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The items include over 1,000 mattresses, metal trunks, buckets and mathematical sets, as well as more than 12,000 exercise books, in a move aimed at easing the financial burden on parents and supporting learners as they begin their secondary education.
Ghana’s Black Princesses are within touching distance of a historic place in the knockout stages of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, with head coach C…
Two Nigerians, Bishop Michael Fakunle and James Nwankwo, have been killed in Johannesburg, South Africa. The duo were reportedly killed in separate in…
A private legal practitioner, Ohene-Essel Etur Kwasi, has declared his intention to contest the position of Bono Regional Secretary of the National De…
Ghana will continue to pursue policies aimed at adding value to its mineral resources rather than exporting raw materials, Ghana’s Ambassador to China…
Actress and film producer Salma Mumin has refuted allegations by Afia Schwarzenegger that she was romantically involved with Chief of Staff Julius Deb…
Accra-based fintech startup SusuPaa put its already-live product to the test at the just-ended Moolre Startup Cup, a four-month national buildathon bu…
Amma Prempeh, a Ghanaian journalist, filmmaker and Kente Ambassador, has advocated for the need to move beyond celebrating kente’s global rise and inv…
Supreme Court Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei is conferred with a professorship by the City Institute of Higher Learning for his contributions to law and…
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The 24-month project, dubbed “Geophysics for Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa,” brings together agricultural and physics researchers to investigate…
Ghanaian actress and film producer Salma Mumin says social media backlash over her body enhancement cost her endorsement deals with brands. Ghanaian a…
If Ghana’s music industry needed a lawyer to settle the latest Sarkodie and Stonebwoy drama, Shatta Wale appeared ready to take the case. If Ghana’s m…
Assin South MP Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has called for a full-scale investigation into a series of major narcotics seizures involving consignments alle…
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence Committee Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has demanded urgent action from the government over what he describes as an u…
An Garda Síochána (Irish police force) have described preparations for the US president's visit to the Republic of Ireland as "one of the biggest secu…
The President who is on a two-day official visit to the Upper West Region as part of his Resetting Ghana Tour made the disclosure during an inspection…
The Weija Dam spillage is a controlled release of excess water by Ghana Water Limited (GWL) to prevent structural failure during heavy rains.
Three Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils commemorating Beijing's 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests have been handed prison sent…
Approximately 5kg of cocaine which was hidden inside lollipops has been seized by revenue officers and gardaí (Irish police) at Dublin Airport. Approx…
Thai police have arrested a Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling 100 million baht ($3m; £2.2m) from his monastery, along with a suspected female a…
Most Americans remember exactly what they were doing and how they felt the day terrorists hijacked four airplanes and crashed them into the World Trad…
A surrogate who refused an abortion request from the parents who hired her to have their baby has asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in the dispu…
A man has been given a six-month jail term in France after he threatened to behead a female primary school teacher who had disciplined his son at a vi…
In my work across data engineering, software systems, healthcare technology, and risk and controls, I have learned that a system is only as trustworth…
Following the impact of his breakout song "Winning," Ghanaian artist Hunnyboy continues to showcase unwavering resolve with new single “Peace of Mind”…
Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd. has officially unveiled a breakthrough range of Geely electrified vehicles in Ghana, signalling a bold step toward s…
Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has described Accra Academy as Ghana’s foremost all-round school, citing the achievements of its alumni across major…
French customs seized 3.9 tons of cocaine worth €225m at Dunkirk port, hidden in a plastic waste container shipped from Ghana, prosecutors say.
Almost every guide to buying property in Ghana quotes you a purchase price and stops there. That is where buyers get caught out, because the sticker p…
The controversy follows concerns raised by the Interior Minister over the recruitment of some personnel into Ghana’s security services.
One of the most confusing and most important questions for anyone buying property in Ghana, especially from the diaspora or abroad, is deceptively sim…
An analysis of President JM's decisive dissolution of nine SOE boards, exploring governance clarity, strategic alignment, and public sector reform in …
For generations, when Accra needed to breathe, it went to Akosombo. Just over an hour and a half north-east of the capital, where the Volta River runs…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), in collaboration with the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS),…
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The school was badly damaged by a windstorm. The disaster destroyed its roof, windows, and other parts of the building.
Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has backed Accra Academy to build on its historic National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) campaign, urging the school…
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The event launch and balloting, attended by educators, students, contestants and some community leaders, underscores Akoma 87.9 FM's dedication to pro…
Every buyer and investor in Ghana is asking the same question this year. Are prices still rising, flattening, or about to climb again? Opinions are ev…
Day one of the JoyNews–Republic Bank Habitat Fair's second clinic has ended on a positive note, with prospective homeowners, property investors and ot…
The frustration over the ongoing Computerised School Selection and Placement System, CSSPS, process has entered its fifth day, with some parents still…
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has raised concerns over the clause in the new road traffic regulations which requires auctioning of ve…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appealed to the public for information to help locate the relatives of a Ghanaian man whose body was found in an a…
The initiative, being led by GHIPO under the Registrar-General’s Department, seeks to help local producers standardise production, strengthen the Akpe…
Prospective homeowners and property seekers are turning up and exploring a wide range of housing solutions at the second JoyNews–Republic Bank Habitat…
The meeting comes amid concerns from cement producers over mounting demurrage charges and delays in clearing goods at Ghana’s ports.
The Christian Council of Ghana has established a technical committee to explore the way forward for the stalled National Cathedral project. The commit…
The Headmaster of Mansoman Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti region, Rev. Nicholas Adu Berko, has called for an end to the categorisation of sen…
President John Mahama says the government is constructing 16 new senior high schools to reduce congestion in existing schools and help bring an end to…
President John Mahama says the government is working on a policy to provide a 20% incentive on basic salaries for educational and health workers who a…
ISSUED BY THE DEMOCRACY NOT FOR SALE PROJECT (JOYNEWS IMPACT MAKERS FOUNDATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ADOM BRANDS/MULTIMEDIA GROUP) KOFORIDUA — FRIDAY,…
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The vehicle, which was traveling from Nalerigu in the North East Region on the 1st of September 2026, toward the Bono East Region, carried cargo full …
French customs officers seized nearly 3.9 metric tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of €225 million ($261.45 million) at the northern po…
JoyNews journalist, Emmanuel Bright Quaicoe, has been selected as one of 10 recipients of the prestigious 2026 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultu…
A man has been given a six-month jail term in France after he threatened to behead a female primary school teacher who had disciplined his son at a vi…
President John Mahama has commended the contractor working on the 24-hour market project at Nadowli in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Re…
Trade and commerce are critical to the functioning of society. Commerce has undergone a remarkable transformation, from barter and commodity-based exc…
The Minister said the use of technology would help improve the efficiency and delivery of the placement process, while reducing inconsistencies that h…
Employees of GCB Bank PLC have donated drip stands, patient bedside lockers, episiotomy and delivery sets, bedsheets and delivery beds to the maternit…
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The operation, code-named "Operation WATER SHIELD," was announced in a press release issued on Friday, September 11, 2026, and signed by NAIMOS Spokes…
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The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has officially confirmed the country’s participation in the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, with 13 youn…
