The Ashanti Regional Police Command has disclosed the successful conviction and sentencing of three-armed robbery suspects for their involvement in a robbery incident that occurred at Boubai in the Asokore Mampong Municipality. The suspects, Mamudu Issah (18), Samuel Takyi (18), and Alhassan Abubakari (18), were sentenced to imprisonment by the Atasemanso Circuit Court in Kumasi. […]

To enhance power reliability and voltage stability in Kumasi and beyond, the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has commenced the reconstruction of the 161kV Anwomaso to Ahodwo Transmission Line. The project, funded by the European Union and France with an €8.7 million grant, aims to address critical power evacuation challenges and support growing electricity demand in […]

Ghana’s Minister for Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Adams, has underscored the profound significance of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium to the nation’s football heritage. This notable statement follows his thorough inspection of the facility, accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Frank Amoakohene. As part of a comprehensive nationwide tour to evaluate the state of […]

The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of causing financial loss to the state by spending 1.2 million dollars on what they say is a relaunch of the chip-embedded passport. The Caucus claim that the initiative had already been contracted and financed by the previous Akufo-Addo government, hence the recent launch was unnecessary. According […]

District Chief Executive of Sekyere Kumawu in the Ashanti Region, Akwasi Amankwah, has taken a significant step toward empowering local farmers with the Feed Ghana programme. He rallied individuals, churches, schools, and others to join the programme to reduce the country’s high import rate. The government has commenced processes to roll out the flagship Feed […]

Ghana’s Minister for Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Adams, has reiterated government’s commitment to restoring the Baba Yara Sports Stadium to international standards, following an official inspection tour of the facility earlier today. The stadium, once a vibrant hub for international matches, was stripped of its rights to host CAF and FIFA-sanctioned competitions in September […]

Director of Presidential Initiatives in Agriculture and Agribusiness, Dr Peter Otokunor, has said that Ghana is number 12 in the world when it comes to coconut production. He made the point that even though Ghana is number one in Africa, the country is heavily underproducing. He observed that in Ghana, coconut production can be done everywhere […]

President John Dramani Mahama has directed that 3 million coconut seedlings be distributed to coconut farmers across the country. This was announced by Dr Peter Otokunor, Director of Presidential Initiatives in Agriculture and Agribusiness. Dr Otokunor told journalists on Tuesday, July 8, that this directive formed part of efforts by the Mahama administration to tap […]

The Mahama administration has abolished the One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative that was introduced by the previous Akufo-Addo administration. Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, who announced this in parliament on Tuesday, July 8, said that the emergence of the 24-Hour Economy initiative led to the cancellation of the 1D1F. “As of […]

Senior Communicator for the Movement of Change, Solomon Owusu has challenged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to take part in the Ablekuma North election rerun in 19 polling stations if they are confident of a win. The party has pulled out of the rerun, stating that it wants the EC to collate the results of the […]

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has announced a significant enhancement to the nation’s natural gas supply, spearheaded by ENI. A statement issued by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Richmond Rockson on July 9 said the nation’s gas suppliers, ENI will increase its natural gas supply by 30 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) effective […]

A federal judge on Tuesday, July 8 said Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced on October 3 after the music mogul was convicted on charges of transporting prostitutes to engage in drug-fueled sexual performances. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, who oversaw Combs’ trial in Manhattan, approved the date following a request from Combs’ lawyer Marc […]

The Institute of Economic and Research Policy Promotion (IERPP) has welcomed the caution that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave to the Bank of Ghana over FX support. IERPP said it has been vindicated by the IMF’s expression of concern and caution to the government over its control of the stability of the Cedi. The […]

The 2024 Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Bank of Ghana has said that in order to strengthen human resource capacity within the central bank, the Bank updated its Handbook on Human Resources (HR) Policies to ensure its relevance and effectiveness and also continued with the implementation of the Human Capital Support Project to […]

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has said that Ghana’s banking sector’s performance continued to improve, supported by strong asset growth. Also, he said, the financial soundness indicators showed gains in solvency, liquidity, and operational efficiency within the banking industry. The industry’s Capital Adequacy Ratio was 14 per cent, above the […]

The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has thrown its weight behind the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) in exposing persons using unrecognised academic titles. Eduwatch urged the GTEC to publish the full list of persons using the fake titles. “GTEC is doing a good job. Aside from writing to them, publish a full list of persons […]

The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has thrown its weight behind the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) in exposing persons using unrecognised academic titles. Eduwatch urged the GTEC to publish the full list of persons using the fake titles. “GTEC is doing a good job. Aside from writing to them, publish a full list of persons […]

The Deputy Minister for Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlarbi, has urged the newly appointed Governing Board of the National Peace Council (NPC) to serve with integrity and proactiveness to preserve Ghana’s reputation as a beacon of peace in the West African sub-region. Speaking at an orientation ceremony for the new board members at Teiman in Accra, […]