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… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, September 24, Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu described the incident as “the most unfortunate,” stressing that the location of the confrontation made the situation particularly concerning. …
Use legal means to achieve legal ends – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on MP’s attempted arrestJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, September 23, Ernest Nyarkoh, a Senior Officer at the Tema Collection, said the advance ruling programme gives traders the opportunity to obtain a decision from Customs ahead of time, instead of waiting until their goods arriv …
Advance ruling to give importers certainty before goods arrive – GRAJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, September 23, Donya Eldridge, Education and Cultural Attaché, said many Ghanaian students tend to focus heavily on academic scholarships and may overlook other opportunities available at U.S. …
EducationUSA urges students to look beyond academic scholarshipsJoy Online
… Ms Amanquah mentioned this on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, following the Ecobank Joy Business Financial Dialogue held on Tuesday. …
Ecobank calls for wider access and stronger collaboration on agricultural financeJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, following the Ecobank Joy Business Financial Dialogue held on Tuesday, she said the discussions showed that businesses also needed to be ready to approach lenders. …
Agribusinesses need more than loans to reach their full potential – EcobankJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, after the Ecobank Joy Business Financial Dialogue held on Tuesday, she said measures such as energy savings, water savings and avoided emissions could help assess the impact of green finance. …
Green finance must deliver measurable benefits to Ghanaian farmers – EcobankJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Tuesday, September 15, Mr Asare said the data shows examination malpractice increased from about 0.9% in 2018 to 13.5% in 2024, with the rate rising further to 14.8% in 2025. …
Examination malpractice is rising, not declining – EduWatchJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on September 15, Mr Anaba said political pressure on examination officials could undermine the credibility of WAEC results. …
NAGRAT calls for end to political influence on WAEC resultsJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on September 15, Dr Yamborigya explained that the GRA would assess the nature, extent and impact of a taxpayer’s non-compliance to determine whether it resulted from ignorance or was deliberate. …
Deliberate VAT evasion will attract penalties — GRAJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Tuesday, September 15, he cautioned businesses against deliberately refusing to register, stressing that such a decision would not remove their tax liability. …
Businesses above GH¢750,000 turnover must register for VAT – GRAExecutive Director of Eco-Conscious Citizens Awula Serwah has called on the government to declare a targeted state of emergency in areas affected by illegal mining (galamsey) to protect water bodies, farmlands and forest reserves, urging immediate removal of miners and deployment of response teams with community involvement.
20 hours ago · Joy Online →
Executive Director of Eco-Conscious Citizens Awula Serwah has called on the government to declare a targeted state of emergency in areas affected by illegal mining (galamsey) to protect water bodies, farmlands and forest reserves, urging immediate removal of miners and deployment of response teams with community involvement.
20 hours ago · Joy Online →
Eco-Conscious Citizens Executive Director Awula Serwah questioned why Ghana continues to struggle containing illegal mining despite having an armed forces capable of supporting law enforcement, arguing that decisive political will from chiefs, political authority, and police commanders is needed to halt the practice.
21 hours ago · Joy Online →
Ghana's Motor Traffic and Transport Department recorded a 15.02% decrease in road crash injuries in September 2026 compared to September 2025, attributing the decline to increased sensitisation and caution notices sent to motorists under the TraffiTech-GH pilot project. Crashes fell from 1,108 to 1,003, and vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 1,928 to 1,693.
28 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of Education, Research and Training at the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department says the TraffiTech-GH initiative and caution notices have contributed to improved road-use behaviour, supported by data gathered since the technology-driven traffic enforcement system was introduced in parts of the country.
28 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has urged the public not to generalise about Ghana's secondary education based on sexual misconduct allegations at Obuasi Senior High Technical School, saying the incident should not be used to judge the standards and discipline of senior high schools across the country.
27 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu scheduled an emergency meeting with teacher union leadership to resolve validation issues preventing 28,000 teachers from receiving promotion salary arrears. The government had already paid arrears to 52,000 teachers out of approximately 80,000 who had demanded payment.
27 October 2026 · Joy Online →
About 28,000 teachers and other staff whose promotion salary claims have not been validated may receive payment through a supplementary government allocation by mid-November or end-November, according to Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu. The government has already paid 52,000 people out of approximately 80,000 who sought payment after completing validation.
27 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Education Minister disclosed that the government has paid promotion salary arrears for 52,000 teachers as of October 16, while payments for the remaining 28,000 teachers remain outstanding. The Minister assured that steps are being taken to resolve the outstanding payments by the end of November.
27 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Rehabilitation works have started on the McCarthy-Mallam stretch of the Accra-Cape Coast Highway following weeks of complaints aired on Joy FM's Super Morning Show. Commuters had reported that potholes and damaged sections were causing hours of traffic delays and exhaustion.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A clinical coordinator at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has warned that students alleged to have been sexually abused at Obuasi Senior High Technical School face risks of trauma, depression, and PTSD, and called for immediate psychological support. According to reports discussed on Joy FM, 19 girls had complained of sexual assault involving the school's headmaster.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A CDD-Ghana fellow has questioned how headmaster Zakaria Abdulai at Obuasi Senior High Technical School was appointed despite earlier sexual misconduct allegations when he served as assistant headmaster elsewhere. He argues the GES should investigate whether prior allegations were known and how they were handled before his promotion.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch has called on the Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Gender to use the sexual abuse scandal at Obuasi Senior High Technical School as an opportunity for system-wide safeguarding reforms across Ghanaian schools, rather than treating it as an isolated incident.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Following sexual assault allegations at Obuasi Senior High Technical School, the Executive Director of Africa Education Watch has called for independent teams to visit all senior high schools and invite students to confidentially report past and ongoing abuse without fear of victimisation, arguing that investigating only known cases leaves many unreported incidents unaddressed.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Kofi Asare, Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, has called for an investigation into the conduct of public officials at school, municipal, and institutional levels who may have failed to act on reports of alleged sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School. He argues that accountability must extend beyond the headmaster facing criminal charges to examine what relevant officials knew about the allegations and whether they followed procedures.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, Executive Director of the ARK Foundation, has expressed concern over repeated reports of sexual abuse in Ghanaian secondary schools, stating that the failure to address such cases reflects serious weaknesses in the country's child protection systems. She has called for a thorough investigation into allegations against the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School and for accountability of everyone who may have helped conceal the alleged abuse.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ecobank Ghana is rewarding 10 winners with GH¢2,000 each under its Junior Saver Big Pitch initiative, which encourages children to share their future ambitions while promoting early savings and financial planning with parental support.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch has called on the Ghana Education Service to introduce standardised safeguarding procedures, a sex offenders' register, and mandatory criminal background checks for teachers to address systemic gaps in handling misconduct allegations. His comments follow the suspension of the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School over allegations of sexual misconduct against a student.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ecobank Ghana has launched its Junior Saver Big Pitch initiative to encourage children to develop savings habits by identifying their future career dreams and understanding the financial planning required to achieve them. Parents are urged to involve their children in the savings process to help turn childhood ambitions into reality.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Road Safety Authority will refund any surplus from auctioned vehicles of non-subscribers after deducting towing costs, provided owners can be traced. The authority will give owners 21 days to claim vehicles using registration records before proceeding to auction.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Road Safety Authority's Director-General Abraham Amaliba warned that vehicles removed from the road due to breakdown in dangerous locations will be auctioned if owners fail to pay resulting towing charges within 21 days of contact through the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Revenue Authority Commissioner-General Anthony Kwasi Sarpong says the digital VAT collection system will cover payments made through mobile and other digital payment platforms, beyond bank cards. The system will automatically separate the tax component from the provider's share when a qualifying payment is processed, with the tax transferred to a government account.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority has identified about 100 additional foreign digital service providers not currently charging VAT and plans to bring them into its tax collection system gradually. Currently about 92 foreign companies remit VAT to the GRA, and the obligation for foreign companies supplying services to Ghanaian consumers to charge VAT has existed since 2013.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Revenue Authority says its new digital VAT collection system will not impose an additional 20% charge on subscriptions already collecting tax, with pricing unchanged for the 92 foreign service providers currently remitting VAT. The GRA has identified about 100 additional providers not charging VAT and will gradually bring them into the collection system.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has called for the government's Big Push infrastructure programme to diversify its spending to include health, education, sports, agriculture, and irrigation, rather than focusing primarily on road infrastructure. He argues that broadened investment across these sectors would support overall development and provide tangible outcomes as the government approaches the 2027 and 2028 financial years.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has approved an Integrated Basic Education Model that combines kindergarten, primary, and junior high school in a single institution, with funding expected under the 2027 GETFund formula. The government plans to construct at least one model school in every district or region.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Interior Minister Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka announced that the government is preparing a Cabinet memorandum to introduce mandatory drug testing for applicants seeking employment in the public service, with plans to extend the measure to the private sector if approved. The minister said the policy could deter substance abuse and cited the recent security services recruitment exercise, during which over 6,000 applicants were disqualified after failing drug tests.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Interior Minister Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has urged the public to share information on drug trafficking and criminal activities without demanding large payments from security agencies, citing cases in which informants requested sums as much as US$20 million and GH¢5,000. He said security agencies operate with limited resources and cannot meet excessive financial demands from informants.
13 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Interior Minister Mubarak Muntaka has urged cannabis growers to form cooperatives and operate within the legal framework for cultivating approved varieties, with the Narcotics Control Commission providing oversight to ensure compliance with the 0.3 per cent THC limit on a dry-weight basis. The government is encouraging this regulated approach over illicit cultivation, with licensing required for industrial or medicinal purposes only.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Interior Minister Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka revealed that an informant recently demanded US$20 million from the Narcotics Control Commission for information on a major drug consignment. Muntaka said the demand was unreasonable given NACOC's limited budget and appealed to the public to provide credible intelligence without excessive financial conditions.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Interior Minister announced that the government is introducing mental health assessments and drug testing into medical screening for security service recruits, citing concerns about drug use among personnel and suicide cases within the services. The government is also requiring security agencies to establish dedicated welfare desks to support officers facing mental health and drug-related challenges.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →