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Tension mounts at Kwahu as Chinese man allegedly shoots 8-yr-old boy

Tension IS mounting among residents of Kwahu Apradang in the Eastern region after a Chinese man allegedly shot an eight-year-old boy. The incident...

Travelers from Accra to UAE to show proof of 24-hour negative test results

Travelers to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Accra will now have to show proof of a 24-hour negative Covid-19 test result before the...

CTVET releases 2021 provisional results, 160 candidates’ results withheld

The Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) has released the 2021 Certificate 1 core and elective components, access course, technician, advanced,...

One feared dead as policeman allegedly crushes 3 while chasing driver

One person is feared dead with two others battling for their lives after a policeman reportedly crushed into three pedestrians. The policeman who is...

Suspected Nigerian cyber fraudster nabbed in Ghana; faces extradition to USA

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) is to hand over a Nigerian businessman, Martins Eze Obina, to the International Police (INTERPOL) to face United States’...

Probe death of new mother over possible negligence by Ambulance Service – Mintah Akandoh

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, is demanding a parliamentary investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of...

GWCL starts water rationing

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has resorted to rationing water to meet demand in the wake of the dry season which has led...

UTAG to meet NLC today over industrial action

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is expected to appear before the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission...

UTAG strike: We don’t expect any ‘meaningful’ outcome from NLC meeting – UCC UTAG President

The President of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), is pessimistic about the outcome of...

Staff of Tamale Central Hospital under investigations for stealing hospital resources

The Medical Superintendent of Tamale Central Hospital, Dr. Mahamadu Mbini-waya has disclosed that several staffs of the hospital including medical doctors are under investigation...

Police impound vehicle carrying 32 suspected trafficked victims at Busunu

Police in Damongo in the Savannah Region have impounded a Sprinter bus with registration number AS 9399-12 with 32 passengers on board suspected to...

There’s no contract for rehabilitation of Accra-Tema Motorway – MP

The Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has stated that there’s no existing (Public-Private Partnership )...

Govt mandatory vaccination policy is non-negotiable – Health Minister

JoyNews/AdomNews · Government’s mandatory vaccination policy is non-negotiable – Health Minister The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has said that government’s mandatory vaccination policy is non-negotiable. In...

About 60 summoned over ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ campaign

About 60 persons have been issued summoned in the Ayawaso North Municipality of the Greater Accra Region for flouting the Operation Clean Your Frontage...

Covid-19 vaccines are efficacious – GMA schools Concerned Ghanaian Doctors

The Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Titus Beyuo has reiterated that data gathered by health authorities show that the...

Police interdicts ‘drunk’ officer captured in viral video

The Ghana Police Service has identified and interdicted a drunk officer captured in a viral video. A statement signed by the Director-General of Public Affairs,...

COVID-19: Concerned doctors warns govt against mandatory vaccination

A group of doctors have petitioned government rescind the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination with immediate effect. According to the Concerned Ghanaian Doctors, there are potential dangers...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for STEM School at East Legon

President Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) School at East Legon in Accra. According to...

Mobile network operators to publish list of SIM re-registration centres

Mobile Network Operators (MNO) in the country are expected to make public, a list of centres for the ongoing SIM card re-registration exercise. This...

Police Recruitment: Show exemplary leadership; refund monies to failed applicants – Dampare told

Chairperson of the Convention's People Party (CPP), Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Sarpong-Kumankumah, has called for a refund of monies collected from Ghanaians, who purchased Ghana...

UTAG’s meeting with NLC rescheduled for Thursday

The planned meeting between the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and the National Labour Commission (NLC) has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 13,...

Checkout Ghana’s statutory public holidays in 2022

The Ministry of Interior has published a list of 13 statutory public holidays and two commemorative holidays to be observed in 2022. Two of the...

I’m not dead; it’s mistaken identity – Former Minister speaks

The former Minister of Employment and Labour Relations in the erstwhile Mahama administration, Nii Armah Ashitey has debunked rumours purporting that he is dead....

Let’s support Police to improve their effectiveness – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has encouraged the citizenry to support the Police with resources and logistics to improve effectiveness in their operations. “Security is a collective responsibility,...

Govt extends travel ban on South Korea

The government has extended the temporal travel restriction for non-Ghanaians arriving from South Korea to February 3, 2022. The latest communiqué from the Ministry...

Single Spine Salary Structure to be reviewed soon

The Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) Pay Policy is expected to see a review in the coming months, according to the Fair Wages and...

7-year-old pupil drowns in school septic tank

Police in Koforidua in the Eastern region is investigating the circumstances that led to the drowning of a 7-year-old pupil of High Mowing International...

Over 60 residents, business operators sanctioned over unkempt surroundings

More than 60 residents and business operators in the Ayawaso North Municipality were on Tuesday summoned and made to tidy up their surroundings. A motor...

68-year-old commits suicide at Anlo-Afiadenyigba

A 68-years-old man living at Anlo-Afiadenyigba in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region has allegedly committed suicide. The incident which occurred last Sunday, January...

Mobile Money vendor jailed for stealing GH¢18K from employer

An Adenta Circuit Court has sentenced a Mobile Money vendor to 12 months imprisonment for stealing his employer’s money. Ibrahim Emmanuel is said to have...

KATH whistleblower files order at High Court to reverse his dismissal

An accounts officer who was sacked by the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Board for accusing Management of misapplication of Covid-19 funds, has challenged...

Increasing pension age to 65 years: SSNIT appeals

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) wants broader consultations with government and labour unions over a possible increase of retirement age, from...

FDA denied my request for certified reports on adverse events of covid-19 vaccines – Sammy Gyamfi

The Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, says the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has denied his request for certified...

Metro Mass Transit sympathises with victims of Bibiani–Anhyiaso road crash

The Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) has commiserated with victims of the road accident which occurred on January 10, 2022 on the Bibiani–Anhyiaso–Bekwai road. In...

Nestle recalls 24 batches of milk from the market

Nestle Ghana has recalled 24 batches of evaporated milk from the market following social media uproar after consumers discovered coagulated milk in their Ideal...

Five fire officers interdicted over ‘disappearance of GH¢30K from accident scene’

The Ghana National Fire Service has interdicted five of its officers for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of an amount of GH¢30,000 from...

Akufo-Addo launches Gh¢6.1 Million Police Medical Fund as he commissions projects

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday launched a GH¢6.1 Police Emergency Medical Intervention Fund at the Police Hospital, Accra. The fund is aimed at providing immediate...

Foreign Affairs Ministry runs out of 32-page passport booklets

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced the shortage of 32-page passport booklets. The shortage, according to the ministry, is due to...

AFCON 2021: Mahama’s aide posts thought-provoking question after Stars loss

Special aide to former President John Mahama, Joyce Bawa Mogtari has wondered whether the love for the Ghana national team, Black Stars, can ever...

Missing 26-year-old man found dead

A 26-year-old man, Bernard Boateng, who returned to Ghana from Holland for the Christmas holidays, has been allegedly murdered at Aputuogya in the Bosomtwe...