Category: News

Kpongunor: A 13-year-old Junior High School student, Tamara Odueki Tekper, has taken a bold step to champion menstrual hygiene among girls at Halter Academy High School in Kpongunor in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality. Ms. Tamara, who serves as the Girls’ Prefect, led a menstrual hygiene drive in her school to support fellow students, especially those who struggle to manage their periods due to financial or social challenges. According to Ghana News Agency, the initiative was born out of concern for her colleagues who often miss classes during their menstrual periods. Tamara explained, ‘As the Girls’ Prefect, I must lead

Madeira: The French Navy stopped a speedboat carrying 2.4 metric tons of cocaine off the Portuguese Atlantic island of Madeira, using force to bring it to a halt, prosecutors in Brest reported on Tuesday. According to Ghana News Agency, the value of the drugs is estimated at more than £128 million ($149 million). The operation was conducted in coordination with the United States and the United Kingdom, highlighting international cooperation in combatting drug trafficking. Le Parisien newspaper reported that a navy frigate was involved in the operation, opening fire to disable the speedboat’s engines after the occupants ignored orders to

Kigali: Team Ghana, represented by Shenmo Ghana, swept the top awards at the prestigious second African Shenmo Cup, International Abacus Mental Olympiad. The Olympiad was held at the Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village in Rwanda, over the weekend, on the theme ‘Empowering young minds, realizing Africa’s dream’. According to Ghana News Agency, representing Ghana, Ridwan Mahmoud Jajah and Ummu Sulaim Abass of Al-Hikmah Islamic Montessori School secured first and third place respectively in the Level 1 category, earning two gold medals and two trophies for the nation. The competition brought together over 300 participants from 30 African countries, including Kenya,

Accra: Israel has carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire in place for nearly a year. The Israeli military stated it had targeted Hezbollah’s ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in the Nabatiyeh area, accusing the Iran-backed militia of reorganizing in the south of the country. ‘The presence of the terror infrastructure sites and the activity of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, constitute a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,’ it added. According to Ghana News Agency, under the terms of the ceasefire reached last November, Hezbollah was to withdraw its forces north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers from

Tamale: A zonal stakeholders meeting has been held in Tamale to deepen participants’ understanding of the draft Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling (FOPWL) policy and gather feedback to shape its final design and implementation. The meeting, organised by SEND Ghana in collaboration with the Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND), aimed to foster inclusive dialogue, build consensus, and ensure that the final policy would align with public expectations. According to Ghana News Agency, the meeting targeted stakeholders in the northern sector of the country and was attended by students, teachers, traditional authorities, and representatives from NGOs. Mr. Joseph Danquah, General Secretary

Accra: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Monday engaged editors of the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra to deepen existing collaboration and explore opportunities for promoting children’s rights through impactful story writing. The engagement marks the first in a series of strategic meetings with key media houses in Ghana, aimed at building strong partnerships to advance UNICEF’s mission of ensuring equity and protection for every child. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Ofeibea Baddoo, the Communication Specialist and Media Focal Person at UNICEF, emphasized the Fund’s appreciation for GNA’s role in information dissemination and national development. She remarked on

Beijing: Mr Simon Madjie, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), has urged Chinese companies to partner with Ghana in transforming the country into a hub for electric vehicles (EV). This would include EV manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance across West Africa and the continent. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Madjie made the remarks during a presentation to Chinese business leaders, policymakers, and investors at the Presidential Investment Forum in Beijing, held on the margins of President John Dramani Mahama’s State visit to the People’s Republic of China. The event was organised in collaboration with the