Editors Pick – Page 58

Eric Ofori Addo of GRA Customs Division: Ghana’s Table Tennis star turned elite umpire shines on global stage

June 23, 2025

In a monumental achievement for Ghanaian sports, Eric Ofori Addo, a former captain of Ghana’s national table tennis team, has been selected as one of Africa’s top umpires for the prestigious 2025 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Umpire Support Program. This accolade marks a significant milestone in Eric’s remarkable journey from a celebrated athlete to...

TOR Debt Rises To $517 Million — Acting MD

June 23, 2025

The current debt of the Tema Oil Refinery which has remained inactive for the past four years stands at $517 million, the acting Managing Director of TOR. Edmund Kombat has said. Mr Kombat said the debt, which the new management came to meet, was undergoing verification. He said the $517 million is the debt situation...

Ghana marks World Yoga Day

June 22, 2025

The Minister for Sports and Recreation,Kofi Iddie Adams says his outfit will liaise with the Ghana Education Service to inculcate the practice of yoga into the extra curricular activities of schools including the school’s sports system. He said yoga embodies a moment of reflection and a time tested discipline that integrates the mind ,body and...

GOC marks Olympic Day

June 22, 2025

In a spirited display of unity and athletic pride, the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), led by newly elected President Richard Akpokavie, marked International Olympic Day on June 14, 2025, with a lively community walk through the heart of Accra. Just months into his tenure following a decisive victory at the GOC Elective Congress on April...

GH¢120k saved monthly after scrapping Jubilee House TV Subscriptions – Ofosu Kwakye

June 20, 2025

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to discontinue all satellite television subscriptions at the Jubilee House saves the presidency approximately GH₵120,000 every month. The directive, which forms part of the government’s renewed efforts to curb wasteful spending, ensures that no office...

No Official U.S. Notice On Travel Ban – Okudzeto Ablakwa

June 20, 2025

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has assured Ghanaians that the government has not received any formal communication from the United States regarding reports suggesting Ghana may be included in a new U.S. travel ban. His assurance follows a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump on June 14, 2025, in which he...

Four Public Officials Charged with Corruption Over Seized Rice Containers

June 19, 2025

Issah Seidu, James Keck Osei, John Abban, and Peter Archibold Hyde have been formally charged with corruption after allegedly conspiring to hijack ten containers of imported rice at Tema Port. The rice, imported from Thailand in 2022, was fraudulently claimed by Seidu using fake documents and a letter falsely issued from the Office of the...

Ken Ofori-Atta is genuinely unwell, cancer is a serious illness – Samuel Atta Akyea

June 19, 2025

Samuel Atta Akyea a former member of parliament for Akim Abuakwa South has waded into the former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s brouhaha with the Office of the Special Prosecutor. According to Samuel Atta Akyea, Ken Ofori-Atta is genuinely unwell and asserted that cancer is a serious illness. He further claimed Ofori-Atta will return to Ghana once he recovers. Samuel...

Ablekuma North: Help us get police protection to finish collation – EC to Parliament

June 19, 2025

The Electoral Commission (EC) has formally appealed to Parliament to intervene and facilitate security support from the Ghana Police Service to enable it to complete the long-delayed collation of results in the Ablekuma North Constituency. Appearing before Parliament on Thursday, June 19, Deputy EC Chairperson, responsible for Corporate Affairs, Dr. Bossman Asare, emphasised the Commission’s...

Ocean Acidification Will Be So Bad That We Need A New Indicator For It

June 19, 2025

“The signs of the ocean in distress are all around us”, said Peter Thomson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Ocean, at the conference in Nice, France last week. “The time of debating with the denialists is over”. This statement of intent backed a slew of agreements that aim to remedy the...