Citing the Dzamefe Report and a $2 million price tag for just 200 fans, President Mahama announces that the government will not fund supporter travel to the 2026 World Cup in North America.
A family of three who live in an uncompleted building at Bulemi in the Weija Gbawe municipality of the Greater Accra Region have been cooking with urine and faeces for over 5- years. 3news’ Akua Sarpomaa visited the family on March 20. She found that the mother, Leticia Okine, adds faecal matter and urine to […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses has revised its long-standing blood transfusion policy to permit members to use their own stored blood during medical procedures, while maintaining its ban on receiving blood from others.
There is no reason why Ghanaian farmers can’t produce tomatoes in Ghana, legal practitioner Kofi Bentil has said. He charged the government to enact policies to support the farmers. “There is no reason why we can’t produce tomatoes in Ghana, I believe it is doable,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, March […]
Legal practitioner Kofi Bentil has said that there is a need for better agricultural policies in Ghana. He says that in two years, we want to see activation of a plan that shows that we can grow the tomatoes “There is no reason why we can’t produce tomatoes in Ghana, I believe it is doable,” he […]
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has called for a complete rethink of Ghana’s agricultural strategy, stressing the need for deliberate and sustained policy direction. Speaking on The KeyPoints with Alfred Ocansey, he argued that the decline in food crop production over the years is largely due to a lack of modernisation and failure […]
Akosua Manu has called on the Mahama administration to continue the 1D1F policy to boost jobs and local tomato production as Burkina Faso’s export ban raises food security and national security concerns in Ghana.
An aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Akosua Manu, has said that the ban on tomatoes by Burkina Faso poses a national security threat. She points out that Ghaha has not gotten to the point where it can boast of being self-sufficient when it comes to tomatoes. Tomatoes are needed for food preparation, […]
Ghana has no excuse to fail in its agriculture, Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has said. He says that if Burkina Faso, which has dry land, is able to produce more to even consider banning export, then Ghana, with its arable land, has no reason to be importing tomatoes. We have no excuse,” he said […]
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has said that the ban on export of tomatoes by Burkina Faso should be a wake-up call for Ghana to step up its agricultural business. He says that if Burkina Faso, which has dry land, is able to produce more tomatoes, then Ghana, with its arable land, has no reason […]
Calls have been intensified for stronger oversight mechanisms for Ghana’s mineral revenues. Beyond the Mineral Income and Investment Fund (MIIF), the Executive Director of the Centre for Extractives and Development Africa (CEDA), Mr Samuel Bekoe, has highlighted broader concerns about the management of minerals revenues. He noted that oversight in the sector remains weaker compared […]
On March 21 on The KeyPoints, Alfred Ocansey and his panelists are discussing the following topics: Fuel price hike SIM registration Bank of Ghana’s gold sale policy Please watch the show below:
The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has called on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), to improve performance or risk dissolution. ?Speaking on behalf of the Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, at a meeting with core stakeholders of State-Owned Enterprises and Specified Entities under the theme, Leveraging Public Assets For Shared Prosperity, Mr. Ampem said […]
The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana has called for an urgent national tomato emergency strategy following Burkina Faso’s export ban on the produce. The Chamber warned that Ghana faces a severe supply gap, rising prices, and deep structural weaknesses in its food system. In a press statement issued on March 20, 2026, the Chamber of Agribusiness […]
Deputy Minister for Finance and Chairman of the Fundraising Subcommittee for the World Cup Ministerial Committee, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has revealed plans to raise $30 million to support the Ghana national football team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The fundraising initiative was officially launched in Accra at the Kempinski Hotel, marking a significant […]
The Global Shea Alliance (GSA) has officially launched its flagship annual conference SHEA 2026 with the theme, “Beyond Borders” in Tamale. A standout feature this year is GSA’s collaboration with Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy initiative, a national strategy designed to boost productivity, create jobs, and drive industrial growth by encouraging businesses and services to operate round […]
The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Mr. Richard Ofori Boadi, has appealed to the Muslim communities to uphold the values of peaceful coexistence, truthfulness, and unity as essential pillars for sustainable development in the Ashanti Region and Ghana at large. Delivering a message on behalf of the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, […]
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