The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has injected close to $10 billion into the foreign exchange market since January 2025 in a bid to stabilise the cedi. This amount represents the total dollars sold to commercial banks and businesses to meet their foreign currency needs, a measure that has played a key role in supporting the...
Author: Baina Media (Baina Media)
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GoldBod Supports Community Groups, Medical Needs and Development Initiatives
The Special Intervention Programme Unit of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has provided financial assistance to selected individuals and organisations as part of efforts to support social development and empower communities across the country. The support, presented as cash donations, was aimed at strengthening initiatives that promote inclusion, welfare and grassroots development. Beneficiaries included the...
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Ghana Police Probe Viral Kidnapping Claim Involving American Visitor
Ghana’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an investigation into a viral video in which an American citizen, Arianna Naomi Mackey, claimed she was kidnapped and robbed in Accra by men she alleged were police officers. According to a press release dated December 9, 2025, the Ghana Police Service said the woman alleged she was...
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Mahama to Receive Final Bawku Peace Mediation Report
President John Dramani Mahama will on Thursday, December 11, 2025, formally receive the concluding report on the Bawku peace mediation initiative at a ceremony to be held at the Jubilee House. The submission of the document marks a major milestone in the nationwide drive to bring lasting resolution to the protracted unrest in Bawku and...
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Parliamentary Service Notifies EC of Kpandai Seat Vacancy
The Parliamentary Service has officially informed the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacant seat in Parliament for the Kpandai Constituency, following a court directive ordering a fresh contest of the 2024 Parliamentary Elections in the area. The communication, dated December 4, 2025, signals the formal start of the administrative procedures necessary to conduct the re-run...
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Northern Regional Police Foil Kidnapping, Rescue Victim in Yendi District
Police in Ghana’s Northern Region have made a major breakthrough in a kidnapping case, arresting three suspects and rescuing a 42-year-old victim following an intelligence-led operation along the Eastern Corridor. According to a press release issued on Monday, December 8, 2025, by the Northern Regional Police Command, the arrests were carried out on Saturday, December...
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Effutu MP Calls for Protecting Democracy, Empowering Youth and Strengthening Media Resolve
Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has cautioned that Ghana’s democracy is only as strong as the institutions and citizens who defend it, warning that hard-won gains could be reversed if complacency sets in. In the final section of his address on the state of the nation one year after the...
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Minority Leader Cautions Ghana Against Losing AI Momentum, Urges Shift Toward Growth Over Political Payback
Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has cautioned that Ghana risks being left behind in the global technological race if the government continues to prioritise political score-settling over long-term national development. In a follow-up section of his statement on the state of Ghana’s democracy, Mr. Afenyo-Markin said the world has entered...
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Afenyo-Markin Warns of Democratic Backsliding One Year After Ghana’s Power Shift
Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised concerns about the state of Ghana’s democracy, warning that the country risks sliding into “retribution” politics just a year after voters ushered in political change. In a strongly worded statement titled “One Year After: Ghana’s Democracy at the Crossroads,” Mr. Afenyo-Markin said Ghanaians...
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Ghana, Qatar Begin Implementation of Labour Mobility Agreement
Ghana and Qatar have commenced the full implementation of their newly ratified Labour Mobility Agreement, paving the way for thousands of Ghanaian professionals to work under improved conditions in the Gulf state. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, disclosed in a Facebook post that he was hosted by His Excellency Dr. Ali...