The government has signed an agreement with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) to strengthen cooperation in preventing terrorism and transnational organised crime. The Letter of Agreement (LoA) is intended to accelerate the delivery of technical assistance to Ghana under the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel (CT Travel) programme, build national capacities and support efforts to address threats associated …

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to deliver a lecture on a wide range of issues in foreign policy and global affairs at the Accra International Conference Centre. The lecture is scheduled for tomorrow and is being organised by the Council on Foreign Relations- Ghana, the nation’s premier think tank on foreign policy and international affairs. The lecture climaxes …

The Acting Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Professor Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, has expressed concerns about the ongoing strike by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG). He noted that, the strike is detrimental to the country’s tertiary education system. CETAG members from all 46 Colleges of Education have been on strike since June 14, …

According to a disclosed report, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, claims that the daughters of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo are associated with Service Ghana Auto Group Limited, the company involved in the $34.9 million ambulance spare parts deal scandal. He alleged that, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta who is related to the President hurriedly signed it …

King Charles III welcomed the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu III to the Sandringham House in the United Kingdom on Tuesday. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is currently in the UK as part of his Silver Jubilee celebrations. This is the first visit of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to the King of England since King Charles III’s coronation in March …

Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has criticised the 2024 mid-year budget, describing it as uninspiring and hopeless. The Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam Member of Parliament attributed this sentiment to what he sees as a consistent pattern of the Akufo-Addo administration. On Tuesday, July 23, Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam presented the 2024 mid-year budget review to Parliament. During his address, Dr. Amin …

Plans are far afoot for the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to secure a strategic partner within the next 90 days to commence full operations. To ensure that the process is successful and in the best interest of the country, the Minister of State for the Ministry of Energy, Herbert Krapa, has indicated that government through the Ministry and all its …

The Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has imposed a fine of GHc100,000 on Real Tamale United FC (RTU FC) for behaving in a way that brings the game into disrepute contrary to Section 34(6)(d) of the GFA Premier League Regulations. The Disciplinary Committee found that during the Matchday 28 game against Dreams FC at the Theatre of …

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, presented the 2024 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. This is by Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) which requires the minister to provide the mid-year fiscal policy review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government. The minister touched on several …

The government has paid GHS12 billion to bondholders under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme in a move to stabilise Ghana’s economy and restore investor confidence. Presenting the mid-year budget review to Parliament on Tuesday, July 23, Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam emphasised the government’s commitment to fulfilling its financial obligations and ensuring economic stability. “The payment of GHS12 billion to bondholders …