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See all the holidays to be observed in Ghana in 2025   
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See all the holidays to be observed in Ghana in 2025   

The Ministry of Interior has released the list of statutory public holidays and commemorative days to be observed in Ghana for the year 2025.  These holidays provide citizens the opportunity to reflect, celebrate, and commemorate significant events in the nation's history and culture.   Statutory Public Holidays; 1. New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 1  2. Constitution Day – Tuesday, January 7 3. Independence Day – Thursday, March  64. Good Friday – Friday, April 18  5. Easter Monday – Monday, April 21 6. May Day (Workers’ Day) – Thursday, May 1  7. Founders’ Day – Monday, August 4  8. Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day – Sunday, September 219. Farmers’ Day – Friday, December 5  10. Christmas Day – Thursday, December 25 11. Boxing Da...
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Akufo-Addo Wishes Ghanaians Well In Final New Year Message
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Akufo-Addo Wishes Ghanaians Well In Final New Year Message

As the clock struck midnight, ushering in the year 2025, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered his final New Year message, calling on Ghanaians to enter the new year with hope, determination, and unity. In a heartfelt address, the outgoing president reflected on the challenges and triumphs of the past year, encouraging citizens to build on the progress made and work towards a stronger, more prosperous nation. “May 2025 bring our families joy, peace, and abundant blessings,” President Akufo-Addo prayed. “May our homes be filled with laughter, our communities with unity, and our nation with prosperity. Let us step into the New Year with hope in our hearts and determination in our steps, knowing that together there’s nothing we cannot achieve”. The president’s message wa...
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Mahama Calls For National Unity
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Mahama Calls For National Unity

In a passionate appeal to the nation, President-elect John Dramani Mahama has emphasised the need for national unity and collective action to tackle Ghana’s pressing challenges. Speaking at the 31st all-night service held at the Sanctuary of Wind and Fire Assemblies of God in Tamale on December 31, John Mahama stressed that the country’s transformation requires the input and cooperation of all political parties and citizens. The President-elect acknowledged the difficulties facing the nation, stating that “our country is in crisis, we all know it.” However, he expressed optimism that through collective action and a sense of national purpose, Ghanaians can overcome these challenges and build a brighter future. Mahama’s message of unity and cooperation was reinforced by his call ...
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UG admissions portal closes Jan 3, 2025
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UG admissions portal closes Jan 3, 2025

The University of Ghana has issued an important notice to all prospective students as the deadline for the 2024/2025 admissions approaches. Applicants are reminded that the admissions portal will officially close at midnight on Friday, January 3, 2025 Following the release of the 2024 WASSCE results, applicants are encouraged to log in to the admissions portal to review and confirm the accuracy of their entries. Key details such as full name, date of birth, and examination records (index number, exam month, and year) must be cross-checked to ensure they align with the submitted application. To guide applicants in selecting realistic programs, UG has provided a comprehensive list of 2023/2024 entry cut-off aggregates, accessible at [https://admissions.ug.edu.gh/undergraduate/cut...
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President Akufo-Addo commissions Accra STEM academy
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President Akufo-Addo commissions Accra STEM academy

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the Accra STEM Academy, an institution dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, on Friday, December 27, 2024. The facility is expected to provide students with skills in areas such as robotics, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology. The President also announced the development of 20 STEM centres and 10 model STEM Senior High Schools nationwide, aimed at offering practical education with modern equipment. These initiatives are part of efforts to align education with the demands of a technology-driven world. The Accra STEM Academy is equipped with laboratories, classrooms, and research facilities designed to support hands-on learning. According to the government, the academy will serv...
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Nkwanta South gets major boost with commissioning of seven-bed block
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Nkwanta South gets major boost with commissioning of seven-bed block

Maternal healthcare in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, has received a significant boost with the commissioning of a seven-bed maternity block at Keri. The new facility, initiated by the Gulf of Guinea Northern Region Social Cohesion (SOCO) project, aims to enhance the quality of care provided to maternal healthcare services to residents of Keri and surrounding communities. The commissioning ceremony was attended by various stakeholders, including the outgoing Oti Regional Minister, health officials, community leaders and residents. Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Superintendent of Prisons (DSP) Mr. Daniel Machator (Rtd), emphasized the importance of access to quality healthcare, particularly for expectant mothers. He noted that the new facility would help red...
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MTN Ghana, Bono branch donates hampers to 30 Xmas born babies    
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MTN Ghana, Bono branch donates hampers to 30 Xmas born babies    

The Bono Regional branch of MTN Ghana has presented Christmas packages to 30 babies on admission at the Sunyani Teaching and Berekum Holy Family Hospitals.The babies were born on Christmas Eve, December 25 and Boxing Day December 26, 2024, and each of them received a gift hamper containing diapers, baby soaps, feeding bottle, playing toy, washing powder, baby perfume and cotton bud and baby oil and dress.Describing the babies as special born, Mr Kofi Owusu, the Bono Regional Manager, MTN Ghana asked the parents to take good care of the babies.He indicated that the hospitals were chosen for the presentation because of their quality healthcare delivery and asked them to continue with that to improve health outcomes.Mr Owusu reminded the hospital authorities that MTN remained a business entit...
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Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital records four new-borns on Christmas Eve
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Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital records four new-borns on Christmas Eve

The Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital (DPH) recorded four new-borns on Christmas Eve, December 24, Madam Gifty Twumsiwaa, the Senior Midwifery Officer at the facility has said. She said all the babies including a boy and three girls were born through Caesarean Section and added they were all in good condition. In an interview with Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Dormaa-Ahenkro, Madam Twumsiwaa said three of the babies were delivered around 21:29 hours with the others born between 22:36 hours and 23:36 hours and another one around 24:18 hours. She commended the nursing mothers for taking their ante-natal care seriously and urged other pregnant women to do the same. Abenaa Mary, one of the nursing mothers and a farmer, told the GNA she was happy and expressed appreciation to God and the he...
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Festive Season: Sunyani Teaching Hospital delivers 17 babies  
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Festive Season: Sunyani Teaching Hospital delivers 17 babies  

Seventeen babies were born at the Sunyani Teaching Hospital between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, Madam Vivian Kumah, the Midwife in-charge of the Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery (SVD) section of the facility, said on Thursday Twelve of the babies were delivered through Caesarean Section and they were all in stable condition, including their mothers, she told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview. However, the twins among them ( boy and girl) born on December 24, were at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Madam Kumah said this when MTN Ghana, a telecommunication company, presented Christmas hampers containing baby diapers, washing powder, baby dresses, soaps, court sheets, and cotton buds among other items to the mothers. In a breakdown, she said seven babies; a boy an...
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Bono Muslims in tears, as scores celebrate Xmas in Sunyani     

Sheikh Umar Abdul Kadir Coulibaly, the Bono Regional Chief Imam, has passed on, and left the Sunyani Muslim Community in a state of mourning, as scores celebrate the festive season.Mr Jacscot Hawkins Alhassan, the Bono Regional Secretary for the Council of Zongo Chiefs, confirmed it to Ghana News Agency (GNA) and added that the death happened on Wednesday evening of December 25, 2024.Describing it as a shock and bad news, he said the late chief Imam died at his private residence in Sunyani. He left four wives with a number of children.Checks revealed that the late Coulibaly was enstooled as the Regional Chief Imam in 2002 and reigned for 22 years.During a visit to the Zongo Community in Sunyani on Thursday, some of the Muslims told the GNA they were saddened about the sudden loss of an ‘in...
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