President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana is aiming to exceed $10 billion in non-traditional exports (NTEs) by the year 2030, a target he believes is well within reach. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Ghana Horticultural Expo 2025 in Accra, President Mahama highlighted that Ghana’s non-traditional exports surpassed $3.5 billion in 2024, […] The post Ghana targets

The Commercial Quarry Operators Association (CoQOA) has issued a stark warning that it may be forced to suspend quarry operations across Ghana, if urgent action is not taken to address what it describes as a dangerous rise in land encroachment, misinformation and threats against its members. In a press release dated June 12, 2025 and […] The post Quarry Operators raise alarm over encroachment

The 29th edition of the Ghana Univer­sity Sports Asso­ciation (GUSA) Games has been launched with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) duly inaugurated. Prof. Victor Antwi, former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has been appointed Chairman of the LOC for the 2026 Games. The 2026 Games would bring together student-athletes from 16 … The post Prof. V. Antwi chairs 29th

As mpox (formerly “monkeypox”) cases climb across West Africa and beyond, Ghana finds itself at a pivotal moment for outbreak control.  Once confined to remote regions of Central and West Africa, clade II mpox has, since early 2022, spread to over 120 countries, many of them previously unaffected resulting in more than 100,000 reported infections. […] The post Treating Mpox In Ghana: With What?  appeared

The Commercial Quarry Operators Association (CoQOA) has, according to a story we have published on page 2 of our today’s edition,  issued a stark warning that it may be forced to suspend quarry operations across Ghana if urgent action is not taken to address what it describes as a dangerous rise in land encroachment, misinformation, […] The post Editorial: Quarry Operators Have Genuine Case

The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman and Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Ampem Nyarko has revived his free lunch initiative for candidates sitting for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Asuogyaman District. The move coincides with the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) regional goal of attaining a 68% pass rate in the district […] The post Asuogyaman

Circuit Court judges and magistrates

 The Greater Accra Regional Minis­ter, Ms Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, has urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to adhere to the District Assemblies’ Common Fund (DACF) Guidelines to ensure development in the region. The guidelines, which was approved by cabinet earlier this month after the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, announced the … The post Adhere

Mr. Benaiah Nii Addo, the Executive Director of the Green Tax Youth Africa (GTYA), is advocating for mandatory stakeholder consultations ahead of the introduction of new fiscal measures by the government. This, he noted, is in accordance with Article 174 of the 1992 constitution which outlines the legal framework for taxation. Mr. Addo, in a […] The post Tax Analyst calls

Desmond Offei to quit Ghana U-20 coach job and focus on Black Stars assistant role

Mr. Speaker, I rise to make this statement on an issue of immediate and far-reaching concern to our country. The ongoing nationwide strike action declared by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), which has severely disrupted the provision of healthcare services and poses a growing public health emergency. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, the […] The post Minority

 Ghana and China are work­ing towards establishing an electric car manufacturing plant in Ghana, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has announced. Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing China-Africa Summit in Changsha, China with Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister, Mr Ablakwa said the yet to be established company would be anchored on … The post Ghana

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