Day: October 21, 2025

Accra: The Ghana Prisons Service is pursuing a partnership with the State Housing Company (SHC) to improve accommodation for officers and inmates. Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, Director-General of Prisons, revealed during a courtesy visit to the State Housing Company Head Office in Accra that only 25 per cent of officers currently occupy Service-provided housing, much of which is in poor condition. She added that the remaining 75 per cent reside in privately arranged accommodation, often situated far from their duty posts. According to Ghana News Agency, the visit, led by Apostle Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi, Chairman of the Prisons Service Council, was

Jerusalem: Israel has resumed allowing humanitarian goods into the Gaza Strip, after previously halting aid deliveries following what it said were terrorist strikes on its forces that killed two, security sources said on Monday. The political leadership has ordered that ‘humanitarian aid continues to enter the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom Crossing and additional crossings after Israeli inspection, in full compliance with the signed agreement,’ an Israeli security official stated. According to Ghana News Agency, it remains unclear how many crossings have actually reopened for aid deliveries. On Sunday, security sources had stated that aid deliveries to the Gaza

La paz: Bolivia is set for a political shift, after Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira won the presidential run-off on Sunday, according to preliminary results. The candidate of the centrist Christian Democratic Party secured around 55% of the vote after nearly all ballots were counted, described by the electoral authority as an ‘irrevocable lead.’ According to Ghana News Agency, his victory ends almost two decades of left-wing governments in the country, long dominated by the power struggle between former president Evo Morales and outgoing head of state Luis Arce of the left-wing Movement for Socialism (MAS). ‘Today Bolivia can be sure

Takoradi: Residents of Takoradi in the Western Region have commended the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and its district officers for their efforts in ensuring power supply reliability. According to Ghana News Agency, the residents who spoke in an interview also praised the dedication of ECG’s staff, who have worked to ensure that Ghanaians have access to consistent electricity. The ECG had earlier stated that Ghanaians have been expressing gratitude for the consistent power supply. This was in contrast to the fears of a looming ‘dumsor’ (power outages) that could affect the country. Mr. Frank Owass, a

Accra: Dr Esther Ofei Aboagye, a local governance expert, has urged Ghana to adopt bold reforms to make decentralisation a catalyst for equitable, responsive, and sustainable national development. She noted that while the country has demonstrated intent, it has lacked consistency, courage, timely reforms, and strategic thinking free from political and partisan influence. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr Aboagye delivered a keynote lecture on the theme ‘Decentralisation and Sustainable Local Development – How Thus Far’ at the Second Annual Professor Kwamena Ahwoi Lectures. She outlined six strategic pillars for holistic local development. She first advocated enhancing the fiscal autonomy

Washington: US President Donald Trump, on Sunday, emphasized the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities between Ukraine and Russia, proposing that the current front lines be frozen and the eastern Donbas region be divided as a temporary measure. According to Ghana News Agency, Trump suggested that both sides should “stop at the lines where they are – the battle lines.go home, stop killing people, and be done,” as he addressed reporters aboard Air Force One. This statement comes amidst ongoing violence in the region and heightened international concern over the conflict’s trajectory. When queried about whether he had advised

Accra: US President Donald Trump dismissed Saturday’s mass protests against him and his government policies as a ‘joke’ and told reporters on Sunday that he is ‘not a king.’ The demonstrators ‘are not representative of this country,’ he told journalists aboard his government aircraft Air Force One. He claimed that all the new banners at the No Kings protests were likely funded by George Soros, who is a progressive philanthropist, and ‘other radical left-wing lunatics. It looks like it was. We’re checking it out.’ According to Ghana News Agency, Trump called the roughly 7 million protestors at the No Kings