By: Maxwell Woyram Tsigbe President of the Republic, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, has launched the One Million Coders Programme in fulfillment of his campaign promise to Ghanaians ahead of the 2024 general elections. Launched on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence Auditorium in Accra, the digital skills acquisition initiative aims to train one million Ghanaian youths and equip them with skills in coding, data analysis, cybersecurity among others. In his keynote address at the launch, President Mahama said the initiative is not a mere fulfillment of a campaign promise but a pragmatic steps to achieving his government’s Reset Ghana agenda and making the country competitive in the digital economy. “This is not just a fulfilled campaign promise. It

(by H.E. Tong Defa, Ambassador of China to Ghana) As the world economy faces severe challenges of rising unilateralism and a trade war looms large on the prospects of global economic recovery, certain country’s tariff policy makes the international landscape more uncertain. Amidst the world today undergoing major changes unseen in a century and transformative shifts in the global economic governance system, China continues to deepen the principle of sincerity, real results, amity and good faith for China’s Africa policy and the principle of pursuing the greater good and shared interests, and advances institutional opening-up to jointly forge an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era. At the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)

By: Maxwell Woyram Tsigbe The Ministry of Lands and Ntaural Resources has on Monday, April 14, 2025, passed out a total of 453 personnel under its Blue Water Initiative upon completion of an intensive one-month training at the Ghana Navy Forward Base at Ezilibo in the Jomoro District of the Western Region. In a three-phase training regimen comprising theoretical, physical, and practical components, the trainees, popularly referred to as Blue Water Guards, underwent an overarching drill to prepare them for the tasks ahead. The Guards will subsequently be deployed to augment the efforts of the Ghana Navy in combatting illegal small-scale mining (also known as galamsey) by safeguarding the country’s major water bodies from further contamination due to galamsey activities. As the first batch

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), today, Monday, 14th April 2025, held a Guard of Honour parade for the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Major General William Agyapong, at the National Police Headquarters marking his first visit as CDS to the Police Headquarters. The ceremony was to mark the maiden visit of Major General William Agyapong to the National Police Headquarters in his capacity as the CDS. In a meeting that followed, the two reaffirmed the commitment of the security services to strengthen inter-agency collaboration in addressing the security needs of the country including the security situation at Bawku.

By Stanley Kwabla Arku Government has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing wide-range economic and institutional reforms aimed at enhancing revenue mobilization, improving trade efficiency, and strengthen economic self-reliance. Delivering a keynote address at the graduation ceremony for Officer Cadets of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang represented by her Chief of Staff, Mr. Alex Segbefia outlined a series of strategic reforms aimed at repositioning the country’s economic foundation. Among the measures highlighted were a comprehensive review of the tax exemption regime to encourage transparency and stimulate investment, as well as a rationalization of port fees to enhance trade competitiveness. The Vice President also disclosed that government is resuming the restructuring of the GRA to boost

Aggrey and Associates Limited has launched a new foundation that seeks to help land reclamation and ecological restoration as well as support environmental sustainability and promote responsible mining practices across the country. The newly-launched foundation’s first project is expected to commence in Konongo, where efforts will be concentrated on rehabilitating lands degraded by illegal mining activities. Speaking at the launch, the Director of the Foundation, Kofi Twum Ampofo Aggrey, announced that the team would begin by planting mahogany and castor oil seedlings as part of the initial phase. Mr. Aggrey further indicated that baseline studies would be conducted to assess the specific needs of the local community and guide future interventions. The effort forms part of a broader strategy to rehabilitate lands degraded by

BY: DANIEL ASARE The Executive Secretary of the Food and Beverage Association of Ghana (FABAG), Samuel Ato Aggrey, has reacted to the recent decision by the U.S government to impose a 10% tariff on imports. According to him, Ghana should disregard the move, and instead, implement pragmatic measures to increase production and build a resilient business community to boost the country’s economy. “At the time that they impose these tariffs, it became very necessary that industry and traders wake up to that call. We should forget about America what they are doing; Trump cannot be dictating to us how our economy should be.” He said