Speak up; join political discourse – Speaker charges chiefs
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has encouraged chiefs and traditional leaders to actively engage in the political discourse leading up to the 2024 general elections. Speaking after…
Israel, Hamas abide by truce, discuss further extensions
Israeli forces and Hamas fighters abided by a truce for a fifth day on Tuesday, after a four-day ceasefire was extended at the last minute by at least 48 hours…
Passport application fees likely to go up – Foreign Affairs Ministry hints
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has indicated the need to raise passport application fees in the coming days due to a shortage of raw materials and equipment,…
Bank of Ghana to gradually phase out Gold for Oil policy
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that it will gradually phase out the Gold for Oil policy, implemented in February 2023 to stabilize fuel prices. The Central Bank believes…
ABANTU to hold Press Conference ahead of COP28
ABANTU for Development, a women’s rights advocacy Organization, with support from the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) will on Monday, November, 27, hold a press conference to ignite conversations ahead of the…
Create enabling environment to facilitate philanthropic culture in Ghana-Gov’t told
A two-day Ghana Philanthropy Conference (GPC) has ended in Accra with a call on the government of Ghana to create an enabling environment that will facilitate philanthropic culture in the…
GRA confiscates illicit tobacco products worth GH¢7.95m
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has confiscated illicit tobacco products worth GH¢7.95m. These products were smuggled into the country through unapproved border routes, prompting the GRA to address the issue…
Gaza crisis: aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths
A “tragic…entirely avoidable surge” in child deaths is expected in Gaza where some 160 youngsters are already being killed every day, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday, after six weeks of…
Ghana must rethink agric sector to enhance growth prospects – Economist
A professor of economics at New York University, Professor Yaw Nyarko, says Ghana must rethink and invest in its agricultural sector to enhance its growth prospects. He stressed that this…
Gaza: Lack of fuel threatening to shut down entire humanitarian operation
Lack of fuel is jeopardizing “the entire architecture of the humanitarian response” in Gaza, where raw sewage is now flowing in the streets, the head of the UN agency that…
