The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have announced a planned five-hour power outage for Cape Coast and surrounding communities on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. In a joint press release issued on Friday, January 16, GRIDCo and
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has held bilateral talks with the visiting Japanese Foreign Affairs Madam Kunimitsu Ayano in Accra. Present at the meeting were Mr Hiroshi Yoshimoto, the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana and representatives of Japanese investor groups. They were joined by Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s
Evans Eshun, also known as Ebo Noah, a security guard who claimed God will destroy the world with flood on December 25, 2025, has been granted bail. The Adenta Circuit Court granted Eshun, a self-acclaimed preacher, a GHc100,000 bail with two sureties, one
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the University of Ghana (UG) to adhere strictly to the fees approved by the Ministry of Education for the 2025/2026 academic year, cautioning that non-compliance will attract sanctions. In a letter dated Wednesday, January 14,
Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) says it expects to take delivery of more than 350 new buses by the first week of February to expand services and ease pressure on heavily patronised intra-city routes in Accra. According to the Head of Communications at
Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States has confirmed that former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu, is currently being detained by U.S. authorities, marking a significant development in Ghana’s efforts to secure her extradition to serve
The Government of Ghana, through its Ministry of Defence, has signed a major contract with Airbus Helicopters for the acquisition of two H175Ms, one ACH175, and one ACH160. The H175Ms are designated for multi-mission operations, including transport, search and rescue, emergency medical services,
Personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces’ 14 Engineer Brigade are undertaking reconstruction works in Jamaica after extensive damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Videos and photographs shared with the Ghana News Agency show the Ghanaian engineers engaged in roof reconstruction, carpentry and structural repairs
One humid afternoon in Accra, Akua struggled to lift her 15-year-old daughter from a wheelchair onto bed. Her aging mother, who usually helps, was too exhausted to move. As Akua wiped the sweat from her brow, she whispered: “I am doing my best to cope,
High maternal and infant mortalities could undermine the national efforts towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), if urgent measures are not sustained. Dr Fred Adomako-Boateng, Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, who stated this, said maternal and infant deaths remained a major public health challenge in the