The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reduced the rate at which it lends to commercial banks, known as the policy rate, by 350 basis points to 21.5 per cent. The move is expected to encourage financial institutions to lend more at cheaper rates toContinue Reading
He said the initiative, a major campaign promise on which the National Democratic Congress (NDC) won the 2024 elections, was aimed at closing Ghana’s annual infrastructure gap of $1.5 billion, especially in the road sector. “This sod-cutting is the first, but we are going to cut sod in five differentContinue Reading
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference GCBC) has said President John Dramani Mahama “appears not to grasp the existential scale” of the illegal mining menace confronting Ghana. According to the Bishops, “in both January and May 2025, delegations of our Conference raised these concerns directly with him [President Mahama], only to beContinue Reading
The Akwatia by-election is days behind us now, and was happily classified as peaceful, partly because there were no flying pythons and human missiles on duty. No blood drops, only a little insult. There could even be thanksgiving services, not for victories won but for peace. Peaceful also because thereContinue Reading
The University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) has hosted the fourth edition of the Graduate Seminar for Lebanese Community Scholarship beneficiaries, in partnership with the Embassy of Lebanon in Ghana. The event, held at the South Legon campus, brought together students, faculty, and key representatives of the Lebanese communityContinue Reading
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 39-year-old man, Kwame Mananyi Tuanda, for allegedly using a private ambulance to traffic large quantities of cannabis. The arrest took place on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, after sustained police surveillance. Officers intercepted a Hyundai Hiace private ambulance with registration number GX 277-20Continue Reading
Following the earlier decision by the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to field a candidate to contest the Tamale Central parliamentary by-election following the death of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, the People’s National Convention (PNC) and the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG)Continue Reading
A fire outbreak, reportedly triggered by an explosion, has razed a warehouse belonging to Chinese traders at Laterbiokorshie in Accra. Eyewitnesses said the inferno, which started around 4pm today, quickly spread to adjacent structures, consuming at least three other buildings in the residential area. Personnel from the Ghana National FireContinue Reading
It was Alexander Djiku who was in the right place at the right time and scored the only goal of the match, helping Ghana’s Black Stars go on top of Group I with 19 points in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers It was a crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup groupContinue Reading
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has said it will abolish displaying the year of registration on vehicle number plates from January 1, 2026. The new system, according to the Chief Executive of the DVLA, Julius Neequaye Kotey will instead only identify vehicles by the region in which theyContinue Reading
