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US Embassy in Accra to roll out a new pre screening process
The US Embassy in Ghana has announced the introduction of a new pre-screening process aimed at enhancing the efficiency of immigrant visa processing.
Starting from...
Over 100,000 acres of cocoa farms destroyed by illegal mining – Farmers Association
The Mankrom Cocoa Cooperative Farmers Association has disclosed that illegal mining activities have destroyed over 100,000 acres of cocoa farms.
The farmers expressed deep concern...
Thousands turn up for Bawumia in Tema and wait until nightfall to welcome him...
Vice President and NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is riding a wave of unstoppable momentum as he campaigns across Ghana.
His recent events, from the...
2024 polls: We’ll place two-year ban on mining when elected – Alliance for Ghana
The presidential candidate for the Progressive Alliance for Ghana (PAG), Dr John Kpikpi, has pledged to implement a two-year ban on small-scale mining, to...
19 midwives of Wa Municipal Hospital charged for extorting patients
The management of Wa Municipal Hospital has instructed 19 of its staff to refund various sums of money believed to have been illegally obtained...
Pay our GH¢1.7bn pensions to avoid any problems – GNAT threatens govt
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has reiterated its demand for the government to settle outstanding contributions to the Ghana Education Service Occupational...
Election 2024: GCPP unveils Dr. Daniel Lartey Jnr as flagbearer
The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has introduced Dr. Daniel Augustus Lartey Junior as its flagbearer for the upcoming December 7 elections.
Dr. Lartey was...
Ghana and China elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Chinese President, Xi Jinping have announced the elevation of China-Ghana relations to a strategic partnership.
The declaration was made...
Cement prices won’t be capped, new LI to ensure fairness – KT Hammond
The Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T. Hammond, has clarified that the government does not intend to cap cement prices in the near future.
His...
Mahama promises further compensation for Techiman South victims if elected
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pledged to provide additional support and justice to the victims of the Techiman South shooting...
Police deny allegations of declaring NDC’s Basintale wanted
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has denied allegations that it is seeking to arrest Malik Basintale, the Deputy Communications Director of the opposition National...
Don’t be deceived; Bawumia has no proper message – Joyce Bawah to Ghanaians
The campaign spokesperson of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, Joyce Bawah Mogtari has asked Ghanaians not to be swayed away by Vice President...
Political leadership in Ghana now is about money – Brigitte Dzogbenuku
The 2020 Presidential candidate for the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Brigitte Dzogbenuku has stated that political leadership in Ghana is now centred on a...
26 independent candidates file to contest presidential election – EC
26 individuals have filed to contest the December general election, Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Benjamin Bano Bio has said.
He...
Agric-Nwamase residents block roads, threaten to disrupt December 7 polls
Angry residents of Agric-Nwamase in the Kwadaso Municipality, Ashanti Region, blocked key roads on Thursday.
This is to protest the government's neglect in providing essential...
NPP’s health infrastructure development nowhere close to NDC’s – Kwakye Ofosu
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary candidate for Abura Asebu-Kwamankese, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for its poor...
GIS Principal protests alleged attempt to seize school land
Principal of Ghana International School (GIS), Frank Amponsah-Mensah has expressed concern over reports of an attempted takeover of the school's land by individuals.
According to...
Why delay in prosecuting mining suspects in forest reserves? – Ken Ashigbey quizzes
Convenor for the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr Ken Ashigbey, is not pleased with the delay in prosecuting officials of Akonta Mining involved in...
UCC Vice-Chancellor files for stay of Execution over injunction order by High Court
Lawyers for the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof Johnson Nyarko-Boampong, have filed for a stay of execution at the Cape Coast...
Parliament approves $250m World Bank loan
Parliament has approved a $250 million loan agreement from the World Bank to support Ghana's Energy Sector Recovery Programme.
This facility, which was initially rejected...
Direct NPP MPs to remove posters on DRIP equipment – Mahama tells Bawumia
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has called on Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, to...
Expanding education access is our biggest achievement – NPP manifesto chair
The Education Manifesto Chair for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Prince Hamid Armah says that the party's greatest achievement is expanding access to...
Kasoa: Man arrested for stealing flag hoisting pole from Immigration office
A 35-year-old man, Yaw Francis, has been arrested by the Kasoa Police after allegedly stealing a flag hoisting pole belonging to the Kasoa Immigration...
High Court restrains Prof. Nyarko-Boampong from holding himself out as UCC VC
A Cape Coast High Court has granted an injunction filed by John Mevemeo, a resident of Millennium City-Kasoa in the Central Region, against the...
Annoh Dompreh: An example of retrogressive representative of his people
In a shocking and deeply troubling admission on the floor of parliament, Annoh Dompreh, the Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri and Majority Chief Whip...
Akufo-Addo’s mismanagement lets Ivory Coast overtake Ghana’s economy – Mahama
Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has criticized the Akufo-Addo-led administration for its alleged mismanagement.
He claimed that Ivory Coast...
PPP supports NDC’s call for forensic audit of voters’ register
The National General Secretary of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Remy Edmundson has expressed the party's support for the National Democratic Congress (NDC)'s demand...
Four Ghanaians guilty of smuggling £4.5 million worth of cannabis hidden in sacks of...
Four men have been found guilty of smuggling £4.5 million worth of cannabis hidden in sacks of gari powder from Ghana to south Essex.
The...
Delayed passage of CoPO Bill signals govt’s lack of anti-corruption commitment – CSOs
OccupyGhana and the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have criticized the prolonged delays in passing the Conduct of Public Officers Bill (CoPO), stating...
Expedite Lithium agreement as global demand soars – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu tells Parliament
The former Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has issued a strong warning about the potential risks of delaying the...
‘Poor roads crippling our business’ – Onion traders at Adjen Kotoku cry for help
In a special JoyNews feature, Adjen Kotoku's onion traders urgently appeal to government to fix the road leading to the new onion market, which...
Lame duck President must address Ghanaians urgently on state of environment – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to urgently address the nation on the current state of Ghana's environment.
The...
Bawumia cautions Gizella Tetteh to stop claiming ownership of DRIP equipment
Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, has cautioned the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya West, Gizella Tetteh, to...
Majority triggered recall to fast-track tax exemptions to their cronies – Ato Forson
Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has accused the Majority of recalling Parliament to expedite tax exemptions that would benefit favoured businesses.
He argued that...
NDC has a more comprehensive blueprint for Keta Port – Ablakwa
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has emphasized that, the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has a comprehensive plan...
Speaker accuses Majority of bad faith over Parliament recall for emergency
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has criticised the Majority in Parliament for acting in bad faith by recalling the House from its break.
This follows...
$100m loan for Techiman water expansion project not released – GWCL
The $100 million fund approved in 2019 for the Techiman water expansion project is yet to be released for the commencement of the project.
The...
EC must apologise to Ghanaians for bloated voter’s register – NDC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to issue a public apology to Ghanaians over what they describe as a...
Otumfuo destools Wirempehene for abusing sacred oath
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has destooled Wirempehene Nana Opia Mensah II for desecrating the revered Asante Sacred Oath (Ntamkɛseɛ).
The 90-year-old who has...
NPP calls for legal education reform and constitutional review [Listen]
Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Legal and Governance Committee, Lawyer Maxwell Opoku Agyemang, has proposed significant reforms for Ghana's legal education and...