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Ghana Boosts LEAP Grants to Counter Inflation, Expands Coverage
News Ghana
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July 1, 2025
Ghana’s Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has increased cash grants for the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme, effective June 30, 2025. Minister Agnes Naa Momo Lartey announced the inflation-indexed...
Ghana Nurses Association-DFW embark on medical mission to Tamale
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July 1, 2025
The Ghana Nurses Association of Dallas-Fort Worth (GNA-DFW), a non-profit organisation based in the United States, is set to carry out a medical mission in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital, as part of its ongoing commitment to improving...
Health Minister confirms 107 COVID-19 cases at University of Ghana
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July 1, 2025
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has confirmed 107 cases of COVID-19 at the University of Ghana, with an additional 316 suspected cases currently under investigation. Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Mr Akandoh...
Ghana set to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in historic State Visit with top honour
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
By Hannah Dadzie All is set for the historic visit of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to Ghana. The two-day state visit, which begins tomorrow, July 2, underscores the deepening bilateral relations between Ghana and India. The visit...
Health Minister to brief Parliament on COVID-19 resurgence t...
Modern Ghana
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Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is expected to brief Parliament today, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, on the resurgence of COVID-19 in Ghana amid renewed concerns over public health safety. The update, scheduled for 2:00 PM at Parliament House,...
Ghana-India trade hits $3 billion amid strong bilateral ties – Foreign Minister
Ghana News Agency
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July 1, 2025
By James Amoh Junior, GNA Accra, July 1, GNA – Trade between Ghana and India has reached an impressive $3 billion with Ghana maintaining a favourable balance, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa disclosed on Monday ahead of the...
Ghana Faces Urgent Need to Address Underage Gambling Epidemi...
Modern Ghana
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As mobile technology becomes more widespread and online betting platforms flourish, Ghana's youth are finding themselves increasingly exposed to the hidden dangers of gambling. It has increasingly become a feature that is infiltrating classrooms,...
Reviving Ghana’s poultry sector: Smallholder Giants – Unleashing resilience through VSLAs
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July 1, 2025
Ghana's ambitious quest to revitalise its poultry sector confronts a fundamental reality: its smallholder base profoundly shapes the agricultural landscape. Over 80 per cent of Ghanaian farms are typically less than two hectares (MoFA, 2022). Yet,...
Kamaldeen Sulemana completes medicals ahead of Atalanta move
Modern Ghana
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Ghana winger Kamaldeen Sulemana has completed his move to Serie A side Atalanta from English Championship side Southampton. The 23-year-old has passed all his medical checks, and the contracts have been signed ahead of an announcement. Atalanta...
CPPA: Government must act on pharmacist shortage
Ghana News Agency
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July 1, 2025
By Eric Appah Marfo Accra, July 1, GNA – The Community Practice Pharmacists Association (CPPA) has officially endorsed the Early Career Pharmaceutical Group’s (ECPG) #HirePharmacistsNow campaign, calling on the government to urgently address...
University of Ghana hall week fuelled COVID-19 resurgence – Health Minister
Joy FM
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July 1, 2025
The recent surge in COVID-19 cases within the University of Ghana community has been directly attributed to the institution's recent hall week celebrations, Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh informed Parliament today, July 1, 2025. The...
Don’t panic over COVID-19 outbreak at University of Ghana campus-Health Minister
Ghana News Agency
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July 1, 2025
By Godwill Arthur- Mensah/Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, July 01, GNA-Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, has urged Ghanaians not to panic as there is robust surveillance system in place to contain the COVID-19 outbreak on the campus of...
Greed threatens Ghana’s future, Cardinal Turkson warns at National Day of Prayer
Joy FM
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July 1, 2025
Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson has urged Ghanaians to embrace a renewed sense of responsibility and solidarity, warning that unchecked greed and selfish gain threaten the nation’s shared resources and the well-being of future generations....
Dada Joe Remix: DSS, FBI, and Ghana Police collaborate to extradite alleged romance scam leader to US
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July 1, 2025
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Mahama acknowledges contributions of Islamic community to Ghana’s social advancement
Ghana News Agency
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July 1, 2025
By Iddi Yire Accra, July 01, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has on the occasion of the first National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, hailed the immense contributions of the Islamic community to the moral, spiritual and social advancement of...
Vaca nurse charged in massive health fraud crackdown
The Vallejo Times Herald - California
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July 1, 2025
A Vacaville nurse is among the hundreds of people arrested in the massive nationwide health care fraud “takedown” announced this week by the Department of Justice. Clinton Johnson Christian, 38, was indicted by a grand jury in the U.S. District...
Prime Minister Modi’s visit a defining moment in Ghana-India relations – Okudzeto Ablakwa
Ghana News Agency
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July 1, 2025
By James Amoh Junior, GNA Accra, July 1, GNA – Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, has described the upcoming two-day state visit of Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi as “a defining moment in Ghana-India...
Ecobank Ghana urges corporate entities to prioritise afforestation and climate resilience
Joy FM
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July 1, 2025
Ecobank Ghana is calling on Corporate Ghana to take stronger and more proactive action in addressing environmental challenges, particularly the rising threats of deforestation and illegal mining. Speaking at an event to mark World Environment Day...
Agona West MP donates equipment to Swedru Municipal Government hospital
Ghana News Agency
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July 1, 2025
By James Esuon Agona Swedru (C/R), July 01, GNA- Mrs Ernestina Ofori Dangbey, Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona West has presented hospital equipment to the Swedru Municipal Government hospital to enhance the operations of the facility....
Greed threatens Ghana’s future, Cardinal Turkson warns at Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving
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July 1, 2025
Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson has urged Ghanaians to embrace a renewed sense of responsibility and solidarity, warning that unchecked greed and selfish gain threaten the nation’s shared resources and the well-being of future generations....