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… Flooding in Accra Speaking in an interview with Graphic Online’s Joshua Bediako Koomson, the Deputy Director and Head of Research and Applied Meteorology at the GMet, Francisca Martey, said the city’s capacity to absorb and drain rainwater had significantly reduced over the years …
GMet warns of heightened flood risk in Accra as June rainfall projected to intensifyJoy Online
… The Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dr Gameli Kewuribe Hoedoafia, disclosed this in an interview with Graphic Online’s Samuel Duodu on the new National Decentralisation Policy and Strategic Framework (2026-2030). …
Cabinet gives green light for MMDCEs to be elected; amendments to be laid in Parliament before end of 2026Joy Online
… According to a Graphic online publication on May 13, as many as 44 teachers, invigilators and supervisors have been intercepted in connection with examination violations at the just-ended BECE, across the country. …
BECE examination malpractices: Is there an end in sight?Joy Online
… When Graphic Online’s Simon Unyan recently visited him, Samuel Donkor explained he handles the workload largely on his own, with only occasional support from two community volunteers whose availability is inconsistent due to low motivation and other personal commitments. …
Meet Samuel Donkor, the ‘one-man teacher’ handling 12 classes at Kakpeni District Assembly SchoolFour journalists from Luv FM in Kumasi have been nominated for the 2026 Ghana Journalists Association Media Excellence Awards in the Ashanti region, part of 19 shortlisted journalists recognized across 11 categories including community impact, health, environment, and agriculture.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Four journalists from Luv FM in Kumasi have been nominated for the 2026 Ghana Journalists Association Media Excellence Awards in the Ashanti region, part of 19 shortlisted journalists recognized across 11 categories including community impact, health, environment, and agriculture.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's property market is rising, but at a modest and uneven pace, against a macro backdrop that turned more cautious in mid-2026. Growth is driven by recovery in the first half of the year, with construction cost inflation falling to 3.9 percent year-on-year in January 2026 and lending rates dropping to 16.3 percent by April 2026.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ministry of Education will digitise the senior high school placement complaints process from 2027, allowing parents and candidates to submit and resolve concerns through the CSSPS portal rather than visiting physical resolution centres. The move follows congestion at resolution centres across the country this week.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei has dismissed as "fake" media reports claiming she rejected GH¢70,000 allegedly offered to influence her vote during ministerial and Supreme Court nominees vetting in Parliament.
4 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Presidency dissolved the National Sports Authority Board on 2 September 2026, less than nine months after its inauguration, creating uncertainty around the Authority's grassroots-development mandate and the proposed Constituency Games initiative. An opinion piece argues the incoming board must preserve useful prior work and institutional continuity rather than starting from scratch.
3 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Amelley Djosu argues that Ghana's entertainment industry has become focused on aggressive social media tactics and noise-making rather than genuine reputation management, and that the loudest publicists—rather than the most skilled—are setting the standard for the profession.
24 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Tema Police intercepted 866 parcels of a white powdered substance suspected to be cocaine concealed in sacks of gari during an intelligence-led operation on August 5, 2026. Three suspects—a Dutch national and two Ghanaians—were arrested while supervising the loading of the shipment at a warehouse in the Tema Port enclave.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Motorists using the Tema Motorway Interchange have raised concerns after cracks appeared on sections of the recently asphalted road surface, particularly on the route towards Afienya-Akosombo. Road users have called on relevant agencies to investigate the cause and take corrective action before deterioration worsens.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Meteorological Agency has warned that Accra faces heightened flood risk in June, with rainfall projected between 100 and 150 millimetres across the coastal zone. The agency's Deputy Director attributes worsening flood vulnerability to reduced rainwater drainage capacity due to human activities, urbanization, and loss of natural flood retention areas.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Meteorological Agency projects 100–150 millimetres of rainfall across the Coastal Zone in June, heightening flood risk in Accra where reduced drainage capacity and development on natural water-retention areas mean just 30 millimetres of rain can now flood parts of the city.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Meteorological Agency warns that Accra faces heightened flood risk in June, with rainfall projected between 100 and 150 millimetres across the Coastal Zone. The agency attributes worsening flood vulnerability to reduced rainwater absorption and drainage capacity due to human activities and urban development on natural water retention areas.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Cabinet has approved reforms to Ghana's decentralisation system, ending the appointment of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) and instead having district chief executives elected directly by the people on a non-partisan basis. A new local governance law is expected to be laid before Parliament by the end of 2026, with the current batch of MMDCEs appointed by President John Dramani Mahama likely to be the last under the existing constitutional arrangement.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Examination malpractices continue to plague Ghana's Basic Education Certificate Examination over a decade and a half, with misconduct shifting from students to teachers and officials, despite deterrent measures by WAEC and GES including paper cancellations and prosecutions. Technology, including mobile phones and artificial intelligence, appears to be outpacing enforcement efforts.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Samuel Donkor is the only government-trained teacher at Kakpeni District Assembly School in Kpandai District, Northern Region, teaching 448 students across Kindergarten to Junior High School for more than three years. He teaches core subjects across all levels, with occasional support from two community volunteers, and has merged multiple classes to manage the workload.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →