Neymar’s hopes of playing at the World Cup are fading with the Santos forward once again left out of Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti’s squad for the upcoming friendlies in the United States. Brazil’s matches against France and Croatia on March 26 in Boston and March 31 in Orlando, respectively, will be the last encounters before […]

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has launched a Passenger Complaints Portal (PCP) in Accra to provide air passengers with a convenient platform to report travel-related issues and seek redress. The launch coincided with the commemoration of World Consumer Rights Day 2026, held under the theme “Safe Skies, Confident Passengers”. The PCP is a digital […]

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has confirmed that a microlight aircraft with registration number 9GADV crashed in Tema on Monday, 16 March 2026. This is contained in a press release issued the GCAA. “The aircraft was flying from Ho to Accra, estimating Accra at 1520 Z. The last contact with the aircraft on radio was […]

President John Dramani Mahama has held a high-level meeting with the Heads of Security Agencies, Minister for the Interior and Acting Minister for Defence on the ongoing security services recruitment process. Following a briefing on the process, the President has directed that the number of men and women to be recruited to the various security […]

The coming few days will tell whether the Maama administration is adhering to its own promise to stop abuse of sole-sourced contracts and even restrictive tendering, Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has said. Braimah makes the point that there is perhaps nothing that constitutes abuse of state resources […]

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has said that two bodies have been retrieved from the helicopter crash site in Tema. This was announced by the PRO of the GNFS, Ebenezer Ayensu, who said this on TV3 on March 16. Ayensu further stated that all teachers and students of the school where the crash happened […]

Reports reaching 3news is that a Skyarrow micro light aircraft has crashed in Tema, Community 1, site 17. Two pilots are feared dead. Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred at about 3:30pm. Ghana Fire Service Personnel are said to be on the ground to assess the situation and offer the necessary assistance. “Two bodies have been […]

Renowned Ghanaian dancehall star, Shatta Wale is set to take his popular Shatta Fest to the United Kingdom later this year. In a post shared on his Facebook page on Monday, March 16, the musician revealed that Shatta Fest UK 2026 will be held in collaboration with the renowned diaspora event, Ghana Party in the […]

The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has told the World Bank that the Mahama administration is putting in place measures to sustainably create jobs. Dr Ato Forson noted that one of the major challenges facing Ghana is unemployment, particularly among our youth. He further noted that Africa has a rapidly growing youthful population, […]

The seven-member committee tasked to investigate the alleged unethical medical practices including patients being charged exorbitant amounts for services at the Greater Accra Regional (Ridge) Hospital and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, has presented its report to the Ministry of Health. The committee established some forms of unethical practices. The committee, chaired by Dr. Inua […]

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has opened the 129th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Monday, March 16. During the opening address, Dr Asiama said that since their last meeting, the economic picture has sharpened considerably. Headline inflation declined to 3.3 percent in February, marking the fourteenth consecutive monthly decline. […]

The Center for Public Opinion and Awareness (CenPOA) has called on the Government of Ghana to abolish the practice of charging application fees for recruitment into the country’s security services. This is contained in a press release issued by CenPOA. “Over the years, applicants seeking to join agencies such as the Ghana Police Service, Ghana […]

Legal practitioner and policy expert Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers has stated that concerns raised by former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta about receiving a fair trial in Ghana relate more to the broader legal process than to the courts themselves. According to Mr Brako-Powers, Ofori-Atta’s resistance to extradition should be understood within the context of his apprehension […]

Former Deputy Energy Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has called for a change in the way politics is done in Ghana, where the central government is blamed for engineering factors. He recalled that during the Akufo-Addo administration, when the Covid and the Russian-Ukrainian war struck, the impact of these developments affected the local economy. However, he […]

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has commenced its 129th Regular Meeting today, Monday, March 16, 2026, to Wednesday, March 18, 2026. The committee is set to review developments in the economy. The meetings will conclude with a press conference on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, to announce the Committee’s decision. At […]

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Police in Odumase Krobo have rejected a GH¢200,000 bribe from suspects after seizing 105 bundles of suspected counterfeit US dollar notes hidden in a metal trunk at Odumase Laasi.

Per the rate from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Monday, March 16, the Cedi was buying at 10.8671 to a dollar and selling at 10.8779. The Pound was buying at 14.3804 and selling at 14.3959. For the Eiros, it was buying at 12.4301 and selling at 12.4413. Earlier thus year, per data from the Bank […]

A joint operation by Immigration, Police and the Amansie West District Assembly has led to the arrest of 28 foreigners and a landlord at Pakyi for allegedly violating Ghana’s immigration laws.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Europe once led the world in productivity but now trails the US by about 20%. The Fund stated that the problem is scale: too many companies remain small. More capital, labor, and consumer markets integration can help innovative companies scale up, it said. An analysis conducted by […]