Ghana: Ghana's Cocoa Freight Rates to Increase By 5 Percent for 2024/2025 Season

The Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) and 17 shipping lines have agreed to a 5% increment in basic freight rate for the 2024/2025 cocoa season. Read more »

West Africa: RMU VC Calls for Policies to Retain Skilled Labour in West Africa

The global migration of skilled labour is inevitable but with strategic support, countries can also ensure that their local economies benefit from migration. Read more »

Ghana: Labour Minister Commissions 16 Public Employment Centres

The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has commissioned Public Employment Centres in Atebubu in the Bono Region East Region. Read more »

Ghana: Govt Expanding Health Infrastructure Beyond Agenda 111 - Health Minister

The Minister for Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, has said the government is making significant progress in upgrading the country's healthcare infrastructure, beyond the widely… Read more »

Ghana: Health Minister Announces Progress in Electronic Patient Record System

The Minister for Health, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye, has announced significant improvements in the implementation of the Electronic Patient Record System, a key initiative under the… Read more »

Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions Jamestown Fishing Harbour

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Friday commissioned the long-awaited Jamestown Fishing Harbour, a promise he made to the people of Jamestown, Accra. Read more »

Ghana: KMA Donates Road Safety Kits to Police, Metro Guards

As part of efforts to reduce road accidents in Kumasi, the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has donated road safety kits to the Ashanti Regional Police and Metro Guards. Read more »

West Africa: Volta Basin Authority to Enhance Regional Cooperation

Countries sharing the Volta River have held discussions focused on enhancing regional cooperation and ensuring that member states continue to uphold their shared commitment to the… Read more »

Ghana: Presidency Denies Involvement in Litigation Over GIS Lands

The Presidency has debunked allegations that it is involved in a dispute over a piece of land belonging to Ghana International School at cantonments in Accra. Read more »

Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Urges Ghanaians Schooling Abroad to Return, Contribute to National Development

Ghanaians studying abroad have been urged to return to the country and offer the knowledge and experiences acquired as their contribution towards national development. Read more »

Ghana: Discard Public Discourse About Potential Election Misconduct - President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed some public discourse about potential electoral misconduct in the upcoming 2024 general elections. Read more »

Ghana: Provision of Portable Drinking Water Far From Over, Despite Investment - - President Akufo-Addo

Despite the huge investment it made into the provision of potable water, Ghana is far from supplying reliable sources of clean drinking water for all across the country, President… Read more »

Ghana: Govt Creates 116,000 Jobs, Expands Green Employment Initiatives - Employment Minister

The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to tackle youth unemployment through the Youth Employment… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Labour Front Remains Stable - Baffour Awuah

The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has stated that the review of the 2023 payroll monitoring resulted in a reduction of the wage bill by… Read more »

Ghana: Yea Trains 10,000 Artisans

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has said the training of the youth under the first phase of the Youth Employment Agency's Skills Training Programme underscores the government's… Read more »

Ghana: Govt Bans Export of Grains With Immediate Effect

The government has imposed an immediate ban on grain exports due to a severe and prolonged dry spell that has reduced agricultural productivity in the eight regions of Ghana. Read more »

Ghana: Govt to Ensure Crisis Relief, Security Measures to Aid Farmers Affected By Drought

The Minister for Finance, Dr Amin Adam, has disclosed that the government has allocated GHC 8 billion to provide relief and some mitigative measures for the farmers affected by the… Read more »

Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod for Expansion of Accra-Tema Motorway

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has broken ground for the reconstruction of the Accra-Tema Motorway extension project. Read more »

Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions Bolgatanga Regional Hospital

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the rehabilitated and refurbished Bolgatanga Regional Hospital to enhance healthcare delivery in the Upper East Region… Read more »

Ghana: Evaluation of 16 State Enterprises Underway - Public Enterprises Minister

A comprehensive evaluation of 16 key State Enterprises (SEs) is currently underway as part of the Personal Financial Management (PFM) for Service Delivery Programme, funded by the… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Elected to Chair African ECRVS Shared Asset (Acsa) Advisory Board

The Registrar of Births and Deaths, Henrietta Lamptey, has been selected as chairman of the African eCRVS Shared Asset (ACSA) Advisory Board for the first two years, beginning… Read more »

Ghana: School Feeding Programme Registration to Go Digital - Gender Minister

Starting from the 2024-2025 academic year, the registration process for Ghana's School Feeding Programme will be fully digitalised to streamline operations and significantly reduce… Read more »

Ghana: Canada to Strengthen Its Relations With Ghana - Canadian High Commissioner

Canada is reviewing its engagements with African countries and institutions to foster mutually beneficial partnerships. Read more »

Ghana: Govt to Address Substance Use Disorders

The Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey, has assured that the government was committed to addressing the global drug problem, acknowledging the challenges posed by drug… Read more »

Ghana: Work On Nungua Interchange Project Back On Track

Remedial work has resumed on the Three-Tier Interchange at the Nungua Barrier in Accra as an interim measure to mitigate traffic congestion in that part of the city. Read more »