The number of confirmed Mpox cases in Ghana has risen to 45 as of Sunday, May 31, 2025, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced. Despite the sharp increase in cases, no deaths have been recorded with only two patients currently on admission. In an update issued yesterday on the Mpox situation across the country, … The post  Mpox cases rise to 45 – GHS appeared first on Ghanaian

 The Minister of Education, Ha­runa Iddrisu, has urged the Feder­ation of People with Disability (PWD) to encourage its members to register with the Student’s Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) to en­able them access funding under the free tertiary education policy. He explained that the Ministry was currently collecting data on Persons with Disability from the Ghana … The post Register

 The two organisations have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen the integrity of the Club World Cup by monitoring players from the 32 competing football clubs between June 14 and July 13. Testing will begin before and continue through­out the event, which will take place in the United States. With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics … The post FIFA, USADA target clean Club World Cup appeared

 Chelsea have opted not to sign winger Jadon Sancho on a permanent basis and will instead pay a £5m penalty to send the player back to Manchester United. The England forward moved to Stamford Bridge on loan last summer after his relationship with former United manager Erik ten Hag broke down. United, who signed Sancho … The post Chelsea opt out of Sancho deal appeared first on Ghanaian

Inter Milan and manager, Simone Inzaghi, have parted company “by mutual agree­ment” in the wake of the Cham­pions League final thrashing by Paris St-Germain. The 49-year-old, who was appointed by the Serie A club in 2021, has been heavily linked with taking over Saudi Arabian side, Al-Hilal. “The time has come for me to say … The post Inzaghi leaves Inter Milan appeared first on Ghanaian

 The UK gov­ernment has threatened to sue former Chelsea Football Club owner, Roman Abramovich, to make sure the money from the club’s sale goes to Ukraine. The £2.5bn in proceeds have been frozen in a UK bank account since the sale, with Mr Abramovich sanctioned after Rus­sia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The … The post UK threatens to sue Abramovich over

 Ghana’s real house­hold spending will grow by an improved 2.5 per cent year-on-year to GH¢129.7 billion in 2025, Fitch Solutions has disclosed. This follows a weaker growth of 1.1 per cent a year ago. According to the UK-based firm, this would be 25.4 per cent above the GH¢103.4 bil­lion recorded in 2019 (pre-pan­demic). According to … The post Ghana’s

 The Ghana Cedi is projected to maintain its relative strength and strong trajectory against the major international trading currencies for the second quarter and throughout 2025, the Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC), has said. “GITFiC’s analysis suggests that the Ghanaian Cedi will continue its recovery trajectory in 2025, supported by robust macro­economic and … The post Ghana

Ghana and Is­rael have re­newed their com­mitment to boosting the beekeeping industry through in­novation and strategic part­nerships, following a high-lev­el forum held in Accra yes­terday to explore new technologies and export oppor­tunities in honey production. The event, on the theme: ‘Bringing Innovation in Growth in Beekeeping and Honey Export,’ brought together key players from government … The post Ghana,

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), in collaboration with the National Security Secretariat, has announced a major crackdown on gold smuggling and illegal trading. The announcement was made by the Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, during his keynote address at the Mining in Motion Summit held in Accra yesterday. Addressing a high-profile audience, including His […] The post Sammy

The government is imposing a GH¢1.00 levy on ex-pump fuel prices, aimed at raising revenue to deal with the energy sector crisis. The government is looking to settle the US$3.1 billion energy sector debt, as of March this year, to keep the lights on. This year, the government will require an additional US$1.2 billion to […] The post Government Imposes GH¢1 Levy On Fuel To Solve Dumsor

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has disclosed that a total of  GH?2.71 billion has been transferred to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to support key educational initiatives, including the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. The announcement was made during a presentation to Parliament on Tuesday on the status of statutory fund […] The post Ato Forson Pays GH¢2.7bn Into

A heartfelt appeal has gone to Ghana Cement (Ghacem) and the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly to help in constructing a bridge to complete a link road from Odumase Krobo to the Tema-Akosombo highway. The unfinished stretch, halted at a small stream just 2km shy of completion, has left commuters and haulage trucks, including those […] The post Krobo Chief Appeals

The Office of the Attorney-General has formally filed disclosures ahead of the case management conference in the criminal trial involving the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, his wife Angela Adjei Boateng and two others accused of orchestrating a multi-million cedi fraud under the guise of procuring cybersecurity systems for Ghana. […] The post A-G

 The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) on Monday, re-declared Mr Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, the for­mer Minister of Finance, a wanted person and a fugitive from justice. This was after Mr Ofori-Atta failed to voluntarily return to Gha­na, and appear before the OSP to answer to alleged criminal offences made against him by the OSP … The post OSP re-declares Ken Ofori-Atta wanted appeared first on

As a young boy in Accra, Ghana, Eric Teye Otumi was captivated by the complexities of the human brain. This passion for neuroscience set the stage for a journey that would take him across continents and into the medical field. During his undergraduate studies in biomedical science, Eric’s exposure to various facets of human biology […] The post From Accra to New York –

The Ghanaian Times quoted President John Dramani Mahama in its Tuesday, June 3, 2025 publication that his government had suc­cessfully flushed out illegal miners from eight out of nine no-go forest reserves in the country. In the view of the President, this is a major milestone in the country’s fight against the illegal mining menace, […] The post Editorial: 8 Forest Reserves Rescued – Good

 The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is poised to position the Western Region as one of Gha­na’s veritable investment hub, the Chief Executive Officer, GIPC, Mr Simon Madjie, has indicated. “The Western Region has the potential to become the com­mercial agricultural hub for this country. We at GIPC, are working with the Minister of Trade, … The post GIPC poised to make W/R

South Africa is trying to extradite pastor Shepherd Bushiri from Malawi on fraud charges, which he denies.

A swift intervention by the Nkawie Divisional Police Patrol Team has prevented what could have been a deadly armed robbery attack on passengers traveling along the Kumasi–Bibiani highway. According to the police, the incident occurred on Monday, June 2, 2025 at approximately 7:30 p.m. between Ahwerewa and Esaase. Five armed men, one wielding a pump-action […] The post Police foil armed