National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has cautioned against calls for a declaration of a State of Emergency, arguing that it is not a viable solution to the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. According to him, such a declaration would effectively suspend the Constitution and undermine…
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has reiterated the ministry’s commitment to partnering with health unions to ensure affordable and accessible healthcare, despite what he described as an unresolved apology from the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA). In an interview with TV3, Mr. Akandoh addressed recent derogatory remarks made against him by the General…
Europe is grappling with one of its most severe wildfire seasons on record, with blazes destroying more than one million hectares of land so far this year, according to new figures released by the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). The devastation, fueled by prolonged heatwaves and drought linked to climate change, has affected several countries…
Minister of Finance Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, on Monday, August 25, formally announced the commencement of the Investigation Board’s work into the recent military helicopter crash that killed eight people, including two cabinet ministers. The crash, which occurred on August 6 in the Ashanti Region, claimed the lives of Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah,…
Unconfirmed reports suggest that a violent clash between members of the Sisaala and Dagaaba ethnic groups in the Lambusie District of the Upper West Region has left one dead and another injured. According to sources, the conflict allegedly began after domestic animals belonging to a Sisaala destroyed crops on a Dagao farmer’s land. In retaliation,…
Ghana has made history as the first African country to issue carbon credits under the Paris Agreement, following a landmark deal with Switzerland. On July 7, 2025, the two countries completed the transfer of 11,733 Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) generated from a clean cookstove project in rural Ghana. The initiative, financed by the Swiss-based…
The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old woman, Abena Martha Maanibeh, for stealing a one-week-old baby from the Upper West Regional Hospital in the Upper West Region of Ghana. In a press statement signed by the Upper West Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Darko Offei Lomotey, on August 1,…
A sweeping four-decade study of more than 66,000 trees spanning 2,500 species across the Amazon-to-Andes elevational gradient has revealed alarming inertia. Tropical tree communities are not migrating upslope fast enough to keep pace with current warming, raising the risk of ecological collapse in some of the planet’s richest biodiversity zones. The research, published in the…
Residents of Sikaman in the Adansi Akrofuom District are calling on the government to acknowledge their role in the rescue efforts following the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, including two ministers and senior military officers. Hon. Kwame Seth, Unit Committee Chairman, speaking on OTEC 102.9 FM’s Dwabrem show on Monday, August 18,…
The Vice President of the 63rd Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Deborah Gyamfuah, has reaffirmed the council’s commitment to working with university management and other stakeholders to address recent hikes in the cost of student accommodation on campus. Speaking in an interview, Ms. Gyamfuah outlined measures the current SRC…
