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When the patient is left out, healthcare fails

Consider a familiar scene in a clinic in Kumasi or Accra. A woman waits three hours. She gets five minutes. The clinician speaks quickly, largely in English, using terms she does not recognize. She nods. She asks nothing. She leaves with a prescription she cannot fully explain when she reaches home. A week later, the medicine is unfinished. The file is marked non-compliant. The family calls it carelessness. The clinician calls it ignorance. Our paper in Discover Health Syste…

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UWR: Nandom MCE disburses GH¢496,520 to 89 Persons with Disabilities

The Nandom Municipal Assembly in the Upper West Region has approved GH¢496,520 in financial and material support for 89 persons with disabilities (PWDs) under the October 2026 disbursement of the Disability Fund. The support is expected to help beneficiaries establish and expand businesses, access healthcare and education, acquire assistive devices and address other essential needs to improve their livelihoods. Speaking at the disbursement ceremony at the Nandom Municipal As…

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NRSA tasks road agencies to address missing signs, markings as Traffictech GH rolls out

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, says the Authority expects to assess the impact of the TrafficTech GH initiative on road crashes, injuries and fatalities when it releases its next quarterly road safety report in December. Speaking on 3FM's Hot Edition on November 5, Mr Amaliba said the upcoming data will reflect the rollout of the technology-driven traffic enforcement system and provide an opportunity to measure its effecti…

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Deputy Transport Minister meets Pakistani delegation for potential investments in Ghana's Oil and Gas sector

The purpose was to discuss potential investment opportunities in Ghana, particularly in the oil and gas sector.

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3News21 h ago

Ghana and BRICS: A strategic choice, not a slogan

Ghana is broke in a very specific way. Not broke of resources. Broke of options. For years we have financed the state the same way. Eurobonds when markets are kind. IMF programs when they are not. Loans with conditions attached. Each cycle ends the same. High borrowing costs. Currency risk. Debt that grows faster than the economy meant to service it. That is why Ghana joining BRICS matters. It is not about picking East over West. It is about getting a second financing door t…

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Ghana Police Church inducts Chief Supt Rev Emelia Quist as first female chaplain in 62 years

The Ghana Police Church has inducted Chief Superintendent of Police Reverend Mrs Emelia Quist as its first female chaplain since the church was founded in 1964. On Saturday, October 31, 2026, she was formally inducted, consecrated and commissioned at the Accra Police Church at 37. The ceremony ended 62 years of male leadership of the chaplaincy. Her official profile on the Ghana Police Church website dates her appointment to August 2022. She was jointly appointed by the Pres…

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Fiifi Boafo declares bid to contest Tarkwa-Nsuaem NPP parliamentary primary

Former Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Director of Public Affairs Fiifi Boafo has declared his intention to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency of the Western Region. Boafo announced his bid in a short video message released to the media on Thursday, November 5, seeking the party's ticket to reclaim the mining constituency in the 2028 general election. His declaration falls within the party's new pre-primary window, under…

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3News21 h ago

GBA President Efua Ghartey warns newly enrolled lawyers against filming court entrances

Ghana Bar Association President Efua Ghartey says newly called lawyers who hire videographers to film their first court appearances risk disciplinary action.

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3News21 h ago

Ghana has 8,000 to 10,000 students studying in Europe – Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu

Speaking at the maiden Study in Europe Fair at Legon, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu also urged European embassies to ease student visa hurdles.

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3News21 h ago

Renew your business name by January 17 or the ORC will cancel it

Business names still unrenewed on 17 January 2027 will be removed from the register. The yearly fee on the ORC schedule is GH¢70.

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3News21 h ago

Minority demands commission of inquiry into alleged World Cup visa racketeering scandal

The Minority in Parliament is demanding a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the alleged visa racketeering scandal related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The controversy follows allegations that more than 600,000 US dollars was collected from individuals seeking visa and travel assistance for the tournament, with some applicants reportedly charged between 7,000 and 14,000 US dollars. The allegations have triggered investigations by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)…

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GAF instructor criticises Sam George for naming a lieutenant in Ningo-Prampram

A Ghana Armed Forces physical training instructor has criticised Communications Minister Sam George for naming a lieutenant and warning soldiers who return to Ningo-Prampram that they will face the streets. Twumasi Barimah, the instructor known as Commander General, spoke in a video circulating on Wednesday, November 4. Reports use "Commander General" as a nickname and do not identify him as an Armed Forces spokesperson. The minister, who is also MP for Ningo-Prampram, had a…

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3News21 h ago

Mahama urges Caribbean Ghanaians to use a 15- to 20-year housing mortgage

In St John's, Mahama said Ghanaians abroad should buy homes through a formal mortgage, payable over 15 to 20 years, rather than sending cash to relatives.

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3News22 h ago

How to order a free HIV self-test as ultra-thin condoms arrive

Ghanaians can order free HIV self-test kits online for home delivery, and the Ghana AIDS Commission says a first batch of ultra-thin condoms is due from Friday, November 6. The kits are free to order at selftestghana.online, with the person ordering paying only the delivery fee. The site says delivery covers Ghana within 72 hours. The Ghana HIV and AIDS Network (GHANET), which runs the page, introduced the service at the launch of this year's World AIDS Day events in Accra o…

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3News22 h ago

CHRAJ says workplace rules alone will not stop sexual harassment

Deputy Commissioner Mercy Larbi said sexual harassment survives because of power, silence and attitudes, not only because a workplace lacks a policy.

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Obuasi SHTS abuse case: Alleged victim moved to new school as NPP sets 14-day demo ultimatum

A lawyer for one of the alleged Obuasi SHTS abuse victims says the student has been transferred to another school and will resume classes next week.

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3News22 h ago

Sports Minister assures compensation for World Cup Raffle Winners who missed trip

Sports Minister Kofi Adams says winners of the all-expenses-paid raffle for the 2026 FIFA World Cup who were unable to attend the tournament will be duly compensated. He assures that the funds raised for the raffle are secure, adding that affected winners can either receive financial compensation or opt to attend future sporting events. The Impuntu World Cup raffle was introduced to reward loyal football fans with fully funded trips to the 2026 Mundial but has since come und…

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3News22 h ago

El Niño could raise food, power and import costs in Ghana – Gov't Statistician

Dr Alhassan Iddrisu wants the Ghana Meteorological Agency's November–April El Niño projections built into economic policy to protect food and power supplies.

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3News22 h ago

Ghana's BRICS partnership began under Akufo-Addo committee – Mahama

The recommendation was already before Cabinet when he took office, he said at Jubilee House on Thursday.

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3News22 h ago

Build gold reserves, don't trade them – Bawumia, citing $1.7bn loss

NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the Bank of Ghana lost $1.7 billion by trading gold instead of holding it in the country's reserves. He told party members at a Tokyo town hall that trading rather than accumulating gold caused the loss. His remarks were reported on Thursday, November 5. The arrangements he wants reversed are the ones in the IMF's first review of Ghana's reform programme. “The Central Bank, through the Gold program, has made losses of $1.7 billion,” he…

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