Category: News

Ahafo: Madam Charity Gardiner, the Ahafo Regional Minister, has called on the government to intervene and help revamp the Ayum Timber Product Company Limited to create more job opportunities for the youth in the region. According to management, the company situated at Mim in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Region had cut its workforce from over 2000 to 800 due to operational challenges. According to Ghana News Agency, during an inspection visit, Madam Gardiner noted that with full operation, the company had the capacity to engage and provide job opportunities for thousands of people in the area. That, she

Zabzugu: World Vision Ghana, an international NGO, as part of its Schools’ Sanitation League Table, has honoured outstanding basic schools in the Zabzugu District for demonstrating exemplary commitment to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) practices. According to Ghana News Agency, the Schools’ Sanitation League Table, currently in its fourth edition, aims to promote healthy sanitation and hygiene behaviours among schoolchildren. A total of 73 schools across the district participated in this year’s edition, a significant increase from the 15 schools when the programme was first launched. Mr Joseph Kwogyenga, the Zabzugu Area Programme Manager of World Vision Ghana, commended participating

Accra: Ahafo Ano South-West: Mr. Abubakar Sedik, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South-West in the Ashanti Region, has appealed to community members to always engage qualified electricians to work on their electrical problems. This, he said, would help prevent fire disasters resulting from electricity in their homes, shops, and workplaces to help protect life and property in their communities. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Sedik made these remarks during the commissioning of electricity projects at separate ceremonies in ‘Ohia Nhye Da’, Mmrobem, and Barniekrom-Nyamebekyere in the district. The communities were connected to the national electricity grid under

Dormaa-ahenkro: Mr. Kofi Aduse-Poku, the Dormaa Central Municipal Director of the National Youth Authority (NYA) in the Bono Region, has announced that 206 artisanal workers have been registered for the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP). Additionally, 748 applicants from the municipality have signed up to benefit from the government’s initiative aimed at equipping the youth with technical, vocational, and entrepreneurial skills to foster job creation and alleviate poverty. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Aduse-Poku, in an interview at Dormaa-Ahenkro, commended the government’s efforts, highlighting that the programme’s implementation would provide employment opportunities for the youth population. He noted that this

Accra: Mr. Diallo Sumbry, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Adinkra Group, has urged African governments to enhance systems that make the continent fully welcoming to the global African diaspora. ‘The ‘Door of Return’ must be fully welcoming, not just in sentiment, but in systems that are codified, measurable, targeted, and strategic. This includes land access, dual citizenship, investment pathways, cultural protection, and diaspora inclusion in nation building,’ he said. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Sumbry made the call at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, held as part of the 2025 PANAFEST and Emancipation

Accra: Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson will today present the 2025 mid-year budget review to Parliament, assessing the economy’s performance for the first half of the year. The presentation comes amid heightened public and business expectations for measures to sustain recent macroeconomic stability. According to Ghana News Agency, the review is a constitutional duty under Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921). It will provide updates on revenue mobilisation, expenditure trends, debt management, progress of key government initiatives, and the economic outlook for the remainder of 2025. Additionally, it will cover the implementation status

Accra: The United Nations has outlined priority actions to accelerate renewable energy investment and transition from fossil fuels to meet global climate goals. In its latest report titled ‘Seizing the Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the New Era of Renewables, Efficiency and Electrification,’ the UN said falling costs of solar, wind, and electric vehicles had given rise to a new clean energy economy. It advised governments to align policies, incentives, and resources with just energy-transition roadmaps as part of national strategies for green industrialization and economic competitiveness. Countries must rapidly roll out renewable technologies and commit to net-zero energy systems by