1 week ago The holiday that refused to die: Republic Day’s strategic resurrection

Once upon a very ordinary work week, the good people of the Republic of Ghana were busily doing what we do best, hustling, complaining about ECG, and forwarding family WhatsApp broadcasts about doomsday fuel prices.

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2 w. ago Nkrumah Memorial Park managers commend government for restoring Founder’s Day holiday

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra has commended the government for restoring the Founder's Day holiday in honour of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. They identified the passage of the National Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Bill as a historical justice and reaffirmation of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's "indisputable legacy" as the one who engineered and fueled Ghana's independence, making him the true founder of Ghana.

Politics

2 w. ago Mahama declares Friday, 4 July, as public holiday for Republic Day observance

The Ministry of the Interior has announced that although Tuesday, July 1, 2025, marks Republic Day, the official public holiday will be observed on Friday, July 4, 2025.

Politics

2 w. ago CPP expresses gratitude for reinstatement of Republic Day and Founder’s Day

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has warmly welcomed and expressed profound gratitude following the official reinstatement of July 1st as Republic Day and September 21st as Founder’s Day in Ghana. This historic announcement came in the wake of the government’s declaration on June 25th, reinstating September 21st as Founder’s Day and restoring July 1st as […]

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2 w. ago Gov’t reinstates September 21 as Founders’ Day, declares July 1 as public holiday

Parliament has passed the new Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Amendment Bill 2025, removing the August 4 Founders’ Day holiday from the national calendar.

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2 w. ago Holidays that fall on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to be observed on Fridays – See all changes here

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has announced major changes to Ghana’s public holiday calendar. Through the Interior Ministry, the government has laid before Parliament the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The proposed legislation seeks to establish July 1 as a new public holiday and restore the controversial Founder’s Day […]

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2 w. ago Amelley Djosu: GTA must crack down on provocative tourist displays

Lue and Rue shared images of themselves kissing and cuddling at Independence Square, the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, and the Aburi Botanical Gardens, under the banner of a “Show Ghana Love” campaign.

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