Trade Ministry highlights constraints garment industry players face at partnership dialogue
By Love Wilhelmina Abanonave Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Sampson Ahi, has noted that, garment industry players continue to face constraints across the trade value chain, including customs and clearance procedures, compliance requirements, logistics bottlenecks, and underutilization of trade facilitation schemes. According to him, these challenges increase the cost of doing business, […]
Bjorkegren names Black Queens squad with ix fresh faces for Pink Ladies Cup
By: Kwame Bediako Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren has named his squad for the upcoming Pink Ladies Cup in the United Arab Emirates, injecting fresh energy with six new players earning their first senior national team call-ups based on stellar club form. Turkey-based goalkeeper Rose Baah of Giresun Sanayispor, Ampem Darkoa Ladies duo […]
rCOMSDEP disassociates itself from fraudulent agents, warns public against imposters
By Felix Cofie The Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) has issued a strong public notice distancing itself from individuals and groups fraudulently posing as agents or representatives of the Secretariat. According to the Programme, it has come to its attention that certain persons are misleading miners and other stakeholders by falsely claiming […]
Sports Minister pledges two months’ salary to new Sports Fund
By Kwame Bediako Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has made a bold personal commitment by pledging two months of his salary to the newly established Sports Fund, hot on the heels of Parliament’s approval of the landmark Sports Fund Bill. In a passionate address on the floor of Parliament, Adams hailed the fund […]
World Cup 2026: Ayariga urges private funding to boost Black Stars’ support abroad
By Isaac Tetteh The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has emphasized the critical need to foster a supportive atmosphere for Ghana’s Black Stars at this year’s World Cup in the USA and Canada. Speaking in Parliament, he called for private funding to transport fans to the host nations, arguing that a vibrant crowd is […]
Ghana seeks International arbitration to resolve maritime boundary with Togo
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Government of Ghana has formally notified the Government of Togo of its decision to submit the delimitation of the maritime boundary between the two countries to international arbitration under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). In a press statement issued by the Spokesperson to […]
Rural schools in Suhum call for School Feeding expansion and skills training to curb absenteeism
By: Jones Anlimah Education stakeholders in Aponoapono and Jato in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region are calling for the expansion of the government’s School Feeding Programme and increased vocational skills training to address absenteeism and economic hardship in rural schools. Both communities are participating in Plan International Ghana’s Rooting for Change Project, which […]
Nana Oye Bampoe Addo rallies women in governance and media to deepen leadership and public trust
By: Celestine Avi and Seth Eyiah The Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Administration, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, has called for stronger collaboration between women in governance and women in the media to enhance leadership, visibility and public trust in national development. Delivering the welcome address at the First Annual National Forum on Women […]
Deputy Finance Minister commends GRA for intercepting 12 articulated trucks; Over GH¢85m in taxes at stake
The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has congratulated the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for intercepting 12 articulated trucks in a major enforcement operation along the Dawhenya–Tema Road, describing the action as a decisive step in protecting state revenue. The operation, carried out between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., was […]
CLOGSAG to strike from March 9 over delayed salary structure
By: Kwame Amoako The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has announced a nationwide strike effective March 9, 2026, due to delays in the implementation of a negotiated unique salary structure and other conditions of service. Speaking to journalists at a press conference held on Thursday, February 19, 2026, in Accra, the Executive […]
LRC sensitizes motorcyclists on revised Road Safety Act, new helmet standards
By: Rachel Kakraba and Noah Odor The Legal Resource Centre, LRC, a non-governmental organization, in road safety has organized a day’s sensitization programme for motorcycle riders, popularly known as Okada riders, in Accra, to educate them on new helmet standards and safe speed practices. The exercise was aimed at improving road safety as well as […]
President Mahama urges peace, reflection, and national unity in Ramadan message
President John Dramani Mahama has extended warm Ramadan greetings to Muslims across Ghana and beyond, urging them to embrace the holy month as a time for reflection, compassion, unity, and renewed faith in Allah. READ PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA’S FULL MESSAGE BELOW Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh! As we stand at the threshold of this blessed […]
Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus – Researchers say
SOURCE: BBC A single nasal spray vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, as well as bacterial lung infections, and may even ease allergies, say US researchers. The team at Stanford University have tested their “universal vaccine” in animals and still need to do human clinical trials. Their approach marks a “radical departure” […]
Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane dies at 53 after ALS diagnosis
SOURCE: BBC Eric Dane, the actor best known for his roles on Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria, has died less than a year after revealing he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was 53. Dane starred as family patriarch Cal Jacobs on hit HBO teen drama show Euphoria. Before that, he was perhaps best known as […]
