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Urges Unity for Economic Prosperity Front Desk Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff, has delivered a strikingly personal appeal for national reconciliation, revealing his decades-old bond with former President John Agyekum Kufuor and urging Ghanaians to transcend the toxic rivalries of the NDC-NPP divide .Addressing the Accra Friendship Club’s Dinner and Awards Night on Saturday an event graced by the presence of ex-President Kufuor Debrah set aside the usual bureaucratic script to deliver what amounted to a meditation on relationships, forgiveness, and the quiet intersections of personal history that bind political foes .”Would you believe that the son of our…

Front Desk In his first major administrative salvo since assuming the finance portfolio, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has moved to plug gaping holes in the national revenue net, ordering a sweeping ban on the transit of nine strategic commodities through Ghana’s land borders. The directive, issued following a closed-door meeting with Customs boss Aaron Akanor, signals a hardline shift in fiscal enforcement and a direct challenge to long-established informal trade networks.The move, effective immediately, targets a list of politically sensitive and high-volume goods: cooking oil, rice, sugar, frozen products, textiles, flour, canned tomatoes, pasta, and pharmaceutical products. By forcing these…

…Concentration Risk’ Cited as BoG Rebalances Reserves After Price SurgeFront Desk Bank of Ghana Governor Johnson Pandit Asiama yesterday mounted a vigorous defence of the central bank’s recent decision to trim its bullion holdings, appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Economy and Development to argue that the move was a textbook case of risk management rather than a depletion of the nation’s wealth.Dr. Asiama revealed that the Bank’s aggressive Domestic Gold Purchase Programme had, by October 2025, swollen its gold reserves from a paltry 8.7 tonnes in 2021 to over 40 tonnes. However, this accumulation coincided with a meteoric 62…

By Philip Antoh In a plot twist that has shaken the pews and sent shockwaves through the airwaves, a slick-talking radio marriage counsellor who paraded himself as a man of God has been busted for allegedly turning a minor into a sex slave for four years and uploading the evidence for the world to see.Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Conduah, a self-styled clergyman and international relationship guru, is currently cooling his heels in police custody after an Accra court slapped him with a three-week remand order yesterday. The reverend gentleman, it appears, was not just saving souls he was preying on them.While…

The strength of Ghana’s maritime industry is not measured solely by the depth of our waters or the size of our fleet, but by the caliber of the women who navigate, lead, and innovate within our sector. As we observe International Women’s Day 2026, the Ghana Maritime Authority embraces the theme “Give to Gain,” recognising that our collective progress is anchored in the deliberate empowerment of women. At the GMA, we believe that progress is not a solitary voyage but a shared journey fueled by the transformative power of mentorship, advocacy, and resource-sharing. When we invest our time and expertise…

By Philip Antoh The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has sworn in a 10-member Entity Tender Committee (ETC), charging it to uphold the highest standards of integrity, fairness and professionalism in the discharge of its duties. Administering the oath at a brief ceremony held at the Fund’s secretariat in Accra, Board Member and legal practitioner Nelly Bernice Wallace officially inaugurated the committee, marking a significant step in strengthening the Fund’s governance and procurement systems. Delivering her charge to the committee, the Administrator of GMTF, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, who also serves as Chairperson of the ETC, urged members to be objective,…

By: Raphael Ofori-Adeniran So, I have been wondering why a certain class of people keep dismissing claims by so-called “conspiracy theorists” that war is an elaborate business model, and that wars are designed, created, owned, and implemented by entities that make astounding windfalls from their business projects. Yet, the real architects can only smile and bask in the knowledge that the masses have been successfully conditioned to wrongly believe that wars are mere aftermaths of explosive emotions, revenge, or a quest to deliver justice. Since technology has made it easy to research even mundane topics, I spent time prompting my…

By Prince Ahenkorah The Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association, has assured the public that spare parts prices will remain stable despite the recent surge in global petroleum prices triggered by escalating tensions in the Middle East. The assurance comes at a time when global crude oil prices are experiencing volatility due to renewed geopolitical instability in the region, a development that has placed upward pressure on fuel prices on the global market. However, the Association says it will not be compelled into immediate price increments, insisting that dealers are committed to cushioning consumers from sudden market shocks. According to…

The world’s two largest cocoa producers are navigating the sharpest market downturn in a generation, but their trajectories have sharply diverged. Ivory Coast’s dramatic 60 per cent cut to its farmgate price on 4 March stands in stark contrast to Ghana’s more modest 30 per cent reduction three weeks earlier. The divergence exposes the fragile foundations of a decade-old alliance and lays bare the structural vulnerabilities of economies built on a single commodity.Agriculture Minister Bruno Kone delivered the news Ivorian farmers had dreaded: from March, the price would fall to 1,200 CFA francs per kilogramme, down from the record 2,800…

By Philip AntohIt was a day of glittering honours and sobering truths at the Accra International Conference Centre, where Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice President, decorated 52 exceptional teenagers with the nation’s most prestigious academic prize for basic education.The 69th Presidential Awards Ceremony, a fixture on Ghana’s calendar since 1993, celebrated the top performers in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) but the Vice President used the occasion to deliver a message that transcended test scores.”This award scheme shows what we as Ghanaians value in education dedication to learning, respect for excellence, and belief in our children’s potential,” she…