Category: SOCIAL
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WHATEVER MAKES YOU WEAK ALSO MAKES YOU ILL OR SICK.
WHATEVER MAKES YOU WEAK ALSO MAKES YOU ILL OR SICK. Flu epidemics and other chronic diseases were rare 20 years ago. When they did occur, only the very poor, disadvantaged, and frail became seriously ill. Now, there is a flu epidemic and other prevailing chronic illnesses almost every year, and some of them may last…
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151 Ghanaian doctors return home after GNPC-sponsored training in Cuba
151 Ghanaian doctors return home after GNPC-sponsored training in Cuba. The GNPC Foundation has welcomed 151 newly trained medical doctors who have completed their studies in Cuba under a full scholarship programme sponsored by the Foundation. This milestone represents a major investment in Ghana’s healthcare sector and underscores the Foundation’s commitment to building a robust,…
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IMF SUPPORT THE PROPOSED UTILITY TARIFF REVIEW FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR
IMF SUPPORT THE PROPOSED UTILITY TARIFF REVIEW FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indicated that it fully backs Ghana’s efforts aimed at reviewing utility tariffs in the country’s energy and power sectors. The IMF, however, says that this support is based on the fact that the expected increase will go a…
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FITCH RAISES WORLD GROWTH FORECASTS FOR 2025
FITCH RAISES WORLD GROWTH FORECASTS FOR 2025. Fitch Ratings has raised its world growth forecasts for 2025 moderately since the June Global Economic Outlook (GEO) on better-than-expected incoming data for 2Q25. However, there is now evidence of an underlying US slowdown in ‘hard’ economic data, and positive surprises on eurozone growth have partly reflected US…
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Government to Allocate GHC1bn to Phase Out Double-Track System
Government to Allocate GHC1bn to Phase Out Double-Track System. The government has announced plans to dedicate GHC1 billion from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to phase out the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHSs). Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu disclosed this during the commissioning of a new staff accommodation facility at Accra Girls’ Senior…
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Man jailed 35 years for defrauding another of $50K in Kumasi.
Man jailed 35 years for defrauding another of $50K in Kumasi. The Ashanti Regional Police Command has announced the conviction and sentencing of Abdul Munaf Lawal, a 32-year-old man, to 35 years imprisonment with hard labour for defrauding a victim of $50,000 under false pretences. According to a statement signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police…
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Police Arrest a Man Using a ‘Private Ambulance’ to Transport Cannabis
Police Arrest a Man Using a ‘Private Ambulance’ to Transport Cannabis. The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old man, Kwame Mananyi Tuanda, for allegedly using a supposed private ambulance to traffic large quantities of cannabis. In a press release signed by Superintendent Juliana Obeng, Head of Public Affairs, the police said the operation…
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FULL TEXT: MAHAMA’S ADDRESS AT MEDIA ENCOUNTER ON THE 10TH SEPT. 2025.
FULL TEXT: MAHAMA’S ADDRESS AT MEDIA ENCOUNTER President John Mahama on September 10, 2025, hosted a media encounter to answer questions from journalists. Before addressing the questions, he read a speech that covered various aspects of the economy. HERE IS THE FULL TEXT: Fellow countrymen and women, I pledged to be transparent and accountable to…
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We’ve established the National Research Fund and will sponsor 5 PhDs per university
We’ve established the National Research Fund and will sponsor 5 PhDs per university. President John Mahama says his government has established the Ghana National Research Fund with an initial allocation of GH¢50 million to support homegrown innovation and reduce reliance on foreign funding for academic work. Speaking during his media encounter on Wednesday, September 10,…
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Nobody Wins Tariff Wars; Africa Must Diversify Export Markets
Nobody Wins Tariff Wars; Africa Must Diversify Export Markets. President John Mahama has cautioned that trade wars and unilateral tariff impositions pose a significant threat to global commerce, stressing that “nobody wins tariff wars.” He remarked on a Presidential Media Encounter at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, where he engaged journalists on the state of…
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Decision to be taken on Agenda 111 projects after the Health Minister submits the report
Decision to be taken on Agenda 111 projects after the Health Minister submits the report President John Mahama has indicated what his government will do with the Agenda 111 projects undertaken by the previous administration. According to him, the Minister of Health has been tasked to submit a comprehensive report on the state of the…
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No Mining License Has Been Issued Since I Assumed Office.
No Mining License Has Been Issued Since I Assumed Office. President John Mahama says his administration has not issued a single mining license since taking office. Speaking at his maiden media encounter on Wednesday, September 10, he stressed that protecting Ghana’s forests remains a priority. “Let me be clear, since my administration resumed office, not…
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Driver’s Mate Jailed for Stealing Items from Finance Ministry
Driver’s Mate Jailed for Stealing Items from Finance Ministry. A driver’s mate who stole four varieties of laptop computers and their chargers, a Bluetooth speaker, and a table-top fridge from the Ministry of Finance, has been jailed for six months. This was after Isaac Peprah, 26, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing at the Adabraka District…
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GTEC flags 149 distance learning centres as unfit for purpose
GTEC flags 149 distance learning centres as unfit for purpose. The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has identified 149 institutions for offering open distance learning across the country without accreditation. Director-General of GTEC, Professor Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, said the institutions were closed down because they are “unfit for purpose”. He made the pronouncement at a…
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Ghana’s Economy Accelerates To 6.3% Growth In Q2, Driven By The Services Sector
Ghana’s Economy Accelerates To 6.3% Growth In Q2, Driven By The Services Sector Ghana’s economy grew by a provisional 6.3% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, signaling a strengthening recovery from a recent economic crisis. The growth rate marks an acceleration from a revised 5.7% recorded in the same period a year earlier. The…
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NIA begins registration of Ghanaian children aged 6–14 at premium centres; Registration Fees and Requirements
NIA begins registration of Ghanaian children aged 6–14 at premium centres; Registration Fees and Requirements. The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that it has started registering Ghanaian children between the ages of 6 and 14 years at all its premium centres across the country. In a statement released on Wednesday, September 10, by the…
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Delayed National Service: We are procuring a new platform for posting.
Delayed National Service: We are procuring a new platform for posting. The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has stated that a new App is being procured for the posting of National Service personnel for the 2025/2026 year. He revealed that the existing platform for posting personnel has been abandoned because it…
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Ghana Water Limited Seeks 281% Tariff Hike to Offset Rising Costs
Ghana Water Limited Seeks 281% Tariff Hike to Offset Rising Costs. The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has requested regulatory approval for a 281 percent increase in its water tariff, proposing a jump from GH¢5.28 per cubic metre to GH¢20.09 per cubic metre. If granted by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), the adjustment will apply…
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Audit Uncovers Over 1,000 Babies on National Service Authority Payroll
Audit Uncovers Over 1,000 Babies on National Service Authority Payroll Corruption at the National Service Authority (NSA) has taken a staggering turn, with an audit revealing that more than 1,000 babies, some less than a year old, were listed on its payroll, draining resources meant for actual service personnel. The Ministry of Youth Development and…
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Government to launch ‘Nkukor Nkitinkiti’ programme in October
Government to launch ‘Nkukor Nkitinkiti’ programme in October The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to roll out the much-anticipated ‘Nkukor Nkitinkiti’ (Day-old chicks) programme by the first week of October. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the ECOWAS Regional Trade in Livestock on September 9, the Minister…
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Over 20 Teachers and Invigilators May Be Dismissed Over WASSCE Malpractices
Over 20 Teachers and Invigilators May Be Dismissed Over WASSCE Malpractices More than twenty teachers and invigilators implicated in examination malpractices during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) risk dismissal by the end of this month, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirmed. Speaking exclusively to 3news’ Labour Affairs Correspondent in Accra…
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An Assembly Member was shot dead as tensions rose over a mining dispute at Mpatuam.
An Assembly Member was shot dead as tensions rose over a mining dispute at Mpatuam. Mpatuam in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region was thrown into chaos on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, when a violent clash between the youth of Mpatuam and armed military men ended in tragedy. Samuel Danquah, Assembly Member for…
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National Service Postings to Be Released by November 1, 2025.
National Service Postings to Be Released by November 1 2025. The acting Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Ruth Seddoh, has assured prospective national service personnel that their postings will be released on November 1, 2025. Speaking to JoyNews, she urged all eligible personnel to remain calm as the Authority completes ongoing reviews…
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PURC to undertake nationwide public hearings on utility tariff proposals
PURC to undertake nationwide public hearings on utility tariff proposals. The Executive Secretary of Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Shafik Suleman, has said the Commission will be undertaking public hearings across the country to enhance the relationship between utilities and consumers in order to promote transparency, inclusiveness, and accountability in tariff setting. Speaking at…
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Ghana Revenue Authority offers a five-year tax holiday for young creatives
Ghana Revenue Authority offers a five-year tax holiday for young creatives Young entrepreneurs under 35 years old who work in Ghana’s creative sector qualify for a five-year tax holiday, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced. After the exemption period, they pay a reduced tax rate of 15 per cent, and only 12.5 per cent…
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WAEC to blacklist corrupt exam officials exposed in JoyNews’ ‘Dark World of BECE’ documentary
WAEC to blacklist corrupt exam officials exposed in JoyNews’ ‘Dark World of BECE’ documentary. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says officials implicated in acts of corruption during the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be blacklisted from ever taking part in its activities again. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on September 8, WAEC’s Director…
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Schools under trees, the unsustainability of Free SHS, and infrastructural deficits at basic level are still major challenges
Schools under trees, the unsustainability of Free SHS, and infrastructural deficits at basic level are still major challenges. Rather than channelling the oil revenue into financing the fulfilment of a political campaign pledge, the “No Fess Stress” policy, the government must invest the money in addressing the challenges of schools under trees, infrastructural deficit at…
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GAEC launches 2025 cancer awareness campaign: ‘Screen today, live tomorrow’
GAEC launches 2025 cancer awareness campaign: ‘Screen today, live tomorrow’ The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) has launched the 2025 edition of its annual Cancer Awareness Campaign at the Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences in Accra, with a renewed call for early detection and sustained awareness. The campaign, spearheaded by the Radiological and…
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ECG does not receive official payments through Mobile Money
ECG does not receive official payments through Mobile Money. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has warned its customers to be wary of illegal activities by fraudsters who call customers to pay money into ECG mobile money accounts to access ECG services, such as meter replacement, meter installation, and debt cancellation, among others. This warning…
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A Very Important Message From the Ministry of Education to Parents.
A Very Important Message From the Ministry of Education to Parents. It’s time for the computerised school placement for Senior high schools and Technical Vocational Training Schools. This process will run in September, 2025. Remember, securing a school placement for your child is absolutely FREE. Please, do not pay money to anyone—whether a ministry official…
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