Day: August 14, 2025

Accra: Mr Alexander Roosevelt Hotordze, the Member of Parliament for Central Tongu, and Mr Dodzi Addison Mornyuie, the District Chief Executive, have taken delivery of 1,200 bags of NPK fertilisers under the government’s Feed Ghana programme to support farmers in the district. The consignment forms part of interventions to boost food production and improve livelihoods and will be distributed to farmers across the area in the coming days. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Hottordze commended President John Dramani Mahama for what he described as ‘another step toward enhancing productivity and ensuring food security’ in Central Tongu. Mr Mornyuie noted

Accra: The absence of public toilets coupled with poor sanitation in Nketsiakrom in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly is a pressing public health challenge requiring immediate attention. With limited household toilet facilities, residents are forced to travel to adjoining communities or resort to open defecation, contaminating the environment and posing severe health risks, especially to children under five. According to Ghana News Agency, the Western Regional Branch of the Media Coalition Against Open Defecation (M-CODe) visited the community and revealed that the practice of open defecation was contributing to the spread of diseases like diarrhea, cholera, and typhoid fever. The M-CODe

Accra: Dr. Joe Lambongang, the Founder and CEO of GrowthAid, has led the commissioning of the rehabilitated water facility for the people of Kpedze-Anoe, breathing a new life into an essential resource for the community. According to Ghana News Agency, the original Slow Sand Filtration System, constructed by DANIDA in 1986, was once the lifeline of the community. Over the years, it exceeded its design lifespan by more than 15 years and eventually fell into disuse, leaving residents without reliable access to safe drinking water. ‘With the generous support of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we didn’t

Accra: Lieutenant General William Agyapong, Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, has explained that cocoa sacks were used to transport the remains of eight helicopter crash victims due to severe heat damage. He said although body bags were available at the crash site, the condition of the remains made them unsuitable for use. According to Ghana News Agency, Lt. Gen. Agyapong stated, ‘We had some body bags at the scene, but the remains were so heated that it was not conducive for the bags to be used,’ when executives of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) visited him

Sekesua: The Krobo Support Group, a charity organization, has presented a table-top refrigerator and motorbike to the Sekesua Health Centre in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region. Mr. Adolf Nomo, the founder of the Group, stated during a short ceremony at Sekesua that the donation was in response to an appeal made by the health workers. He noted that the logistics would significantly improve healthcare service delivery in the area. According to Ghana News Agency, the Group has also provided a motorbike to Ms. Helen Dzameshie, the midwife in charge of the facility. Mr. Nomo highlighted the

Accra: Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the Former Chairperson of the African Union Commission, has expressed condolences to the president and people of Ghana and bereaved families of the victims of the August 6, 2025 military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr. Dlamini-Zuma, in a statement, expressed profound shock and deep sorrow upon receiving news of the tragic helicopter crash in the Republic of Ghana. The crash resulted in the loss of ministers, high-ranking government officials, and other esteemed individuals. She emphasized that the loss is not only felt by Ghana but by the entire African

Accra: Mr Gilbert Paa Kwesi Sam, Deputy Executive Director of Blue Economy and Governance Consult, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to reconsider a petition from industrial fishers regarding the decision to extend Ghana’s Inshore Economic Zone (IEZ). According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Sam emphasized the importance of the President’s consideration of the extension petition due to its significant implications for fishers and other users of Ghana’s territorial waters. He urged the President to revisit the decision, suggesting that misconceptions about foreign entities may have influenced it. During a media forum organized by the Ghana Ports and Harbours