The  Underground Mining Alliance (UMA), a sub­contractor of Newmont Ahafo Mines, has allocated $60,000 towards corporate social responsi­bility (CSR) initiatives in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Re­gion for the year 2025. The amount is being channelled into key community development interventions, including support for the district’s flagship Reading Festival aimed at promoting litera­cy … The post UMA

The Center for Public Opinion and Awareness (CenPOA) has written a petition to President John Dramani Mahama requesting that he calls to order the Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF) over her recent activities targeted at illegal miners within some Galamsey communities. Whilst throwing its full support behind the government in its quest to […]

Court dismisses charges against UG lecturer, 2 students in GH?106K accommodation scam

The two main opposition leaders have split from their parties to contest the next election under a new banner.

 Nine individuals, in­cluding one woman, have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for their alleged involvement in the recent Nkwanta riots in the Oti Region. The accused—Evans Mawugbe, Donkor Ebenezer, Solomon Amenu, Robert Dz­anka, Kenyenso Senyo, Edwin Yeboah, Yudah Adule, Keteke Joshua, and Grace Ordzi—are facing charges of conspira­cy to commit crime, causing harm, … The post 9 remanded

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 Professor of Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Tokyo, Japan, Professor Kaori Hayashi, has urged Ghanaian media, educators, and policymakers to adopt a balanced, ethically-grounded approach in integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into society. As AI continues to reshape global information systems, there is the need for ethical frameworks and media vigilance in order … The post Adopt

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The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has said that the 24-Hour Economy programme launched by President John Dramani Mahama is responding to a national need. He says it response to the need to invest more in order to be self-reliant. “It means that the President wants to respond to a national need, a need for […]

The Heads of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) met today in Paris, hosted by the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), which currently chairs the Heads of MDBs Group. The meeting focused on advancing their joint efforts to address development priorities. Amid rising global uncertainty, the Heads reaffirmed their commitment to working as a system to […]

Liberia’s former president William Tolbert has been symbolically rebur­ied, 45 years after he was murdered during a coup. Thirteen members of Tolbert’s cabinet were executed follow­ing sham trials and their bodies believed to have been dumped in a mass grave. On Tuesday, at a ceremony attended by Liberia’s incumbent president, Joseph Boakai, the 14 men … The post  Liberia’s

An economist, Dr Theo Acheampong, has said that the drop in inflation should give the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) enough space to cut the policy rate. During the 124th MPC press briefing in Accra on Friday, May 23, the Monetary Policy Committee maintained the Policy Rate at 28 per […]

One year after the formation of the coalition government, the rocky relationship teeters but avoids collapse.

 All is set for the com­mencement of the 2025 Integrated Business Establishment Survey II (IBES II), Ghana’s fifth economic census, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced. The nationwide data collection exercise is scheduled to begin on Thursday, July 10, 2025, and will end in September. A total of 2,600 trained field officers will be … The post GSS commences data collection

As part of its constitutional oversight duties, the Committee on Defence and Interior paid a working visit to the Ministry of Defence to engage with its leadership, understand its operations, and assess current challenges. The visit aimed to identify areas where Parliament can support the Ministry in fulfilling its mandate of safeguarding national peace and […]

By Juliet ETEFE ([email protected]) Year-on-Year headline inflation dropped to 13.7 percent in June 2025, down from 18.4 percent in May – marking the sixth consecutive month of decline and the lowest rate since December 2021. This consistent disinflation signals a sustained return to price stability, providing some relief to households and enhancing planning certainty for […] The post Inflation

By Joshua AMLANU President John Dramani Mahama has formally unveilled the 24-hour (24H) economy initiative, placing it as the crown jewel of his administration’s strategy to stimulate job creation, boost exports and transition the economy toward higher productivity and value addition. Describing it as a “national productivity compact” that redefines the nation’s approach to industrialisation […] The post President

By Seth KRAMPAH, back from Abuja, Nigeria A renowned African entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony Elumelu has underscored the critical role of the youth and women in Africa’s development trajectory. Speaking on a topic“Decades of Delivering on Shared Aspiration: The transformational collaboration between Afreximbank and African Multinational Corporations and Banks” at the just ended 32nd Annual […] The post Youth,