The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has voiced concerns over the Bank of Ghana’s recently launched Ghana Gold Coin (GGC) initiative, questioning its effectiveness in addressing Ghana’s deeper economic issues. 

The central bank announced the GGC on September 27 as part of its domestic gold programme, asserting that the gold coin would encourage savings, improve liquidity, and strengthen the cedi against foreign currencies, particularly the US dollar.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the collective effort of public legal practitioners will make Ghana a place where the rule of law is notjustspoken,but also
lived.

He said the role of the public legal service had expanded dramatically in the Fourth Republic and, therefore, awell-trained and well resourced public legal team could protect the assets of the nation, advance the rights of ordinary Ghanaians and ensure that governance of the country operated within the bounds of justice.

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has urged the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOSGAG) to rescind its decision to embark on strike and returnto the negotiating table for a timely resolution of their concerns.

As part of his campaign strategy, the Member of Parliament for the Madina constituency, Francis-Xavier Sosu turned himself into a truck pusher at the Madina market in Accra [WATCH ATTACHED VIDEO BELOW].

The move has stirred up reactions on social media after he was seen working as a truck pusher.

Sosu, a legal practitioner by profession was seen hauling goods through the market.

Donald Trump is projected to have won three out of seven crucial swing states in the US presidential election, putting him on the cusp of taking back the White House.

The projected results in three swing states - North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania - come as signs suggest at least one other state is leaning towards the Republican former president.

It could still be some time before we find out the final detailed results in the race between Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.

Results are declared state-by-state, and the BBC is keeping you updated with a running tally as we go.

As millions of people cast their ballots in the US election, claims have been spreading online questioning the integrity of the vote.

Election officials have been quick to reject some accusations of voting malpractice - including one from Donald Trump - as well as clarifying some legitimate problems which have been taken out of context.

Trump takes North Carolina in first swing state result,

2024 US Election Results Updates: Donald Trump wins North Carolina, leading in other swing states too; Kamala Harris takes California – as counting continues elsewhere,

This is the projection that says Trump is to win North Carolina in the first result from one of the seven key battleground states.

Democrats had hoped to flip the traditionally Republican state; the other six swing states are yet to be called,

It’s still early in the night, but reports are positive at the Trump watch party, while Harris’s event is increasingly nervous.

The second biggest prize is the Senate, which the Democrats narrowly hold. Republicans have taken two seats from them so far.

Boigouna Aloys, a Burkinabe national, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a High Court in Accra for murdering his German girlfriend and her 13-year-old daughter at Kokrobite.

The 47-year-old accused was found guilty by a seven-member jury after a trial in which the prosecution, led by Yvonne Yaache-Adomako, presented evidence from five witnesses.

Aloys was charged with two counts of murder.

The Omanhene of Akomadan, Nana Boakye Akuamoah Boateng II, has lauded Vice President and NPP Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, for his compassion and generosity towards the less privileged in society. 

During Dr. Bawumia's campaign engagement in Akomadan, Offinso North Constituency, the Omanhene shared an emotional account of the Vice President’s act of kindness that, he said, brought him to tears.

The traditional leader recalled how Dr. Bawumia, moved by a documentary highlighting the dire living conditions of an 82-year-old abandoned leper in Motori, a village near Wa in the Upper West Region, built a new house for her. 

The leadership of Akua Donkor's Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) is divided over whether or not the party should continue to participate in the 2024 presidential election after their founder died last week with a few weeks left for the December 7 elections.

While the General Secretary of the GFP, George Afful in a letter dated Monday, November 4, 2024 addressed to the Electoral Commissioner announced that, the party has nominated the vice presidential candidate, Philip Appiah Kubi, commonly known as 'Roman Fada' to replace the late Akua Donkor as the Presidential candidate, the National Organiser, Richard Botchway in another letter dated Tuesday, November 5, 2024 also addressed to the EC announced that the party was withdrawing from the race.

Roman Fada in some correspondence by the GFP has been referred to as Philip Kwabena Agyemang but the GFP General Secretary's letter  to the EC introduced him as Philip Appiah Kubi.

He is commonly known as Roman Fada and works as a broadcaster at Peace FM but his official name is Philip Kwabena Agyemang. This is the man who is replacing Akua Donkor as the presidential candidate of theGhana Freedom Party (GFP) for Election 2024.

The party has since formally filed his nomination at the Electoral Commission. It was filed on Tuesday afternoon.

Roman Fada was Akua Donkor's vice presidential candidate who has now been nominated by the GFP to replace her.

Two social media users have been placed on the police wanted list for suggesting that the 16-year-old son of Apostle Salifu Amoako, who has been accused of manslaughter was not in custody at the Osu Correctional Centre as directed by the court.

In a press statement refuting the claims on social media, the police named two accounts, one on TikTok and the other on Facebook as those spreading false information.

The police statement dated Tuesday, November 5, 2024 explained that following the court's order on November 1, 2024, the accused was taken to the Osu Correctional Centre on remand, and he has been there till, November 5, 2024. 

The Ministry of the Interior has clarified that Friday November 8, is not a public holiday, even though the 2024 National Farmers' Day will be celebrated on that date.

In a statement issued by the Minister of the Intertior, Henry Quartey, he noted that Friday, December 6, which is the official Farmers' Day holiday, would remain a statutory public holiday and be observed nationwide.

Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has unveiled his plan to transform Ghana’s education system, aiming to expand access and opportunities for all. 

Starting January 1, 2025, the United Kingdom will introduce Electronic Visas (E-Visas), which will replace all physical visa documents.

Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration shared this as an update on the United Kingdom's visa and immigration procedures, as the British High Commission announced.

This information was issued in an advisory dated November 4, 2024 signed by Victor N. A. Adamah, the Acting Director for the Foreign Ministry’s Information and Public Affairs Bureau.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says the change in curriculum at the junior high school (JHS) level does not come with a change in the grading system.

It has, therefore, insisted that it has not introduced any new grading system for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) as being speculated.

“The Stanine grading system is what has been in use since the first BECE was written in 1990.

“Many Ghanaians believe that the solution to Ghana’s financial, health and societal problems lie not in the application of mental resources nor hard work nor innovation but in prayer and divine interventions,” the Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital Limited, Sir Sam E. Jonah has said.

Sir Sam Jonah highlighted that this pervasive dependency on divine solutions posed a risk to Ghana’s progress.

“While faith is an integral part of our culture, it becomes problematic when it discourages critical thinking, personal responsibility and accountability,” he stated.

Sir Sam Jonah, Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has delivered a powerful critique of Ghana’s education system, warning that it promotes rote learning at the expense of critical thinking and innovation.

Speaking today at the Kofi Ohene-Konadu Auditorium of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Sir Sam addressed the theme, "A critical look at education and culture in Ghana to chart a course of national development, peace and our collective prosperity."

Castle Minerals Limited, an Australian-based mining company with substantial project areas across Ghana, has received a significant boost from Ghana's Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF). 

In an announcement today, Castle Minerals said the MIIF has committed a US$2 million investment to support Castle's gold exploration initiatives and the Kambale Graphite Project in northern Ghana.

This strategic investment, formalised in a non-binding term sheet, includes a US$500,000 share investment in Castle Minerals and a US$1.5 million stake in its Ghanaian subsidiary, Kambale Graphite Limited (KGL), which owns the Kambale Graphite Project. The deal is expected to advance the graphite project through to a pre-feasibility study, with plans to produce specialist graphite concentrates essential for lithium-ion battery anode manufacturing.

In 2020, Madam Akua Donkor was my “excuse” for not voting for any of the two main political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

I believe in a one-tenure presidency, where presidents serve for just one term and leave the scene.

Also in 2020, I held the conviction that not voting disqualified any Ghanaian from engaging in any discussions on politics. (NOW).

The Adontenhene of Akuapem Traditional Council, Otoobour Djan Kwasi II, has urged all stakeholders to put their best foot forward to safeguard the country’s peace during and after this year’s general election.

Addressing the chiefs and people of Aburi in the Eastern Region at the 2024 Akuapem Adonten Odwira Festival last Saturday, he explained that a process to select preferred leaders to steer the affairs of the country for the next four years should inspire hope and not disrupt the tranquillity being enjoyed by Ghanaians.

In the 1980s, long before the Internet and social media were even conceived, I had two constant companions – radio and newspapers.  

Those were the days of the Rawlings revolution, so literally every news bulletin started with a story about Chairman sharing his revolutionary pearls of wisdom in impeccable, nicely perfumed English at a gathering somewhere, with the ‘masses’ cheering wildly and singing revolutionary songs, even if they had hardly grasped what he said. They loved him without question.

Starlink’s satellite internet service, owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, is currently "sold out" in Accra, along with other major African cities such as Harare, Lusaka, Nairobi, Abuja, Lagos, and Port Harcourt, due to overwhelming demand.

Barbados has once again strengthened its healthcare workforce with the arrival of 155 nurses from Ghana, landing at the Grantley Adams International Airport on November 3, 2024. 

The group, accompanied by Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Health, Adelaide Ntim, was welcomed by Barbados’ Minister of Health and Wellness, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott, alongside other officials.

A High Court in Accra has thrown out an application against Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno’s appointment as the Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP).

This is after a private citizen had gone to court over the contention that under the laws of Ghana, there was no appointment as deputy IGP in charge of operations.

Emmanuel Felix Mantey, a private citizen and a lecturer, who commenced the action, held that the President and the Police Council were perpetuating illegality in that appointment.