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Family petitions Foreign Minister over Ghanaian student’s death in Latvia
Ghanaian Times
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August 29, 2025
The family of the late Ghanaian undergraduate student, Nana Agyei Ahyia, who died under unclear circumstances in Latvia, has petitioned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to intervene further to ensure a thorough...
Health Ministry clashes with GRNMA over Ridge Hospital assault report
GhanaWeb
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August 28, 2025
The Ministry of Health spokesperson, Tony Goodman, has denied claims that the committee investigating the assault at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly known as Ridge Hospital, failed to interview the doctor who examined the assaulted...
GWL Cuts Water Supply for Three Days Across Tema and Accra
News Ghana
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August 29, 2025
Ghana Water Limited has announced an immediate three-day water supply shutdown affecting millions of residents across Tema and large sections of Accra due to emergency pipeline repairs. The company said damage to the raw water transmission...
MoFA launches Nkoko Nkitinkiti agro-input distribution in northern Ghana
Ghanaian Times
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August 29, 2025
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture on Wednesday launched the distribution of agro-inputs for ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ initiative to support smallholder farmers through Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP). The programme is being...
Ghana, Türkiye open talks to expand scholarship opportunities in sports-related fields
Ghana News Agency
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August 28, 2025
By Francis Ofori Accra, Aug. 28, GNA – Mr. Kofi Iddie Adams, Minister for Sports and Recreation has appealed to the government of Türkiye to widen scholarship opportunities for Ghanaians pursuing sports-related programmes in the country. He made...
Vice president reaffirms government support during working visit to Ministry of Health
GhanaWeb
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August 29, 2025
Vice President Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has pledged stronger support from her office to the Ministry of Health in its efforts to deliver accessible and effective healthcare to Ghanaians. The Vice President, accompanied by her Chief of Staff,...
Pantang Hospital’s waste lands amid dark atrocities
Ghanaian Times
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August 29, 2025
Once a symbol of hope for mental health care in Ghana, the Pantang Hospital now stands as a shadow of its potential, its vast lands lying in ruin. Established in 1975 by the government of Ghana with support from the World Health Organisation...
Ghana defender Terry Yegbe set for Metz medical ahead of three-and-half-year deal
MyJoyOnline
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August 28, 2025
Ghana international Terry Yegbe is set to join Ligue 1 side FC Metz before the end of the transfer window. Yegbe, who has been an instrumental figure for Elfsborg, will undergo his mandatory medical checks ahead of signing a three-and-half year...
MTN Ghana Foundation reaffirms its commitment to transforming lives through education, health
MyJoyOnline
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August 29, 2025
MTN Ghana yesterday hosted another edition of Bright Conversations, a thought leadership session aimed at engaging stakeholders on MTN Ghana operations. This session featured the Board Chairman of the MTN Ghana Foundation, Prof Franklyn Manu....
Over 62,966 Palestinians killed in Israel’s military campaign – Palestinian Ambassador to Ghana
Ghanaian Times
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August 29, 2025
ISRAEL’S military campaign in Gaza and the West Bank has killed more than 62,966 Palestinians, including 25,000 children and 12,000 women, the Palestinian Ambassador to Ghana, Abdalfatah Ahmed Khalil Alsatarri has said. He added that, according to...
Body of cultural enthusiast, Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, arrives in Ghana
The Chronicle News Online
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August 29, 2025
The body of the former chairman of the National Media Commission and former Editor of the Mirror Newspaper, Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, arrived at the Kotoka International Airport on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, following his passing in the United...
Ghana Must Shift to Transformational Leadership, Says Oppong-Fosu
Happy FM
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August 28, 2025
Dr. Akwasi Opong-Fosu, a leading local governance expert and Chair of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Board, is calling for a dramatic shift in Ghana’s leadership culture. In a passionate memorandum to the nation’s intellectuals, he...
Health Ministry to extend Ridge Hospital assault probe recommendations nationwide
MyJoyOnline
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August 28, 2025
The Ministry of Health has announced that recommendations from the committee set up to investigate the recent assault at Ridge Hospital in Accra will be extended to health facilities across the country. Read also: Full report: Ridge assault...
Health Ministry dismisses claims of bias in Ridge Hospital assault investigation
MyJoyOnline
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August 28, 2025
The Ministry of Health has rejected claims that the committee investigating the alleged assault on a nurse at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) overlooked the testimony of the doctor who first assessed her. The final report, submitted to...
Ghana Calls for Balanced Energy Shift as 600 Million Africans Remain Without Power
News Ghana
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August 28, 2025
Ghana’s energy minister has warned that Africa cannot follow the same clean energy path as wealthy nations while millions on the continent still cook over open fires and live without electricity. John Jinapor told an energy conference in Accra...
Ashanti Regional Health Director calls for stronger investment in medical la
Modern Ghana
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The Ashanti Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Fred Adomako Boateng, has underscored the urgent need for stronger investment in Ghana’s medical laboratory sector, stressing that without effective laboratory systems, healthcare...
Ghana’s Rita Nkansah Boateng To Officiate CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifier
Daily Guide
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August 28, 2025
Rita Nkansah Boateng (L) GHANAIAN REFEREE Rita Nkansah Boateng has been appointed to handle the CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU B qualifying clash between AS Garde Nationale du Niger and USFA of Burkina Faso. Nkansah Boateng, a hardworking FIFA...
Ghana and Japan sign space deal to drive technological advancement
SatelliteProME
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August 28, 2025
The partnership is set to boost Ghana’s space ecosystem by tapping into Japan’s expertise in satellite manufacturing, earth observation and applied space science. Ghana has signed a landmark space cooperation agreement with Japan during President...
Ghana Central Bank Orders One-Day Remittance Transfers in Foreign Exchange Overhaul
News Ghana
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August 28, 2025
Recipients of money transfers to Ghana will now receive their funds within 24 hours under new rules aimed at speeding up payments and improving exchange rate transparency in a sector worth over six billion dollars annually. The Bank of Ghana...
Ghana’s Biggest Trade Showcase Returns to Champion Local Innovation
News Ghana
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August 28, 2025
Entrepreneurs and innovators across Ghana will converge on Accra next month for what organizers promise will be the most ambitious edition of the This is Ghana Exhibition yet. The two-day showcase runs September 6-7 at Efua Sutherland Children’s...