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Ghana should not react to Chinese press conference - Vladimir Antwi-Danso
International relations expert, Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso, is counselling the government against reacting to a press conference called by Chinese diplomats on the controversial subject of ...
Ghana Maritime Authority downplays piracy threats in Ghanaian waters
The Ghana Maritime Authority says Ghana has tough security measures to deal with the activities of pirates in its territorial waters. The assurance follows a ...
Pharmacists suspend 2-months old strike
Members of the Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) have also called off their two-month-old strike. The Pharmacists who work in public hospitals across the ...
Muslim cleric gets 11-year sentence for burning a Bible
A hard-line Muslim cleric has received an 11-year suspended sentence after tearing up and burning a Bible in front of the U.S. Embassy in Egypt.Ahmed ...
Support for gay marriage high in developed nations
Most adults in developed countries favor gay marriage or some type of legal recognition for same-sex couples and think they should be able to adopt ...
Man, 98 charged for murder
A 98-year-old former police officer has been charged today by Hungarian prosecutors for abusing thousands of Jews and sending them to Nazi death camps during ...
85-year-old bride proves it's never too old to find love
A lovelorn pensioner has become a bride for the first time in her life - at the age of 85.Phyllis Cook walked down the aisle ...
Parliament demands action against institutions flouting GES directive
Parliament is demanding disciplinary action against heads of educational institutions who do not allow pregnant female students to write examinations.They are asking the Education and ...
Woman accused of theft; stripped and searched
A thirty two year old mother of four is struggling to recover from a harrowing ordeal of being stripped naked and subjected to vaginal search ...
Kumasi market fire victims begin reconstruction of burnt stalls
Victims of last Sunday’s fire at the Kumasi Central market have begun reconstructing their kiosks and sheds. Scores of shop owners on Tuesday morning started ...
Treat Chinese illegal miners with human face – Chinese govt pleads
The Chinese government has asked its Ghanaian counterpart to deal leniently with Chinese nationals arrested in Ghana for engaging in illegal small scale mining. According ...
Medical Students support treatment of Children with “abnormal heads”
Medical students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology are raising funds for treatment of 30 children with abnormally enlarged heads.The condition which ...
BECE Update: NGO sponsors 98 candidates; UW/R candidates complain of poor visibility at exams centres
World Vision International (WVI) is sponsoring 98 pupils from six Junior High Schools (JHS) in the Afram Plains, to write their Basic Education Certificate Examination ...
Improving urban transport; ‘Trotro’ to be confined to rural areas
Mini buses operating in the transport sector popularly called “Totro” will soon be restricted to the rural areas, as Government moves to decongest the traffic ...
Owner of Obengfo hospital describes investigations into his operations as "petty"
The medical doctor accused of carrying out life-threatening surgeries without a licence has defended his actions, describing investigations into his operations as "petty". Dr. Dominic ...
GMA bemoans no-action to resolve pharmacists' strike, fears stored drugs may expire
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says it is frustrated by the lack of action to resolve the impasse between the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission ...
The dark side of China's Las Vegas
Triad attacks. Prostitute calling cards. Illicit money flows.This is the dark underbelly of Macau -- Asia's gambling capital. The only Chinese territory where casinos are ...
Ga Chiefs issue 3-months ultimatum to Accra Mayor
Some Ga Chiefs who demanded the removal of Accra mayor, Dr. Alfred Vanderpujie, have given him a three-month ultimatum to fix the city’s problems or ...
NHIS capitation makes significant strides in Ashanti
The National Health Insurance capitation scheme has chalked significant strides after a year of piloting in the Ashanti Region. It includes the enrolment of a ...
AMA to refurbish Ga Community Centre, says Accra Mayor
Mr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Chief Executive, on Monday announced that rehabilitation work would soon begin on the Ga Community Centre.He ...
Fire burns two-year-old boy to death at Nungua
A two-year-old baby was burnt to death Sunday morning after fire gutted the wooden structure in which the family resides at Nungua.The parents of the ...
Scholarship secretariat fails graduands
As usual in life, there is a kind of truth that scathes the ear. It is provocative, daring and probably acerbic but still deserves to ...
POEM: Marathon in circles
This is the race for mutual glory A race to cast our names progressivelyOn the golden records of world giants.Our sprint began on equal footing.As ...
Another fire at Kumasi Central market flatens dozens of shops
Another fire outbreak at the Kumasi Central market has razed down numerous shops, destroying property worth thousands of Ghana Cedis.The fire started around 2: 30am ...
Help build capacities of developing countries - President
President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday appealed to G8 member countries to support developing countries in building the capacities of their people as they conduct ...
Review TV License Law - GBC Boss
The Director-General (D-G) of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Major Albert Don-Chebe (Rtd), has asked Parliament to take a second look at the current TV ...
President Mahama calls for a shift in Africa's portrayal by the West
President John Mahama has called for a drastic change to how Africa is portrayed in the West. He said current portrayal makes it appears as ...
Gov't requests official complaints against presidential taskforce on illegal mining
Government says it is waiting for formal complaints against the Presidential Taskforce on illegal mining from companies alleging corruption and destruction of equipment, before any ...
Fathers at war; 8,098 cases reported to DOVVSU in 3 years
Fathers are known to be heads of any family and are charged with the responsibility to protect, love, bring joy, and ensure the upkeep of ...
Update: DCE suspects arson in Adansi North assembly office fire
District Chief Executive of Adansi North, Alhaji Abdul Latif Majdoud has told Joy News he suspects arson in the fire which gutted the Adansi North ...
Mahama warned over homosexuality
The President of Equatorial Guinea has warned President John Dramani Mahama and other African leaders not to tolerate, accept or allow the issue of homosexuality ...
NHIA to go biometric next year; ID cards to be issued instantly
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) would next year introduce a biometric registration and instant issuance of identification cards to subscribers.Mr Sylvester Mensah, National Director ...
13 suspects arrested in connection with shooting incidents in Kumasi
Thirteen suspects have been arrested in connection with three separate shooting incidents at Ashtown, Dechemso and Bantama in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly which left four ...
Ruling in Martin Amidu, Waterville case could scare international businesses – Gabby
Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has said Martin Amidu’s triumph in Court on Friday could scare away foreign businesses.The Supreme Court ...
Fire guts Adansi North district assembly office
Reports reaching Myjoyonline.com indicate that fire has gutted the District Assembly Office of the Adansi North Constituency in the Ashanti Region. The cause of the ...
Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan confirmed as IGP
Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan has been confirmed as the substantive IGP, myjoyonline.com has gathered.Mr Ahmed Alhassan has been in ...
Harrowing: Family narrate how a relative died at Obengfo Hospital
As the police CID question the alleged quack plastic surgeon of the Obengfo Hospital at Weija in Accra, family of a man who died at ...
Woyome is not going down – Dafeamekpor
Counsel for embattled businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome has said his client has a solid case and will not go down like Waterville holdings.Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor was ...
Bola Ray’s Personality Profile with Bishop Charles Agyin Asare: The listening experience
You don’t have the luxury of doubting the supernatural when you talk to Bishop Argyin Asare of the Word Miracle Church International which is now ...
Mom, daughter in court for damaging man's anus with stick
A mom and daughter are facing the law at the Western Regional Supervising High Court, for piercing a fisherman’s anus with a stick, causing damage ...
Owner of Obengfo Hospital in CID grip
One of the victims of Dr Obeng-Andoh's liposuction surgery The Food and Drugs Authority has officially handed over the alleged quack surgeon and owner of Obengfo ...
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Tanzanian Opposition Blamed For Deadly Rally Blast
Dodoma — POLICE were blocked in their attempt to arrest suspects in the weekend's blast in Arusha, the National Assembly was told here on Monday. "We ... Full story
Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government for Allowing Corrupt Politicians Escape Justice
Former Ghana president, Jerry Rawlings, has launched a scathing attack on the Nigerian government's anti-corruption record, severely criticizing the leadership's failure to punish politicians who ... Full story
Domestic Violence Cases In Uganda Soar
Female judges are concerned about the increasing cases of domestic violence despite the existence of the law to support prosecution of such cases. The judges under ...
Two Nigerian nurses caught sleeping in care home 'after turning off elderly patients' alarms so they wouldn't be disturbed
Shocking: A jury was shown this picture of two care home nurses Titilayo Ajala and Henretta Offae apparently asleep on the night-shift after allegedly unplugging ... Full story
18 year old cuts off father's head after he raped her in their Papua New Guinea village home
A teenage girl chopped her father's head clean off with a bush knife after he raped her in their home in the highlands of Papua ... Full story
Rapper jailed in Tunisia for calling police dogs in song
Tunis — The two-year prison sentence for a Tunisian rapper on June 13, 2013, for "insulting the police" in a song violates freedom of speech, ...
Peter Ndlovu wins in court
THE High Court has ordered Twalumba Holdings to pay former Highfield United player and coach Peter Ndlovu signing-on fees to the tune of US$55 000. Ndlovu ...
Tanzanian Opposition Blamed For Deadly Rally Blast
Dodoma — POLICE were blocked in their attempt to arrest suspects in the weekend's blast in Arusha, the National Assembly was told here on Monday. "We ... Full story
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Southern Africa: Zimbabwe Poll Date in Flux After Regional Body Calls for Delay
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Uganda: Uganda Warns 'Meddling' Envoys
Uganda's foreign minister has warned foreign envoys in the country not to interfere in the East African nation's internal affairs. Henry Okello Oryem says he has ...
Zambia: Zambia Opposition Demands Inquiry Into Violent Attacks
Zambian opposition parties are calling for an independent investigation into violence allegedly carried out by a militia group affiliated with President Michael Sata's ruling Patriotic ...
Kenya: ICC Says Kenyan President Can Skip Some Court Sessions
Nairobi — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has given Deputy President William Ruto the green light to skip some Court sessions when his trial begins ...
MPs cut tourism budget to pay teachers
The Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) members address the press at ...
