The Ghanaian government is ramping up its efforts to fight illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, with a series of bold new measures announced by Mr. Ofosu Kwakye, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications. In response to the persistent problem where miners return to work once enforcement teams leave, Mr. Kwakye shared that the...
At the 127th MPC meeting held on November 26, 2025, Governor Johnson Asiama told his colleagues: “the data before us paints a very different picture from where Ghana stood barely a year ago.” According to him, headline inflation is now down to 8.0 percent, core inflation measures sit between 5–7 percent, and “expectations remain anchored.”...
Ghana’s Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Eric Opoku, has underscored the vital role of smallholder farmers in global food production, emphasizing the need for greater recognition and support for producers along the agricultural value chain. Delivering an address at the Third General Assembly of the World Farmers Markets Coalition (WorldFMC) in Rome, Italy, the...
The President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama commissioned eleven (11) envoys at a ceremony at the Jubilee House. These were After administering the Oaths of Allegiance, Secrecy and Office, His Excellency the President stated that the appointments represented a renewed commitment to repositioning Ghana’s diplomatic service under a new framework...
In line with the Ministry’s commitment to fostering a healthy and productive workforce by championing initiatives that safeguard the physical and mental well-being of its staff, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized an interactive educational health session to create awareness on Breast Cancer, Mental Health and Prostate Cancer. The session which was led by medical...
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), led by Chief Executive Officer Simon Madjie, on September 24 co-hosted the U.S.-Ghana Executive Business Dialogue at the NASDAQ Headquarters in New York. The high-level engagement, held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), was organized in collaboration with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, AmCham Ghana,...
The news just broke like a mallet on fragile glass last night. Dr. Sledge Nana Yaw Duodu, Chief Executive of Goldridge Refinery Ltd, is now in the custody of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). He has been detained for failing to meet bail conditions in an investigation into corruption and corruption related offences...
The set of facts we have before us are nothing short of extraordinary. Nine months! A mere gestation period for bringing forth new life, and President Mahama has already delivered a bouncing baby economic recovery that would make any midwife proud. If this were a ludo match, John Mahama’s dice has fallen on six, for...
Ghana’s Vice-President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has pledged her government’s commitment to completing abandoned market projects across the country. She made the remarks during a visit to Kumasi, where she toured the Mamponteng Market site in the Kwabre East Municipality. The market, which has served the community for nearly 300 years, began undergoing an enhancement...