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30 security and intelligence operatives graduate from IISS

Thirty (30) intelligence and security personnel have graduated from the Institute for Intelligence and Strategic Security (IISS). The participants, drawn from the Police Intelligence...

Teachers strike: GES sends important message to school heads

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed heads of Senior High Schools to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students in their various...

Yet-to-be commissioned police station turned hideout for criminals

A recently-constructed but yet-to-be commissioned police station at Anwomaso-Junction in the Oforikrom Municipality is now serving as hideout for criminals and a home for...

Substance believed to be crude oil discovered at Apremdo in Western Region [Photos]

Residents of Apremdo in the Western Region have discovered an unknown substance beneath the soil. The black sticky material is suspected to be crude oil. Following...

Trinity Baptist Church donates Gh₵10,000, relief items to Apiate victims

The Trinity Baptist Church, Accra on behalf of its affiliate in the United Kingdom, has presented an amount of Gh₵10,000 to the Apiate Support...

NUGS begs striking teachers

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has expressed its displeasure against the ongoing strike by some pre-tertiary teacher unions across the country. According to...

Alleged Coup plotters’ fate hangs

An Accra High Court has set July 25, 2022 to determine whether the Office of the Attorney General has made enough case against the...

We saw NLC directive on social media – Striking teachers

JoyNews/AdomNews · Striking teachers calls bluff of NLC Striking Teacher Unions have called out the National Labour Commission (NLC) which has urged them to rescind...

National Cathedral: God has not told me he is homeless – Sam Pee Yalley [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sam Pee Yalley oppose building of National Cathedral A leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has explained why he will...

IMF bailout – E-levy will not be scrapped – Govt

The Finance Ministry has disclosed that government will not terminate the 1.5% levy on electronic transactions, despite its application to the International Monetary Fund...

Suspects in Major Mahama’s case asked to open defence

The 14 persons who allegedly killed the late Major Maxwell Mahama at Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region, mistaking him for an armed robber,...

Over 500 cocoa farmers obtain land rights documentation

Over 500 cocoa farmers in Ghana have been supported to obtain land rights documentation for their farms. This forms part of the Cocoa Household...

Teachers strike: NLC gives govt 7 days to address concerns

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has urged striking Teacher Unions to rescind their decision to withdraw their service and return to post. The Teacher Unions...

Teachers strike: Schools will remain open – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed Heads of Senior High Schools (SHS) through the Regional and District Directors to mobilise their Management teams...

Occupy Ghana mounts pressure on Auditor-General

Pressure group, Occupy Ghana has mounted pressure on the Auditor-General to enforce his powers of disallowance and surcharge. In a second letter dated July 1,...

NHIS to pay 30% more for medicines

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced a 30 per cent upward increase in the amount paid for medicines and services under the...

Private sector central to our economic recovery – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has rallied the private sector to lead the country’s economic recovery process. At a breakfast meeting with industry captains and...

NLC appeals to teacher unions over strike action

The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC) has appealed to all the four teacher unions who commenced a strike action on Monday...

38-year-old bar operator stabbed to death over alleged chieftaincy dispute

There is uneasy calm at Adum Afrancho in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region as a 38-year-old bar operator has been killed...

Hundreds of ECG customers rush to ECG offices over metering challenges

Hundreds of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) customers are rushing to the ECG offices to get their metering challenges rectified in order to avoid...

Ghana in crisis: IMF team lands today, negotiations begin July 6

A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold series of meetings with government officials on Ghana’s economic recovery programme, beginning Wednesday July...

Accra flooded again after Tuesday’s heavy downpour

Torrential rains have left some parts of Accra flooded again. Tuesday morning’s downpour has been ongoing for about three hours now. Some commuters in the capital...

Teenage lifeguard dies in car crash leaving family devastated

A heartbroken family has paid tribute to their “most wonderful” son who died in a car crash. Jack Stabler, 17, was the passenger in a car which collided...

Family of murdered Nkoranza trader demands independent autopsy

The family of a 28-year-old trader and footballer allegedly picked from his home and killed by police at Nkoranza is demanding an independent autopsy...

Govt pushes for rent reforms as stakeholders meet to review existing laws

The efforts by the sector Ministry to address problems associated with rental housing received a major boost as stakeholders, made up of industry players...

Ada Kope residents call on govt for community clinic

Residents of Ada Kope in the Krachi West district in the Oti region are calling on government and corporate entities to provide the community...

Akufo-Addo decided to go to IMF without consulting NDPC – Director-General

National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) Director-General (DG), Kodjo Essiam Mensah Abrampa, says the President chose to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) without...

Teacher unions declare indefinite strike

Four teacher unions have declared an indefinite nationwide strike – effective Monday, July 4 – over demands for the payment of the Cost of...

Ghana needs righteousness: not churches, leaders – Apostle Eric Nyamekye

The Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has said what the nation needs are not leaders and churches but righteousness exhibited...

Checkout how much Ghana will get from IMF

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the government is likely to receive about $2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after deliberations on...

If you extort, you’re gone! – Operation Clean Your Frontage taskforce warned

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘If you extort, you’re gone!’ – Operation Clean Your Frontage taskforce warned The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has warned personnel deployed...

NABCO personnel will be moved to YouStart programme

There is a glimmer of hope for beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) despite the economic challenges of the country. According to the Information...

3.6m Ghanaians are food insecure – GSS

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has called on the government to be keen on ensuring food and nutrition security in the rural areas of...

GAF warns public against sale, use of military-pattern uniforms, accoutrement without permit

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) says it is putting in place measures to curb the unlawful sale and use of military-pattern uniforms and accoutrement...

Ghana’s Victoria Kwakwa gets top World Bank post

The World Bank has appointed Victoria Kwakwa as the new World Bank Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, effective July 1, 2022. Mrs Kwakwa, an economist and...

IMF engagement: E-levy was the bait – Think Tank

The government’s decision to introduce the Electronic Transaction Tax, popularly known as E-levy, was to pave the way for it to seek a bailout...

Anglogold Ashanti trains teachers in Obuasi on new curriculum

400 Junior High School teachers within the Obuasi Municipal and Obuasi East District have undergone training to prepare them adequately to adapt to the...

IMF bailout: Akufo-Addo still has confidence in Ken Ofori-Atta – Oppong Nkrumah

It appears that calls for Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s head over Ghana’s current economic misfortunes may have come to naught. Government spokesperson, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah...

Police arrest 6 suspects over land, chieftaincy dispute in Ashanti Region

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has arrested six persons in the Ashanti Region who are suspected to be connected to a land and chieftaincy...

GES Director-General advises staff to prepare for retirement

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has counseled staff members to make proper retirement plans. He encouraged them not to...