Author: SAMUEL
President John Dramani Mahama has pledged that all 16 regions of Ghana will benefit from his government’s flagship infrastructure initiative, the Big Push programme. Speaking at the official launch of the project at Afienya in the Greater Accra Region on Tuesday, September 16, the President said the initiative is designed to modernise the country’s road network, enhance inter-regional connectivity, and create new economic opportunities. “From January 7, we have been designing road projects across the length and breadth of the country. The Big Push touches all 16 regions. Every region is going to benefit from its share of the programme,”…
The Anala family will hold a memorial mass on Monday, September 29, 2025, at the OLA Catholic Cathedral Parish in Tamale to mark the passing of three siblings who died within five months. The service is being organised in collaboration with the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) – Ghana Province. The series of deaths began with Grace Lena Anala, who passed away on March 31, 2025, in Virginia, USA. She was buried on June 2, 2025, in Virginia, with the service officiated by her brother, Rev. Fr. Anthony Ataamine Anala (SVD). Fr. Anala later died on June 20, 2025,…
The Railway Workers Union of Ghana (RWU) has announced a nationwide strike and picketing on September 30, 2025, over 12 months of unpaid salaries. In a letter to the Ghana Police Service, the Union said arrears dating back to October 2024 have plunged workers into financial crisis, leading to broken homes, health problems, and children being forced out of school. Despite repeated appeals, the Ministry of Transport has not initiated any negotiations. “By Monday, 22nd September 2025, if no concrete measures are taken, we shall proceed to act under Sections 160 and 171 of the Labour Act,” warned General Secretary…
A Deputy Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Elikem Kotoko has indicated that the coming weeks will come with deployments in the fight against galamsey. He says the fight against galamsey is a war against environmental degradation and therefore needs resolute actions. Elikem Kotoko, however, is against the calls for a state of emergency to be declared in the fight against the menace. He believes that concrete actions and steps are what are imperative at the juncture. His post shared via social media read, “Coming days will witness heavy deployments. The fight against galamsey is a war against environmental degradation.…
Thomas Partey, the former football player for Arsenal, has denied raping two women and sexually assaulting a third. At Southwark Crown Court, the Ghanaian midfielder entered a not guilty plea to five rape charges and one sexual assault charge. The 32-year-old played in the Premier League on a regular basis between 2021 and 2022, when the alleged offenses occurred. After his contract expired at the end of June, he left the north London club and was charged four days later. Until his trial, which is scheduled to begin at the same court on November 2 of next year, Mr. Partey…
The Chief of Staff, Mr Juluis Debrah has cautioned that corruption is no longer limited to Ghana’s governmental institutions but is gradually infiltrating households, communities, and schools. He claims that this trend poses a serious threat to the future of the nation. Mr. Debrah cited the recent GH Probe–JoyNews exposé on widespread examination malpractice during the 2025 BECE as evidence that unethical practices are spreading at an alarming rate during his remarks at the opening of a five-day stakeholder engagement in Accra to draft a new National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NEACAP). “Recent events, including the exam malpractice exposed…
The nine months of 2025 saw a 21.0% increase in the value of the Ghanaian cedi relative to the US dollar. However, after gaining 40.5% as of July 2025, the value of the local currency declined by almost 19% between late July 2025 and September 2025. The cedi was trading at GH¢12.15 to one US dollar on the interbank market in September 2025, according to the Bank of Ghana’s Summary of Economic and Financial Data. In contrast, the cedi is trading at around GH¢13.60 per US dollar on the retail market. Since January 1, 2025, the value of the local…
Air traffic controllers urgently and repeatedly ordered the pilots of Spirit Airlines flight 1300 to turn away from Air Force One Tuesday over Long Island, New York. The Spirit flight was traveling from Fort Lauderdale to Boston as Air Force One was carrying President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and manly others to a state visit to the United Kingdom. “Spirit 1300 turn 20 degrees right,” an air traffic controller radioed according to recordings from liveatc.net. “Pay attention, Spirit 1300 turn 20 degrees right. Spirit 1300 turn 20 degrees right, now. Spirit wings 1300 turn 20 degrees right, immediately.” Preliminary…
Tesla’s stock is climbing Monday as CEO Elon Musk disclosed the purchase of more than 2.5 million shares worth approximately $1 billion. Shares of the electric vehicle maker rose more than 5% in morning trading. Musk purchased various amounts of shares at different prices on Friday, according to a regulatory filing. The move may be viewed by the markets as the billionaire remaining confident in the company’s future. Earlier this month Tesla released a proposed pay package for Musk that would possibly make him the world’s first trillionaire if he hits a series of extremely aggressive targets for the company…
Member of Parliament for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has accused the previous Akufo-Addo-led government of being complicit in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Speaking on Channel One TV’s Face to Face, Kwakye Ofosu criticized the former administration for failing to address the environmental crisis. “The previous government completely failed to address it. I have said it and I will repeat it — that government was complicit in galamsey. Their party hierarchy was involved,” he asserted. He referred to reports by Prof. Frimpong-Boateng, who had been chosen by the prior government…