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Govt has not paid us salaries for 4 years – Workers who weed roadsides in the country

Single-Man Contractors, a group mandated to weed major roadsides of the country, is up in arms with the government over its unpaid monies. The...

Woman shot in daylight robbery at Caprice [Audio+Video]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Daylight Robbery At Caprice A yet-to-be-identified woman has reportedly been shot in a daylight robbery at Caprice on the Circle-Nsawam Highway. The incident, according...

Waterstone Realty Ltd sues govt over National Cathedral project

Waterstone Realty Limited has sued the Lands Commission over the demolition of a two-storey multipurpose building which was at the designated location for the...

Cutting govt’s ‘afro’ to match the people’s haircut: video analysis

Government has launched a debt exchange programme that will see institutional investors take a haircut on their interests. Pension funds, banks and insurance firms are...

I was diagnosed with cancer last year – KSM painfully reveals

Veteran Ghanaian comedian and satirist, Kwaku Sintim-Misa, known simply as KSM, has revealed he has been battling cancer since January 2021. KSM, who turned 66...

You are on your own – John Kumah tells bondholders who reject debt exchange programme

Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, has advised bondholders to comply with the government’s debt exchange programme. Speaking in an interview on JoyNews’ PM Express on Monday,...

Investors may die of shock over Ofori-Atta’s debt exchange programme – Economist

Economist Menson Torkunoo has said local investors with bonds who will have to bear the brunt of the government’s domestic debt exchange programme may...

Check out full list of aspirants running for National Executive positions in NDC

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has released a full list of all aspirants who are qualified to contest for national executive positions...

Road tolls: We will no longer be paying 50 pesewas and ₵1 – Roads Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, has said that road tolls will no more be collected by human beings when the levy...

Govt might have over-borrowed – John Kumah admits

The Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, has conceded that government might have over-borrowed in its quest to transform the economic fortunes of the...

Nurses and Midwives upset over govt’s Debt Exchange Programme

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has expressed displeasure over the government’s debt exchange programme. The Association has described the programme as unfair...

Govt still peddling falsehoods in the middle of a crisis – Ato Forson on ‘haircut’

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee has described as a hoax government’s suggestion that there will be no haircuts on investments. According to Dr...

Prospective teacher trainees to write entrance exams from 2023

Applicants seeking admissions into Colleges of Education in Ghana will from 2023 be expected to write an entrance exam. The exam will be based...

2022 WASSCE results prove Free SHS is working well – Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has described the results of the 2022 batch of students who wrote the West Africa...

HIV/AIDS in Zongo communities scary – Ahafo Region Advocate

Percy Korankye, an HIV/AIDS Advocate in the Ahafo Region, has revealed that prevalence of the virus is high and scary in Zongo communities, and...

11 in critical condition in gory accident at Assin Nyankomase

Eleven passengers on board a Hyundai Grace car are currently battling for their lives after they sustained varying degrees of injuries in a gory...

Govt responsible for unrest in labour sector, not workers – Kofi Bentil

Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, says the unrest in the labour sector is the doing of government. The lawyer, who was...

It was in self defence – Nigerian man who beheaded girlfriend at Spintex says

Daniel Dennis, a Nigerian man who beheaded his girlfriend at Spintex, has revealed he did it in self-defence. He disclosed this when he appeared...

2022 World Cup: Scary moment as Andre Ayew’s daughter collapses after penalty miss

Maha Ayew, daughter of Ghana captain Andre Ayew, reportedly collapsed after his penalty miss against Uruguay on Friday, December 2. Ghana was presented with an opportunity...

2022 World Cup: Messi in action today, check out full fixtures for Round of 16

The 2022 Fifa World Cup has entered the last 16 stage with some big countries missing out. Germany, Belgium, Ghana, and host Qatar all failed...

38th Farmers’ Day: Meet the female farmer who rears tortoises

A 39-year-old woman from the Sehwi Juaboso district has taken agriculture to the next level with her production of tortoises and other reptiles. Lydia Eshun,...

Nana Yaw Sarpong Siriboe is 2022 Best Farmer; gets GHS 1m, other prizes

A 43-year-old farmer from the Juaben district of the Ashanti Region has been adjudged the overall national Best Farmer for 2022. At the just ended...

Farmers’ Day: Mahama urges govt to prioritise agri-businesses

Former President John Mahama has urged the government to prioritise agri-businesses and support key players in the agricultural value chain as a means to...

Dr Kojo Asante calls out Akufo-Addo, NPP MPs for abandoning 2023 Budget to watch football in Qatar

Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr Kojo Pumpuni Asante, has slammed President Nana Akufo-Addo and other...

How to check 2022 WASSCE provisional results – Guidelines

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has published the provisional results for this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination. The Council, in an earlier...

Telcos begin deactivation of unregistered SIMs

Telecommunications companies (Telcos) in Ghana have begun blocking SIMs of mobile subscribers yet to be registered. The exercise is in compliance with the Ministry of...

Moody’s downgrades Ghana to further junk status, warns investors could lose in debt restructuring

Moody’s has downgraded the Government of Ghana’s long-term issuer ratings to Ca from Caa2 or further junk status and changed the outlook to stable. This...

Some OMCs start reducing fuel prices, GOIL down by 3.5%

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in the country have started reducing prices of fuel at the pumps from today .  One of the Market leaders,...

Kumasi: School bus somersaults into a ditch; 14 pupils receiving treatment [Photos]

About 14 pupils of the Great Faith Rockery School in Kumasi are receiving treatment at two different hospitals after their school bus was involved...

Kantamanto market fire: Tears flow as traders count their losses [Audio+Photos]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kantamanto Traders Count Their Losses After Fire Outbreak Some traders at Kantamanto are counting their losses after fire gutted the market on Tuesday...

Fire guts shops at Kantamanto [Video+Photos]

https://youtu.be/T33T_V8ptXI A fire outbreak at the Kantamanto market in the Central Business District, Accra has destroyed goods and shops worth thousands of cedis. The fire,...

Nsoromma Plus: 10 contestants from past 4 editions open up show in style [Video]

The Nsoromma Plus contestants took their turns over the weekend to exhibit their musical talents after starring in the previous editions that got them...

Total MoMo transactions hit ¢833.3bn in October 2022 despite E-levy implementation

Despite the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), total Mobile Money transactions in the first 10 months of 2022 grew by 12.9% year-on-year...

Freeze on V8s in Accra; who monitors directive? – Prof Bokpin

Economist Prof. Godfred Bopkin has questioned the practicality of imposing a freeze on the use of V8 vehicles in Accra by government appointees. The measure...

TUC opposes employment freeze in Public Sector

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is unhappy about the government’s decision to freeze employment in the Civil and Public services in 2023. The TUC believes...

Anas dares Nyantakyi’s wife over extortion, blackmail claims

Undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has dared wife of embattled former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, to have him prosecuted...

Meet the beautiful mothers of Black Stars players at Qatar 2022 World Cup

Following an impressive display to defeat Switzerland 2-0 in a friendly match, Ghanaians have high hopes for the team and have been praying for...

2023 Budget: Govt freezes public sector employment

Government says it will not recruit any more staff into its workforce next year. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says his outfit will halt the employment...

2023 Budget: VAT rate up by 2.5%

Government has reviewed upwards the Value Added Tax (VAT) by 2.5 percent. This means Ghanaians will from 2023 pay more for goods and services. This was...

2023 Budget: Govt announces reduction in e-levy rate

The government has announced plans to reduce the rate of the controversial electronic transfer levy (E-Levy) from 1.5% to 1%. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, announced...