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The Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs (GCYE) has issued an urgent appeal to the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), calling for an immediate extension of the application deadline for the Adwumawura Programme, citing widespread technical and logistical challenges. In a formal letter addressed to NEIP’s Acting CEO, Mr. Eric Adjie, GCYE Chief Executive Officer Sherif Ghali noted that many young innovators have been unable to submit their applications due to intermittent portal downtimes and difficulties accessing necessary documentation from the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) offices. “With the application window set to close today, it is imperative that NEIP considers…

Government has introduced a new bill in Parliament proposing significant changes to the country’s public holiday calendar, aimed at restoring key historical dates and enhancing the recognition of religious observances.The proposed legislation, titled the Public Holidays (Amendment) Bill, 2025, was formally laid before the House on Wednesday, June 25.Among the most notable provisions is the reinstatement of July 1 as Republic Day, commemorating Ghana’s transition to a republic in 1960. If passed, the date would once again become a statutory public holiday, reversing its removal under earlier amendments.The bill also proposes the establishment of Shaqq Day, to be observed the…

Gertrude Torkornoo has been suspended by President Mahama Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has accused the committee probing her removal of subjecting her legal team to a “blind process,” likening their experience to the biblical magicians forced to interpret King Nebuchadnezzar’s undisclosed dream.Addressing the press on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, she described the Article 146 proceedings as unconstitutional, secretive, and fundamentally flawed.She argued that her lawyers have been denied access to the original petitions, the President’s prima facie determination, and other critical documents, yet are expected to cross-examine witnesses and mount a defence.“Like Nebuchadnezzar’s situation, in which he demanded that…

Kenyans are expected to take to the streets in large numbers on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests that culminated in the storming of parliament and several deaths as police opened fire on demonstrators. Although the protests eventually faded after President William Ruto withdrew proposed tax hikes that had initially sparked the rallies, public anger over the use of force by security agencies has not abated, with fresh demonstrations erupting this month over the death of a blogger in police custody. Six people, including three police officers, were charged with murder on Tuesday over the killing of 31-year-old blogger and teacher,…

The Middle East, already fatigued by decades of proxy wars, diplomatic inertia and ideological brinkmanship, has once again been plunged into turmoil. This time, the eruption came in the form of a devastating 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, a conflict so rapid yet lethal that it left the region reeling and global observers stunned. In a whirlwind of missiles, drone swarms, air superiority campaigns and high-value assassinations, both nations flexed their military muscles in what many see as the most direct and explosive confrontation between the two bitter adversaries to date.Israel emerged tactically superior, precision airstrikes took out several…

Absa Bank Ghana Ltd has launched Mobi Tap, a mobile payment solution that turns any NFC-enabled smartphone into a secure, contactless payment terminal. This is part of efforts to simplify digital transactions for small businesses. Delivering the opening address during the launch event, Executive Director for Retail and Business Banking at Absa Bank Ghana, Kobla Nyaletey, emphasised the bank’s focus on empowering entrepreneurs with relevant, cost-effective tools. “Today, we are simplifying payments for SMEs and placing the power of a secure, all-in-one payment solution right into their hands with just a mobile phone. “Our promise to merchants is that Mobi…

Renowned legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory has entered the ongoing public discourse over the impeachment proceedings against suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, firmly stating that she has no legal standing to challenge the process established under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.His comment comes in the wake of Justice Torkornoo’s first public address since her suspension, during which she sharply criticised the secrecy surrounding the proceedings and defended her demand for the hearings to be held publicly. She argued that the charges against her involve no matters of national security or public safety and therefore do not justify a closed-door…

Over 40 people, including children and health care workers, were killed in an attack on a hospital in Sudan at the weekend, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. Saturday’s attack on the Al Mujlad Hospital took place in West Kordofan, near the front line between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who have been fighting each other since the conflict broke out in April 2023. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for attacks on health infrastructure to stop, without saying who was responsible. The WHO Sudan office said that six children…

GJA President Albert K. DwumfourThe Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) finds itself at an inflection point, caught between the relics of a gatekeeping past and the urgency of an uncharted, fast-evolving media future. As members prepare to elect new leaders on Monday, June 30, 2025, the stakes could not be higher. This election is not just about personalities or manifestos; it is about redefining the very soul of an Association that has, for too long, oscillated between relevance and redundancy.Let us be brutally honest: the GJA has historically been an elite club, often cloaked in self-importance and dominated by insular networks.…

Shareholders of Amenfiman Rural Bank are being offered 100% stock dividends following the upward adjustment of share prices for new investors. By this move, the issued shares of GHs76 million have doubled, as part of the management’s efforts to redistribute the accrued wealth of the Bank. Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Alexander Asmah, explains, “this is the time that the Bank has built a considerable amount of wealth and the Board has decided that the wealth has to be distributed to the existing holders.” For about twelve years, the price of the Bank’s shares has remained at 20 pesewas despite the…