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August 20, 2024
Ghana Kente Wear Festival to showcase rich heritage of local textiles
Accra: The 2024 Ghana Kente Wear Festival will promote and highlight the country’s rich textile tradition, particularly among locals living in the diaspora.
The forthcoming Ghana Kente Wear Festival, slated for August 24-25, 2024, would be hosted in …
Western Region receives 110 road improvement equipment under DRIP
Accra: The Western Region has taken delivery of 110 pieces of road improvement equipment allocated to the region under the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) to resolve road infrastructure challenges.
The equipment includes bulldozers, wheel …
World Armwrestling Championship: Grace Mintah becomes first African woman to win gold medal
Accra: Ghana’s Grace Mintah has made history as the first African woman to win a gold medal at the World Armwrestling Championship.
The gold medalist clinched the top position in Moldova after defeating her compatriots from Sweden, Ukraine, Germany …
Adom Frempong, two others support Captain One Golf Society’s Kids Project
Accra: Ghanaian banker based in London, Adom Frempong, has extended his generosity to the kids wing of fast-growing charity organisation, Captain One Golf Society.
The kids project trains young and especially less privileged children in communities c…
Dr Bawumia lays plans for Ghana’s Olympic success in Los Angeles 2028
Accra: Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer for the 2024 Elections, says they will launch a ‘Operation Olympic Glory’ programme to enable the country win more medals at the global sporting fiesta.
With Los Angeles set to host th…
National Sports College outdoors three internationally certified courses
Accra: The National Sports College (NSC), together with the Institute of Fitness Ghana (IFG) have introduced three internationally certified fitness and nutrition courses.
Under the supervision of the National Academy of Sports Medicine USA, the six …
GBC’s Director General shocked over Sports Minister’s $3m coverage claims for African Games
Accra: Professor Amin Alhassan, Director General of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), has expressed shock following the Sports Minister’s claims that his outfit received $3 million for the coverage of the 13th African Games.
Mr. Mustapha Ussif, M…
African governments must tackle barriers impeding breast cancer fight
Abesim: International researchers, health professionals, and experts have called on Africa governments to tackle socio-cultural barriers impeding the fight against breast and other cancers on the continent.
Those barriers, including cultural and trad…
More than 2.5 million girls reached with iron supplements under the GIFTS Programme – GHS
Accra: Ghana under the Girls Iron-Folate Table Supplementation (GIFTS) Programme has reached more than 2.5 million girls with regular iron and folic acid supplements, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said.
Dr Marion Okoh-Owusu, the Director, Family…
Maternal health not just about childbirth – Dr Kuma-Aboagye
Bolgatanga: Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General (DG) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), says maternal health is not just about delivering a baby, but the total well-being of the mother before, during and after childbirth is key.
‘To achieve…