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Cholera Outbreak: Bury dead relatives immediately – Environmental Health Office warns
By Prince Acquah Cape Coast, Feb 13, GNA – The Central Regional Environmental Health Office has cautioned families who lose their relatives to cholera to bury them immediately…
World
NASA to bring Boeing astronauts home days earlier than expected after SpaceX capsule switch-up
Feb 12 (CNN/GNA) – NASA on Tuesday said it may bring home Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — the two astronauts who launched on Boeing Starliner’s first crewed…
Economy
Stakeholders call for amendment of MIIF Act
By Priscilla Oye Ofori Accra, Feb. 13, GNA — Participants at a stakeholders’ meeting on the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) Act has called for its amendment to…
Business
“…Not Just Another Bank” – OmniBSIC redefines its brand identity
Accra, Feb. 13, GNA – OmniBSIC Bank Ghana Limited, the fastest-growing bank in Ghana, has unveiled a new tagline, ‘…Not Just Another Bank,’ marking further progress from its…
Politics
Government re-assigns Ag Registrar to avert CLOGSAG intended strike
By Iddi Yire Accra, Feb 14, GNA – The Government will re-assigned Mr Samuel Adom Botchwey, Acting Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry, as part of efforts…
Social
AU Commission chief warns of impact of violent conflicts on Africa’s peace, security
ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, warned on Wednesday that violent conflicts continue to undermine peace and security…
Court & Crime
Court remands businessman over alleged car fraud
By Gifty Amofa Accra, Feb.13, GNA. – An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a trader into police custody over an alleged GHC214,000.00 car fraud. Nicholas Lumor took the…
Education
Asato-Menuso D/A Primary School appeals for decent classroom block
By Daniel Agbesi Latsu Asato-Menuso (O/R), Feb 14, GNA – Authorities at Asato-Menuso D/A Primary School in the Kadjebi in the Oti Region, have appealed to the Kadjebi…
Health
Send Ghana calls for immediate action to contain cholera, strengthen public health services
By Stanley Senya Accra, Feb. 14, GNA – SEND Ghana, a subsidiary of SEND West Africa, has called on government to take immediate action to contain the spread…
Features
“MAYBE, I WAS JUST INNOCENT” – A reflection on the events of May 15, 1979
By Elizabeth Ohene Accra, Feb. 13, GNA – This writer rarely shares this story, but recent events involving a group of armed soldiers forcibly entering the home of…
Foreign Features
Guangdong accelerates construction of modern industrial system with greater international competitiveness
On February 5, 2025, the first working day of the Year of the Snake, Guangdong held a provincial high-quality development conference in Guangzhou to conduct in-depth exchanges and…
Sports
Ghana gears up for continental Weightlifting Championship in August
By Francis Ofori Accra, Feb.14, GNA- Mr. Jerry Ahmed Shaib, President of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) has revealed that plans are underway to host the African Youth…
Entertainment
Actress Nana Adjoa Lovia advocates collective action to address ‘sex for roles’ concerns
By Simon Asare Accra, Feb. 10, GNA – Ghanaian actress Lovia Ansah, also known as Nana Adjoa Lovia, has underlined the need for stakeholders’ collective action in critically…
Africa
AU Commission chief warns of impact of violent conflicts on Africa’s peace, security
ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, warned on Wednesday that violent conflicts continue to undermine peace and security…
Americas
U.S. judge allows Trump admin’s buyout of federal workers to proceed
U.S. judge allows Trump admin’s buyout of federal workers to proceed WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — A U.S. federal judge, on Wednesday gave the green light to President…
Asia
Sector players express diverse views on deputy tourism minister-designate
By Hafsa Obeng Accra, Feb. 8, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday announced the nomination of Mr Yussif Issaka Jajah as the deputy minister-designate for the…
Europe
Russia releases detained U.S. citizen Marc Fogel
MOSCOW, Feb. 13, (Xinhua/GNA) — U.S. citizen Marc Fogel, who was convicted in Russia for drug smuggling and possession, has been released to the United States, local media…
Middle East
Digital farming tools boost South Africa’s smallholder farmers
Smallholder maize farmers in six South African provinces are using homegrown digital tech normally available only to commercial farmers to get the most out of their fields.
Music bridges memory gaps for New York Alzheimer's patients
The Unforgettable Chorus in New York is using music to help people with memory loss reconnect with family, friends and themselves. Since 2011, the choir has been a beacon of hope, offering...
New York subway art project lets riders share worries, hopes, dreams
As another turbulent year ends, New Yorkers are finding an outlet for their emotions in an unusual place — a subway station wall. A public art project called Subway Therapy invites people to share their thoughts and feelings via colorful sticky notes, creating a collage of hopes, frustrations and reflections.
Foreign aid under Trump will be audited, analysts anticipate
How much U.S. foreign assistance is allocated and where it goes are two key questions as the Trump administration prepares to take office in January. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias looks at some sectors where cuts are expected and others that may be a priority.