The Ghana Education Service (GES) Directorate in the Central Tongu District has directed all Headteachers of Junior High School (JHS) in the area to desist from collecting any form of data processing fees from candidates sitting for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in 2026.
Ghana’s Mental Health Fund, established under the Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 846) to finance mental healthcare and improve services nationwide, has remained dormant since its creation, mental health stakeholders have revealed. “We have a Mental Health Fund that has been set up, but there are no
Government has quietly put money where talk often goes by creating a Creative Arts Fund and seeding it in the 2026 budget. The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, told Parliament that the fund will receive GH¢20 million as startup capital to support
African music is no longer inching its way into global spaces, it’s moving with confidence and rewriting what mainstream pop looks like. The 2026 Grammy nominations make this clear, with artists from West, East and Southern Africa securing spots in some of the
The planned new Accra–Kumasi Expressway, expected to be a completely new road built to expressway standards, and not a mere upgrade of the existing N6 route has been captured in the 2026 Budget Statement read in Parliament on Thursday [Nov 13, 2026]. The
Bringing up her five children alone, according to Esi Araba pushes her to cope and manage with the naked fire and the heat that emanates from the direct solid fuel, despite the attendant health hazards. Araba, within her 30s says she has engaged
The Ghana Transport and Logistics Fair, held from October 22 to 24, 2025, showcased a strong presence of electric and hybrid vehicles, reflecting Ghana’s growing commitment to sustainable mobility. The event highlighted the government’s efforts to promote affordable, efficient, and eco-friendly public transport
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has cleared over 40,000 passport backlogs to end years of delays that inconvenienced many Ghanaians seeking travel documents. Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, announced the breakthrough during a media briefing in Accra, saying
Dr Freda Prempeh, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North Constituency is urging the Defence Ministry to compensate applicants who were injured in the Accra recruitment stampede by enlisting them into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The Ministry of Defence has
President John Dramani Mahama Wednesday visited the 37 Military Hospital to commiserate with victims of a stampede that occurred earlier in the day at the Elwak Sports Stadium, during a military recruitment exercise, which claimed six lives and left several others injured. The