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4 takeaways from Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing

New York, March 29 (CNN/GNA) – Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday was sentenced to 25 years in prison, a year and a half after his crypto startup, FTX, imploded…

Bus carrying Easter worshippers falls off cliff killing 45 people in South Africa

March 29 (CNN/GNA) — Dozens of worshippers died after a bus headed to an Easter conference plunged off a cliff in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Thursday. The crash claimed…

FDA advises public to eat from restaurants, drinking spots with hygiene permits 

By Dennis Peprah  Sunyani, March 29, GNA – The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has advised the public to patronize the services of restaurants, food vendors, and drinking spots…

Minority demands immediate exemption of health facilities from unscheduled load shedding 

Accra, March 28, GNA – The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Minority has demanded the immediate exemption of health facilities from the current unannounced electricity load shedding exercises. …

Malnutrition, anemia remain concern to UNICEF

By Maxwell Awumah, GNA  Ho (V/R), March 28, GNA – Madam Josephine Agborson, Health Officer with the UNICEF, Accra Office, says malnutrition and anemia, especially among children under-five…

Make social media breaches universal crimes – Justice Sir Dennis Adjei 

By Florence Afriyie Mensah, GNA  Kumasi, March 28, GNA – Professor Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, Judge of the African Court, has recommended the enactment of laws in…

I will partner you for development – Alan tells TUC   

By Christopher Arko/ Musah Khadijah   Accra, March 28 GNA – Mr Alan Kyerematen, Founder and Leader of the Movement for Change (M4C), says he will partner the Ghana…

Interior Minister visits surviving Police Officer 

Accra, March 28, GNA – The Minister of the Interior, Henry Quartey, Thursday visited an injured Police Officer who survived a road crash which claimed the lives of…

Ireland preparing to intervene in S Africa’s Israel genocide case

Dublin, March 28, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Ireland is preparing to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the top court in the United Nations. Micheál Martin,…

Divers recover bodies in Baltimore bridge collapse waters

March 28 (BBC/GNA) – The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was under water where the Baltimore bridge collapsed. Eight construction…

Easter: We must renew our mindsets, attitudes for change – Methodist Presiding Bishop

Accra, March 28, GNA – The Most Reverend Dr Paul Kwabena Boafo, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, says the Easter season is an opportunity for the…

Africa is the hope of Christianity – Pastor Otabil 

By Godfred A. Polkuu Bolgatanga, March 27, GNA – Pastor Mensa Otabil, the Founder and General Overseer of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), says Christianity has shifted from…

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Economy

Time for Ghana to have a binding debt regime — Adongo 

By Francis Ntow  Accra, March 28, GNA – Mr Isaac Adongo, a member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, has called for a legal framework to regulate Ghana’s domestic and…

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Business

Empowering women in business will unlock potential for economic growth - McDan 

By Opesika Tetteh Puplampu Accra, March 27 GNA – Dr Daniel MacKorley, the Founder and Chairman of the McDan Group of Companies, Wednesday said putting women at the…

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Politics

Senegal should continue on path of democracy – Akufo-Addo urges President-elect 

By Stephen Asante  Accra, March 29, GNA – The Government of Ghana has lauded Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on his success, and advised him to work assiduously…

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Affirmative Action is one of the surest ways to bridge the Gender gap- Mrs Ayoade 

By Bertha Badu-Agyei/Katherine Yeboah  Accra, March 29, GNA-Mrs Theresah Ayoade, Chief Executive Officer of Charterhouse Production, has called on stakeholders to sustain the pressure to ensure the passage…

Court & Crime

Kasoa shrinking penis: Court remands Electrician over false alarm

By Joyce Danso Accra, March 28, GNA- A District Court at Awutu Breku has remanded into police custody a 22-year-old electrician who allegedly raised false alarm that his…

Education

Make social media breaches universal crimes – Justice Sir Dennis Adjei 

By Florence Afriyie Mensah, GNA  Kumasi, March 28, GNA – Professor Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, Judge of the African Court, has recommended the enactment of laws in…

Health

World Tuberculosis Day commemorated in Tamale 

By Solomon Gumah Tamale, March 29, GNA – Inspire To Act, an NGO, in collaboration with Dawah Academy, has commemorated this year’s World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with a…

Effective climate information services crucial to adaptation – Professor Klutse 

By Albert Oppong-Ansah Accra, March 27, GNA – Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse, a Lecturer in the Department of Physics at the University of Ghana, has underscored the…

Fairtrade Africa launches project to combat depletion of vegetable cover

By Regina Benneh Goaso, (AR) March, 28, GNA – Ghana Agroforestry for Impact (GAIM) Project has been launched at Goaso in the Ahafo Region to contribute to the…

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Features

Cocoa House: A magnificent agri-architecture at the heart of Sunyani, worthy of replication 

A GNA Feature by Benjamin Akoto  Sunyani, March 28, GNA – Located in the heart of Sunyani, the Cocoa House, an imposing edifice of the Ghana Cocoa Board…

Kokonte: The publicly denied but secretly loved Ghanaian food 

A GNA feature by Laudia Sawer  Tema, March 26, GNA – Face-the-wall, Lapiiwa, and Opolatsaa are some of the funny names given to Kokonte, one of Ghana’s loved…

Ghana Month: Patronising the country’s indigenous cuisines for a healthy life

A GNA feature by Florence Afriyie Mensah  Kumasi, March 25, GNA – What have you been eating lately? Is it the local food or continental (polished), and do…

Preventing examination malpractices, a shared responsibility for credible results 

A GNA Feature by Regina Benneh  Sunyani, March 24, GNA – The contribution of education to every well-developed society cannot be overstated as it goes a long way to…

Leaders of faith/culture and the 2024 International Women’s Day commitments of African governments

By Judith-Ann Walker/ Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima Accra, March 23, GNA – The commemoration of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024, saw national governments all across West Africa putting on…

The benefits of intermittent fasting the right way

March 23 (BBC/GNA) – Intermittent fasting offers the tantalising promise that changing mealtimes, and not the meals, can be good for you. But what are the dos and…

Foreign Features

Global businesses eye opportunities through CIIE 

Hailed as a springboard for global companies looking to dive deep into the Chinese market or expand their business, the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world’s first…

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Meets the Press

Accra, Mar. 12, (GNA) – On March 7, 2024, a press conference was held on the margins of the Second Session of the 14th National People’s Congress at…

Guangdong Provincial Delegation opens group activities to domestic and foreign media

On the morning of March 7, the Guangdong Provincial Delegation to the Second Session of the 14th National People’s Congress held a plenary meeting at the Capital Hotel.…

Sports

Germany’s Rüdiger explains gesture, won’t be vilified as an Islamist

Berlin, March 28, (dpa/GNA) – Germany defender Antonio Rüdiger has dismissed Islamism allegations in connection with a social media post at the start of the Muslim fasting period…

Entertainment

Reading marathon: Veronica Obeng’s Guinness world record attempt progresses steadily 

By Ernest Nutsugah  Accra, Mar 28, GNA – Ms Veronica Obeng, who is attempting to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest reading marathon, has completed…

World

Former German chancellor Schröder says West must negotiate with Putin

Berlin, Mar. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder says he can still imagine that his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could contribute to ending the war in Ukraine.…

Africa

Bus carrying Easter worshippers falls off cliff killing 45 people in South Africa

March 29 (CNN/GNA) — Dozens of worshippers died after a bus headed to an Easter conference plunged off a cliff in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Thursday. The crash claimed…

Americas

4 takeaways from Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing

New York, March 29 (CNN/GNA) – Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday was sentenced to 25 years in prison, a year and a half after his crypto startup, FTX, imploded…

Asia

Thai provincial cops now chasing misbehaving monkeys

Bangkok, Mar. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Monkeys in the Thai province of Lop Buri took a step closer to being more like human beings: they too have to answer to the police.…

Europe

Former German chancellor Schröder says West must negotiate with Putin

Berlin, Mar. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder says he can still imagine that his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could contribute to ending the war in Ukraine.…

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