The management of the Kumasi Shoe Factory is considering closing the factory over the refusal of the security agencies, particularly the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), to patronise its boots and shoes. Nothing had changed since November 2017 when the management of the factory came out to lament the effects of …

The Agric Minister, Owusu Afriyie-Akoto has said success from the Planting for Food and Jobs programme is manifesting in the northern part of the country. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, the Minister said the rural communities along the route from the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi to Wa in the Upper …

The Koforidua Circuit Court ‘B’ has remanded a 32-year-old unemployed for disguising himself as a United Kingdom-based Ghanaian doctor to defraud three persons to the tune of Ghc70,750 under the false pretence of securing them travelling documents. The accused, Daniel Okyere, 32, also forced two of his victims to marry …

The Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on government to cancel the ongoing secret recruitment exercise of personnel into the Police Service, Prisons Service and Immigration Service with immediate effect. In a release signed by James Agalga, MP, Builsa North and Ranking Member, Defence and …

Charles Kwablan Akonnor is the new assistant coach of the senior national team, Black Stars, Joy Sports can confirm. The former Hearts and Kotoko trainer was introduced to the technical team on Wednesday and is expected to start work immediately. He replaces Ibrahim Tanko, who was appointed in 2017 following …

Former President John Mahama has said the level of corruption in Ghana is discouraging diasporans from investing back home. “Working and living abroad, many of you in countries where corruption has been minimised or completely eradicated, Ghanaian Diasporians who come home to invest are unnerved when they find themselves right …

Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah, has named a 23-man squad for two 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches to be played next month. Ghana will host Bafana Bafana of South Africa at home on Thursday, 14 November 2019 at the Cape Coast Stadium, before travelling to São Tomé …

The Israeli Embassy in Accra has said that despite a strike by its diplomats in Ghana, daily diplomatic activities will be carried out. The mission in Accra said consular services, meetings and events will not be suspended. The Israeli Embassy in Ghana on Wednesday announced that it has suspended consular …

Some persons associated with the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) have gone on rampage closing shops belonging to foreigners in commercial hubs in Kumasi in the Ashanti region. The closure that begun from Alarbar spread to Adhye and Kejetia Wednesday. The Ashanti Regional President of the Nigerian Association of …

The Takoradi Constituency Treasurer of the ruling NPP, Mark Ofori, has been shot dead. Mr. Ofori was shot in his house at Fijai, a suburb of Sekondi in the Western region by some unknown assailants. The development has thrown the party into a state of shock, grief and mourning as …