Day: October 29, 2025

Berekum: Mr. Gabriel Kyere, the Berekum Municipal Manager of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Bono Region, announced that the scheme has registered 125,000 members in the municipality. This figure represents 95 percent of the 2025 municipal registration target of 131,000, with a promise to reach the target by the end of the year. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Kyere made these remarks during an engagement event organized by the Bono Regional Office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) with market women and residents in Berekum. The event aimed to raise awareness about the NHIA’s ‘Storm

Abesim: Professor Florence Naab, the Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, has emphasized the urgent need for transformation in the nation’s health training institutions to build a resilient workforce that can meet the emerging health needs of the population. According to Ghana News Agency, Prof Naab highlighted that with the advent of novel diseases, advancements in technology, and evolving patient expectations, there is a pressing need to enhance the quality of health personnel in the country. She made these remarks during the 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the

El fasher: Tens of thousands of people have fled from Sudan’s El Fasher to a nearby refugee camp, after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the last major city in Sudan’s western Darfur region, that was held by the Sudanese army. More than 26,000 people have arrived at the Tawila camp, which is located about 60 kilometres from El Fasher, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. According to Ghana News Agency, ‘New arrivals report dangerous movements and horrific abuses,’ UNHCR head Filippo Grandi wrote on X. Jacqueline Wilma Parlevliet, the head of UNHCR’s field office in Sudan,

Tel aviv: Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has issued a stern warning to Hamas, stating that the militant group will pay a ‘heavy price’ for its recent actions in Gaza, which included an attack on Israeli soldiers and a breach of an agreement concerning the return of deceased hostages. According to Ghana News Agency, Katz emphasized that the attack by militants in southern Gaza has crossed a ‘glaring red line’ and that the Israeli military is prepared to respond with ‘great force.’ He declared that Hamas would face severe consequences for the assault on the soldiers and for failing to

Warsaw: The Polish public prosecutor’s office has requested the arrest of former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro on suspicion of corruption. Prosecutors have asked parliament to lift the immunity of Ziobro, now a lawmaker for the right-wing Law and Justice party, to allow his detention and prosecution, a spokeswoman for the office in Warsaw said on Tuesday. According to Ghana News Agency, the 55-year-old is under investigation for 26 alleged offences, including forming and participating in a criminal organization and embezzling the equivalent of some $40 million. He is also accused of abusing his powers and neglecting his official duties. If

Dublin: Irish President Michael D. Higgins has returned to his official residence after spending two nights in hospital with an infection. Higgins, 84, was admitted to St James’s Hospital in Dublin on Sunday afternoon for an examination and was put on a course of antibiotics. According to Ghana News Agency, his medical team reported a ‘significant improvement’ since Higgins began the medication and noted that he was in ‘good spirits.’ A spokesman for the president confirmed on Tuesday that Higgins had returned to his official residence, Aras an Uachtarain, in Dublin. In a statement, President Higgins expressed his gratitude to

Jerusalem: The latest coffin handed over to Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas contained the remains of an Israeli hostage whose body was recovered by the military almost two years ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced. The family of Ofir Tzarfati has been informed that additional remains were returned. According to Ghana News Agency, Tzarfati was abducted from the Nova Festival on October 7, 2023, during the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, and was later declared dead. The Israeli military reported in December 2023 that Tzarfati’s remains had been brought back to Israel, where he was subsequently buried. However, Israeli