The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has launched a Passenger Complaints Portal (PCP) in Accra to provide air passengers with a convenient platform to report travel-related issues and seek redress. The launch coincided with the commemoration of World Consumer Rights Day 2026, held under the theme “Safe Skies, Confident Passengers”. The PCP is a digital […]

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has confirmed that a microlight aircraft with registration number 9GADV crashed in Tema on Monday, 16 March 2026. This is contained in a press release issued the GCAA. “The aircraft was flying from Ho to Accra, estimating Accra at 1520 Z. The last contact with the aircraft on radio was […]

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi has clarified that the aircraft that crashed in Tema Community 17 on March 16, does not belong to the Ghana Armed Forces. This is contained in a post he made on social media. “We have received reports of a fatal crash involving a privately owned microlight aircraft […]

President John Dramani Mahama has held a high-level meeting with the Heads of Security Agencies, Minister for the Interior and Acting Minister for Defence on the ongoing security services recruitment process. Following a briefing on the process, the President has directed that the number of men and women to be recruited to the various security […]

The coming few days will tell whether the Maama administration is adhering to its own promise to stop abuse of sole-sourced contracts and even restrictive tendering, Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has said. Braimah makes the point that there is perhaps nothing that constitutes abuse of state resources […]

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has said that two bodies have been retrieved from the helicopter crash site in Tema. This was announced by the PRO of the GNFS, Ebenezer Ayensu, who said this on TV3 on March 16. Ayensu further stated that all teachers and students of the school where the crash happened […]

Reports reaching 3news is that a Skyarrow micro light aircraft has crashed in Tema, Community 1, site 17. Two pilots are feared dead. Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred at about 3:30pm. Ghana Fire Service Personnel are said to be on the ground to assess the situation and offer the necessary assistance. “Two bodies have been […]

Renowned Ghanaian dancehall star, Shatta Wale is set to take his popular Shatta Fest to the United Kingdom later this year. In a post shared on his Facebook page on Monday, March 16, the musician revealed that Shatta Fest UK 2026 will be held in collaboration with the renowned diaspora event, Ghana Party in the […]

From polluted rivers caused by galamsey to toxic chemicals in our food, the threat to public health is escalating. What we eat, drink, and depend on for survival is increasingly unsafe. The growing use of chemicals in food has sparked fear and outrage. Fruits are forced to ripen unnaturally, vegetables polished with toxic substances, and […]

The Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer of the World Bank, Mr Paschal Donohoe, has said that the Bretton Woods Institution stands ready to continue supporting Ghana, including through a Jobs and Growth Analysis that will help identify new opportunities for job creation. He said this during a discussion with the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel […]

Austria national football team head coach Ralf Rangnick has officially announced his squad for the upcoming international friendly against the Ghana national football team, scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2026. The highly anticipated encounter will take place at the iconic Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna and forms part of both nations’ preparations for the 2026 […]

The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has told the World Bank that the Mahama administration is putting in place measures to sustainably create jobs. Dr Ato Forson noted that one of the major challenges facing Ghana is unemployment, particularly among our youth. He further noted that Africa has a rapidly growing youthful population, […]

The seven-member committee tasked to investigate the alleged unethical medical practices including patients being charged exorbitant amounts for services at the Greater Accra Regional (Ridge) Hospital and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, has presented its report to the Ministry of Health. The committee established some forms of unethical practices. The committee, chaired by Dr. Inua […]

The Speaker of Parliament and founder of the Democracy Cup, Alban Bagbin, together with members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Youth and Sports, visited English club Sunderland A.F.C. over the weekend to deepen ties and explore new opportunities for the Democracy Cup initiative. The Democracy Cup was established by the Speaker as a platform […]

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has said that the conditions that led to the economic recovery, especially in the financial sector, are currently under pressure due to the spill-over effect of the Middle East Crisis. He said this when he opened the 129th Moneyray Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in […]

Chelsea have been fined £10.75m and handed a one-year transfer ban suspended for two years. The Premier League’s sanction agreement shows Chelsea made secret payments totalling £47.5m to agents and other individuals between 2011 and 2018, when Roman Abramovich was owner. Chelsea have also been given a nine-month academy transfer ban with immediate effect relating […]

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has opened the 129th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Monday, March 16. During the opening address, Dr Asiama said that since their last meeting, the economic picture has sharpened considerably. Headline inflation declined to 3.3 percent in February, marking the fourteenth consecutive monthly decline. […]

The Center for Public Opinion and Awareness (CenPOA) has called on the Government of Ghana to abolish the practice of charging application fees for recruitment into the country’s security services. This is contained in a press release issued by CenPOA. “Over the years, applicants seeking to join agencies such as the Ghana Police Service, Ghana […]

Legal practitioner and policy expert Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers has stated that concerns raised by former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta about receiving a fair trial in Ghana relate more to the broader legal process than to the courts themselves. According to Mr Brako-Powers, Ofori-Atta’s resistance to extradition should be understood within the context of his apprehension […]

Former Deputy Energy Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has called for a change in the way politics is done in Ghana, where the central government is blamed for engineering factors. He recalled that during the Akufo-Addo administration, when the Covid and the Russian-Ukrainian war struck, the impact of these developments affected the local economy. However, he […]