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Ghana to get US$234 million to fight HIV, TB and Malaria from 2024

The Global Fund has allocated 234 million USD for the containment and prevention of HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria between 2024 and 2026. The allocation, which was made based on Ghana’s disease burden and income level, is expected to help build a Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) in …

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WAPCO to shut down Takoradi facility from Jan 12

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), has announced a planned 10-day maintenance shutdown of its Takoradi Regulating and Metering Station. The shutdown is to allow for the replacement of some critical valves at the Takoradi station. This is aimed at securing the safety and integrity of the station. …

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SSNIT increases maximum insurable earning to ¢42,000

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has announced an increment in the maximum insurable earnings for 2023 from ¢35,000 to ¢42,000. The increment, according to SSNIT, comes on the back of careful consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority in accordance with Section 63 (3) of the National Pensions Act …

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House of Chiefs give Karaga Regent 48 hours to vacate Karaga Palace

The Northern Region House of Chiefs has given the former Regent of Karaga, Naa Mahama Sumani 48 hours to vacate the Karaga Palace to pave way for Naa Abdulai Naatogma, the Paramount Chief of the Karaga Traditional Area to occupy the skin. The ultimatum comes, after the three-member committee on …

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Four new aircrafts ready to fight galamsey

Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has revealed that it is set to take delivery of four aircraft from the Ghana Armed Forces to aid the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey. Deputy Lands Minister, George Mireku Duker said the aircraft which belongs to the Armed Forces will come …

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How a Rawlings appointee allegedly instructed referee to make Hearts beat Kotoko in a ceremonial game

Retired Ghanaian referee, Emmanuel Okoampah has detailed how a minister under the Rawlings administration instructed him to show bias in a football game between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. Without giving details of the date of the match, ex-referee Okoampah disclosed that the game which was a …

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NPP primaries: Tell us what you’ve done for the party – Nyaho-Tamakloe to ‘noisemaker’ Kennedy Agyapong

Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party has questioned the competence and devotion of Kennedy Agyapong as a prospective flagbearer of the party. Nyaho-Tamakloe, in a Joy News interview, disclosed his perception of Kennedy Agyapong as someone who ‘makes noise’ in the NPP. He questioned the …

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How Mozambique coach ordered players to abandon Black Galaxies friendly over a penalty call

The friendly match between the Black Galaxies of Ghana and Mozambique has come to a sudden end after the coach of Mozambique ordered players to leave the pitch. The game between the two countries ended abruptly on Tuesday afternoon after the coach of Mozambique stormed the pitch to order his …

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GFA to name new Black Stars coach by end of January

The Communication Director of the Ghana Football Association, Henry Asante Twum, is optimistic that a new head coach for the Black Stars could be appointed before the end of January 2023. The Black Stars coaching job became vacant on the night of Friday, December 2, 2022, after Otto Addo resigned from the position following Ghana’s elimination from …

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