President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed three new Ambassadors, including Deputy Chief of Staff Fawaz Aliu, who will serve as Ambassador-At-Large in addition to his current role. The appointments were announced during a ceremony at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, August 7. Major General Charles Kojo Abedi Awity has …

The residents of Pigbengben, a farming community in the Wa West District, lamented that, they have been going through a grave challenge daily to access healthcare services while a newly constructed health facility in the community is left to rot.  The District Assembly built the community health facility about four …

Residents of Busa in the Wa Municipality are unhappy about the deplorable state of sanitation surrounding the community’s health centre. According to them, the accumulation of refuse in the vicinity of the facility poses a significant threat to the health and wellbeing of both staff and patients. Mr Ibrahim Long, …

Palestinian militant group, Hamas, has named Yahya Sinwar as the successor to its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran a week ago. Sinwar is seen by Israel as the mastermind behind the 7 October attack which more than a thousand Israelis were killed and over 200 others …

The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana has attributed rising labour agitations, high business costs, and the collapse of some businesses to the high foreign exchange rates and inflation. This finding is sourced from the Institute’s assessment of the recent mid-year budget review …

The Assembly member for Denu in the Ketu South Municipality, Israel Bossman, says residents may soon be compelled to abandon the use of electricity in the area if the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) fails to address challenges associated with its billing system. Residents recently staged a protest against what …

Armed officers of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service under the supervision of the Accra Circuit Court and the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), have burnt two hundred and forty-two sacks of marijuana, sixteen kilograms of cocaine, and buckets of heroin as part of an effort to …

Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has identified former president John Dramani Mahama as the Government Official 1 in the Airbus Scandal. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, August 8, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng also confirmed the brother of the former president, Samuel Mahama, as intermediary …

The Office of the Attorney General has filed an appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision that acquitted and discharged Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa in the ambulance procurement case. The AG in a Notice of Appeal filed on August 8, 2024, argued that the majority …

Lack of good roads, classrooms, potable water, electricity among other social amenities in Dabaariteng, a farming community under the Poyentanga electoral area in Wa West District are making life difficult for the residents. The residents made this known to Progress news over the weekend, Mr Domah Kobier Edward narrated that, …