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A photo collage of Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Roey Gilad and Kwesi Pratt Jnr Veteran journalist and Managing Editor of The Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has criticised the Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Roey Gilad, following comments the envoy made regarding Ghana’s recent vote abstention on Iran’s nuclear compliance at a Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting.Speaking during a panel discussion on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on June 18, 2025, Pratt condemned what he described as the “effrontery” of the ambassador for questioning Ghana’s foreign policy stance, accusing him of overstepping diplomatic boundaries.“The arrogance of Israel and its…

The camps of two New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopefuls, Kennedy Agyapong and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, are in a growing contest over who enjoys greater support from the party’s Members of Parliament.In an interview on Accra-based AsaasePa FM on Wednesday, June 18, Dr. Palgrage Boakye-Danquah, a member of Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team, claimed that 50 NPP MPs have declared their support for the former Assin Central MP.He further alleged that internal projections place Mr. Agyapong at 37% grassroots support—only 13% away from securing the flagbearer position.“With just 13% more, he will cross the line. Many are breaking away from the…

The General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has accused the Ghana Police Service of deliberate inaction that is preventing the Electoral Commission (EC) from concluding the collation of results in the disputed Ablekuma North constituency in the Greater Accra region. Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Mr Kodua claimed that only three polling stations remain to be collated, but the process has stalled due to the failure of the Police to provide the needed security. “It’s left with just three polling stations for the EC to finish collating all the results and declare the winner for Ablekuma North,” he said. According…

The Ghanaian cedi strengthened against the Euro and Pound but recorded a slight dip against the US dollar as of Thursday, June 19, 2025.The cedi has experienced fluctuations in value against the dollar, with an average buying rate of GHS10.37 per dollar and a selling rate of GHS11.05.At forex bureaus, the cedi is trading at GHS11.80 for those exchanging dollars for cedis and GHS12.00 for those converting cedis to dollars.This data is sourced from Cedirates.com, a reputable Ghanaian platform for currency and fuel updates.On the interbank market, the cedi is trading at GHS10.29 for buying dollars and GHS10.31 for selling…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has come under criticism following its National Council’s decision to hold the 2026 presidential primaries on January 31, 2026. Some party members have described the move as a “top-down” approach that undermines internal democracy. However such critiques ignore the context, facts, and processes underpinning this decision. A closer and more thoughtful examination of the party’s proposed constitutional reforms and the sequence of internal elections reveal a different story, one that reflects a clear commitment to grassroots empowerment and democratic inclusion.In political party structures, terms like “top-down” and “bottom-up” are sometimes used loosely when analysing leadership…

Absa Bank Ghana, in partnership with the Ghana Association of Banks (GAB), has convened a high-level thought leadership forum aimed at exploring strategies to advance Ghana’s digital financial landscape through innovation, regulation, and inclusive growth. Held under the theme “Digital Finance in Ghana: Balancing Innovation, Inclusion and Regulation,” the forum brought together key voices across the banking, fintech, and regulatory space to deliberate on how financial institutions can evolve to meet the needs of a rapidly digitising economy while safeguarding stability and access. Delivering the keynote address, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama, reinforced the regulator’s commitment…

Spokesperson for Kennedy Agyapong’s presidential team, whom he describes as a prominent contender for the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s 2028 flagbearership, does not require lengthy campaign periods to gain traction among party members. According to Kwesi Kwarteng, Kennedy Agyapong has long-standing records of visibility and influence within the party, which reduces the need for extended “marketability” ahead of the January 31, 2026, presidential primaries. He mentioned that the 2024 flagbearer of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is amongst the prominent contenders who also do not need a long period to market himselves to the grassroots. “If you look at the…

Now, his inglorious recent-past leadership appears to have come back to condignly and poetically haunt the twice, nonconsecutively elected President John “I Have No Classmates in Ghana” Dramani Mahama. It has come in the all-too-predictable eruption of the age-old Bawku Inter-Tribal Chieftaincy Hostilities, whose prompt and definitive resolution the then-Candidate Mahama foregrounded as a topmost priority in the frenetic runup to the 2024 Presidential Election. As our sagacious elders of yore are known to have observed innumerable times, ad-nauseam, “It is easier said than done.”Indeed, no sober and socially and politically responsible and observant Ghanaian of age, that is, a…

Daniel Dagba is the MCE for Akatsi South Municipality A growing wave of commendation is sweeping across the Akatsi South Municipality as residents continue to express deep admiration for the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Daniel Dagba, for what they describe as his proactive, fearless, and results-oriented leadership.In a series of interviews conducted across various communities in the Municipality, residents applauded the MCE they described as action- oriented man for restoring confidence in local governance and positioning Akatsi South on a promising path of development. From opinion leaders and youth groups to traders and assembly members, the verdict is consistent; “Hon…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has urged banks in Ghana to expand their lending portfolios to support sustainable building projects, embarked on by both government and the private sector, to boost the country’s carbon emissions reduction efforts. Kyle Kelhofer, the Senior Country Manager for IFC Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, said financing sustainable construction projects offered environmental benefits and profitable returns on investment for the banks. In an exclusive interview with the Ghana News Agency at the end of a certification programme for some members of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) in Accra, he said that it would contribute…