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Global Emissions Hit Record High as Ghana Balances Growth and Climate Goals
News Ghana
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July 6, 2025
Global carbon emissions reached 40.8 billion metric tons in 2024 a new peak despite record clean energy investments according to the Energy Institute’s 2025 Statistical Review. The 0.5 billion ton annual increase underscores a critical gap:...
Ghana Narcotics Agency Intercepts Major Drug Shipments
News Ghana
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July 6, 2025
Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission seized 738 compressed parcels of suspected cannabis at Accra’s Swissport Terminal on July 5, 2025. The contraband, concealed in rubber-lined bags within 40 boxes falsely labeled as food items, was destined for...
Reginald Sekyi-Brown: Urgent gaps in critical care infrastructure in Ghana, a call for immediate prioritisation
Joy FM
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July 6, 2025
Dear Hon. Minister, This past week, the health community in Ghana was shaken by the tragic death of a 47-year-old emergency physician. He suffered a myocardial infarction and urgently required percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). What does...
“Get Tested Early” – First Lady Lordina Mahama Urges Ghanaians
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 6, 2025
By Celestine Avi First Lady Mrs. Lordina Mahama has emphasised the critical importance of early health screening and disease prevention, particularly for vulnerable groups. She made the call during a free health outreach programme jointly...
Chautauqua County doctor devoted his life to public health. Now it's 'under siege'
Buffalo News - New York
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Nestled in the corner of a Westfield restaurant, surrounded by locals snacking on sandwiches, slurping soups and sipping coffee, the topic finally comes up 20 minutes into a conversation with one of Chautauqua County’s best-known doctors. “So you...
Africa else Ghana must honor Mrs Rosa Duncan-Williams, as th...
Modern Ghana
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‘Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward them for what they have done’ this is decreed at Proverb 19:17. Serving others is widely considered a fundamental and essential aspect of faith in many religions as a way to...
US supports West African countries to enhance public health emergency response
Tribune Online
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July 6, 2025
Seventeen public health emergency operations center staff members from seven West African countries have graduated from a two-week training program designed to enhance their skills in managing public health emergencies. The training, hosted by the...
India-Ghana commit to double trade from $3 billion to $6 billion - Ablakwa
GhanaWeb
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July 5, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has outlined key milestones chalked after the visit of the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to Ghana. According to him, the visit did not only rewrite history, but also led to the...
RDI, Food justice Train Lagos Govt Officials On Planetary Health Diet
Daily Independent
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July 6, 2025
1 ABUJA – The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) and Germany-based Foodjustice, have trained officials of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Lagos State ministries of health, environment and agriculture on mainstreaming the concept of...
From swim schools to eye clinics: how families of 7/7 victims used heartbreak to help others
The Guardian
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July 6, 2025
In the city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of the north-east Indian state of Odisha, there is an eye clinic that has transformed the lives of thousands of children. Before the unit was established in 2008, according to its vice-chair, there was no...
Ghana Health Minister Boosts Juaboso District Resources
News Ghana
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July 5, 2025
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has donated ten new motorcycles and five neonatal incubators to the Juaboso District Health Directorate in the Western North Region. The donation aims to strengthen maternal and child healthcare services in...
’24-Hour Economy’ not much different from ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ – Prof Bokpin
Joy FM
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July 6, 2025
President John Dramani Mahama's ambitious "24-Hour Economy" policy, recently launched with much fanfare, bears striking conceptual similarities to past national development blueprints, including the "Ghana Beyond Aid" agenda and the 2017...
Emulating Norway’s Triumph: How Ghana Can Transform the Eban...
Modern Ghana
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On July 3, 2025, Ghana marked a historic milestone with the Declaration of Commerciality for the Eban-Akoma oil and gas discoveries in the Cape Three Points Block 4 (CTP-B4). This breakthrough, confirmed by the Ministry of Energy and Green...
Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah—champion of Non-Alignment & man behind Zohran Mamdani’s middle name
The Print
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July 5, 2025
New Delhi: Zohran Mamdani, 33, New York’s Democratic mayoral candidate, has an interesting middle name—Kwame—given by his parents, Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and Mumbai-born Ugandan post-colonial theorist and Columbia University professor Mahmood...
Ghana: A Janus-faced democracy
Graphic
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July 4, 2025
Ghana is constitutionally a liberal democracy, following a referendum in April 1992. Many observers outside Ghana regard the country as a rare regional phenomenon: a consolidated liberal democracy. Many Ghanaians, however, do not believe that the...
Ghana, India sign key pacts - Prime Minister Modi conferred with state honour
Graphic
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July 5, 2025
Ghana and India last Wednesday signed a series of bilateral agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation in health, culture and trade, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his two-day official visit to the country. The signing ceremony at...
Presidential pardon call for wheelchair-bound Ato Essien intensify
The Herald Ghana
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July 7, 2025
…Amid deteriorating health Dr John Apea, the Head of Mission for the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, has announced plans to spearhead a formal petition calling for a presidential pardon for William Ato Essien, the embattled founder...
Stronger cedi, lower prices: Decathlon Ghana slashes prices by 35% on over 500 sports items
Joy FM
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July 5, 2025
In a bold move to celebrate the appreciation of the Ghana cedi, Decathlon Ghana has announced a major price drop — slashing prices by 35% on more than 500 sports products available both in-store and online. The sports retail giant, known for...
Ghana-India US$5Bn Trade Pact Opens Doors for Local Firms
News Ghana
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July 5, 2025
Healthcare, mining, and fintech sectors poised for major gains Ghana and India have unveiled plans to increase bilateral trade from $3 billion to $5 billion within five years, following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to Accra in...
Medical facilities in Ahafo hail NHIA for prompt payment of claims
Joy FM
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July 5, 2025
Medical Directors of health facilities in the Ahafo Region have lauded the leadership of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for the prompt payment of claims in 2025. According to them, the NHIA's timely payment of claims significantly...