Category: News

Fumesua: Ms Kathleen Addy, Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has called on Ghanaians to unite in the fight against corruption, emphasizing that it impacts everyone. Speaking at the ‘Civic Engagements on the Rule of Law and the Fight Against Corruption,’ a capacity-building and sensitisation programme for civic educators in Fumesua in the Ashanti Region, she labeled corruption as ‘the biggest problem for Ghana’ and urged collective action to address it. According to Ghana News Agency, the programme is benefiting 60 civic educators from all 16 regions of Ghana and is funded by the European Union (EU)

Obogu: A heavy cloud of sorrow hung low over Obogu on Tuesday morning, a day after 17 young souls perished in a fatal accident on the outskirts of Juaso in the Asante-Akim South Municipality. The tragic loss that befell the community continued to sink in when the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the community. According to Ghana News Agency, the usually lively streets of Gyidim, a suburb predominantly inhabited by members of the Saviour Church, had fallen silent. There was no chatter, no laughter, no signs of life as it used to, as tear-filled eyes, and the mournful wails of

Accra: Parliament on Monday, July 28, witnessed a heated debate on the government’s Mid-Year Review, with Members of Parliament from both sides of the House weighing in on the progress made so far. According to Ghana News Agency, the motion for the debate was moved on Monday following the presentation of the Mid-Year Budget Review by Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, the Minister of Finance, to Parliament on Thursday, July 24. The budget, presented on the theme ‘Resetting the Economy for the Ghana We Want,’ saw the Minister outline key achievements, priorities, and the road ahead. Mr. Isaac Adjei Mensah,

Kwahu: Give Hope Global, a USA-based Non-profit Organization, has offered enhanced training skills to a cross section of healthcare workers in the Kwahu enclave on the critical use of donated medical equipment. Mr. John Watson, Director of Ghana Ministries of Give Hope Global, said the humanitarian service formed part of the organization’s annual and continued philanthropic gesture to health facilities in the Kwahu East and South Districts of the Eastern Region. According to Ghana News Agency, participants at the enhanced training programme included nurses, midwives, and physician assistants. They were taken through clinical hands-on training of child resuscitation, birth and

Kumasi: Dr. Frank Amoakohene, Ashanti Regional Minister, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to liberalizing and strengthening legal education in the country. To this end, the government is in the process of introducing the legal education reform Bill and presenting it to parliament to pass a law aimed at strengthening legal education. According to Ghana News Agency, the Bill, when passed, would establish a comprehensive framework to ensure that all legal training institutions adhere to global standards, thereby promoting consistency, rigor, and excellence in legal education. Dr. Amoakohene made these remarks during the formal handover of documents pertaining to 1.12 acres

Bekwai: The Bekwai Municipal Assembly has unveiled a strategy to boost Internally Generated Funds (IGF) through digitisation, data-driven decisions, and community engagement. Mr. Issaka Salifu, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), highlighted the importance of increasing local revenue to facilitate development and reduce dependency on central government transfers. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Salifu disclosed that the municipality is currently collecting less than 50 percent of its potential revenue. He emphasized the need for a complete understanding of the existing economic activities within the municipality, including shops, barbershops, markets, and businesses. To address this, he has instructed the municipal revenue team

Accra: The Northern Development Forum (NDF) has expressed sorrow and concern at the escalation of violence in the Upper East Region, particularly in Bawku and Nalerigu in the Upper East and North East Regions respectively. Confirmed reports have it that three students were fatally shot in two separate instances at Nalerigu Senior High School in the North East Region and Bawku Senior High School in the Upper East Region. According to Ghana News Agency, a statement signed by Major (rtd) Albert Don-Chebe, Chairman of NDF, and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, urged for calm and tolerance amidst