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GITTA Winners League Table unveiled

Ghana’s biggest Tech industry awards, Ghana Information Technology & Telecom Awards (GITTA) now in its 12th edition has unveiled a comprehensive GITTA Winners League Table,...

Lawyers are the best candidates for heaven – GBA President

JoyNews/AdomNews · Lawyers are best candidates for Heaven – Ghana Bar President President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Acheampong Boafo, has dismissed some...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for much anticipated 4-tier Suame Interchange

President Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for construction works to begin on the much anticipated Suame Interchange project in Kumasi. The four-tier interchange project, to...

Economic reform must not affect employment – GRNMA to govt

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) wants the government to ensure restructuring of the economy under an IMF programme will not adversely...

Midwife and husband abandon 4-year-old boy in forest

A midwife and her husband, who is a trained teacher, are currently in the grips of the Esiama District Police Command in Ellembelle for...

Living Standard Series: First class graduate returns to selling ‘bofrot’ for survival

After graduating with a first-class and completing her national service as a teaching assistant at a university, Priscilla Akwagu had to return to her...

COCOBOD trial: Doctor justifies 6 weeks excuse duty to Opuni

The Medical Director of St. Lucy Eye Clinic, Dr Kodjo Abalo, has provided justification for the six weeks excused duty granted to Dr Stephen...

Illegal miners chasing people out of their homes [Video]

Some residents of Apinamang, a town in the Eastern Region are intimidated and frustrated as they are being forced out of their homes by...

Akufo-Addo’s convoy booed in Kumasi

The hardship many Ghanaians are going through in the wake of economic downturn is getting more apparent than ever. The citizens appear not to be...

2022 BECE: Candidate goes into labour in examination room

A candidate, who was writing the ongoing Basic Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at Kechiebi R/C Centre in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the...

Ban small-scale mining now – Christian Council

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has called on government to ban small-scale mining with immediate effect. According to the Christian Council, the rate at...

10 years after passage of law: Mental health care still unsatisfactory

Ten years after the passage of the Mental Health Act 2012, Act 846, mental healthcare delivery in the country is nowhere near satisfactory. The Chief...

Seeking IMF bailout was a difficult decision – Akufo-Addo

JoyNews/AdomNews · Seeking IMF bailout was a difficult decision to make – Akufo-Addo President Nana Akufo-Addo says the decision to go to the International Monetary...

Akufo-Addo commissions modern residential complex for judges

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned a modern residential complex for Appeal Court judges in Kumasi with a firm assurance to do more for the...

Parliament to vet 4 Supreme Court nominees

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will today (Tuesday, October 18) vet four persons nominated by the President for appointments as Supreme Court Judges.  They comprise...

We didn’t go to ‘galamsey’ sites to pray – Clergy

The Christian Ecumenical Bodies of Ghana is angered about the public uproar over their visit to illegal mining sites in the Eastern Region. According them,...

Be patient: GRTCC on transport fare increment

Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) is urging commercial drivers not to increase transport fares. The Council said they were yet to meet the government...

Eleven persons in court for rioting over GPRTU revenue

Eleven persons who were picked for rioting over ticketing and revenue at the Shukura Lorry Station have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.  They are...

Cedi slumps to world’s most performer versus dollar

Ghana’s cedi slumped to the world’s worst-performing currency to the dollar as wait-and-see investors continued to squeeze foreign capital into the West African country...

Galamsey: Occupyghana makes fresh demands

A pressure group, OccupyGhana has asked President Akufo-Addo to confiscate all ‘galamsey’ lands across the country.  The Group in an open letter dated October 17...

GPRTU demands 40% increment in transport fares

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is pushing for a 40 percent increase in transport fares ahead of its meeting with the government...

Akufo-Addo refers Captain Smart to Media Commission

The government has debunked and rebuked a publication by Onua TV titled “Nana Addo is actively involved in galamsey – Captain Smart”. Per the article...

Zoomlion donates to schools to mark global handwashing day

Waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, is donating handwashing items to schools. The donation forms part of Zoomlion’s activities to commemorate Global Handwashing Day (GHD),...

Re-constructed 44-year-old KATH maternity and children’s block nears completion

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed great satisfaction with the progress of work ongoing on the reconstruction and modernisation of the Maternity and Children’s block...

Coalition of Muslim Organisations raises red flag over ‘offensive’ textbook

The Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana (COMOG), has raised concerns over the publication of a textbook which they say casts the religion in a...

Why UTAG-UCC is out of university labour unions’ strike

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has abandoned the ongoing strike action of the four...

Akufo-Addo names his 5 best-performing Ministers

President Nana Akufo-Addo says he will not reshuffle some of his best-performing Ministers just because their critics believe they have served for too long...

EPA revokes licences of some illegal miners

The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Henry Kokofu, has disclosed that the Agency has sanctioned and revoked licenses of some...

Russia increases scholarship to Ghanaian students

The Russian Government has increased its scholarship to Ghanaian students from 75 to 110 with effect from November 2022. All students who would qualify for...

Maker’s House Chapel to get university, Teaching hospital

The General Overseer of The Maker’s House Chapel International has revealed they have received authorisation to build a university and teaching hospital. Dr Michael Boadi...

We receive ¢500 a day – ‘Galamsey’ workers boast of being paid more than minimum wage

A group of illegal miners have expressed delight in the financial gains from their illegal mining activities. According to the miners, each of them receives...

Energy Quest Foundation’s career seminar impacts hundreds

The Energy Career Seminars is an initiative of the Energy Quest Foundation. The founder of the Energy Quest Foundation, Lesley Arthur Asiedu, described this second...

You can’t survive on one job in Ghana; get extra source of income – Dr Boadi Nyamekye

The head pastor of The Maker’s House Chapel International, Dr Michael Boadi Nyamekye, has cautioned Ghana's economic situation does not make it safe for...

I’m sure my father wouldn’t have died if … – Dr Boadi Nyamekye

The General Overseer of The Maker’s House Chapel International, Dr Michael Boadi Nyamekye, has sadly recounted the death of his father, Charles Kofi Nyamekye....

Akufo-Addo commissions 20-unit residential facility for justices of Appeals Court

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned a 20-unit residential facility for justices of the Appeals Court in Kumasi. The project, which comprises four bedrooms each, a...

Adwoa Safo sends message to 2022 BECE candidates [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/lY23uMy3QaM?feature=share In a video shared on social media, Miss Safo said she wishes the candidates, especially in her constituency all the best. The MP also offered...

Govt overstretching Aisha Huang’s case – Effah-Dartey

Lawyer for Aisha Huang, an alleged illegal miner, has said the government is creating unnecessary hype for his client’s case. According to (Capt Rtd) Nkrabeah...

The Lord knows best – Ofori-Atta consoles Kwasi Kwarteng after dismissal

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has commiserated with Kwasi Kwarteng following his sack as Britain's Finance Minister. Mr Ofori-Atta says he shares in his pain, especially...

Akufo-Addo heaps praises on Alan Kyerematen

President Nana Akufo Addo has lauded Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyeremanten, for being consistent in delivering on his mandate. The President believes Mr Kyerematen...

YEA recruits 6,000 Community Health workers [Photos]

About 6,000 youth have passed out under the Youth Employment Agency’s (YEA) Community Health Worker module nationwide. The beneficiaries, who passed out in a colourful...