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NAIMOS cracks down on illegal mining, arrests Chinese national on Offin River
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has intensified its anti-galamsey campaign with a major operation at Dawusaso in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region, resulting in the arrest of a Chinese national and the destruction of illegal mining equipment on the Offin River.
Central Region: rainstorm leaves 55 homeless in Assin South District – NADMO confirms
A severe rainstorm has damaged homes and displaced dozens of residents in parts of the Central Region, prompting emergency officials to launch relief and recovery operations, authorities said on Sunday. The storm struck communities in Assin Akrofuom and Assin Anyinabrim in the Assin South District, damaging residential...
Antem residents demand demolition of waterway structures as flooding forces closure of basic school
Residents of Antem in the Cape Coast Metropolis have expressed anger over the failure of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly to demolish structures built on waterways, which they say are causing repeated flooding that has forced the closure of Antem Basic School. The concerned citizens, led by their chairman Iddrisu H...
What Ghanaians have said about corruption
Earlier this week, I offered my opinion on the ongoing debate about the Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) and whether it has the power to prosecute without express authorisation from the Attorney General (AG). As the debate awaits settlement, two cases before the High Court have been adjourned, pending final determina...
US FDA approves first-in-class treatment for kidney disease
The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has approved Trutakna (atacicept-vymj), a first-in-class treatment developed by Vera Therapeutics, to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy at risk for disease progression.
NPP voters boosting Asiedu Nketia’s poll numbers, Ato Forson leads among floating voters – Mussa Dankwah
Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, says National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia’s strong showing in the firm’s latest tracking poll has been driven largely by support from New Patriotic Party (NPP) voters, while Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson continues...
We’ll advise ourselves if… – Three teacher unions issue ultimatum to gov’t over conditions of service
The leadership of three major pre-tertiary teacher unions — the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) — has given the government a one-week ultimatum to conclude negotiations on their expired cond...
There are no divisions in NDC – Godwin Ako Gunn
The Deputy National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Ako Gunn, has strongly rejected claims suggesting that the party is divided internally, insisting that the NDC remains united and operates strictly within democratic principles.
Korea commits $28m to strengthen digital STEM education in Ghana
The Government of Ghana and the Government of the Republic of Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the second phase of the Digital Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Project, with Korea committing $28 million to support the initiative.
Valedictorian urges graduates to embrace character and purpose at St. Bernadette Soubirous School ceremony
The valedictorian of the Class of 2026 at St. Bernadette Soubirous School, Miss Yaa Odame Amoh-Mensah, has called on her fellow graduates to place greater emphasis on character, discipline and purpose, noting that the true value of education extends well beyond the acquisition of academic certificates.
Unemployed Trained Teachers demand update as deadline for recruitment results expires
The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers 2023 (CUTT 2023) has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to issue an official update on the release of the 2026 teacher recruitment results following the expiration of the latest timeline announced by the Minister for Education.
Eight arrested in Amonaso Forest crackdown as police intensify war on illegal mining
The fight against illegal mining, widely known as galamsey, has gained renewed momentum in the Bono Region following the arrest of eight suspects at the Amomaso Forest near the Berekum Municipality. According to an official statement issued by the Bono Regional Police Command and signed by its Public Relations Officer,...