The Committee on Roads and Transportation, chaired by Hon. Mensah Adjei, has met with the Leadership of the Committee on Finance to review the contract agreement for the construction of the Accra–Kumasi Expressway. The proposed expressway is expected to significantly reduce travel time and costs, create employment opportunities, and generate revenue for the state through...
Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has commissioned the newly constructed Upper West Regional Police Headquarters in Wa, describing it as a major milestone in strengthening the region’s security architecture. The facility, he noted, represents a significant boost to policing capacity and underscores the importance of collaboration between the Ghana Police Service and the public...
Renowned civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump has arrived in Ghana to participate in the 2025 Diaspora Summit, following an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Widely referred to as “Black America’s Attorney-General,” Crump was warmly received at the Ministry, where officials hailed his decades-long fight for justice in some of the United States’ most...
Calm has been restored at Boadua in the Eastern South Region following a chieftaincy-related disturbance that threatened peace in the community, the Ghana Police Service has announced. According to a press release issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the Eastern South Regional Police Command, police swiftly intervened after receiving complaints on Saturday, December 14,...
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has formally handed over the newly inaugurated Richard C. Ekem Modern ICT Library in Effutu to the Ghana Library Authority, underscoring his constituency’s commitment to expanding access to reading and knowledge. The ceremony, held in his Parliamentary office, followed Monday’s historic commissioning of the facility, which brings Effutu’s total number of...
The Nayiri, Overlord of Mamprugu, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, has formally rejected a mediation report presented by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on the protracted Bawku Chieftaincy Dispute, describing it as procedurally flawed, legally unsustainable and unacceptable to the Mamprugu people. In a strongly worded statement issued on December 17, 2025, and released by...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved the Fifth Review of Ghana’s performance under its three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme, marking another milestone in the country’s economic recovery efforts. The approval clears the way for the disbursement of about US$380 million, bringing total IMF support under the programme to US$2.8 billion. In...
The Minority in Parliament has taken issue with the government’s decision to send soldiers to Jamaica for post-hurricane reconstruction efforts and reportedly to Benin following a recent coup attempt, describing the actions as “completely misplaced and procedurally flawed.” According to the Minority, the deployments—carried out by personnel from the 48th Engineering Regiment of the Ghana...
Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has held discussions with the leadership of the Association of African Universities (AAU), focusing on a proposal for the Association to be granted full diplomatic status in recognition of its continental mandate and growing global relevance. During the meeting, the AAU expressed appreciation to the Government of Ghana for the...
Ghana has dispatched soldiers from the 48th Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces to support reconstruction efforts in Jamaica after the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The contingent was officially bid farewell at a parade addressed by President John Mahama, who described the assignment as a humanitarian obligation rooted in solidarity and shared...