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Drivers’ strike: Govt directs GOIL to reduce fuel price

Government has directed Goil to reduce its fuel price from GHC 6.85 to GHC6.70 per litre. This comes after Chief of Staff, Frema Opare, met...

YouStart will have momentous impact like free SHS – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is optimistic government’s multi-year GH₵10 billion ‘YouStart programme’ will be as impactful as the free Senior High School (SHS) policy introduced...

Woman beaten to death over witchcraft accusations

An elderly woman has died in Nalerigu at the North East Region after she was beaten over suspicions of witchcraft. The deceased, identified as...

Covering faces of suspects will complicate investigation – Security analyst

Security analyst, Adib Saani, has reacted to the decision by the Ghana Police Service to protect the faces of suspects. Mr Saani remarked that...

Sea defence project: Govt bows to pressure, allocates GH¢10m for feasibility studies

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced that a budgetary allocation of 10 million cedis will be made to examine a comprehensive solution along...

I’ve written to Speaker on modifications to the 2022 Budget – Ken Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says he has officially written to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin on modifications made to the 2022 Budget. "On behalf...

Dozens of farmers honoured at Kpone-Katamanso on Farmers Day

The Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly has honoured eleven farmers to mark the 2021 Farmers Day celebration held at Gbetsile Town Park near Kpone in the...

GES announces date for first National Exam for all Primary 4 pupils

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has scheduled the first edition of the National Standardised Test for December 17, 2021. The exam, which forms part...

E-levy remains at 1.75 % – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has ruled out a reduction of the 1.75 % Electronic Taxation levy (e-levy). Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, had said the...

Full text: Ken Ofori-Atta announces amendments to 2022 budget

Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. I thank you for honouring our invitation to this Press Conference. On Friday, 26th November 2021, the Parliament of...

Konongo Odumase SHS killing: Prime suspect caged as 4 others are discharged [Video]

https://youtu.be/EDcsie90qDU The Konongo District Court in the Ashanti Region has discharged four juveniles standing trial in connection with the death of a first-year student of...

Agric Ministry to compensate Ejisu pig farmers for stocks lost

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has promised to compensate the Ejisu pig farmers who lost their pigs to the African swine fever in...

Drivers strike: Six arrested in Northern region for obstructing traffic

The Northern Regional Police has arrested six drivers for obstructing traffic in the city. They were arrested for blocking two major roads, thus causing...

Man caught using fake arm to try to get vaccine certificate

A 50-year-old man tried to pass off a silicone arm as his own at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in northern Italy, in an attempt to get a...

Set standard tariff regime- Premier Health CEO appeals to NHIA

Premier Health Insurance Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Percy Asare Ansah, has appealed to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), regulators of the health insurance...

Doctor fined for amputating wrong leg of patient

A surgeon has been fined after amputating the wrong leg of a patient earlier this year in Austria. The elderly patient's right leg was removed...

It was not deliberate to see you suffer – Drivers union tell Ghanaians [Audio]

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) for True Drivers Union, Yaw Barima, says their strike which left many Ghanaians stranded was not deliberate. According to...

Covid-19: GHS records 8 more deaths

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says eight more lives have been lost to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Service made this known in its latest update...

The Big Talent Show week 10: Tapoli evicted amid electrifying performances

It’s a competition so I am okay with everything that has happened. I thank God for the eviction and it doesn’t mean my talent...

Serial abuser jailed 23 years for stabbing girlfriend to death at Holiday Inn

A serial abuser has been jailed for 23 years for stabbing his girlfriend to death at a Holiday Inn. Taye Francis, 40, already had...

FixTheCountry conveners send strong message to govt over drivers demo

#FixTheCountry conveners have asked the government to take immediate steps to address issues raised by commercial transport operators and their unions. The call comes in...

Drivers strike: Aayalolo deploys 110 buses to mitigate effect

Operations Manager of the Quality Bus System, popularly known as “Aayololo,” has said the company has deployed 110 buses to five routes in Accra...

Be thankful to your employer – Bishop Tackie-Yarboi urges workers

The Presiding Bishop of the Victory Bible Church International (VBCI), Bishop Nii Apiakai Tackie-Yarboi, has underscored the need for workers to be thankful and...

Otumfuo rekindles relationship with Awuah-Darko family [Photos]

The overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has rekindled the long-standing relationship with the Awuah-Darko family. This was at their private...

Agric Minister’s itinerary as he tours Northern, North East and other Regions

Minister for Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has commenced a 13-day tour of the five Northern regions of the country. The tour which began...

Prempeh College’s 2021 NSMQ star Eden to get full tertiary scholarship [Video]

The Deputy Railway Minister, Kwaku Asante Boateng, has pledged a scholarship to Eden Nana Kyei, one of the students of Prempeh College who represented...

Manasseh digs into Akufo-Addo’s Forbes African of the Year award

Senior investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has taken to his social media platform to react after President Nana Akufo-Addo was adjudged Forbes African of...

This is not the time for strike – Titus-Glover to drivers

Former Deputy Minister for Transport, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has kicked against the strike which took effect in the early hours of Monday, December...

Kofi Kinaata’s SOS message to govt on TVET

Multiple award-winning musician, Kofi Kinaata, has made a clarion call to the government to prioritise Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) in the country. According...

Mum’s body left in the mortuary freezer because staff forgot about her

A mum's body was left in a mortuary freezer for six weeks because staff forgot about her. Police ordered toxicology tests which found...

Ejisu: Ex-police officer allegedly shoots at tenant over rent arrears [Photos]

A 37-year-old ex-police officer has been arrested by police at Ejisu for allegedly shooting at his tenant over rent arrears. Prince Nyarko was said to have...

Yaa Naa Abukari II commends B-Heck Africa NGOs Alliance for RoCHA Social Change Prize – Ghana

The Overlord of the Dagbon Traditional Area, Yaa Naa Abukari II, today commended the enactment of the RoCHA Prize Ghana Celebration while expressing his...

Commercial drivers call off strike

The Coalition of Commercial Transport Owners has suspended its indefinite strike on Monday, December 6, 2021. The decision was reached after President Akufo-Addo requested a...

Forestry Commission lifts ban on hunting in forests

The Forestry Commission has announced a lifting of the ban on hunting wild animals in Ghana’s forests. The ban, effected on August 1, 2021, is...

Peter Amewu mourns after being hit with sad news

The Volta Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Second Vice-Chairman, Ebenezer Amuzu has passed on. Minister for Railway Development and Hohoe MP, John Peter Amewu...

Akufo-Addo stops Ministers from travelling

President Nana Akufo-Addo has placed a month’s travelling ban on all ministers and their deputies except travels involving serious medical emergencies. The temporary ban, according...

Unidentified men kill security guard, injures 70-year-old woman

A security guard has died while a 70-year-old woman is receiving treatment after a yet-to-be-identified suspect attacked them at Chorkor in the Greater Accra...

Dagbon overlord lauds National Best Farmer

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ndan Ya-Na Abukari II, has praised the National Best Farmer for 2021, 44-year-old Alhaji Mohammed Mashud, who hails from Mion...

Teacher union to demonstrate over laptop deductions

A teacher union, known as All Teachers Alliance Ghana (ATAG), is set to embark on a demonstration on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. The protest, according...

Our drivers not part of strike – GRTCC

The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has distanced itself from the ongoing strike action by commercial drivers. General Secretary of GRTCC, Emmanuel Ohene Yeboah,...