Tag: ECONOMY

The Veterinary Services Department under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has raised concerns about the spread of unauthorised temporary livestock markets ahead of the upcoming Islamic festival, warning that they pose serious public health, environmental, and security risks. It said many of these open-space markets operate without veterinary inspection, sanitation systems, biosecurity measures, or…

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, counsel for the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe, has accused the government of using Sections 207 and 208 of the Criminal Offences Act to suppress dissenting views and intimidate political opponents. Speaking after Abronye DC was granted bail on May 21, Mr Oppong Nkrumah argued that the…

Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Ghana’s Health Minister, has assured the public that the government is intensifying preventive measures against Ebola following the World Health Organization’s declaration of the outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Speaking in Accra on May 21, he stated that Ghana remains Ebola-free despite reported outbreaks in Democratic Republic of…

Licensed gold buyers in the Amenfi East Municipality have pledged to support the government’s economic recovery agenda by increasing gold purchases to boost national reserves, describing gold as the new backbone of the Ghanaian economy ahead of traditional exports such as cocoa and timber. Speaking to Asona Dehyie Kwateng, prominent licensed gold buyer Michael Oduro…

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has warned that rising global energy prices driven by the escalating Middle East conflict are posing renewed risks to Ghana’s foreign exchange reserves and inflation outlook. Speaking at the opening of the 130th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Accra, he noted that although the…

Ghana’s Supreme Court has directed the Attorney-General to file a response within seven days in a legal case challenging the reported renaming of Kotoka International Airport. The order was made on May 14, 2026, when the court considered an application for additional time by the Attorney-General in the case of Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers v. Attorney-General….

The former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited, Kofi Jumah, has been released after fulfilling revised bail conditions set by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), which reduced his bail amount from GH¢65 million to GH¢30 million. His lawyer, Nanabanyin Ackon, explained that although he was initially unable to meet the original bail…

Former Deputy Finance Minister and MP for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, has commended Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson for performing creditably but maintained that the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration cannot yet be considered superior to the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News, he argued that the NPP had…

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam George, is facing increased scrutiny following revelations that GH₵50 million has been allocated for monitoring activities under the government’s One Million Coders Programme. The allocation, which forms part of the programme’s implementation budget, has raised public concern over spending priorities, with critics questioning why such a…

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, from Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) custody, describing his detention as unconstitutional and politically motivated. Speaking at a press conference in Accra, he argued that…