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…
The Communications and Media Studies Students’ Association of Ghana (COMSSA) has marked its 2025 annual festival with a seminar on the theme “The Role of Communication in Deepening Our Democracy” at the University of Education, Winneba. The event brought together lecturers, media professionals, policymakers, and students to reflect on how effective communication can strengthen democratic…
A young man has died after allegedly jumping from the Achimota overhead bridge in Accra on Wednesday, 13 August, 2025. Eyewitnesses said the man, dressed in denim trousers and a white long-sleeved shirt, was seen running along the bridge before suddenly climbing over the railing and plunging onto the road below. He was found lying…
The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has disclosed that the government is developing 15 new broadcasting laws to regulate and guide Ghana’s media industry. Speaking on Accra-based Joy FM on Tuesday, August 12, the minister said the legislative measures form part of the long-awaited Broadcasting Bill, which aims to streamline…
Coastal communities in Fiji are increasingly being forced to abandon ancestral land as rising sea levels erode shorelines and overwhelm defences. In Muani, a village on Fiji’s southern island of Kadavu, residents are preparing to move uphill after seawalls and culverts failed to stop the encroaching ocean. The decision follows years of flooding, saltwater intrusion,…
The RNAQ Foundation launched a nationwide food bank initiative aimed at tackling hunger and empowering communities across Ghana in August. The program was officially unveiled at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, attracting dignitaries including Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture John Dumelo, National Youth Authority CEO Osman Abdulai Ayariga, actor Adjetey Anang,…
Eliasu Baba Yussif, Chief Executive Officer of BAHASS Foundation, operators of the BAHASS Mental Home, has raised serious concerns over the lack of mental health facilities in northern Ghana. The BAHASS Mental Home is currently the only facility of its kind serving both the north and middle belts of the country. Yussif, a young philanthropist,…
