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President Mahama breaks ground for construction of Green City Housing Project
By Florence Afriyie Mensah, GNA Dedesua (Ash), May 09, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for the commencement of the Green City Housing project at Dedesua,…
Economy
Four modern markets developed to boost local economy at Sagnarigu
By Solomon Gumah, GNA Sagnarigu (N/R), May 09, GNA – The Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly in the Northern Region has developed four modern markets with ancillary facilities to boost the local economy…
Politics
Wa East MP Dr. Jasaw donates GH₵75,000 to fuel DRIP equipment for emergency road repairs
By Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, May 9, GNA—The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Wa East, Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw, has released GH₵75,000 from his share…
Business
Fidelity Bank affirms commitment to leadership development
Accra, May 8, GNA – Mr Godfred Attafuah, the Divisional Director for Retail Banking, Fidelity Bank Ghana, has emphasised investment in young African talents to enable them to lead efficiently in the future. Speaking at the 12th District…
Social
Celebrating Mothers: Honouring the Heart of the Ghanaian Society
By Agnes Ansah, GNA Accra, May 10, GNA – Ghana will on Sunday, May 10, join the rest of the world in celebrating mothers and maternal figures for…
World
Bulgaria: Minister opens Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Varna
Varna, on the Black Sea, May 9 (BTA/GNA) – Sports Minister Encho Keryazov officially opened the 10th anniversary edition of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Varna. The…
Emotional reflections on Mother's Day
Chief dies from own gunshot in Dance Gone Wrong
Ghana petitions AU over xenophobic attacks in South Africa
FDA orders sachet water producers to use UV Sterilisation
Ghana to pilot continental Digital Trade Framework — Veep
Court & Crime
Police arrest 50 in Madina anti-narcotics operation
By Gifty Amofa, GNA Accra, May 9, GNA – The Inspector General of Police’s Special Operations Team has arrested 50 suspects during an intelligence-led anti-narcotics operation at the Madina Market enclave…
Education
Methodist Church-Ghana inducts 12th headmistress of Wesley Girls’
By Isaac Arkoh, GNA Cape Coast, May 09, GNA—The Wesley Girls’ High School, Ghana’s oldest and most prestigious all-girls school, located at Kakumdo, in Cape Coast, has inducted its 12th headmistress at a colourful ceremony…
Health
The Children’s Heart Foundation Ghana funds lifesaving surgeries for two children
By Edward Dankwah, GNA Accra, May 9, GNA- The Children’s Heart Foundation Ghana has funded a lifesaving open-heart surgery for two children born with congenital heart disorders. The…
Features
The long wait at Ghana’s hospitals: A daily struggle, and the road to relief
By Samuel Osei-Frempong Accra, May 10, GNA – Just after sunrise, Akosua Mensah is already on a plastic chair outside the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Out-Patient Department. By…
Foreign Features
139th Canton Fair sets new record with overseas buyer attendance
Guangzhou, China – The 139th Canton Fair concluded on May 5, setting a new record for overseas buyer attendance. Data from the China Foreign Trade Centre show that across 15 days and…
Sports
Strong World Cup performance will be fitting honour for May 9 victims – Sports Minister
By Simon Asare, GNA Accra, May 9, GNA – Mr Kofi Iddie Adams, the Minister for Sports and Recreation, says a strong performance by the Black Stars at…
Entertainment
Veteran Actress Mynna Otoo delivers crowd-pleasing performance as Araba Stamp in ‘I Told You So’
Accra, May 7, GNA – The National Theatre has seen many productions, but few have drawn as much consistent praise for a single performer as Fiifi Coleman’s I…
Africa
Over 500 detained in Istanbul for defying May Day ban
ISTANBUL, May 1 (Xinhua/GNA) – More than 500 people were detained in Istanbul on Friday, for defying a ban on May Day rallies in restricted areas, local authorities…
Americas
CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87
May 6 (CNN/GNA) – Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according…
Asia
China’s Zero Tariff treatment empowers the China-Africa Community with a Shared Future
A feature by Ambassador Cong Song Accra, May 5, GNA – On February 14, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in his congratulatory message to the 39th African Union…
Europe
Bulgaria: Minister opens Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Varna
Varna, on the Black Sea, May 9 (BTA/GNA) – Sports Minister Encho Keryazov officially opened the 10th anniversary edition of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Varna. The…
Middle East
US, Iranian militaries trade shots as Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate
May 4, (CNN/GNA) – The US military said this morning that two US-flagged merchant vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz. “American forces are actively assisting…
The head of Ghana News Agency speaks with CGTN on rollout of China's zero-tariff policy for 20 African countries, including Ghana
On the eve of China’s rollout of its latest zero-tariff policy for 20 African countries, including Ghana, on May 1, China Global Television Network (CGTN), based in Beijing, interviewed the head of Ghana’s News Agency to assess the significance and potential impact of the policy on the country’s economic development, as well as how the state media will help promote bilateral ties between China and Ghana.

