On March 8, what should have been an ordinary day in the quiet farming community of Abrabra in the Sefwi-Wiawso Municipality turned into a painful reminder of a troubling reality many children in Ghana continue to face—violence at the hands of those meant to protect them. Twelve-year-old Vida Kwarteng reportedly endured a brutal assault by […] The post Confronting The Perennial Scourge Of Child Abuse In Ghana appeared first on

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as ‘Nana B,’ has criticised the government for failing to implement the automatic posting system for trained teachers. According to him, the policy, which ensured that trained teachers were automatically posted to classrooms after completing their mandatory national service, had been … The post NPP

A Chartered Accountant at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, in Kumasi, has called for the establishment of professorial positions in the Teaching Hospitals in Ghana. Mr. Gabriel Nyame noted that Teaching Hospitals remain central to Ghana’s healthcare delivery and medical education systems and provide essential clinical training for medical, nursing, radiography, sonography and other health […] The post Chartered

A Two-day capacity-building Workshop on Constitutional Reform for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Media has been held in Kumasi. It was organised by CDD-GHANA and Star Ghana Foundation, in partnership with UK International Development to mobilise Civil Society and Media support for the constitutional reform processes. The aim is to strengthen civil society engagement […] The post CDD-Ghana,

By Dr. Sammy CRABBE This series began with a simple observation: Ghana has no shortage of entrepreneurial talent, ideas, or ambition. What it lacks is a capital system designed to support risk-taking beyond rhetoric. Over ten articles, we have examined why banks cannot fund uncertainty, why post-investment trust collapses in equity crowdfunding, why decentralised finance […] The post Equity

The Federal Government has begun evacuating willing Nigerians in Iran, escorting them across the Armenian border to ensure their safety amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The evacuation follows the growing crisis that began on February 28 after coordinated military strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel. The attacks triggered retaliatory missile […] The post Nigeria Begins Evacuation

The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to rescind its blanket invalidation of degree certificates obtained from the Republics of Benin and Togo. The green chamber made the decision following the consideration and approval of reports from its Committee on Public Petitions, which reviewed concerns raised after the Federal Government announced a ban […] The post Reps

TRYON Edwards once said: “Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steadily gains in strength. At first it may be as a spider’s web, easily broken through, but if not resisted, it soon binds us with chains of steel.” The psychologist, Abraham Maslow, once wrote that, “The story of the human … The post Where habits come from appeared first on Ghanaian

NEARLY 1,000 women died during childbirth across health facilities in the country last year. Each number represents a life cut short, a family left grieving and a newborn who will grow up without a mother. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), the deaths translate into about 122 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births far … The post No woman should die giving life appeared first on Ghanaian

President John Dramani Mahama has spoken about the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) duing a meeting held at the Blue House with the President of Korea, Lee Jae-Myung. During the discussion on Wednesday, March 11, President Mahama highlighted that the headquarters of the AfCFTA is based in Accra, Ghana. He also indicated that the […]

The Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has been lauded for standing on his grounds and ensuring that only qualified persons are recruited into the security services regardless of their political affiliation. On Wednesday, March 11, the Minister disclosed, while speaking to journalists on Wednesday, March 11, after parliamentary proceedings that although more than 105,000 applicants have […]

President John Dramani Mahama held a meeting at the Blue House with the President of Korea, Lee Jae-Myung, on Wednesday, March 11. President Mahama began his five-day working visit to the Republic of Korea on Wednesday. The President touched down at the Air Force Base in Seoul, South Korea, at exactly 8:00 p.m. Korea Time […]

Leaders of both caucuses in parliament have made their final remarks to conclude the debate on the State of the Nation Adress (SONA) delivered by President John Dramani Mahama on Friday 27th February 2026. For his part, the Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin argued that the Government’s decision to buy Presidential Jet when many hospitals in […]

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By Kizito CUDJOE Applicants seeking leases on public lands will now be required to pay at least 70 percent of the assessed market value upfront, under sweeping reforms introduced by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to tighten oversight, boost state revenue and curb longstanding concerns over the opaque allocation of public lands. The […] The post Gov’t demands 70% upfront

The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has moved to safeguard local businesses and consumers following the imposition of War Risk Surcharges (WRS) and emergency conflict surcharges by international shipping lines after the escalation of hostilities involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. The conflict has disrupted maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing vessels to […] The post Shippers’

Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has said it possesses technical capability to refine domestic crude oil, disputing suggestions that the country’s only refinery cannot process output from the nation’s offshore oil fields. In a statement signed by it’s Corporate Affairs Executive, Godwin Mahama, the refinery said technical studies and crude assays have confirmed that Ghana’s light […] The post TOR

Three-way collaboration commits US$600,000 to deliver tailored financial solutions for women entrepreneurs and professionals across Ghana. Stanbic Bank Ghana Ltd, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Mastercard have engaged in a strategic collaboration to accelerate access to finance and business support for female-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and professionals in Ghana, under IFC’s Banking […] The post Stanbic

The West Africa Mills Company (WAMCO) has called on the government to support the rehabilitation of its dormant processing facility in Sekondi to fully leverage the country’s new cocoa retention policy and boost local value addition in the cocoa sector. The appeal comes on the back of the 50 percent cocoa retention policy introduced by […] The post WAMCO calls for $7m investment to revive

Mr Adam Sulley, the Deputy Director-General in charge of Operations and Benefits of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has urged workers to take a keen interest in the national pension scheme to secure their future. He said the SSNIT was moving in a positive direction as it had introduced reforms and innovative […] The post SSNIT is moving in positive direction –Deputy DG