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The Ministry of Health has reported the detection of a circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in an environmental sample collected from Koforidua, the Eastern regional capital. This finding emerged from routine surveillance conducted by the Polio Laboratory at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research.

The National Democratic Congress gives the Electoral Commission a week's ultimatum to address their concerns about the voter's register or face more demonstrations.

A survey from the office of the presidency predicts that the 2024 General election will go into a run-off as over 80 percent of persons surveyed reveal their preference ahead of the 2024 polls.

The National Democratic Congress is making a final push to urge the electoral commission to perform a forensic audit of the voter register, which they claim is fraught with irregularities, as they plan to hold a demonstration tomorrow.

“Chinese nationals in Ghana must respect the laws of the host country. Any act of illegal activity, especially in mining, will not only tarnish the image of China but also lead to severe consequences under Ghanaian law”-China warns its nationals engaging in illegal mining.

Lands and Natural Resources Minister warns an outright ban on small scale mining may impact negatively on the country's economic but maynot stop illegal mining

Organised Labour joins forces with the media coalition to determine actions to be taken to push government to deal with the issue of illegal mining.

The Bono Chiefs have given the government a one-month deadline to halt illegal mining (galamsey), warning that if the government fails to act, they will take matters into their own hands and reclaim their lands.

The government anticipates that the food situation will officially stabilize by the year’s end, thanks to the measures implemented to reduce the drought’s impact.