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Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs | Member of Parliament, Assin North Honourable James Gyakye Quayson serves as Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, where he advances President John Dramani Mahama’s vision of a principled and people-centred foreign policy. His leadership strengthens Ghana’s influence on the global stage while ensuring that diplomacy delivers real benefits for citizens and businesses. A graduate of Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast, Ghana and York University, Toronto, Ontario Canada Hon. Quayson built a distinguished career in Canada’s social services and Community development sector before returning to Ghana to serve his people. Elected as Member of Parliament for…
Police in Tema have intercepted a truck loaded with 315 compressed parcels of suspected Indian hemp hidden in vehicle tyres, leading to the arrest of four men. The suspects, 44-year-old Nura Sali, 49-year-old Pius Chukwuma, 18-year-old Mustapha Umar, and 23-year-old Abdulai Amayau, were picked up at the Tema Industrial Area during an operation by officers from the Community 1 District Police. The truck, registered GN 7291-16, was impounded after officers discovered the drugs concealed inside its tyres. According to police, the four were arraigned before the Ashaiman Circuit Court on Thursday, September 11, 2025, where they were remanded into custody.…
Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, has commended former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his record in public service, stressing that leadership must be assessed by effectiveness and competence rather than business credentials. Akomea argued that political leadership should not be reduced to business experience. “Not everyone will be a businessman; what matters is how well you perform in your position, and Bawumia is known for doing an excellent job. “It’s important to consider a person’s strengths in their chosen field,” he said. He highlighted Bawumia’s contributions to both governance and party development, pointing…
Police in Utah have identified the suspect who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Governor Spencer Cox confirmed Robinson’s identity Friday, appearing alongside FBI Director Kash Patel and other officials. Cox said investigators were tipped off after a relative reported that Robinson had confessed or hinted at his involvement. Surveillance footage later showed him arriving on campus Wednesday morning in a gray Dodge Challenger. Robinson was arrested early Friday, wearing clothes matching those seen in the footage. According to Cox, a family member told investigators Robinson had become more politically fixated in recent…
Kojo Poku has advised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to direct its anti-galamsey efforts at the financiers who bankroll illegal mining activities, rather than the young men working on the ground. Speaking on Wontumi TV, the NPP member stressed that tackling the real sponsors of galamsey is the only way to achieve lasting results in the fight against illegal mining. “I have always said that the real fight is not against the boys working on the ground, but against the kingpins who buy the excavators and fund the operations,” he explained. He called on the government to adopt a firmer…
President John Dramani Mahama says his government is determined to rebuild Ghana’s poultry industry and end the country’s heavy dependence on imported chicken within the next three years. Speaking during a tour of the National Service Authority’s poultry farm in Haatso on Friday, September 12, 2025, he praised the facility’s scale and efficiency despite the heavy rains that marked his visit. “What is happening here is very impressive,” he said after moving from pen to pen to inspect the birds and technology in use. The President pledged to transform the farm into a centre of excellence that would serve as…
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has thrown its support behind President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to review the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS), saying the system has long been plagued by unfair disparities. At his media engagement on Wednesday, September 10, President Mahama acknowledged that the SSSS, introduced in 2010 to harmonise public sector pay, had failed to achieve its intended fairness and promised a comprehensive review. Reacting to the pledge, GNAT General Secretary Thomas Musah said the announcement was overdue. “How can you go to a university, do the same programme—meaning they have the same value—and yet,…
Lawyer and activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has raised fresh concerns about reports suggesting that Ghana has entered into a new arrangement with the United States to receive non-Ghanaian deportees. In a post shared on his social media account, Barker-Vormawor drew a parallel with the controversy that erupted during former President John Mahama’s first term, when two Guantanamo Bay detainees were accepted into Ghana. “During Mr. Mahama’s first term as President, he entered into a secret deal to accept Guantanamo detainees into Ghana. “I spoke up against it and called the move tone-deaf,” he wrote. “This deal was challenged in the Supreme…
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has warned that Ghana is getting close to a point when the extensive destruction brought on by illegal mining, or galamsey, may necessitate the declaration of a state of emergency. In his first presidential media appearance of his second term, President John Dramani Mahama said that his administration was not in a hurry to declare a state of emergency, claiming that the laws in place already gave enough authority to deal with the threat. This warning comes after Mahama’s remarks. Dr. Charles Mensa, the IEA’s board chair, emphasised at a media appearance on Wednesday,…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Abigail Elorm Mensah, has disclosed that the institution is owed debts exceeding GHS430 million. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, September 10, she revealed that only a small portion of the debt has been recovered in recent months. “Between February and now, I have recovered roughly about GHS8 million,” she said. “But that is not even up to 10% of what is in debt. We have indebtedness of over about GHS430 million. The default rate is very high.” Mensah further indicated that some borrowers have been served notices,…