Mike Fraser, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Gold Fields, said that gold production went up by 18% in 2025 compared to 2024. He said on Channel One TV’s The Point of View on February 23 that the growth was due to strong performance in all of its global operations. He named Ghana as a…
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…
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 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…
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…
Rosy Meurer has spoken out amid the recent reconciliation of Tonto Dikeh and Olakunle Churchill, denying accusations that she caused their split. Meurer, who married Churchill three years after his divorce from Dikeh, previously claimed Dikeh was like family, but in a recent video she backtracked, saying she never knew Dikeh or had any connection…
To protect the continuity of upstream operations and keep production going in mature fields, Parliament has approved extending the West Cape Three Points (WCTP) and Deepwater Tano (DWT) petroleum agreements until December 31, 2040. The extensions, which involve the government, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, GNPC Exploration and Production Limited, Tullow Ghana Limited, Kosmos Energy Ghana…
The ECOWAS Commission has called for big changes to the way elections are run in West Africa so that by 2035, half of all elected positions will be held by women. Sandra Oulaté Fattouh, the Director of the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre, spoke at the ECOWAS Regional Consultation on Political Participation and Leadership of Women…
