Category: News

Tema: The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has convened a stakeholder meeting to discuss various developmental issues confronting the metropolis, resolving to remove all unauthorized structures and kiosks scattered across the city. According to Ghana News Agency, the stakeholders’ engagement included traditional and religious leaders, staff, and departmental heads, highlighting issues on the siting of kiosks and sanitation concerns. Madam Ebi Bright, the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, addressed the stakeholders, urging traditional and religious leaders to educate their followers on the need for enforcing order in the metropolis. Madam Bright announced that the assembly had declared zoning of schools, hospitals, security

Accra: The Chiefs and people of Anlo in the Volta Region are preparing for the upcoming Mini-Hogbetsotso festival to be hosted in Mafi Adidome in the North Tongu district. This event, a smaller version of the grand Hogbetsotso festival celebrated in Anlo, is anticipated to unite Anlo citizens from various backgrounds. According to Ghana News Agency, the festival, which holds cultural significance in Anloland, commemorates the migration of the Anlo people from Notsie in Togo under Torgbui Agorkorli to their current homeland in Ghana. It serves as a moment for the Anlo people to reflect on their history, culture, and

Mankraso: Two individuals believed to be members of a gang of robbers have been gunned down by the police at Mankraso in the Ashanti Region. A police statement issued on Wednesday revealed that the bodies of the suspects, Osman Majid Abdul Sadik, also known as Cross, 25, and Abdulai Sadik, 20, have been placed at the Bekwai Municipal Hospital Morgue for preservation. According to Ghana News Agency, the suspects allegedly engaged the police in a shootout. Following the exchange of gunfire, the suspects sustained injuries and were transported to the Bekwai Municipal Hospital where they were pronounced dead upon arrival.

Accra: Dr Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku, a communication expert and Artificial Intelligence (AI) consultant, has called on journalists and media organisations to adopt AI tools to enhance efficiency and remain relevant in the evolving media landscape. Speaking at the opening of a three-day training session for reporters and editors of the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra, Dr Ayiku noted that avoiding AI would mean missing out on transformative opportunities in journalism. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr Ayiku emphasized that AI is not a replacement for journalists but a tool to enhance their work. He explained that the real

Accra: Cambodia has expressed its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan and the Kingdom’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. According to Ghana News Agency, this position was expressed in the Joint Communiqu© issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Prak Sokhonn, following their videoconference meeting. During this meeting, and following the major achievements made in the Moroccan Sahara issue under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Cambodia expressed its support for the Moroccan Autonomy Plan

Hohoe: The Hohoe Municipal Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organized a civic engagement session focused on the rule of law and corruption for women from selected groups in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region. The event aimed to educate and empower women to act as agents of change in the fight against corruption and to understand their rights to help curb the issue. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Ernest Amedior, the Hohoe Municipal Director of NCCE, emphasized that corruption negatively impacts the development of the nation, with women often being the primary victims.

Accra: Poland considers the autonomy plan, proposed by Morocco in 2007, as ‘the serious, realistic and pragmatic basis for a lasting solution’ to the regional conflict over the Moroccan Sahara. According to Ghana News Agency, Poland’s new position was expressed by Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radoslaw Sikorski, in a Joint Communiqu© issued, on Tuesday, following a phone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita. Poland’s support for the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative follows the support of several European Union (EU) member countries. So far, 23 EU member countries and