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The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWUG) has also declared a nationwide strike. They have thus joined the Senior Staff Association and the Ghana Association of University Administrators in the industrial action. The Union says the action has been necessitated following the government’s failure to address its pension and …

  The Ghana Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed concerning statistics regarding HIV awareness and prevention among men aged 15 to 49. The data reveals that a significant 76 percent of men in this age group are unaware of their HIV status. Furthermore, only …

A young man named Akweseman, in his 30s, a trainee teacher, and his former girlfriend, also a nurse, all natives of Adansi Patakro in Adansi Foemena District of Ashanti Region, have engaged in a cutlass battle.   According to reliable sources, they had been lovers since school time, and both …

The police in the Offinso North district of the Ashanti Region are on a manhunt for a 30-year-old mason called Shadrack, aka Kwaata, for allegedly killing three people, his girlfriend, and a two-week-old baby at Asuoso in the Offinso North district of the Ashanti Region. The other victim is said …

The Corruption Perceptions Index report by Transparency International, released today, Tuesday, January 30, has ranked Ghana in the 70th position out of 180 countries monitored. This is the fourth position since the 2020 ranking by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII). The local chapter of Transparency International. The Corruption Perception Index …

  The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has been cleared by the Kumasi Traditional Council of alleged derogatory remarks made against the Asantehene during the NPP parliamentary vetting process. Chairman Wontumi denied all allegations levelled against him by the Kokosuhene, Nana Kwaku Duah. …

In a crucial decision in the Major Mahama lynching case, the jury found 12 of the 14 people on trial for the horrific conduct guilty by a unanimous vote. The accused have been found guilty of counts related to murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and abetment of murder. The Assembly …

Joynews sources at the Manhyia Palace have dismissed media reports suggesting the withdrawal of summons for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, to appear before the Kumasi Traditional Council. Members of the Kumasi Traditional Council on Monday directed the NPP, led by …

  The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU ), Morgan Ayawine, has asked the government to rescind its decision to charge a 15 percent value-added Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumption beyond the lifeline threshold. He said proceeding to implement such a policy would amount to forcing …

A 21-year-old man called Bright Larvie has been arrested by the Awutu Bereku District Police command for allegedly killing his 3-week-old baby boy for money rituals at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The suspect and his wife are living in the same vicinity but …