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Treat patients with empathy and dignity – Health Minister to GHS

Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has charged the newly inaugurated Governing Boards of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ho Teaching Hospital to...

Justice Dzamefe questions judiciary’s financial independence

Supreme Court nominee, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, has bemoaned the lack of financial independence of the judiciary, saying it is negatively affecting its work. During his...

I won’t recommend suppression of investigative journalism – Justice Dzamefe

Supreme Court nominee, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, has declared that he will not endorse the suppression of investigative journalism, even as part of efforts to...

CDD-Ghana to launch documentary on life and work of Prof. Gyimah-Boadi

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is scheduled to launch a documentary on the life and work of its co-founder and former Executive...

Owerriman SHS headmaster appeals for infrastructure support

The Headmaster of Owerriman Senior High School in Asante Akyem North, Alexander Appiah Agyei, has made a heartfelt appeal to the government to address...

Some OMCs reduce fuel prices at pumps; petrol selling at GH¢10.99

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started reducing prices of petroleum products at the pumps from Monday, June 16, 2025. Market leader Star Oil is...

Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight

Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the crashed Air India flight, a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly...

Gov’t to evacuate Ghanaians from Iran

The government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has revealed plans to evacuate all Ghanaians in Iran in the wake of...

Take your cases to court, not the media – Haruna Mohammed tells AG

Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has criticised the Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, for what he described as...

Half of December shows were free – Ruddy Kwakye

Ghanaian media executive and culture curator Ruddy Kwakye has said in a recent interview on Joy FM that many Ghanaian events don’t make gains...

SML threatens legal action against OSP

Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has threatened to initiate legal action against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The Director of Support Services, Dr....

COMAC predicts stable fuel prices

The prices of petroleum products will remain stable in the second pricing window of June, the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COCMC) has predicted. The...

How Pope John Senior High and Minor Seminary celebrated its 67th Anniversary and Speech and Prize Giving Day [Photos]

Over the weekend, Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary celebrated its 67th Anniversary and Speech and Prize Giving Day in Koforidua. It was...

Omane Boamah pledges to sponsor POJOSS student to study architecture

Minister of Defence, Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, has pledged to sponsor a Visual Arts student of Pope John Senior High and Minor Seminary...

Attorney General will not trade law for pressure – Srem Sai

Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Justice Srem Sai, has defended the prosecutorial approach under his boss, Dr. Dominic Ayine, insisting that the new Attorney General...

Education Ministry orders probe into canoe tragedy involving Lawra SHS students

The Ministry of Education has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of seven Lawra Senior High School (SHS) students who drowned in a...

Gov’t to deploy DRIP machines for farm road projects – Agric Minister

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced plans to deploy heavy-duty equipment acquired under the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) to...

Bees disrupt BECE at Wa School for the Deaf

A swarm of wild bees attacked candidates writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Wa School for the Deaf Centre on Thursday,...

25 private SHSs added to the 2025 School Selection – See full list

The Ministry of Education has added 25 private senior high schools (SHSs) to the 2025 school selection process for Junior High School (JHS) graduates...

Zoomlion clarifies contract with YEA

Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has dismissed claims regarding the termination of its contract with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), clarifying that the...

Asunafo North Cocoa Farmers Union intensifies fight against child labour in Ahafo Region

The Asunafo North Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union has stepped up its campaign to eliminate child labour in cocoa farming within the Asunafo...

Man arrested with 40 parcels of suspected narcotics on Accra-Somanya Highway

The National Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a young man for the unlawful possession of 40 parcels of a...

Appointments Committee begins vetting of Supreme Court nominees today

The seven judges nominated by President John Mahama for appointment to the Supreme Court are scheduled to appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament...

Fire destroys shops near UEW North Campus [Photos]

Fire has destroyed about seven shops near the North Campus Small Gate of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) in the Central Region. The incident...

Two fined GH¢1,560 for stealing, dishonestly receiving

The Tarkwa District Court One has fined two persons—Emmanuel Tawiah, a labourer, and Ibrahim Mohammed, a businessman—a total of GH¢1,560 for stealing and dishonestly...

31 illegal miners arrested in Bono anti-galamsey operation

The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested 31 suspected illegal miners and seized 12 excavators along with two load-bed trucks in a large-scale operation...

Kasoa Opeikuma floods: Over 200 homes submerged after Okrudu River overflow

More than 200 houses have been submerged at Kasoa Opeikuma in the Awutu Senya East Municipality following the overflow of the Okrudu River after...

Men urged to be responsible fathers to help reduce robbery and streetism

Men have been urged to take up their responsibilities as fathers to help curb the rising cases of robbery and streetism in society. This call...

Sunyani West MP donates vehicles to police to combat robbery and crime

In a bid to strengthen security in the Sunyani West Municipality, Member of Parliament Millicent Yeboah Amankwaah has donated a brand-new pickup truck and...

Asutifi South DCE pledges enhanced development for Hwidiem

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Benjamin Assabil Donkor, has pledged to prioritize development in Hwidiem to enhance...

World Vision supports maiden Teachers’ Awards in Krachi West with equipment donation

World Vision’s Kete-Krachi Cluster has donated a range of essential items to support the maiden Teachers' Awards in Krachi West, located in the Oti...

Don’t abandon ongoing projects – Chief tells Obuasi East MCE

The Regent of the Akrokere Divisional Council, Nana Kofi Bekye, has appealed to the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi East to prioritize the...

World Gold Council, NADeF donate GH¢234k worth of equipment to Gyedu Technical Institute

The Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF), in collaboration with the World Gold Council, has donated practical training equipment worth GH¢234,000 to the Gyedu Technical...

GTEC demands clarity from Gomoa East MP over use of ‘Doctor’ title

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has raised concerns over the legitimacy of Gomoa East Member of Parliament(MP), Desmond Paitoo's continued use of the...

Let’s rise above factions and focus on rebuilding – Bryan Acheampong to NPP members

  As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) charts a new course to reposition and strengthen its base, former Minister of Agriculture and MP for Abetifi,...

NDC hit with sad news 

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ashaiman Chairman and member of the National Zongo Caucus Coordinating Team, Shaddad Umar Jallo, has died. He reportedly passed away...

Stop forcing workers to strike before honouring agreements – Justice Yankson urges gov’t

Former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), has issued a strong rebuke to the government over its handling of labour agreements with...

GRA postpones implementation of GH¢1 fuel levy again

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has for the second time postponed the implementation of the recently approved GH¢1 energy sector levy on petroleum products. Originally...

Dr. Adutwum honoured in US for outstanding contribution to education in South Los Angeles

Former Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has been recognised in the United States for his remarkable contributions to education in South Los Angeles. A...

GII boss lauds AG’s anti-corruption approach

Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, has expressed cautious optimism over the Attorney General’s recent anti-corruption briefing. Mrs. Addah has...