Category: News

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

Sunyani: The Global Media Foundation (GloMeF), a media advocacy non-governmental organisation, has expressed concern about barriers and existing disparity in the nation’s justice delivery system. The foundation, which works to promote social justice, transparency, and all-inclusive development, noted that “exorbitant legal fees” denied the vulnerable population equal access to justice delivery. According to Ghana News Agency, GloMeF has called on the Ghana Bar Association, Judicial Service, and the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s Department to take concrete steps to make legal services easily accessible, more affordable, and efficient for the ordinary class. The foundation emphasized that charging exorbitant legal

Accra: The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has reaffirmed its commitment to working with partners to uphold standards and coordinate data collection for national development. In a statement to mark World Statistics Day, GSS urged stakeholders to ‘place evidence at the centre of planning and policy’ to achieve more ‘inclusive, and sustainable development outcomes.’ According to Ghana News Agency, World Statistics Day celebrates the critical role of data in shaping national progress. This year’s theme is ‘Quality Statistics for Everyone.’ Highlighting its mandate, GSS emphasised the importance of producing reliable data, stating it would continue to ‘make quality statistics an everyday

Accra: An Accra Circuit Court has remanded two ex-convicts into Police custody over an alleged robbery involving a taxi cab and personal valuables. Vincent Gbetorglo and Peter Akakpo, alias ‘Dompe,’ pleaded not guilty to conspiring to rob Martin Obeng of his Toyota Corolla taxi, GHS13,000.00 mobile money, GHS700.00 cash, a mobile phone, and personal documents. The Court ordered that Gbetorglo and Akakpo be returned on November 3, 2025. Their alleged accomplice, identified only as Ayensu, remains at large. According to Ghana News Agency, Prosecuting, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Issah Achiburi told the Court that Obeng, a taxi driver residing

Sunyani: About 42 new HIV infections are recorded among the adult and children population in the country every day, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) 2024 National and Sub-National HIV estimates and projections have revealed. Presently, the nation has 334,721 persons living with HIV, comprising 105,460 males representing 31.5 per cent and 229,261 females, representing 68.5 per cent. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Bimbilla, the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regional Technical Coordinator of the GAC, highlighted the significance of HIV estimates data for planning and understanding the magnitude of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the country.

Ho-fiave: Reverend Alfred Agbetsiafa, the District Pastor of the Church of Pentecost, Ho-Fiave District, has called on Christians to adopt a lifestyle of generous and sacrificial giving. He said this was a divine principle that brings increase, unlocks supernatural favour, and leads to lasting transformation in the life of the believer. At the climax of the Church’s Area Week celebration, Pastor Agbetsiafa delivered a sermon on the theme ‘Giving’, using Proverbs 3:9-10 as his anchor scripture. According to Ghana News Agency, Pastor Agbetsiafa urged members to honour the Lord with their possessions, assuring them that ‘God will fill your barns