8 h. ago Stanbic Bank Donates GHS500,000 to Support Children of Crash Victims

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Ike Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/stanbic-bank-donates-ghs500000-to-support-children-of-crash-victims/Stanbic Bank Ghana has donated GHS500,000 to the newly established Children Support Fund, set up to provide financial assistance to the children of the victims who died in the recent helicopter crash near Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region.  The announcement was made by President John Dramani Mahama during the State Funeral on August 15, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Ike Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/stanbic-bank-donates-ghs500000-to-support-children-of-crash-victims/

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12 h. ago Stanbic Bank supports crash victims’ children with GHs500k seed donation

Stanbic Bank Ghana has donated GHS500,000 to the newly established Children Support Fund, set up to provide financial assistance to the children of the victims who died in the recent helicopter crash near Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region. The announcement was made by President John Dramani Mahama during the State Funeral on August 15, […]

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58 h. ago Ghana Holds Vigil for Helicopter Crash Victims in Western Region

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-holds-vigil-for-helicopter-crash-victims-in-western-region/A solemn candlelight vigil filled the streets of Sekondi Takoradi on Tuesday as the Western Regional Coordinating Council and the House of Chiefs honored eight lives lost in last week’s Adansi Obuasi helicopter crash. Hundreds gathered—residents, security personnel, and community leaders—united in grief during a procession that underscored the tragedy’s deep impact across Ghana. Western […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-holds-vigil-for-helicopter-crash-victims-in-western-region/

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3 d. ago Former Ghana MP Alleges Party Sabotage Over Presidential Ambition

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-ghana-mp-alleges-party-sabotage-over-presidential-ambition/Defeated lawmaker George Mireku Duker has accused senior New Patriotic Party (NPP) figures of systematically undermining his parliamentary campaign due to fears about his presidential prospects. The former Tarkwa-Nsuaem MP and ex-Deputy Lands Minister claims party elites viewed his Western Region powerbase and local gold resources as a direct threat. “They realized if I wasn’t […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-ghana-mp-alleges-party-sabotage-over-presidential-ambition/

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3 d. ago MTN Ghana Donates GH¢20,000 to Support 2025 Mepe Afenorto Festival

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Ike Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mtn-ghana-donates-gh%c2%a220000-to-support-2025-mepe-afenorto-festival/MTN Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to community development and cultural preservation with a donation of GH¢20,000 in cash, airtime worth GH¢1,000, and assorted drink hampers to support the 2025 Mepe Afenorto Festival in the Volta Region. The presentation, held at a brief but colourful ceremony, was led by Mawuli Katehena, Sales and Distribution Team […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Ike Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mtn-ghana-donates-gh%c2%a220000-to-support-2025-mepe-afenorto-festival/

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3 d. ago Ghana Braces for Power Rationing Risk During Gas Plant Shutdown

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-braces-for-power-rationing-risk-during-gas-plant-shutdown/Ghana could face rotational power cuts later this month if emergency liquid fuels fall short during scheduled maintenance at the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant, warns Dr. Elikplim Apetorgbor, President of the Independent Power Producers. The critical facility in Ghana’s Western Region will shut down from August 16 to 30 for state-approved inspections and upgrades. “Yes, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-braces-for-power-rationing-risk-during-gas-plant-shutdown/

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4 d. ago Renewable Energy Challenge: Ahantaman Girls SHS develop vaccine cooler for rural healthcare

The Ahantaman Girls Senior High School in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western region has developed the ‘Royal Vaccine Cooler’, a solar-powered device designed to preserve vaccines in rural communities with limited access to electricity.

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5 d. ago Volta Council of State rep. calls for urgent development action at Mepe’s 69th Afenorto Festival

The 69th Afenorto Festival in the Mepe Traditional Area became a platform for both solemn reflection and a strong call to action as H.E. Gabriel Tanko Kwamigah, Council of State Member for the Volta Region, outlined a clear roadmap for the area’s development.

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6 d. ago Ghana Helicopter Crash: Brentum Offers Condolences To Families Of Deceased 8

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Desk, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-helicopter-crash-brentum-offers-condolences-to-families-of-deceased-8/STATEMENT OF CONSOLATION On behalf of the good people of the Western North Region It is with deep sorrow and a heavy heart that I, Hon. Wilbert Petty Brentum, Regional Minister for the Western North Region, on behalf of the chiefs, elders, and people of this Region, extend our most heartfelt condolences to the bereaved […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Desk, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-helicopter-crash-brentum-offers-condolences-to-families-of-deceased-8/

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7 d. ago Galamsey Fight: NAIMOS arrests 9 Chinese nationals in Wassa Akropong; seizes 4 excavators

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested nine Chinese nationals engaged in illegal mining in the Wassa Akropong area of the Western Region. In an operation conducted between August 5 and August 7, 2025, the team apprehended two females and seven males actively involved in the activity. Four excavators were seized during the […]

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8 d. ago Tension Boils in Awudua Over Apinto Divisional Seat Succession

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tension-boils-in-awudua-over-apinto-divisional-seat-succession/Ghanaian RADAR can report that there is brewing tension in Awudua, a prominent historical town which is the seat of the Apinto Traditional Council in the Western Region. Information reaching us indicate that the selection of a successor for the revered Apinto Divisional seat is mired due to violations of laid down traditional procedures. The […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tension-boils-in-awudua-over-apinto-divisional-seat-succession/

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8 d. ago Abosso, Bompieso Chiefs Warns Politicians To Keep Off Their Lands – As Security Operatives Raid Galamsey Sites

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/abosso-bompieso-chiefs-warns-politicians-to-keep-off-their-lands-as-security-operatives-raid-galamsey-sites/The Chiefs of Abosso and Bompieso Communities in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region have condemned the illegal mining activities on their lands. According to the chiefs, they are worried about the devastations carried out by galamseyers whom they alleged are being supported by the political actors in the constituency and the […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/abosso-bompieso-chiefs-warns-politicians-to-keep-off-their-lands-as-security-operatives-raid-galamsey-sites/

Events

9 d. ago Ghana to establish first Marine Protected Area at Cape Three Points – Fisheries Minister

Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emelia Arthur, says Ghana is taking a major step in marine conservation with plans to establish its first Marine Protected Area by 2026 at Cape Three Points in the Ahanta West district in the Western region.

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9 d. ago Western region Council of State rep donates GH₵110,000 to support life

The Western Regional representative on the Council of State, Maxwell Boakye, has extended a compassionate helping hand to little Jayla Queen Fynn in a heartwarming show of community support and generosity. Mr Boakye has donated GH₵100,000 to fund critical heart surgery for the one-and-a-half-year-old girl at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Jayla, a resident of […]

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1 week ago Volta Council of State rep. urges stronger local governance at Regional Presiding Members’ Conference

The Volta Regional Representative to the Council of State, Dr. Gabriel Kwamigah Tanko Atokple, has called for a renewed commitment to strong and practical local leadership across the region’s district assemblies.

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1 week ago Ghana Rubber Farmers Demand Regulation to End Processor Exploitation

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-rubber-farmers-demand-regulation-to-end-processor-exploitation/Rubber producers in Ghana’s Western Region are urging the state-run Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) to impose urgent licensing and oversight on the rubber value chain, warning that unregulated trade practices are crippling livelihoods and driving farmers toward illegal mining. Yirenkyi Ansah, representing growers in the Nzema enclave, detailed how processors exploit smallholders through suppressed […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-rubber-farmers-demand-regulation-to-end-processor-exploitation/

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1 week ago Illegal Mining Encroaches on Ghana Gas Pipeline in Western Region

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/illegal-mining-encroaches-on-ghana-gas-pipeline-in-western-region/Illegal mining activities are posing a significant threat to the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) pipeline in Akango, located within the Evalue Ajomoro Gwira Municipality of Ghana’s Western Region. Despite a mandated 35-meter buffer zone designed to protect the critical infrastructure, miners have encroached directly onto the pipeline’s path, creating substantial safety risks. Ghana […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/illegal-mining-encroaches-on-ghana-gas-pipeline-in-western-region/

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1 week ago Ghana Gas CEO raises alarm over galamsey threat to national pipeline

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Gas Company, Judith Adjobah Blay has raised serious concerns over the surge in illegal mining activities near Akango in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region.

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3 w. ago GAFTA donates GH₵100,000 to National Film Authority’s development fund

The Ghana Academy of Film and Television Arts (GAFTA) has donated GH₵100,000 to the National Film Authority (NFA) to support cinema development and infrastructure, in a move hailed as a major step in revitalising Ghana’s film sector.

Culture

4 w. ago Government disburses GH₵462m to nursing trainees; fulfilling Mahama’s campaign promise

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the disbursement of GH₵462 million to support the training allowances of 120,000 nursing students nationwide.

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