The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has shut down a number of food establishments along Oxford Street in Osu for operating without the required Food Hygiene Permit Certificate. The exercise, conducted on Thursday, July...
Day: July 16, 2026
The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old teacher to 12 years’ imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old pupil. Hondana Mensah was found guilty of defilement, contrary to Section 101(2) of the Criminal Offences Act,...
The Trump administration has announced new immigration rules that will limit the length of stay for foreign students, cultural exchange participants and foreign journalists in the United States. The final rule, issued by the...
Vietnam’s National Wage Council has announced that it will recommend an average 7.8% increase in the country’s minimum wage across its four regions from 2027, according to a government statement issued on Thursday. If...
U.S. telecommunications company Verizon has announced plans to sell 274 company-owned retail stores and eliminate around 500 corporate positions as part of its ongoing restructuring programme. The company said the changes will affect approximately...
A garden at Windsor Castle that has been renamed and redesigned in line with King Charles III’s vision has opened to visitors for the first time. The Venus Garden, formerly known as the East...
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Vincent Apetor to 14 days in prison after he admitted to spending GH¢114,000 obtained by his former girlfriend as a loan on football betting. Presiding Judge Joseph Y....
Ashanti Regional Minister Dr Frank Amoakohene has urged the judiciary to establish a dedicated sanitation court to fast‑track prosecutions and strengthen enforcement of environmental laws, warning that Ghana’s waste problem has outpaced existing measures....
Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has urged government to sustain Ghana’s STEM expansion agenda and prioritise investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics, warning that the country’s competitiveness depends on technology‑driven education....
The body of Bashiru Isak, the Ghanaian national who was recently killed in South Africa, has been returned to Ghana, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In an update issued after its earlier...
