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Volta Lake tragedy: Vice President to visit bereaved families

The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has said that Vice President Prof Jane Nana Opoku Agyemang will, on Tuesday, October 14, visit the...

KNUST medical student donates over 100 sanitary pads to girls at Oforikrom M/A JHS

In a bid to promote menstrual hygiene and educate young girls on reproductive and mental health, a final-year medical student at the Kwame Nkrumah...

Sky Train case: Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi’s lawyer withdraw services

The lawyer representing former Board Chairperson of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) has withdrawn his services in the case in which Prof. Christopher...

Concerned small scale miners taskforce leads operations to rid River Offin of illegal mining

The National Concerned Small Scale Miners Association is spearheading efforts to rid tributaries of the River Offin of illegal mining operations. The exercise involves the...

Ghana records 26 new Mpox cases, total now 713

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported 26 new confirmed cases of Mpox, bringing the total number to 713 as of October 10, 2025. According...

Family of late Apostle Kwadwo Safo pays courtesy call on Speaker of Parliament

The family of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo, founder of the Kristo Asafo Church, has paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament,...

Kasoa building collapse: Assembly stops landlord from rebuilding pending investigation

The Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly has stopped the landlord of a collapsed building at Kasoa from rebuilding the structure until ongoing investigations are...

51-year-old engineer, Leslie Osei-Bonsu named next Mamponghene

A 51-year-old engineer has been nominated as the next paramount chief of Asante Mampong in the Ashanti region. Leslie Nkansah Osei-Bonsu was outdoored by the...

Goaso Bishop urges women’s groups to help curb rising youth indiscipline

The Bishop of the Goaso Diocese in the Ahafo Region, Most Reverend Peter Kwaku Atuahene, has called on women’s groups across the country to...

Ahafo Minister urges Police to uphold professionalism and strengthen regional security

The Ahafo Regional Minister, Charity Gardiner, has called on police officers in the region to uphold the highest standards of professionalism in the discharge...

Ola Girls SHS debating club receives learning materials worth GH¢20,000 

A medical doctor, Dr. Gabriel Asumeng, has donated learning materials valued at over GH¢20,000 to the debating club of Ola Girls’ Senior High School...

Support workers in conflict zones – PCG to government

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) has called on the government to join in providing critical incentives for frontline staff serving in deprived and...

Drug abuse threatens youth ambition – Youth Development Ministry

The Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment has sounded the alarm on the increasing number of young people succumbing to drug abuse, calling on...

Piwak Natural Health CEO donates GH¢300,000 to Abokobi market women

The Chief Executive Officer of Piwak Natural Health, Dr. Prince Nelson Mortoti, has donated GH¢300,000 to market women at Abokobi to support their businesses...

PCG charts new media path for development

The Department of Development and Social Services (DSS) of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) has, at its 6th national consultation, outlined strategic plans...

Check out how to replace lost birth certificates without fresh application  

The Registrar of Births and Deaths, Samuel Adom Botchway, has clarified that individuals who lose their birth certificates do not need to go through...

Over 1,000 birth certificates remain uncollected – Registrar reveals 

The Registrar of Births and Deaths, Samuel Adom Botchway, has revealed that more than 1,000 birth certificates remain uncollected at the registry, some dating...

Paper shortage at Births and Deaths Registry to be a thing of the past – Registrar

The Registrar of Births and Deaths, Samuel Adom Botchway, has assured Ghanaians that the long-standing challenge of paper shortages at the Registry will soon...

German President to meet Asantehene as part of Ghana visit in November

The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is set to visit Ghana from November 3 to 4 as part of a three-nation Africa tour that...

Ghana Standards Authority sensitises over 100 cold store operators and aquaculture farmers in Bono Region

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has sensitised more than 100 members of the Cold Store Operators Association and aquaculture farmers in the Bono Region...

Experts push for investment to empower more women into tourism and hospitality sectors

There is a strong push for a deliberate national policy to rope in more young women into the tourism and hospitality sectors. Industry experts are...

DVLA to launch biometric driver’s licences and permits in 2026

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) of Ghana has revealed plans to upgrade its international travel documents to improve global recognition and ensure...

Gov’t to extend dialysis subsidy to private health facilities – Akandoh

Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has revealed that President John Dramani Mahama has instructed that the government’s dialysis subsidy be expanded to include...

Energy sector fix gains momentum with legacy arrears, IPP deals renegotiated – IMF

Ghana’s long-running energy sector challenges are seeing major progress, with the government renegotiating legacy arrears and power purchase agreements with most independent power producers...

Four arrested with 2,250 parcels of suspected Indian hemp in KEEA

Police in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality have arrested four men and impounded a Kia Rhino truck loaded with 2,250 parcels of suspected Indian hemp. The...

Ashanti Region: Over 200 health facilities risk closure as HeFRA begins crackdown

A major enforcement operation is underway in the Ashanti Region as the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HEFRA) embarks on a large-scale crackdown on unlicensed...

Stop requesting to change your ages – Births and Deaths Registrar cautions

The Registrar of Births and Deaths, Samuel Adom Botchway, has cautioned journalists and members of the public against attempts to alter their ages through...

GSTEP invests in STEM resources of 3 schools in Obuasi

The education directorate in the Obuasi municipality is envisaging turning the gold mining town into the Ghana’s future hub of scientists, engineers and technologists. This...

Good news for Ghanaians in or travelling to Italy 

The Registrar of Births and Deaths, Samuel Adom Botchway, has assured Ghanaians living in Italy that the challenges surrounding the authentication of Ghanaian birth...

Know the cost: Births and Deaths Registrar breaks down registration charges 

The Registrar of Births and Deaths, Samuel Adom Botchway, has outlined the current charges for the registration of births and deaths in Ghana, explaining...

NPP flagbearership a two-horse race between Bawumia and Ken Agyapong – Kofi Ameyaw

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kofi Ameyaw, has stated that although five candidates are contesting for the party’s flagbearer position ahead...

Energy Commission uncovers trend of falsifying star ratings with markers on electrical appliances

The Energy Commission has uncovered an emerging trend of local electrical appliance vendors falsifying energy efficient star ratings on their imported goods. The energy consumption...

World Economic Forum appoints Bright Simons, others to shape new global development vision

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the formation of a new Global Development Council aimed at reimagining the future of international cooperation and...

Four children buried after tragic Kete-Krachi canoe accident

Four children who were among the 15 victims of last Saturday’s tragic canoe accident on the Volta Lake in the Krachi West Municipality of...

Galamsey menace fueled by selfish, incompetent leaders – UTAG-KNUST President

The President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Eric Abavare, has...

GES targets 2027 to reverse double-track system

The Deputy Director-General for Quality and Access at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Munawaru Issahaque, has revealed that the Service is collaborating with...

Ashanti Regional Minister commends Luv Fm for successful Corporate Games

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has commended Luv 99.5Fm for promoting fitness and mutual friendship among corporate institutions in the region. The station...

Mahama calls for bold global action on women’s empowerment

President John Dramani Mahama has called on world leaders and development partners to move beyond rhetoric and take decisive action to advance women’s empowerment...

Financial clearance secured for payment of nurses, midwives – Health Minister

Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the government has made substantial progress in addressing the issue of unpaid salaries and allowances affecting health...

Health Minister blames unpaid nurses’ salaries on lack of financial clearance

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has attributed the delay in paying some nurses and midwives to the absence of financial clearance for...