Ghana’s Parliament has officially resumed sittings today, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, marking the start of the Second Meeting of the First Session of the 9th Parliament. This comes after a break observed during the Easter period. With the resumption, Members of Parliament are expected to engage in a full schedule of legislative activity. The agenda […]
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Ghana’s electricity sector is showing signs of serious distress, as the increasing frequency of scheduled and emergency maintenance by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) points to a deeper, structural crisis in the national grid. While maintenance is a normal part of utility management, the current rate and scale of
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Ghanaian nurses and teachers will soon have the chance to work in Jamaica, thanks to a new bilateral agreement between the two countries aimed at strengthening cooperation in education and healthcare. The deal offers employment opportunities abroad and aims to strengthen international cooperation in education and healthcare. The agreement was finalized during the Organization of
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Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the temporary closure of its embassy in Washington, D.C., after a special audit uncovered a long-running corruption scandal involving fraudulent visa and passport processing. The announcement was made by Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on Monday, May 26, 2025. He described the move as a necessary step
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In a heartbreaking turn of events, Professor Amedeke, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has been found secretly buried behind his own home in Gyahadze, a suburb of Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. His disappearance had prompted concern from both family and colleagues, leading to a formal police investigation.
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A major fire incident occurred on Wednesday morning at the Flour Mills Ghana Company Ltd, located at the GAFCO Yard in Tema, resulting in the destruction of vital electrical equipment and production machinery. The fire, which broke out in the upper floors of the 10-storey building, spread rapidly from the 4th to the 10th floors.
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The Minerals Commission has started deploying 453 Blue Water Guards across seven districts in the Western Region. The goal is to protect rivers and streams from pollution caused by illegal small-scale mining. These guards are part of a national plan to train and deploy 2,000 Blue Water Guards across Ghana. All 453 guards completed their
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England is making history as the first country to introduce a routine vaccine against gonorrhoea, aiming to curb rising rates of the sexually transmitted infection. The nationwide rollout is set to begin in August 2025 through sexual health clinics. The vaccine will primarily be offered to gay and bisexual men who have a history of
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The Mayor of Accra, Michael Allotey, has announced that items seized during the ongoing decongestion exercise in the Central Business District (CBD) of Accra will be donated to the Ghana Prisons Service. This marks a significant shift from the previous practice where seized goods were auctioned by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). According to the
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The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has admitted that it lacks sufficient relief items to support victims of the devastating floods that hit parts of Accra on Sunday, May 18, 2025. Over 3,000 people have been displaced and four lives lost—one in Abokobi and three in Adenta—after heavy rains pounded the capital for nearly three
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