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Aisha Huang, known as the ‘Galamsey Queen,’ has been found guilty of all charges brought against her by the state. The Accra High Court handed down a four-year prison term to her on Monday, December 4, asaaseradio.com reports. Aisha Huang, standing trial for illegal mining operations without a license, facilitating …

A publication by Aviation Ghana.com suggests that Ghana is lacing its boots to increase its passport fees from $8 (about GHC100) to $40 (about GHC500). Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, cited in the article shared by IMANI-Africa Vice President Bright Simons, is said to have justified the potential fee hike, …

Former President, John Dramani Mahama has reportedly decided to maintain Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate for the 2024 election. This was revealed by a host of Adom TV’s morning show, Badwam Mpensenpensenmu, who claimed to have received the information from reliable sources close to Mahama. The host, …

Three former convicts have been sentenced to six months of hard labour each by the Agona Nsaba Magistrate’s Court for stealing cassava valued at GHC1,800.00. The convict reportedly stole the farm produce belonging to one Emmanuel Fenyn, a farmer in Agona Nyakrom. The culprits, namely Ernest Saakwa (35), Emmanuel Amoaning …

Sammi Awuku, the Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), has been unanimously acclaimed as the NPP parliamentary candidate for the Akuapem North constituency. He stood uncontested and gained the endorsement of delegates in the parliamentary primary held on December 2. Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, the Member of Parliament …

Charity Akortia from Agona West District of the Central Region has been crowned the 2023 National Best Farmer at this year’s National Farmers Day celebration in Tarkwa. The 57-year-old woman took home GHC1 million with other prizes 46-year-old Theophilus Ezenrane Ackah from Jomoro in the Western Region and 58-year-old Kwaku Yeboah Asiamah …

The Ministry of Education has affirmed that the reopening date for First-Year Senior High School students remains Monday, December 4, 2023. This schedule applies to both single and double-track systems, aligning with the academic calendar released by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for the 2023/2024 academic year. Some parents and …

The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, will on Saturday, 2nd December, 2023 join President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo to launch Ghana’s new Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at the ongoing Conference of Parties 28 (COP28). The policy is to create an enabling environment to drive electric …

Afia Akoto, the deputy director of communications for the ruling New Patriotic Party, has revealed that she is no longer married to Chief Hamilton Biney, the former deputy national organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Notwithstanding their membership in Ghana’s two most prominent political parties, which have been …

The Ghana AIDS Commission’s Western Regional Office has reported an estimated 23,904 individuals living with HIV in the region. The Western Regional Technical Coordinator of the Commission, Mr. Dramani Yakubu, revealed this information in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Takoradi. He further shared that the region recorded approximately 1,101 …