The Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) has called for a nationwide protest with trainees from all 49 Colleges of Education to demand that the government act quickly on hiring and posting teachers. The protest is meant to put pressure on the government to allow more trained teachers to be hired and to bring back…
After the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee heard concerns from stakeholders, Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine has suggested that some parts of Clause 11 of the anti-LGBTQI bill currently before Parliament should not apply to certain important public institutions, such as health and human rights bodies. The Ghana AIDS Commission, CHRAJ, and other health advocacy…
According to its CEO, Goh Miah Kiat, Karex Bhd, the world’s largest condom maker, plans to raise prices by 20% to 30% because of problems in the supply chain that are getting worse because of the Iran war. The company makes more than 5 billion condoms a year for big brands like Durex and Trojan,…
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…
Ghana’s Cabinet has approved three visa waiver agreements with Maldives, Zambia, and Antigua and Barbuda. This means that Parliament can now ratify them and allow people with regular, service, or diplomatic passports to travel without a visa for up to 30 days. On April 22, 2026, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced the decision….
