Ghana and Japan have signed a US$20 million grant facility aimed at improving health delivery in selected hospitals across the Northern Region. The agreement was formalized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Hiroshi Yoshimoto, signed the exchange of notes. The grant underscores Japan’s continued support for Ghana’s health sector, with the funds expected to enhance infrastructure, equipment, and service delivery in hospitals serving some of the country’s most underserved communities. Minister Ablakwa emphasized that access to quality and affordable healthcare remains a cardinal priority of the...
Ghana, EU Strengthen Ties with Strategic Dialogue
Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has held what he described as a “very positive and mutually beneficial engagement” with His Excellency Rune Skinnebach, Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Ghana. The meeting reaffirmed Ghana’s strong partnership with the EU, which has now become the country’s largest trading partner. Minister Ablakwa emphasized that both sides are looking forward to executing “big plans for 2026” aimed at deepening cooperation across multiple sectors. Key areas of collaboration highlighted during the dialogue include security, agriculture, public health, education, artificial intelligence, and counterterrorism. The Minister underscored the importance of these partnerships...
OSP Probes GHS25.8m Palm Oil Diversion Scandal
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has launched a sweeping investigation into suspected corruption involving the diversion of fifty (50) containers of palm oil valued at GHS25.8 million. According to an official statement, the consignment was originally declared as in transit to Burkina Faso but was unlawfully diverted into Ghana’s local market without payment of duties and taxes. The OSP estimates that the scheme resulted in a tax loss of approximately GHS10.5 million. Preliminary findings point to the involvement of Customs officers, National Security operatives, and clearing agents in what the Office describes as a coordinated corrupt enterprise. The...
President Mahama Urges Bold Private Sector Partnerships for Growth
President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghana’s private sector to forge bold partnerships with government to accelerate economic growth and national development. Speaking at a strategic Presidential Dialogue, the President emphasized the need to position Ghana as West Africa’s production hub. “We must work to make Ghana West Africa’s production hub,” he stated, urging businesses to leverage the country’s hosting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to expand trade, industrialisation, and regional competitiveness. President Mahama also highlighted the importance of sustainable investment in sports development. He noted that no country achieves sporting excellence without deliberate funding...
Bank of Ghana Reaffirms Commitment to Stability and Growth
The Bank of Ghana has reiterated its commitment to consolidating macroeconomic gains and strengthening long-term resilience during a high-level engagement with the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce at Bank Square. In his opening remarks, Governor Johnson Pandit Asiama highlighted the progress achieved through disciplined monetary policy and regulatory reforms, noting that these measures have contributed to a sharp decline in inflation and improved both business and consumer confidence. “Durability requires stronger business models, broader ownership, deeper intermediation, disciplined innovation, and sound governance,” Governor Asiama emphasized, underscoring the need for sustainable strategies to safeguard economic stability. He assured the Chamber that the...
Trade & Transport Ministers Visit Injured Tomato Traders, Pledge Boost in Local Production
The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, together with the Minister for Transport, Hon. Bukare Mikpe, on Monday visited Ghanaian tomato traders who survived a recent attack in Burkina Faso. The delegation, which included the Deputy Trade Minister and senior officials of the Ministry, called on the two injured traders — a male and a female — at the 37 Military Hospital, where they are currently receiving treatment for varying degrees of injuries sustained during the incident. The visit was aimed at commiserating with the victims, assessing their condition, and offering words of encouragement as they recover....
Three Students Arrested Over Assault on Obrachire SHS Student
Police in the Central Region have arrested three students of Swedru School of Business in connection with the assault of an Obrachire Senior High School student, an incident that was captured in a viral video. The arrests followed an engagement between the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, and the management of Swedru School of Business earlier in the day. Later that evening, school authorities handed over the suspects to the Swedru Divisional Police Command. The suspects have been identified as: Joseph Amoh, 20 years Benedict Appiah, 18 years Bilal Mamud, 18 years Police confirmed...
CID Boss Engages Schools Over Student Violence Incident
The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, has met with the management of Swedru School of Business and Obrachire Senior High Technical School following the recent violent incident involving students from both institutions. The meeting was convened in response to public concern after the assault, which has attracted widespread attention. COP Donkor emphasized the need for calm and cooperation as police work to address the matter comprehensively. During the engagement, management of Swedru School of Business was directed to produce the students involved within 24 hours to assist with investigations. COP Donkor stressed that compliance...
Mugabe’s Son Appears In Court Over Johannesburg Shooting
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former president Robert Mugabe, appeared in a South African court on Monday facing attempted murder charges after a gardener was shot at his Johannesburg home last week. The 29-year-old and co-accused Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, 33, also face charges of defeating the ends of justice and unlawful possession of a firearm. Police have not recovered the weapon believed used in the shooting, which left an employee hospitalized following an “altercation” at the Hyde Park residence last Thursday. Court proceedings The pair appeared in the Alexandra Magistrates Court and will return March 3...
GES Suspends Zonal Inter-School Sports in Central Region After Violence
The Central Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the suspension of all zonal inter-school sporting events among Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTSs) following violent incidents at recent athletics competitions. According to a statement issued on February 22, the decision was taken after credible reports of clashes among students during zonal contests. One widely shared video showed a student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School being assaulted during a district athletics meet with participants from Swedru School of Business (SWESBUS) in Agona Swedru on February 19. Eyewitnesses said tensions during the competition...