The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that the collection of approved tolls and fees will continue throughout the Christmas and New Year festivities, including weekends, as part of measures to sustain essential city services during the peak festive season. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Assembly said the decision affects traders, transport...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assessed Ghana’s performance under its bailout programme as generally satisfactory, even though the country has experienced some setbacks in executing complex structural reforms. In its most recent Staff Report on Ghana, the Bretton Woods institution confirmed that all quantitative performance benchmarks and indicative targets for the fifth review were...
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced a pause in the planned introduction of new vehicle licence plates, which had been slated to begin on January 2, 2026. According to the Authority, the postponement stems from the inability to secure amendments to the Road Traffic Regulation, 2012 (L.I. 2180), the legislation that outlines...
Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has commissioned the Bono Regional Command of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), reaffirming government’s commitment to strengthening Ghana’s national security architecture. The new command, located in Sunyani, will serve as a hub for signals and intelligence operations, providing real-time and actionable intelligence to support security agencies in tackling threats...
The Ghana Gold Board has announced that it has surpassed its 2025 small-scale gold export target, achieving a record-breaking milestone for the country’s mining sector. The Board confirmed that exports from licensed small-scale miners exceeded 100 tons this year, generating more than $10 billion in foreign exchange earnings for Ghana. Officials described the achievement as...
Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin, has met with Ms. Stine Renate Håheim, State Secretary to Norway’s Minister of International Development, on the sidelines of the 11th Session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP 11) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). The meeting, held during the world’s largest anti-corruption...
Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, and Acting Defence Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, joined officers and personnel at the Joint Security Services Route March held at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra. Addressing the gathering, the Interior Minister assured the security services of government’s unwavering commitment to their welfare in the coming year, with...
Minister for Communication, Digital Technology & Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced the arrest of 48 suspected cybercrime operatives during a nighttime intelligence-led operation in Dawhenya, within the Ningo-Prampram Constituency. The operation, coordinated by the Cyber Security Authority Ghana in collaboration with National Security and the Ghana Police Service, targeted suspected syndicates engaged in online...
The Vehicle Embossment Association of Ghana (VEMAG) has filed an injunction at the High Court in Accra asking that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), should be restrained from rolling out digital or any new vehicle number plate registration system beginning January 2026. The suit was filed by BEMENCO Embossment Ltd and 26 other...
The Leopards struck a 16th-minute winner after Benin defender Yohan Roche ducked under a long ball forward from Arthur Masuaku and Theo Bongonda guided a first-time volley into the bottom right-hand corner from 10 yards. Cedric Bakambu thought he had doubled the lead early in the second half but, after a lengthy video assistant referee...