The family of Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, a distinguished statesman and diplomat, has formally notified President John Dramani Mahama of his passing. A delegation representing the Gbeho family paid a courtesy call on the President, underscoring the cultural and diplomatic importance of informing the Head of State before making a public announcement. Ambassador Gbeho was...
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PURC Raises Utility Tariffs Effective July 1
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced upward adjustments in electricity and water tariffs, effective July 1, 2026. The decision follows the Commission’s quarterly review, which tracks key operational factors affecting utility service providers. According to the release, electricity tariffs will increase by 3.49%, while water tariffs will rise by 0.85%. The Commission explained...
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MoH, Noor Dubai to Accelerate Onchocerciasis Fight
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a new partnership with the Noor Dubai Foundation to intensify Ghana’s efforts to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, by 2030. During a meeting with Health Minister Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the CEO of Noor Dubai Foundation, Dr. Manal Taryam, outlined ongoing and planned interventions. She explained...
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DG Meets Education Minister Over Rising Substance Abuse in Schools
The Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Brigadier General Obuba Mantey, has urged stronger collaboration with the Ministry of Education to combat the growing menace of substance abuse among students in schools nationwide. Brig Gen Mantey, accompanied by NACOC’s Deputy Director-General in charge of Enforcement, Control and Elimination, Lawyer Twum-Barimah, paid a courtesy call...
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Barbados Prime Minister Calls for Reparations at Accra Conference
The Prime Minister of Barbados, The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley SC, MP, has called for greater global accountability, recognition, and reparatory justice for the enduring legacy of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. Speaking at the High-Level Consultative Conference on Next Steps to the Landmark UN Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans in Accra,...
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President Boakai Sr. Calls for Concrete Steps Towards Reparatory Justice
The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., joined fellow Heads of State and Government in Accra for the High-Level Consultative Conference on Next Steps to the Landmark UN Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans. The three-day conference, held from June 17–19, 2026, focused on advancing reparatory justice in...
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Interior Ministry Suspends Kantanka Security Licence
The Ministry of the Interior has announced the immediate suspension of the operating licence of Kantanka Security Services Limited, following alleged breaches of regulations governing Private Security Organisations (PSOs). In a press release dated June 22, 2026, the Ministry cited the use of unprescribed uniforms, as well as the possession and use of firearms and...
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GoldBod Strengthens Gold Trading Practices
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has intensified its efforts to promote transparency and fairness in the country’s artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold trade through a strategic engagement with licensed gold traders. The meeting focused on aligning Ghana’s gold trading practices with international standards, ensuring greater value protection for miners, traders, and the national economy....
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Adu Boahene Trial: EOCO details $7m payments, account transfers and closure request
Lead investigator with the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Frank Marshall Cromwell, has told the High Court that former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng, issued three cheques totaling US$7 million into an account jointly owned by them. The disclosure was made during proceedings in the ongoing GHS49.1 million...
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Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at age 100
Former United States Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. “To me, he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984,” his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, said on Monday. “He had ‘irrational exuberance’...