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Galamsey: Revoke licenses of politically exposed persons involved – TUC to gov’t

Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, has called for the immediate revocation of mining licenses held by...

Kete Krachi boat disaster: Ghana lacks proper system of accountability – Nana Yaw Akwada

The Executive Director of the Bureau of Public Safety, Dr. Nana Yaw Akwada, has expressed concern over Ghana’s failure to protect vulnerable citizens, following...

Galamsey: Gov’t has failed to keep its word – TUC Deputy Secretary 

Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, has accused government of failing to honour key commitments it made...

343 mining rights granted, about 1.1m jobs created in 2024 – NDPC report

Ghana’s extractive sector saw remarkable growth in 2024, maintaining its upward trend with a total of 343 mineral rights granted to various companies, according...

Fisherman remanded over theft of GH¢50,800 and two mobile phones

The Dansoman Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a fisherman for allegedly stealing GH¢50,800 and two mobile phones from a businessman’s vehicle in...

It wasn’t Adwoa Safo – Bagbin finally speaks on 2021 controversial Speaker vote 

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has finally addressed claims that former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, voted for him during the tense 2021 election that made...

Publicly funded but closed to the public: Ghana’s premium hospitals shut out NHIS patients

At the reception of University Hospital, Legon, the response was casual, almost dismissive. “You can take it to 37 ,” a staff member said when...

We inherited a weak healthcare system, it will take time to get things back on track – Mintah Akandoh

Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the current government inherited a struggling healthcare system and is working steadily to restore efficiency and stability...

Health Minister warns health facilities over poor maintenance culture

Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has cautioned healthcare officials across the country to take maintenance of facilities seriously, warning that he will personally...

Volta Lake accident victims were attending a funeral – Minister

The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has disclosed that the victims of the recent Volta Lake boat tragedy were travelling a short distance...

Private universities appeal for tax relief to boost educational growth

Private university colleges in Ghana are calling on the government to review and reduce the taxes and fees they pay for accreditation and affiliation...

Volta Lake Accident: Locals refusing to wear life jackets despite free supply – Oti Minister laments

The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has expressed frustration over the persistent refusal of residents in riverine communities to wear life jackets while...

Unpaid debts: Our wives are leaving us – Construction Chamber CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry, Emmanuel A. Cherry, has lamented the dire effects of the government’s failure to...

Jomoro chief apologises for comments against NAIMOS task force

The Divisional Chief of Jomoro in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region, Nana Kwame Nkansah II, has retracted and apologised for earlier...

Osei Assibey, Gifty Oware formally charged in GH¢653m NSA scandal

The Office of the Attorney-General has filed charges against two former top directors of the National Service Authority (NSA). This comes on the back of...

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...