The World Bank has disbursed a $300 million loan to Ghana to support the country’s budget and aid in economic recovery. This loan is the first in a series of three operations, each totaling $300 million, aimed at enhancing crisis response and resilience in Ghana under the Resilient Recovery Development …

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Ms. Julie Essiam as the new Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), replacing Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah. Ms. Essiam, who previously served as the Commissioner for the Support Services Division of the GRA, assumes her new role following the dissolution of the GRA Board and the …

The Supreme Court has dismissed a request for an interlocutory injunction aimed at halting Parliament’s vetting of new Ministers selected by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In a unanimous decision, a five-member panel of the court ruled today that the application was without merit and an abuse of the judicial …

Tragedy struck the Ghana Police Service today, March 27, 2024, as three police officers lost their lives in a fatal accident at Kyekyewere along the Accra-Kumasi Highway. The officers were en route to their operational duties when the unfortunate incident occurred. The Ghana Police Service, in a statement shared on …

The government has launched a program to relocate communities affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage. Led by the Ministry of Works and Housing, the initiative seeks to provide new housing for those whose homes were destroyed by the floods. National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) data shows that over 5,200 households …

During a live TV interview on Oyerepa TV on Monday, March 25, 2024, Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah struggled to name five projects undertaken by his party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), for the region’s residents. When asked about the projects, Osei-Mensah initially mentioned four, including the Zipline project in …

Juliana Addo-Yobo, the director overseeing volunteers for the 13th African Games, has announced that the Ministry of Sports is actively working to resolve outstanding allowances for volunteers. This comes after volunteers expressed discontent over the delay in receiving the promised GH¢2,500 allowance. Volunteers had been assured of GH¢500 for transportation …

Comedian and actor Funny Face, whose real name is Benson Nana Yaw Oduro, has been remanded into police custody by the Ofaakor Circuit Court in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region following a tragic accident in Kasoa. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 24, when Funny Face’s …

Keli Gadzekpo, the Board Chair of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has tendered his resignation, citing personal reasons. His resignation, effective immediately, was confirmed by sources within the ECG on Tuesday evening, March 26, 2024. Gadzekpo, appointed to the ECG Board in 2017 by then Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko, …

Tensions rose at the University of Ghana campus as volunteers of the 13th African Games clashed with officials over unpaid allowances and unfulfilled promises. The volunteers, numbering about 3,000 and comprising both foreign nationals and Ghanaians, alleged that officials had failed to honor their agreement of GHC2,500 per person, which …