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…
The Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Samuel Basintale Amadu, has led a delegation of senior officers to a meeting with the Director of the Central Directorate of Prevention of the Italian Polizia di Stato and representatives of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) to discuss growing security threats in the Sahel and…
A banking consultant, Dr. Richmond Atuahene, has said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme has played a key role in stabilising Ghana’s economy by improving inflation, exchange rate performance, and foreign reserves following the successful completion of the country’s $3 billion Extended Credit Facility. Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View, he noted…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shut down a mining site belonging to former Mpohor District Chief Executive Asaah Mensah and one Obed Osei for allegedly involving Chinese nationals in illegal small-scale mining operations and operating without an environmental permit. The closure, carried out during a nationwide compliance operation in the Mpohor District on May…
