Ghanaians divided as Parliament passes controversial GH¢1 Energy Sector Levy

The delivery was supposed to be the first to arrive in the embattled city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, in more than a year.

Charlene Ruto accused the author of "misusing" her name by writing the book without seeking her permission.

Ghana's fastest man Saminu reveals chat that sparked world record-breaking run

The outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Virginia Palmer, has penned down an emo­tional farewell, describ­ing Ghana as a beacon of democracy, stability, and warmth. To read the full story, subscribe to Ghanaian Times Newspaper here: https://swennewsgh.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=26 The post A love letter to Ghana: I’m honoured to

 The number of confirmed Mpox cases in Ghana has risen to 45 as of Sunday, May 31, 2025, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced. Despite the sharp increase in cases, no deaths have been recorded with only two patients currently on admission. In an update issued yesterday on the Mpox situation across the country, … The post  Mpox cases rise to 45 – GHS appeared first on Ghanaian

 The Minister of Education, Ha­runa Iddrisu, has urged the Feder­ation of People with Disability (PWD) to encourage its members to register with the Student’s Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) to en­able them access funding under the free tertiary education policy. He explained that the Ministry was currently collecting data on Persons with Disability from the Ghana … The post Register

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), in collaboration with the National Security Secretariat, has announced a major crackdown on gold smuggling and illegal trading. The announcement was made by the Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, during his keynote address at the Mining in Motion Summit held in Accra yesterday. Addressing a high-profile audience, including His […] The post Sammy

The government is imposing a GH¢1.00 levy on ex-pump fuel prices, aimed at raising revenue to deal with the energy sector crisis. The government is looking to settle the US$3.1 billion energy sector debt, as of March this year, to keep the lights on. This year, the government will require an additional US$1.2 billion to […] The post Government Imposes GH¢1 Levy On Fuel To Solve Dumsor

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has disclosed that a total of  GH?2.71 billion has been transferred to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to support key educational initiatives, including the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. The announcement was made during a presentation to Parliament on Tuesday on the status of statutory fund […] The post Ato Forson Pays GH¢2.7bn Into

 The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) on Monday, re-declared Mr Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, the for­mer Minister of Finance, a wanted person and a fugitive from justice. This was after Mr Ofori-Atta failed to voluntarily return to Gha­na, and appear before the OSP to answer to alleged criminal offences made against him by the OSP … The post OSP re-declares Ken Ofori-Atta wanted appeared first on

 The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is poised to position the Western Region as one of Gha­na’s veritable investment hub, the Chief Executive Officer, GIPC, Mr Simon Madjie, has indicated. “The Western Region has the potential to become the com­mercial agricultural hub for this country. We at GIPC, are working with the Minister of Trade, … The post GIPC poised to make W/R

South Africa is trying to extradite pastor Shepherd Bushiri from Malawi on fraud charges, which he denies.

The real value of the Ghana Cedi will be operating between 10-12 cedis to a US Dollar, President John Dramani Mahama, has predicted. To read the full story, subscribe to Ghanaian Times Newspaper here: https://swennewsgh.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=26 The post Cedi to stabilise at GH¢10 – President predicts appeared first on Ghanaian

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