Day: March 9, 2026

The Resident Country Director at International Investments LLC, Ibrahim Adjei, has commended Ghanaians for maintaining unity and resilience despite economic challenges since independence.

He said beyond economic indicators and statistics, the country has achieved important intangible progress such as tolerance, fraternity, and social cohesion among citizens.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed that boards of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and other public institutions should immediately stop undertaking international travel for training programmes, conferences, retreats, and study tours at the expense of the state.

The directive was contained in a letter issued by the Office of the President dated March 5, and addressed to all sector ministers supervising SOEs and public institutions.

According to the Presidency, the decision follows increasing concern about the increasing number of international trips undertaken by boards of public institutions and the rising costs associated with such travels.

President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to invest more in empowering women, noting that expanding opportunities and resources for women will drive broader national development.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, March 8, to mark International Women’s Day 2026, the President stated that the nation stands to benefit greatly when women receive the support needed to succeed.

He explained that empowering women consistently produces effects that extend beyond individual achievement, often bringing positive change to families and entire communities.

President John Dramani Mahama has imposed an immediate ban on international travel by boards of state-owned enterprises and public institutions for training, conferences, retreats and study tours funded at taxpayer expense, citing mounting alarm over the escalating cost of such trips.

The directive, issued from the Jubilee House on March 5 and signed by Secretary to the President Callistus Mahama, follows what the presidency described as a troubling pattern of overseas travel by board members that had placed significant strain on the public purse. The instruction applies to all state-owned enterprises and public institutions, bringing an abrupt halt to a practice the government said had grown both in frequency and expense.

“It has come to the attention of the President that some Boards of State-Owned Enterprises and other public institutions have increasingly undertaken international travel for training programmes, retreats, conferences, and study tours,” the directive stated.