Day: June 25, 2025

Accra: Flood and fire disasters recorded in the Central Region in the past week alone have affected some 4,636 residents across 11 districts, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has reported. The numerous victims, mostly affected by floods, have lost their homes, belongings, and sources of income while vulnerable persons, including children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities have been rendered despondent. According to Ghana News Agency, the affected districts are Awutu Senya East, Gomoa East, Awutu Senya West, Effutu, Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem, Twifo Atti Morkwaa, Hemang Lower Denkyira, Agona West, Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Agona East, and the Cape Coast Metropolis. Mr. Emmanuel Kwesi

Accra: Stanbic Bank Ghana has successfully launched the maiden edition of Stanbic Trade Connect, a new initiative designed to prepare Ghanaian entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for entry into the global market. Held under the theme: ‘Global Gateway: Preparing Your Business for the International Market,’ the event brought together business owners across various sectors. According to Ghana News Agency, Eric Tsiri, Head of Enterprise Banking at Stanbic Bank, addressed the participants, highlighting that the platform aims to equip local entrepreneurs with the necessary knowledge, network, and tools to scale beyond Ghana’s borders. This initiative follows the recurring challenge

Accra: Stanbic Bank Ghana joins BRIDGE-in Agriculture, an ambitious partnership involving Mastercard Foundation and CrossBoundary Advisory, to give Ghana’s agricultural sector a major boost through support for agri-SMEs (small and medium enterprises). According to Ghana News Agency, the initiative, Building Resilience and Investing in the Development and Growth of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture (BRIDGE-in Agriculture), seeks to unlock affordable funding, technical support, and training for entrepreneurs, particularly young women, and persons with disabilities operating within the agricultural value chain. Marian Amartey, Head of Business Enablement for Business and Commercial Banking at Stanbic Bank, indicated at the official launch of the BRIDGE-in

Accra: A retired lecturer, Professor Samuel Sowah Boye, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court alongside Nii Armah Sogblah IV, the Chief of Haatso, over allegations of a fraudulent land transaction involving a $90,000 deal. According to Ghana News Agency, the case involves two other accomplices, identified as Nii Tetteh Kwao I and another individual known only as Elder, who are currently at large. The four are alleged to have conspired to sell a state-owned parcel of land located in Haatso to a businesswoman in 2009, despite not possessing legal title to the property. Prof. Boye and Nii Sogblah IV

Keta: Dr. Emmanuel Atsu Dordo, the Volta Regional Health Director, has called on hospitals and health centers throughout the region and the entire country to embrace a culture of proper maintenance to enhance healthcare delivery. He emphasized that this approach would ensure that medical facilities remain well-equipped to deliver quality services to the public. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr. Dordo made these remarks during the opening of a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Keta Municipal Hospital. He stressed the importance of a maintenance culture in preventing equipment failure, minimizing downtime, and maintaining safe and hygienic medical environments for

Rabat: Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, inked on Tuesday in Rabat, with his French peer, Louis Laugier, Director General of National Police, a Joint Action Plan between the National Police Services and France’s Directorate General of National Police. According to Ghana News Agency, this action plan was signed on the occasion of Hammouchi’s meeting with Laugier, who was accompanied by the Ambassador of the French Republic to Rabat and a large security delegation comprising several directors of central directorates of the French National Police, according to a press release from the DGSN-DGST Cluster. It establishes

Tamale: Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor, Director of Presidential Initiatives in Agriculture and Agribusiness, has toured the Nuts for Growth Ltd, a factory in Duuyin, a suburb of Tamale, to learn about its operations. His visit is part of the government’s efforts to support the factory in scaling up its operations and strengthen the country’s position in the global shea market, while promoting sustainable agribusiness and empowering rural women. According to Ghana News Agency, the Nuts for Growth Ltd processes shea nuts into cosmetics and raw shea butter. Dr. Otokunor, after touring the facility, emphasized the factory’s role in value addition