GENERAL NEWS

Ghanaian jurors have embarked on an indefinite strike in response to the government’s inability to pay their allowances. They highlighted at the non-payment of their allowance for February 2023 and the ten-month accumulation of arrears from July 2023 to May 2024. In a statement, the jurors explained that, the financial …

In a recent gathering of the Ashanti Regional sector of the Ghana National Association of Traditional Healers (GNATH), Nana Akomea Sakyi Tutu Ampam II, President of the Plant Medicine Association and also Otumfuor Obrempong and Aboɔnten Chief, delivered crucial advice to herbal practitioners. The focus of his counsel centered on …

In the fight against illegal mining, former president John Dramani Mahama, a presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says he will enact a new strategy to combat illegal mining if re-elected as president. He claims that the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) recent, tough stance against illegal mining has …

A former member of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), Sergeant Daniel Alolga Akata Pore, has advised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to exercise caution with his public statements. He criticized the president’s remarks about not going to hand over power to a previously defeated opponent (John Mahama), stating it …

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to deploy Artificial Intelligence to help fight illegal mining activities if he is elected president in the upcoming December 7 general elections as mere political rhetoric. The Director of Communications for the political party, Richard Ahiagbah, on his …

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a warning about upcoming rainstorms and strong winds across several regions today. Two separate weather systems, originating from Benin and Nigeria, are expected to affect different parts of Ghana. The agency predicts that the storm from Benin will move westward, threatening the northern regions, …

In the unlikely event of defeat in the next general elections, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is entirely dedicated to a peaceful transfer of power, according to Henry Quartey, the Minister of the Interior and Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso Central Constituency. This announcement coincides with worries expressed by …

Below  are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.      The Daily Searchlight       The Metro Lens         Daily Guide         The New Finder         Supreme Newspaper     …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service, along with its partners WHO, USAID, UNICEF, PATH Ghana, amongst others, has launched the 2024 African Vaccination Week Celebration and Child Health Promotion Week. Under this year’s theme, “Healthy Childhood: Invest in Your Child for a Better Future,” the goal …

The pre-tertiary teacher unions of the Eastern Region on Monday, May 15 embarked on a demonstration to demand payments of four allowances that are in arrears. The four allowances include deprived area allowance, extra assessment, book/data/online and teaching support, and upward adjustment on CPD allowances. The unions, the Ghana National …