The Ghana Police Service has commended the public for their cooperation during the presidential swearing-in ceremony. President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang were officially sworn into office on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 following Mahama’s victory in the 2024 general elections. In a statement issued onContinue Reading

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Tensions flared during the collation of parliamentary results for the Ablekuma North constituency as agents from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) clashed over the authenticity of pink sheets. The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday January 6 temporarily suspended the collation process for the AblekumaContinue Reading

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President John Dramani Mahama’s first 100 days are expected to feature a series of “scrapping” measures and tough decisions aimed at eliminating controversial tax handles introduced by the Akufo-Addo administration. In fact, in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2024 Manifesto, President Mahama promised to scrap four taxes, including import dutyContinue Reading

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The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has appealed to banks and financial institutions to reschedule the financial obligations of traders at the Kantamanto market, following the devastating fire outbreak last week. Speaking to journalists after the association donated GH₵40,000 to support the reconstruction of the market, the First ViceContinue Reading

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The new government will require a total of $89.90 million to procure liquid fuel in the absence of natural gas. This is necessary to enable electricity power generation companies in the country to produce adequate power for consumption. The West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAGP), which supplies natural gas toContinue Reading

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A 23-year-old small-scale miner, who tricked two mobile money vendors and received a cash sum of GH¢8,000 payments through an electronic medium falsely, has been fined GH¢12,000 or in default, six years imprisonment by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Charged with four counts of receiving payments through electronic medium falsely, AhmedContinue Reading

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Traders at the Kejetia Market in Kumasi are uneasy about the recent fire outbreaks in some big markets in the country early this month. President of the Federation of Traders at Kejetia Market, Nana Akwasi Prempeh, says the traders have been apprehensive since the fire outbreaks at the Katamanto, KwadasoContinue Reading

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The Republic of Ghana has officially suspended its diplomatic relations with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates of the Kingdom of Morocco. It statement revealed that the Ghanaian government conveyed this decision in an officialContinue Reading

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The Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) has urged parents and guardians to assist with the feeding challenges in senior high schools. CHASS had earlier appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reconsider the reopening of high schools, citing unresolved financial issues, including the government’s non-paymentContinue Reading

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