[DW] A mining truck collided with a motorcycle, setting off an explosion that razed hundreds of nearby buildings. President Nana Akufo-Addo has called it a "tragic incident."

[RFI] At least 17 people have died and 59 injured in a devastating explosion in small town in western Ghana, after a truck carrying explosives intended for a mine collided with a motorcycle, the government said.

[Ghanaian Times] The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has waived off, for three years, an ECOWAS specification regarding the quantity of sulphur allowed in petrol and diesel produced by local refineries.

[Ghanaian Times] An Economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Godfred Bokpin, says the continuous introduction of indirect taxes on the citizenry widened the inequality gap in the country.

[Ghanaian Times] Tema -- The Ghana Unity Association of Maryland in the United States of America on Wednesday presented food items worth about $1000 to the Tetteh Ocloo State School for the Deaf in Tema.

[Ghanaian Times] The police has beefed up security at Nima and Mamobi, in Accra, following bloody clash between two rivalry youth groups over supposed territorial supremacy.

[Ghanaian Times] A total of 9.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered across the country as of Monday, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said.

[Ghanaian Times] Bosome -- The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is pushing for an amendment to the law to compel small scale miners to undertake concurrent land reclamation and vegetation while excavating.

[Ghanaian Times] Sunyani -- Five persons died and 14 suffered injuries in a vehicle crash on the Kintampo-Techiman Highway in the Bono East Region,on Wednesday.

[Ghanaian Times] Somanya -- The University for Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) at Somanya in the Eastern Region has held its second commencement lecture and thanksgiving service to usher in the new academic year with the call on manage...

[Ghanaian Times] Parliament has requested for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to release four military personnel to join the security detail of the Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin.

[Ghanaian Times] Aboadze -- The 250 megawatts (MW) Ameri power plant, located at the Aboadze power enclave in the Western Region, has been handed over to government of Ghana and the Volta River Authority (VRA).

[Ghanaian Times] Wa -- President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday gave the assurance that the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) would soon receive a seed capital to enable it operate at ful...

[Ghanaian Times] The current state of unemployment among the youth in Ghana is still high despite efforts to curb the situation through youth programs championed by the government and some civil society organizations (CSO's).

[Ghanaian Times] The Ada Traditional Council led by the Paramount Chief, Nene Abram Kabu Akuaku III, has condemned last week's attack on Radio Ada, a community-based radio station in the Greater Accra Region.

[Ghanaian Times] Takoradi/Accra -- Scores of people are feared dead and others suffered various injuries during an explosion which occurred at Apiate, between Bogoso and Bawdie in the Prestea Huni-Valley District of the Western Region yesterday after...

[Ghanaian Times] The Management of the Ghana Education Service and representatives of the various teacher unions in the country have both agreed to further engage in order to come to a common understanding on the implementation of the new school cale...

[Ghanaian Times] The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) yesterday made history by calling off its strike to demand better conditions of service just hours after embarking on it.

[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday said the Government's pursuit of strong economic growth and enhanced domestic revenue mobilisation, will help the country's economy rebound faster from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemi...

[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah conveyed profound sympathies to the government and people of Ghana following the tragic loss of lives in an explosion in the Western region of the country. The incident is r...

[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the pursuit of strong economic growth and enhanced domestic revenue mobilisation will help the economy rebound faster from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pan...

[Ghanaian Times] Essipun -- The Western Regional Sports Directorate of the National Sports Authority (NSA), says this year's regional cross-country competition will be held at the Essipun Sports Stadium on Saturday.

[Ghanaian Times] Chiana -- The chiefs and people of the Chiana Traditional Area, in the Upper East Region,have celebrated the Fao festival with a renewed call on the government to create a separate district for the area.

[Ghanaian Times] The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Accra Municipal Area, Mrs Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, on Tuesday welcomed Kindergarten and primary one pupils to school.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) in partnership with the Venture Capital Trust (VCTF) with the support of government has established a Commodity Aggregation Development Fund (CADeF) to improve liquidity for commodity brokers.

[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel AbdulaiJinapor, has called on Ghanaians to support the government's afforestation programme to restore the country's lost forest cover.

[Ghanaian Times] The Gemini Life Insurance Company (GLICO) on Tuesday presented a public liability insurance cover worth GH¢5m to the Africa Hockey Federation (AHF) to support the ongoing Africa Hockey Nations Cup underway in Ghana.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's male hockey team, the Black Sticks, will face Nigeria in a tough group match at 7pm at the Theodosia Okoh Stadium in the ongoing Africa Hockey Nations Cup.

[Ghanaian Times] The Managing Director of Absa Bank, Abena Osei-Poku, has begun a series of engagements with the customers of the bank.

[Ghanaian Times] Grohe, a leading global brand for complete bathroom solutions and kitchen fittings, says it is committed to helping create healthier urban landscape beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.