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Most youth fear pregnancy more than HIV/AIDS – GHS

The HIV/AIDS Coordinator for the Ada East District, Mr. Anani Adator, has disclosed that most Ghanaian youth fear and prevent pregnancy more than HIV/AIDS. Mr...

Algeria’s participation in the 5th Japan-Arab Economic Forum

Algeria participated with a delegation headed by the Algerian Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Farid Boulahbel, which also included the CEO of Sonatrach and a...

Activist Gloria Andoh explores mental health practices in Huntsman Institute

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Weinglo Family International, Gloria Boatemaa Andoh, has undertaken a significant visit to the Huntsman Mental Health Institute in...

KGL Group hosts LONACI Director Generale in familiarisation visit

Entrepreneur and Executive Chairman of the KGL Group, Alex Apau Dadey, was paid a courtesy call by the Director General of the Lottery Regulatory...

SSNIT hotels sale: Rock City’s disengagement not enough – Angel Carbonu

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, is not impressed by the withdrawal of Rock City Hotel from the...

Galamsey activities stall Accra-Kumasi highway construction

Contractors working on the four bypasses along the Accra-Kumasi Highway are encountering significant challenges due to a large, uncovered pit left by illegal miners...

SSNIT hotels sale: Doctors to lay down tools as Organised Labour begins strike

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has initiated actions to get its members to lay down their tools starting Monday, July 15. This comes after Organised...

Atiwa East MP donates 600 dual desks; urges BECE candidates to appreciate parents, teachers

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa East constituency,Abena Osei Asare has emphasized the need for candidates writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination to remain...

Malawian sisters confirm the lasting effect of Dignity Kits

“The items we received have proven incredibly durable; throughout all the times we have had to move from place to place, we carried them...

Crops Research Institute begins field preparation for rice methane reduction technology trials

The Crops Research Institute under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has commenced preparations for pioneering technology trials aimed at reducing methane emissions...

Democratic Republic Congo: Conflict escalation linked to deadly Mpox threat

For decades, conflict in the mineral-rich eastern DRC has triggered alarming levels of violence, mass displacement, widespread disease, gender-based violence and severe mental trauma,...

NDC to have dedicated funding to sustain free SHS – Jinapor

Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu and spokesperson on Energy for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Jinapor has said they have a robust plan...

‘Stop following Bawumia and come to Parliament’ – Minority warns Majority members

The Minority in Parliament is threatening to disrupt parliamentary proceedings if the Majority's attendance does not improve starting next week. Since Parliament reconvened in July,...

Man files for divorce because his wife cheated in a dream

In an unusual turn of events, a man from Bulawayo has filed for divorce after experiencing recurring dreams in which he saw his wife...

African Players, Coaches, and Referees to Participate in the National Basketball Association (NBA) 2K25 Summer League

Twenty-Five Basketball Coaches from 15 African Countries Selected for NBA 2K25 Summer League; Five Players Who Featured in the 2024 BAL Season (https://BAL.NBA.com/) to Compete...

NSS defends policy of deploying personnel abroad

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has defended its new decade-long policy to assign personnel to foreign countries. In an interview, the scheme revealed plans to...

National Service Personnel with pedagogical training to be posted to The Gambia

Parliament has passed the National Service Authority Bill, 2024, which aims to establish the National Service Authority. This body will mobilise and deploy individuals qualified...

TUC declares strike over NPRA’s approval for sale of SSNIT hotels

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has declared an indefinite strike action following the National Pensions Regulatory Authority's (NPRA) approval giving clearance to the Social...

FIAT celebrates its first 125 years and smiles to the future

The “La Pista 500” at the Lingotto building in Turin hosted FIAT’s 125th anniversary "Smiling to the future” ceremony; Founded on July 11th 1899, FIAT...

Sudan: UN expert raises alarm at dire human rights situation

Radhouane Nouicer, the Designated Expert on Sudan of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has sounded the alarm about the dire human rights...

World Health Organization (WHO) carries out mission to eradicate dracunculiasis in Angola

Angola is one of five countries where dracunculiasis has not yet been eradicated. Between 2018 and 2020, human cases were identified in Cunene province,...

Gov’t set to commission James Town fishing port

The government is set to announce a date for the commissioning of the $60 million James Town Fishing Port. According to the project engineer, Mavis...

UCC to confer honorary doctorate degree on Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in September

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) is set to confer an Honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. According to...

Asphalt overlay on Ofankor-Nsawam road dualisation project begin

Asphalt works on the 33.4km Ofankor-Nsawam Road Dualirisation and upgrading road project has begun. The contractor, Maripoma Enterprise Limited, started the asphaltic work on the...

Kpone-Dawhenya residents demonstrate over bad roads; heavy traffic congestion

Residents of Tema Community 25, Kpone, Prampram, Gulf City, and commuters on the Tema to Aflao road have protested against heavy traffic congestion, and...

Why we waited a month before making my sister’s death public – Brother of Lois reveals [Listen]

George Boateng, the brother of the late Lois Abena Koranteng, a 24-year-old graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has revealed...

Esther Kimani, 2022 Youth Adapt Winner Awarded 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Esther Kimani, a 2022 YouthADAPT winner, received the prestigious 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation from the Royal Academy of Engineering on June 13...

Death of 24-year-old KNUST graduate: The inside story [Listen]

George Boateng, the brother of the late Lois Abena Koranteng, a 24-year-old graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has broken...

Premier Invest Highlights Milestone Oil & Gas Financing Partnership with Shell at Invest in African Energy Reception in London

Rene Awambeng, Managing Partner at investment banking and advisory firm Premier Invest, outlined Africa’s current oil and gas financing gap and strategies for unlocking...

CORRECTION: Liberia Showcases Upstream Investment Opportunities at Invest in African Energy Reception in London

Kicking off the Invest in African Energy (IAE) reception in London on Thursday, Marilyn Logan, Director General of the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA),...

Widow in court over fraud

Deborah Adjei, a trader, who allegedly took GHC3,130,800 from a contractor under the pretext of securing the release of a fleet of cars seized...

Don’t abandon your children; engage Social Welfare officers for support – Gender Minister

Dakoa Newman, the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, is urging persons who abandon their children at unsafe places to desist from the...

Two persons on GH¢ 100,000.00 bail each over alleged car fraud

The Dansoman Circuit Court has granted GH¢100,000.00 bail with three sureties each to two individuals over alleged abetment of car fraud. The Court ordered those...

Caretaker jailed for rent fraud

Raphael Nii Otu, a 28-year-old caretaker, has been jailed by the Adentan Circuit Court for renting out his employer’s apartment to two persons. The court...

200 SHC homes at Amrahia reach 75% completion

The government's strategy to tackle the national housing shortage is progressing well, with nearly 200 housing units nearing completion at Amrahia. These units, developed through...

Liberia Showcases Upstream Investment Opportunities at Invest in African Energy Reception in London

Kicking off the Invest in African Energy (IAE) reception in London on Thursday, Marilyn Logan, Director General of the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA),...

Labour groups call urgent meeting over NPRA’s decision on SSNIT hotels

Organised Labour is set to hold an emergency meeting today to decide its next steps following the National Pensions Regulatory Commission's (NPRA) approval for...

Soldier jailed for beating wife

A 38-year-old soldier has been sentenced to one and a half years imprisonment by the Gender-Based Violence Court for beating up his wife over...

Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs to crack down on illegitimate chiefs

The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has pledged to crack down on individuals unlawfully declaring themselves as chiefs. The House of Chiefs expressed concern...

VRA meets Interior Ministry, security agencies on possible precautionary spillage of Akosombo Dam

As part of the annual stakeholder engagements for the Volta River Authority's (VRA) emergency preparedness plan, officials from the VRA, led by Deputy Chief...