The Parliamentary Service has formally notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the membership of Parliament for the Kpandai Constituency, following a court order mandating a re-run of the 2024 parliamentary election in that area. The notification, dated December 4, 2025, marks the official commencement of the administrativeContinue Reading
Once hailed as one of West Africa’s leading technical institutions, St. Paul Technical School (SPATS) at Kukurantumi, in the Eastern Region, is now facing a decline that threatens its once enviable legacy. Known for discipline, innovation, and academic excellence, the school has deteriorated significantly in recent years, with decaying infrastructure andContinue Reading
The Ministry of the Interior has rolled out guidelines and standards for the importation, retrofitting, usage and decommissioning of armoured bullion vehicles (ABV) in Ghana. The guidelines and standards cover, among others, the importation requirements and certification processes, operational and maintenance standards, procedures for inspection, testing, and compliance monitoring, personnelContinue Reading
The government has presented the contract agreements for the acquisition of four helicopters and one presidential jet for the Ghana Air Force (GAF) to Parliament. The first is the contract agreement between the government of Ghana, represented by the Ministry of Defence, and Airbus Helicopter (SAS), France, for an amountContinue Reading
Effective January 1, 2026, consumers of both electricity and water will experience increases in tariffs. This follows a new tariff approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), which will see electricity rise by 9.86 per cent and water by 15.92 per cent across the board for all customers. TheContinue Reading
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has appealed to mining companies to take over, complete and equip the Agenda 111 hospital projects in their operational areas. He said the mining companies should work with the government to operate the facilities. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on MondayContinue Reading
The Ghana Police Service has said the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno is alive and performing his duties. In a statement issued on Sunday, November 30, 2025, reacting to reports circulating on social media claiming that Mr Yohuno has passed, the police administration described the claim as “categoricallyContinue Reading
Police at the Nkawie Divisional Command have arrested a man identified as Kwabena Bioh for allegedly shooting and robbing a mobile money vendor at Nkawie in the Ashanti Region. According to a police source, Bioh is suspected to have committed the crime with an accomplice who is currently on theContinue Reading
The Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei, has described the Speaker’s decision to refer the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to the Privileges Committee of Parliament as a calculated attempt to gag the Minority Caucus and cause deep division among members. She accused both the Speaker and the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga,Continue Reading
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has interdicted six officers for gross misconduct after a video shared on social media showed them verbally assaulting a senior officer. The senior officer, who identified himself as a Deputy Commissioner of Immigration (DC01), was travelling as a passenger on a commercial vehicle when theContinue Reading
