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Ministry of Health and Mercy Ships Extend Stay of Hospital Ship in Sierra Leone to Provide Life-Changing Surgeries and Education

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the renowned international charity Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.Africa), proudly announces the extension of the Global Mercy’s stay in...

Teacher unions make proposals for parties’ manifestos

Pre-tertiary teacher unions in the country yesterday launched a document containing their demands for incorporation in the manifestos of political parties. The unions are the...

Mapping El Geneina, a flashpoint in the Sudan conflict

The 20-mile journey from El Geneina, capital of Sudan’s West Darfur state, across the Chadian border to Adré has become a common escape route for people...

Global cholera vaccine stockpile runs empty as 16 countries report outbreaks

The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is extremely concerned about a recent announcement that the global cholera vaccine stockpile has been exhausted. As...

How Ghanaian policeman saved Liberia’s Vice President from going to jail [Video]

https://youtu.be/FeqX0ZSGKbc?t=282 Liberian Vice President, Jeremiah Koung, has recounted how a Ghanaian police officer, Emmanuel Ekow Addisson saved him from going to jail. This according...

Open Real Estate Agency Council office by April – Oppong Nkrumah

Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has tasked the board and management of the Real Estate Agency Council (REAC) to ensure an...

Discarded fertilizing materials give rise to an innovative company in the Gambia

Through a grant from the JSF Programme, Momar Taal realized his dream of creating a processing facility that sources produce from local farmers and...

Stop being emotional about LGBTQI+ bill – Afenyo-Markin to MPs

Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has asserted that some Members of Parliament (MPs) are emotional during deliberations on the anti-LGBTQI+ bill. The Effutu MP...

Four dead, others injured in gory accident at Awutu Bereku [Photos]

Four people have been reported dead with many injured in a gory accident at Awutu Bereku in the Central region. The accident occurred in the...

Autopsy report reveals what killed Aburi Girls SHS student

An autopsy report has revealed what killed first-year Aburi Girls Senior High School (SHS) student, Stacey Okyere who tragically passed after complaining of stomach...

10 things to know about Hajia4Reall’s guilty plea in $2m romance scam case

In a significant development, Mona Faiz Montrage, a well-known Ghanaian influencer widely recognized as “Hajia4Reall,” has admitted to her involvement in a complex web...

North Tongu reshapes roads as DCE targets massive infrastructure overhaul

In a bid to catalyze economic growth and enhance transportation infrastructure, the North Tongu District in the Volta Region has embarked on a significant...

Three police officers killed J.B Danquah Adu, not Daniel Asiedu- Counsel tells court

Yaw Dankwah, the defence counsel in the murder case of former MP for Abuakwa North, J. B Danquah Adu says Daniel Asiedu, the first...

Gov’t to introduce Fintech Innovation Fund – Bawumia

The Government has plans to set up a FinTech Innovation Fund to support Start-ups to drive Ghana's digital revolution. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia announced this...

Roll out SORMAS to all health facilities for improved disease outbreak control – Dr Asiedu-Bekoe

The Director of Public Health, Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe is pushing for an extensive roll out of the Surveillance Outbreak Response Management...

New York Medical School eliminates tuition after $1bn gift

A New York City medical school will offer students free tuition following a $1bn donation from the 93-year-old widow of a major Wall Street...

Trafficked girls rescued from abuse plead for support to pursue education and skills training

In the quiet corners of rehabilitation centres and safe houses, the voices of resilient young girls echo a plea for a chance at a...

Man, 34, flees after allegedly killing brother’s pregnant wife at Sehwi

A 34-year-old man identified as Kwame Kesse is on the run after allegedly killing his younger brother's pregnant wife at Sehwi Surano 'A' near...

Court sets date to deliver judgment on ex-MASLOC boss’ case

The Financial and Economic Division of the High Court in Accra has fixed April 16, 2024 to deliver judgment in the case in which...

Ofori-Atta does not deserve another appointment – Economist

Economist and Professor of Finance, Prof Godfred Bokpin has expressed his displeasure in the appointment of the former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, as...

NMC speaks on closure of radio stations in Bawku

The National Media Commission (NMC) has set the records straight on the closure of four radio stations in Bawku of the Upper East Region....

We must fish out employers who sack pregnant employees  – Francis Sosu

Member of Parliament Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu is advocating for the criminalisation of employers who terminate the jobs of women when they become pregnant. According to...

Nigerian arrested for sodomizing 12-year-old boy at Kasoa

A 30-year-old Nigerian has been arrested for allegedly sodomizing a 12-year-old boy at Kasoa Adade in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central...

Family seeks justice for Ghanaian immigrant shot dead by unknown assailant in Toronto

Family of a Ghanaian immigrant gunned down in Toronto, Canada, is seeking justice for their relative who traveled to the country in November 2023...

Parliamentary committee amazed over SML’s audit system installations facility in Tema

The Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Energy of Parliament has paid an industrial tour to Strategic Mobilizations Limited (SML) to familiarise itself and appreciate...

FIFA Series international friendlies pilot project to commence in March 2024

FIFA (www.FIFA.com) to facilitate inter-confederation friendlies during March match window of even years; Algeria, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka will host and organise pilot...

Pleasures Magazine Announces Name Change to ‘The Affluenz’ as Part of its Rebranding Efforts

The parent company, Dotmount Communications (www.DtComs.com), has given reasons for the publication’s recent change of name. The company, which began operations many 11 years...

How Dotmount Communications revolutionizes world Public Relations (PR) with rapid global publicity

"With our efficient delivery of global publicity and impressive client results, Dotmount Communications (www.DTComs.com) is becoming the new force in world communications," says President Adedotun Olaoluwa....

Chief Justice assures private ADR institutions of partnership

The Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has assured private Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) training institutions, particularly the Gamey and Gamey ADR...

Residents appeal for urgent action as illegal mining pollutes rivers in Western North Region

Three major river bodies in the Suaman and Bodi Districts in the Western North Region have become murky due to illegal mining activities. Local...

Over 2.5 million students have benefited from Free SHS to date – EduWatch

The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has revealed that the government's flagship programme, the free senior high school (Free SHS) policy, has benefited over 2.5...

Tema-Mpakadan train embarks on journey to Ghana [Video]

The commencement of a project to deliver a railway set manufactured by PESA Bydgoszcz for the Ghana Railway Company Limited has been announced by...

Heritors Labs and AGI hold first stakeholders meeting on proposed Ghana Quality Infrastructure Alliance

Research and innovation services hub and a web 3.0 company, Heritors Labs Limited, in collaboration with its partners RISA Fund, has held a stakeholders...

Free SHS: Parents opting for boarding status for children must pay – EduWatch

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch, has called on the government to reconsider its Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. It suggested that, parents who...

Qatar Donates Sports Equipment Used in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 to Kenya

The State of Qatar donated sports equipment used in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 to the Republic of Kenya. HE Ambassador of the State...

Two-thirds of Ghanaians are in vulnerable employment – GSS

The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim has said two-thirds of the workforce are involved in vulnerable employment. He underscored the need for government to...

Japan Provides $1.6 Million to Aid United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF’s) Flood Relief Efforts in Eastern Libya, Targeting Health, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH),...

UNICEF Libya and the Embassy of Japan have announced their renewed commitment to supporting the flood-affected communities of eastern Libya during a courtesy call...

Principality of Monaco helps World Food Programme (WFP) provide home grown school feeding in Lesotho

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €600,000 contribution from the Principality of Monaco for the period of 2023-2026, to help...

President Oramah delivers 8th Goddy Jidenma biennial lecture

How Africa and the rest of the developing world manoeuvre the emerging challenges presented by the unprecedented de-globalisation of the world could potentially make...

Adepam: Adom TV applauded as 51 apprentices graduate in Tuna

The Tuna Dressmakers Association in the Sawla district of the Savannah region has expressed appreciation for Adom TV's 'Adepam' show as they celebrate the...