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Electricity tariffs up 9.86%, Water by 15.92% effective January 2026 – PURC
Posted on with No CommentThe Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced upward adjustments to electricity and water tariffs following the completion of its 2026–2030 Multi-Year Tariff Review (MYTO). The new rates take effect from January 1, 2026. According to the PURC in a … Read more →
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Delta Air Lines resumes non-stop flights from Accra to Atlanta
Posted on | CommentTravellers between Ghana and the United States can now enjoy a direct connection, as Delta Air Lines commenced non-stop flights from Accra to Atlanta on Monday, December 1, 2025. The announcement was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel … Read more →
Total value of Mobile Money transactions hit GH¢3.6 trillion
Posted on | CommentThe total value of mobile money transactions reached GH¢3.6 trillion in the first 10 months of 2025, ending October. This is according to the latest Economic and Financial Data released by the Bank of Ghana after last week’s Monetary Policy … Read more →
WAEC outlines 10 key reasons behind failures in 2025 WASSCE Core Mathematics and Social Studies
Posted on | CommentThe West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed detailed reasons behind the sharp decline in performance in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), particularly in Core Mathematics and Social Studies. The explanations, provided by the Head of … Read more →
Fire razes Kedjebi-Asato SHS dormitory, leaving several students collapsed
Posted on | CommentA Tuesday morning fire has ravaged a room in one of the boys’ dormitories at Kadjebi-Asato Senior High School in the Oti region, leaving several students collapsing from exhaustion as they attempted to salvage what they could, JoyNews’ Oti Regional … Read more →
Bawku conflict mediation: Asantehene to present peace plan to Prez. Mahama
Posted on | CommentThe Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is set to present the findings of his mediation effort in the Bawku conflict to President John Dramani Mahama after concluding a process intended to find a lasting solution to the decades-old dispute fuelled … Read more →
2 police officers jailed 13 years for narcotics trafficking plot
Posted on | CommentTwo police officers have been handed a combined 13-year jail term by a Circuit Court in Tema after finding them guilty of unlawful possession and conspiracy to traffic narcotics. The court, presided over by Her Ladyship Aleanor Kakra Barnes Botchway, … Read more →
Cedi records 32% appreciation against dollar in 11 months of 2025 – BoG
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana cedi recorded a 32.2% appreciation against the US dollar in 11 months of 2025. This is compared with 34.4% appreciation in October 2025 and 18.4% in September 2025. According to the Bank of Ghana’s November 2025 Summary of … Read more →
Ghana ranked 14th in U.S. global student enrollment
Posted on | CommentThe number of Ghanaian students pursuing higher education in the United States has reached a historic peak, marking the highest figure ever recorded, according to the United States Embassy in Ghana. New data from the Open Doors Report 2025 shows … Read more →
Sir Richard Branson ‘heartbroken’ as wife dies
Posted on | CommentSir Richard Branson has said he is “heartbroken” over the death of his wife Joan aged 80. The pair, who married in 1989, had three children and five grandchildren. In a post on Instagram, the Virgin Group founder said his … Read more →
Controller’s Department halts 2 key allowances after last-minute system failure
Posted on | CommentThe Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has announced that two major categories of allowances expected to be paid this month could not be processed. This follows what it described as a “technical hitch” during the final payroll run. In a … Read more →
IMF: Chronic underfunding, political influence cripple Ghana’s anti-corruption fight
Posted on | CommentGhana’s ability to fight corruption is being “severely weakened” by chronic underfunding of its key accountability institutions, according to the 2025 IMF Governance Diagnostic Report that warns the country’s anti-corruption architecture is approaching a breaking point. The report conducted in … Read more →
AT staff protest possible merger with Telecel
Posted on | CommentStaff of the telecommunications company AT are staging a protest against the possible merger with Telecel. According to the staff, the merger may lead to job losses. To them, the government that promised to create jobs for the Ghanaian people … Read more →
65% of adult Ghanaians cannot afford healthy diets
Posted on | CommentThe recommended healthy diets consist of half a plate of vegetables and fruit, a quarter of a plate of carbohydrates, and another quarter of protein. Prof. Anna Lartey, a Professor of Nutrition at the University of Ghana, made this known … Read more →
El-Wak tragedy: Govt offers recruitment slots to victims’ families
Posted on | CommentThey were qualified to the stage of documentation inspection and body selection and for the families to lose them under such circumstances is very painful. “Once the replacements meet the health and fitness requirements, they will be recruited,” the Deputy … Read more →
Four historic train stations reimagined as luxury hotels
Posted on | CommentThese grand old stations have been reborn as destinations, blending the romance of rail’s golden age with modern comfort and style. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, cities around the world built vast, lavishly decorated train stations to serve … Read more →
Don’t blindly trust what AI tells you – Google’s Sundar Pichai
Posted on | CommentPeople should not “blindly trust” everything AI tools tell them, the boss of Google’s parent company Alphabet has told the BBC. In an exclusive interview, chief executive Sundar Pichai said that AI models are “prone to errors” and urged people … Read more →
Uphold judicial integrity – President Mahama tells new Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie
Posted on | CommentA hushed sense of solemnity fell over the auditorium of the Jubilee House yesterday as President John Dramani Mahama swore in the new Chief Justice. He becomes the country’s 28th Chief Justice and the ninth since the start of the … Read more →
Police arrest man seen in viral video assaulting wife at Ofankor
Posted on | CommentThe police has arrested the man seen in a viral video assaulting a woman, said to be his wife, at Ofankor in Greater Accra. A neighbour, who had witnessed the incident, reportedly captured it on video and shared it on … Read more →
Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under UK asylum reforms
Posted on | CommentPeople granted asylum in the United Kingdom will now have to wait 20 years before they can apply for permanent settlement, according to major policy changes set to be announced by UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday. The sweeping … Read more →
Cocoa smuggling costs Ghana over $1bn in three years
Posted on | CommentJake Kudjo Samahar, Director of Special Services at COCOBOD, has revealed that Ghana lost a total of 7,128.13 tonnes of cocoa to smuggling between the 2020 and 2025 crop years in the Volta and Oti regions. According to him, cocoa … Read more →
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