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Supreme Court judge nominee proposes ADR in addressing galamsey menace

Justice Frances Barbara Ackah-Yensu, a Supreme Court Justice nominee, on Tuesday called for the application of Alternative Dispute Resolution, (ADR) in addressing environmental crimes...

Man falls from coconut tree to death

A man, believed to be in his 30s, has died after falling from a coconut tree at Offinso Dome in the Offinso South Municipality...

Suspects who shot Fire Officers remanded

The Asokore Mampong District Court has remanded for two weeks in police custody two persons who allegedly shot two fire officers at Offinso in...

Okudzeto Ablakwa honours Atta Mills with surgical block

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has built and commissioned a surgical block in honour of late former President John Evans...

NAGRAT reacts to GES boss’ dismissal

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says it is worried about President Nana Akufo-Addo’s dismissal of the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service...

SHS student ‘flogged’ by teacher on verge of losing sight amid battle with stroke

A 21-year-old student of Assin Manso Senior High School (SHS), popularly known as Great AMASS, Janet Halm, is on the verge of losing her...

CHASS wants return to trimester system

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has called for a reversal of the senior high school (SHS) system from the current...

BECE 2022: Pregnant candidate in Kpandai district delivers

One out the 207 candidates writing the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at Kabonwure D/A JHS Centre in the Kpandai District of the...

Produce former MASLOC CEO or … – Court orders Alex Mould

The Accra High Court has given a former boss of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, up to December 22,...

Court remands woman over DNA brouhaha

A Berekum Magistrate Court has remanded a 28-year-old woman into police custody over contempt. She failed to pay for a DNA test ordered by the...

2,000 dogs to be vaccinated against rabies

Asutifi North District Director of Agriculture in the Ahafo Region, Paul Boakye, has said the directorate has begun putting measures in place to fight...

GUTA members close shops beginning today

Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) will today close shops in Accra to protest deteriorating economic situation.  The group described the industrial...

Fight against galamsey is not an event, it’s a process – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has sought the support of all and sundry in the fight against illegal mining. He...

20 illegal miners reportedly trapped at Obuasi

At least 20 gold miners have been trapped in one of the pits of Anglogold Ashanti at Obuasi in the Ashanti region. Reports indicate that the people...

My detractors in Ashanti Region will be put to shame – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has jabbed detractors of his government who say he has done little in terms of development in the Ashanti Region. According to...

GUTA disowns TAGG

 The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has said the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) is not part of them. GUTA President, Dr Joseph Obeng,...

I know Ghanaians are suffering – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has acknowledged the prevailing hardship in the country.  According to him, he receives briefing on the situation routinely.  The President said he is...

Inside of Appeals Court Judges’ residential complex inaugurated by Akufo-Addo [Photos]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday commissioned a modern residential complex for Appeals Court judges in Kumasi with a firm assurance to do...

Allied Health Professions boycott mother body’s activities

The Ghana Federation of Allied Health Professions (GFAHP) has declared a boycott of all activities being organised by the Regulatory Agency (Allied Health professions...

Akufo-Addo sacks GES Director-General

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa. His termination was contained in a letter signed by...

GUTA reveals when shops will be re-opened for business

Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) will from Wednesday, October 19, 2022, close down their shops in a nationwide protest. The decision,...

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...