59 h. ago EPA CEO to be installed as Nana Ama Kum I, Mpuntu Hemaa of Abura traditional area

The acting Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, is set to receive a revered traditional honour as a queen mother in the Abura Traditional Area of the Central Region.

Politics

68 h. ago Galamsey is killing our cocoa, our water, our future – Minority warns of food security meltdown

The Minority in Parliament is warning that illegal mining is destroying cocoa farms, poisoning water sources, and threatening Ghana’s long-term food security.

Events

3 d. ago We’ve hit him hard – Kpebu stands firm on corruption claims against Kissi Agyebeng after OSP detention

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has renewed his corruption allegations against Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, insisting he will not back down even after being detained by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on Wednesday, December 3. Speaking to JoyNews on his way to the OSP office after his release last night, Mr Kpebu said he is receiving continuous information from citizens to support his claims.

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4 d. ago Dear Mahama series: Agona Nyakrom Traditional Council calls on gov’t to take action on galamsey

Central Region chiefs of the Agona Nyakrom Traditional Area are calling on the government to take urgent action against the resurgence of illegal mining in the area.

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5 d. ago Youth demand independent probe after man dies in police cells at Twifo Praso 

Youth of Assin Swedru Akuapem in the Assin Central Municipality of the Central Region have issued a strong warning, threatening to burn down the Twifo Praso Police Station following the alleged death of their 40-year-old relative and friend, George Annim, while in police cells. 

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6 d. ago Central region chiefs reject claims of opposing 5% lithium royalty

Osagyefo Amanfo Edu VI, Paramount Chief of the Mankessim Traditional Area, has dismissed reports that chiefs in the Central Region are resisting the government’s decision to peg Ghana’s lithium royalty at 5%. He says the claims—circulating in sections of the media—are false and engineered by civil society group Friends of the Nation (FoN).

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1 week ago Ewoyaa, Krampakrom chiefs oppose government’s 5% lithium royalty reduction

Traditional leaders of Ewoyaa, Krampakrom, and surrounding communities in the Central Region have voiced strong opposition to the government’s decision to reduce Ghana’s lithium royalty rate from 10% to 5%, describing the move as a shortchange to local communities.

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1 week ago Gifty Anti announces her outdooring as Nana Efua Dansoa Nkuma I

Media personality and broadcaster Gifty Anti has announced her upcoming outdooring as Nana Efua Dansoa Nkuma I, the newly installed Impuntuhemaa of Ekumfi Nanaben in the Central Region.

Sport

1 week ago Police arrest suspects seen in viral video abusing two women

Ten suspects captured in a viral video physically harassing and abusing two young women at Dawuranpong in the Central Region have been arrested 

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1 week ago Dear Mahama series: Central Region hit hard as galamsey turns water into costly commodity

The impact of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has opened the door to ruthless exploitation in the Central Region, where communities are now grappling with severe water scarcity.

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1 week ago GSS Report: Nearly half of women experience domestic violence in some districts

Nearly half of women in some districts across Ghana are exposed to domestic violence, with the Central Region emerging as the country’s highest-risk area. This is according to the latest District-Level Small Area Estimation findings released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), based on data from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey and the […]

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1 week ago Playback: Food and Agriculture Minister addresses state at Gov’t Accountability Series

As part of the government’s accountability series, an initiative by President John Mahama-led administration aimed at ensuring ministers of state report to the nation on the state of their respective sectors, Eric Opoku, Minister for Food and Agriculture, took his turn today, Monday, 24 November.

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2 w. ago Bogoso Blue Water Guards destroy 5 galamsey equipment on River Ankobra

An intensified, community-led operation to reclaim Ghana's vital water sources from illegal mining (galamsey) culminated on Friday, November 21, 2025, with the destruction of five 'changfan' mining machines on the River Ankobra in Tarkwa Bremang.

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2 w. ago NPP Primaries: Bawumia receives widespread endorsements in Central Region

Former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has taken the Central Region by storm, with a number party delegates from the base of the party in the region publicly backing him to continue as the party's presidential candidate.

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2 w. ago Court of Appeal frees Assemblyman in Major Mahama murder case

A former Assembly Member at Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region, William Baah, who was sentenced to life imprisonment on the charge of abetting the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, has been freed by the Court of Appeal. 

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2 w. ago Dear Mahama series: Children in Agona East District pay heavy price for illegal mining

Children in Kwanyaku and Kwesitwikrom in the Agona East district are paying the hidden price of illegal mining miles away from their town.

Economics

2 w. ago From 4% to 20% overnight – GUTA says new VAT will cripple SMEs

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) is warning that the government’s new Value Added Tax (VAT) reforms will hit small and medium enterprises hard and distort competition across the country’s markets.

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2 w. ago Mali army killed 31 villagers in attacks on insurgent area, Human Rights Watch says

Mali's military and allied militias killed at least 31 people in attacks on two villages in the central Segou region, where the main insurgent group linked to al Qaeda operates, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago NPP Primaries: Dr Bawumia storms Central Region to consolidate lead

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is taking the next phase of his "Our Journey Together" tour to the Central Region, a crucial area in the 2028 NPP primaries. Dr Bawumia, who has been relentlessly touring constituencies across the country, completed a tour of the Volta Region over the weekend and has now moved straight to the Central Region, beginning, Monday, November 17, 2025.

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3 w. ago Time to ban rice imports and establish a National Rice Board

Across Ghana’s diverse agricultural landscapes, from the fertile Volta lowlands in the east to the expansive savannas of the Northern Region, the rolling hills of Ashanti, and the coastal plains of Central, a profound paradox grips the nation’s rice farmers. Warehouses nationwide bulge with unsold locally produced rice from the 2024 minor and 2025 major […]

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