The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced that government has approved and will begin payment of gratuity arrears owed to retired military personnel under Constitutional Instrument (CI) 129. According to a statement issued by the Department of Public Relations at Burma Camp, the decision follows extensive consultations between the Military High Command, the Ministry of...
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No Indisciplined Students Will Be Pampered – Education Ministry warns
The Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Apaak, has warned that students who engage in indiscipline will not be tolerated in schools. Speaking at the Ministry of Education and National Teaching Council Ghana Teacher Prize sponsors’ appreciation breakfast in Accra, Dr. Apaak emphasised the government’s commitment to maintaining a safe and conducive environment for teaching...
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CID, Military Police Strengthen Investigative Collaboration
The Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Yaako Donkor, has been received by the Ghana Military Police Command, led by Lt. Col. Jacqueline Dela Galley, in a high-level engagement aimed at strengthening investigative collaboration between the two institutions. The meeting underscored the shared responsibility of the CID —...
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“Labour Must Be Respected” — Minister Tours Zoomlion, Pledges Stronger Collaboration
The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Hon. Dr. Abdul Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, has reiterated government’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the private sector to promote decent work, occupational safety, and sustainable job creation across Ghana. Speaking during a working visit to the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant of Zoomlion Ghana Limited on February 24,...
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GRA Interdicts Five Customs Officers Over Transit Cargo Breach
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted five officers of its Customs Division pending the outcome of an internal investigation into alleged breaches of transit procedures. The decision follows preliminary findings from an enforcement operation conducted on February 18, 2026, involving a consignment of transit cargo declared for onward movement to Niger. The operation revealed...
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Deputy Defence Minister Briefs Parliament on Security Measures After Burkina Faso Attack
The Deputy Minister for Defence, Hon. Ernest Brogya Genfi, has briefed Parliament’s joint committee on Defence, Interior, Foreign Affairs, and National Security on measures being taken to enhance security following the terrorist attack on Ghanaian tomato traders in Burkina Faso, which claimed eight lives and left three injured. Hon. Genfi revealed that two Forward Operating...
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A Cultural Statement to Power” — Ghana Showcases Fugu in Russia
A defining highlight of Ghana’s high-level Trade and Tourism Mission to Russia (16th–20th February 2026) was the symbolic presentation of Ghana’s indigenous textile, Fugu, by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Maame Efua Houadjeto, to the Governor of the Kamchatka region, Vladimir Solodov. The gesture, described as “a cultural statement to power,”...
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MAKE UK Explores Industrial Partnerships in Ghana
Rosie Glazebrook, an Independent Director of MAKE UK, The Manufacturers’ Organisation, has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Ambassador, H.E. Sabah Zita Benson, in the company of Ivy Heward Mills, to formally introduce the organisation and explore potential opportunities for collaboration and investment in Ghana. H.E. Benson welcomed the engagement and expressed the Mission’s readiness...
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Ghana Issues Travel Advisory Following Cartel Violence in Mexico
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel advisory warning Ghanaian nationals to exercise extreme caution in Mexico following the death of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The advisory, released after a Mexican security operation on February 22, 2026, noted that coordinated cartel retaliation has...
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President Mahama Praises Trade Minister as KEDA Expands with New Glass Factory in Shama
President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, for her hard work and sterling performance in advancing Ghana’s industrialisation agenda. The President’s praise came during a series of industrial engagements in Shama on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, which included the sod-cutting ceremony for a new float glass...