The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources regrets to announce that a team of five (5) members of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) was involved in a fatal motor accident Wednesday, 19th of November near the Obuasi Airport area.The incident occurred while the team was undertaking a major anti-galamsey operation aimed at curbing the menace of illegal mining within the enclave.
Labour Expert, Austin Gamey has said that with the current living condition improvement, the new 9% base pay rise is fair and that public service workers must accept it in good faith and work to serve the nation. According to him, it is high time that critics of the new adjustment came to understand the economic factors that determines the rate of these increments.
The newly sworn-in Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, says the call for reforms in legal education in Ghana cannot be ignored emphasizing the need to shift from exclusion to inclusion. He pledged that, working with the General Legal Council, the Ghana School of Law, and the courts, his administration will implement a system that provides opportunities without compromising quality
The Ghana Armed Forces has said all 14 injured potential recruits in the stampede leading to the death of 6 are responding to treatment.This was revealed during a visit by the Vice President Her Excellency, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, at 37 Military hospital.
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has called for the urgent appointment of a substantive Defence Minister to effectively steer the affairs of the ministry. He noted that although the acting Defence Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is competent, the demands and pressures of the office require a permanent appointment
The government has directed that families of the six applicants who died in Wednesday’s El‑Wak Stadium stampede submit names of qualified relatives for recruitment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), officials announced.
An investigator with the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB), Captain Paul Forjoe, has revealed that the pilot of the ill-fated Z-9 helicopter believed there was no need for an emergency landing prior to the crash.
Labour expert Austin Gamey has stated that, considering the current improvements in living conditions, the new 9% base pay rise is fair. He urged public service workers to accept it in good faith and continue to serve the nation diligently
Ahead of the presentation of the 2026 Budget, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has engaged traders at Takoradi’s Market Circle as part of his stakeholder consultations
Presidential Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reaffirmed its commitment to conducting a free, fair, transparent, and credible electoral process to elect the party’s flagbearer for the 2028 general elections
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that his government will provide fertilizers and mechanized equipment to Prisons Service to undertake large-scale farming and poultry production across the country. The move according to him, is to provide dignity and develop the skills of the inmates and also ensuring proper feeding for these inmates.
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Auditor-General to carry out a comprehensive forensic audit into the organization and management of the 13th All-Africa Games, following a report submitted by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB)
Chief of Akyem Anyinasin in the Fanteakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region, Osabarima Atta Apeakorang Agyei, has declared that he remains the legitimate chief of the area. According to him, no individual has the authority to perform any rites aimed at destooling him
President of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has arrived in Ghana for a three-day state visit
A fire outbreak has damaged parts of the Kumasi City Mall, prompting the city’s mayor to advise the public on the importance of keeping and using fire extinguishers to prevent future disasters.
Berekum West District Chief Executive, Collins Asomah, together with the district anti-galamsey task force, has arrested two individuals engaged in illegal mining at Benkasa in the Berekum West District. The suspects were apprehended on-site with their mining equipment
National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has accused both the government and Parliament of playing politics with the Family Values Bill
Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says he is unfazed by his caucus’s numerical disadvantage in Parliament
Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to reclaim and restore lands destroyed by illegal mining activities
The death of former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings at age 76 marks the end of a defining era in Ghana’s political history. Known as the “Iron Lady,” she championed women’s rights and empowerment for decades. Her passing, nearly five years after her husband Jerry John Rawlings, leaves a deep void and symbolizes the close of a significant chapter in Ghana’s national story