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Ghana may still be finding its teeth in technological innovations, but in its recent digitalization drive, Ghana has proved to be ahead of many developed countries in a number of digital innovations. One of them is Motor Insurance Database, where Ghana has proved to be a step ahead of Britain, …

Ghana in 2001 under the presidency of John Agyekum Kufuor, was declared a Heavily Indebted Poor Country, HIPC, by the World Bank. According to the President, creditors were not looking at Ghana because of the debt his predecessor had left behind so, there was no benefit and the macro-economy was in …

Twenty-five thousand eight hundred (25,800) stillbirth and neonatal deaths have been recorded in Ghana in the last three years. Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Health, the University of Ghana, Dr. Alexander Manu revealed this during a presentation on “Assessment of Newborn Care in Ghana”, at the 10th Annual …

The Supreme Court has indicated that the section of the Narcotic Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019) which allows a licence to be granted to an entity to cultivate a small quantity of cannabis, popularly referred to as “wee” in Ghana for industrial and medicinal purposes is unconstitutional. According to …

They are said to be the first settlers in Ghana but interestingly do not have a specific area apportioned to them. The Guan tribe! They are found in virtually every region in Ghana. They are sometimes called the Gonjas or Guangs but primarily speak the Guan language which is sometimes …

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has announced that Ghana will soon have a new, vibrant economy. He stated that the economy will bounce back to normal if parliament gives the green light for the legalization of Indian hemp which is in high demand …

The Black Galaxies produced a convincing performance to beat Benin 3-0 in Cape Coast on Sunday, 24 July 2022, in the 2023 CHAN penultimate qualifying round first leg. Ghana came close to getting the opening goal in the 15th minute after Jonah Attuquaye set up Hearts of Oak star Daniel …

Ghanaian actress and model, Andrea Owusu, widely known as Efia Odo, appears to have run away to the United States in the face of the economic hardships in the country. Efia Odo, who used to be a leading member of the #Fix the Country Movement, has made it known that …

About 1,000 Burkinabe nationals from neighbouring Burkina Faso are seeking refuge in Bansi, Gentiga no1 and No.2, Mognori, Sapeliga, Kutanga and Yarigungu in Bawku West District, Binduri District and Bawku Municipal of the Upper East Region. They fled from Benliyali, a community in Burkina Faso after an attack by unknown …

Team Ghana have booked a place in the final of the men’s 4x100m relay at the 2022 World Athletics Championship in Oregon. The Ghanaian quartet finished third, with a season-best time of 38.58s behind the USA(first) and United Kingdom (second). The quartet include Sean Safo-Antwi, Benjamin Azamati, Emmanuel Oduro-Manu and …