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PAC orders Deputy HR at Environment Ministry to refund GH₵31,847

The Public Accounts Committee(PAC) has ordered the Deputy Head of Human Resources at the Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology, Ibrahim Muniru, to refund...

Next NPP gov’t will complete agenda 111 projects – Bawumia

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has assured Ghanaians that the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will finish the Agenda 111 hospital projects...

Galamsey fight: What is really my crime? – Erastus raises alarm over death threats [Audio]

  Environmental journalist Erastus Asare Donkor has revealed that his life is under serious threat due to his continued work in exposing illegal mining activities,...

Passengers trapped after Tema-Mpakadan train stops abruptly en route to Afienya [Video]

The Tema-Mpakadan passenger train came to an unexpected halt just a few meters from the railway station after its emergency brake was activated. Chief Executive...

Declaration of security zones will be the way to go if… – Erastus Asare Donkor 

Environmental journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor, has stressed that the success of government’s newly declared security zones around water bodies and forest reserves will depend...

Gender Minister assures justice in KNUST SHS scandal

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has assured that her ministry is working with law enforcement to...

Police foil mining site robbery; four including two in military uniform arrested 

Police in Prestea of the Western region have arrested two men in military uniforms and two civilian, after an alleged attempt to rob LongShine...

Gov’t to establish Cybersecurity Fund – Sam George

The Minister of Communications, Samuel Nartey George, has announced plans to establish a Cybersecurity Fund to boost Ghana’s fight against cyber threats. Speaking at the...

Minority rebuts Sam George over DStv impasse

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Communication and Information Committee has responded to comments by MP for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, over the ongoing impasse...

Mahama vows tougher action against cybercrime and romance scams

President John Mahama has pledged stronger collaboration with international partners to ensure perpetrators of romance scams and other cybercrimes, whether Ghanaians or foreigners, face...

 TEWU-TUC suspends strike action 

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, has suspended its indefinite strike which began on September 19,...

Galamsey: This is not the leadership we voted for – Prof. Bokpin slams gov’t

Economist and professor at the University of Ghana, Godfred Bokpin, has expressed deep frustration over what he describes as the failure of the current...

 La Nkwantanang MCE demands proof of ownership from Madina-Redco land claimants

  The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Nkwantanang Madina, Ibrahim Faila, has assured the public that the Assembly has no hidden agenda regarding the...

Self-styled ‘doctor’ arrested in Yeji after 11 years of practice [Video]

Police in Yeji, Bono East Region, have arrested a man identified as Hans Osei, popularly known as Mulla, for allegedly practicing as a medical...

Fish facility left to rot in Penkye as health risks and economic woes deepen

A multi-thousand-cedi fish processing facility, constructed under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo-Bawumia administration to transform fish preservation in Penkye, has been...

Man arrested after girlfriend was found dead in his room at Awutu Papaase

  The Kasoa Ofaakor District Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, identified as Kwame Whisky, after his girlfriend, Linda, 22, was discovered dead in...

Mahama’s reparation talk at UNGA was out of place – Dr Asah-Asante

The Head of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has criticised President John Mahama’s call for reparations...

Agric Minister credits Feed Ghana Programme for nationwide bumper harvest

Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has attributed Ghana’s current bumper harvest to the government’s flagship Feed Ghana Programme, describing it as proof...

Kwahu Afram Plains North DCE urges youth to embrace Agriculture

Kwahu Afram Plains North District Chief Executive (DCE), Kate Mawusi Babanawo, has encouraged young people in the area to take up agriculture as a...

Stop ‘meet and greet,’ take action on galamsey – Franklin Cudjoe to Mahama

  President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has taken aim at government’s approach to illegal mining, or galamsey, arguing that excessive reliance on dialogue has...

Gbeniyiri conflict: Burkina Faso allegedly blocks NADMO from meeting displaced persons, demands formal diplomacy

Authorities in Burkina Faso have blocked officials of Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) from accessing Ghanaian refugees displaced by the Gbeniyiri conflict. The refugees,...

UTAG vows pressure on gov’t over galamsey menace

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced plans to mount sustained pressure on the government to intensify its fight against illegal mining,...

Mahama could have done more in galamsey fight – Sam George

Communications Minister says President John Mahama could have done more to tackle illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, but insists his commitment to the...

Prof. Gyampo urges support for Mahama’s galamsey fight 

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA), Professor Ransford Gyampo, has reiterated his call for a state of emergency in...

Bono East Regional Minister urges chiefs to prioritise peace  

The Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu Antwi, has called on chiefs and traditional leaders in the region to desist from engaging in protracted...

Fire destroys over 100 wooden structures at Ashaiman

  A fierce fire swept through sections of the Ashaiman Light Industrial Area, widely known as Fitter Line, in the early hours of Tuesday, September...

US visa restrictions: Don’t overstay your welcome – Ghana’s US Mission cautions citizens

Ghana’s Mission in the United States has cautioned citizens to strictly abide by U.S. immigration regulations and avoid overstaying their visas. The Mission has warned...

DStv pricing not about market size – Sam George

Communication Minister Sam Nartey George has dismissed suggestions that Ghana pay-TV provider, DStv's, pricing challenges are tied to the country’s market size. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM...

Ghana has too many districts; It’s counterproductive – Prof. Ahwoi

Local governance expert Professor Kwamena Ahwoi has criticised the proliferation of district assemblies in the country, arguing that the increased number has become counterproductive...

Gaming Commission seeks Attorney-General’s advice on GH¢5.16m locked up in SIC

The Gaming Commission has sought the advice of the Attorney-General on how to recover GH¢5.16 million it invested with SIC Financial Services Limited in...

TikTok to fly team to Ghana as gov’t, GCB Bank set up first-ever payout channel for content creators

Communication Minister Sam Nartey George has revealed that TikTok will, for the first time, fly a team into Ghana to build the capacity of...

Foreign Affairs Ministry announces scholarships for training and tertiary education

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the opening of scholarship opportunities for short-term training programmes and tertiary education across multiple fields. The Ministry explained...

I’ll walk the talk; working 13 months without pay is unacceptable – Education Minister to newly posted teachers

Minister of Education Haruna Iddrisu has assured newly posted teachers that the government is taking urgent steps to resolve the prolonged salary arrears that...

Three jailed 75 years for armed robbery in Ashanti North

The Ashanti North Police Command has confirmed that three young men have been convicted and sentenced to a total of 75 years’ imprisonment with...

Ex-Gaming Commission boss to refund GH₵414k lost to bond breach

Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak has declared that former Gaming Commission boss Peter Mireku will be personally held liable for a GHS414,590.53 loss arising from...

Group calls on A-G to withdraw Adu-Boahene’s case

The Parties Without Representation in Parliament (PWREP) has urged Attorney-General Dr. Dominic Ayine to withdraw the ongoing prosecution of former National Signals Bureau (NSB)...

NPP must act fast to reposition itself – Boakye Agyarko

Former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for moving too slowly in implementing meaningful reforms following its recent national...

PWREP accuses EOCO of “shoddy work” in Adu-Boahene’s case

The Parties Without Representation in Parliament have accused the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) of conducting “shoddy and incomplete” investigations in the ongoing...

Newly posted teachers to receive salaries in 30 days – Finance Ministry assures

The Coalition of Unpaid Newly Posted Teachers has secured a 30-day assurance from the Ministry of Finance for the payment of their long-overdue salaries. On...

Mahama should apologise for galamsey approach – Haruna Mohammed

The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has taken a swipe at President John Dramani Mahama over his approach...