The Ghana Gold Board has signed a historic deal with Gold Coast Refinery to process one metric tonne of gold every week. The refinery will turn doré into 99.5% pure bullion before sending it out of the country. This is expected to increase the value of gold in Ghana and make the country less vulnerable…
Professor Robert Aidoo, head of KNUST’s Department of Agricultural Economics, has called for immediate depoliticization and reforms in Ghana’s cocoa industry. He says that political interference and inefficiencies put cocoa farmers’ livelihoods at risk. He said on Luv FM that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has too many employees, which he says wastes resources and…
Alban Sumana Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has told the Business Committee to put the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, also known as the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, on the House’s agenda for consideration. This is because he believes it meets all of Parliament’s Standing Orders’ constitutional and procedural requirements for reintroduction. The Eighth…
The 24-Hour Economy Authority Bill, 2025, was passed by Parliament to set up a regulatory body that will make Ghana’s 24-hour economy official and put it into action. This is part of the government’s plan to change the economy. The 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme will be run by the authority. Its goals…
Frederick Kumi, who goes by the name Abu Trica, is suing the Minister of the Interior, the Narcotics Control Commission, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), and the Attorney-General for what he calls an illegal arrest, detention, and interrogation in December 2025. He is asking for GH¢10…
Kobina Tahiru Hammond, who used to be Ghana’s Minister for Trade and Industry, has said that the proposed 24-hour economy policy may not be practical, especially when it comes to trade. He said on Adom FM’s “Dwaso Nsem” that the idea is still not clear and could be misinterpreted. He also said that working 24…
Governs Kwame Agbodza, the Minister for Roads and Highways, has criticized his predecessor, Francis Asenso-Boakye, for the delays in the Suame Interchange project, saying that the previous NPP government had the wrong priorities. He said that the more than $100 million spent on the National Cathedral could have paid for at least half of the…
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has told Ghanaians that anyone found guilty of the alleged illegal mining taxation scheme shown in a JoyNews Hotline documentary will face the full force of the law, no matter who they are or what political party they belong to. He said on…
President John Mahama has told African governments to do something about the growing number of skilled health workers leaving the continent. He says this is putting a strain on health systems across Africa. At the 66th Annual Conference of the West African Association of Surgeons in Accra, he stressed the importance of improving working conditions,…
Bruno Miranda, a musician and friend of Ron Kenoly, confirmed the news on Tuesday morning. Kenoly was a famous gospel singer and worship leader. The cause of death was not given. Kenoly was born and raised in Kansas. He had a hard childhood and served in the US Air Force for a short time before…
