Category: News

Accra: Dr Emmanuel Kwaku Ireland, Chairman of the Community Practice Pharmacists Association (CPPA), has encouraged pharmacists to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital tools to enhance healthcare delivery in Ghana. He explained that AI was transforming community pharmacy practice, improving access to real-time information, streamlining data management, and ultimately improving patient outcomes. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr Ireland stated at the Leadership and Professional Development Seminar of the third Annual Community Pharmacy Month Celebration (3CPMC25) that timely information is crucial in healthcare to ensure patient survival and thriving. He noted that AI’s capacity to analyse large data sets

Accra: Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah on Wednesday inaugurated the Governing Board of the Veterans Administration, Ghana (VAG), urging innovation, private sector collaboration, and effective veteran support programmes. According to Ghana News Agency, a statement issued by Colonel Ernestina Assan, Director of Public Affairs at the Ministry of Defence, announced that the twelve-member board is chaired by Rear Admiral Peter Kofi Faidoo (Rtd) and includes a mix of retired senior military officers and former warrant officers. Members of the board include Air Commodore Thomas Niifio Okai, Brigadier General Charles Gbekle, Brigadier General Seidu Mumuni (Rtd), Brigadier General Nicholas Kwami

Accra: The Office of the Special Prosecutor has declared Mr. Ernest Darko Akore, a former Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Finance, wanted for suspected corruption-related offences. In a notice posted on its official Facebook page, the OSP stated that Mr. Akore is being sought in connection with its ongoing investigation into the controversial Revenue Assurance Contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). According to Ghana News Agency, the OSP confirmed that the High Court, Criminal Division, had issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Akore under Suit Number CR/0397/2025, in the case titled Republic v.

London: British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has initiated a decisive action by suspending several MPs who opposed the government’s welfare reforms. Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, and Chris Hinchliff have all faced suspension after voting against the reforms as part of a broader rebellion earlier this month. Notably, aside from Maskell, all of these MPs were first elected in last year’s election. According to Ghana News Agency, the York Central MP, Rachael Maskell, expressed that her suspension was a result of her commitment to her constituents’ interests concerning the benefits plans. She mentioned having a ‘positive conversation’ with the

Kato: Mr. Ofori Darkwah, the Assembly Member for the Kato Electoral Area in the Berekum Municipality of the Bono Region, has expressed concern about the growing encroachments of the Kato cemetery lands. He said the situation was worrying because the encroachers had desecrated several graves, exposing human remains and skeletons which remained a serious public health hazard. According to Ghana News Agency, in an interview at Kato, Mr. Darkwah called for immediate steps to stop the encroachment, saying if nothing was done immediately, it could lead to the outbreak of diseases as the rains set in. He noted the discovery

Accra: Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has raised concerns over the ongoing dollarisation of the economy despite the recent stability of the Ghanaian Cedi. Speaking at the Graphic Business/Stanbic breakfast meeting on the theme ‘Sustaining forex gains: Business and economic impact,’ he urged local businesses to conduct transactions in Cedis within Ghana’s borders, highlighting the challenges posed by the continued preference for dollar pricing in various sectors. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr Asiama expressed that the deep-rooted culture of dollarisation persists, particularly in real estate, education, and luxury retail sectors, which continue to price

Budo city: The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has officially commenced the construction of a 2.1-kilometer road stretching from Budo City junction to Bogoso junction within the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, located in the Western Region. According to Ghana News Agency, the project, which is valued at GHS11.6 million, is projected to be completed in two years. However, the contractor has given assurances that the road will be finished within a year. This endeavor will include the construction of culverts, gutters, pavement, road markings, speed ramps, and multiple sealing layers to ensure the road’s longevity. During the groundbreaking event, Mr. Abdel-Razak Yakubu,