Ghana to send soldiers to help rebuild storm-ravaged Jamaica – President Mahama

Ghana will send men from the 48 Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to assist in the reconstruction of affected areas in Jamaica following the recent hurricane. President John Dramani Mahama has said the team will be made up of men

Kufuor hails Kwame Nkrumah’s for pioneering role 1945 Manchester Congress

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has hailed Ghana’s founding President Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah and his peers for their pioneering roles in Pan-Africanism and Africa’s decolonisation.  The former President reiterated that the Manchester Declaration Conference marked the beginning of the united cause for African

Free eye screening and cataract surgery for 1,000 people ends in Ellembelle 

About 1000 people in the Ellembelle District have been screened for eye related diseases and cataract surgery under the mobile clinic initiative of Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Member of Parliament for the area.  Five hundred of the people were diagnosed with cataract.  The-three-week exercise brought together

More than 3.4 billion people worldwide lacked safely managed sanitation – Environmental Analyst 

Reverend Richard Mawutor Buamah, an Environmental Health Analyst, Wednesday stated that over 3.4 billion people worldwide lacked safely managed sanitation.  He said the unacceptable reality exposed millions of preventable diseases, undermined dignity, especially for women and children and also harmed the environment.  Rev. Buamah, who

I will sign anti-LGBTQ Bill if passed by Parliament – John Mahama 

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that he will assent to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill (anti-LGBTQ Bill) if passed by Parliament.  “If the Parliament of the people of Ghana endorse the bill and vote on it and pass it and it

Kumasi, Obuasi, other Ashanti environs to experience thunderstorm tonight

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a warning for possible isolated thunderstorms across parts of the Ashanti Region and neighbouring areas from midday into the evening. According to the agency’s 24-hour forecast, early morning mist and fog may reduce visibility in sections of

Ama K. Abebrese criticises government appointments of men accused of sexual misconduct

Ghanaian actress Ama K. Abebrese has condemned the appointment of men who sexually assault women to key leadership positions in the country. In a post shared on social media, she explained that no serious country will honour such individuals with governmental appointments.  She

Travellers, including soldiers robbed on Berekum–Sampa road

A fresh dawn robbery on the Berekum–Sampa stretch in the Bono Region has reignited fear among travellers, after armed men reportedly stopped vehicles, seized cash and valuables, and disrupted movement along the busy corridor. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday,

Police arrest man assaulting wife in viral video 

The police have arrested the man captured in a viral Facebook video physically assaulting a woman believed to be his wife at their residence at Ofankor in the Ga East Municipality.  The suspect, identified as John Odartey Lamptey, was arrested on Monday, November 17, at the family residence.  A statement

The silent struggles: The hidden barrier to adolescent girls’ education and mental health

As Zuwera Alhassan walks briskly crashing the grass on her way through the path leading to the village borehole to fetch water that morning, she realized a sudden feeling of wetness, alerting her that it was that time of the month again.  She soon started thinking of the consequences that