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The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has expressed its unpreparedness to engage with Nigerian traders in Ghana following the name-calling it has been subjected to by the latter. GUTA said members of the Nigerian Traders Association, Ghana (NUTAG) have at every opportunity hurled insults at them over their insistence …

The Ghana FA has called an emergency meeting on Friday with the chairman of the caretaker committee of the federation Dr. Kofi Amoah to explain why $100,000 went missing from the $1 million paid by Glo to the governing body, Ghanasoccernet.com can reveal. The new federation led by Kurt Okraku …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has introduced new higher denominations. They include a GH¢ 100 and GH¢ 200 banknotes. It has also introduced a GH¢ 2 coin. Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ernest Addison, launched the new notes and coin on Friday, November 29, 2019. BY Melvin Tarlue

Applying for a Ghana visa at the Houston consulate U.S, will no longer be a straightforward process for people seeking visas, for now at least. The Honorary Consulate General of Ghana in Houston, U.S has published a non-issuance of visas on its website owing to the exhaustion of supply. In …

No 1 Oxford Street Hotel and Suites is a 5 star luxury hotel and suites, offering a hospitality experience unlike any other found in the city of Accra. To celebrate the upcoming soft opening, they will be giving away a gift every day from the 1st to the 25th December …

Three hundred construction companies have submitted bids to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for the construction and rehabilitation of roads in cocoa growing communities nationwide. The firms are competing to be selected as contractors for the first phase of the cocoa road projects, which resumed this year after it was …

A nine-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide at her guardian’s home located in Ankpa quarters extension in Makurdi metropolis of Benue State. It was gathered that the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday and that the body was found in the bathroom. The state’s Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) …

Close to 7,000 caterers who cocked under the Ghana School Feeding Programme for the third term of the 2018/19 academic year have been paid, Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Mrs. Cynthia Morrison has confirmed. “So everyone is expected to receive payment today, [Thursday November 28] as has been confirmed …

Three men have been jailed for plotting a large-scale terror attack in busy areas of central Melbourne, Australia. The men, inspired by Islamic State (IS), had aimed to use machetes and explosives to maximise casualties during the Christmas period in 2016. It was one of the most substantial terror threats …

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) on Thursday announced that it will disconnect power to the Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO) on December 30 because of a $30million debt owed it. The management of the power transmission company said VALCO’s debt and that of Electricity Company of Ghana, and Northern …

A law has been passed in Sudan dissolving the party of ousted former president Omar al-Bashir. Mr Bashir seized power in a 1989 coup and ruled for almost three decades, until he was overthrown by a protest movement in April. The country’s transitional authorities also repealed a public order law …

Music Producer, Quophi Okyeame, says award schemes should consider nominating rapper Kofi Kinaata in one of the Gospel categories in 2020. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, the producer said that the artiste’s hit song ‘Things Fall Apart’ is a “marvellous” song that deserves to be put in Gospel …

Percy Sackey is a teacher at the Obo Presby School in the Kwahu Hills. He uses music and dance to teach and motivate his pupils at the school. Joy News’ Justice Baidoo visited the school to learn more about the teacher’s unconventional methods of teaching. He says encouraging his students …

Ghanaian musician Stonebwoy seems to have cut all ties with his former manager Blakk Cedi as he has unfollowed him on Instagram. However, checks by Yen.com.gh revealed that Blakk Cedi has also unfollowed Stonewboy, showing that he also does not probably want to have anything to do with him. This …

It’s his 61st birthday and wife of Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has chosen to let the world in on her love for her husband. Lordina Mahama took to twitter to pen down an emotional message: “You stole my heart and I’ve never wanted it back. Your captivating love and …

The flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) former President John Dramani Mahama turns 61 today, Friday, November 29, 2019. Mr Mahama was born on this day, 1958 in Damango, capital of West Gonja District, to an affluent teacher, rice farmer and politician. His father, Emmanuel Adama Mahama, …

A mentally challenged woman believed to be in her early 30s has succesfully given birth to a bouncing baby girl at the Aboabo forest in the Tamale metropolis. According to an eyewitness, the woman was found in labour by a young man who was attending to natures call in the …

The Western Region Office of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has resumed water supply to the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis from its Daboase Headworks in the Wassa East District after ten days of cut in supply. The cut in water supply was as a result of a cable blast, which affected …

Founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) Akua Donkor has said she is heading to the International Court of Justice over the violation of her human rights, following the dismissal of her case against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Her suit sought the removal of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa …

Two years after his historic and emphatic victory over Bukom Banku, Bastie Samir is set to make a return to the boxing ring on December 26, 2019. Bastie inflicted on Banku his first and so far, only defeat of his boxing career with a performance of a lifetime in one …

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) wishes to announce for the information of its members and all stakeholders that, an amount of $900,000 US Dollars, being arbitration settlement by Globacom Ghana has been bequeathed to it by the former Normalisation Committee of the GFA. The $900,000 US Dollars was paid into …

Ghanaian nationals in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa have passionately appealed to the government of Ghana through the High Commission of Ghana in South Africa to open a consulate for them. According to them, the risks and difficulties in traveling for about one thousand (1000) kilometers distance from …

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Member of Parliament for Suame constituency, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has dismissed suggestions that the President, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, lacks the locus to suspend the December 17 referendum if he so desires. According to him, as an executive arm of government, the President …

The government says it is encouraged by the new Afrobarometer report which says more Ghanaians believe that the country is “moving in the wrong direction” than two years ago. Speaking on Eyewitness News, a Deputy Information Minister, Pius Hadzide said the report points “to the fact that the people do …

Outgoing Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has served notice that she’ll continue to be critical of standards in the studying of law and its practice in Ghana even while she’s on retirement. Describing her relationship with the Ghana Bar Association as “bittersweet”, she emphasized the need to always main a high …