ChatGPT was down for some users on Tuesday, with nearly 2,000 outage reports on Downdetector, a site that logs user reports of internet issues.

Mobile data charges in Ghana may soon see further reductions, following government efforts to review what has been described as a nearly 39 percent tax burden on telecommunications services.

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, swore in members of the newly reconstituted Governing Council of the Ghana Police Service during a ceremony held at Jubilee House in Accra.

President John Dramani Mahama has warned against political interference and favouritism in the Ghana Police Service, describing such practices as harmful to morale and damaging to public trust.

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George (MP), has announced changes to data bundle offerings by major telecommunications operators in Ghana, effective July 1, 2025. 

The Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has stated that the government will face significant challenges in implementing the new conditions of service being demanded by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA).

Speaking at a press briefing on efforts to resolve the ongoing strike by members of the GRNMA, the Minister explained that the association’s current demands were not factored into the 2025 national budget.

The government has called on the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) to immediately end its ongoing strike and return to negotiations on their Conditions of Service.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced new measures to address complaints about poor service at Ghana’s diplomatic missions abroad.

Among the changes is a policy requiring all official phone calls to embassies and consulates to be recorded and reviewed.

34 new cases of Mpox have been recorded in Ghana, pushing the total case count to 79, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

The cases are now spread across 10 regions, with health officials monitoring four patients who are currently on admission and under close observation, while contact tracing is underway to contain further spread.

The Ghana Health Service in a press statement announcing the new cases urged calm, stressing that the situation remains under control.

A total of 603,328 candidates across the country are set to sit the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), scheduled from Wednesday, June 11, to Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

The Ghanaian cedi has recovered considerably in recent months, climbing by more than 25 per cent against the US dollar since January, with a seven per cent increase in May alone. 

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has said that the House is ready to legislate a lifestyle audit act to end the abuse of state resources by individuals appointed into privileged positions in society.

Corporate institutions in the country have been urged to provide sanitary pads in their various washrooms to enable female staff and clients access them when the need arises.

The Government Statistician, Dr Alhasan Iddrisu, has said the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is undergoing rebranding aimed at transforming business data into actionable development outcomes to inform national planning and improve the lives of citizens.

The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has finalised arrangements to repatriate the body of Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju to his home country on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, following his tragic death during a professional bout in Accra earlier this year. 

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has rejected a proposal by the government to start implementing their new conditions of service from 2026.

At a meeting held on Monday, June 9 — convened by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and attended by representatives from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labour, and others — government officials said budgetary constraints was making it impossible to meet the union’s demands this year.

Instead, they proposed deferring payment to the 2026 budget cycle.

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to return to Ghana after undergoing surgery for cancer in the United States, according to a statement issued by his family on Sunday, June 9, 2025. 

The Minister of Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, has expressed the government’s commitment to implement revolutionary and transformational policies to create sustainable, decent and well-paying jobs.

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has postponed the implementation of the GH¢1 Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Act, 2025, originally set to begin yesterday, to Monday, June 16, this year.

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An ongoing strike by public sector nurses is taking a toll on healthcare delivery in the country, with some major hospitals struggling to provide basic services as some of the wards have been deserted.

Parliament has passed the Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to impose a GH¢1 on every litre of petroleum products to raise additional funds to defray the $3.7 billion energy sector debts.

Livestock prices in Tamale have dropped significantly ahead of the Eid-ul-Adha celebration on Friday, bringing relief to buyers.

The Bank of Ghana is set to implement a policy to block leakages in remittance inflows as part of efforts to further stabilise the local currency.