Day: June 17, 2025

Dambai: Students and teachers at Oti Senior High Technical School in Dambai can finally breathe a sigh of relief, following the completion of a mechanized borehole project. The project brings an end to the school’s perennial water shortage struggles. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Nelson Kofi Djabab, the Member of Parliament for Krachi East, completed the project. He said the completion of the borehole was a fulfillment of a promise to the students and school management during his campaign. This gesture will significantly improve the learning environment and overall well-being of the students and teachers. Students had previously struggled

Sunyani: The Department of Forest Science at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), supported by the Global Greengrants Fund (GGGF), has initiated a tree planting project to re-green Senior High Schools as a strategy to mitigate climate change impacts. According to Ghana News Agency, Professor Daniel Akoto, the Head of the Department, spearheaded the initiative alongside students and the Ahafo Young Women’s Movement (AYoM), a non-governmental organization focused on women’s causes. This effort, funded by the Global Greengrants Fund (GGF), aims to re-green schools such as Sunyani SHS and Sunyani Seventh Day SHS, aligning with the government’s Tree

Accra: Ghana is making a bold statement on the global tourism map through a new unifying initiative dubbed ‘The Black Star Experience’, aimed at positioning the country as the preferred destination for authentic African culture and creativity. Launched on Thursday, May 1, by President John Dramani Mahama, the initiative forms the centrepiece of the government’s flagship culture, arts, and tourism agenda. It is designed to rebrand Ghana’s diverse cultural heritage and creative economy into a year-round attraction for both domestic and international visitors. According to Ghana News Agency, the ‘Black Star Experience’, a fulfillment of President Mahama’s campaign pledge, seeks

Sunyani: Mr Joseph Addae Akwaboah, the Bono Regional Minister, has called on stakeholders and the media to help intensify public sensitisation to stem the spread of M-pox disease in the country. He advised everybody to assist the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to identify suspected cases in local communities and to manage its spread. Mr Akwaboah made the call when speaking at the Bono Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee meeting in Sunyani, and said: ‘By working together, the public can play a crucial role in helping to contain the spread of Mpox.’ According to Ghana News Agency, the meeting was

Winneba: An inferno that broke out on Sunday, June 15, 2025, around 0518 hours, completely consumed five container shops at a road opposite the University of Education, Winneba, North Campus. No casualties were recorded; however, a printing press shop with numerous gadgets valued at several thousands of Ghana Cedis was among the stores affected. According to Ghana News Agency, ADO I. Dery Vitus, Public Relations Officer of the Effutu Directorate of the Ghana National Service, reported that the office received a telephone call from one of the Service’s officials, reporting the fire outbreak. A crew was dispatched to the scene

Builsa South: A total of 137 students from four Basic Schools in the Builsa South District of the Upper East Region, on behalf of their colleagues, have presented a petition to President John Dramani Mahama, requesting clarity on the government’s Free Sanitary Pad Policy. They are advocates and club members of the One Million Smiles Project being implemented by Afrikids Ghana, a child rights’ organisation, in the district. According to Ghana News Agency, the students marched through the Fumbisi Market with placards, raising awareness on menstrual hygiene to the Builsa South District Assembly, and formally presented a petition to the

Kumasi: Mr. Kofi Adu Domfeh, News Editor of Luv/Nhyira FM and a candidate for the Ashanti Regional Chair position of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has pledged to uphold professional integrity, ethical journalism, and accountability if elected. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Domfeh emphasized in an interview that these three pillars-integrity, ethical practice, and accountability-are essential to safeguarding the dignity and collective welfare of journalists in the region. He is contesting the position against Mrs. Georgina Ama Ankumah of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). Mr. Domfeh acknowledged the challenges faced by journalists over the years but maintained that the