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GNA Newsreel • May 22, 2026

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Minority Rejects New Taxes, Accuses NDC of Breaking Levy Promises 

By Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, May 22, GNA – The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus in Parliament has firmly opposed any government plans to introduce new taxes or levies, citing…

Economy

Ashanti Communities Endorse GoldBod Mining Initiative 

By Issah Mohammed   Accra, May 22, GNA – Communities in the Amansie Central and Adansi North districts of the Ashanti Region have expressed support for an ongoing geological survey to identify mineralised zones for responsible cooperative mining.  The survey,…

Politics

Speaker Bagbin Urges Commonwealth Unity for Global Stability and Security 

By Elsie Appiah-Osei  Accra, May 22, GNA – Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, has called on Commonwealth member states, particularly the United Kingdom, to strengthen cooperation in addressing…

Business

Zoomlion Kenya begins major transformation of Nairobi waste management system  

Accra, May 19, GNA-The Project Director of Zoomlion Kenya, Dr. Peter Dagadu, has announced that the company is making significant progress barely a month after commencing operations in…

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Social

Centre for Greater Impact Africa Commends Vivian Farm Police for Professionalism 

By Laudia Anyorko Nunoo  Tema, May 22, GNA — Rev Worlanyo Mensah of the Centre for Greater Impact Africa commended Vivian Farm Police in Tema West for professionalism, reducing crime, and strengthening relations between police…

World

Xi, Putin jointly meet press

Beijing, May 20 (Xinhua/GNA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly met the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on…

A resident of Nima expresses concern over rising cost of livestock ahead of Eid-ul-Adha
GNA Newsreel • May 19, 2026

Mr Andy Appiah-Kubi, lead counsel for Mr Boasiako, spoke to the media after a court session on Tuesday, May 19, 2026
GNA Newsreel • May 19, 2026

Court & Crime

Akatsi Police intercept another suspected Indian hemp consignment at Deti

By Agbaxode Emmanuel, GNA  Akatsi (VR), May 22, GNA – The Akatsi Police have intercepted another 1,183 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp at Deti in the Volta Region.  Sources…

Education

Ziorme Gets New Classroom Block as MP Pledges More Support 

By Michael Pepsin Avorgah  Ziorme (V/R), May 22, GNA – Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, Member of Parliament for Ketu South and Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, has commissioned a newly completed three-unit classroom block at Ziorme in…

Health

Ghana to mark International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on Saturday

Accra, May 22, GNA – Ghana will on Saturday observe the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula with a call for urgent commitment to invest financially to ending Obstetric Fistula…

Features

Coding Without Computers: Ghana’s 3D Scratch Blocks Transform Rural Learning

A GNA feature by Benjamin Akoto  Sunyani (Bono), May 20, GNA — With smiles on their faces, hundreds of schoolchildren gather around tables, carefully arranging colourful interlocking blocks…

Foreign Features

“Where the World Meets Jingchu: Chinese and International Cultural Figures Visit Hubei” was Held

Wuhan, China – From April 20 to 23, 2026,the event “Where the World Meets Jingchu: Chinese and International Cultural Figures Visit Hubei” took place in Wuhan and Jingzhou.…

Sports

Keta: Volta FA tour Middle League trophy, plant trees to conserve environment

By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu, GNA  Keta (VR), May 22, GNA – The Volta Regional Football Association (VRFA) has toured the Volta Regional Division Two Middle League trophy through Keta, combining the…

Entertainment

Rising music star Kwaku Waves drops inspiring visuals for ‘A Growth With Me’

By Simon Asare, GNA  Accra, May 22, GNA – Fast-rising Ghanaian artiste Kwaku Waves has released a new music video titled “A Growth With Me” as he continues to build…

Africa

Kenyan researcher wins international award for throat cancer breakthrough

May 22, (Daily Nation/GNA) – A Kenyan researcher has won an international award for outstanding research on throat cancer. Prof George Njoroge, chief scientific advisor at Kenyatta University…

Americas

Cuban president says U.S. indictment of Raul Castro is “political maneuver” with no legal basis

HAVANA, May 20 (Xinhua/GNA) — The charges by the U.S. government against Cuban Revolution leader, Raul Castro, are a “political maneuver” with no legal basis whatsoever, Cuban President…

Asia

6.1-magnitude quake hits southern East Pacific Rise — GFZ

BEIJING, May 20, (Xinhua/GNA) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1, jolted southern East Pacific Rise at 1743 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for…

Europe

16 detained as sexual abuse scandal at Paris nurseries widens

Paris, May 20, (dpa/GNA) – The scandal surrounding widespread sexual abuse at Parisian nurseries and primary schools is escalating, with 16 people detained in the French capital on…

Middle East

Iran says 26 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in 24 hours

Berlin/Tehran,May 20, (dpa/GNA) – Twenty-six ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours in coordination with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, according…

The head of Ghana News Agency speaks with CGTN on rollout of China's zero-tariff policy for 20 African countries, including Ghana

On the eve of China’s rollout of its latest zero-tariff policy for 20 African countries, including Ghana, on May 1, China Global Television Network (CGTN), based in Beijing, interviewed the head of Ghana’s News Agency to assess the significance and potential impact of the policy on the country’s economic development, as well as how the state media will help promote bilateral ties between China and Ghana.

GNA Newsreel • May 1, 2026