Day: July 20, 2025

Accra: The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called upon ECOWAS member States to collectively tackle Money Laundering (ML), Financing Terrorism (FT), and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) to ensure regional stability and economic integrity. Addressing the Second Extraordinary Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) Ministerial Committee meeting in Accra, she emphasized the need for a robust and forward-looking regional architecture to combat these threats. According to Ghana News Agency, the meeting convened key policymakers, experts, and leaders from across West Africa to discuss enhancing cooperation to protect the region’s financial and economic systems. It also

Accra: In a bold and strategic move to narrow the gender gap in Africa’s energy sector, Karpowership Ghana has launched an all-female internship programme in partnership with the World Bank’s Women in Energy Network (WEN) Africa. This initiative is part of a broader commitment to empowering young women in the energy field and aligns with the World Bank’s 2024-2030 Gender Strategy. According to Ghana News Agency, the programme, launched in January 2025, is designed to bridge the gap between academic training and real-world industry experience. It offers young women practical exposure to the day-to-day operations in the energy sector, focusing

Agavedzi: President John Dramani Mahama has emphasised the importance of responsive leadership, recounting how his previous administration initiated a critical coastal protection project in 2015, to combat the devastating effects of tidal waves along Ghana’s eastern coastline. Speaking at the official groundbreaking ceremony for Phase II of the Blekusu Coastal Protection Project in Agavedzi in Ketu South, the President described the occasion as more than symbolic and a demonstration of what responsive leadership could do. According to Ghana News Agency, the first phase of the project, executed under President Mahama’s administration, delivered 4.3 kilometers of coastal defense structures, providing the

Accra: The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has conducted a pre-departure orientation for fifteen Ghanaian fellows who have been awarded full scholarships to pursue master’s degrees in South Korea as part of the 2025 KOICA Scholarship Programme. The orientation aimed to equip the scholars with essential guidance to support their academic journey and cultural integration in South Korea, while also providing an opportunity to connect with KOICA alumni and programme stakeholders. According to Ghana News Agency, the 2025 cohort is set to study at prestigious Korean institutions, including Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Ewha Woman’s University, University of Seoul, KDI

Tamale: Mr Abeiku Aggrey, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has announced that the GTA will leverage the leather production industry in the Northern Region to develop tourism. He elaborated that although there are several local producers of leather goods such as bags, belts, and shoes, many people, including those in the diaspora, remain unaware of the region’s historical significance in leather craftsmanship. This announcement was made during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the GTA and the PANAFEST Secretariat to Gulkpe-Naa Alhassan Abdulai, Paramount Chief of Gulkpegu Traditional Area in Tamale. According to Ghana News

Kumasi: The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested two individuals, Charity and Jacob Abeka, for allegedly distributing counterfeit ‘Kill-It’ insecticide spray, a product exclusively imported and distributed in the country by MISWA Chemicals Ltd. The arrests followed a formal complaint lodged by the company regarding the circulation of fake products that closely resemble the original insecticide brand. According to Ghana News Agency, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Godwin Ahianyo, Public Relations Officer of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, said the suspects were apprehended in a joint operation involving law enforcement officers and staff of MISWA Chemicals. Charity was arrested at

Accra: Thirty investigators from the Criminal Investigations Department and the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit of the Ghana Police in the Western and Central Regions have participated in a training session focused on the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (1038) to enhance children’s online safety. According to Ghana News Agency, the two-day training on Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse educated participants about relevant laws and how these can be used to protect children from online abuse. ACP Yakubu Akologo Ayamga, the Western Regional Deputy Police Commander, expressed gratitude to UNICEF for sponsoring the training and emphasized the importance of consulting