Business leaders from Ghana and around the world will gather for a massive trade event this November. The Association of Ghana Industries teams up with Volta Regional Coordinating Council to host the seventh Volta Trade and Investment Fair. The event runs from November 26 through December 8 at Ho. Organizers picked the theme Volta Rising to highlight global partnerships and round-the-clock business activity. This marks the first time any Ghanaian trade show will stay open for 24 hours straight.
Companies from Togo, Nigeria, Namibia, Kenya, India and Malaysia have confirmed their attendance. The fair covers agriculture, tourism, technology, manufacturing, creative arts and green business. Volta Region wants to become the main gateway...
The International Monetary Fund told Ghana's central bank to stop messing with foreign money markets. This advice makes many people nervous because similar policies have caused pain before. Regular Ghanaians suffered badly during the last four years under IMF programs. Prices shot up like rockets and jobs disappeared across the country. The local currency lost value almost every day.
IMF bosses want Ghana's Bank to watch from the sidelines as the cedi crashes. Import businesses struggle when foreign cash becomes expensive to buy. Food prices climb higher each month because Ghana brings goods from other countries. People lose faith when their money becomes worthless compared to dollars. The central bank feels trapped between helping...
Thomas Masud Musah Ayaaba told assembly members that Atebubu-Amantin needs more money for development projects. The municipal chief executive wants everyone to work together and collect more cash from local residents. He spoke during the first ordinary assembly meeting of the year at Atebubu. Ayaaba said his team will train revenue collectors to do their jobs better. The municipality also plans a big campaign to make people pay their bills.
Armed robbery cases dropped thanks to teamwork between local and national government officials. Small theft crimes still cause trouble for some neighborhoods around the area. The MCE said security remains a top concern for his administration. Police and assembly workers continue fighting crime...
Government officials packed a room full of farmers and community leaders to talk about President Mahama's new Feed Ghana plan. The Techiman Municipal Office of Agriculture brought together hundreds of people from across the region for the special meeting. Farmer groups mixed with traditional chiefs and religious leaders to learn about the ambitious food production project. Agricultural extension officers and local assembly members joined the crowd at the one-day event. Emmanuel Amoah from the municipal office told everyone to jump on this chance to grow more crops.
Stephen Aidoo runs agriculture for Techiman and explained how the program works to boost food supplies. The government wants farmers to plant more maize, rice, sorghum...
Ghana's president reached out to Donald Trump after deadly water disasters hit Texas hard on America's Independence Day. John Dramani Mahama sent a heartfelt message to the White House about the terrible flooding that killed at least 80 people. The water rampage tore through three counties and left thousands of families without homes. Many victims were young children who got caught up in the rushing waters. Emergency crews are still searching for missing people across the damaged areas.
Travis, Hays, and Williamson counties took the worst beating from the flood waters that destroyed everything in their path. Mahama wrote his letter on July 8 to show Ghana stands with America during this tough time. The African leader praised Trump for...
A court bailiff got caught making fake divorce papers with a dead judge's signature. Kojo Budu Jackson worked as a private bailiff at Ejisu District Court. He forged official divorce documents using a retired magistrate's name. Police busted him after the Judicial Secretary filed a complaint about forged court papers. Jackson first said he was innocent but changed his mind when trial started.
The 38-year-old man admitted he needed cash to pay his rent. He scanned the old judge's signature from real documents. Jackson pasted the stolen signature onto fake divorce certificates. Police found stacks of phony court papers when they searched his room. The fake documents looked real because he used official stamps.
An Accra Circuit Court...
Police detectives dug up human bones from a creepy shrine at Gblorkope after a young man vanished. Nelson Anyana disappeared back in December when he went to meet his girlfriend. Cops found his body buried under scary idols at the ritual site. Three more skeletons turned up buried beneath different statues at the same spooky place. Body parts from other victims were scattered around nearby bushes.
Six people got arrested for killing the 28-year-old guy from Central Tongu District. The murder started as a nasty love triangle between Nelson and his jealous rival. Augustina Fiawoyife lured Nelson to a quiet spot near DC Bungalow for a deadly trap. Her boyfriend Wisdom Hedidor and his friend Courage Bedzo jumped out and strangled Nelson to...
Ghanaians will face blackouts across the country this Sunday when gas company ENI shuts down supplies for repair work. Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor broke the news during a ceremony for power line construction on July 8th. The gas shutdown will last about four to six hours as workers fix equipment and boost production. ENI plans to pump out 270 million cubic feet of gas daily after the maintenance ends. The temporary darkness will help stabilize Ghana's energy system for the long term.
Jinapor decided against switching power plants to liquid fuel during the gas cutoff because engineers warned about technical problems. Changing fuel types requires swapping nozzles and other complicated work that takes time. The minister wants to...
Driver groups called off their angry street march after government officials made sweet promises about fixing the terrible Ofankor-Pokuase-Nsawam road. The Ghana Road Transport Union and Concerned Drivers Association dropped their protest plans when ministers pledged four billion cedis for road repairs. Officials said they would release the cash before July ends to tackle the massive 13 billion cedi road debt. Transport bosses also promised fresh asphalt on three kilometers of busted highway within six weeks. William Osei from the drivers group praised the government move during talks with road officials.
The drivers met with Roads Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza and construction company Maripoma Enterprise Limited on Tuesday. Osei told...
