Day: June 24, 2025

Sandema: Despite facing global and national economic challenges in 2024, the Builsa Community Bank (BUCO Bank) has reported significant growth across its financial indicators, marking a record profit after tax of GHS5.33 million. This represents a 646% increase over the previous year’s profit, the highest since the Bank’s inception in 1996. According to Ghana News Agency, the Bank’s stated capital rose to GHS2.3 million in 2024 from GHS2.1 million in 2023, surpassing the Bank of Ghana’s minimum capital requirement of GHS1 million for rural and community banks. The Board and management attributed the success to the shareholders’ confidence in the

Accra: Mr Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, has highlighted significant investment opportunities in the Ghanaian housing market for the private sector. The growing urban population, coupled with the government’s dedication to housing, indicates a clear demand for new housing developments, infrastructure, and financing solutions. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Adjei’s remarks were delivered by Mr Prosper Hoetu, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Homeownership Fund, at the launch of the Ecobank-Joynews Habitat Fair. The event serves as a crucial platform for building partnerships, sharing innovative ideas, and promoting investment in Ghana’s real

Accra: Workers of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMeT) have urged the government to address long-standing concerns over poor conditions of service, obsolete equipment, and unpaid overtime allowances. According to Ghana News Agency, in a press release signed by Mr. Paston Ahenkan Egyir, Divisional Chairman, and Mr. Jessie Quaofio, Divisional Secretary of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) of the TUC, the workers appealed to the government to compel the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Ghana Airports Company Ltd (GACL) to settle outstanding debts owed to the Agency. The release, copied to the Ghana News Agency, followed an earlier petition

Accra: The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed deep sympathy over the passing of veteran broadcaster Mr. Mike Eghan and former National Media Commission Chairman, Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Eghan, aged 89, died on June 5, 2025, and will be buried on Wednesday, June 25, following a funeral service at All Souls Chapel, Lashibi Funeral Home, at 0700 hours. A forty-day memorial (Adaduanan) for Nana Gyan-Apenteng will be held on Friday, June 27, at the Forecourt of the Ghana International Press Centre, starting at 1100 hours. In a statement signed by Mr. Kofi Yeboah, GJA

Ahafo: The Bono Regional Command of the National Ambulance Services (NAS) has trained approximately 400 basic school graduates in the Tano North Municipality on life support techniques aimed at enhancing emergency response capabilities within their communities. According to Ghana News Agency, a team of personnel from the service, led by Mr. Eric Mills, the Deputy Bono Regional Commander of the NAS, guided the young participants through Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). The beneficiaries were recent graduates who had completed the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) within the Tanoso Circuit of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Ahafo Region. The program

Accra: The Elections Committee of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has admonished individuals seeking to discredit the Association’s upcoming elections to desist from their unpatriotic actions. In a statement issued Tuesday, in Accra, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, the Committee said allegations of a bloated register and opposition to proxy voting were being circulated without any evidence. It warned that such conduct risked undermining public confidence in the electoral process. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Peter Martey Agbeko, Chairman of the Elections Committee, emphasized that these claims have no basis in fact. He explained that proxy voting

Accra: The Ho Municipal Assembly has announced the permanent relocation of the Ho Zongo Slaughterhouse to the Sokode Abattoir, effective Thursday, June 27, 2025. According to Ghana News Agency, this decisive move forms part of efforts to safeguard public health, improve hygiene standards, and enhance the quality of meat processing and distribution within the Municipality. Announcing the decision at a stakeholder engagement meeting in Ho, Mr. Stephen Adom, Ho Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), said the relocation was necessitated by the worsening conditions at the Zongo Slaughterhouse, which posed grave health risks to both consumers and school children nearby. ‘The old