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The Chief Executive of the Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM), Hon. Sylvester Adinam Mensah, has underscored the need for a more comprehensive approach to supporting businesses, cautioning that access to finance alone is insufficient to drive sustainable export growth.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of previously using allegations around sole sourcing to discredit the erstwhile New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, amid ongoing debate over the Big Push infrastructure programme.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

UN member states voted for a draft resolution seeking to declare the transatlantic slave trade and racialised enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has dismissed suggestions that its operations are influenced by partisan considerations, insisting that the fight against illegal mining is strictly non-political. Responding to concerns about alleged interference by political actors, the Director of Operations at NAIMOS, Col. Dominic Buah, stressed that the Secretariat targets individuals engaged in illegal […]Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Canada has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing gender equality in global peacekeeping operations, praising Ghana’s Armed Forces for making significant strides in promoting women’s participation and leadership within the military.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has rescheduled its probe into the GH₵68 billion audit to next Monday, March 30, the PAC Chair, Abena Osei-Asare, has announced.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The United Nations General Assembly has approved a landmark resolution, spearheaded by Ghana, that formally declares slavery and the transatlantic slave trade as one of the greatest injustices against humanity and calls for reparations. The resolution, which passed during a vote concluded on Wednesday, marks a diplomatic victory for Ghana and reflects growing global momentum […]Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre has once again reinforced its position as a leading hub for peacekeeping training and gender integration, hosting the opening of the Reinforcement Training Package for Military Gender Advisors in Accra.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Ghana’s domestic producers—whether in rice, tomato paste, or now pasta—are not asking to be shielded from global competition. They are asking to compete under fair conditions. When goods enter the market without duties, it is not a question of efficiency; it is a question of enforcement.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article