Interior Minister, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, has announced that the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has developed a clear strategic direction aligned with the 24-Hour Economy initiative. He charged the service to sustain its momentum and demonstrate tenacity in its operations to ensure that immigration permits are issued to foreign nationals within a 24-hour timeframe. Muntaka said […] The post Immigration

 Nii Boni Tackie Adama Latse II, one of the claim­ants to the Ga Mantse Stool, has appealed for calm among his support­ers, urging them to allow the legal processes to take its course. According to him, the law would ensure that the appropriate thing was done to vindi­cate his legitimacy as the rightfully installed Ga … The post Nii Adama Latse

Dennis Miracle Aboagye, Director of Communica­tions for the 2024 Bawumia Campaign Team, has stated that the Minority’s opposition to the approval of seven new Supreme Court justices was not due to concerns about the competence of the nominees, but rather what he described as the political motive and premeditated intent behind President Mahama’s appoint­ments. Speaking … The post Minority

On Wednesday, June 25, President John Dramani Mahama met American businessman, Mr. Bill Gates, in Brussels, ahead of the Gavi Vaccine Alliance pledging session. Mr Mahama said that their discussion focused on Ghana’s vital interventions in the health sector. “We covered key topics, including the significant progress on the Free Primary Healthcare programme, the ongoing […] The post Mahama

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a 2.45 percent upward adjustment in electricity tariffs across board, effective July 1, 2025. However, water tariffs remain unchanged for the third quarter of the year. According to a statement signed by its Executive Secretary Dr. Shafic Suleman, the latest adjustment is in line with its Quarterly […] The post Electricity tariffs

By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The General Manager of the Jospong Green Transition Office, Rev. Dr. Glenn Kwabena Gyimah, has emphasised the critical role of technical expertise in driving sustainable waste management, urging stakeholders to leverage partnerships to attract the needed knowledge and capacity for effective environmental solutions. Speaking as a panellist at the Environmental Sustainability […] The post Leverage

By Joshua AMLANU To stem the growing environmental and economic costs of plastic pollution, there is an urgent need for radical change in the nation’s approach to plastic waste management – through a cultural mindset shift, tighter policies and greater private sector involvement. Speakers at the 2025 Environmental Sustainability Summit agreed that the country’s ability […] The post Mindset-shift

Zoomlion Ghana Limited ,the leading subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies is set to extend its expertise to Burkina Faso’s waste management sector, following a high-level meeting between its Executive Chairman, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, and Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo. Dr. Siaw Agyepong on Tuesday  led a delegation to meet […] The post Zoomlion

VFS Global opened a new UK Visa Premium Application Centre in Kumasi today. The new Centre is to bring UK visa processing services closer to residents in the Ashanti Region and beyond and to effectively cater to the growing outbound travel to the UK. The new centre located at Golden Bean Hotel, 3rd Floor, No: […] The post VFS Global opens UK visa premium application centre

Stanbic Bank Ghana joins BRIDGE-in Agriculture, an ambitious partnership involving Mastercard Foundation and CrossBoundary Advisory, to give Ghana’s agricultural sector a major boost through support for agri-SMEs (small and medium enterprises). The initiative, Building Resilience and Investing in the Development and Growth of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture (BRIDGE-in Agriculture), seeks to unlock affordable funding, technical support, […] The post Stanbic