The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed as false a media publication claiming that 60 per cent of applicants who underwent military medical screening tested positive for HIV. A press release issued by the Department of Public Relations, GAF and signed by Naval Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, the Acting Director,
Ghana on Monday sent 121 nurses and other allied healthcare professionals to Antigua, a Caribbean island nation, under the Ghana Labour Exchange Programme (GLEP). The GLEP, which was launched in 2025, is a Ghana Government initiative designed to facilitate legal, structured, and ethical international job placements for citizens, aiming to
Nineteen persons, including three military personnel, have been arrested in Tamale by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team as part of intensified security operations aimed at combating criminal activities. The offences targeted include robbery, kidnapping, drug peddling, sexual offences, attacks on
Midwives at the Babile Polyclinic in the Lawra Municipality have been compelled to conduct deliveries on the floor due to limited space and inadequate delivery beds at the facility, while a maternity ward project remains abandoned. The Babile Polyclinic, which serves as a major referral centre for several communities
Atakli Christopher, a farmer, aged 48 years, has appeared before a Sogakope Circuit Court charged for defilement and incest, after allegedly abusing his 13-year-old biological daughter. Atakli, a resident of Mafi Devime in the Central Tongu District faces two counts: defilement of a
Students of Motoka No.2 D/A Basic School in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region are facing severe challenges in accessing quality education due to inadequate infrastructure. The school lacks proper classrooms and furniture, compelling pupils to hold lessons outdoors under trees
President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to the advanced nations of the global north to support the Accra Reset Initiative. The President made the appeal when he formally unveiled the Accra Reset Initiative at the Davos Commitment on the sideline of the 2026
The United Kingdom has intensified action against Organised Immigration Crime (OIC) through measures to dismantle criminal networks and safeguard its borders. A statement issued in Accra said the actions included arrests, asset seizures and prosecutions aimed at preventing organised crime groups from operating
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has signed a deal with the Gold Coast Refinery Limited, which will make Ghana, Africa’s leading gold producer, locally refine one metric tonne, an equivalent of 52,000 kilogrammes of gold annually. The deal, signed on Tuesday, January 20, is part government’s efforts towards transforming the sector from raw producing war gold to value-addition before
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Sabah Zita Benson, has assured Ghanaian PhD students studying in the UK that government is taking steps to address persistent delays in the payment of their tuition fees and stipends. The assurance was given during a