The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is awaiting financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance to recruit an additional 500 market surveillance officers as part of efforts to strengthen consumer protection and clamp down on the influx of substandard goods. The authority maintained that although it had made significant progress inContinue Reading
The majority in Parliament has described the Minority as hypocritical for their critiques of the 2026 budget, arguing that they lament unemployment and poverty despite having presided over economic mismanagement in the past. During the debate on the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, held on the floor of theContinue Reading
The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a mason, Akwasi Obeng, to 48 months’ imprisonment in hard labour for stealing 17 cattle valued at GHC228,000.00. Obeng, 46, admitted the offence, explaining that he stole the animals – part of the 21 cattle entrusted to his care- because his employer failedContinue Reading
Ghana’s present food situation is a reminder of Bob Marley’s philosophical observation. “In the abundance of water,” he sang, “the fool is thirsty.” How can a country experiencing food glut have a single citizen facing hunger because “food is scarce” and “prices are high”? This is the paradox of GhanaContinue Reading
Ghana is stepping up efforts to claim a bigger share of the booming global market for dried and processed fruits, as international demand for premium tropical products continues to rise. Speaking at a workshop on export demand and raw material supply in Accra, the Director of Crop Services at theContinue Reading
Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch has been crowned Miss Universe at a ceremony in Bangkok, marking the end of an exceptionally scandal-filled pageant season. The 25-year-old contestant had walked out of an event earlier in November after a Thai official publicly berated her in front of dozens of contestants and threatenedContinue Reading
The National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged the clergy to use the pulpit to sensitise the citizenry to honour their tax obligations regularly and promptly. That, he said, would enable the government to generate the required revenue needed for progressive and sustainableContinue Reading
Sampson Azumah, the 21-year-old man who stabbed a firefighter during efforts to contain a fire that ravaged an eight-room, one-storey building at Adjiringanor near Ability Square in Greater Accra last Friday [Nov 14], has been remanded into police custody by the Achimota Circuit Court. Azumah, who has been charged withContinue Reading
When Ghana entered 2025, the national conversation was about how this government was going to keep us afloat. The focus was on stabilizing the cedi, moving out of a hyperinflationary economy, negotiating debt and restoring investor confidence post an unpleasant debt restructuring experience. Throughout the year, there’s been a meaningfulContinue Reading
The insurance industry, led by the Commissioner of Insurance, Dr Abiba Zakariah on Monday presented a cheque valued at GH¢100,000.00 to the 37 Military Hospital to support the medical care of victims of the military recruitment stampede that occurred on November 12, 2025 at the El-Wak Stadium. Speaking on behalfContinue Reading
