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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 …

In order to run for parliament in the Fomena seat in the 2024 elections, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has formally endorsed Andrew Amoako Asiamah, the second deputy speaker of parliament. At the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, the support was accepted by a unanimous vote. When he made …

Mr. Alan Kyerematen has formally submitted his nomination as an independent contender for the 2024 presidential elections, marking a turning point in Ghana’s political history. This daring approach suggests a possible new chapter in the politics of the country by challenging the long-standing dominance of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) …

Pius Hadzide, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Asuogyaman seat, has come under fire from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which is demanding his immediate arrest and punishment. Additionally, they want him to step down from his position as National Youth Authority (NYA) CEO. The demand …

Hon. Daniel Kwaku Mensah, DKM, the Ashanti regional representative hopeful for the National Association of Local Authority of Ghana (NALAG) and Assembly member for the Moseaso electoral area in the Amansie west district of the Ashanti region, who is also an expert in small-scale mining, has proposed that instead of …

Dr. Tia Abdul-Kabiru Mahama has been confirmed by the National Executive Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be the party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Walewale constituency. At the meeting that was conducted on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, everyone unanimously agreed on this. This was stated in a news …

The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are no longer as certain of winning the 2024 election as they were a year ago. “So far, the narrative has changed and the momentum is now on our side. It …