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November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

Hamas, Israel Exchange More Captives For Prisoners

As we've been reporting, 30 Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli jails yesterday as part of the current truce deal. Budour Hassan, from Amnesty International, has been speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme about one of those - a female

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

Asokwa Benefits From World Bank Cities Projects

The Asokwa Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Akwannuasah Gyimah, has cut the sod for the construction of the road linking the Old Ahinsan to the Ahinsan Estate Community as part of the World Bank Secondary Cities Support Programme. Under the project, the

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

WHO Says Untreated illnesses Could Kill More Than Attacks In Gaza

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that deaths from untreated illnesses could exceed deaths from bombardment in Gaza. A WHO assessment of UNRWA shelters found widespread diarrhoea and respiratory infections among children and infants, and no treatment whatsoever. Patients with

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

Collaborate In Fight Against Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing – Information Minister To Journalists

The Minister of information, Kwadwo Oppong Nkrumah, has called for effective collaboration between journalists and organisations involved in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing (MLTF). He said the media must also increase education on the dangers of such illegal

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

Education Budget Falls Below Sub-Saharan African Average Of 15%

Educational infrastructure is currently in a deplorable state of infrastructure, especially at the basic level, and the situation is set to worsen on the back of the 2024 budget allocation for the sector. The government, in its 2024 Fiscal Policy and

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

Witchcraft Bill Yet To Receive Assent

Five months after Parliament had passed the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which makes it an offence to accuse any person of being a witch, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is yet to assent to it to become law. So,

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

Extended Gaza Truce Enters Fifth Day With More Releases Due

We've heard from a doctor in the south of Gaza about the impact the temporary ceasefire is having there. Dr Ahmad Maghrabi, a plastic surgeon, told Radio 4’s Today programme that people "are more relaxed" since the fighting paused. "They can

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

Friday December 1 Declared Public Holiday

The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has officially declared Friday, December 1, 2023, as a public holiday for the observation of the annual Farmers’ Day. The announcement comes ahead of the country’s commemoration of Farmers’ Day, a significant event honouring

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

Police, Community Leaders Trained On Radicalization, Violent Extremism In Dormaa

The Research Planning and Transformation Directorate of the Ghana Police Service engaged 50 community leaders and 25 police officers in the Dormaa Ahenkro Municipality in the Bono region on Radicalisation, Violent Extremism, and Positive Peace. The programme was sponsored by the

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

Vice-President Bawumia Graces Akwasidae Festival

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and Asanteman have celebrated this year’s ninth and final Akwasidae, a festival to amplify the achievements of Asanteman. Usually a celebratory affair, the arrival of the Asantehene to the durbar ground was solemn as he