The fate of 460,611 students who sat for the 2024 WASSCE hangs in the balance as the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has failed to release their results due to a GH₵118 million debt owed by the government. WAEC’s Public Relations Officer, John Kapi, explained that the council has exhausted all itsContinue Reading
Melcom, Ghana’s premier retail giant, proudly celebrated the grand opening of its newest outlet at Ghana’s premier shopping destination, Accra Mall with a launch event attended by renowned Ghanaian musician, Sarkodie. This launch event represents Melcom’s ongoing mission to make quality, affordability, and convenience accessible to all Ghanaians. The AccraContinue Reading
Embattled Chief Executive Officer of defunct gold dealership firm Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, has appealed to the trial judge to grant him “reasonable time” to “scout and engage” new lawyers. Nana Appiah Mensah, affectionately known as NAM1, said his plea was to afford him the opportunity in “My quest to affirmContinue Reading
More than 3,000 students at the Kwashieman Cluster of Schools in the Ablekuma North constituency of the Greater Accra region are grappling with the aftermath of a devastating fire that damaged an important school building. The blaze, which broke out on Tuesday, gutted the structure housing the school’s library, scienceContinue Reading
A 27-year-old excavator operator, Faddy Paul Appiah, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa circuit court for stealing an Apsonic tricycle motorbike valued at GH¢20,000. Appiah who sold the tricycle motorbike for GH¢15,000 and collected GH¢7,500 as part payment pleaded guilty to the offence and was convictedContinue Reading
Two children have tragically died from malnutrition in the Bawku Municipal area, where 65 cases have been reported so far in 2024. The malnutrition cases underscore the dire humanitarian situation in the region, which has been severely affected by the ongoing conflict. The persistent violence has worsened living conditions, leavingContinue Reading
The 2024 Global Heath Expenditure Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the average per capita government spending on health in all country income groups fell in 2022 from 2021 after a surge in the early pandemic years. The report entitled, “Global spending on health Emerging from theContinue Reading
A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters on Tuesday. The ambition is to start deliveries of Gilead Sciences’ lenacapavir on that timeline, said Hui Yang, head of supply operations at the GlobalContinue Reading
The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has so far administered about 290,000 doses of cholera vaccines out of a targeted 641,851 to persons aged one year and above within the first two days of its Cholera Vaccination campaign. The campaign is being carried out within fourContinue Reading
Lordina Dramani Mahama and her Lordina Foundation on Tuesday donated various items to the Osu Children’s Home and Christ Faith Foster Home in Adenta. This is a continuation of her long-standing tradition of sharing with the less privileged in society over the last two decades and more. The donated itemsContinue Reading