Author: Krobea

Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku shared a deeply personal reflection on her week spent visiting hospitals, highlighting the fragility and sacredness of life. Writing on Facebook on Friday, February 6, she recounted the profound lessons she learned amid corridors, waiting rooms, and hospital beds. “I watched how quickly life can shift. How a single moment separates normal from never the same again,” she wrote, describing the stark reality of hospital life. She noted how swiftly ordinary routines can be interrupted, leaving patients and families clinging to hope. “One minute, the world is loud and…

The Black Queens are set to participate in a four-nation tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) dubbed Pink Ladies Cup. Th tournament is scheduled to be held in from Saturday, February 28 to Friday, March 6. Among the nations set to participate are Ghana, Russia, Hong Kong and Tanzania. The four-nation tournament brings together national teams from different parts of the world. The Black Queens and their Tanzanian counterparts are expected to use the tournament to fine-tune preparations for the upcoming Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) while Russia and Hong Kong will be using it to prepare for…

The Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has cautioned the Majority Caucus to take parliamentary business seriously after it failed to marshal enough members during sitting on Thursday, February 5. He warned that the Minority would no longer “treat the Majority with kid’s gloves” if the situation persisted.Raising the issue on the floor of Parliament, Mr Annoh-Dompreh said the Minority had deliberately refrained from invoking provisions of Standing Order 64 and Article 102 of the Constitution, despite having the numbers present in the Chamber. He noted that by 1:30pm, most Minority Members were seated, while the Majority front bench was largely…

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo Esq., has underscored the Authority’s disciplined regulatory regime as a key driver of stability and growth in Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector. He said firm oversight, fair pricing mechanisms and consistent enforcement are creating a market environment that works for investors, operators and consumers alike. Mr Tameklo made these remarks while serving as a panellist at the 2026 Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES), during a discussion on ‘Driving Domestic Value: Transforming Downstream Markets and Refining’. The session brought together industry leaders and policymakers to examine strategies for strengthening Africa’s…

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has assured Ghanaians that no region will be left out of the Fund’s ongoing 50-case pilot programme. Ahead of its official rollout in April, the GMTF is currently sponsoring the treatment of 50 complex cases drawn from across the country. At the National Cardiothoracic Centre, the Fund has already paid for life-saving surgeries for eight patients battling various heart conditions. In addition, four patients from the Central, Northern and Greater Accra regions have received financial support for neurological and cancer treatment at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. At the…

The Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has announced the completion and handover of a 300-bed capacity dormitory block to the Ambariyya Islamic Institute in Tamale, describing the project as a significant boost to education in the Northern Region. Sharing the update in a Facebook post on Tuesday, Dr Amin Adam said the keys to the new facility were formally received by his grandfather, Afa Tanko, who led the delegation on behalf of the school and community. He noted that the project was inspired by an earlier visit he paid to Afa Seidu, which sparked the vision…

An Amasaman High Court has reduced the 15-year jail term handed Evangelist Patricia Asiedu Oduro Kwarteng, formerly popularly called Nana Agradaa. She was initially sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on two counts of defrauding by false pretence. Mama Pat, as she is now affectionately called, was ordered, then, by the court to serve the two concurrently. On Thursday, February 5, her appeal was heard and the sentence was reduced to 12 months plus a fine.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced government’s plans to lay before Parliament the Divestiture of Public Property Bill. The object of the Bill is to legally govern the sale, transfer, or privatization of state-owned assets in order to improve economic efficiency. He reiterated that if one wants to sell public property such as landed property, one would need the approval of the representatives of the people, which is Parliament. “And so any public land processing will not be processed at the land commission unless it is ratified in Parliament,” President Mahama stated on Wednesday evening during his engagement with the Diaspora Community…

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has made a second financial presentation to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to support four additional patients under its ongoing pilot programme, reinforcing efforts to provide timely and life-saving healthcare support. The beneficiaries, drawn from the Central, Northern and Greater Accra regions, are receiving treatment for critical conditions, including brain-related illnesses and cancer. The intervention forms part of the Trust Fund’s broader objective of easing the financial burden on patients requiring specialised care. An amount of GH₵282,958.90 was formally presented to the management of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to cover the cost of neurosurgical procedures and oncology…

Ghana’s economy continues to enjoy positive inflationary impact as January recorded a further decline in the year-on-year rate. From 5.4 percent recorded in December, 2024, Government Statistician Dr Alhassan Iddrisu announced that January recorded an inflation of 3.8 percent. According to Dr Iddrisu, the figure is the lowest since rebasing of the Consumer Price Index in 2021. “In plain language, this means that on the average, prices were 3.8% higher in January 2026 than they were in January 2025.” The new figure marks the 13th consecutive monthly decline in inflation in Ghana. “When we compare this figure to the same…