The exercise will be led by the Ghana Armed Forces, which will undertake a clean-up and restoration operation focused on improving sanitation, restoring public safety, and mitigating potential public health risks, including outbreaks of water-borne diseases. At a press briefing on the National Update on the Recent Floods, the Director General of Joint Operations of…
An individual who has been impersonating Dr. Callistus Mahama and falsely promising to secure appointments in exchange for money has been arrested following investigations. The public is reminded that no one is required to pay any money to obtain an appointment. Any person demanding payment while claiming to be acting on behalf of Dr. Callistus…
The Government of Ghana has established five specialised sub-committees to coordinate its national response to the recent flooding that affected parts of Greater Accra and other regions on June 28 and 29, 2026. The committees form part of a broader post-flood mitigation task force activated by the President to streamline recovery efforts and strengthen national…
Hundreds of supporters and sympathisers on Friday, July 3, thronged principal streets of Kumasi as leaders of a newly formed political group, The Base Movement, staged a public procession to introduce the movement to residents and mobilise support. The procession, which snaked through some of the busiest streets in the Ashanti Regional capital, attracted large…
The remains of two persons suspected to have died in recent flooding have been retrieved at Adakope near Weija in the Weija Gbawe Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The bodies were discovered on the evening of Thursday, July 2, according to the Presiding Member for the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly, Wilfred Ayitey Blankson, who confirmed…
The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has blamed widespread encroachment on wetlands and waterways for the recurring floods in his constituency, warning that illegal developments have significantly worsened the impact of heavy rains. Speaking in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on July 3, 2026, following the June 29 floods, the…
The Ghana Armed Forces will lead a nationwide post-flood recovery and cleanup exercise following the June 29 flooding, with authorities indicating that structures illegally sited within waterways and drainage reservations may be removed as part of the operation. Briefing the public on Friday, July 3, 2026, Brigadier General Forster Okae-Yeboah, Director General of Joint Operations…
Absa Bank Ghana has commenced operations from its newly completed head office, Absa Place, located in Ridge, Accra, marking a new chapter in the bank’s corporate journey. In notifications sent to customers via SMS, email, letters and its Facebook page, the bank announced that its head office had officially relocated to No. 64 Independence Avenue,…
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has released GH¢2.6 billion to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to facilitate payments to cocoa farmers across all producing regions. According to an official press release issued on Tuesday, July 2, 2026, a significant portion of the newly released funds will directly target outstanding institutional debts. Specifically, approximately GH¢1.4 billion from…
Ghanaians have expressed excitement on social media following news that the country is set to launch its first-ever freight container train service in July 2026, marking a major milestone in the nation’s transport and logistics sector. The new service will transport cargo containers from the Tema Port to inland depots via rail, reducing the heavy…
