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COLA: Public sector workers to withdraw their services on this date

The Public Services Workers Union is set to strike from July 19 to demand a 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance. The union will be...

Police certified riding ambassadors inaugurated

As part of the road safety campaign of the Ghana Police Service, the Police Certified Riding Ambassadors (POCRA) initiative has been inaugurated to help...

Pay GRA ¢10k for your frivolous application – Supreme Court to Barker-Vormawor

A seven-member Supreme Court panel on Tuesday slammed #FixTheCountry Convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor for his role in a case filed by the group and two...

Police admit planting an informant in Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s cell

The Ghana Police Service has opened up about allegations of planting a ‘stranger’ in the cell of a convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver...

COLA: Senior Staff Association of Universities in Ghana declares strike [Listen]

All senior staff of public universities across the country have been directed by their leadership to lay down their tools . The action is to...

COLA Strike: Negotiations must be fair – Eduwatch

A Revenue and Financing Fellow with the Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has said that the ongoing discussions between government and striking teacher unions over...

NAGRAT, GNAT walk out of negotiations; Teachers still on strike

Representatives of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the National Graduate Association of Teachers (NAGRAT) have walked out of the negotiation with...

ECG to undertake planned maintenance in parts of Accra on July 13

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will carry out planned maintenance work to improve service delivery in some areas of...

Articulator truck driver who allegedly caused accident that killed Bibiani-Anwhiaso-Bekwai MCE missing

The Police in the Eastern Region are searching for the driver of the Articulated truck who allegedly caused the accident that killed the Municipal...

MCE for Bibiani-Anwhiaso-Bekwai, driver killed in crash

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai in the Western North region, Alfred Amoah, and his personal driver have been reported dead in a...

Majority Leader proposes scrubbing of the Presidential system in checking corruption

Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, is proposing the adoption of the Westminster system of government for Ghana, where a Prime Minister leads government...

Galamsey pit kills two miners at Manso Muano

Two people have drowned in a galamsey pit at Manso Muano in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti region.The incident occurred on Monday,...

Don’t blame Education Minister for food shortages in schools – Eduwatch

Executive Director of African Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has advised Ghanaians not to blame the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, for the...

UPNMG procures motor bikes for regions to cater for transportation needs

The Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG), in response to the transportation needs of its various branches, has procured motor bikes for...

GRIDCo demolishes illegal structures under high tension lines at Bawaleshie [Photos]

Officials of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and a team of security personnel on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, embarked on a massive demolition exercise...

Speaker tasks 5 committees of Parliament to investigate concerns of school feeding caterers

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has tasked 5 committees of Parliament to investigate the concerns of school feeding caterers. The Speaker also charged the committees...

IMF bailout: Why govt can’t cancel free SHS, school feeding – Kate Gyamfua explains

The incumbent National Women's Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kate Gyamfua, has stated that government can't afford to cancel the free...

Marry a woman with a Ghanaian mindset, not a western mindset – US-based Ghanaian

US-based Ghanaian, Wofa Kay, has stated that he always prefers a Ghanaian woman to an American because he does not believe in the western...

Strike: Teaching and learning halted at Labone Senior High School

The Teacher Union's strike is in full force here at the Labone Senior High School as teaching activities have halted. However, second year students, who could...

6 arrested for lynching man they said looked like a murderer

The Central Region Police Command has arrested six persons suspected to be linked to a lynching incident at Aburansa. According to eyewitnesses, some residents beat...

Food shortage, teachers’ strike bite hard as SHS heads convene crucial meeting

The woes of students in Senior High Schools (SHS) have worsened in the past few weeks. Initially, there were complaints across the country about inadequate...

Supreme Court preserves key evidence against former SSNIT boss Ernest Thompson

The Supreme Court has, in a unanimous decision, dismissed a case filed by former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT),...

Alliance Motors, 2 others facing $96,000 lawsuit over sale of defective vehicle

Alliance Motors Ghana Limited, AFCL Ghana and Jauguar Land Rover in South Africa are facing a lawsuit over the sale of a defective vehicle...

Special Prosecutor’s request to keep Sir John’s assets frozen dismissed

An Accra High Court has dismissed a request by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyabeng, to extend his power to freeze assets of the late...

GRIDCo demolishes illegal structures under high tension lines at Bawaleshie

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has led a taskforce to demolish illegal structures sited under some of its high tension lines in the Ayawaso...

Toll workers chase govt for salaries

JoyNews/AdomNews · Toll Workers chase government for salaries Members of the Toll Workers Association of Ghana are demanding payment of their six months salary arrears...

Public Service Workers Union to join COLA strike

The Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) is set to strike from July 19 to demand a 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). The union...

African States urged to address corruption in basic service delivery

A global coalition against corruption, Transparent International, has called on African states to address corruption, especially in the delivery of basic services. According to the...

Nduom makes first public appearance after nearly four years

After being absent from politics for nearly four years, the former Progressive People's Party (PPP) flagbearer, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has made his first...

Education Ministry to provide food supplies to Upper West schools

The Education Ministry says it has made arrangements with suppliers to provide Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Upper West Region with food. The regional...

Mechanic lynched at Aburansa

A 28-year-old mechanic, Festus Eduafo, from Ekunfi Asaafa, has been lynched at Aburansa near Komenda in the Central Region. The victim was beaten to death...

3 miners drown in River Offin after canoe capsized

Three miners have drowned in the Offin river at Manso Keniago in the Amansie south district of the Ashanti Region. The victims died after...

Govt awards contract for commencement of Adwoa Safo’s legacy project

The Government of Ghana has awarded a contract for the Dome-Kitase road rehabilitation project in the Greater Accra Region to the First Sky Group. The...

Abuja jailbreak: Insecurity in Nigeria is a threat to Ghana’s peace, security – Peter Toobu

A member of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, Peter Toobu, has called on security agencies in the country to activate their intelligence...

Female convict begs Akufo-Addo for pardon

A 25-year-old convict at the Ho Female Prison, who is losing her eyesight as a result of burns she sustained while pouring acid on...

Two Zabzugu SHS teachers die in gory accident

Students and teachers of the Zabzugu Senior High School (SHS) have been thrown into a state of mourning after two senior staff there met...

29% of employees earning salaries better off than those self-employed – World Bank

The World Bank has said that 29% of Ghanaians who are into wage employment are better off than 69% who are into self-employment. The Bretton...

Fair Wages and Salaries Commission meets organised labour tomorrow

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) will tomorrow commence moves to avert a looming nationwide strike by organised labour. The Commission will begin negotiations...

Sanitation Levy accrues GH¢196.6m

The Sanitation and Pollution Levy of 10Gp per litre on petroleum products has accrued more than GH¢196.5 million as of the end of May...

64 Boko Haram terrorists likely hiding in Ghana – GIS

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has announced that about 64 members of Nigerian terrorist group, Boko Haram, who escaped from in Abuja, are likely...