The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is advocating for real-time bed tracking across Accra, enhanced coordination with the National Ambulance Service and the creation of a national emergency command centre to monitor hospital capacity and response. The call follows recent concerns over ‘no bed syndrome’ at some major health facilities across the country. The Association in […]

President John Dramani Mahama has called on the international community to formally recognise the transatlantic slave trade as one of the gravest crimes against humanity, stressing the need to restore dignity and justice to people of African descent. Addressing a high-level gathering at the United Nations’ special event on reparatory justice on Tuesday, March 24, […]

President John Mahama has called on the international community to take concrete steps toward reparations, describing slavery as a crime that still demands global recognition and redress.

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffuor, has launched the Soloku Festival, set for Easter Monday, to promote unity in diversity and showcase local culture, on Tuesday, March 24,2026. Nana Awuah explained that tourism drives development by attracting investment, infrastructure and facilities. He said Soloku will give Manhyia South a facelift, revive […]

President John Dramani Mahama has renewed calls for reparatory justice for Africa and the global African diaspora, urging the international community to support his impending UN Resolution on slavery. Speaking at the high-level special event on reparatory justice at the United Nations Headquarters under the theme: “Reparatory Justice for the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and […]

The Ministry Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has assured that due process will be followed in granting another lease for the Damang Mine held by Abosso Goldfields Limited, a subsidiary of Goldfields limited. The current lease expires on 18th April 2026 after a one-year extension and the Lands Minister in a press release […]

In global commodity markets, price is the universal language. Futures curves, forward differentials, grindings data, crop forecasts, these are the metrics by which the health of any agricultural sector is evaluated. But in cocoa, and particularly in Ghana, there is a variable that no pricing model adequately captures and no Bloomberg terminal displays: the confidence […]

Canadian security authorities have recovered eight stolen vehicles estimated at a value of $800,000 which were arranged to be re-vinned and shipped to Ghana. In a statement by the Peel Regional Police on March 23, 2026, it said investigators from the Central Robbery Bureau seized the eight vehicles before they were to be shipped to Ghana. […]

Residents from the Bogoso-Prestea mining enclave have staged a protest in Accra, calling for urgent government intervention to safeguard the future of the Bogoso-Prestea mine. The demonstration, organised by the Bogoso Prestea Catchment Area Community Alliance, comes after weeks of escalating tension surrounding the management of the Bogoso-Prestea mining leases. Protesters expressed deep concern about […]

Ghanaian Afropop sensation Itz Tiffany has made a striking return to the music scene, ending her hiatus with the release of her powerful new single, “Wura.” With the release, the singer opened up about her journey, touching on her strength, evolution, and the lessons that shaped her along the way. She described the song as […]

A medical expert is raising concerns about the growing risk of “silent” heart attacks among people living with diabetes, warning that many cases go undetected due to the absence of the classic chest pain. According to Dr. Richard Owusu Nyarko, a medical doctor and academic researcher, public understanding of heart attacks is often misleading. Many […]

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza has said over 2000 kilometre of roads are undergoing “extensive transformation” under the Big Push project in all 16 regions of the country. Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the sector Minister said under the reset leadership of President Mahama, road projects have not been unjustifiably […]

Roads Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza says Big Push infrastructure contracts were awarded legally, with most projects procured through competitive tendering.

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza has briefed Parliament on government’s Big Push infrastructure programme. This follows media reports that the project is being implemented through sole sourcing and without the required transparency for a public funded intitaive. Read full speech by Mr Agbodza to Parliament. UPDATE ON THE BIG PUSH INFRASTRUCTURE […]

The Ghana Embassy in Washington has criticised Lincoln University’s last-minute decision to cancel a visit by President Mahama.

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has said there is no scandal with the Big Push agenda that is ensuring the construction of roads across the country. He said no procurement law or any other law has been breached, and definitely, there is no scandal here. Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, March 24, […]

Ghana and the European Union have signed a landmark security and defence partnership, marking the first such agreement between the EU and an African country. The deal was sealed during a high-level visit by EU Vice President Kaja Kallas, who held talks with Ghana’s Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang at the Jubilee House before both […]

The Minority in Parliament has urged Government to implement the Ghana Shippers Authority Act, Act 1122, warning that the delay in implementation has created a regulatory gap in the maritime sector. According to the Minority, the absence of the required Legislative Instrument (L.I.) to enforce the law has left the Ghana Shippers Authority without the […]

The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over transparency, fiscal discipline in contracts awarded under Government’s major road infrastructure programme, the ‘Big Push’. The Minority wants government to immediately publish all contract details relating to the ‘Big Push’ projects to ensure transparency and accountability. Speaking to journalists in Parliament on Tuesday, March 24, Kennedy Osei […]

The slavery remembrance and wreath-laying event, which is expected to take place today, Tuesday, March 24, in New York, United States, is strengthening the moral and historical case for reparations, the founder of the Africa Prosperity Network, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has said. He said it also confronts Africans with the sheer brutality of the transatlantic slave […]