The Accra City Hotel has announced the opening of its groundbreaking Events Centre in July 2025, a bold new addition set to transform Ghana’s hospitality landscape and solidify Accra’s growing status as a leading destination for international events.

Parliament will resume sitting on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, for the second meeting of the first session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic.

Railway workers across Ghana on Monday declared an indefinite sit-down strike, grinding services under the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) to a halt, over unpaid salaries and deteriorating working conditions, according to the workers.

President John Dramani Mahama has urged African leaders to back the full rollout of the proposed African Monetary Fund and other regional financial institutions to help reduce the continent’s reliance on foreign borrowing and ease pressure on foreign exchange reserves.

The Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana, Professor William Baah-Boateng, has advised the Bank of Ghana to step in and manage the recent appreciation of the Ghana cedi by keeping it within a stable range.

The Minority in Parliament has asked that Sammy Gyamfi, the acting Chief Executive of the Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD),  should be suspended with immediate effect in relation to the incident where he was captured on video handing out US dollars to Nana Agradaa.

Addressing a press conference on Monday [May 12, 2025] in Accra, the Member of Parliament for Walewale and Finance Committee member, Dr Kabiru Tia Mahama, demanded a swift action by the President.

The presidency on Monday summoned the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, after a video emerged showing him handing over an dollar notes to evangelist and former fetish priestess widely known as Nana Agradaa.

Sammy Gyamfi was asked by the presidency to appear before the Chief of Staff to explain the circumstances surrounding the incidet, which has sparked widespread public criticism and raised concerns over the ethical conduct of public officials.

The outgoing Commissioner General of the Ghana Boundary Commission (GhBC), Major General Emmanuel Wekem Kotia, has called for an immediate action to deal with the international maritime and land boundary dispute between Ghana and its neighbour, Togo.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has filed a motion at the High Court in Accra asking the court to strike out a suit filed by a Ghanaian retiree who has dragged the bank and its immediate past Governor, Dr Ernest Addison, to court, citing gross negligence in the management of the Ghana Cedi.

The Bank of Ghana has cautioned the public against individuals and groups posing as foreign investors and enticing people with promises of high returns on investments.

The Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA) has appealed to its members to reduce prices following recent improvements in the exchange rate between the cedi and the US dollar.

Selling your data is big business — and a lot of apps are cashing in this way. As a general rule, whenever an app is free, it isn’t truly free. It’s going to find ways to collect as much of your data as possible in order to turn around and sell it to third-party advertisers and other parties that turn a profit using your data to get you to buy more things.

Care homes will be prevented from recruiting staff from abroad as part of an overhaul of rules to drive down net migration, Yvette Cooper has said.

In a change that will concern employers in the sector, the home secretary said providers should instead seek to employ foreign staff who have already come to the country or extend existing visas.

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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohonu, has revealed that he defied security intelligence advising him against entering Bawku during a recent surge in violence, saying he could not abandon his men who were under attack.

A baker and entrepreneur based in Kasoa in the Central Region has been crowned The Mirror Model Mother for the year 2025.

The committee that investigated the 2023 Akosombo Dam spillage has recommended adequate compensation for the communities affected by the upstream and downstream floods.

In July 2007, the Bank of Ghana (BoG), led by Dr Paul Amoafo Acquah, undertook a major monetary reform by redenominating the cedi.

The Office of the Auditor-General has recovered GH¢12.7 billion out of GH¢38.9 billion disallowed expenditures flagged in audit reports between 2020 and 2023.  

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commenced a home and office passport delivery service for applicants, in collaboration with Ghana Post and local courier firm, Troskit. 

This paper explores the institutional mechanisms through which legislatures in liberal democracies exercise oversight over the armed forces, emphasizing the importance of democratic control and accountability. It examines the pivotal role of defence committees, which serve as specialized legislative bodies responsible for scrutinizing military policies, defense strategies, and executive decisions. 

Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has called on National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters to refrain from criticising Sammy Gyamfi’s dollar gift to her, describing the backlash as unnecessary.

Former Kumbungu MP Ras Mubarak has criticised GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi for gifting dollars to evangelist Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Agradaa, warning that such actions could destabilise the local currency and undermine economic confidence.

If the President’s Code of Conduct means anything, Sammy Gyamfi’s time as Acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) must end — and it must end immediately.

President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday morning visited the Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang in London.