Efua Ghartey, the first female president of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), has received sincere congratulations from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. As a highly skilled attorney, Mrs. Ghartey was chosen by her colleagues to lead Ghana’s legal profession—a first for women. President Akufo-Addo celebrated Mrs. Ghartey’s accomplishment as a …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been charged by Dr. Bossman Asare, a deputy chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), of misleading their followers about purported outstanding flaws with the provisional voter’s record. He claims that the NDC is inflating issues that are not listed in the voter registration. …

The government has not responded to the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) demands for better working conditions, despite many demonstrations and discussions. As a result, the SSA-UoG has scheduled a complete statewide strike for Monday, September 16, 2024. In a statement dated September 13, and bearing the …

The 2024 recruiting campaign for the Regular Career Officer Course and Short Service Commission Officers has been formally commenced by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). Interested individuals are invited to apply through the official methods since the recruiting process has commenced. GAF has said unequivocally in its press release that …

Kintampo North residents in the Bono East Region have received a severe warning from Kennedy Agyapong, the Assin Central Member of Parliament. If they don’t support the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the forthcoming elections, the lawmaker warns them that they would pay a heavy price. He berated the locals, …

At Jamestown, in the Greater Accra Region, President Akufo-Addo inaugurated an ultra-modern fishing harbour. Through the building of the Jamestown Fishing Harbour, he noted, Ghana hopes to lessen its need on imported fish. Up to 4,000 direct and indirect employment for young people in the Ga community are anticipated to …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo officially commissions Ghana’s largest bitumen processing plant at Tema, Accra, on Thursday, September 12, 2024. A joint venture between Ghana’s GOIL PLC and Côte d’Ivoire’s Société Multinationale de Bitumes (SMB) produced the $40 million state-of-the-art plant. This historic project is expected to significantly impact the …

The highly anticipated schedule for the presidential and vice presidential debates in the run-up to the elections on December 7 has been made public by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). The first presidential debate is scheduled for Tuesday, October 22, 2024, while the second debate is scheduled for Tuesday, …

A ministerial ad-hoc committee of five members has been constituted by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to assess the government’s continuous efforts to tackle illicit mining, popularly referred to as “galamsey.” The committee has been tasked with evaluating the success of the policies put in place to combat the harm …

As Ghana struggles with a serious galamsey crisis that has devastated its water bodies and forest reserves, the Chinese government has sent a strong warning to its citizens living there, urging them against engaging in illicit mining operations. In recent weeks, the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has reported an …