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Galamseyers invade GRIDCo site in Konongo

Illegal mining commonly known as galamsey, in Konongo, Ashanti Region is posing a significant threat to power supply in parts of the Ashanti and...

World Post Day: Ghana Post MD reflects on innovation, service, and future

As the world commemorates World Post Day on October 9, Bice Osei Kuffuor, Managing Director of Ghana Post, takes a moment to reflect on...

CERMES Foundation, Tema Metro Vet Office, combat rabies

The CERMES Foundation, in collaboration with the Tema Metro Veterinary Office, marked World Rabies Day 2024 with a week-long rabies awareness and vaccination campaign. The...

Florida faces ‘matter of life and death’ as Hurricane Milton closes in

Florida residents are rushing to finish emergency preparations - or just leave - as Hurricane Milton races toward landfall is the heavily-populated Tampa Bay. Milton...

Dissident Organized Labour members plan to sue over ‘unlawful’ galamsey strike threat

A senior lecturer at Kumasi Technical University, Dr Sampson Anomah, has revealed that he and other dissenting members of Organized Labour are prepared to...

Organized Labour accused of meddling in politics over galamsey demands

A senior lecturer at Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has accused Organized Labour of deviating from its core mandate and meddling in politics with its...

Ghana Medical Association petitioned for the removal of its President Dr. Serebour

A formal petition has been filed by a member of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Vishnu Nene Limon Abayateye, calling for the removal...

Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Biya in good health, government says

Cameroon's 91-year-old president, Paul Biya, is in good health, the government said on Tuesday in a statement, calling widespread reports saying otherwise "pure fantasy." Biya...

Police recruitment: Shortlisted applicants to write exams on October 12

The Ghana Police Service has invited all shortlisted applicants who applied to join the service to write an exam as part of their recruitment...

Lands minister addresses claims of issuing over 1,400 mining licenses since 2022

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has refuted claims that the current government has issued an excessive number of mining...

Delays in bail process keep anti-galamsey protesters detained despite court order

Fifty-one activists from the Democracy Hub remain in police custody despite being granted bail by the High Courts of Accra. This is according to a...

GRASAG to join Catholic Church in protest against galamsey on October 11

The National Executive Committee of the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) has announced its decision to join the Catholic Bishops' Conference and the...

Osama Bin Laden’s son banned from re-entering France

A son of the al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been banned from returning to France, the country's interior minister has announced. Omar Bin Laden,...

I found solace in God – Breast cancer survivor recounts healing journey

Breast cancer survivor, Fafa Gozo has shared how she was healed from the deadly disease three years ago. Recounting her enduring process after she was...

UG-UTAG endorses Organised Labour’s strike

The University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) has voted in support of Organised Labour’s intended strike action on...

I’ll sack any GIHOC staff who joins Organised Labour’s strike – Kofi Jumah

The Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries Limited, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has warned employees against partaking in Organised Labour's intended strike against galamsey. Mr Jumha has...

Jinapor denies issuing 1,400 mining licences since 2022

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has refuted claims that over 1,400 mining licences have been issued by the Ministry...

Chief Imam endorses Muslim Youth in Agriculture project

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has endorsed the Muslim Youth in Agriculture project, an initiative aimed at empowering young Muslims through...

Organised Labour strike: We’re not worried – Angel Carbonu to opposers [Audio]

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu,  has said that there is nothing that can stop Organised Labour from...

Aljazeera reporter: Don’t blame police for military’s galamsey failures

International journalist, Kent Mensah has raised concerns about the military’s failure to protect Ghana’s water bodies from illegal mining, also known as galamsey, despite...

Group to embark on demo against Organised Labour

A group calling itself Responsible Small Scale Miners Association of Ghana has announced plans to embark on a demonstration on Friday, October 11, 2024,...

Thousands join protest against delay in anti-LGBTQ bill approval [Photos]

Thousands of Ghanaians took to the streets on Tuesday October 8, 2024 to protest the delay in the approval of the anti-LGBTQ bill. The demonstration...

Judicial Service: Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill cases not ready for hearing

The Judicial Service of Ghana (JSG) has announced that the cases related to the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values...

Organised Labour strike: I’ll be disappointed in gov’t if… – Angel Carbonu [Audio] 

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has said he will be disappointed in government if the intended strike...

Cooking oil marketers lament price hikes due to commodity scarcity

Cooking oil wholesalers and retailers in the Ashanti region are frustrated over the sudden increase in prices of the commodity, lamenting its impacts on...

19 more anti-galamsey protesters granted bail

The Circuit Court has granted bail to 19 more anti-galamsey protesters. The bail amount is set at GH₵20,000 with one surety. The detainees include popular activist...

Check out centres as Police announce date for 2024 recruitment exams 

The Ghana Police Service has set the written examinations for the 2024 recruitment exercise for Saturday, October 12, 2024. The exams according to the Service...

Kpando SHS wins 5th Energy Commission Renewable Challenge

Kpando Senior High School(SHS) in the Volta Region emerged as the winner of the fifth edition of the Energy Commission’s SHS Renewable Energy Challenge. The...

Barker-Vormawor denied bail for the 3rd time

The convenor of the anti-galamsey protest organised by the Democracy Hub, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has been denied bail once again today. This development at the Circuit...

Mining Licenses issued: Ofosu Nkansah exposes Franklin Cudjoe with Minerals Commission facts



The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme(NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has called out Franklin Cudjoe, founding President of IMANI...

NIA strike leaves Ghana card applicants stranded

The strike by staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA) is beginning to take a toll on citizens, as scores of people who visited...

Galamsey: TUTAG disowns group opposing Organised Labour’s strike

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has disassociated itself from some members of the Kumasi Technical University(KTU) who have publicly opposed Organised...

Anti-LGBT Bill: Chief Justice has become an impediment in the wheels of justice – Sam George

Co-sponsor of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, Sam George has called out Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo for deliberately delaying the hearing...

Organised Labour’s strike: Continue to provide full services – GMA to members

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has admonished members to continue providing full services without interruptions amidst Organised Labour's declaration of a strike action. The nationwide...

We’re not zombies – Prof Gyampo slams gov’t over labour’s anti-galamsey strike

The President of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, Prof Ransford Gyampo has slammed the government's posture...

Galamsey: Group gives Organised Labour 48 hours to withdraw strike

A group calling itself, Concerned Organised Labour has given 48-hour ultimatum to Organised Labour to rescind its decision to declare strike due to government's...

#StopGalamsey: Galamsey is affecting our soul winning efforts – S.D.A Church Pastor

The leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is worried over the increasing negative effects of illegal mining, which they say is affecting soul-winning efforts...

Banning galamsey without alternative livelihood useless, waste of money – Taskforce Commander

Former Anti-Galamsey Taskforce Commander, Mohammed Bogobiri has hinted that there is no way Ghana can succeed it the fight against galamsey if government fails...

Akyem Kotoku chiefs call for immediate transfer of Police Commander

The Traditional leaders of the Akyem Kotoku in the Eastern Region have written to the Inspector General of Police, requesting the immediate transfer of...

GHS confirms second Mpox case

Ghana has confirmed a second case of Mpox, bringing the total to two. The latest case is the mother of a 15-year-old boy who was...