Despite significant investments to improve water access in Ghana, the country’s water crisis is shifting from access to quality. 

Staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin, over the proposed merger of hydro power generation systems to separate them from thermal power production in the country. 

The Ghana Police Service has reopened several major roads in Accra after a three-day closure due to a standoff with protesters from the Democracy Hub. The roads had been blocked as part of a special police operation following failed negotiations over the protest route.

BOOK REVIEW

Ayeboafoh shares his life story 

Title: Akyere – The Stream Which Never Dries Up
Author: Yaw Boadu – Ayeboafoh
Pages: 320
Printed: G-Pak Limited
Reviewer: Nanabanyin Dadson

Popular Ghanaian actress, Adwoa Smart, has made a startling revelation about her past, sharing how relentless teasing and bullying forced her to abandon her education.

The Police has arrested Oliver Barker-Vormawor, one of the leaders of Democracy Hub, for his involvement in incidents that took place on Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22, at the 37 Intersection in Accra.

The Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to ensure that all distortions to the country's history are corrected.

"If you are a man and you are corrupt, I will jail you. If you are a woman and you are corrupt, you think about your husband and children. When you are corrupt and you are going to jail, they will follow you there."

The Director-General (DG) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah, last Wednesday held a closed-door meeting with the family of the O'Reilly Senior High School student, Edward Borketey Sackey, who was stabbed multiple times by his school mate.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has decried the state of the country’s democracy for failing to meet the aspirations of many Ghanaians.

Following a strenuous balloting process on Friday evening, the presidential candidate for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia secured the 1st position on the ballot paper for the December 2024 presidential election while his fiercest opponent, John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will sit on the 8th position on the ballot paper. 

After the balloting at the Electoral Commission on Friday evening, this is how the presidential candidates for the 2024 election will appear on the ballot paper. 

The Electoral Commission has cleared 13 candidates for the 2024 presidential election.

The Electoral Commission (EC) will not compromise its core principles of transparency and integrity in the electoral process preceding the December 7 polls, the Chairperson of the commission, Jean Mensa, has assured.

Ghanaian musician and "Lapaz Toyota," hit-maker, Guru has been elected as President of the Students' Representative Council (SRC) at the University of Ghana.

The Civic Forum Initiative (CFI), consisting of key Civil society organisations, including the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), has proposed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to commit to an independent audit of the final voters’ register for the 2024 general election once it is completed and in good time.

A study has revealed high interest in the 2024 general election, with 87 per cent expected turnout, surpassing the 78.89 per cent in the 2020 polls.

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will explore other available options to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to allow an independent forensic audit of the voters’ register ahead of Election 2024.

The running mate to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has stressed the need for the electorate to elect leaders who are committed to serving the interest of the people in the December elections. 

In an unprecedented move, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) plans to prioritise spot sales over forward contracts for the new cocoa season. 

This strategic shift aims to take advantage of potential price surges in the international cocoa market, following a missed opportunity last season when prices soared to $12,000 per tonne. 

Cocoa prices on the spot market soared from US$2000 per tonne in March 2023 to a staggering US$12,000 in February 2024, before dropping to US$7960 by September 2024.

Civil society groups last week ramped up the campaign against illegal mining, commonly called galamsey in local circles, as they mounted perhaps the biggest pressure on government to end the unfolding environmental calamity.

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has released dates for a planned presidential and vice presidential debates ahead of the December 7 general elections. 

The Electoral Commission (EC) has entreated political parties and other stakeholders in the electoral system to trust the elections management body to deliver a credible electoral roll for the 2024 general election.

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has asked media organisations to desist from declaring election results ahead of the Electoral Commission's official declaration. 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has confirmed Dr Tia Abdul-Karibu Mahama to run on the ticket of the party for the Walewale constituency 2024 parliamentary election.