Day: July 30, 2025

Bawku: The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has transitioned from peacekeeping to peace enforcement operations in Bawku and surrounding communities, effective immediately. According to Ghana News Agency, the decision follows a directive from President John Dramani Mahama, the Commander-in-Chief, and was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Naval Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, Acting Director, Department of Public Relations, GAF. The statement cited persistent acts of violence and reprisal attacks by armed groups, which have resulted in innocent deaths and posed wider security threats beyond the Bawku enclave. “This transition to peace enforcement has become necessary due to

Sunyani: A Catholic Priest has advocated the extension of retirement age for Supreme Court (SC) Judges, as the 2025 Constitution Review Committee (CRC) upscales public engagement on the constitutional reforms. The Reverend Father Joseph Domfeh, the Administrator of Christ the King Cathedral in Sunyani, recommended that the retirement age of the SC Judges ought to be extended from the current 70 to 80 years. According to Ghana News Agency, Rev Fr Domfeh also called for a reduction in the number of Members of Parliament (MPs), describing the current size of the legislature as excessive, when he shared his views at

Banda-ahenkro: The Banda District Assembly in the Bono Region has announced the death of Police Superintendent Kofi Oduro Amponsah, the Banda District Police Commander. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Peter Dongi, the Banda District Chief Executive, stated that Supt Amponsah, aged 56, died after a short illness. Mr. Dongi referred to him as a kind and hardworking individual. The announcement was made during the First Ordinary General Meeting of the Ninth Assembly held at Banda-Ahenkro, the district capital. Mr. Dongi highlighted Supt Amponsah’s significant role in ensuring the peaceful conduct of the 2024 Election in the area. He remarked

Accra: The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has called on banks to align their operations with the sustainable banking principles as it steps up efforts to integrate climate risk and environmental sustainability into the country’s financial sector. The BoG has also issued a Climate-Related Financial Risk Directive, requiring all banks to integrate climate risk into governance and risk management structures. According to Ghana News Agency, the directive seeks to enhance the resilience of Regulated Financial Institutions (RFIs) by integrating climate risk considerations into governance, risk management, and disclosure practices. Banks are required to update their governance structures, risk management systems, and

Accra: Changing Lives in Innovative Partnerships (CLIP), a non-governmental organization, has engaged the Minister for Food and Agriculture in a significant advocacy effort addressing climate change and sustainable livelihoods for smallholder farmers and communities. The discussions focused on CLIP’s interventions over the years, its current emphasis on enhancing the resilience of smallholder farmers for food security and climate change, as well as the Ministry’s strategies to boost food production. The collaboration sought to explore potential partnerships between CLIP and the Ministry for the benefit of smallholder farmers. According to Ghana News Agency, the engagement aligns with CLIP’s implementation of the

Accra: The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has handed over 17 gold bars, valued at $1.7 million, to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) in Accra. The gold bars were seized by the Upper East Command of the Narcotics Control Commission at the Paga Border Post from two Burkinabe nationals, who were attempting to smuggle them out of the country. The two nationals have also been charged with gold offences relating to transportation and dealing in gold. According to Ghana News Agency, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, Minister for the Interior, assured the management of GoldBod of the Ministry’s continued support and backing for

Accra: The Audit Service has denied issuing an apology for allegedly overstating Ghana’s public debt by GHS138.91 billion in its 2024 Auditor-General’s report. A statement signed by Madam Ama Awotwe-Bosumafi, Assistant Auditor-General, Public Relations Unit of the Audit Service, emphasized that no such apology or statement had been made by the office regarding information published in their reports. According to Ghana News Agency, the statement clarified that the Auditor-General observed a discrepancy during its review between total public debt figures reported by the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department, which was GHS876.08 billion, and the Ministry of Finance, which reported GHS737.17 billion.