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University of Alabama announces graduate application fee waiver for international applicants

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama Graduate School will waive application fees for eligible international students during Free Application Week, scheduled for Oct. 6–10. The university said qualified international…

Business

Bank of Ghana to regulate cryptocurrency platforms by September

WASHINGTON  — The Bank of Ghana will begin regulating cryptocurrency platforms and virtual asset providers by the end of September, the central bank’s governor said Tuesday. This marks a significant…

Ghana to Deploy 5,000 Agriculture Graduates Under ‘Feed Ghana’ Program

ACCRA, Ghana  — The government of Ghana will deploy 5,000 graduates from agricultural and veterinary colleges as part of the newly launched Feed Ghana program, the Minister of Food and…

Campus News

University of Alabama announces graduate application fee waiver for international applicants

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama Graduate School will waive application fees for eligible international students during Free Application Week, scheduled for Oct. 6–10. The university said qualified international…

Entertainment

Ghana needs more cinemas and theatres to boost creative economy – Film Producer

  Film producer Danny Damah, has called for the establishment of more cinemas and theatres in Ghana to enhance the creative art sector and generate more economic opportunities. Speaking at…

Health

Sweden reports first mpox case outside Africa

Sweden’s public health agency said on Thursday that the country had recorded a first known case of the newer mpox variant monkeypox virus clade 1 outside Africa. The news comes…

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a…

African News

Alexander Tawiah Wins Two Top U.S. Journalism Research Awards

San Francisco — Ghanaian media scholar Alexander Tawiah has achieved a rare academic milestone, winning two of the most prestigious awards in journalism and mass communication research at the 108th…

Opinions

2,949 Deaths with No Data: How the Absence of Technology and Hours-of-Service Enforcement is Fueling Ghana’s Road Death Crisis

Over a decade, Ghana’s roads have told the same tragic story, one written not in policy documents, but in funerals. Year after year, national road safety data has recorded thousands…

Language advocate and Gonja writer fears Gonja Language to lose its value in the next 50years; Check out why

A social media Gonja language writer and activist, Pentu Kofi Hafiz a native of Bole in the Savannah Region expresses worry over the negative attitude of  native speakers of the…

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Lifestyle

Ghana records 31 Covid-19 new cases

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded some 31 new cases of COVID-19 in the country in the last week. Programmes Manager at the Expanded Programme on Immunization at the…

Meet the Emmanuel Ntows: Ghana’s Oldest Triplets at 70years

Born three years before Ghana gained independence, the Emmanuel Ntows marked their 70th birthday on January 3, 2024. The three septuagenarians with the same surname, Ntow, and initial name, Emmanuel…