Proceedings of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) were abruptly halted on Wednesday, March 25 during its probe into a special audit report on GH¢68 billion in government arrears. The disruption occurred when Majority members were called out of the meeting to form a quorum in the chamber, bringing proceedings to a halt. Speaking to JoyNews […]

?The Minority Caucus, led by Hon. Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has once again mounted the high altar of the Parliament Chamber Press Foyer to deliver a sermon on “Roads and Transport.” It was a performance rich in theatrical indignation but bankrupt in constitutional honesty. To the casual observer, their words might sound like a clarion call […]

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About 32 bodies, mostly children, have been dug up from a mass grave in the western Kenyan town of Kericho as investigations continue into the shocking discovery. The exhumation was done after the police obtained a court order to retrieve 14 bodies that were initially believed to have been buried at the site. Government pathologist Richard Njoroge […]

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has announced the arrest of 237 individuals as part of its ongoing nationwide operations against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. According to the Secretariat, a significant number of those arrested are foreign nationals, pointing to the growing involvement of non-Ghanaians in illegal mining activities. Speaking at an […]

NAIMOS has warned that armed illegal miners are becoming a serious national security risk, as the task force intensifies operations and assures that all seized excavators and weapons are secure.

What does it genuinely mean to develop the next generation of leaders, not in theory, but in practice, in communities under pressure and with limited resources? I keep returning to this question in my work. In fact, it is a question that organizations, academics, and policymakers have wrestled with for decades. Harvard Business Review (HBR) […]

Staff of the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training Service (GTVETS) have resumed work following the suspension of an industrial action by members of the Local Public Services Workers Union (PSWU). In a statement issued on March 25, Management of GTVETS confirmed that normal operations have been fully restored across all TVET institutions and […]

The Assemblies of God, Ghana, the church that President John Dramani Mahama attends, has thrown its weight behind Mr Mahama in view of the decision by Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, USA, to withdraw the conferment of an honorary doctorate upon him. According to the University, its decision was made in protest against President Mahama’s position […]

The Vice President, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has issued a strong condemnation of examination malpractice across the West African sub-region, calling for urgent and collective action to preserve the integrity of education systems. Speaking at the 74th Annual Council Meeting of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on March 24, the Vice President highlighted growing concerns […]

Introduction Ghana’s 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, themed “Resetting the Economy for the Ghana We Want”, shows a pivotal shift towards fiscal discipline, economic transformation, and sustainable growth. Presented by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson on March 11, 2025, the budget addresses the aftermath of 2024’s fiscal challenges, including arrears accumulation and debt […]

Brent crude and US oil prices tumbled after Iran signalled safe passage for certain ships and Donald Trump claimed negotiations to end the conflict were progressing.

Challenging Heights has rescued 22 children from forced labour and trafficking in Ghana, bringing its 20-year rescue total to 2,888 victims.

Founder of the UT Group, Captain (Rtd) Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has raised alarm over the rising cost of politics in Ghana, warning that it is fuelling corruption and undermining good governance. According to him, the country’s political system has become excessively expensive, forcing candidates and political actors to invest huge sums of money in their […]

On the auspicious occasion of Eid al-Fitr, Dr. Wisdom Kofi Dogbey, the Managing Director at the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), on the invitation of the Volta Regional Chairman of the NDC, Hon Mawutor Agbavitor, took a significant step towards fostering community relations and promoting social responsibility by engaging with representatives of Muslim communities in Ho, […]

The Minority in Parliament has petitioned key state investigative bodies to probe a controversial contract awarded for the renovation of the old Bank of Ghana office. The caucus submitted formal complaints to the Office of the Special Prosecutor, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), and the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana […]

The practice of turning away emergency patients without first stabilising them could amount to a breach of both constitutional and tort duties, legal and Governance expert, Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, has warned, as concerns mount over Ghana’s persistent “no-bed syndrome” crisis. The issue, which has dominated public discourse in recent years, is increasingly being framed not […]