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The government is set to lease the Komenda Sugar Development Company Limited to the Indian-based firm West Africa Agro Limited for a renewable term of 15 to 20 years. Trade and Industry Minister K.T. Hammond explained that this initiative aims to revive the factory’s operations to meet domestic demand. Established in 1964, the Komenda Sugar […]

The Electoral Commission (EC) will open nominations for Presidential and Parliamentary candidates from Friday, August 2, to Friday, September 13, 2024. Presidential candidates must pay a fee of One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 100,000) upon submitting their nomination forms. Female candidates and individuals with disabilities are required to pay Seventy-Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC […]

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has been unable to recover a stolen Toyota Hilux that was taken at gunpoint from Kingsley Agyemang, the Central Regional Coordinator of the Free Senior High School Secretariat, in 2018. MoE officials reported that the theft occurred while Agyemang was driving home to Kumasi from a funeral. During a Public […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring a peaceful electoral process and a smooth transfer of power in the 2024 general elections. He underscored the importance of a peaceful process, noting that Ghana’s democracy serves as a beacon for Africa and the world. In his address at the Ghana Report Summit […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed the ‘Agyapadie’ document as a fabrication by his political opponents intended to undermine his career. Speaking at the Ghana Report Summit, themed ‘Dealing with Misinformation and Disinformation – Election 2024,’ the President emphasized the risks posed by false information in the democratic process. The ‘Agyapadie’ document claims that […]

The Deputy Ambassador of Denmark to Ghana, Vibeke Sandholm Pedersen, announced that the Danish government has invested approximately 600,000 Euros in equipment, tools, and software for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) as part of the ‘Strengthening Borders and Migration Management in Ghana Project’ (SMMIG). SMMIG, proposed by the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) […]

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) focused on climate change are urging the Executive and Parliament to reverse legislation allowing developments within forest reserves. The groups are calling for an immediate halt to Executive Instrument 144 and Legislative Instrument 246 (2), which have led to the declassification of the Achimota Forest and other reserves across the country, […]

A devastating fire has razed parts of the Kwadaso market in the Ashanti region, consuming over 40 shops and their contents. The fire began in the early hours of Thursday, August 1, 2024. Traders at the M line of the market lament the loss of millions of cedis due to the inferno, which destroyed shops […]

Three Minority Members of Parliament have filed a lawsuit against the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Finance Ministry over plans to grant tax waivers to 42 companies under the 1 District 1 Factory Initiative. The MPs are requesting the Supreme Court to suspend the tax waivers, arguing that they are detrimental to the country. […]

The Minority in Parliament asserts that the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s proposed 24-hour economy aims to address the economic mess created by the NPP government. The caucus contends that the Akufo-Addo government’s reckless and irresponsible borrowing has ballooned the country’s debt stock to over GHC740 billion without yielding any positive outcomes. Speaking to journalists, the […]