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Government targets ICT expansion, efficient coordination in public sector reforms 

By Patrick Ofoe Nudzi, GNA  Accra, May 2, GNA – Ghana’s public sector reforms are set to receive a major boost through improved ICT infrastructure, enhanced coordination, and…

Economy

GNA pledges multimedia campaign to champion China-Ghana zero-tariff trade

By Francis Ntow, GNA Accra, May 3, GNA – Mr Albert Kofi Owusu, the General Manager of the Ghana News Agency (GNA), has announced plans to launch targeted…

Politics

Lambussie District Assembly fails to elect presiding member after two rounds of voting

By Joseph Agrace Wiyorbie, GNA   Lambussie (U/W), May 02, GNA – The Lambussie District Assembly has failed to elect a Presiding Member (PM) after two rounds of voting to elect someone…

Business

CNML launches youth capacity-building programme to tackle unemployment 

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo, GNA  Digaare (U/E), May 02, GNA – Cardinal Namdini Mining Limited (CNML), in partnership with Golden Dynasty Company Limited (GDCL), has launched a youth capacity-building programme aimed at equipping young people in its…

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Workers demand living wage and pension reforms 

By Michael Foli Jackidy, GNA  Ho (V/R), May 02, GNA-Organised Labour in the Volta and Oti Regions has called on government to move beyond macroeconomic stability and pursue policies that deliver…

World

News Analysis: How China effectively aligns industrial upgrade with consumption boost

Beijing, April 25 (Xinhua/GNA) – Benign interaction between demand and supply is the key driver of economic development. To promote this positive interplay, China has written into the…

The head of Ghana News Agency speaks with CGTN on rollout of China's zero-tariff policy for 20 African countries, including Ghana

On the eve of China’s rollout of its latest zero-tariff policy for 20 African countries, including Ghana, on May 1, China Global Television Network (CGTN), based in Beijing, interviewed the head of Ghana’s News Agency to assess the significance and potential impact of the policy on the country’s economic development, as well as how the state media will help promote bilateral ties between China and Ghana.

Court & Crime

U/E Regional Police Command dismantles robbery gang: Two dead, four arrested

By Gifty Amofa Accra, May 2, GNA – A special intelligence team of the Ghana Police Service has dismantled a robbery gang responsible for a series of violent…

Education

 Community chairman calls for integrity among BECE candidates 

By Nana Kwame Essel, GNA   Twifo Kotokye (C/R), May 01, GNA-Mr Gibel Adomakoh, community chairman for Twifo Kotokye in the Twifo Atti -Morkwa district of the central region, has urged the 2026 BECE candidates to avoid any…

Health

Ministry of Finance must increase tobacco excise – Report

By Albert Allotey, GNA  Accra, May 01, GNA – An evidence-based research report, “Advancing Tobacco Taxation for Improved Public Health in Ghana)”, has recommended to the Ministry of…

Features

Early BECE Registrations Surge, Raising Concerns Over Integrity, Child Welfare 

By Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo  Tema, May 01, GNA — As the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) approaches, a growing number of pupils are being pushed to sit the exams ahead…

Foreign Features

Meitu upgrades RoboNeo with industry-first “Agent Teams” for Visual Content Creation

Xiamen – On April 29, Meitu((1357.HK)announced a major update to its imaging AI agent, RoboNeo, introducing an “Agent Teams” model for visual content creation. This approach builds an…

Sports

Ghana 4x100m relay team finish fourth at World Athletics Relays 2026, miss final

By Simon Asare, GNA Accra, May 2, GNA – Ghana’s men’s 4x100m relay team finished fourth in their heat at the ongoing World Athletics Relays in Botswana, missing…

Entertainment

Miss Teen contestants visit Bisa Abrewa Museum as grand finale looms

By Simon Asare, GNA  Accra, April 28, GNA – Contestants of the maiden edition of the Miss Teen pageant have undertaken an educational and cultural tour to the…

Africa

Over 500 detained in Istanbul for defying May Day ban

ISTANBUL, May 1 (Xinhua/GNA) – More than 500 people were detained in Istanbul on Friday, for defying a ban on May Day rallies in restricted areas, local authorities…

Americas

US petrol prices hit four-year high as Hormuz remains shut

Washington, MAy 1, (dpa/GNA) – With no immediate prospect of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil trade reopening, US petrol prices have climbed to…

Asia

5.1-magnitude quake hits Hokkaido, Japan — GFZ

BEIJING, May 1, (Xinhua/GNA) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Hokkaido, Japan at 1719 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.…

Europe

German whale rescue convoy heads towards North Sea release point

Copenhagen, May 1 (dpa/GNA) – A ship convoy transporting a humpback whale stranded for weeks off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast, was sailing through the Skagerrak, part of the…

Middle East

Iran’s supreme leader urges economic, cultural battle to defeat enemies

TEHRAN, May 1 (Xinhua/GNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on Friday urged Iranians to wage “economic battle” and “cultural battle” to “disappoint and defeat” the country’s enemies.GNA