The Chief Executive Officer of Serene Insurance Company Limited, a member of the First Sky Group, Mrs. Mercy Naa Koshie Boampong has been adjudged Insurance Personality for 2025 and Insurance Professional of the Year 2024 at two separate prestigious insurance industry events in August, 2025. Mercy was the recipient of the topmost award at the […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced the suspension of the remittance partnership of three Payment Service Providers for one-month, effective September 18. The institutions are Flutterwave, Celulant Ghana and Halges Financial Technologies The central bank, in the notice, stated that the action was due to breaches of its updated guidelines for inward remittance services […]
The cedi has had one of its most dramatic years in recent memory. It opened 2025 at GH₵14.7 to the dollar. By February it had weakened slightly to GH₵15.50 and held there until April, making it one of the longest periods of stability in more than a decade. Then came the surprise. Between April and […]
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, a draft report on the review of the 1992 Constitution will be presented to President John Dramani Mahama by the first week of October this year. The Secretary of the Constitution Review Committee’s (CRC’s), Dr Rainer Akumperigya, said: “We are working hard to finalise the draft report, and we expect to […]
President John Dramani Mahama has said he will not contest the 2028 presidential election because per the 1992 Constitution his mandate will end on January 7, 2029. “I will not be a candidate in the next election and, therefore, I can hold the line when it comes to fiscal discipline,” he added. In line with […]
The acting Commissioner of the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB), Ghana, John Mmeb Kunyan Wumborti, has given assurance that the country’s airspace remains the safest in Africa despite the recent military helicopter crash near Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) recently rated Ghana’s aviation safety as […]
President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that trade between Ghana and Singapore reached over US$215 million in 2024, and he is now targeting billion-dollar growth. Speaking at the opening of the 8th Africa–Singapore Business Forum in Singapore on Tuesday, he said Ghana is ready to deepen ties with Asia and scale up trade. “Ghana-Singapore trade […]
The Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) is ushering in a new era with the election of Mr. Dominic Asamoah Danquah, popularly known in industry circles as Mr. Fish, as its new National President. His decisive victory signals a fresh chapter for the Association, which is currently navigating several critical challenges. Mr. Danquah emerged victorious in […]
The Commonwealth Secretariat has dismissed suggestions of any misuse of its letterhead in Ghana, stressing that no such incident has taken place. In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Satinder Bindra, the Secretariat clarified that it has not made any comment or denial about the unauthorised use of its letterhead because “no such incident has […]
The total value of pension fund assets in Ghana reached a record GH¢86.23 billion in 2024, up from GH¢61.8 billion in 2023. This represents a 39.5% increase over the previous year, according to the 2024 Financial Sector Report on pension activities. Growth Drivers The report attributes the growth to stricter enforcement against employers defaulting on […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced the confirmation of 18 fresh cases of Mpox, pushing the cumulative number of infections nationwide to 346. The death toll remains unchanged at one, with no additional fatalities reported and no patients currently receiving hospital care. In its previous update on 7 August 2025, the GHS urged the […]
The UK Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that denied a 14-year-old British-Ghanaian boy’s request to return to the UK after being deceived and left by his parents in Ghana. The appellate court ruled that the High Court failed to give sufficient weight to the boy’s views, distress, and the psychological harm […]
