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Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested a man identified as Prince Agyapong for his alleged role in a violent robbery at the Juaso District Forestry Services Division on Monday, December 1, 2025. According to police, preliminary investigations show that about 30 men armed with knives and other weapons stormed the Forestry office while the Forestry Rapid Response Team was away on monitoring duties. The attackers, believed to have been led by Agyapong, forced staff to surrender their mobile phones before ransacking multiple offices. The group allegedly made away with two chainsaw machines, a tricycle, two KIA trucks, and GH₵9,000…

Vice President, H.E. Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has met with a delegation from Absa Bank Ghana to discuss the bank’s ongoing efforts to advance inclusivity, support small and medium enterprises, and expand financing opportunities for women-led and agribusiness ventures. According to the Office of the Vice President, Absa officials briefed Prof. Opoku-Agyemang on their growing portfolio in SME development, agricultural financing, and targeted support for women entrepreneurs. The Vice President thanked the team for their deliberate focus on women in agribusiness and urged the bank to scale up backing for women involved in agro-processing, including those producing oils and other…

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday handed over 40 armoured vehicles to the Ghana Police Service, a move government officials say will significantly strengthen internal security operations and improve officer safety amid rising threats of violent crime. The fleet includes 25 fully armoured units and 15 light armoured vehicles: five Cobra-4s, 20 Cobra-3s and 15 TLC-79 pickups. Police officials say the vehicles are engineered for high-risk operations and will be deployed to support tactical teams across the country. At a brief ceremony in Accra, Mahama said the investment forms part of a broader national plan to retool Ghana’s security services…

The Ghana Standards Authority and the Ghana GoldBod have entered a strategic partnership to roll out a nationwide calibration program for gold scales, a move officials say will boost accuracy, transparency and confidence in the country’s gold trade. The agreement was reached after a meeting between Prof. George Agyei, acting director-general of the GSA, and Sammy Gyamfi, CEO of the Ghana GoldBod. The initiative will cover all 16 regions and standardize weighing systems used in both large-scale and artisanal mining communities, including major gold hubs such as Tarkwa and Obuasi. Prof. Agyei described the collaboration as a “significant step forward”…

The Ahafo Regional Police Command has arrested two men believed to be part of a robbery syndicate that launched coordinated attacks on multiple businesses in Nkasiem on December 2, 2025. Police say the group targeted a gold buying company, a cocoa buying firm, and attempted to break into the vault of the Asutifi Rural Bank, all within the same vicinity. The gang also seized two police rifles during the assaults. According to authorities, the suspects were armed with pump-action guns and shot one person in the thigh during the attacks. The victim was treated and discharged at St. Elizabeth Hospital…

The Ministry of Health has inaugurated a newly reconstituted National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG-Ghana), a move officials say will strengthen evidence-based decision-making and reinforce the country’s immunization strategy amid shifting global health demands. Speaking on behalf of Health Minister Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Deputy Health Minister Prof. Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah said the refreshed advisory body brings together seasoned public health specialists, epidemiologists and immunization experts with a mandate to guide national vaccine policy. She noted that NITAG’s expanded responsibilities include advising on new vaccine introductions, optimizing immunization schedules, and supporting sustainable financing mechanisms under the government’s Free Primary Healthcare…

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) on Tuesday welcomed Delta Air Lines’ resumption of its Atlanta–Accra–Atlanta route, marking the return of a service long valued by travelers and Ghana’s diaspora community in the United States. A ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Kotoka International Airport on December 2 celebrated the inaugural seasonal flight, which restores direct connectivity between Accra and Atlanta, one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs. Officials say the route revives a high-demand corridor, especially given the large Ghanaian community living in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Senior officials attended the event, including GACL Managing Director Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare; Rev.…

Policy think tank IMANI is raising fresh concerns over transparency in Ghana’s gold sector after state-owned GoldBod failed to disclose key financial and operational details in its latest quarterly report. The organization says the omission of critical data including the volume of gold purchased with Bank of Ghana funds, the resale prices, and the specific aggregators and mining sites involved leaves the public unable to assess whether the state is receiving fair value from small-scale gold purchases. Instead of providing trade figures, GoldBod reported less than $60 million in service fees and balances, a move IMANI argues obscures the true…

Police have arrested a 30-year-old man after a shooting incident at a funeral in Obuasi left a traditional ruler injured, authorities said Sunday. The Ashanti South Regional Police Command identified the suspect as Nana Yaw Dankwa, who was taken into custody on Saturday after officers on duty heard a gunshot and intervened. Police said he was quickly disarmed at the scene. Officers retrieved an unregistered single-barrel gun loaded with ammunition from the suspect. The victim, a traditional ruler from Adansi Dompoase, was treated for his injuries and later discharged, according to police. Dankwa remains in custody and is expected to…

Health Minister Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says the government is making its most ambitious push yet to expand and stabilize the country’s healthcare system, outlining a GH¢34 billion sector allocation in the 2026 national budget. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Friday, Akandoh called the package “the most people-focused and health-centred budget” in recent years. He said GH¢11 billion of the allocation will support the National Health Insurance Scheme, which he described as now stabilised, with coverage rising to 20 million people. Beginning next year, NHIS tariffs will increase by 120 percent to reflect the true cost of services,…