Guardian allegedly burns child over bedwetting
Ayisha Zakaria, a 24-year-old guardian, has allegedly inflicted burns on the private part and inner thighs of a seven-year-old girl for bedwetting. Eyewitnesses said the suspect, a resident of Mamobi in the Ayawaso North Municipality, allegedly heated a metal object, suspected to be a spoon, and applied it to the victim’s private part as punishment. […]
Ghana Air Traffic Engineers call off planned nationwide strike
By: Franklin Asare-Donkoh The Ghana Air Traffic Safety Electronics Association (GhATSEA) has called off its planned nationwide industrial action scheduled to begin on Thursday, October 30, 2025. The association had earlier threatened to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike, citing poor welfare conditions, inequitable job placements, unfair salary administration, and unresolved welfare matters dating back […]
SSNIT is financially viable despite past challenges – Afreh Biney
By: Franklin Asare-Donkoh Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Kwesi Afreh Biney, says his outfit is financially viable despite past challenges. According to him, the entity managing contributors’ funds pays over 257,000 pensioners each month. Mr. Biney explained that while SSNIT, as an institution, had faced hurdles in the past, it […]
Inspired By Assor Foundation leads free breast cancer screening at Akyem Saamang
The Inspired By Assor Foundation, in partnership with the Ghana Health Service in the Fanteakwa South District and the Mumuadu Rural Bank, has offered free breast cancer screening at Saamang and nearby communities. Speaking at the event, the founder, Mrs. Nancy Assor Asiedu-Amrado, echoed the Foundation’s commitment to the message: “Early Detection of Breast Cancer […]
Police interdict officers caught in alleged bribery video in Bono Region
By Ashiadey Dotse The Bono Regional Police Command has interdicted some police officers who were captured in a viral video allegedly taking money from motorists. According to a press release issued by the Command’s Public Affairs Unit on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the officers have been identified and are currently under investigation. The interdiction, the […]
HFFG advocates stronger stakeholder commitment to HIV prevention amid funding challenges
By Rachel Kakraba Executive Director of Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), Cecilia Senoo, has called on stakeholders in the HIV response to show greater commitment to prevention efforts amid dwindling global funding and economic challenges that threaten progress. She noted that many donor countries that previously funded HIV programmes are now dealing with financial crises, […]
Tema Central MP questions government’s handling of helicopter crash investigation
By Love Wilhelmina Abanonave A Member of Parliament for Tema Central, Mr. Charles Forson, has expressed concerns over the government’s slow pace in investigating the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight prominent individuals, including two cabinet ministers, in August. According to him, the government’s lack of proactivity in probing the incident is evident, […]
Palm oil processors appeal for government support to boost productivity
By Michael Kofi Kenetey Artisanal palm oil processors in Ghana have, over the past years, been confronted with numerous challenges affecting their productivity, including lack of skills and techniques, absence of environmental management systems, inadequate financial support, and poor waste management systems, among others. It is as a result of these challenges that NIRAS International […]
Maltiti Care International unveils ‘Nurture Box’ to improve maternal health
By Ruth Serwaa Asare Maternal health advocacy organization, Maltiti Care International, has held its Maternal Health Summit 2025, which brought together key stakeholders to discuss sustainable ways of improving maternal healthcare in Ghana. The summit, held at the UGMC Simulation Centre in Accra under the theme “Promoting Better Motherhood Outcomes, Ending Obstetric Fistula,” also featured […]
Holding urine for long periods poses risks to women’s health – Dr. Kupualor warns
By Ruth Serwaa Asare A Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist, and Urogynaecologist, Dr. David Kupualor, has cautioned women against keeping urine in their bladder for long periods, warning that it can cause a foul smell and worsen certain health conditions such as obstetric fistula. Speaking at the Maternal Health Summit 2025 held at the UGMC Simulation Centre […]
Pay us all arrears now or we shut down – ESPA warns Mahama government
By Felix Cofie The Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) has issued a strong warning to the government, demanding the immediate payment of all outstanding arrears owed to its members or risk a total shutdown of waste management services across the country. At a packed news conference in Accra on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, ESPA’s Executive […]
Vice President hails cedi’s remarkable turnaround
By Love Wilhelmina Abanonave Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has commended the appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi, comparing how low-performing it was in 2022 to how high-performing it has become in 2025. “According to Bloomberg, the Ghana cedi, branded the worst-performing currency in the world in 2022, became, in […]
Government renews NHIS commitment, targets illegal charges at health facilities
By Savannah Pokuaah Duah The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to strengthen Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) through sustainable funding and decisive policy reforms aimed at achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. Speaking at a stakeholders’ conference organized by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) at the Alisa […]
Minority accuses Attorney General of undermining fair trial rights
BY VALENTIA TETTEH The Minority in Parliament has accused the Attorney General of undermining the constitutional rights of accused persons by publicly branding them as criminals before the conclusion of court proceedings. Addressing journalists in Parliament, the Minority’s Legal Counsel and Member of Parliament for Suame, John Darko, said the Attorney General’s recent comments on […]
