Author: Krobea

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025, describing it as overly centralising power in the Presidency and lacking adequate safeguards. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, February 18, the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, said that although the Minority supports reforms to Ghana’s national security architecture, the current draft of the Bill is “deeply flawed”. “Let me be clear. The Minority Caucus supports the need to reform Ghana’s national security architecture. Our country requires a modern, efficient and professional intelligence system that protects citizens and safeguards our constitutional order,” he stated. However, he…

The Minority Caucus has warned that the proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025 could open the door to politicisation and weaken financial transparency within Ghana’s intelligence framework. It argued that the structure of Regional and District Security Councils, chaired by Regional Ministers and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), creates risks during politically sensitive periods. “During sensitive periods, especially elections, such structures can be misused to suppress lawful political activity,” the Caucus cautioned, noting the absence of cross-party representation requirements. The Minority further criticised what it described as insufficient human rights safeguards in the Bill. It said broad…

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday, February 18 visited two victims of the Burkina Faso terrorist attack currently on admission at the 37 Military hospital in Accra. The survivors, were among Ghanaian tomato traders on board a truck, which was ambushed by armed bandits, who lined up men on board and massacred them before setting the vehicle ablaze. President Mahama, who was accompanied by the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, commiserated with them and assured them their bills will be absorbed by government. The President, who was in Takoradi earlier in the morning on official assignment dashed to the hospital…

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has successfully evacuated three Ghanaian traders who were injured in Saturday’s terrorist attack in Titao, Burkina Faso. The mission was conducted on Tuesday, February 17 via a Ghana Air Force flight. “The evacuation forms part of the government’s coordinated humanitarian and security efforts,” a press release on Wednesday, February 18 explained. The injured have since been admitted to the 37 Military Hospital “for further medical assessment and treatment”. GAF extended condolences to the bereaved families of the victims of the deadly attack, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has directed the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service to ensure the enforcement of strict day and night security measures across all health facilities nationwide. “Health facility administrators are required to review and strengthen their internal security protocols without delay,” a statement issued on Wednesday, February 18 said. This comes after a middle-aged woman was arrested for a baby theft at the Mamprobi Polyclinic. This has raised concerns among the public about security at the country’s medical facilities. The statement stressed that the Minister reiterated government’s earlier directive requiring all health facilities across…

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund is actively supervising the restoration of the Catheterisation (Cath) Laboratory at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, in a move aimed at strengthening specialised cardiac care in the country. The intervention is expected to enhance the hospital’s capacity to deliver life-saving procedures and reduce delays in critical heart treatments. As part of ongoing efforts to ensure the project remains on schedule, the Fund’s Administrator, Obuobia Darko-Opoku, undertook a working visit to the facility. She was joined by the Chief Executive Officer of ADB Ghana Medicals Limited, Mr Adann Benjamin Diaz, to…

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has assured the public that steps will be taken to strengthen security systems at health facilities following the theft of a baby from the Mamprobi Polyclinic in Accra. “We are going to work with the Ministry of Health to ensure that the systems and structures we have in place are secure enough for patients and health workers,” she stated, emphasising the need for enhanced safeguards to prevent similar incidents in the future. The baby, who was reportedly stolen from the facility on February 18 in the Ablekuma South…

President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed all seven petitions brought against the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) and her deputies as well as three against the Special Prosecutor. This follows a letter from the Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, to President Mahama on Monday, January 26 that no prima face case was found. As a result, the petitions, according to the Chief Justice, do not warrant any further investigations for the removal of the EC, her deputies and the Special Prosecutor. A communication from the Presidency said the decision to dismiss the petitions follows an action taken by President…

The Ministry of Finance has announced the payment of GH¢10billion as settlement of interest under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). This marks the sixth coupon settlement under the programme and represents the second full cash payment without any Payment-in-kind component. This, according to a statement issued by the Ministry, reflects strengthened fiscal capacity and solvency. The settlement covers cedi-denominated coupon obligations in line with the restructuring memorandum and govenrment’s broader debt management and fiscal consolidation strategy. In a statement issued on Wednesday, February 18, the Ministry stressed that the move sends a strong positive signal to domestic and international…

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has taken a significant step toward strengthening Ghana’s response to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) following a strategic partnership with Project C.U.R.E., the world’s largest distributor of donated medical supplies serving more than 135 countries. The collaboration was formally marked by the arrival of Emily Helen Davidson, an official assessor from Project C.U.R.E., for a 10-day working visit to Ghana. During the visit, Ms Davidson will work closely with the Ghana Medical Trust Fund team, led by Dr Norbert Kipo, to conduct detailed hospital needs assessments across selected teaching and referral facilities. The exercise is aimed at…