Day: August 9, 2025

Dambai: The Oti Regional Minister, Mr. John Kwadwo Gyapong, has joined the Muslim community in Dambai for a special ‘Jumah’ prayer to honour the eight individuals who lost their lives in a recent military helicopter crash in Ghana. The prayer session was attended by the Oti Regional Co-ordinating Council (ORCC) and Muslim leaders, aiming to pay tribute to the victims and offer solace to their families. According to Ghana News Agency, during the prayer session, Mr. Gyapong requested that the Imam and fellow Muslim worshippers pray for the departed souls to rest in peace. He also asked for prayers for

Sunyani: The Local Government Service Engineers Association (LoGSEA) has expressed their sympathy to the bereaved families of the eight people who died in the military helicopter crash. ‘LoGSEA has received with profound shock and sadness the tragic news of the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of the two ministers of state and six others,’ it in a statement issued and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani. According to Ghana News Agency, the statement signed by Engineer Richard Ben-Debrah, the National President of LoGSEA, indicated that ‘we in a state of national mourning and LoGSEA extends its

Adaklu: Mr. Jerry Yao Ameko, Adaklu District Chief Executive, announced that the Assembly has undertaken significant financial efforts in the first half of 2025 to effectively mobilize and manage resources for local development. The Assembly had projected GHC505,000 in Internally Generated Funds (IGF) for 2025, but as of June 2025, only GHC184,924.83, or 36.62 percent, had been collected. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Ameko, who also serves as the Dean of Volta Region MDCEs, made this disclosure during his sessional address at the Second Session of the Fourth Adaklu District Assembly meeting at Adaklu Waya. He highlighted that the

Accra: A total of 945 young men and women from the Volta, Oti, and Eastern Regions have graduated as Community Protection Assistants (CPAs) under the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to support the Ghana Police Service in enhancing law and order. The ceremony, held at the Volta Regional Police Training School in Ho, saw 322 recruits from Volta, 147 from Oti, and 477 from Eastern Region successfully complete three weeks of intensive training. According to Ghana News Agency, the Reviewing Officer for the parade, Mr. James Gunu, the Volta Regional Minister, commended YEA for the initiative and the Ghana Police Service

Ampain: The Executives of the Nzema Manle Traditional Council have extended their sincerest condolences to the President of the Republic, the government, Parliament, the bereaved families, and the people of Ghana during this period of national mourning for the eight officials who lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash. According to Ghana News Agency, Awulae Attibrukusu III, the Paramount Chief of the Lower Axim Traditional Area, addressed a news conference during an executive council meeting in Ampain, located in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. He emphasized that the fallen heroes served the country with distinction, dedication, and

Accra: The Centre for Opportunities and Rural Development (CORD-Ghana): is spearheading a grassroots campaign to bring visibility and recognition to unpaid care work through its ‘Unpaid but not Unvalued (UbU)’ initiative. According to Ghana News Agency, the UbU initiative is a community-led advocacy intervention seeking to highlight the rights and needs of unpaid caregivers, especially women, whose contributions to families and communities often go unrecognized and unsupported. Currently being implemented at Kulinkpegu in the Mion District and Sheshegu in the Tolon District of the Northern Region, the initiative also covers the communities of Nadowli Kaleo, Meguo, Zupiri, and Mantari in

Accra: The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has commemorated its 11th year of existence with a call on the Central Bank to introduce a unified forex pipeline. The association emphasized that such a system would compel commercial banks to adhere to transparent forex distribution systems, improving access to foreign exchange for importers and exporters. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Samson Asaki Awingobit, the Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, highlighted the challenges faced by traders in accessing foreign currency through commercial banks. He noted that many traders are forced to resort to the black