Youth League bemoans rising sea level at Cape Three Points
By Emmanuel Gamson Takoradi, Oct. 10, GNA – The Western Nzema Youth League (WNYL), a youth group, has raised concerns about the rise in sea level affecting residents…
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World
Hurricane Milton slams Florida; 3 million without power
Oct 10 (VOA/GNA) – Hurricane Milton brought flooding rains and damaging winds to central and northern Florida on Thursday, destroying homes and leaving at least two people dead…
Economy
Ghana Statistical Service to begin survey on accommodation units on November 1
Accra, Oct. 10, GNA – The Ghana Statistical Service will, from November 1, 2024, conduct its maiden survey on Accommodation Units across the country. The survey starting from…
Business
Fidelity Bank Ghana appoints Kwabena Boateng Deputy MD, Wholesale Banking
Accra, Oct. 9, GNA – Fidelity Bank Ghana has appointed Mr. Kwabena Boateng as its new Deputy Managing Director in charge of Wholesale Banking, effective October 1, 2024.…
Politics
Takoradi MP outdoors campaign team for election 2024
By Seth Danquah Takoradi, Oct. 10, GNA – Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Takoradi constituency, has officially out-doored his campaign team within the various…
Social
Sokpoe Traditional Council urged to prioritize unity and development
By Kekeli K. Blamey, GNA Sokpoe(V/R), Oct. 10, GNA – The Sokpoe Traditional Council has been officially inaugurated in a colorful ceremony, marking a significant milestone in the…
Court & Crime
Motorcyclist remanded over attempted robbery
By Joyce Danso Accra, Oct 09, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody a 23-year-old motorcyclist over attempted robbery at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. …
Education
STU to introduce sports programmes, calls for investment into infrastructure development
By Dennis Peprah Sunyani, Oct. 9, GNA – Professor Engineer Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah, the Vice Chancellor of the Sunyani Technical University (STU) says the university will soon introduce sports administration…
Health
Employers should prioritise mental health – MHA
By Hannah Awadzi Accra, Oct. 10, GNA – The Alliance for Mental Health and Development (Mental Health Alliance) has called on employers particularly government to take practical steps…
Features
Leveraging innovative technology to enhance teaching and learning: CAMFED Ghana’s contribution
Accra, Oct. 08, GNA – Emerging Technology continually impact every facet of life, particularly, human communication. Indeed, technology has become an integral and indispensable part of daily living…
Foreign Features
Delegation of International Communication Experts and Foreign Media Outlets visits the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link
On October 8, marking the 100-day anniversary of the opening of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, a delegation of international communication experts and foreign media outlets, themed “The World Comes…
Sports
Beach Soccer: Black Sharks open camp at Keta ahead of AFCON tournament
By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu Keta (VR) Oct 10, GNA-Black Sharks, the National Male Senior Beach Soccer team, has opened camp at Keta in the Volta Region ahead of…
Entertainment
Team Hubes crowned winners of Ghana DanceSport League 2024
By Simon Asare Accra, Oct. 09, GNA – The inaugural edition of the Ghana DanceSport League saw Team Hubes Dance Crew crowned champions over United Kings Academy, 4Bent Dance…
Africa
Rwanda begins Marburg vaccinations to curb deadly outbreak
Kigali, Oct 6 (Reuters/GNA) – Rwanda said on Sunday it had begun administering vaccine doses against the Marburg virus to try to combat an outbreak of the Ebola-like…
Americas
Hurricane Milton slams Florida; 3 million without power
Oct 10 (VOA/GNA) – Hurricane Milton brought flooding rains and damaging winds to central and northern Florida on Thursday, destroying homes and leaving at least two people dead…
Asia
Fear and mistrust in Mount Lebanon after Israel targets remote areas
Beirut, Oct. 7, (dpa/GNA) – Lebanon’s central Mount Lebanon region was reeling from overnight Israeli attacks on Monday, with residents more and more reluctant to trust those fleeing from Hezbollah strongholds in…
Europe
Bulgarian Army starts replacing air defence systems
Sofia, Oct 10 (BTA) – The process of replacing the air defence systems of the Bulgarian Army has started, the press centre of the Ministry of Defence said…
Middle East
Fear and mistrust in Mount Lebanon after Israel targets remote areas
Beirut, Oct. 7, (dpa/GNA) – Lebanon’s central Mount Lebanon region was reeling from overnight Israeli attacks on Monday, with residents more and more reluctant to trust those fleeing from Hezbollah strongholds in…
South African study transforms global TB treatment
Over the past six years, the BEAT Tuberculosis study, conducted in South Africa and focused on children and pregnant women, has revealed a promising new oral treatment that could mark a significant breakthrough in the fight against drug-resistant TB.
Teenage mothers in Tanzania struggle with stigmatization
According to the U.N., one in four girls ages 15 to 19 in Tanzania is either pregnant or has given birth. Policies that forced teen moms to drop out of school were lifted in 2021. But despite these rules, many are still unable to be a mother and receive an education at the same time. Juhudi Mmari has the report from Dodoma, Tanzania, narrated by Salem Solomon.
Zimbabwean families seek proper burials for victims of 1980s violence
South Africa is exhuming remains of citizens who fought the apartheid regime but died in exile in Zimbabwe. Families of Zimbabweans killed in the same area by security forces are hoping their loved ones can be removed from mass graves and given proper burials, too
Market in Ukraine's Kharkiv region helps out-of-work farmers
Russia’s invasion has riddled the farmland in Ukraine's Kharkiv region with land mines, leaving many local farmers without a job. But since the occupying forces left, some are growing what they can, where they can, and selling it to make ends meet. And they’re getting help from a group of volunteers. Anna Kosstutschenko has the story.