Government has launched a national dialogue on decentralization, a crucial step towards strengthening local governance. Held in Accra, the dialogue highlights NDC administration’s dedication to reforms that empower local communities.  Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang emphasized the importance of devolving power to sub-regional levels, stating,  “When completed, the policy and strategy will provide a forward-looking...

Analysis of the data using net approval (Approved minus Disapproved) shows the biggest drops in JDM’s approval came from the North East region with -52% decline, followed by Volta, -44%, Ahafo, -37%, Bono, -22%, Western North, -21%, Oti, -19% and Western, -18%.  Ironically, as almost all the regions John Mahama won in the last election...

President John Dramani Mahama has renewed calls for Africa to be granted a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, stressing that the current global governance system is outdated and unfair. Delivering Ghana’s address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, September 25, Mahama argued that reforms were long overdue. “Thirty years...

The Deputy Communications Director of the NPP, Ernest Owusu Bempah, has quizzed his party on what moral ground they have to attack the John Mahama-led NDC government over galamsey. Ernest Owusu Bempah maintained that his party (the NPP) has no moral high ground to demand accountability on galamsey from the current NDC administration. He alleged that some...

The Ghana Gold Board (“GoldBod”) has made a significant contribution of GHS 2 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (“MahamaCares”), in a bid to strengthen healthcare delivery and combat the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Ghana. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Mr. Richard Nunekpeku, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the GoldBod, reaffirmed...

Fifteen inmates from the Reformers School at the Kumasi Central and Nsawam Medium Security Prisons have successfully completed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). All candidates pursued the General Arts programme, offering Economics, Geography, Government, and ICT as their elective subjects. The Eastern Regional Commander and Officer in Charge of the Nsawam Medium...

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as the new Chief Justice of Ghana. The President made the nomination in line with Article 144(1) of the 1992 Constitution, which requires him to forward the candidate’s name to the Council of State for consideration. Justice Baffoe-Bonnie has served the judiciary for decades, rising through...