The female population of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (PLwHAs) in the Bono Region outnumbers the male, statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have indicated. The figure reveals as of September 2024, out of the total 11,401 Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (PLwHAs) in the region, 8,481 of them were females and […]
President John Mahama has asked the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, to immediately find solutions to address the gaps in the country’s health sector funding following the suspension of USAID assistance. In a letter addressed to the minister, the president called for urgent action, as the situation is likely to affect Ghana’s efforts in […]
The government of Ghana has rejected GH₵2.9 billion in Treasury bill bids following a highly oversubscribed auction, as investors flooded the market with offers totaling GH₵10.6 billion. The Treasury had set a target of GH₵7.3 billion but ended up accepting GH₵7.7 billion, slightly above its goal. The move to reject a significant portion of the […]
The National Security has said it has made a huge bust, seizing a large, unspecified amount of US dollars and Ghana cedis, including counterfeits, hidden in twelve 20ft shipping containers. The containers, according to National Security were tracked to a warehouse around Sapeiman in the Ga South Municipality in Greater Accra, where a special late-night […]
United States President Donald Trump’s offer to rehouse white South Africans as refugees fleeing persecution may not spur quite the rush he anticipates, as right-wing white lobby groups want to “tackle the injustices” of Black majority rule on home soil. Trump on Friday signed an executive order to cut US aid to South Africa, citing […]
Ghana’s Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has cautioned the Ghana Football Association (GFA) against operating in isolation from the government’s broader objectives, particularly regarding financial prudence and accountability. Speaking on Luv FM after his swearing-in ceremony, he referenced President John Dramani Mahama’s directive that foreign travels be banned unless approved by the Chief […]
US President Donald Trump has accused South Africa of human rights violations against white farmers, continuing a dispute that escalated this week as the US froze aid to the country. On Sunday Trump wrote on his Truth Social account: “South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY.” On Friday, Trump […]
Trinidad and Tobago is beginning to reap the benefits of Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s visit to Ghana, as the West African country recently gifted the country with ten thousand yam seeds. According to Dr Rowley, the gift of yams will hopefully play a part in improving local diets and reducing the country’s billion-dollar food […]
A former shareholder of the State Insurance Company (SIC), Larry Kwesi Jiagge, has called on the government to conduct a forensic audit of the company, particularly regarding the allocation of business to a specific company. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, February 7, Mr Jiagge, who is also a lawyer and a […]
The former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Dr Edwin Alfred Nii Obodai Provencal has robustly defended Ghana’s ‘Gold for Oil’ (G4O) initiative against recent criticisms. This comes in response to remarks by Dr Riverson Oppong, CEO of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC), who questioned the programme’s […]
A fresh attack on students of Salaga Senior High School in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region has left one student unconscious and hospitalised. Several other students, mostly boys from the Salaga township, have fled the school, and their whereabouts remain unknown. Sources in the community indicate that on Thursday, 6th February, students […]
Bianca Censori “beat the [Grammys]” in search results after she hit the red carpet in nothing but a fur coat and sheer nude dress. Ye’s wife, Bianca Censori, was briefly the “most Googled person” in the world after her sheer dress stunt at the 2025 Grammy Awards. Taking to Instagram on early Tuesday (Feb. 4), […]
