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Ghana has received a $2.8 million crop insurance premium to support smallholder farmers in northern and southern regions affected by the 2024 dry spells. The funds will also cover premiums for flood-related damages in Kumasi, Accra, and Takoradi. A source at the Ministry of Finance disclosed to the Ghana News …

A total of 66 illegal miners (galamseyers) have been arrested in a joint military and police operation at the Tilli Forest Reserve in the Upper East Region. The swoop, which took place on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, aimed to halt illegal mining activities that are destroying the forest ecosystem. The …

A tragic accident along the Zuarungu road in Bolgatanga has left one person dead and several others critically injured after a private vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a tree while trying to avoid a collision with cattle. The vehicle, traveling from Bolgatanga to Garu, swerved to avoid …

A 26-year-old man, Kwabena Adjei, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his 19-year-old Nigerian girlfriend, identified only as Testimony, and burying her body in a septic tank at Sunyani Magazine, near the Bono Regional Fire Command. According to reports, Adjei handed himself over to the police in …

The Ghana Publishing Company Ltd has launched a 24-hour service to enhance production and improve service delivery to the public. This move aligns with the government’s vision to boost productivity around the clock. The company, known for printing critical national documents such as Acts of Parliament, Constitutional Instruments, and Legislative …

A major fire broke out at the Central Warehouse of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in Tamale on Sunday afternoon, destroying critical electrical equipment, including over 20 transformers and an unspecified number of insulators. The fire, which ignited around 2 p.m., also damaged an electric pole with a transformer …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued a stern directive to all banks, prohibiting the photocopying of Ghana Cards for customer verification during banking transactions. Instead, banks are required to utilize biometric verification systems directly linked to the National Identification database to authenticate identities. This directive, in line with the …

A violent clash erupted at the Christian Methodist Senior High School in Aplaku, Greater Accra Region, leading to the arrest of four students by the Weija Divisional Police Command. The confrontation, which unfolded on Friday, February 28, 2025, involved students of the school and local youth, allegedly sparked by the …

A 21-year-old final-year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Daniel Tuffuor, has been remanded into police custody over the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Joana Deladem Yabani, also a final-year student at the university. Tuffuor was arrested on February 27, 2025, after Joana’s lifeless body …

The United States has removed Ghana and several other African nations from the 2025 Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), a scheme that allows visa-free travel for short visits. While the United Kingdom has also been excluded from the general list, it remains eligible under specific conditions. The 2025 VWP welcomes Romania …