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US imposes visa restrictions – Ban targets election troublemakers

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Ahead of the December 7 polls, the United States of America (USA) has announced a new policy that will restrict US visas for any individual responsible for undermining democracy in the country. The US Department of State, which issued the … Read more →

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MOMO loan not free money — BoG

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Since the introduction of mobile money (MOMO) loans by the telecommunication companies (telecos), some of their customers have taken undue advantage of the opportunity. While some have taken the loans to either start or recapitalise their businesses, others have accessed … Read more →

Declare your assets – Attorney-General tells OSP board members

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The Minister for Justice and Attorney-General (AG), Godfred Dame, has urged the newly sworn-in members of the board of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to declare their assets. The AG was speaking at the swearing-in of the board … Read more →

WR Minister commissions 2 projects at Adiembra SHS and Diabene SHS

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The Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah has commissioned two projects at the Adiembrah Senior High School in Sekondi and Diabene Senior High School as part of the government’s commitment to face out the double-track system in the various Senior … Read more →

Shama Junction: Man allegedly kills his two children, himself

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A man in his forties (’40s) has allegedly killed his two (2) children by poisoning at Shama Junction in the Shama District of the Western Region on Monday, June 20. The name of the suspect who is said to have … Read more →

National Cathedral registered as private entity – Ablakwa

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Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has contradicted the claim by the Secretariat of the National Cathedral of Ghana that the project is state-owned. The North Tongu MP in a Facebook post on Monday, June 20 … Read more →

I am not on talking terms with Akufo-Addo – Boakye Agyarko

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Former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko says he currently has no relationship with President Akufo-Addo. Mr. Agyarko was sacked by the President in 2018 over a power purchase agreement between the government of Ghana and the Africa Middle East Resources Investment … Read more →

Transport fares expected to go up by 10%

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Transport fares are expected to go up by some 10% later this week if the unionised operators, Ghana Private Road Transport Union and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council, are able to get the Transport Minister’s blessings on this margin … Read more →

NHIA to include mental health treatment in NHIS – Dr Okoe Boye

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, says the Authority is committed to include mental health treatment under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). He said the Authority had requested data … Read more →

Crash deaths rise to 1,140 in 5 months

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-It represents 8.8% decline from 1,250 killed last year Provisional data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) shows that the number of commuters killed in road traffic crashes recorded in the … Read more →

Apple store workers vote to form first US union

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Workers at an Apple store in Maryland have voted to unionise, forming the tech giant’s first retail union in the United States. The employees of the shop in Towson passed the measure 65-33, with about a dozen abstentions. After the … Read more →

Japan: Osaka court rules ban on same-sex marriage constitutional

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Japan’s ban on same-sex marriages does not violate the constitution, a district court in Osaka has ruled. The ruling dealt a blow to gay couples and rights activists, after another district court in Sapporo ruled in 2021 that the failure … Read more →

Medical, Dental Council inducts 138 new doctors

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The Medical and Dental Council of Ghana (MDCG) last Friday inducted 138 new doctors into the council, with a charge on them to exhibit high standards of professionalism and conduct in their various fields. A Deputy Minister of Health, Gifty … Read more →

EKMA set to digitalise Agriculture

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The Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality in the Western Region has embarked on a project to digitize agriculture and make it more interesting and attractive to the youth. According to the Agric Director of the Municipality, Mr John Gyimah, indicated this will … Read more →

DISTURBING PHOTOS: Man found dead in storm drain at Airport Ridge

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A man believed to be in his late thirties was on Saturday, June 18, found dead in the main storm drainage at Airport Ridge, a suburb of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. His death is believed to be a result of the … Read more →

18yr old drowns in galamsey pit in Wassa Akropong

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Eighteen-year-old Owuraku has been confirmed dead after he went swimming with friends in a mining pit at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region. One of his friends who spoke with Skyy News said, they went to the location at about … Read more →

Prez. Akufo-Addo leaves for Brussels, Kigali

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Sunday to attend the 15th Edition of the European Development Days Forum in Brussels, Belgium, as well as the 26th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the … Read more →

U.S. Ambassador Virginia Palmer presents credentials to Prez. Akufo-Addo

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 U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer presented her credentials to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo June 16, 2022 at Jubilee House. Speaking during the ceremony at Jubilee House, Ambassador Palmer thanked President Akufo-Addo and the Ghanaian people for the warm … Read more →

Tema Motorway opened to motorists after completion of repair works

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Portions of the Accra-Tema Motorway, closed to traffic on Monday, have been opened following the completion of repair works on a dilapidated bridge on the stretch. It was opened today, Friday, June 17, 2022, to motorists as promised by the … Read more →

January 6 hearing: Trump pressed Pence in ‘illegal’ bid to quash vote

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Ex-President Donald Trump put his Vice-President Mike Pence in danger during the Capitol riot as he illegally pressured him to quash the 2020 election, says a congressional panel. Lawmakers have heard from Pence aides who described White House efforts to … Read more →

Takoradi: Irate youth in Mampong block deplorable Kansawrodo road

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Some irate youth of Mampong on Thursday morning, June 16, blocked the main road to Kansaworodo over its deplorable state. Not even several appeals by the leadership of the police could convince the irate youth to remove the blockage. They … Read more →

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