US-Iran conflict: Supply chain impacts will be felt globally

Fitch Solutions expects shipping disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz to reverberate through global supply chains in the coming weeks.  According to the UK-based firm, transit through the Strait of Hormuz, which usually tops 100 ships per day, had already dropped in recent weeks due to seasonal shipping factors, though the drop was exacerbated by escalating US-Iran tensions and heightened…

Aguadze Holds Annual Health Screening In Lakpo

Aguadze Holds Annual Health Screening In Lakpo Source: Peter Dzorgbenyuie Junior  Hon. Alexander Aguadze, Assembly Member for the Agbakope/Lakpo Electoral Area, has once again demonstrated his commitment to community health by organizing a medical screening exercise on March 5, 2026, in Lakpo. This initiative follows similar programs held in Agbakope in 2024 and 2025, all aimed at ensuring residents remain…

Ghana calls on Commonwealth of Nations to condemn attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has called on member states of the Commonwealth of Nations to strongly condemn the recent attack on United Nations peacekeepers serving in Lebanon, warning that such actions undermine global peacekeeping efforts and the principles of multilateral cooperation. Speaking at the 26th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in London, Mr Ablakwa revealed that several Ghanaian…

Interior Minister accepts Minority Leader’s apology over recruitment corruption claims

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has accepted an apology from the Minority leader in Parliament following allegations of corruption in the recruitment process of the security services. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, he indicated that the accusations were painful because they portrayed his actions in a way that suggested criminal wrongdoing. “It is painful to be wrongly accused…

Women urged to stand up and speak out

Story by Mercy Darko As Ghana joins the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day, women have been admonished to stand up and speak out for their voices to be heard. The National Director of Development and Social Services with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rebecca Teiko-Sabah, challenged outdated stereotypes, asserting that the era of viewing women as…

Oil prices soar as US-Israeli strikes on Iran disrupt global supply

By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Reporting highlights: Gold at Record Highs: In a flight to safety, gold has hit $5,426 per ounce. While this provides a massive fiscal windfall for producers like Ghana and South Africa, it signals extreme global instability. Supply Chain & Logistics: Maersk has begun rerouting ships around the Cape of Good Hope, bypassing the Suez Canal. This…

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