Business
No mining licenses issued under my administration so far-Mahama
Addressing his first media engagement on September 10, the President emphasized that safeguarding the environment was a national priority.
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FWSC Boss proposes three-year negotiation cycle for public sector conditions of service
Speaking in Accra on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at the 50th Delegates’ Congress of the Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG), Dr Smith-Graham explained that the adjustment would provide government with greater fiscal...
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General
CJ Torkornoo's suspension; Bar Council, Commonwealth lawyers demand and matters arising
In a statement issued on Friday, August 15, Dr. Ayine emphasized that the suspension is firmly rooted in Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution. He explained that the process will remain in force until an independent committee chaired by a Su...
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General
Licences of four trawlers revoked over repeated regulatory violations
Ghana’s Fisheries Ministry has revoked the licences of four industrial trawlers following repeated violations of fishing laws.
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Army shake-up: Nearly half of trainees face dismissal over recruitment breaches
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 21, Dr. Boamah disclosed that an internal audit of 452 personnel enrolled in various Ghana Armed Forces programmes uncovered that 210 recruits—about 46%—did not meet the basic...
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General
Over 500 recruits axed from security services after probe-Muntaka
According to the minister, a special review committee examined the records of around 5,200 personnel across several key agencies and found that hundreds failed to meet the basic entry requirements.
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Tech
Ghana’s parliament moves toward legislation on lifestyle audits to combat corruption
During his address in Parliament on June 9, Speaker Bagbin emphasized that various stakeholders, including civil society organizations and government officials, have voiced strong support for this initiative.
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Crime
Ghana adopts new policy: Foreign criminals to be deported, not prosecuted-Interior Minister
During an official visit to the Ashanti Regional Police Command in Kumasi on Friday, April 4, 2025, the minister highlighted the government's concern over the environmental and cyber threats posed by foreign offenders. He cited illegal mini...
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Crime
Government moves to repeal controversial LI 2462 permitting mining in forest reserves
The repeal process is set to conclude within the 120-day timeline promised by President John Mahama.
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Business
Government to overhaul VAT system with new reform task force
Announcing the initiative during his presentation of the 2025 Budget in Parliament on Tuesday, March 11, Dr. Forson emphasized the government's commitment to addressing inefficiencies and structural issues within the current VAT framework.
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Business
Digital tax stamps will enhance tax compliance among industries – AGI
He stated that the industry’s technique of purchasing stamps and fastening them to the goods was time-consuming and expensive to maintain.
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Africa
Rwandan government critic jailed 7 years
Hakuzimana, arrested in 2021, faced charges of inciting ethnic divisions and spreading false information, including claims that critics of President Paul Kagame are often imprisoned.
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Business
Trafigura debt: Finance Ministry says nation has made negotiations for settlement
In response, the Ministry denied these claims and expressed surprise at the leak, stating that all necessary steps have already been taken to meet the financial obligations agreed upon with Trafigura.
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General
Call for Galamsey ban: Organised labour reiterates position to government
This call was reiterated during a meeting on September 17, 2024, with the president's ad-hoc inter-ministerial committee to address the illegal mining crisis.
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Africa
Malian professor jailed for criticizing military junta
Sissoko, who is 41 years old, must also pay a fine of 3 million CFA francs ($4,900; £3,900).
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Africa
Liberia uncovers 40,000 illegal civil servants
The Director-General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), Josiah Joekai told the BBC details of the civil servants were entered incorrectly or not at all into the Personnel Action Notice (Pan).
BBC
Europe
Widow sues AstraZeneca after husband's Covid-19 vaccine death
Father of two Neil Miller, 50, developed fatal blood clotting after receiving the jab in March 2021.
BBC
Others
Iran court orders US To pay $50bn for assassinating its top General Qasem Soleimani
Then-US president Donald Trump ordered a drone strike near Baghdad airport that killed General Qasem Soleimani, 62, and his Iraqi lieutenant Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis on January 3, 2020.
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Ghana ranked 61 out of 142 in 2023 Rule of Law Index, drops 3 spots from previous year
The Rule of Law Index by the World Justice Project (WJP) is part of an annual series of measuring people’s perceptions and experiences of the rule of law in 142 countries and jurisdictions, covering 95% of the world’s population.
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Courts
Criminals roam free in Wales and England as Overcrowding in prisons affects sentences.
Judges and magistrates are giving people suspended sentences instead of immediate jail terms because of prison overcrowding
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