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Cut fuel supply to galamsey operators now – Coalition petitions NPA
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) is calling for urgent regulatory intervention by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to halt the supply of fuel to illegal mining operations across the country.
Ghana Free Primary Healthcare policy faces funding concerns — think tank
Ghana’s newly introduced Free Primary Healthcare Policy could significantly expand access to basic health services, but questions remain about how it will be sustainably financed, a policy analysis has warned.
Ghana free primary healthcare policy faces funding concerns, think tank says
Ghana’s newly introduced Free Primary Healthcare Policy could significantly expand access to basic health services, but questions remain about how it will be sustainably financed, a policy analysis has warned. The concerns were raised by the Centre for Health Policy and Development–Africa, led by its Executive Director...
GES bans cars, money bouquets on school premises as Education Ministry halts SHS graduations nationwide
The Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate suspension of all Senior High School (SHS) graduation ceremonies across Ghana following growing concerns over what it describes as excessive displays of wealth and flamboyance during such events.
Current appointees should take a cue from Miracles Aboagye’s case – Amaliba
Former Director of Legal Affairs of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has urged current government appointees to learn from the ongoing investigation involving former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD), Dennis Edward Aboagye,...
Africa’s healthcare future depends on stronger policy, collaboration — Abyssinia Haile
Africa cannot achieve universal health coverage by focusing only on doctors and nurses, according to Abyssinia Haile, Government Relations and Strategic Communications Fellow (Ghana) at the Alexis Miranda Foundation, who says stronger investment in allied healthcare professionals and policy reform is critical to improv...
Funding delays for Free SHS remain recurring challenge – CHASS Secretary
The National Secretary of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Primus Baro, says ongoing delays in the release of funds for school feeding and operational needs have become a recurring challenge under Ghana’s education system, warning that heads of schools may be forced into difficult decision...
Opoku Prempeh cautions against unrealistic promises
Political leaders must be realistic in their promises to avoid public disappointment and governance setbacks, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said. Speaking at a forum at the University of Ghana last Wednesday, he said effective governance depended on preparation, strong network...
Bosomtwe DCE moves to declare district security zone over illegal mining destruction
The Bosomtwe District Assembly in the Ashanti Region is moving to declare the entire district a security zone in a bid to clamp down on illegal mining activities and protect environmentally sensitive areas, including Lake Bosomtwe. District Chief Executive, Abdulai Hamid, says the decision forms part of urgent measures...
NPP condemns “vicious attacks” on Kufuor, urges NDC to distance itself
The opposition New Patriotic Party has condemned what it describes as sustained attacks by political commentator Kevin Ekow Taylor against former President John Agyekum Kufuor, calling on the governing National Democratic Congress to publicly dissociate itself from the remarks. In a statement issued on Friday, 8 May, t...
Premier Health Insurance celebrates 15 years with nationwide wheelchair donation to public hospitals
Premier Health Insurance has marked its 15th anniversary by donating 150 wheelchairs to public health facilities across Ghana in an initiative aimed at improving patient mobility and easing pressure on the country’s healthcare system. Following similar presentations to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi and t...
“No cell, no false story, no intimidation will stop me” — Dennis Aboagye after EOCO release
Former presidential aide Dennis Miracles Aboagye has vowed to continue his bid to become the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Communications Director after his release from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). Aboagye, who was released on Tuesday (14 July) said his detention had strengthen...