As new rates for water and electricity go into effect, consumers will have to pay more for their utilities. Ghanaians are starting the New Year with higher utility bills because the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) raised the rates for electricity and water on January 1, 2026. Electricity rates have gone up by 9.86% and…
Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has spoken out against party members who want President John Dramani Mahama to run for a third term. He called these calls the height of sycophancy. Mr. Kwetey told a group that he is becoming more and more worried about what he sees…
António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), has asked world leaders to “get serious” and choose people and the planet over pain and war as the world enters 2026. In his New Year message from Washington, D.C. on Monday, December 29, 2025, Mr. Guterres said that the world is at a crossroads, surrounded…
Ghana’s Emissions Levy, which was meant to be a high-profile way to deal with rising carbon emissions, was quietly repealed after just over a year. New research suggests it may not have had much of an effect. The tax on owners of diesel and petrol vehicles was between GH₵ 75 and 300 per year, depending…
The Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, has announced plans to create a new cryptocurrency token for its shareholders. This is the Trump family’s latest move into the world of digital assets. Investors will get one token for each share they own, according to the plan. Crypto.com will handle…
Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, who used to be the Minister of Finance, sent out a New Year 2026 message asking Ghanaians to think deeply about where the country is going. He said that this is a very important time that requires truth, courage, and moral renewal. He was worried about what he called the decline of…
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has officially opened a new Passport Application Center in Damongo. This is part of the government’s plan to set up passport offices in all 16 regional capitals as part of its plan to decentralize. The commissioning ceremony on December 31, 2025, was a big step forward in…
The National Communications Authority (NCA) says it is doing more to stop people from illegally streaming pay-TV shows and movies online. They say that piracy is costing the government and the creative industry a lot of money and putting people at risk. The NCA said in a press release on December 31, 2025, that a…
Justin Kodua Frimpong, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which is in the opposition, has said that the party is still dealing with its loss in the general elections on December 7, 2024. He sent a New Year’s message to party supporters in which he said that the loss was painful and…
Khaleda Zia, who used to be the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has died at the age of 80 after a long illness. Her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said in a statement that she died at 6 a.m. local time (00:00 GMT). “Our dear national leader is no longer with us. We ask everyone to pray…
