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Basic Needs-Ghana sensitises people with mental health conditions, caregivers on electoral processes
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Basic Needs-Ghana sensitises people with mental health conditions, caregivers on electoral processes

A day's sensitisation forum for people with mental health conditions and their caregivers on how to effectively engage with political parties on their manifestos has been held at Hausa-Zongo, a suburb of Tamale. It was to sensitise people with mental health conditions, especially in the Zongo communities, on voting procedures in the upcoming general election and how their caregivers could assist them in the process. It was also to help build their capacity to meaningfully interact with the political parties on some of the issues affecting them and why the parties should prioritise their needs when voted into office. The forum, organised by BasicNeeds-Ghana, an NGO, with funding support from STAR Ghana Foundation...
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MTN Ghana dedicated to creating society free from violence, discrimination
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MTN Ghana dedicated to creating society free from violence, discrimination

Mr Robert Kuzoe, the Senior Manager, MTN Ghana Foundation, says MTN Ghana is dedicated to creating a society where everyone can live free from violence and discrimination. He said Gender-Based Violence (GBV) was a significant issue that affected countless individuals in various ways but often remained hidden yet deeply impacted families and communities. The Senior Manager was speaking at the launch of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence titled, “16 Routes, 16 Stations: Public Transport Unite Against Gender-Based Violence”. It was in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection focusin...
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Kadjebi DCE cuts sod for construction of classroom block for Kadjebi E.P Central JHS
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Kadjebi DCE cuts sod for construction of classroom block for Kadjebi E.P Central JHS

Mr Wilson Kwami Agbanyo, the Kadjebi District Chief Executive (DCE), has broken the ground for the construction of new three-unit classroom block and ancillary facilities for the Kadjebi Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Central Junior High School in the Oti Region. Mr Agbanyo said the project was funded by the Coastal Development Authority (CoDA) and was meant to replace the old structure, which had its roof ripped off by rainstorm in 2022. He asked the contractor to speed up work as the students needed the edifice for academic work. Mr Oliver Wadja, the Project Engineer for Adiwaide Constructions Company, the company executing the work, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that it was a three-month project,...
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PWDs at North Tongu receive assorted items from government  
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PWDs at North Tongu receive assorted items from government  

The Government, through the North Tongu District Assembly in the Volta Region, has distributed assorted items to 55 persons with disability (PWDs) in the district to promote inclusivity and empowerment. The items included industrial sewing machines, ice chests, bags of rice, gallons of cooking oil, cassava grinding machines, wheelchairs, gas ovens, deep freezers, and sacks of charcoal. Mr Albert Xenyo, the North Tongu Head of Social Welfare and Community Development, said the items were intended to enhance the socio-economic well-being of the PWDs and promote their independence.  Twenty-two pupils with disability also had their school fees paid, underscoring the Government's commitment to inclusive education, he said. Mr Divine Osbor...
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“Every Child Will Have The Knowledge, Tools, Skills And Opportunities To Achieve Full Potential” – Pres Akufo-Addo
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“Every Child Will Have The Knowledge, Tools, Skills And Opportunities To Achieve Full Potential” – Pres Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the nation must stand united towards ensuring that every child regardless of their background has access to the tools, skills, and opportunities they need to achieve their fullest potential and contribute to building a prosperous Ghana. Interacting with various professional groupings drawn from across the Ashanti region as a precursor to the President’s three-day tour of the Ashanti Region, President Akufo-Addo outlined some of government’s efforts in education that has drastically changed the human resource capabilities of the people of the region.The groups were made up of the Ghana Journalists Association, Association of Ghana Industries, Ghana Medical Association, Ghana Bar Association, Ghana National Association of Te...
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VP Bawumia Lauds Lands Commission For Digital Initiatives, As He Commissions New Office Complex
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VP Bawumia Lauds Lands Commission For Digital Initiatives, As He Commissions New Office Complex

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has commended the Lands Commission for taking digital initiatives to transform its operations. Speaking at the commissioning of an ultra-modern office complex for the Commission in Accra on Monday November 25, 2024, Dr. Bawumia  said the commissioning of the office, also highlights the modernisation of the Lands Commission to ensure efficient service. Dr.  Bawumia recalled his visit to  the Lands Commission’s office in February 2018, and  the challenges the commission faced with office space, as well as  handling of documents. "On that fateful day, at the Land Title Registration Division Office, I saw volumes of files all over the place. I observed that the Commission had a huge problem with space, not only to stor...
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President Akufo-Addo Commissions Four District Hospitals In Ashanti Region
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President Akufo-Addo Commissions Four District Hospitals In Ashanti Region

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has on Monday, 25 November 2024, commissioned four(4) of the five(5), 40-bed District Hospitals in the Ashanti region. The four District Hospitals in the Ashanti region are located at, Drobonso in the Sekyere Afram Plains District; Sabronum, in the Ahafo Ano South East District; Twedie, in the Atwima Kwanwoma District and Suame, in the Suame Municipal area. The district hospital at Manso Nkwanta, in the Amansie West District, is also complete but yet to be commissioned.It will be recalled that in 2020, the Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu, broke the ground for work to commence on the construction of twelve 40-bed Hospitals in Ashanti, Eastern, Greater Accra regions and one Polyclinic at Mim, in the Brong Ahafo region.Construc...
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School Feeding Programme: Bono East NIB seizes smuggled rice, arrest driver
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School Feeding Programme: Bono East NIB seizes smuggled rice, arrest driver

The National Investigation Bureau (NIB) in the Bono East has intercepted a Kia-Rhino Truck loaded with quantities of food items allegedly meant for distribution, under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP). The truck with registration number AS 9584-14 was alleged to be smuggling 56 bags of 50 kilogramme ‘Lucy branded Rice’ to be supplied to Jema Senior High School in the Kintampo South District and Kintampo Senior High School in the Kintampo North Municipality of the Region. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) learnt the driver of the truck had since been arrested as investigations continued. A reliable source at the NIB, who confirmed the story to the GNA in Techiman, said the incident happened on Thursday November 21, 2024. The source explained that the driver picked the items f...
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TVET is not a dumping ground for underperforming students-Regional Minister
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TVET is not a dumping ground for underperforming students-Regional Minister

Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, Central Regional Minister, has urged Ghanaians to eschew the misconception that TVET was meant for non-performing students. She said this misguided notion had led to lack of appreciation for the value of what TVET stood for individuals, communities, and the nation. The Regional Minister made the remarks during the commissioning of a state-of-the-art project for Assin Jakai Technical Institute named after Mr Dominic Fobih, a former Minister of Education. She noted that TVET was a specialised education and training programme designed to equip students with practical skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for the world of work. She reiterated that people should see it as a viable and educational pathway that offered students a unique set of skills a...
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Ellembelle MP hands over Pick-Up Vehicle to Uthman Bin Affan Islamic SHS 
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Ellembelle MP hands over Pick-Up Vehicle to Uthman Bin Affan Islamic SHS 

The Member of Parliament (MP)for Ellembele, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has presented a new pick-up vehicle valued at GHc850,000.00 to the Uthman Bin Affan Islamic Senior High School (UBAISH) at Kamgbunli in the Western Region.  The donation followed an appeal to his office by the headmaster and staff of the school since the breakdown of the only school bus. Making the presentation during a campaign tour of the area, Mr Kofi Buah said the donation formed part of his avowed commitment towards good quality education delivery in the district. He said the needs of the school were on the drawing board of former President John Dramani Mahama, who is seeking re-election and asked them to return him to the Presidency. Mr...
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