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Joy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, May 22, Mr Ampofo-Ankrah outlined an ambitious vision for the country’s sporting sector, stressing that reliable funding, improved infrastructure and long-term planning would be key to progress. …
Ghana Sports Fund will transform sports infrastructure within five to ten years — NSA bossJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, May 22, Mr Ampofo-Ankrah said youth and community sports development were essential to the long-term vision of the fund. …
Grassroots sports development critical to Ghana Sports Fund vision – Yaw Ampofo-AnkrahJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, May 21, Prof Bokpin said Ghana cannot build a strong economy if support for businesses continues to be influenced by politics. …
Prof Bokpin urges Mahama to champion support for Ghanaian businesses as part of his legacyJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, May 21, Prof. Bokpin said the government must adopt a more comprehensive approach to economic management rather than focusing only on fiscal targets. …
‘Government cannot be sector-selective if it wants to do well’ – Prof. BokpinJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, May 21, Prof Bokpin said the government’s fiscal approach in 2025 marked a major shift from previous IMF-backed programmes, which relied heavily on tax increases and revenue generation. …
Gov’t “over impressed” IMF with deep expenditure cut in 2025 – Prof BokpinJoy Online
… Speaking on the Super Morning Show on 19 May, Dr Nsiah-Asare expressed surprise over claims that the programme lacked committed funding. …
Agenda 111 was properly funded and designed to address healthcare gaps — Dr Nsiah-Asare insistsJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, May 15, Mr Paddy described the postponement as only a temporary relief for businesses already struggling with high port charges. …
GUTA welcomes delay in revised container charges but pushes for full removalJoy Online
… investing in research into non-communicable diseases, we are also taking care of equipment and infrastructure and investing in the specialists, the health workers that will help to treat these persons living with the non-communicable diseases,” she said on the Super Morning Show …
MahamaCares extends focus to wider health sector investment – Fund AdministratorJoy Online
… ogramme is intended to take over the core mandate of the NHIS. “Let me state clearly that the Ghana Medical Trust Fund complements the National Health Insurance; we simply do not duplicate them,” she said while discussing the state of the initiative on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show …
MahamaCares will not replace NHIS, only to complement it – Adjoa Obuobia reiteratesJoy Online
… Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Madam Darko-Opoku said her interactions with patients at health facilities had exposed the alarming reality of childhood illnesses, particularly cancers. …
Rising cases of chronic diseases among children worrying – Obuobia Darko-OpokuThe Director of CSIR-FRI has urged Ghana's food processing SMEs to adopt available food processing technologies, noting that research institutions have developed several innovations to improve food value addition. However, he stressed that high equipment costs remain a major challenge, and SMEs need support to acquire essential processing machinery such as dehydrators.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of CSIR-FRI has urged Ghana's food processing SMEs to adopt available food processing technologies, noting that research institutions have developed several innovations to improve food value addition. However, he stressed that high equipment costs remain a major challenge, and SMEs need support to acquire essential processing machinery such as dehydrators.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of CSIR's Savannah Agricultural Research Institute says the institute has produced hundreds of tonnes of improved seedlings, particularly maize and rice varieties, but faces low patronage as farmers opt for imported alternatives instead.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of the CSIR Soil Research Institute says the institute receives zero government funding for research activities, though government covers researcher salaries. He warns this threatens Ghana's ability to develop evidence-based agricultural solutions and food security.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of the Soil Research Institute of CSIR has cautioned that many imported fertilisers are not suited to local soil conditions and may be degrading Ghana's farmlands because decisions about fertiliser importation are taken without sufficient technical input from soil experts. He argued that applying unsuitable fertiliser blends to soils that don't need them, such as adding NPK to nitrogen-rich soils, contributes to ecosystem damage and called for closer collaboration with soil specialists to guide importation and application practices.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A CSIR soil scientist warns that imported fertilisers often do not suit local soil conditions and may be contributing to land degradation, arguing that many products fail to enhance soil fertility because fertiliser decisions lack sufficient input from soil experts. He calls for closer collaboration with specialist institutions to guide importation and application practices.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of CSIR's Soil Research Institute has warned that Ghana's soils are in moderately poor condition, rating the country's soil health at seven or eight on a scale of one to ten, and called for urgent national action to restore soil fertility and ensure food security.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The director of CSIR's Soil Research Institute rated Ghana's soil health at seven or eight out of ten, describing it as moderately poor and warning that declining soil fertility constrains agricultural productivity and threatens food security. He called for urgent national action and investment to restore soil health as central to Ghana's agricultural policy.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa's Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola said nearly 74% of Ghanaians who recently returned home had overstayed their visas and were declared undesirable through established legal procedures, though he stressed the government remains committed to protecting all persons within its borders, including Ghanaian nationals.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa's Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola said nearly 74% of Ghanaians who recently returned home had overstayed their visas and were declared undesirable through legal procedures. He noted that despite immigration breaches, the South African government remains committed to protecting all persons within its borders, including Ghanaian nationals.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa's Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola says the government is still investigating circumstances surrounding the return of Ghanaians and has not yet decided on compensation. He stated authorities are examining how incidents occurred and who may be responsible, and that it would be premature to make pronouncements on compensation while investigations are ongoing.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola said the government is still investigating the circumstances of returned Ghanaians' departure and has not yet decided on compensation. He noted that many affected individuals had already been declared undesirable in South Africa due to immigration violations, and said each case would be handled on its merits.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa's Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola has urged officials and the public to base discussions on xenophobia on verified facts rather than misinformation, stating that authorities have verified only two deaths from recent incidents, contrary to reports claiming multiple Nigerian and Mozambican fatalities.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
South Africa's Minister for International Relations Ronald Lamola called for verified facts rather than misinformation in reporting on xenophobia concerns, saying authorities have confirmed only two deaths while rejecting claims of two Nigerians and five Mozambicans killed.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A structural engineer who inspected the Avenor building collapse said the four-storey structure showed visible signs of concrete weakness and did not meet the standard compressive strength requirement of at least 25 Newtons per square millimetre, noting that such buildings require proper engineering design and cannot be constructed without professional oversight.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Sawla/Tuna/Kalba MP Andrew Dari Chiwitey has blamed poor planning, weak coordination among government agencies, and corruption for Ghana's recurring flooding problems, noting that drainage systems are unable to cope with heavy rainfall and that agencies responsible for roads, local government, energy, and water resources fail to collaborate on infrastructure projects.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A nine-year-old girl and dozens of residents were displaced from their homes at Savanna Junction near Tema Community 25 following a court-ordered eviction on June 3, enforced by armed police officers. The child, whose family had lived in the area for over a decade, said the experience left her deeply traumatised after witnessing police arrive to enforce a judgment in a long-running land dispute.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers president says Accra's infrastructure development over the past 30 or 40 years has been fundamentally flawed, with water-retention areas filled and development encroaching on natural waterways, causing water to travel from Aburi to Accra in an hour instead of 12 hours and intensifying flooding vulnerability.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The president of the Ghana Institution of Engineers says human activity—including unauthorised developments in waterways and the destruction of natural drainage buffers—has significantly compromised Accra's water retention systems, worsening recurring floods. He cited areas such as Sakumono, Teshie and Korle being reclaimed and developed, and noted that drainage channels are filled with silt, rubbish and plastic waste.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana National Fire Service described Wednesday's fire at Accra Central Police Station in Tudu as extremely challenging due to gas cylinder explosions, live electrical hazards, crowd interference, and inadequate firefighting infrastructure. According to an assistant divisional officer, stored gas cylinders and deep freezers intensified the fire and created dangerous explosion risks, while live electricity exposed firefighters to electric shocks.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers President says Accra's worsening flooding is the result of decades of poor planning, environmental degradation, and unregulated development that has destroyed the city's natural flood-control systems. Flooding has shifted from an occasional occurrence to an annual reality as water-retention areas and low-lying lands have been filled and development has occurred in unsuitable areas.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers says it is preparing a collective response to Ghana's recurring flooding challenges following heavy rains on June 3 that affected parts of Accra. The institution's president said engineers are consulting among themselves before presenting a unified position on drainage and flood management.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers says it is preparing a unified position on the country's recurring flooding challenges and developing a platform to monitor the government's performance on infrastructure commitments. The Institution plans to launch the second edition of its Infrastructure Report Card before the end of June.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
More than 15 households in New Dawenya, Tema Community 25, were forcibly evicted on Wednesday by court bailiffs and police executing a judgment in a long-running land ownership dispute. Residents, some of whom have lived there over a decade, said they were given minimal notice and left stranded.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry is piloting a land equity model in the Yeji traditional area, where traditional authorities contribute land as equity in agribusiness ventures and become part owners, while investors provide capital and machinery. About 40,000 acres have been made available through this partnership arrangement, which the government says aims to improve investor access to farmland and reduce disputes.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Member of Parliament for Ahanta West has alleged that European colonial powers, particularly the Dutch, distorted the historical narrative of the Ahanta people during the colonial era and misrepresented their role and contributions to Ghana's historical development. She cited the example of King Badu Bonsu II, who engaged in prolonged resistance against the Dutch, and noted that colonial authorities changed traditional leadership structures, contributing to confusion about Ahanta history.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Assin South MP Rev. John Ntim Fordjour dismissed claims that Ghana's Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill criminalises counselling, healthcare and pastoral support for LGBTQ+ persons, arguing the legislation targets promotion and encouragement of LGBTQ+ practices rather than professional care.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, an MP and principal promoter of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, has questioned amendments that exempt lawyers, journalists, healthcare professionals and counsellors from prosecution, arguing the exemptions were unnecessary and undermine the original intent to prevent promotion of LGBTQ+ activities.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
University of Ghana economist Patrick Asuming says the Ghana cedi's recent depreciation is within a manageable range and does not warrant alarm, noting that the Central Bank has moderated currency swings. He stressed that exchange rate fluctuations are normal and should only trigger concern if they involve sustained, sharp losses over a short period.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Economist Patrick Asuming warns that Ghana cannot rely on short-term currency stabilisation without structural economic reforms to reduce dependence on gold exports. While recent fiscal and monetary measures have stabilised financial pressures in the short term, long-term cedi strength depends on balance of payments, export performance, and economic diversification.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Professor Patrick Asuming of the University of Ghana attributes recent cedi depreciation partly to escalating global conflicts including U.S.-Iran tensions and the Russia-Ukraine war, which create economic uncertainty and push investors toward safer currencies. He notes that such conflicts affect oil supply and international trade, but says the cedi's decline has remained moderate so far.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →