Business

Ghanaian US visa applicants up by 300%, Embassy to launch new application interface on Aug. 26

1,249  The United States Embassy in Accra says the number of Ghanaians applying for Visas to America has shot up significantly and is even outstripping the increased resources allocated to process visa applications speedily. Although the US mission concedes the movement of people between the two nations will enhance its people-to-people relations with Ghana, there […]

Politics

High Court Restrains NPP From Dealing With Asafo-Adjei Ayeh as PC

1,185  A Kumasi High Court has granted an interlocutory injunction which was sought by the plaintiff, Amoah Gyamih, NPP Council of Elders Chairman at Bosome Freho against Asafo Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, defendant and eletected Parliamentary candidate in the area. In the application, the plaintiff argued that the NPP should be restrained from further dealing with the […]

Health

AAMUSTED Assists Heal KATH Project With GHC 40,000

1,442  The Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) has donated an amount of GHC 40, 000 towards the Heal Komfo Anokye Renovation Project (HeKAP). Speaking to the media on Thursday, August 1, 2024, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Isaac Boateng displayed receipts of payment into the special project account […]

Social

Amoamanhene Orders Encroachers On Barekese Forest Reserve to Keep Off

1,382  Chief of Amoaman, Dr. Nana Agyenim Boateng has ordered farmers and private developers who have encroached the Barekese Forest Reserve to keep off. Same directive applies to lands in the enclave, which years back were occupied by natives of Asuminya, Kokoben, Amisare, Tontokrom, among other communities but were resettled to Asuofua by the Ghana […]

Health

What to know about the difference between STIs and STDs

1,378    When it comes to understanding sexual health, many people wonder about the difference between sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). While both terms refer to infections that are spread through sexual contact, they describe different stages of health conditions. An STI refers to a sexually transmitted infection, which is an […]

Education

We have made giant strides in education –Dr Adutwum

1,275  The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has hinted that the various innovations and policies introduced by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government into the nation’s education sector are all geared towards empowering the Ghanaian youth as well as eradicating poverty from the country. He explained that the massive infrastructure development at all levels […]