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Every rainy season, flooding returns to Accra and many other towns and cities across Ghana. Homes are submerged, businesses suffer heavy losses, roads become impassable, public infrastructure is damaged, and, tragically, lives are sometimes lost. After every major flood, public attention quickly turns to government, climate change, drainage systems, or rainfall intensity. While these are undoubtedly important factors, they do not tell the whole story. The uncomfortable truth is that many of our floods are preventable. Rain may be natural, but flooding on the scale we repeatedly experience is largely a human-made disaster. Every year, thousands of tonnes of plastic…

A major intelligence-led cybercrime investigation involving the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), the Ghana Police Service and international law enforcement partners has culminated in the arrest and prosecution of a Nigerian national who had become a person of significant investigative interest to both the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over suspected transnational cyber-enabled financial crimes linked to compromised United States banking cards. The arrest represents a significant breakthrough in the fight against cross-border cyber-enabled financial crime. The operation followed months of intelligence gathering and coordinated investigations led by the Cyber Security Authority…

The recent flooding in major cities across Ghana, particularly in Accra, has once again exposed the deep cracks in our sanitation and waste management systems. Lives have been disrupted, homes submerged, businesses destroyed, and livelihoods threatened. Gutters are choked with plastic and solid waste. Rivers and drains can no longer contain the pressure of heavy rains. The result is devastation. As Ghanaians search for answers, one uncomfortable question must be asked: Did the cancellation of the YEA-Zoomlion sanitation contract contribute significantly to the sanitation crisis we are witnessing today? Answer is yes. But this question is not about assigning simplistic…

Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has once again demonstrated its commitment to environmental sustainability and operational excellence by winning two prestigious honours at the 2026 Health, Environment, Safety and Security (HESS) Awards. The company received the Best Environmental Protection Campaign Award and the Best Company in Environmental Management Practices Award, recognising its outstanding environmental stewardship, commitment to regulatory compliance and implementation of sustainable business practices. The awards celebrate organisations that have distinguished themselves through innovative environmental initiatives, sound environmental management systems and a strong commitment to protecting people, communities and the environment. Karpowership Ghana operates an environmental management system that meets…

Deputy Chief of Staff Nana Oye Bampoe Addo has called on Regional Ministers to champion the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), describing the initiative as one of President John Dramani Mahama’s most visionary social interventions aimed at easing the financial burden of chronic diseases on Ghanaians. Speaking during a meeting between the leadership of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund and Regional Ministers at the Jubilee House, she said the success of the initiative would depend heavily on strong public awareness and collaboration at the regional and community levels. She urged the Regional Ministers to mobilise traditional authorities, local government institutions,…

With four points from two games, Ghana are guaranteed a place in the Round of 32 in the ongoing FIFA World Cup. What’s left to be determined is what position the team will qualify to the knock-out stage with. This will depend largely on results in the final group game against Croatia and sparingly on results of the England-Panama clash, which will be played concurrently as per regulations of the FIFA World Cup. But what are the likely scenarios and which opponents will Ghana come against with after Saturday’s game? Loss to Croatia Let’s work with the unlikely and unwanted…

When guests gathered at a church in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan at the weekend, they knew they were witnessing something rare. A pair of twin brothers – Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye – were marrying twin sisters Taiwo and Kehinde Adediran in a joyous joint ceremony. The Yoruba people, who predominate in south-west Nigeria, are known for having an unusually high number of twin births, but it is not every day two sets of twins tie the knot. “We know many twins, but this marriage feels like it was arranged by God. We have always dreamed of marrying twins,”…

Young Ghanaian voters are more concerned about finding jobs and improving their welfare than about political party loyalty, the Africa Policy Lens (APL) has reported. In its latest national vote tracker report released this week, APL said the majority of voters who did not care about political party affiliations or loyalty were young people ages 18 to 24, whose main concern was the government of the day improving their lives. “Young voters emerge as the most politically fluid segment of the electorate,” the report found, adding that one-fifth of Gen Z respondents ages 18 to 24 “exhibit the highest levels…

The Government of Ghana, through the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has announced that the producer price of cocoa will remain unchanged for the 2026 light crop season despite a decline in global cocoa prices. The government’s decision to maintain the producer price of cocoa for the 2025/2026 light crop season at GH¢2,587 per 64kg bag is a significant statement of policy direction. At a time when international cocoa prices have softened and producing countries are navigating a complex market correction, Ghana has chosen to give its cocoa farmers a measure of income stability, predictability, and confidence. Ghana’s maintained price of…

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Gas Limited Company (Ghana Gas), Ms Judith Adjobah Blay, and her team on Tuesday, June 16, paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo. The visit follows an initial meeting held in August last year, which sought to explore ways in which both organisations could collaborate for mutual benefit and drive growth in Ghana’s petroleum downstream sector. Discussions during Tuesday’s meeting focused on promoting the smooth operations of Ghana Gas and strengthening partnerships between the two entities, among other issues. In her remarks,…