Mrs. Anita Owusu-Kuffour, Eastern Regional Manager of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has called for an immediate ban on the locally made cooking pots popularly known as “Dadesen.” She cited dangerous levels of lead detected in its production, warning that the contamination
Survivors of breast cancer in the Eastern Region have appealed to the government to include the treatment of all aspects of the cancer under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). They said it would enable women battling with breast cancer to have access
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a sweeping directive prohibiting the fabrication, importation, sale, and use of “Changfan” mining machines across Ghana, citing their devastating impact on the country’s rivers and ecosystems. The ban, which takes immediate effect, follows growing concerns that
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has arrested a soldier captured in a viral video assaulting a drug store attendant and a female customer at a pharmacy located within Burma Camp in Accra. According to a statement signed by Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, Acting
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, is set to host the 2025 National Tourism Awards on Friday, November 14, 2025. The event, to be held at The Grand Arena of the Accra
The Banda District Directorate of Education in the Bono Region recorded 17 cases of pregnancies among school girls in the area between January and September 2025. Comparatively, Madam Alimatu Amadu, the Banda District Girl Child Education Coordinator told the Ghana News Agency (GNA)
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, will be honoured with a state funeral. President Mahama made the announcement yesterday when he visited the family at their residence in Accra. He was accompanied by
Aburaso, a community along the Bechem–Kumasi Highway, was thrown into mourning on Tuesday afternoon, October 28, after a heavy-duty truck loaded with lumber lost control and killed a pupil. Information gathered by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) indicates that the deceased, whose identity
The price of petroleum products is expected to drop significantly at the pumps from November 1, 2025. This projection is contained in the latest outlook report by the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COoMAC), which guides the pricing decisions of oil marketing companies
Nigeria’s Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday the United States had revoked his non-immigrant visa issued last year and he was told to reapply if he wished to try again to visit the U.S.Nigeria’s Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on