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Mining pit collapse kills two at Atiwa, others rescued
Two illegal miners have lost their lives with others rescued after a mining pit collapsed at Darkokrom, a community in Atiwa East District of...
Four-year-old drowns in well at Kwahu-Tafo
A four-year-old has drowned in a well at Kwahu Tafo in the Eastern Region.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in the...
Luv Fm Sanitary Pad Initiative contributes to drop in incidence of teenage pregnancy in...
The incidence of teenage pregnancy in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti region has seen a significant decline from 503 cases, representing 19.6%...
Ghana to raise cocoa farmgate price by up to 50% – Cocobod
Ghana will raise the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers by up to 50% in an effort to share profits from rising global...
ECG needs competent managers – IEA
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Ghana says the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) needs expert managers to tackle the inefficiencies in its operations. ...
Irate Abirem residents hoot at DCE during community engagement [Video]
Residents of Akyem Ntronang in the Birim North of the Eastern Region gave their District Chief Executive(DCE), Raymond Nana Damptey an unfriendly welcome at...
Anti-smuggling taskforce warns gov’t
A taskforce embarking on exercises to crack down on smuggled vegetable oil on the Ghanaian market has cautioned the government to abort any plans...
Ellembelle DCE wins NPP parliamentary primary
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembelle in the Western region, Kwasi Bonzoh, has won the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary.
This was during...
Two treatment plants on River Pra face possible shut down
Two water treatment plants on River Pra in the Western and Central regions face possible shut down.
Experts, technicians and academicians at a workshop on...
George Yankah writes on looming water crisis in Central/Greater Accra regions
There is a story published at citinewsroom.com attributed to Mr Eric Seth Atiapah, Chief Manager GWCL.
"The Ghana Water Company in the Central Region has...
Lawyers split over courts shift system
The Judicial Service is set to begin implementing a shift system which will allow some courts to sit in the evening as part of...
Include women in developing mining policies – WACAM
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) has called for the inclusion and effective participation of women in policy development and implementation...
Deputy Local Government Minister-designate reignites calls for MMDCEs electionÂ
A Deputy Minister-designate for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Vincent Ekow Assafuah has reignited the call for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and...
Debt restructuring by Ghana, 3 others going on well, faster; but global outlook risks...
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed satisfaction with the pace of debt restructuring among the four countries including Ghana.
According...
Manso-Tontokrom residents appeal to govt for Community Mining Scheme
Inhabitants of Manso Tontokrom in the Amansie South Municipality of the Ashanti Region have intensified demands for the government to register the area under...
Tontokrom clash: Asanko Gold intimidating us with machomen – Chief claims [Listen]
Chief for Tontokrom, Nana Adu Gyamfi has accused the managers of Asanko Gold of intimidating the youth in the area.
He indicated that, their only...
Uneasy calm in Tontokrom after violent clash claims 3 lives
There is an uneasy calm in the Tontokrom community in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti region following the death of three in...
Residents appeal for urgent action as illegal mining pollutes rivers in Western North Region
Three major river bodies in the Suaman and Bodi Districts in the Western North Region have become murky due to illegal mining activities.
Local...
Cocoa output for 2023/24 season drops by 40%, driving record-high prices
According to two sources from Ghana’s cocoa sector regulator, COCOBOD, the anticipated cocoa output for the 2023/24 season is likely to fall significantly short...
COCOBOD’s ¢2 billion loss in 2021 attributed to price decline on international market
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, says the GH¢2 billion loss to the Board in 2021 was...
COCOBOD loses over 150 thousand metric tonnes of cocoa to smuggling
Ghana Cocoa Board has revealed to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee that the company has lost over 150 thousand metric tonnes of cocoa beans to...
Full text: NDC’s address on disturbing revelations on Agyapa deal
 Good afternoon distinguished friends from the media.
On behalf of the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), I would like to thank you...
The reshuffle you asked for – Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes
The word ‘reshuffle’ is hardly used outside politics.
Never heard of a man waiting for Father’s Day to reshuffle his children; or a polygamist...
Four victims who were killed by mentally challenged man laid to rest
Four of the victims, believed to have been killed by a mentally challenged have been buried.
They were laid to rest according to Islamic rites.
The...
Mentally challenged man kills 4, another in critical condition
A man believed to be mentally challenged has killed four persons at Banda-Nkwanta a community on the Bole-Bamboi highway in the Bole district of...
Joy News receives support to enhance digital infrastructure
Ghana’s most influential news organization, JOY NEWS, has received support from the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) to enhance its digital infrastructure....
Widow demands properties of late husband from in-laws [Watch]
A widowed mother of four is poised to fight for her deceased husband's properties.
Her husband died 6 years ago, leaving behind a 5-bedroom uncomplicated...
Man demands GH¢320,000 compensation for fathering a child for 16 years [Video]
Kwadwo Danso has played his role as father of a 16-year-old girl, only to be told recently that he is not the biological father.
Kwadwo...
I have told Bawumia not to include Akufo-Addo’s appointees in his regime – Bentil
Senior Vice President of IMANI-Africa, Kofi Bentil says he will be the first person to criticise Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia should he appoint...
GUTA set to enter accountability pact with political leaders
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has announced its intention to establish a social contract with presidential contenders in the upcoming 2024 elections.
This...
Wayoosi sends important message to Akufo-Addo over Emission levy
Ghanaian actor, Joseph Nana Osei, popularly known as Wayoosi, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to abolish the recently introduced emission levy.
He expressed...
Sammy Gyamfi writes on the latest Corruption Perception Index
Did you know, that Ghana’s best Corruption Perception Index performance was achieved in the year 2014, under the leadership of John Dramani Mahama, when...
Joyce Bawah Mogtari writes: Dapaah’s case nails Akufo-Addo, Bawumia govt as corrupt
We have been stating for years that John Mahama has been a victim of extreme prejudice and political propaganda led sadly by a man...
Aburonahia residents stage protest over illegal mining on their rivers
Residents of Aburonahia, a community in the Akontombra district of the Western North Region, have taken to the streets in protest against the ongoing...
Akuapem South NPP primary put on hold
The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has postponed the Akuapem South parliamentary primaries initially scheduled for Saturday January 27, 2024.
The party in...
I charge $250,000 for a verse – Meek Mill
Meek recently disclosed that he charges $250,000 for a verse, but would be willing to lower his price to $150,000 in the right situation.
"Every...
Melody Frempong advocates for unity and collaboration among gospel musicians [Video]
Gospel singer, Melody Frempong has called for unity and collaboration among gospel musicians in the industry.
She emphasized the need for gospel artistes to...
Parliamentary probe into Akosombo Dam spillage necessary – Kofi Bentil
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil has critically assessed the impact of the Akosombo Dam spillage, categorizing it as a major failure on...
We still love you – Dome-Kwabenya NPP delegates tell Adwoa Safo
Some delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency have said that they are still in love with their sitting Member...
Akufo-Addo has not neglected Ashanti Region – NPP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region has fired back at former President John Dramani Mahama for claiming government has neglected its...