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KATH sacks staff who dragged management to CHRAJ

 Awuni Akyireba, staff at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi who petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the...

Sissala West MP pays fees of 42 UEW students

Sissala West Member of Parliament (MP), Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has paid the fees of 42 constituents at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). The beneficiaries,...

Buildings on lands earmarked for dual-carriage construction to be demolished

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Attah, has warned that any project that stands in the way of the construction of dual-carriage...

JoyNews’ investigations uncover how a child could be rented for ₵800 to work on cocoa farms [Video]

Eight hundred cedis is how much it costs to get a child to work on a cocoa farm at Elluokrom in the Western North...

Man found hanging dead at Awudome cemetery

An unidentified man, believed to be in his early 40s, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging, at Awudome Public Cemetery in Accra. The deceased...

Ghana marks 4th Constitution Day

In December 2018, a bill was laid before the Parliament of Ghana to amend the Public Holiday Act, 2001 (Act 601) to provide for...

Police analyse December 31 prophecies for possible prosecution

The Ghana Police Service says it has begun analysing videos of public prophecies from crossover services on December 31, 2021. This, according to the...

NCA meets telcos over long queues associated with SIM re-registration

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Ken Ashigbey, has revealed that the National Communications Authority (NCA) has met with mobile...

Cocoa Carriers reject 20 pesewas increase in pay for a bag of cocoa

Cocoa Carriers across the country on Thursday 6th January 2022 rejected a proposal by the management of the Cocoa Marketing Company and Ghana Cocoa...

23 students involved in accident along Dodowa-Shai Hills road [Video]

https://youtu.be/S94WSA4cpW0 Twenty-three students heading to Anum Secondary School have been involved in an accident along the Dodowa-Shai Hills road. Principal Emergency Medical Technician, Issah Kpanbey,...

eTranzact reaches out to Korle-Bu children

eTranzact, the premiere electronic payment provider in Ghana, brought smiles to children at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital during the festive season. Anonymously dressed up...

My administration welcomes criticisms – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says he tolerates all kinds of criticisms in his bid to better the lives of Ghanaians.  Describing it as part of...

KTU student, girlfriend remanded for brandishing weapon on social media

A student of Koforidua Technical University (KTU) and his girlfriend have been remanded in police custody for brandishing a gun on social media and...

Police arrest British national for assaulting fire officer and journalist

A British national who allegedly assaulted an officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) and a journalist working with a Sunyani-based local radio...

4 suspected to have tied, clubbed man to death arrested

Police in the Central Region have arrested four persons suspected to have tied a 23-year-old man and clubbed him to death. Nana Kofi Amangu, Kwamena...

2 drown in Black Volta as their boat catches fire

Two people on Wednesday got drowned when a boat they were traveling on caught fire on the Black Volta. They were on board with 12...

COVID-19: Methodist Church approves 2 hours for church services

The Methodist Church Ghana has announced that starting from January 2022, services in the various societies should not exceed a maximum duration of two...

Husband of fake pregnancy suspect drops bombshell

“I saw my wife’s physical belly from the first month to the tenth month when we moved from our residence in Colombia, a suburb...

Five suspected armed robbers killed, six others arrested

The Police says it has killed five suspected robbers in a series of special Anti-Robbery intelligence-led operations. Some six others were also arrested in the...

My life is in danger – Akua Donkor reacts after thieves raided her property again

Founder and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor, has cried out after thieves raided her property for the second time. Madam Donkor...

Couple beat 4-year-old daughter to death for bedwetting

A couple based at Enchi-Yakase in the Western North Region has been caged by the police for beating their four-year-old daughter to death for...

2022 is the year of roads – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has declared 2022 as the third year of roads. In a tweet on Wednesday, the President announced that his government will continue to...

Five cops interdicted for extortion

Five Policemen from the Asamankese Division in the Eastern Region have been interdicted for allegedly extorting money from a victim identified as Tamimu, 31,...

Bawku disturbances: 12 suspects denied bail

An Accra Circuit Court did not grant bail to the 12 accused persons arrested for their involvement in the renewed chieftaincy clashes in Bawku. In...

Sammy Awuku offers lady scholarship as Adom FM launches appeal for her admission fees

Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammy Awuku, fulfilled the dream of a young lady who had gained admission to the Accra College...

Two traditional leaders remanded over attempted assassination

The Ofaakor District Court has remanded two traditional leaders over an attempted assassination of Gomoa Fetteh chief. The two, Nana Essel Amoquandoh III and Nana...

3 teenagers arrested for attempting to murder girl, 14, for rituals

Detectives in Nigeria in collaboration with community youth have arrested three suspects for attempted ritual killing. It is reported that the suspects, two aged 15...

180 UG students petition management over their missing names in final graduation list

A total of 180 expected graduands from the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, have petitioned the management of the University, over...

TEWU agrees to suspend strike action

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) has agreed to suspend its strike action meant to demand outstanding arrears relating to their professional development...

Driver arrested for reckless driving after Facebook tip-off

The Police have arrested a 31-year-old driver after a Facebook user reported him on the social media platform for careless driving on the Kwahu...

SSNIT and NIA numbers merger extended to June 30

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has extended the deadline for members of the scheme to merge their SSNIT and NIA numbers...

Live the value system which Elvis kept faith with – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah was among scores of people who gathered on the premises of the Multimedia Group for a memorial service in...

Man in Police grips for setting aunt’s building ablaze

Police in Ho have arrested a 34-year old farmer, Dzomeku Godsway, for setting ablaze his aunt’s house at Sokode Etoe in the Volta Region. DSP...

Covid-19: Ghana records 13,576 active cases

As of January 1, 2022, Ghana’s Covid-19 active cases stood at 13,567, The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. The active cases have risen by...

The tallest plastic waste bottles Christmas tree in 2021

Every year MCKINGTORCH Africa does a few 10 feet tall bottles tree with 400 waste bottles and install them. This last year, the Christmas tree...

Our members will not take any more explanations – TEWU

Members of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), of the Ghana Education Service (GES), have withdrawn their services due to the delay of...

Former AMA boss passes on

Former mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Solomon Ofei Darko, has reportedly passed on. He passed on after a short illness at the Greater Accra Regional...

Good news for teachers against ‘One teacher One laptop’ policy

President Nana Akufo-Addo says concerns raised against the controversial ‘One teacher One laptop' policy will be given due consideration and attention. The government facilitated the...

Memorial service for late Joy Brands GM, Elvis Kwashie in photos

The Multimedia Group on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, held a memorial service for the late Elvis Kwashie who passed away on December 28, 2021. Mr...

Be vigilant with fires during harmattan season – NADMO urges public

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has called on the public to be careful with materials that can easily ignite fires to reduce the...