The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued an alert cautioning the public about an approaching rainstorm originating from Nigeria and Benin, expected to move westward into Ghana in the coming hours. According to the Agency, the storm is likely to bring extensive cloud
More than 260 women in Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region have received free breast cancer screening through a joint initiative by the Cancer Support Network Foundation, the Asutifi North District Hospital, and the Queen Mother of Kenyasi No. 1, Nana Yaa Adutwumwaa Mrosa. The
Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness in Ghana, with 165,000 Ghanaians currently blind due to the condition. This represents more than half of the 250,000 total blind population in the country. Each year, new cases of blindness caused by cataract amount to
A suspected armed robbery attack on a Metro Mass Transit bus travelling from Bunkpurugu to Tamale has left one person dead and three others injured on the Duuklotuk–Nakpanduri stretch of the Bunkpurugu–Nalerigu highway. According to JoyNews’ correspondent, Eliasu Tanko, the incident occurred around
This Nobel Prize win for Maria Corina Machado is being hugely welcomed by the opposition in Venezuela. The hope is it will draw renewed international attention to their cause. Responding to the prize, Machado directly called for help from the man who had
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested two Chinese nationals and intercepted several Burkinabè workers during coordinated anti-galamsey operations in the Western North and Western Regions. The arrests took place on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, following intelligence reports of illegal mining
The Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association (GNACOFA), has expressed its heartfelt appreciation to the Government and COCOBOD for the recent GHC400 increase in the producer price of cocoa. The increment meant that cocoa prices are now GHC3,628.75 per 64-kilogram bag for the 2025/2026
As the world marks the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the European Union and its member States are resolute in their shared value of justice, human dignity, and the belief in rehabilitation. The day serves as an occasion to applaud Ghana’s progress
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it will begin its nationwide vaccination campaign on Thursday, targeting over 2.5 million. young girls against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). In the Greater Accra Region campaign will take place in 29 districts, covering over 300,000 young
Mr Kofi Vinyo, a physically challenged agro-processor has donated 30 bags of corn grits to inmates at the Sunyani Central Prisons. Describing prisons as a ‘great house’ he said anybody could end up in prison, adding that “It’s not anybody who is in