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February 19, 2024February 19, 2024

Let Us Sustain The Prevailing Peace In Ghana – NCCE Chairperson

The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy, has appealed to the citizenry to help sustain the prevailing peace in the country. “We want peace in Ghana, because we don't have anywhere to go,” she said. Mr

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024

Fire Fighters Escape Mob Attack In Konongo

A crew of six firemen from the Konongo Odumasi Fire Station in the Ashanti region narrowly escaped a mob attack on their way to respond to an emergency. According to the report, this is the second time they were nearly attacked

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024

Papua New Guinea Ambush: More Than 50 Shot Dead In Highlands Region

At least 53 people have died in an ambush in Papua New Guinea's remote Highlands region. The victims were shot dead during a tribal dispute in the Enga Province over the weekend, a national police spokesman told the BBC. Authorities have

February 17, 2024February 17, 2024

Make Maternal Mental Health A Priority – Report

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) with support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO-UK) have launched a report highlighting the need for a broader national policy to help address issues of maternal mental health disorders.

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024

Bawumia To Launch “Tap And Go” Digital Transport Payment System

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is launchin a groundbreaking digital initiative for the transport sector in Accra. Dubbed “Tap and Go,” this innovative payment system aims to revolutionize the way Ghanaians pay for transport fares. Similar to the popular Oyster Card

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024

Minister Launches Education Booster

The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has launched the Communities of Excellence Programme (CEP). The novelty aims at fostering collaboration between all stakeholders to improve the quality of education in the country. The initiative is to build a strong network

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024

Five Teenagers Grabbed With Narcotics

Five teenagers have been apprehended for possessing suspected narcotic drugs during a police swoop in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The teenagers are part of a total of 18 suspects who were grabbed during a successful security operation, which took place

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024

Land Ministry Details Bawumia’s Small-Scale Mining Policy

Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has detailed the comprehensive vision of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for the mining sector aimed at regulating the industry effectively, supporting small-scale miners, and safeguarding the environment. Addressing a press

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024

Abesim ‘Killer’ Trial Begins March 14

A High Court in Accra would on March 14, 2024 commence the trial of Richard Appiah, a footballer who killed two boys and kept their body parts in a refrigerator at Alaska, a suburb of Abesim near Sunyani in the Bono

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024

99 Journalists Killed In 2023, 77 In Gaza War: Report

Killings of reporters would have dropped globally year-on-year had it not been for the deaths in that conflict, the CPJ said, although fatalities were stable in Somalia and the Philippines. The toll is the highest since 2015 and an increase of