According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport on February 23, the Government of Ghana has changed the name of Kotoka International Airport back to its original name, Accra International Airport. The Ministry said that the facility was once called Accra International Airport, but it was given a new name. They think that bringing…
Rolf Olson, Charge d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Ghana, has warned Ghanaians against overstaying their visas in the United States, describing it as a serious offence that can result in deportation and future visa denials. Speaking in Accra, he said although the standard stay for a “B” visa is generally six months, the…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor is looking into the possible illegal sale of 50 twenty-foot containers of palm oil worth GH¢25.8 million on the local market without paying taxes and duties. On February 24, 2026, the Office said in a statement that the goods were supposed to be transit cargo to Burkina Faso but…
Beatrice Wiafe Addai, the founder of Breast Care International and the CEO of Peace and Love Hospitals, has asked for an immediate ban on shisha smoking in Ghana because it is linked to more cases of breast cancer in women aged 28 to 40. She spoke at a Methodist Church Ghana event in Ejura, Ashanti…
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has raised the alarm about Ghana’s rising tax burden, saying that the country’s average effective tax rate, which is close to 60%, could stop future domestic and foreign investment in the mining sector. Kenneth Ashigbey, the Chief Executive Officer, said that the total burden, which includes a 5% royalty, a…
Bernard Okoe Boye, a former Minister of Health, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take a strong stand against leaders who undermine democracy. He warned that entrenched authoritarianism can lead to instability and violent upheaval. His comments came after a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso that killed seven Ghanaian…
The Minority in Parliament, led by Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has asked the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to look into Atlas Commodities Limited’s business practices because of possible problems. On February 23, he spoke to reporters in Accra and asked how the private company was able to work in warehouses registered…
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, has told new doctors that if they don’t accept jobs in rural areas, they could lose their jobs with the government by the end of February 2026. While visiting the University of Ghana College of Health Sciences at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for work, he told teachers and…
The Minority Spokesperson on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has criticised the government’s handling of cocoa sector reforms, arguing that a structured reform programme had already been agreed with the International Monetary Fund before the previous administration left office. Speaking on TV3’s Hot Issues on February 22, he said the current government…
Thomas Nyarko Ampem, the Deputy Minister for Finance, said that President John Dramani Mahama was “very upset” after being told about the interception of articulated trucks at Ghana’s borders that were thought to be avoiding taxes and making money. The Ghana Revenue Authority’s Customs Division stopped trucks that were supposed to be carrying goods from…
