The Awutu Awubia Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of the Awutu Traditional Area in Awutu Bereku, in the Central Region of Ghana. In 2023, I attended the Awubia Festival and covered the activities during the celebration. The festival is usually celebrated from August to September. During the festival, attendees […]
They said breast cancer was not infectious and added that extensive research had found no scientific evidence supporting any of those claims. The experts, Medical Physicist, Dr Theophilus Sackey, Cancer Epidemiologist, Dr Adolf Kofi Awua and Medical Imaging expert, Dr Shiraz Issahaku said this in an interview with The Mirror in Accra last Tuesday ahead […]
Like many developing countries, Ghana grapples with environmental and ocean pollution, one of the country’s major problems. Daily activities by individuals contribute to the destruction of the environment and the ocean, polluting them with dire consequences for the planet. As Wikipedia launched its annual campaign, WikiForHumanRights, aimed at ensuring universal access to information and the right […]
Mr John Ansu Kumi, the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive has refuted claims that the construction of an urban development park, under the implementation of the phase three of the Secondary City Support Project in the Sunyani Municipality has slowed down as reported in the media. Rather, the contractors executing the project were worried about the […]
The story of plastic pollution in Ghana is not different from others as the country struggle to save the environment from this menace. Mayekoo is a sweepstakes-driven, crowdfunding platform that engages the global community to fund essential projects in developing nations by improving healthcare, education, environmental sustainability and more. AfroFuture and Mayekoo, on 27th December, […]
The AfroFuture festival, formerly Afrochella has organised yet another hottest event in Ghana bringing in revelers from across the globe The two day event saw hundreds of diasporans in the motherland for the event.AfroFuture is a celebration of Africa’s diverse culture and the vibrant work of African creatives and entrepreneurs.The festival highlights the thrilling and […]
The Tanoso College of Nursing and Midwifery in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region at the weekend, held its 20th matriculation with the admission of 576 fresh students to pursue various health programmes. The freshers, according to Mrs Gertrude Nancy Anan-Aidoo, the Principal of the College, were among the 1,288 applicants who expressed […]
Ghana has renewed her global methane pledge, with a commitment to reduce methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas. “This commitment is not mere rhetoric; it is exemplified by the bold and visionary steps taken by our President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo”, Dr Freda Prempeh, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources stated. Dr Prempeh, also […]
New HIV infections is alarming in Bono, with the region recoding 884 new infections in 2022, Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Bimbilla, the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regional Technical Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has said. Figures show that 19,281 People are Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs) in the region, as at December 2022, with […]
Ghana has won the bid to host the eighth edition of the Africa Sanitation and Hygiene Conference (AfricaSan8), to be held from October 12 to October 18, 2025. In that regard, Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW’s) organisers of the conference, held biennially, to promote […]
