Ghana registered 618 delegates for the 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28) in Dubai, representing an increase in its delegation size compared to the previous year. At COP 27 in Egypt, Ghana presented a delegation of 350, comprising both state and …

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced the conviction of an Assistant Technical Enrolment Officer (ATEO) for misconduct leading to the registration of an unqualified applicant. George Kwame Essien, an ATEO at the NIA’s Walewale District Office in the North East Region, was found guilty of forging NIA documents and …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has initiated a manhunt for individuals suspected to be involved in vote-buying. This pertains to the recently concluded New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries in orphan constituencies across the country. During Saturday’s polls, JoyNews observed delegates openly displaying the cash they had received throughout the …

A drug that stops HIV from infecting the body has proved to be a highly effective “real-world” preventative treatment, a study has confirmed. The results of the research on 24,000 people taking it across England, have been described as “reassuring”. Thousands of people are already taking PrEP through sexual health …

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has responded to comments made by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng about the performance of the judiciary regarding his work. In a statement released on December 1, JUSAG said that there are “judicial avenues through which the concerns raised by the OSP can …

The current Ghana’s Minister of Energy and the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Constituency, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, is often perceived to be a rude person by some factions of the public due to some of his public pronouncements and demeanour. NAPO, who is also …

The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mahamudu Bawumia is optimistic that the party will recapture majority of the orphan seats after holding successful parliamentary primaries for those constituencies. The party elected parliamentary candidates for 111 orphan constituencies in a generally peaceful exercise across Ghana on Saturday. After …

I would have wished our system of governance would have been based on traditional system that is part of us and is understood by the people. In the Akan communities, which I know well we have the king or a chief and his cabinet made up of various high-ranking “Nananom”. …

A former Commissioner of the Customs Division at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Colonel Kwadwo Damoah has won the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primary in the Jaman South Constituency. He polled 289 votes followed by Yaw Maama Afful who polled 240 votes. Alexander Ferkah 122 had votes while Andrews Bediako …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reaffirmed that the reporting date for first-year students remains December 4, 2023. This is despite concerns from wards and stakeholders that this does not provide ample time for students to prepare for the academic year. This confirmation follows a request from Parliament for the …