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The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has given mattress manufacturing companies shut down for producing substandard products one month to recall their mattresses from the market or face further sanctions. The Authority said the affected firms had already been directed to withdraw their products from circulation following investigations that found they were using unapproved materials in […]
The government is preparing to begin salary deductions for more than 4,000 public sector employees who have outstanding student loan debts, according to the Controller and Accountant-General, Kwesi Agyei. The move forms part of a collaboration between the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) and the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) aimed at improving loan recovery […]
The Ghana Gold Board (“GoldBod”) has secured strong international support for Ghana’s responsible sourcing, ASM formalisation, traceability, and value-addition agenda at the Sustainability & Responsible Sourcing Summit 2026 organised by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) and the World Gold Council in London. The GoldBod was specially invited to participate in a high-level Roundtable of […]
Ghana’s producer price inflation jumped to 5.8% in May 2026, up sharply from 2.7% in April, according to Ghana Statistical Service. Despite that year-on-year acceleration, prices producers actually received slipped 1.4% from April to May, suggesting some near-term relief even as the annual figure climbed. Mining and quarrying stayed the biggest driver behind the increase, […]
Mexico became the first nation to secure a place in the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after edging South Korea 1-0 in front of a jubilant home crowd in Guadalajara on Thursday. A second-half goal from Luis Romo proved enough to hand the co-hosts their second consecutive victory of the tournament and […]
Canada delivered a statement performance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday, thrashing a nine-man Qatar side 6-0 in Vancouver to record the country’s first-ever victory at football’s biggest tournament. The emphatic Group B triumph, however, was overshadowed by a worrying injury to midfielder Ismaël Koné, who was stretchered off in the second half […]
President John Dramani Mahama has urged the international community to place the experiences of enslaved women and girls at the heart of conversations on reparatory justice, arguing that their suffering has often been overlooked in historical narratives. Speaking at the Next Steps High-Level Consultative Conference in Accra, Mahama said women endured unique forms of brutality […]
The State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) has commended the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) for one of the most remarkable financial recoveries ever recorded by a State-Owned Enterprise in Ghana. In 2025, NAFCO erased a loss of GH 19 million posted in 2024 and replaced it with a net profit of GH 91.7 […]
A 61-year-old traditional healer has been found unconscious with multiple injuries in a bush at Assin Kushia in the Assin North District of the Central Region, following a three-day search. The victim, identified as Christian Etse Dosey, a palm wine tapper and traditional healer, was discovered on Friday, June 12, 2026, bearing signs of a […]
The end of Nokia: The brand that was the cellphone of an entire generation has ended its smartphones, left Brazil, and today survives only in basic phones in India while seeking a new partner. Source: Written by Noel Budeguer / Science and Technology
