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Ghana begins preparations for free primary healthcare under Mahama Cares Initiative – NHIA CEO
By Hafsa Obeng Accra, Oct. 2, GNA – Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), says Ghana has begun preparatory steps towards the implementation of free primary healthcare, under the Mahama Cares...
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Sanctions or Death: Stopping Ghana’s Gold-Driven Ecocide
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Illegal artisanal and small-scale gold mining, locally called galamsey, has metastasized from a rural livelihood into a national crisis devastating the country’s environment, economy, and public health. What was once dismissed as scattered...
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VODEC Africa CEO unveils Seven-Pillar Economic Plan to position Ghana as West Africa’s powerhouse
The Chief Executive Officer of VODEC Africa, Daniel Asomani, has outlined an ambitious roadmap to transform Ghana into the economic powerhouse of West Africa. Speaking at the National Emerging Leaders Economic Forum (NELEF) 2025 in Accra, he...
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Ghana has talent but no drive –Naija film director
THE debate over Ghana’s place on the global film map has resurfaced, this time sparked by Nigerian filmmaker J Leo Uche, who believes the country sits on a goldmine of talent and resources yet continues to miss opportunities that could catapult...
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Ghana has laid the right foundation towards fiscal discipline post programme completion – IMF
The IMF has revealed that Ghana has made meaningful progress towards laying the foundation for fiscal discipline post-programme completion. The Washington-based lender maintained that Ghana has been able to put in place key reforms that should...
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FanMilk Ghana marks 65th Anniversary with annual school caravan, targeting 1,000 schools
Fan Milk PLC, one of Ghana’s leading dairy and beverage companies, has launched the 65th anniversary edition of its FanMilk School Caravan: A Wrapper Collection Challenge in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service. This year’s School...
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Ghana raises cocoa prices following Ivory Coast hike
File photo for representational purposes only. Accra: Ghana on Thursday announced it was raising the price paid to cocoa farmers, following a recent hike by its neighbour, top producer Ivory Coast. Accra is raising rates by 12.3 percent, from...
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Ghanaian president inaugurates joint national cyber security committee
ACCRA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated an 18-member Joint Cyber Security Committee at a ceremony in Accra, the national capital, to launch the National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2025. Speaking at the...
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After a Devastating Fire, Traders in Ghana’s Kantamanto Market Unite Under a New Association KOBA
When a huge part of Kantamanto, one of the largest second-hand clothing markets in the world, was razed in a fire this January, it not only set back hundreds of traders who rely on the market for their livelihood, but it also revealed the lack of...
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Ghana at a crossroads: How climate change and environmental mismanagement threaten our economic future
By Peter Justice GARIBA Ghana is on the frontline of the global climate crisis—not as a major polluter, but as a vulnerable nation bearing the brunt of rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, deforestation, and environmental degradation. The...
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Gov’t secures ¥3 billion JICA grant to transform Kumasi’s inner ring road
The government of Ghana has signed a ¥3 billion (Japanese Yen) grant agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to overhaul the Inner Ring Road in Kumasi. The agreement, signed today by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato...
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World Cup 2026Q: Alidu, Fatawu return as Ghana releases 24-man squad
Defender Alidu Seidu and forward Fatawu Issahaku have returned to Ghana’s squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic and Comoros later this month. Coach Otto Addo named 24 players, including Seidu, who has...
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African Commission commends Ghana’s prison education system, welcomes reforms to tackle overcrowding
A delegation from the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has commended Ghana’s prison education system, which allows inmates to pursue academic and vocational training while serving their sentences. The delegation, led by Commissioner...
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Gov’t secures ¥3 billion JICA grant to upgrade Kumasi Inner Ring Road
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The government has signed a ¥3 billion (Japanese Yen) grant agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to upgrade the Inner Ring Road in Kumasi, a key transport artery in the Ashanti Region. The...
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Ghanaians mourn the death of coach Annor Walker
Ghanaians have taken to social media to pay tributes to the late former Black Galaxies head coach, Daniel Annor Walker. Walker’s death has sent shockwaves through the Ghanaian football fraternity, where he is widely respected for his tactical...
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Ghana’s quiet crisis: Bawku, smuggling and the extremist war next door
TEMA, Ghana – Under the relentless blaze of a September sun in 2021, amid the chaotic symphony of cranes and cargo at Ghana’s Tema Port, what began as a mundane customs check unraveled into a spine-tingling exposé of hidden dangers. Inside a...
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Team Nigeria in Ghana 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone 2 Championship
Team Nigeria has touched down in Accra, Ghana, to participate in the 2025 Africa Aquatics Zone 2 Championship, which runs from October 3 to 5. The contingent, made up of young and promising athletes, departed Nigeria on Wednesday and arrived the...
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Govt secures ¥3 Billion JICA grant for Kumasi road project
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced the signing of a ¥3 billion Japanese Yen grant agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support the improvement of the Inner Ring Road in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. In a...
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Gov’t secures ¥3bn JICA grant to upgrade Kumasi inner ring road
The government has secured a ¥3 billion Japanese Yen (about USD 20 million) grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to upgrade the Inner Ring Road in Kumasi. The facility was disclosed by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato...
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Ghana raises 2025/26 farmgate cocoa price by another 12%
Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson told a press briefing in Accra that cocoa farmers would receive 58,000 Ghana cedis ($4,640.00) a metric ton, up from the current 51,660 cedis, effective from Friday. The new price works out at 3,625 cedi per 64...
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