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The Children’s Heart Foundation Ghana funds lifesaving surgeries for two children
Today, The Children’s Heart Foundation Ghana celebrates a moment of hope, funding lifesaving open-heart surgeries for two children born with congenital heart disorders. The presentation took place at the Cardiothoracic Centre of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where these life-changing procedures will be carried out, givin...
Ghana’s development challenges demand innovative engineering solutions – TTU Pro VC
The Pro Vice-Chancellor of Takoradi Technical University (TTU), Ing. Prof. Ebenezer Boakye, has underscored the need for innovative engineering solutions to address Ghana's growing developmental challenges, stressing that policy interventions alone are insufficient to tackle the country's complex problems. Speaking at...
NPP deploys national representatives to supervise regional executive elections
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the deployment of National Representatives to all regions to supervise its upcoming Regional Executive Elections. In a statement signed by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, the National Secretariat said the move is in line with the approved guidelines gove...
I thought my first major patient had died until I found her eating Akple for breakfast – Bernhardt Ago Sowa Kuma
“I called the nurse and said, ‘Where is Sister?’” The nurse’s answer instantly transformed his fear into overwhelming relief. “Oh,” she replied, “she’s sitting down eating her Akple for breakfast.”
Gov’t approves 7,000 teacher jobs, 1,200 tertiary faculty positions
Government has secured financial clearance to recruit at least 7,000 teachers nationwide, with priority for those willing to serve in deprived communities, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced. Speaking at a press briefing, Mr Iddrisu said the move forms part of efforts to expand access to quality education...
We know NDC will fail on its promises; NPP will uproot them like mushroom in 2028 – Osafo Maafo
A senior member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Senior Presidential Advisor under the Akufo-Addo administration, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has warned that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) risks losing power in the next general election if it fails to deliver on its campaign promises. According to him...
Daily pill doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients
A pill has been found to almost double the survival time for advanced pancreatic cancer patients, with experts describing the trial as a game changer. The drug, called daraxonrasib, appears to be a breakthrough in managing a disease that has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers. It helps prevent the spread o...
Gov’t targets 70% local fuel supply through refinery expansion
Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, has outlined an ambitious roadmap to strengthen Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector, arguing that resilient policies, expanded local refining capacity, innovation and sustained investment are critical to securing the country’s energy future and driving...
Police arrest four Ada SHTS students after viral video showing threats with cutlass
Authorities have arrested four students of Ada Senior High Technical School after a video circulated on social media allegedly showed a student wielding a cutlass and threatening others on campus, police said on Friday. The Ghana Police Service said the incident came to its attention shortly after midnight when officer...
Majority has nothing to hide about BoG’s operations — Amenfi West MP
The Chairman of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Eric Afful, has dismissed suggestions that there is an attempt to shield the Bank of Ghana (BoG) from public scrutiny, insisting that the central bank’s operations must be handled with transparency and accountability. The Amenfi West Member of Parliament (...
Nduom: GN Savings and Loans to reopen first branch in Elmina
GN Savings and Loans will reopen its first branch in the coastal town of Elmina as part of a phased nationwide return following a court ruling that overturned the revocation of the institution’s operating licence, the company’s founder said on Saturday. Papa Kwesi Nduom, President of Groupe Nduom, announced the plan du...
Bawumia would not have qualified as Akufo-Addo’s running mate under democratic rules – Nyaho-Tamakloe
Founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has criticised the party’s internal democratic processes, claiming that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia would not have qualified to become former President Nana Akufo-Addo’s running mate if the party had strictly adhered to its own mem...