelligence (AI) knowledge series forum on music, entertainment, culture and the...