The UK Parliament has passed the historic Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which will make it illegal to sell tobacco to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009. The bill will do this by raising the legal smoking age each year until there is a “smoke-free generation.” King Charles III must now formally approve the…
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister for Health, has said that the government’s new Free Primary Healthcare policy is meant to help millions of Ghanaians who are not covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme. On the Citi Breakfast Show on April 22, he said that even though NHIS coverage has gone up from 57% to…
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister for Health, has said that the current government might not be able to finish all the hospitals under the Agenda 111 plan because of money and other issues. He said on the Citi Breakfast Show on April 22 that the government is dedicated to improving healthcare infrastructure, but the size…
Eric Nyamekye, the chairman of the Church of Pentecost, has spoken out about the effects of illegal mining, or “galamsey,” on Ghana’s water bodies. He says that the pollution of rivers and streams is making it hard for people in affected communities to do important religious activities like water baptism. He said that some districts…
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority and the Mali Shippers’ Council have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve transit trade and logistics cooperation between Ghana and Mali. The goal is to make things more efficient, lower costs, and deal with problems like operational bottlenecks and security concerns along the Ghana corridor. The agreement will also encourage…
The Ghana Education Trust Fund has sent out three checks worth GH₵199,471,691 to pay off debts owed to suppliers of perishable goods for the Free Senior High School program (FSHS) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. The payments cover the months of October 2025 to February 2026 for FSHSs and October to…
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, is sure that the NDC and the New Patriotic Party will be able to split the Ashanti Region’s electoral votes evenly in the 2028 elections. During his “Thank You” tour in Nyinahin, which is in the Atwima Mponua constituency, he said he was determined…
Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, said that the District Assemblies Common Fund only gave Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies GH¢362 million in 2024. However, he said that things got a lot better in 2025 when total payments reached GH¢5 billion. At the government’s Accountability Series on April 20, he…
Samuel Abu Jinapor, a Member of Parliament for Damongo and the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, says that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the LGBTQ+ bill, was not before former President Nana Akufo-Addo when the New Patriotic Party left office. This means that claims that the former…
Samuel Abu Jinapor, a Member of Parliament for Damango and the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has asked Ghana to adopt a clear and strategic foreign policy based on multilateralism, non-alignment, and economic diplomacy. In an exclusive interview with GTV, he said that Ghana should keep working with groups like the United Nations,…
