Wa High Court jails killer of ‘Jirapa Dubai’ CEO for life
By Brain Akutei-Azu Mateko The Wa High Court has sentenced 33-year-old Elisha Mahama Akpanichie to life imprisonment for the murder of Mr Eric Johnson, the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, popularly known as Jirapa Dubai, in the Upper West Region. According to the Upper West Regional Police Command, the judgment was […]
World Bank renews support to boost Ghana’s education, health, energy, roads, and agriculture
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Ghana and the World Bank Group are strengthening their partnership to accelerate national development through targeted investments in five key sectors: education, health, energy, roads, and agriculture. This follows a high-level meeting between Ghana’s Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, and the President of the World Bank Group, Ajay […]
Growth mindset and the strides of persons with disabilities (PWDs)
By Emmanuel Annang Faithson | email: kwesiemmannang@gmail.com History is rich with the efforts of persons with disabilities who have made great strides through scholarship, invention, technology, and innovation — not only to solve complex problems and improve standards of living but also to change narratives and break stereotypes. We can talk of Thomas Edison, who, […]
Ghana, Japan deepen partnership to strengthen health research and infrastructure
By Ruth Serwaa Asare The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has held a meeting with the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Mochizuki Hisanobu, to explore new avenues for cooperation and strengthen existing ties in the country’s health sector. The discussions, which took place at the Ministry of Health, centered on enhancing collaboration in […]
Use part of Communications Service Tax to fund GBC – Advocate proposes
The West African Regional Director of CUTS International, Appiah Kusi Adomako, has proposed that proceeds from the Communications Service Tax (CST) be used to sustainably fund the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). GBC has once again become a subject of social media ridicule after its inability to telecast Ghana’s recent World Cup qualifying matches. While many […]
SSNIT partners Ghana Medical Trust Fund to boost healthcare under MahamaCares
By Celestine Avi The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has expressed its commitment to partner with the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) under the MahamaCares initiative to enhance healthcare delivery and social protection for Ghanaians. The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Madam Obuobia Darko-Opoku, and her team met with SSNIT’s Director-General, […]
Appiah Adomako ask: Can GTV be funded without distorting competition in the TV market?
By Appiah Kusi Adomako, Esq The recent outcry over GBC’s inability to telecast Ghana’s World Cup qualifying matches reignited public frustration on social media. Many Ghanaians asked why the state broadcaster could not secure broadcasting rights (costing about $750,000.00) to such national events. GBC, on its part, attributed the lapse to inadequate funding. It is […]
AMA arrests 21 traders for selling on drains at Agbogbloshie
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested twenty-one (21) traders for displaying and selling their wares on open drains at the Agbogbloshie Market, in violation of the city’s sanitation and public health regulations. The operation, which took place on Tuesday, was led by Public Health Officers from the Assembly as part of ongoing efforts to […]
Ghana steps up work to develop rice that thrives on normal upland soils
By Charles S. Amponsah Ghana’s leading agricultural researchers are deepening work to develop new rice varieties that can thrive in drier, non-flooded soils, a move aimed at cutting methane emissions and helping farmers cope with worsening climate shocks. Dr. Kwaku Onwona-Hwesofour Asante, a Research Scientist at the CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI) and principal investigator for […]
343 mining rights granted, 1.1 million jobs created in 2024 – NDPC report
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Ghana’s extractive sector recorded significant expansion in 2024, maintaining its upward trajectory with a total of 343 mineral rights granted to companies across the country, according to the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) 2024 Annual Progress Report. The report revealed that the mining and extractive industry achieved impressive growth, solidifying […]
Zambian delegation visits Tarkwa Goldfields to learn from Ghana’s mining model
By: Jennifer Nerkie Kenney A high-powered delegation from Zambia has paid a benchmarking visit to the Tarkwa Goldfields Mine in the Western Region of Ghana as part of a study tour on mining operations and best practices in the extractive sector. The visit, which formed part of a broader engagement with Ghana’s Ministry of Lands […]
Communications Minister hails Ghana Post for transformation and innovation
By: Jennifer Nerkie Kenney The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has commended Ghana Post for its remarkable transformation, innovation, and renewed commitment to service excellence. The Minister gave the commendation when he addressed management, staff, and union representatives during a staff durbar held at the company’s headquarters. He praised the […]
Police arrest 10 suspects for creating fake online food delivery platforms
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Ghana Police Service, through its Cybercrime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has arrested ten suspects for allegedly creating fake online food delivery platforms to defraud unsuspecting customers. According to a police statement signed by Chief Inspector Brigitte Babanawo, Public Relations Officer at the CID, the arrests followed […]
Ghana ranked among Africa’s best-performing electricity tariff regimes – PURC Study
STORY BY: Mabel Adorkor Annang Ghana’s electricity tariff regime has been ranked among the best-performing in Africa, according to a new comparative study by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). The analysis, conducted under the PURC Act 1997 (Act 538), positions Ghana as one of the continent’s most balanced and reform-oriented countries in electricity pricing. […]
