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The government has declared all water bodies and forest reserves as security zones in the latest measure to root out illegal mining in the country. The declaration forms part of intensified actions in the fight against the menace, popularly called galamsey, to secure the...

The Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) says it has uncovered a gold smuggling syndicate valued at more than GH¢120 million, describing it as the most elaborate operation since the Board was established. The Chief Executive Officer of GOLDBOD, Mr Sammy Gyamfi, at a press briefing in Accra...

Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo has been removed from office following the recommendation of the Committee that was set up to probe petitions that cited her for stated misbehaviour. Under Article 146 (9) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, the President is...

A sorrowful atmosphere enveloped the Jubilee House yesterday as President John Dramani Mahama, Vice-President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, and top government officials joined grieving families and the public in a solemn flower-laying ceremony to honour eight departed souls,...

The government has increased the price of cocoa beans paid to cocoa farmers from GH¢49,600 per tonne to GH¢51,660 per tonne, with a target to pursue about 650,000 tonnes for the 2025/2026 cocoa year.  The increment represents GH¢3,228.75 per bag of 64-kilogramme gross weight of...

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam George, has insisted that the August 7, ultimatum to MultiChoice Ghana, operators of DStv, to cut subscription charges in the country by 30 per cent, or risk losing its broadcasting licence in the country will...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered the immediate suspension of Tasty Tom Enriched Tomato Mix production after an investigation revealed serious lapses in manufacturing standards at Nutrifoods Ghana Limited’s facility.  The regulator has also mandated a full recall of...

The High Court in Tamale has sentenced a Computer Science student of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Salifu Nurudeen, to life imprisonment for the murder of a fellow student. The court, presided over by Justice Charles Kwesi Acheampong, convicted Nurudeen, alias...

The United States government has revised its visa reciprocity policy for Ghana, limiting the duration and number of entries permitted under most non-immigrant visa classifications. According to the U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs,holders of A-class visas;...