Frank Annoh-Dompreh has said that the Minority Caucus is dedicated to protecting Ghana’s Constitution in the fight over the 2025 District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) Guidelines. He also said that they will fight any violation of the Constitution. He said that the DACF is protected by the Constitution and that only Parliament has the power…
Frank Annoh-Dompreh says that the Minority caucus is against the 2025 District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) Guidelines because they are worried about the constitution, not because they don’t want development to happen. He said that Article 252 of the 1992 Constitution gave Parliament the sole power to decide how the Fund is shared among the…
Kwabena Donkor says that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is no longer useful in the cocoa economy and is a bad example of corporate governance because it is both a regulator and a market player. On the GTV Breakfast Show on February 24, 2026, he compared Ghana to Côte d’Ivoire, which changed its cocoa board…
The Minority Caucus in Ghana’s Parliament is worried about how long it is taking to pay non-salary allowances to officers of the Ghana Prisons Service. They are calling for immediate action to pay off the debts. The Caucus said in a statement on February 23, 2026, signed by Frank Asiedu Bekoe, Deputy Ranking Member of…
Mike Fraser, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Gold Fields, said that gold production went up by 18% in 2025 compared to 2024. He said on Channel One TV’s The Point of View on February 23 that the growth was due to strong performance in all of its global operations. He named Ghana as a…
According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport on February 23, the Government of Ghana has changed the name of Kotoka International Airport back to its original name, Accra International Airport. The Ministry said that the facility was once called Accra International Airport, but it was given a new name. They think that bringing…
Rolf Olson, Charge d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Ghana, has warned Ghanaians against overstaying their visas in the United States, describing it as a serious offence that can result in deportation and future visa denials. Speaking in Accra, he said although the standard stay for a “B” visa is generally six months, the…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor is looking into the possible illegal sale of 50 twenty-foot containers of palm oil worth GH¢25.8 million on the local market without paying taxes and duties. On February 24, 2026, the Office said in a statement that the goods were supposed to be transit cargo to Burkina Faso but…
Beatrice Wiafe Addai, the founder of Breast Care International and the CEO of Peace and Love Hospitals, has asked for an immediate ban on shisha smoking in Ghana because it is linked to more cases of breast cancer in women aged 28 to 40. She spoke at a Methodist Church Ghana event in Ejura, Ashanti…
The National Teaching Council (NTC) has said that the National Teacher Licensure Examination will no longer be given separately. Instead, it will be part of the final exams for teacher trainees. At a press conference in Accra on February 23, Board Chairman Emmanuel Kwame Alorvi said that the reform fulfills the National Democratic Congress (NDC)…
