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By Leo Nelson The Bank of Ghana has set the financial sector on a tight clock, compelling banks, fintech firms, and other regulated institutions to accelerate efforts toward inclusive financial services. With a structured timeline leading to the end of 2026, the central bank’s directive signals a shift from policy ambition to enforceable action, placing accessibility for persons with disabilities at the heart of Ghana’s financial system. The latest notice from the central bank provides detailed timelines to ensure compliance with its 2025 Directive on Financial Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities. While the directive had already outlined the principles of…

By Gifty Boateng Victoria Debrah, speaking at a stakeholder dialogue in Accra on Wednesday, described domestic violence as “one of the most pervasive yet often hidden challenges facing our society” a problem tolerated for so long that victims, communities and institutions have grown numb to their own responsibilities. “Silence is no longer an option,” she told an audience that included survivors, state institutions and NGOs. “Systems must respond. Communities must act.”The wife of Julius Debrah, a powerful figure in President John Mahama’s inner circle, used her platform to name what many will not: that abuse cuts across age, class, religion…

By Prince Ahenkorah The battle for control of the Bogoso-Prestea gold mine has entered a dangerous new phase. On one side, Heath Goldfields LTD – the leaseholder since December 2024 – insists operations are active and lawful. On the other, the Catchment Area Community Alliance (CACA) and firebrand lawyer Martin Kpebu are demanding the government wield Section 68 of the Minerals and Mining Act to revoke the lease immediately. At stake: thousands of livelihoods, millions in state revenue, and the credibility of Ghana’s mining regulatory regime.In a statement issued Wednesday, Heath Goldfields rejected what it called “inaccurate, incomplete and misleading”…

By Gifty Boateng Private legal practitioner with the Robert Smith Law Group, Abena Boakye, has advocated strongly for the involvement of lawyers in the acquisition of lands. According to her, it is the best way to avoid being duped or a possible litigation in an era where land purchase has become challenging due to criminals. Speaking at an event on the ‘Own Your Space’ platform on Saturday, April 18 in Accra, Ms Boakye argued that engaging the service of a lawyer is not difficult and expensive, contrary to perception out there. She said it is better that way to assure…

By Prince Ahenkorah The Ghana Law Society (GLS) has demanded that Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin immediately retract recent comments about the judiciary and issue an unqualified apology. Failure to do so, the Society warned, will trigger disciplinary proceedings before the General Legal Council (GLC).In a statement dated 20 April 2026, the GLS said it took “grave exception” to public and social media remarks by Afenyo‑Markin, a trained lawyer. The Society singled out his description of a sitting judge as “shameful” and other comments that it said could be read as veiled threats about future political consequences for judicial officers.Threat to…

By Prince AhenkorahIbrahim Mahama, CEO of Engineers & Planners (E&P) and brother of President John Mahama, has publicly thanked former president Nana Akufo‑Addo for smoothing the way to take over the Damang gold mine from Goldfields. The handover ceremony on 18 April in the Western Region laid bare an awkward political truth: the deal that puts a major multinational asset in the hands of the current president’s sibling was enabled by his fiercest political opponent.Mahama said a document from Akufo‑Addo gave him the mandate to negotiate with Goldfields after the miner threatened to shut down the operation in 2022. “They…

By Gifty BoatengAn aspiring NPP parliamentary candidate, Beatrice Nana Yaa Owarewaa Siaw, has made a claim so extraordinary that it has drawn disbelief across Ghana’s political class. She says she has already spent GH¢40 billion (approximately $2.7 billion at official rates) on community projects in her constituency before even securing her party’s nomination.By comparison, Ghana’s entire 2023 national budget was roughly GH¢200 billion. Mrs Siaw claims to have personally invested a fifth of that.The figure defies logic. The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) estimates the cost of becoming an MP at about $400,000. Mrs Siaw, a businesswoman who styles herself…

By Prince Ahenkorah The National Service Authority (NSA), has revealed that it has successfully blocked an estimated GH₵900 million in annual financial leakages by eliminating ghost names from its payroll, marking a major breakthrough in efforts to improve accountability within the public sector. According to the Authority, the intervention has led to a dramatic reduction in its yearly payroll expenditure, which previously hovered between GH₵1.5 billion and GH₵1.6 billion but has now dropped to approximately GH₵700 million. Deputy Director General in charge of Operations, Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, disclosed the figures during an interview on Joy FM’s Super…

By Gifty Boateng The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has revealed it is readying itself to launch a project to make available thousands of life jackets to communities where boats, canoes and others are used as means of transportation and business. The initiative which has been planned months back comes in the wake of the fatal boat accident on Volta Lake on Wednesday, April 9, 2026. Seven people two women and five children have been confirmed dead, while five male passengers were rescued and taken for medical attention. Two others, a woman and a child, remain missing as search operations continue. Preliminary…

…as Cathedral Probe Stalls By Gifty Boateng Sir David Adjaye, the Ghanaian-British architect at the centre of the troubled National Cathedral project, returned to Accra last week to open a lavish new studio. His arrival coincides with a continuing official silence over alleged multi-million-dollar financial irregularities in the cathedral’s design and mobilisation works.Adjaye’s new headquarters for Adjaye Associates complete with a bar, crèche, roof-top performance area, and “public mixing room” stands as a statement of low-carbon, post-tension architecture. “This is the first of a kind building in Accra,” he said at the unveiling. The firm already has offices in New…