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Parliament approves VAT Bill 2025 to streamline tax system

Parliament has approved the Value Added Tax (VAT) Bill 2025, a major reform initiative aimed at enhancing clarity, consistency, and legal certainty within Ghana’s...

CRI urges government to establish clear policy on religious rights in secondary schools

Child Rights International (CRI) is urging the government to urgently develop a clear and binding public policy to regulate religious rights and identity in...

Gov’t rejects Minority’s claims of inflated sanitary pad contract

Government has dismissed allegations by the Minority in Parliament that the Ministry of Education inflated the cost of sanitary pads procured for schoolgirls. Addressing Parliament,...

Minority rejects court ruling – Kpandai MP remains legitimate

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has insisted that the Member of Parliament for Kpandai remains the duly elected and legitimate representative of the constituency...

Obuasi miners give one-week ultimatum over mining space

The Obuasi Artisanal Small-Scale Miners Association has given the government, AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine, and the National Chief Imam a one-week ultimatum to...

MoGCSP launches 2025 ‘16 Days of Activism’ campaign to end gender-based violence

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has launched the 2025 edition of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign...

Kutu Acheampong family hails government’s agricultural drive at legacy lecture

The Kutu Acheampong Foundation (KAF), in collaboration with the family of the late Head of State, General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, held a public lecture...

IET-Ghana President calls for excellence at AGM and induction ceremony

At a time when Ghana stands at the crossroads of technological transformation and national redevelopment, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), convened...

Teacher unions demand urgent payment of delayed allowances

Three major teacher unions—GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG—have expressed strong dissatisfaction over the failure of the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) to pay two categories...

YEA, Ghana National Ambulance Service graduate final batch of Community Medical First Responders

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA), in collaboration with the Ghana National Ambulance Service (GNAS), has marked the passing-out ceremony of the final cohort of...

Release of funds to MMDAs: Official documents contradict Naa Torshie’s claim

Claims by the former Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Irene Naa Torshie, that the Akufo-Addo administration failed to approve funds for...

NPP race: Don’t elect someone who will insult world figures at the UN – Atta Akyea to delegates

Former Works and Housing Minister and senior lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, has urged New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates to exercise caution and sound judgment...

Ablekuma West MP consoles mother of girl who died in Dansoman Market fire

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Reverend Kweku Addo, has visited and consoled the mother of an eight-year-old girl who tragically lost her...

Five suspects detained in connection with killing of civilian worker at Burma Camp

Five individuals have been taken into custody by the Eastern Regional Police Command in connection with the suspected murder of civilian staff member Kwadwo...

Shock as woman declared dead resurrects, knocks on coffin minutes before cremation

A woman thought to be dead, who was about to be cremated at a Buddhist temple in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, has been...

Education Minister pledges major reforms for special needs education

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced plans for a sweeping overhaul of funding for special needs education in Ghana, assuring stronger financial...

Security Fund to strengthen Fire Service operations – Deputy Interior Minister assures

Deputy Minister of the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has assured the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) of strong support from the newly established Security...

Angel Carbonu calls on religious leaders to resolve Wesley Girls’ dispute, slams Musah Dankwah [Audio]

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has expressed disappointment over the ongoing controversy involving Wesley Girls’ Senior High...

Galamsey thrives because enablers protect miners – Angel Carbonu [Listen]

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has accused influential individuals and politicians of enabling illegal mining (galamsey), making it...

NAGRAT President reacts to CAGD delays in allowances [Listen]

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has expressed disappointment over the delayed payment of certain allowances for teachers. Speaking...

NAGRAT President raises alarm over harmful chemical in palm oil

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has raised alarm over the increasing use of sudine, a hazardous chemical...

Agenda 111 funding will take 193 years to complete hospitals – Atwima Nwabiagya North MP

The Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya North, Frank Yeboah, has criticised the government’s allocation of GHS100 million for the completion of 10 Agenda...

AfCFTA Executive Assistant faces charges for defrauding US businessman of GH¢221,000

An executive assistant at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Anthonette Ama Boakye, has appeared before Circuit Court 3 in Accra, accused of...

UK bans over 1,000 Ghanaians for visa fraud

The United Kingdom has banned 1,632 Ghanaians for a visa for 10 years for using fraudulent means to acquire the document. The 1,632 represented four...

All eyes on Manhyia as Bawku peace talks enter decisive phase

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is leading a final effort to make peace in the long-running Bawku chieftaincy conflict this weekend. In a high-stakes...

Edwumawura to support 10,000 young entrepreneurs each year – Trade Minister

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has reiterated the government’s commitment to empowering young people through entrepreneurship, skills development, and broader...

Kumasi High court told Daddy Lumba died a German national, not Ghanaian

The nationality of legendary highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has come under scrutiny at a Kumasi High Court. He was...

Zipline delivering less than 1% of core mandate – Prof. Beyuo

Member of Parliament for Lambussie and member of Parliament’s Health and Subsidiary Legislation Committees, Professor Titus Beyuo, has raised concerns over the effectiveness of...

Akosua Serwaa surprises Odo Broni in court with pictures of her marriage with Lumba in Germany

Akosua Serwaa Fosu, the plaintiff in the Kumasi High Court widowhood case involving late musician Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, surprised...

Girls face the highest risk of sexual violence, often by relatives and trusted adults – GSS

Girls in Ghana face the highest risk of sexual violence at age 15, according to a new national report released by the Ghana Statistical...

Renel Ghana Foundation condemns Ofankor domestic violence, calls for stronger protection systems

Renel Ghana Foundation has strongly condemned the recent domestic violence incident at Ofankor, which was captured in a viral video, describing it as a...

Disruptive mindset from government – Dr. Afriyie on Zipline centres shutdown [Audio]

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr. Ayew Afriyie, has expressed serious concern over the closure of three Zipline drone delivery centres, warning that...

NAIMOS Taskforce clears galamseyers from A4 Consolidated Field concession

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) taskforce has conducted a raid on the A4 Consolidated Field Ltd concession at Anyankyerem in the Amansie...

Former, current Ahafo Regional Ministers join forces to boost healthcare services

Former and current Ahafo Regional Ministers have teamed up to improve healthcare services for residents of the region. During a courtesy call on the Kenyasi...

8-year-old girl dies in Dansoman Market fire

An 8-year-old girl has tragically died after being trapped in a fierce blaze that engulfed Dansoman Market in the early hours of today, according...

Wesley Girls’ case: No right is divisible; we won’t deny any girl her faith – Education Minister

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has reaffirmed government’s commitment to protecting the religious rights of all students in Ghana, including Muslim students currently at the...

Sammi Awuku commissions Akropong PCE Ademim Field [Photos]

The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North Constituency, Samuel Kwabena Awuku, popularly known as Sammi Awuku, has officially commissioned the newly completed Akropong PCE...

GCBC, Christian Council defend values amid debate on religious rights in mission schools

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Christian Council of Ghana have reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining the Christian character of mission schools, amid...

IGP mandate extension ‘a sorry state’ — Former Deputy Defence Minister fires

Former Deputy Defence Minister Kofi Amankwah Manu has expressed concerns over the Police Council’s recommendation to extend the tenure of the Inspector General of...

50,000 students stranded as CETAG strike shuts down 46 Colleges

A deepening industrial standoff has paralysed academic activities across Ghana’s teacher education sector, with the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) declaring...