Day: October 22, 2024

Ms. Hannah Odeibea, a 14-year-old in the Akuapim South Municipality of the Eastern Region, is calling for help to identify and diagnose her present medical condition and treatment. Ms Odeibea, who is a form three student of the Aburi Amanfo M/A Junior High School (JHS) has been referred to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra for diagnosis and possible treatment, but lack of money for transportation and medical bills, have made it impossible for her parents to send her to the hospital. The parents have therefore, decided to leave her to her fate for the past five years. She

The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have signed an agreement to enhance food and nutrition security through youth empowerment and digitalisation. The agreement was in furtherance of a project dubbed ‘Support Youth Economic Empowerment through Digitalization for Resilience in Food and Nutrition Security and Improved Livelihoods.’ Under the initiative, the two institutions would work together to implement the project for the next five years, a brief shared with the Ghana News Agency said. At a signing ceremony in Accra, Ms Aurore Rusiga, the Country Director for the WFP, thanked KOICA for contributing USD 9.3

Bishop Matthew Addae-Mensah, the Founder and Leader of the Gospel Light International Church has called on Ghanaians to help in fighting illegal mining ‘galamsey’ to save the environment and water bodies. ‘The galamsey menace is not a battle for the President or the government alone, rather all of us must get involved with our hearts and minds to overcome it,’ Bishop Addae-Mensah stated in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Accra. He said: ‘I must be honest with you some party executives from both the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party are involved and we need

Chief Barimah Okekrebesi Asiedu II Chief of Coaltar in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region on Friday commended Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyin, Okyehene for the construction of a modern school block at La-Mangoase a farming community near Coaltar. He gave the commendation during the commissioning of the model school block constructed by the Okyehene to bring basic education closer to the children of La-Mangoase and its environs and prevent them from travelling long distances to access education. Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyin said the construction of the block, which was done in collaboration with the Bank of Ghana was a

Amugo-Vego Traditional Council in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region has held an emergency meeting at Anyako ‘Dufiafe’ to approve some chieftaincy declaration forms in the area to formalize joining the Council. The meeting was aimed at creating chances and recognition for Council members in the traditional area. Tegbi Tenge Dzokoto Gligui VII,’Dufia’ of Anyako Konu and the President of Amugo-Vego Traditional Council, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, stated that the emergency meeting was used to deliberate on some other development projects in the area. ‘The meeting was necessary since we also used the platform and

A 30-year-old washing bay attendant at Booboobo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old student in a bush. The convict, Richard Amissah, popularly known as IGP, pleaded guilty with explanation of the offence when he appeared before the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Prosecuting, Police Sergeant Dominic Appiah Kusi, told the court presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu that the complainant was a hairdresser, residing at Booboobo with the victim who is her daughter, while the convict lives in Akoon. On Saturday September 7, 2024, at about 1800 hours,

Nana Kwamena Takyi, a businessman and philanthropist, has been enstooled the new chief of Simiw, a 500-year-old community under the Edina Traditional Area in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality of the Central Region. Now known as Nana Nguando IV, his new status makes him the Adontenhen of the Edina Traditional Area. A colourful, graceful and well-attended coronation was held in the community before proceeding to the Anomansa Palace, seat of the Edinamanhen, Nana Kwodwo Conduah VI, where he swore an oath of allegiance before the Omanhen, after some traditional rituals had been performed. With more than 20 years of experience in the