GUTA slams governments over failure to enforce trade laws
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) says it is disappointed in successive governments for failing to enforce laws regulating local trade and international commerce. The group has thus warned that it will not sit back and allow foreigners to compete directly with local traders in market spaces across the country going […]
Abandoned Sewua hospital project: Chief demands urgent completion
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Chief of Sewua, Nana Kwaku Amankwah Sarkodie II, has called on the government to take urgent steps to ensure the completion of the Ashanti Regional Hospital project, which has been abandoned for the past nine (9) years. The 250-bed facility, located at Sewua in the Bosomtwe District, though not completed, was […]
Ghana ineligible for 2026 MCC support under US debt default law
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Ghana has been declared ineligible to receive financial assistance from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for fiscal year 2026. This was revealed in the MCC Candidate Country Report for FY 2026, submitted to the U.S. Congress. The report outlines countries that qualify for MCC’s development compacts and identifies those barred […]
Newly posted teachers give government 20-day ultimatum over unpaid salaries
By: Franklin Asare-Donkoh The group of newly posted teachers, made up of graduates from Colleges of Education and universities, claims that its members have not been paid for 12 months and 8 months, respectively. The teachers posted by the state in 2024/2025 have thus given the John Mahama-led government a 20-day ultimatum to settle their […]
Konongo: Police restore calm after students attack housemistress’ residence
By Ashiadey Dotse The senior housemistress of Wesley Senior High School in Konongo, Ashanti Region, came under attack after some students allegedly pelted stones at her residence, prompting police intervention to restore calm. The incident is said to have happened after the housemistress confronted a student who was allegedly caught cheating during the ongoing West […]
Acting NSS Boss Felix Gyamfi reassigned to Finance Ministry
By Ashiadey Dotse The Acting Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Felix Gyamfi, has been moved to the Ministry of Finance with immediate effect. Mr. Gyamfi was appointed to head the Authority in January 2025 and served for less than seven months before the reassignment. The government has not given an official reason for […]
Ghana develops new framework to boost food safety and export competitiveness
By Michael Kofi Kenetey The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness, and Industries (MoTAI), in partnership with TradeMark Africa, has organised a five-day technical working session for regulatory agencies in the trade, agribusiness, and industries sector in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital. This was to develop a framework to promote safer food, stronger institutions, and more competitive […]
Ablakwa dismisses false US$5.2m Benin embassy renovation claims
By Ashiadey Dotse The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has dismissed claims that he approved a US$5.2 million contract to renovate Ghana’s embassy in Benin. In a Facebook post on Monday, September 8, 2025, the minister described the allegation as “false” and urged the public to treat it with “utter contempt.” “For the […]
Carlos Alcaraz returns to World No. 1 with US Open Win over Jannik Sinner
By Kwame Bediako Carlos Alcaraz reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the PIF ATP Rankings on Sunday, September 7, 2025, by defeating rival Jannik Sinner in the US Open final. The 22-year-old Spaniard sealed his return to the top for the first time since 2023 with a commanding 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over the […]
Ghana, Egypt strengthen defence ties in high-level talks
By Ashiadey Dotse Ghana’s Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Defence, Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has held important discussions with Egypt’s Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Meguid Saqr, in Cairo. The meeting, which took place on Saturday, September 6, 2025, focused on strengthening the long-standing relations between the […]
Sports Minister flags off 10th Millennium Marathon, pledges expanded sports development
By: Isaac Tetteh The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Iddie Adams, joined thousands of runners and sports enthusiasts on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Black Star Square to celebrate the 10th edition of the Millennium Marathon. This flagship event marks a decade of promoting fitness, unity, and grassroots athletic development in Ghana since its […]
Man ‘chews’ off wife’s ear in scuffle in Dambai
A man known as Mr Emmanuel Addai, has allegedly ‘chewed” the wife’s ear, in a disturbing incident of domestic violence. The incident occurred at “Wonkayaw”, a community in Dambai township of the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region. Madam Cecilia Fordjour, the 46-year-old wife told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that she had her […]
President Mahama supports Buz Stop Boys with 1,600 sanitation materials, urges recognition for volunteerism
By Celestine Avi President John Dramani Mahama has honoured the Buz Stop Boys, a youth volunteer group dedicated to sanitation in Accra, with a major donation of cleaning materials. The President praised the group’s selflessness and called on more young people to emulate their example in community service. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, President Mahama […]
President Mahama to roll out 10km road project in 166 constituencies annually from 2026
By Celestine Avi President John Dramani Mahama has announced that his government will begin a major road infrastructure programme in 2026, constructing 10 kilometers of roads, drains, and pavements in 166 constituencies each year. Speaking at the relaunch of National Sanitation Day at the Institute of Local Government Studies in Accra, President Mahama explained that […]
