Ghana’s infrastructure gaps: insights from NDPC’s 2024 Annual Progress Report 

A GNA feature by Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, Oct. 25, GNA–Ghana’s ambitious Agenda for Jobs II (2022–2025) aims to create prosperity and equal opportunities for all. Yet, the 2024 Annual Progress Report (APR) by the National Development Planning...

Ghana Must Invest in What Feeds Its People, Not Just What Sells Abroad – Dr. Ackah

Ghana’s agricultural sector has long been hailed for its potential to feed the nation and drive economic growth. Yet, experts warn that current policies have often prioritised crops for export over the staples that sustain households across the...

Ghana Warns Youth Over Declining Condom Use

The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has voiced serious concern about a noticeable drop in condom use among young people, suggesting that a reduced fear of HIV and AIDS is playing a significant role in this shift. Isaiah Doe Kwao, who serves as the...

Rotary Club Obuasi partners AGA Health Foundation to mark World Polio Day

In a strong show of community collaboration and global health advocacy, the Rotary Club of Obuasi joined forces with the AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Health Foundation Hospital to commemorate World Polio Day 2025. The event, held at the AGA Health...

Rev Wengam briefs world church leaders inNew York on preparations towards Global Assemblies of God Congress in Ghana

Accra, 25, GNA-About 50 global leaders have attended Cabinet and Executive Committee meetings of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship (WAGF) in New York. The meetings, which took place at the Assemblies of God Promise Church in New York , were...

Rotary Club of Accra Ridge embarks on medical outreach in Kwahu

Over 700 residents from five communities in the Kwahu East and South municipalities have benefited from a free medical outreach exercise organised by the Rotary Club of Accra Ridge. The two-day outreach saw residents of Kotoso, Zekorpe,...

Singer Barbee assaulted at Shatta Wale’s concert in Ghana

International recording artist Barbee, known for her hit collaborations with Beenie Man and Junior Kelly, has come forward with shocking allegations that she was allegedly assaulted and sexually abused while attending a concert celebrating...

Five Feared Dead, 11 Injured in Fatal Accident at Atwedie on Kumasi–Accra Hi

Five people are feared dead and 11 others are in critical condition following a tragic accident involving a Sprinter bus and a stationary tipper truck at Atwedie, near Konongo, on the Kumasi–Accra Highway. The crash occurred in the early hours of...

Five feared dead, 11 injured in Kumasi–Accra Highway crash

Five people are feared dead and 11 others are in critical condition after a fatal accident involving a Sprinter bus and a stationary tipper truck at Atwedie near Konongo on the Kumasi–Accra Highway. The incident occurred in the early hours of...

Atwedie crash leaves 14 critically injured on Kumasi–Accra Highway

At least 14 people are reportedly in critical condition after a fatal accident involving a Sprinter bus and a stationary tipper truck at Atwedie near Konongo on the Kumasi–Accra Highway. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday,...

Atwedie crash leaves 14 seriously injured on Kumasi–Accra Highway

At least 14 people have reportedly been seriously injured following a crash involving a Sprinter bus and a stationary tipper truck at Atwedie near Konongo on the Kumasi–Accra Highway. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, October...

Rev Wengam briefs world church leaders in New York on upcoming global Assemblies of God congress in Accra

About 50 global leaders have attended Cabinet and Executive Committee meetings of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship (WAGF) in New York. The meetings, which took place at the Assemblies of God Promise Church in New York, were chaired by Rev....

Traders’ ‘urine bottles’ could transmit diseases — Prof. Calys-Tagoe

A Community Health Consultant has warned that the practice of some traders, particularly women, at the Accra Central Market, urinating into plastic water bottles and storing them at their spots until the end of the day is a serious health risk....

Rename Ridge Hospital after Nana Konadu – Hassan Tampuli to Mahama

Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana, has called on President John Mahama to consider renaming the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly known as Ridge Hospital, after the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu...

Rotary Club of Accra Ridge organises free health screening in Kwahu

The Rotary Club of Accra Ridge has organised a free health screening for residents of Kotoso in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region. About 800 residents from Kotoso, Zekorpe, Asempaneye, Tokrom, Hyewohoden and parts of the Kwahu...

Plight of Ghanaian veterinary doctors

Experiments have shown that more than 60 per cent of all infectious diseases in human beings have originated from animals, and more than 75 per cent of new and emerging diseases (such as monkeypox, Ebola, COVID-19, and avian influenza) originate...

South African Tourism, Accra Polo Club partner to support breast cancer awareness

The South African Tourism (SAT) has partnered the Accra Polo Club to host the 2025 Pink Polo International Tournament to raise funds in support of breast cancer awareness initiatives in the country. The event, which took place last Saturday, at...

Ghana’s first female professor of natural science

Across Africa and beyond, women continue to shatter glass ceilings in science, technology, and academia. From laboratories to lecture halls, women are redefining what is possible, proving that brilliance, leadership, and innovation have no gender...

Improving healthcare delivery in Central Region: Sod cut for Saltpond hospital water project

Aprolonged water problem that has negatively impacted healthcare delivery at the Saltpond Municipal Hospital in the Mfantseman Municipality will soon end, following a sod-cutting ceremony last Friday for a Sustainable Water Project. The project,...

Turning research into resilience: CSIR-SARI Technology Park boosts climate-smart farming in northern Ghana

For the past decade, farmers across northern Ghana have been grappling with the harsh realities of climate change, such as unpredictable rainfall, prolonged droughts, rising temperatures and declining soil fertility. These disruptions have shaken...