Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has launched the Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health Emergency Response (PRIMER), a five-year plan to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths in Ghana. PRIMER seeks to strengthen emergency response, maternal and newborn care, referral systems, accountability and institutional coordination. Speaking at the national launch in Accra on the theme, […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Monday commended the Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for the timely execution of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway clearing task. He gave the commendation during the official ceremony of the handover report of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway clearing task at Kwaso near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region. The Accra-Kumasi Expressway is a flagship project under the Government of Ghana’s Big Bush […]
The Ghana Army has declared the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) GHANBATT 92 mission accomplished after a year-long tour of duty in southern Lebanon amid heightened hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu, made the declaration on Saturday at the […]
Forget the finished frocks for a minute – Alt.FFF wants the world to look at what comes BEFORE the clothes! Accra is getting ready for a major fashion-industry gathering with the launch of the Alternative Fashion Fabric Fair, or Alt.FFF, a Pan-African platform designed to put the materials, makers and businesses behind fashion firmly in […]
Should you start your day strong with breakfast, or wait it out for a better lunch? Here’s what happens to your body when you miss breakfast: Ever heard the phrase “go to work on an egg”? Still occasionally bandied around today, this was actually a slogan dreamt up by the UK Egg Marketing Board in […]
The policeman said to be involved in an alleged “hit-and-run” incident that resulted in the death of a Central University level 200 student, Ivan Baidoo has been identified and interdicted by the Police administration. He has been named as General Corporal Robert Koranteng. He was reportedly chasing a motorcycle rider with Ivan Baidoo as the […]
MIHOSO International Foundation has for more than a decade, empowered more than 300 Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) across rural communities in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region. The NGO has provided thousands of women and vulnerable households with access to savings and small loans where formal financial services are unavailable. […]
President John Dramani Mahama’s call for an “Accra Reset” represents an important and timely incentive for developing nations seeking greater economic independence and sustainable growth. Addressing heads at the 65th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Belgrade, President Mahama urged countries of the Global South to move beyond dependence on the export of raw […]
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), have announced that no decision has yet been taken on the review of public transport fares for the 2026 fare window. The decision was announced following the commencement of formal consultations with the Ministry of Transport this week on the […]
One female passenger has died, while eight others sustained various degrees of injuries in a road crash at the Matsekorpe Junction on the Sege-Kasseh stretch of the Tema-Aflao Highway. The crash, which occurred at about 14:30 hours on Tuesday, involved three vehicles, comprising two Opel Astra taxis and a Toyota Corolla. Two of the injured […]
