Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated the Accelerated Export Development Advisory Committee (AEDAC) as part of efforts to turn Ghana into an export-led economy. The 19-member committee, chaired by the President, marks the fulfillment of his 2024 campaign promise to collaborate with industry leaders to remove bottlenecks and disincentives hindering the rapid expansion of […]
Month: May 2025
Gov’t Launches Presidential Committee to Boost Ghana’s Export Development
Accra: The Government has officially inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Accelerated Export Development (PCAED), a strategic initiative under the President’s 24-Hour Economy and Export Development programme. The PCAED is aimed at facilitating the transformation of the Ghanaian economy into a globally competitive export-driven one. According to Ghana News Agency, during the inauguration ceremony at the […]
Extractive Sector Workers Union Urges Rehabilitation of Sunyani-Kenyasi Road
Sunyani: The Extractive Industry Workers’ Union Ghana (EIWUG) has called on the government to improve the condition of the Sunyani-Kenyasi road to aid movement and enhance economic activities. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Victor Asare Gyapong, Executive Director of EIWUG, highlighted that the road’s poor state hampers vehicle movement and slows down local economic […]
Atebubu-Amantin Municipal Assembly Endorses President Nominee
Atebubu: Mr Thomas Maswud Yaw Ayarba, the President Nominee, has been approved as the Atebubu-Amantin Municipal Chief Executive in the Bono East Region. The nominee secured 42 ‘yes’ votes, representing 95.5 percent of the 44-member assembly, in an election conducted and supervised by the Electoral Commission at Atebubu. According to Ghana News Agency, in his […]
Foreign Ministry Annuls Hundreds of Diplomatic and Service Passports
Accra: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the cancellation of 341 Diplomatic Passports and 360 Service Passports that were not returned by holders from the previous government. According to Ghana News Agency, the Foreign Affairs Ministry issued a statement confirming the annulment following its public announcements on 15th January and 10th March, 2025. These […]