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Accra: The Ghana NCD Alliance, Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development, and other civil society organizations have commended President John Dramani Mahama and Parliament for the passage of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as ‘MahamaCares’, into law. “We the civil society actors and people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) warmly welcome the Ghana Medical Trust Fund and receive this bold and timely intervention with profound gratitude and renewed hope,” they stated. According to Ghana News Agency, this commendation was part of a joint statement from Mr. Labram Musah, the National Coordinator of the Ghana NCD Alliance, and the Executive

Accra: Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has conveyed his condolences to the Government and the families affected by the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two ministers and six others on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. In a heartfelt Facebook post, Dr. Bawumia expressed his sorrow over the tragic loss, acknowledging the service and sacrifice of the deceased. According to Ghana News Agency, the helicopter was on its way to Obuasi when it lost contact with radar and crashed in a forested area near Adansi Brofoyedru. The incident resulted in the deaths of several prominent figures, including Dr. Edward

Accra: Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Wednesday charged the new governing board of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) to work collaboratively with stakeholders to reposition Ghana as a competitive and attractive tourist destination. Speaking at the official inauguration ceremony in Accra, Madam Gomashie emphasised the board’s pivotal role in shaping forward-thinking policies, championing innovation, and enhancing the tourism sector’s contribution to national development. According to Ghana News Agency, the board was expected to play a crucial leadership role in aligning policy with national aspirations and promoting sustainable tourism development across the country, the

Accra: Mr. Lawrence Awilo Attitoe, Vice Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) in Ho, has firmly dismissed reports of a 20 per cent transport fare increase as false and unauthorized. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Attitoe stated in an interview that no transport union, including the GPRTU, has approved any fare adjustment. He emphasized that the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) lacks the authority to unilaterally declare fare increases. His remarks were in response to a GRTCC press release, signed by its General Secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Ohene-Yeboah, and Acting Chairman, Alhaji Tanko, announcing a 20

Accra: Mobile Web Ghana, a technology and entrepreneurship hub, alongside 40 global organisations including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), GIZ, KfW, and Smart Africa, has endorsed the Hamburg Declaration on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These organisations have joined a coalition of international development agencies, innovation hubs, civil society groups, and tech leaders during the launch at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference. According to Ghana News Agency, the conference gathered governments, civil society, academia, and private sector leaders globally to align digital innovation, particularly AI, with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Accra: On a Sunday sunny afternoon, Madam Anne Bayor, a peasant farmer at Kyeatanga, a deprived community along the Block Volta River in the Wa West District, strolled into the banking hall of the Wa Community Cooperative Credit Union (WACCU) at Dorimon to withdraw money. It was the third week of June, and Madam Bayor was mobilizing in preparation for the ensuing farming season-she needed some money to buy farm inputs and for mechanization services. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Bayor’s savings could not suffice her financial needs to cultivate her two-acre field on which she planned to inter-crop

Accra: Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, has inaugurated the new governing board of the National Commission on Culture (NCC) in Accra. She charged the 12-member board to provide strategic leadership that aligned the Commission’s activities with Ghana’s national development agenda. According to Ghana News Agency, the Minister emphasized the importance of the board’s role in upholding the highest standards of accountability, transparency, and good governance, while effectively managing the Commission’s limited resources. She highlighted the need for programmes and initiatives that are culturally enriching and responsive to socio-economic priorities. Madam Gomashie urged the board