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Galamsey: Mahama proposes legislation to halt activities on cocoa farms

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has proposed legislation to end illegal mining activities on cocoa farms. This legislation according to...

Akufo-Addo hasn’t failed in fight against ‘galamsey’ – Atta Akyea

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and former Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, says that President Akufo-Addo has not failed in...

Import restriction bill will be back – Trade Minister

The Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond has disclosed that government will re-introduce the import restrictions bill to parliament in due time. According...

Two siblings remanded for verbally assaulting public officers

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody two siblings, Safianu Osumanu and Aishatu Osumanu, for verbally assaulting four public officers at the premises of the Ashaiman...

Emission Levy: Consumers to pay additional GH¢26.07 every month in electricity cost

If the Emission Levy is implemented, each consumer will pay about GH¢26.07 every month, in addition to the actual electricity charge. This will translate...

Two killed in accident on Kumasi-Accra Highway [Photos]

Two people have died in an accident at Ohene-Duampompo on the Kumasi-Accra Highway in the Ashanti Region. The ghastly accident occurred in the early...

How can Ghanaians trust a leader with no plans for…. – Haruna Iddrisu on Bawumia’s policies

https://youtu.be/NAM_QTm-hww Tamale South Member of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu says Ghanaians cannot accept a presidential aspirant who launches his policies for the nation without including plans...

Govt urged to withdraw permit issued company to access forest reserves

A forest conservation organisation, Tropenbos is calling on the government to reverse its permit issued to a timber milling company, John Bitar Company to...

AGI considers legal action to halt Emission Levy for industries

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has hinted it will not hesitate to take legal action to halt the implementation of the Emission Levy...

NUGS welcomes Dr. Bawumia’s National Service proposal

President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Daniel Oppong Kyeremeh, has welcomed Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s promise to make National Service...

KNUST SRC to buy ‘History of Ashanti’ book for GH¢10,000

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced that its Students' Representative Council (SRC) will procure the 'History of Ashanti' book...

Sagrenti War: The sad story of Amoaful, an Ashanti paramountcy that lost over 40 communities to the war

The story of the Sagrenti War does not only bring sad memories to the Asante Kingdom, it ignites sorrow moments to the people of...

Minister Zizi Kodwa on Bafana Bafana and Boxing South Africa

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Mr Zizi Kodwa, arrived in South Africa from Cote d’Ivoire to join the Presidential Golf Challenge in...

Eritrea: Half Marathon Championship Held in Commemoration of Operation Fenkil

The East African Half Marathon Championship took place today, 9 February, along the main streets of the port city of Massawa, marking the 34th...

Digital payments to health workers boost retention, motivation, and impact

Campaigns in Africa to stop polio and other diseases have a more stable, better-motivated workforce thanks to WHO’s collaboration with countries and partners to...

GMA warns of harmattan intensity

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has issued a weather warning due to the intensity of the harmattan. It has advised the general public to wear...

We demand a complete withdrawal of VAT policy on electricity – Labour unions

Labour unions are demanding for the complete withdrawal of the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on electricity. This comes after the unions...

When Asanteman gathered to welcome 1874 Sagrenti War looted artefacts back in Kumasi [Photos]

Asanteman gathered at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Thursday with a grand durbar of chiefs to welcome back home, some of the looted...

Kwahu Bepong attacks: 37 suspects remanded

All 37 suspects arrested for the assaults in Kwahu Bepong have been remanded by the Nkawkaw district court. They are scheduled to appear again on...

Korle Bu Renal Dialysis Unit accumulates GH¢2m debt for kidney treatment

The Renal Dialysis Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has yet again accumulated an amount of GH₵2 million in debt for treating kidney...

Making NSS optional will breed corruption, lack of patriotism – Dr Apaak

Ranking Member of Parliament's Education Committee, Dr Clement Apaak, has expressed worry over Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's proposal to make the mandated National...

Sunyani main garage engulfed in fire [Photos]

Fire has gutted Sunyani main garage in the Bono region on Thursday February 9,2024. The fire caused damage to properties and personal belongings valued at...

Farmer jailed for mistaking hunter for game

A 55-year-old farmer, Isaac Donkor, who mistook a hunter for a game, shot and killed him, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment and...

Organised Labour calls-off protest against 15% VAT on electricity

Organised Labour has suspended its scheduled demonstration against the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity, slated for today, Friday, February 9. This...

Former headmaster in custody over ¢72,759 unearned salary

Former headmaster of Ahamansu L. A. Erishad Primary School in the Oti Region, Patrick Wisdom Krampah, was arrested last Monday by the Jasikan Police...

Senior Staff, TEWU, others suspend strike

The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana, the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) and other affiliated unions have suspended their weeks-long industrial...

Cocoa farmers lament collapse of industry, call for intervention

Cocoa farmers across various regions have voiced deep concerns regarding the gradual collapse of the cocoa industry. The farmers attributed the decline to a myriad...

Man fatally shot, body dumped at Kasoa High Tension

A 30-year-old man has been shot by unknown assailants at the Kasoa High Tension in the Awutu Senya East constituency of the Central Region. According...

South Sudan: At least 75 people killed including three children as violence surges in Abyei

At least 75 people, including three children, have been killed and 2,200 displaced in two weeks of brutal violence in the Abyei Special Administrative Area between...

Bawumia’s National Service status is immaterial – Gideon Boako

Dr Gideon Boako, spokesperson for Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has maintained the flagbearers' commitment to make National Service optional if elected. On Wednesday, February...

15% VAT on electricity: Organized Labour meets today to decide next line of action

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has said the Greater Accra Regional branch of Organized Labour of the...

I wish Anas will investigate me – Obimin [Video]

The founder of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obimin has challenged ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas to investigate him. According to him,...

Important update: Court proceedings in SALL case

At the High Court, Ho, on 7th February 2024, Justice Owoahene Acheampong refused to allow the lawyer for the Petitioners to withdraw his application...

Why South Africa’s networks need to defend against the devastating effect of SIM swap fraud

Mobile networks must not be complacent about SIM swap fraud and they need to prioritise the protection of customers. This is according to Gur...

Security man remanded for unlawful entry and stealing men’s clothing

Kofi Gyan, a security man who is being held for theft, implicated himself when he told an Accra Circuit Court that what he took...

Let’s overcome doubts about blacks’ ability to manage own affairs – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to the people of Grenada to redefine their sense of national responsibility as the country marks its...

Fake doctor grabbed at Tafo Government hospital

A 32-year-old man, self styled doctor, Prince Agyapong, has been hauled before the Kumasi Circuit Court, for claiming to be working at the Komfo...

How to protect your furniture with wooden polish during harmattan

Ghana is currently experiencing its normal season of the Harmattan.  This season occurs between the end of November and the middle of March. It is...

LGBTQ+: Afenyo-Markin opposes custodial sentence

The Deputy Majority leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has opposed the idea of imposing a custodial sentence on individuals involved in LGBTQ+ activities. This was...

Amasaman-Nsawam accident: Details and photos of young midwife who died on eve of her birthday

The ghastly accident on the Amasaman-Nsawam portion of the N6 highway claimed the life of a young midwife. According to reports, Francisca Asamaniwa Quansah was...