POLITICS

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has donated GHC200,000 to assist impacted traders in the wake of the recent fire breakout at Kumasi’s Adum Blue Light Market. At a brief ceremony in Kumasi, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin gave the money and sent his deepest sympathies to the traders who lost their …

Friday, April 18, 2025, and Monday, April 21, 2025, have been proclaimed statutory public holidays in Ghana by the Ministry of the Interior. Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak affirmed in a statement released on Monday that the two holidays—Good Friday and Easter Monday—will be honored across the country. Christians throughout remember …

Ghanaians should keep an eye out for the New Patriotic Front, a new political party that is expected to break away from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), according to Dr. Amoako Baah, a political scientist and member of the NPP. The Political Scientist stated in an exclusive interview with Alfred …

Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, has stated that the country imports chicken worth around $400 million annually. The President reiterated plans to assist 54 people in producing four million birds, or 10,000 metric tons of chicken, and said the imports should be a source of shame for all Ghanaians. President …

Traders working along pavements in Kumasi’s central business district have been issued a two-week ultimatum by the city’s mayor to leave the area immediately or face penalties, including being beaten. Mr. Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi warned the vendors that the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) will begin a two-week decongestion exercise …

As part of his administration’s larger effort to revolutionize agriculture and bolster Ghana’s economic resiliency, President John Dramani Mahama has introduced the “Feed Ghana Programme.” Speaking at the program’s launch in Techiman on Saturday, April 12, Mr. Mahama underlined the necessity of taking decisive and audacious action to put agriculture …

The Sunyani Forestry Division manager, Mr. Adu Gyamfi is advocating for increased collaboration and the establishment of an environmental court to protect Ghana’s forest reserves. This call to action emphasizes the importance of a multi-faceted approach in safeguarding natural resources, particularly in the Bono Region and Ghana at large. Mr. …

A 14.75% increase in the average end-user power rate and a 4.02% increase in water tariffs for all consumer categories have been announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). According to the Commission’s rate-setting standards for the periodic adjustment of natural gas, electricity, and water tariffs, the modification is …

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has come under fire from Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh for what he calls a careless and regrettable remark regarding the ongoing Bawku crisis. Annoh-Dompreh voiced her grave worry at the IGP’s remark that people who lay down their arms might …

Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has urged the young people of Bawku to embrace peace and promised them top priority when it comes to recruiting police officers in an attempt to bring peace back to the area that is riven by conflict. IGP Yohuno emphasized the …