Ghana's Premier Business & Policy Journal
President John Mahama has called for a monthly nationwide clean-up exercise, saying sustained sanitation efforts and regular desilting of drains are needed to reduce flooding in Ghana.
Vice-President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged Ghanaians to stop littering and keep their communities clean, saying collective action is key to reducing flooding.
On Friday, government ministries, departments and agencies, local authorities, schools, security services, waste management companies and private institutions are expected to lead the exercise.
The government says Friday, July 10, is not a public holiday despite the nationwide flood clean-up exercise. Workers are expected to participate while markets and shops remain closed.
Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson says Ghana has started setting aside funds to repay GH¢54 billion under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme next year, aiming to avoid another debt default.
President John Mahama has announced plans to demolish the ageing Gordon Guggisberg maternity building at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and construct a new maternity block, describing the current facility as a "death trap".
Ghana has extradited Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, to the United States to face charges over an alleged $8 million AI-assisted romance fraud targeting elderly Americans.
resident Mahama says poor maintenance caused millions of dollars' worth of hospital equipment to break down, announcing a new biomedical services company to protect future health investments.
Ghana's Cabinet has approved plans to complete only 35 Agenda 111 hospital projects, prioritising facilities based on need, completion level and regional distribution.
Ghana Water Ltd will shut the Dodowa Booster Station for 24 hours on July 9, affecting water supply to East Legon, Madina, Adenta, Oyarifa, Dome and other parts of Greater Accra
Three people are standing trial over one of Ghana's biggest cocaine seizures, while the alleged kingpins remain on the run despite the destruction of the drugs, the Interior Minister, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, has told Parliament.
A senior opposition lawmaker in Ghana has called for any government officials linked to a 320kg methamphetamine shipment seized in Australia to be publicly identified and prosecuted, after the Interior Minister disclosed that investigators suspect the involvement of public officials.
Ghana's tax authority has sealed part of the offices of Electrochem Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the McDan Group, over an outstanding tax bill of 6.8 million cedis ($650,000; £480,000), giving the company seven days to pay or face tougher enforcement measures.