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Galamsey fight: Forestry Commission to set up mining unit

The Forestry Commission is considering establishing a mining unit under the Forest Services Division. The unit, according to stakeholders, will coordinate and provide information concerning mining...

Erastus Asare Donkor and team honoured for ‘Destruction for Gold’ documentary

The Kumasi unit of The Multimedia Group has honoured the resilience of team members who worked together on the ‘Destruction for Gold’ documentary. The documentary...

Give us a break – Asantehene hits hard at govt’s anti-galamsey fight

The government’s anti-galamsey policies and strategies have come under fire from Asantehene, who claims they are shrouded in falsehood. According to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II,...

The ultimate crown awaits you – Paga Pio blesses Bawumia

Pe Awiah Awumpaga II, Paramount Chief of the Paga Traditional Area, is optimistic Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will wear the ultimate crown in...

2 teenagers whose parents died mysteriously at Abuakwa-Makro commit to starting life afresh

Two teenagers whose parents died mysteriously at Abuakwa-Maakro in the Ashanti Region say they are starting life afresh. Though the death of their parents remains...

Jealous man kills ex-wife’s husband

A jealous man is currently in the grips of the police for killing the husband of his ex-wife at Edwinase-Munsunkwa, a community in the...

Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association threatens strike against govt

The Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association has threatened to embark on a strike over continuous neglect by the government towards their welfare. According to the...

Poverty in rural communities will make fight against galamsey difficult – Akpaloo

The Leader and Founder of Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, says it will be extremely difficult for the government to win the...

Asantehene scolds chiefs for failing to report galamsey destruction

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is questioning the neutrality of his chiefs in illegal mining activities. He questioned why the chiefs under his authority...

Drivers’ mate electrocuted to death after climbing high-tension pole

24-year-old driver's mate, Kofi Kakra has been electrocuted after climbing a high-tension at Galilea near Kasoa in the Ga south Municipality of the Greater...

Ekosiisen National Dialogue Series: Take your own destiny into your hands – Youth urged

The Chief Executive Officer of National Youth Authority (NYA), Pius Enam Hadzide, has challenged the youth to take their destinies into their own hands. This,...

New twist to Nana Agradaa’s case

The founder of the Heaven Way Champion Ministries International Church, Patricia Asiedua, known as Nana Agradaa, has been slapped with fresh charges at the...

Gambaga witch camp survivor shares experience in Norway

Suuk Laari lived in the Gambaga witch camp for 15 years. Like everyone from the camp, her story confirms that of other women there...

MTN Ghana Foundation marks International Day of Rural Women at Akuse

MTN Ghana Foundation has empowered rural women on modern ways of farming to improve productivity. The initiative to mark the International Day of Rural Women...

The struggle is real: Gabby on Ghana’s ailing economy

Private legal practitioner and member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has acknowledged the harshness of the Ghanaian economy and its...

Ekosiisen National Dialogue Series: Govt alone cannot solve unemployment situation; take charge – Minister urges

The government alone cannot solve the problem of unemployment situations in Ghana, a Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, has said. According to the Member...

Nana Agradaa’s arrest a camouflage – Kofi Akpaloo

The flagbearer of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, says the arrest of the founder of Heaven Way Church, Patricia Asiedua aka...

Fuel prices to go up from October 16 – IES

Fuel prices are expected to go up at the pumps from Sunday, October 16, 2022, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has projected. This is...

Ekosiisen National Dialogue Series: Always be prepared; be a gorilla in your own space – McDan advises youth

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the McDan Group of Companies, Daniel McKorley, has cautioned the Ghanaian youth to always be ready for opportunities as...

Gunmen attack workers of Gomoa Fetteh Salt Industry as many get hospitalised

A group of gunmen numbering about 10 are reported to have attacked workers of the Gomoa Fetteh Salt Industry Limited, a wholly registered salt...

Sacked PPA boss’ trial begins Nov 29

The Office of the Special Prosecutor will on November 29, 2022, call its first witness in the trial of sacked former Chief Executive Officer...

Pentecostal and Charismatic Council threatens demo against ‘galamsey’

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) says it will mobilise its members to embark on a massive protest to drum home their displeasure...

Agradaa’s ‘son’ faces off with journalist in court [Video]

There was drama at the Circuit Court in Accra hearing the case of self-acclaimed evangelist, Patricia Asiedua, aka Nana Agradaa, over an alleged money-doubling...

Galamsey fight: I’m totally blind to so-called powerful people – Abu Jinapor

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said he remains committed to the fight against illegal mining locally known as galamsey. According...

Cedi hits ¢12.10 to a dollar

The Ghana cedi has breached the ¢12 mark within just a week, selling at ¢12.10 at most forex bureaus or the retail market. A visit...

Top journalist passes on

The Managing Editor of Koforidua-based Joy Daddy Multimedia, Solomon Kwaku Nuwordu, has been reported dead. Mr Nuwordu, according to reports, died on Thursday morning at the...

We run schools on credit and borrowing – CHASS to govt

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) says the delay in the release of funds for the running of schools under the...

All miners flushed out of Tano-Nimri Forest Reserve – Lands Minister

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has revealed all miners have been flushed out of the Tano Nimri Forest Reserve. He noted...

Missing man found dead in river

The decomposed body of a 56-year-old man has been found in a river under a bridge at Ekumfi Akotsi in the Central Region. Kasapa FM...

Koforidua Jackson Park building collapses on 2 workers

Two construction workers working on the redevelopment of the Koforidua Jackson Park project are receiving treatment at the Koforidua Government Hospital after a section...

NMC stops 2 stations from hosting programmes

The National Media Commission (NMC) has directed two radio stations in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region to immediately cease hosting programmes that espouse religious...

Notorious robber killed as Police arrest two suspects in Ashanti Region

The Police have killed a notorious robbery suspect at Asuofia Asamang in the Ashanti Region with two others arrested. This was through a specialised intelligence...

NSMQ 2022: Here are the schools that have qualified for one-eighth stage

On Thursday, October 13, the final contests of the 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) preliminary stage came off. On day four of the...

2022 BECE: Good news for candidates on selection of schools into SHSs

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has rolled out a new and easy strategy to aid parents and their wards who will be writing the...

GES sends strong warning to 2022 BECE candidates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned candidates writing the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to refrain from cheating in the exams. The exams have been...

All set for 2022 BECE

The 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will commence on October 17 and end on October 21, 2022. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) announced...

St Peter’s SHS gets smart lab, E-library

A smart laboratory and an electronic-Library initiated to boost education have been commissioned for St. Peter's Senior High School (SHS) at Kwahu-Abetifi in the...

World Food Day: Consume local food – Minister urges Ghanaians

The 42nd World Food Day has been celebrated in Ghana with a call on food scientists, vendors and players to make food safe for...

Moroccan Ambassador to visit Yendi

Moroccan Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Imane Quaadil, is scheduled to pay an official visit to Yendi from 15th-18th October, 2022 as part of...

GRA shuts 16 businesses

Assistant Commissioner of the VAT Administration wing of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Philip Acquah, says 16 businesses have been closed for non-compliance with...