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2026 budget: Gov’t to establish $500 million Oil Palm Development Fund

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced the establishment of a US$500 million Oil Palm Development Finance Window to support the cultivation of...

2026 budget: Finance Minister announces major VAT reforms

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced a major financial boost to households and the private sector through a comprehensive overhaul of Ghana’s...

Don’t arrest innocent people in the name of fighting galamsey — Gideon Boako

Member of Parliament for Tano North, Gideon Boako, has urged the Ghana Armed Forces to ensure the protection of civilian rights during ongoing anti-illegal...

Gov’t abolishes Covid-19 levy

Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced the abolition of the COVID-19 levy. Dr. Forson made the announcement during the presentation of the...

2026 Budget: Removal of ‘nuisance’ E-Levy did not weaken revenue generation – Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has acknowledged that the removal of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) has not significantly affected Ghana’s domestic revenue...

We’ve learned a powerful truth; there’s no shortcut to responsible economic management – Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has cautioned that Ghana cannot afford any form of recklessness in the management of public finances, stressing that...

El-Wak stampede: Why should over 20,000 struggle for recruitment available for only 4,000 people? – Nitiwul

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium that claimed the lives of six...

U.S. Embassy extends condolences to victims of El-Wak stadium tragedy

The U.S. Embassy in Ghana has extended its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives during the...

Parliamentary Committee visits El-Wak stampede victims

The Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior, chaired by James Agalga, has visited victims of the recent El-Wak Stadium stampede who are receiving treatment...

El-Wak stampede: Military officers overseeing recruitment ordered to step aside amidst probe

Senior military officers who supervised the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise at El-Wak Sports Stadium have been asked to step aside to allow...

We have no doubt that Mahama appointed the right person as Chief Justice – AG

The Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has praised President John Dramani Mahama for appointing Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Ghana’s new Chief Justice, describing him as...

GFIM targets 10 million investors, 100 corporate bond issuers by 2035

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has unveiled an ambitious plan to transform the Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM) over the next ten years, aiming...

Ghana’s Fixed Income Market surpasses GH¢1.2 trillion in trades — BoG Governor

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Asiama, says Ghana’s fixed-income market has matured into a cornerstone of financial stability, recording cumulative...

Speaker Bagbin rejects claims of Executive control over Parliament

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has dismissed suggestions that the executive branch wields influence over his actions or the operations of...

El-Wak stampede: They don’t want the military; they just need jobs – Solomon Owusu

A Communication Director and Spokesperson of the United Party, Solomon Owusu, has said that most young people taking part in military recruitment exercises are...

World Assemblies of God Global Chairman arrives in Ghana for 2026 Congress launch

The Global Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowshp, Rev Dominic Yeo has arrived in Accra to launch the 2026 World Congress of...

GES suspends implementation of PTA Guidelines

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended the implementation of the Parent-Teacher-Association (PTA) Guidelines, including the collection of levies. “The management of the Ghana Education...

Gov’t benefiting from economic foundation laid by NPP – Stephen Amoah

The Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso and former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Stephen Amoah, says the current government’s economic stability efforts are being made...

Livestream: Finance Minister presents 2026 budget

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is set to present the 2026 budget before parliament. The budget is expected to outline the government’s...

Mahama directs Finance Minister to release extra GH₵200m to tackle maize glut

President John Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, to release an additional GH₵200 million to purchase surplus maize from...

Newborn baby found dead near Okrudu River in Kasoa

Residents of Kasoa New Market in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region are in shock after the body of a three-day-old...

Two arrested as police take over Kasoa Ofaakor palace after attempted illegal chief installation

Police have taken control of the Kasoa Ofaakor Chief’s Palace following an alleged attempt by some individuals to unlawfully install a new chief for...

El-Wak stampede: Mother relieved as daughter wakes up from Coma

Abena Fosua, a resident of Kasoa in the Central Region, is breathing a cautious sigh of relief after her 22-year-old daughter, Benedicta Agyeiwaa, regained...

Adutwum mourns victims of El-Wak stampede

Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede that occurred during the...

Veep mourns victims of El-Wak stampede

Vice President of the Republic, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic stampede that occurred during a military screening...

Col. Festus Aboagye calls on government to release full helicopter crash report

Security Analyst, Colonel Festus Aboagye (Rtd), has urged the John Mahama administration to make public the full investigative report into the August 6 helicopter...

Beautiful Creations supports Lordina Foundation’s medical outreach

Beautiful Creations Company Limited has donated essential medical supplies to the Lordina Foundation at its office in Accra. Chief Executive Officer Samuel Dankyi Ansong presented...

NAIMOS arrests 10 armed thugs in Aowin

The National Inter-Agency Taskforce on Mining Operations and Security (NAIMOS) has arrested 10 armed individuals posing as an anti-galamsey task force in the Nyankamam-Armori...

Adu-Boahene trial: EOCO withholds two witness statements; Judge orders A-G to produce them

The High Court (General Jurisdiction 10) has directed the Attorney-General’s Office to retrieve and submit two "missing" witness statements from the Economic and Organised...

AG must focus on Court duties, not needless press conferences – Ekow Assafuah

Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has criticized the Attorney General (AG) for delaying his response to a case currently before...

We requested GH¢770m to tackle food glut – Buffer Stock

The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) says it requires at least GH¢770 million to effectively manage the ongoing food glut affecting farmers across...

Week-old baby allegedly stolen at Agogo Presbyterian Hospital found

The newborn baby who went missing from Agogo Presbyterian Hospital has been found safe and in good health. According to the mother, Felicia Obenewaa, she...

My heart is broken – Father on daughter’s death in GAF recruitment stampede [Video]

Robert Nyamalor, father of 22-year-old Priscilla Nyamalor, has described her death in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment stampede at El-Wak Sports Stadium as...

Bawumia mourns victims of El-Wak stadium stampede

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic deaths of six young women in a stampede at the El-Wak...

One shot dead in joint military-police swoop in Nkaseim

One person has been shot dead during a joint operation by the military and police in Nkaseim, Ahafo Region, on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. The...

Labour Minister visits victims of GAF recruitment stampede [Photos]

The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, on Wednesday evening visited the 37 Military Hospital to console victims of the tragic...

My daughter assured me she’ll return home safely – Mother on GAF recruitment stampede [Video]

A grieving mother from Kasoa, Abigail Nyamalor, has recounted the heartbreaking events leading to the death of her 22-year-old daughter, Priscilla, in the Ghana...

PNP raises alarm over erosion of democracy under NDC administration

The People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed deep concern over what it describes as a steady erosion of Ghana’s democratic principles under the current...

El-Wak stampede: Heads must roll – Security Analyst

Security Analyst Nana Adu Twum Barimah I has called for the dismissal of certain individuals within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) who failed to...

Jasikanhene cautions against Police involvement in cocoa smuggling fight

The Jasikanhene and Adontehene of the Buem Traditional Area, Nana Edje Tete Kpase Brantuo VII, has called on the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to...