WHO Urges Governments to Raise Taxes on Sugary Drinks and Alcohol to Save Lives
Beverages like sugary drinks and alcohol are too accessible and cost too little in most of the world – helping fuel obesity, diabetes, cancer and injury, the World Health Organization…
Global employment stable but decent jobs in short supply
Global unemployment remains stable, but progress toward decent work has stalled, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO), which warns that young people continue to struggle…
Supreme Court adjourns Nyindam’s case to January 28
The Supreme Court will on January 28, 2026 deliver its ruling on whether to quash the High Court Judgment annulling the parliamentary result for Kpandai in the Northern Region. The…
30,000 Classrooms across Ghana without teachers – Kofi Asare
Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has disclosed that Ghana is currently grappling with a severe teacher deficit, with about 30,000 classrooms operating without teachers following the government’s…
Gov’t pays $1.4bn to stabilise Ghana’s energy sector
The Ministry of Finance says the government has decisively resolved Ghana’s crippling energy sector debt, describing the move as a major step in restoring financial stability and international confidence. In…
TOR restart could influence pump prices depending on refinery’s crude sourcing- ACEP
Kodzo Yaotse, Policy Lead for Petroleum and Energy at the African Centre for Economic Policy (ACEP), says the impact of the Tema Oil Refinery’s (TOR) restart on Ghana’s fuel market…
Mahama ends 2025 with 67% approval as economic optimism rises for 2026 – Report
The December 2025 National Tracking Poll by Global InfoAnalytics offers a comprehensive evaluation of Ghana’s political, economic, and social health as the year concludes. Surveying 13,495 voters across 16 regions…
11 Arrested for Illegal Mining Activities in Pra Anum Forest Reserve
Twenty-eight officers, drawn from three Rapid Response Teams, together with officers from the Oda Forest District of the Forest Services Division (FSD) of the Forestry Commission (FC), have arrested eleven…
GPC2025 Calls for Stronger Domestic Resource Mobilisation to Accelerate National Development
The Ghana Philanthropy Conference 2025 (GPC25) has concluded in Accra with a call for Ghana to prioritise domestic resource mobilisation as a key driver of inclusive and sustainable development. The…
Traditional medicine is now a global reality: WHO
The vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member States say 40 to 90 per cent of their populations now use traditional medicine. That’s according to Shyama Kuruvilla, director of WHO’s Global…
