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Economy on recovery path – Ato Forson declares at Mid-Year Budget Review

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, says Ghana’s economy is firmly on the path to recovery, buoyed by improved fiscal discipline, stronger...

Mid-Year Budget: ‘Cedi no apicki’ – Finance Minister

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has lauded the recent performance of the Ghanaian cedi, describing it as exceptionally resilient in the face...

Motor rider killed in head-on collision on Kyeremasu-Dormaa road 

A tragic road accident has claimed the life of a motorcyclist following a head-on collision with a Toyota Highlander on the Kyeremasu-Ampenkuro road in...

Energy Ministry dismisses reports of Aviation fuel shortage

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has dismissed reports suggesting a shortage of Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) fuel in Ghana. Some media outlets had...

Photos from 13th wreath-laying ceremony for Prof John Evans Atta Mills

A wreath-laying ceremony was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Asomdwe Park in Accra to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the passing of...

Ato Forson accuses Akufo-Addo gov’t of mismanaging ‘devastating’ DDEP

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has attributed the economic hardship caused by the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) to what he described as...

Mid-Year Budget Review: We inherited a broken economy, but… – Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has attributed the economic hardship caused by the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) to what he described as...

We inherited a bleeding energy sector with annual shortfalls over $1.5bn – Finance Minister 

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed that the current administration inherited a severely distressed energy sector with annual financing shortfalls exceeding $1.5...

Mid-year budget: Ghana was indeed a crime scene – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has stated that the Mahama-led administration inherited a struggling economy from the previous Akufo-Addo government. Presenting the 2025 Mid-Year...

Mid-Year Budget Review: Gains of first half just the beginning – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has declared that Ghana’s economic gains in the first half of 2025 mark the beginning of a broader...

Deputy Finance Minister rejects Minority’s claim of not spending

Deputy Minister of Finance Thomas Ampem Nyarko has fired back at the Minority over claims the economy is only stable because the government has...

Ghana risks healthcare collapse without lab managers in leadership – Prof. Essien-Baidoo warns

The President of the Ghana Chapter of the West African Postgraduate College of Medical Laboratory Science (WAPCMLS), Professor Samuel Essien-Baidoo, has cautioned that Ghana’s...

Lab Managers must be fully recognised in health governance – Officials declare

Top health officials have called for the full recognition and integration of medical laboratory professionals into Ghana’s healthcare governance and decision-making structures. The call was...

Council of State member escapes highway robbery as gunmen steal cash and rifle

Police have confirmed a brazen armed attack on the convoy of Pe Ditundini Adiali Ayagitam III, the Chiana-Pio and Upper East Region’s representative on...

Lotus Mining Group denies involvement in illegal mining at Akyem Nanapa

Lotus Mining Group, a mining company operating in Akyem Nanapa in the Atiwa West District, has denied allegations of engaging in illegal mining activities,...

Mental Health Authority urges persons with suicide tendencies to call for help

The Mental Health Authority says its national helpline is receiving a growing number of calls from all 16 regions, with issues ranging from depression...

Gov’t to roll out massive road infrastructure project – Roads Minister

Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has announced that the government is set to roll out a large-scale road infrastructure programme in...

Mahama urges Ghanaians to uphold Atta Mills’ values of humility and ethical leadership

President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians, particularly members and leaders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to uphold the values of humility, integrity,...

SMLM-G chair demands decision-making role for lab managers

In a call to action, the Board Chairman of the Society of Medical Laboratory Managers – Ghana (SMLM-G), Dr. David Sackey has demanded the...

GH₵13bn for Big Push insufficient – Egyapa Mercer

Former Deputy Energy Minister and legal practitioner Andrew Egyapa Mercer has questioned the adequacy of the GH₵13 billion allocated in the 2025 budget for...

Ag. Forestry Commission boss files GH¢20m  defamation against Abronye DC

The acting Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Hugh Clement A. Brown, has filed a defamation suit against the Bono Regional Chairman of...

Minority threatens to boycott Mid-Year Budget presentation

Parliament is braced for a potential boycott today as intelligence from the House suggests the Minority Caucus is likely to absent itself from the...

50 Nigerians arrested over cybercrime and human trafficking

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested about 50 Nigerian nationals in a targeted dawn operation at McCarthy Hills in the Ga South Municipality...

French President Emmanuel Macron sues podcaster for claiming his wife is male

  French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a 22-count defamation lawsuit in the United States against right-wing podcaster Candace Owens Wednesday over the...

UNICEF lauds Ghana’s $24m vaccine payment to protect children’s health

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Government of Ghana for fulfilling its 2025 co-financing obligation of $24.5 million for vaccine procurement. UNICEF...

Assistant who accused Kanye West of sexual assault ‘in hiding’, lawyer says

Kanye West's former assistant is scared and still in hiding after filing sexual assault claims against the rapper, her lawyer has told the BBC. Lauren...

Ghana spends over $400 million annually on tomato imports – Agric Minister

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has disclosed that Ghana spends over $400 million every year importing tomatoes from neighbouring Burkina Faso. He...

Father killed, son injured in armed robbery attack on Bole-Bamboi highway

A man identified as Balenbogma, believed to be in his 50s, has been shot and killed by armed robbers, while his son, in his...

Fire destroys studio of Kumasi-based Pure FM [Video]

A fire outbreak has severely damaged the studio of Kumasi-based Pure FM, forcing the temporary suspension of all its programming. The incident occurred on Wednesday...

 Over 700 Ghanaians scammed, trafficked across West Africa countries – Ablakwa

The government of Ghana is working with immigration authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to rescue and repatriate over 200 Ghanaians who are reportedly being held...

Banned EU agrochemicals flood Ghanaian cocoa farms amid smuggling, counterfeiting and health risks

On a cocoa farm in Manfo in Ghana’s Ashanti Region, a middle-aged farmer dressed in black trousers and a red Lacoste shirt pours droplets...

Ntonso residents storm quarry in fiery protest

Angry residents and landowners at Ntonso in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region blocked the main road leading to the Abuba Quarry...

Minority proposes Covid-19 levy as viable financing option for MahamaCares

The Minority Caucus in Parliament is calling for a more sustainable approach to financing the newly established Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as...

Mustapha Hamid meets bail condition, 6 others remain in custody

Former CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has met his GH₵2 million bail condition, with two sureties in the controversial...

Zanetor Rawlings pays courtesy call on Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

Member of Parliament for Klottey-Korle, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia...

‘Taxpayers will pay for it’ – Dr Seddoh on 60% recovery threshold in banking crisis

A former CEO of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has warned that taxpayers will ultimately bear the cost of the state’s decision to...

Tano North MP raises alarm over worsening road conditions in his constituency

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr. Gideon Boako, has raised concerns over the deteriorating state of roads in his constituency, describing the...

Galamsey: Lands Minister shoots down calls for state of emergency declaration

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has dismissed proposals to declare a state of emergency over the menace of illegal...

Parliament must act now on anti-witchcraft bill – CHRAJ warns of escalating attacks

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has renewed its call on Parliament to urgently pass the long-awaited Anti-Witchcraft Bill. The Commission warned...

Two arrested over Ablekuma North rerun violence

Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the violence that marred the parliamentary re-run in the Ablekuma North Constituency on Friday, July 11,...