Day: October 30, 2025

Accra: Madam Lydia Lamisi Akanvarigba, Minister for Public Sector Reform, has announced plans to develop a one-stop shop framework to enhance efficiency and accessibility in public service delivery. She disclosed this during courtesy visits to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in Accra on Wednesday. According to Ghana News Agency, the visits aimed to familiarise her with ongoing institutional reforms and explore alignment with the National Public Sector Reform Strategy (2025-2029), currently being finalised. Madam Akanvarigba said the proposed model, inspired by systems in Ethiopia and Uganda, would enable citizens to access

Al-fashir: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed shock at reports that more than 460 patients and family members were killed in a maternity hospital following the capture of the Sudanese city of al-Fashir by a militia. ‘All patients, health personnel and health facilities must be protected under International Humanitarian Law,’ Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X on Wednesday. According to Ghana News Agency, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia gained control of the city in the Darfur region over the weekend. The Sudanese Doctors’ Network has reported that at least 1,500 unarmed civilians were killed while

Accra: Residents of the Penha favela in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, laid out at least 64 bodies on one of the neighbourhood’s main streets on Wednesday, after a bloody police operation. According to Ghana News Agency, the state government had earlier confirmed that 60 suspects and four police officers had been killed, in the operation against the Comando Vermelho (Red Command) crime syndicate. It was initially unclear whether the bodies were additional victims, or whether they belonged to those killed the previous day. Military police spokesman, Marcelo de Menezes Nogueira, told the broadcaster TV Globo that he

Kwapung: The abandoned Kunchogu-Kaweru bridge project near Kwapung in the Sissala East Municipality has significantly disrupted access to essential services for several communities in the region. The stalled project has left residents of Kwapung and Wuru, located near the Burkina Faso border, unable to access necessary health facilities and markets, especially during the rainy season. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Suleyman Diwore, the Assembly Member for the Kwapung Electoral Area, highlighted the severe impact on the livelihoods of residents due to the abandoned bridge project. The construction, which began six years ago, remains incomplete, jeopardizing the lives of residents.

Lizard island: A cruise passenger was accidentally left behind during a shore excursion on an island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and has been reported dead. According to Ghana News Agency, the 80-year-old passenger was onboard the Coral Adventurer and had participated in a group hike on Lizard Island organized by the cruise operator. During the hike, the woman informed the group that she could not continue and would return to the ship independently. Unfortunately, the ship sailed without realizing she had not returned. Hours passed before it was noticed that the woman was missing from the ship. Once discovered,

Sunyani: Two timber guards of the ADRAS Timber Company Limited at Nsuhia in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region have been murdered by some aggrieved illegal chainsaw operators. The attackers, numbering about 200 and armed with firearms, machetes, and other offensive instruments, also set fire to a Toyota pickup vehicle with registration number GT 3079-17 belonging to the timber company. According to Ghana News Agency, the deceased, Sani Aliyu, 34, and Ibrahim Musa, 35, were on duty at the Mpamso forest near Nsuhia when the attackers stormed the area. A statement issued and signed by the Bono Regional

Accra: The National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has called on Parliament and the President to urgently pass and assent the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021. At a news conference in Accra, Mr. Moses Foh-Amoaning, Executive Secretary of the Coalition, said the Bill, which reflects the moral conscience and cultural identity of the nation, had remained stalled for years. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Foh-Amoaning highlighted the hesitancy of Parliament regarding the next steps, while noting that the President, who had previously assured Ghanaians of his commitment to sign the