Author: Political Desk

A total of 2,154 people registered onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) during the NHIS Festive Pulse activation at this year’s Asafotufiam Festival in Ada. The registrations formed part of the NHIS Festive Pulse initiative, which brought registration, membership renewal and public education services closer to residents and festival patrons throughout the celebration. The team also educated patrons on the NHIS benefit package and key initiatives, including the Free Primary Healthcare (FPHC) programme and the One-Time Attendance Code (OTAC). Patrons were encouraged to register, renew expired memberships and update their membership details to maintain active NHIS membership. As part…

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to intensify tax education and strengthen measures to address revenue leakages to enhance domestic revenue mobilisation. He made the call when the top management of GRA, led by Board Chairman George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan and Commissioner-General Anthony Sarpong, paid a courtesy visit to him at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Friday, August 7, 2026. According to Otumfuo, many Ghanaians remain unaware of their tax obligations, while others who understand their responsibilities deliberately fail to comply. He therefore called for sustained public education and sensitisation on taxation and the…

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has escalated its investigation into the Ghanaian dimension of the bribery case involving former Goldman Sachs investment banker and former Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Managing Director, Asante Kwaku Berko. The development follows Mr Berko’s conviction in the United States in connection with a bribery scheme involving Ghanaian government officials. In a statement issued on Monday, August 10, 2026, EOCO said it received a request from its US counterparts last year for information on specific individuals in Ghana considered relevant to investigations into the alleged bribery scheme. The individuals included a former Minister of…

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) is set to roll out a gold traceability system later this year as part of efforts to strengthen transparency and accountability in the country’s gold trading sector. Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, said the system will enable the institution to trace gold purchased from licensed producers and aggregators back to its point of origin. He said the initiative is intended to provide greater assurance about the source of gold entering the formal trading system and strengthen Ghana’s position in the international gold market. Speaking on the development, Mr Gyamfi disclosed that GoldBod had…

Former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor has denied allegations linking him to a reported $1 million bribery scheme involving convicted former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko and the Aksa power project. Dr Donkor, through his lawyers, Cavendish Chambers, said he had never met Mr Berko, demanded money from him or received any personal benefit in connection with the power project. The statement, issued on Monday, August 10, follows growing speculation on social media about the identity of a former Ghanaian Minister of Power referenced in the United States bribery case involving Mr Berko. A US federal jury in Brooklyn,…

President of RNAQ Holdings, Richard Nii Armah Quaye, has announced plans to establish a scholarship and educational fund to support brilliant but needy students from the Ga and Ga-Dangme communities as part of his activities marking the 2026 Homowo celebrations. Mr Armah Quaye made the announcement on Saturday, August 8, when he paid a courtesy visit to the Ga Mantse at the Ga Paramount Stool House. Through the RNAQ Foundation, he presented GH¢200,000 in cash and drinks to support this year’s Homowo celebrations and contribute to the welfare of the Ga community. In addition to the cash donation, Mr Armah…

Three people have died after a mining pit collapsed on them at Odumase-Santenso in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The victims, identified as two women and a man, were reportedly aged between 21 and 25. The incident occurred at about 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2026. Caretaker Assembly Member for the area and Assembly Member for the Bomeriso Electoral Area, Isaac Kyei Andoh, said residents alerted him shortly after the pit caved in, prompting an immediate attempt to rescue those trapped underground. According to him, he informed the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), after which arrangements…

The Member of Parliament for Tano North and Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Gideon Boako, has said Ghana’s economic recovery cannot be considered complete unless improvements in macroeconomic indicators translate into better living conditions for ordinary citizens. Dr Boako said economic performance should ultimately be judged by the experiences of unemployed graduates, traders, farmers, contractors and households rather than solely by figures such as inflation, fiscal balances and economic growth. He argued that citizens are more concerned about access to jobs, functioning businesses, good roads and the ability to meet their daily needs than positive statistics presented…

The Tano North MP and Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Gideon Boako, has questioned the government’s fiscal strategy, arguing that reduced public expenditure should not be celebrated as fiscal discipline when it results in the cancellation or postponement of development projects. Dr Boako said while government has highlighted improvements in its fiscal position, the reported underspending against amounts approved by Parliament raises concerns about whether the gains reflect greater efficiency or simply a failure to implement planned projects. He cited an International Monetary Fund report which, according to him, indicates that about 1,800 ongoing projects had been…

The Level 400 students of the 2022/2023 admission cohort of the African University of Communication and Business (AUCB), formerly the African University College of Communications (AUCC), have welcomed a response from the University of Ghana regarding their petition over the processing of their degree certificates. The students say their position has been significantly strengthened by the University of Ghana’s response to the petition. In the letter signed by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof Gordon A. Awandare, the University stated that students admitted to AUCC under the affiliation arrangement “remain students governed by the terms and conditions of that affiliation arrangement for…