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The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has appealed to the Minister of Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, to order urgent repairs to the Weija Junction-Mallam Overpass stretch of the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway,…
The La community is preparing to challenge the demolition of structures at La Pleasure Beach in court, as its lawyer disputes the ownership of the land and warns against transferring it to an investor before the matter is resolved. Lawyer…
Two people are feared dead in a road accident involving an articulated truck carrying cement, a Toyota Voxy and several motorbikes on the Walewale Road on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Several others sustained injuries, with initial reports…
Two people have died after a galamsey pit collapsed on them at Sefwi Datano in the Bodi District of the Western North Region.
The Ghana Tourism Federation (GHATOF) is demanding compensation for 85 businesses affected by the demolition at La Pleasure Beach, warning that about 4,000 jobs, largely held by women, have been put at risk. The federation is also calling…
The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced two men to 20 years’ imprisonment each with hard labour for robbing a motorbike at Edwenase, near Jacobu, in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region.
All 46 aspirants seeking various leadership positions in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Bono East Regional executive elections have successfully passed vetting, clearing the way for the party’s regional polls scheduled for November…
A 44-year-old Reverend Minister of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Rev. Richard Tagoe, has been enstooled Amanonehene of Abotakyi in the Akuapem Traditional Area of the Eastern Region, with a pledge to mobilise diaspora…
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has handed over 300 life jackets to boat operators and fishers in Dambai to promote safety compliance and reduce fatalities on the Oti River.
As the world marks World Food Day under the theme “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow”, women farmers in Forikrom, in the Bono East Region, have added their voices to the global call for action, urging Ghanaians to eat local, support rural…
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says recent power outages recorded in some parts of the Ashanti Region is caused by equipment failures, cable faults and ongoing infrastructure upgrade works across the transmission and…
Dozens of selected teachers from across Ghana have completed a five-day intensive training workshop in the Techiman Municipality, equipping them with the skills to run Buzz Clubs, school-based beekeeping and conservation programs, in their…
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has restored calm at Manso-Nseina in the Ashanti Region following a shooting incident involving a police team and some youth of the town, which resulted in the death of one person and injuries to a…
Assembly members in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region have renewed calls for President John Dramani Mahama to remove Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Jerryne Asante, accusing the government of failing to act on a report into…
The St. Joseph the Worker Co-operative Credit Union has made significant financial gains over the last year, recording an increase in the number of client subscriptions.
LUSAKA — Defence ministers from Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania are expected to meet in Zambia on October 18 to discuss joint efforts to…
In a concerted effort to bolster the backbone of Ghana’s industrial sector, the Association of Small-Scale Industries (ASSI), in collaboration with the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), has successfully held a mentorship and coaching…
KINSHASA — The Democratic Republic of Congo has barred members of President Félix Tshisekedi’s office and government from direct or indirect contact with the Belgian Embassy in Kinshasa, according to…
The government has launched the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region to promote safer, more organised, and environmentally responsible small-scale mining.
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has urged customers across the Ashanti West Region to cooperate with Franchise Officers as they undertake expanded responsibilities, including disconnecting customers in arrears and monitoring…
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has intensified its drive to bring informal sector workers onto the pension scheme, with a vibrant sensitization float through the principal streets of Techiman in the Bono East…
The Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, has called for intensified investor education and financial literacy to protect residents from fraudulent investment schemes and promote sustainable economic growth in the region.
Students of the Navrongo Vocational Training Centre, also known as the Technology Solutions Centre, in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region, are studying under difficult conditions due to inadequate infrastructure.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has demolished an unauthorised pigsty at Agbogbloshie after its operators failed to comply with a final warning to remove the structure obstructing the ongoing National Emergency Waste Evacuation…