Business News of Monday, 25 May 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Dr Steve Manteaw, Co-Chair of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) A policy analyst and Co-Chair of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr Steve Manteaw, has challenged claims by policy analyst Bright Simons regarding the legality of operations and gold sales at the Damang Mine. Dr Manteaw argued that ...
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World Bank urges government to open US$10.15 million Weija Pediatric Hospital
General News of Monday, 25 May 2026 Disclaimer Source: thebftonline.com Weija Pediatric Hospital The World Bank is pressing the government to urgently operationalise the 120-bed Weija Pediatric Hospital, warning that several critical activities remained incomplete even after the closure of the COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project that financed the facility. The hospital was constructed and equipped under the World Bank-supported ...
Read More »‘President Mahama did not sit in Cabinet meeting on Damang lease’ – Kwakye Ofosu
Business News of Sunday, 24 May 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Felix Kwakye Ofosu is the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications The member of parliament for Abura Asebu- Kwamankese, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has rejected claims that President John Dramani Mahama influenced the award of the Damang Mine lease to Engineers & Planners (E&P), insisting that the President rather stayed away ...
Read More »President Mahama dragged to CHRAJ over Damang Mine
General News of Monday, 25 May 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com President John Dramani Mahama with his brother Ibrahim Mahama The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has reportedly been petitioned to investigate President John Dramani Mahama over the takeover of the Damang mine by his brother, business mogul Ibrahim Mahama, by a private citizen, Emmanuel Senyo Amekplenu. According to a report by thelawplatform.com, ...
Read More »GRA grants two-month amnesty for uncustomed vehicles
Business News of Monday, 25 May 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The GRA will waive all penalties on uncustomed vehicles for at least two months The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced a two-month amnesty for owners of uncustomed vehicles nationwide, allowing them to regularise their documents without penalties. According to the GRA, the amnesty period will run from June 1 ...
Read More »Ghana to ban polystyrene foam products from January 2027
Business News of Monday, 25 May 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The EPA has set an 18-month transition window between now and the January 2027 enforcement date The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has formally announced a comprehensive ban on all polystyrene foam products, popularly known as styrofoam or “takeaway packs,” effective 1st January 2027. The directive, issued in a statement on May 25, ...
Read More »Ghana scraps visa-on-arrival system as new e-visa portal goes live
Business News of Monday, 25 May 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com President Mahama also confirmed the abolition of the visa-on-arrival arrangement President John Dramani Mahama has officially launched Ghana’s first-ever electronic visa (e-Visa) service portal, marking a significant shift in the country’s immigration and travel processing system. Speaking at the launch on Monday, May 25, 2026, John Dramani Mahama said the initiative is aimed at modernising ...
Read More »‘She gave birth and named our child without my knowledge’ – Esther Smith’s ex-husband
Entertainment of Monday, 25 May 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Rev Ahenkan Bonsu is the ex-husband of Esther Smith Nearly two decades after one of Ghana’s public gospel industry divorces, Rev Ahenkan Bonsu, the ex-husband of renowned gospel musician Esther Smith, has broken his silence in a tell-all interview, revealing the moment he knew his marriage was over. Speaking in an interview on ...
Read More »Amin Adam petitions IMF over BoG’s 2025 accounts, flags fiscal risks
Business News of Tuesday, 5 May 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Former Finance Minister and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam Former Finance Minister and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has petitioned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over concerns arising from the Bank of Ghana’s audited 2025 financial statements, warning of what he ...
Read More »Amin Adam calls for IMF action on BoG gold sales, monetary risks
Business News of Tuesday, 5 May 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Former Finance Minister and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has called for urgent reforms in the treatment of Bank of Ghana finances under Ghana’s IMF-supported programme. He is urging stronger transparency and tighter fiscal-risk monitoring ahead of the ...
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