Editorial: DGPP faces special audit from inception

A leading public policy think-tank, CUTS International, wants the escalating 'delinquency' charges imposed on people who renew or replace a driver’s licence after its expiry date suspended.

Twenty-one days. That is the notice given to operators of Laboma, the unpermitted beach enclave that has flourished on state-vested military land beside a dying lagoon. The demolition will be filmed. There will be soldiers, a minister and, perhaps, a phrase about ‘political will’. Then, as surely as the tide, the shanties will return.

Following sustained improvements in the debt trajectory, macroeconomic stability and a clearer fiscal outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has signalled that Ghana’s debt distress rating should be upgraded from ‘high’ to ‘moderate risk’.

The government is seeking to extract greater economic value from tourism by increasing visitor spending and strengthening the sector’s contribution to foreign-exchange earnings, even as international arrivals continue to rise.

Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has stopped using funds from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to buy gold, shifting to commercial financing and offtake arrangements to fund its purchases, Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi has said.

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)’s assets under management rose to GH¢35.4billion at the end of June 2026, up from GH¢28.47billion at the end of 2025.

The Ghana Police Service and MTN Ghana have renewed their partnership aimed at improving driver compliance, strengthening road safety and reducing traffic-related accidents across the country.

There is a particular kind of pride that comes with watching your own country’s colours climb into the sky. I remember it well. Years ago, I had the privilege of flying both Ghana Airways and, later, its successor, Ghana International Airlines.