Ghana faces a significant loss of $200 million annually due to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, posing a major challenge to its fishing sector. To address this, Ghana will initiate a closed fishing season starting July 1, 2024, aimed at replenishing fish stocks. How do we empower and inspire further action, ensuring that the fight against IUU fishing is not just a cause for today, but a sustained effort for the future of Ghana’s blue economy?

Workers of the State Transport Corporation (STC) are fiercely resisting the appointment of a third deputy managing director, describing it as a waste of public funds

Ato Koomson, the son of Hawa Koomson, has been allegedly stabbed following a confusion near the Electoral Commission’s office at Kasoa

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John Mahama has promised to start a plan, design and feasibility study for the construction of a new city outside Accra to ease the growing congestion.

Head coach of the Ghana senior national team, Otto Addo, has named his squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying games.

NDC has released a 16-minute tape as evidence supporting claims made by the third accused, Richard Jakpa, in the ambulance case against Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson. The tape allegedly captures a conversation between Godfred Dame and Jakpa, where Dame supposedly coached Jakpa on court statements targeting Dr. Forson. Jakpa had earlier alleged pressure to testify against Dr. Forson. The NDC calls for the Attorney General's resignation, citing the tape's implications. Meanwhile, the NPP claims evidence of plea bargaining attempts by the accused and a video of Dr. Forson asking the AG to drop the case. Legal experts will discuss the AG's conduct and whether suggesting court testimony is normal or constitutes a judicial breach. Questions arise regarding the AG's denial of engagement with the accused.

Ghana Federation of Traders, representing eight groups, has called on the government to decrease the exchange rate from GH¢15 to GH¢10, citing concerns over the depreciation of the cedi which is diminishing their capital and posing a threat to their businesses. Eric Kwaku Boateng, Chairman of the Federation and President of the Automobile Dealers Union, emphasized the urgency for decisive action to address the exchange rate issue, warning of nationwide protests within two weeks if the government fails to act. The trading groups appealed to the president and vice president to intervene in stabilizing the exchange rate between the cedi and the dollar.

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Member of the Movement for Change, Hopeson Adorye, who was arrested after admitting to detonating dynamite in the Volta Region during the 2016 elections to favour the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been granted bail