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A promising young life was cut short on Friday, June 13, when Awudu Gariba, a 14-year-old Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidate, collapsed and died during his final exams, a devastating incident that has reignited national outrage over Ghana’s healthcare crisis. The student from Nnuanua Number 1 Basic School had shown visible signs of distress during Thursday’s exam but was denied medical care at the Adiembra CHPS compound due to the nurses’ strike. Despite his deteriorating condition, Awudu returned to the exam hall on Friday morning, where he collapsed during the first paper. READ ALSO: Irate youth block Samereboi roads…

Wild bees on Thursday attacked some candidates sitting for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the School for the Deaf centre in Wa.Two candidates, a male and a female, were injured in the process and were rushed to the Wa Municipal Hospital.Though the male candidate was treated and discharged shortly to sit for the second paper, which was Career Technology, the female candidate was detained for a while, resulting in her inability to write that paper.Mr. Donald Tuor, the Upper West Regional Controller of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), revealed this to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in…

Prof. Kwaku Mensah Mawutor and his team launching the project The University of Professional Studies (UPSA), Accra, on June 12, 2025, launched its first faculty-authored book and journal project at a ceremony at the university’s auditorium in Accra. The project, which was launched by the Vice Chancellor of UPSA, Prof. John Kwaku Mawutor, marked a significant turning point for the tertiary community, as it became the first higher learning institution in Ghana to launch such an initiative to provide an opportunity for the use of textbooks produced by the university. The project, which is to address the gap in the…

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, in collaboration with the United Nations Trade and Development, has hosted a national validation workshop to finalise Ghana’s first National E-Commerce Strategy.The workshop marks a major milestone in the country’s efforts to harness digital trade for inclusive economic growth and transformation.The workshop brought together senior government officials, representatives from the private sector, academia, civil society, and development partners to review and endorse the draft strategy.The document outlines strategic goals and actions designed to overcome structural and trade-related barriers, empower micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), foster decent job creation, enhance social inclusion, and…

File photo of a fire tender The Eastern Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has dismissed media reports suggesting that unknown individuals attempted to set a fire tender ablaze in Nkawkaw.In a press release issued on Friday, June 13, the Service described the reports as “false and misleading,” clarifying that no such attack occurred. According to the statement, the incident in question took place on Tuesday, June 11, 2025, around 9:16 p.m., when the Nkawkaw Fire Station received a distress call about a fire outbreak at Zaragoza Atta Ne Atta involving a nine-bedroom self-contained house.While en route…

John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s president, pauses during a session on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 44th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the five day event runs from Jan. 22-25. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images The government of Ghana urgently needs liquidity to buy fuel to power its thermal plants (70% of electricity mix), but global oil prices have surged more than 7%, reaching $74.46 per barrel — the biggest single-day spike since Russia’s…

Eight candidates writing this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been caught with foreign materials at the Dodo-Amanfrom Examination Centre in the Oti Region.The students were apprehended during the Career Technology paper on Thursday, June 12, 2025, by two officials from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).Following the discovery, the candidates were asked to write official statements before being allowed to continue with the examination.Mr. Michael Agbeko, Supervisor-in-Charge at the centre, confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), stating that no invigilators were found to be complicit.Mr. Christopher Agor’ll, the Kadjebi District Examination Officer, also verified the…

Senior Associate at Edfields Attorneys, Prince Benson Mankotam, has cautioned the public against the unlawful display and use of firearms in public spaces, stressing that such actions are criminal under Ghanaian law.Speaking in an interview with Feeling Daddy on The Starr Showbiz, the legal practitioner explained that Ghana has sufficient legal frameworks governing the possession and use of firearms. However, the major issues remain enforcement and public education.“We have laws that prohibit the wielding, brandishing, and discharging of firearms,” Mankotam said. “What people don’t understand is that the fact that you have a licensed gun does not necessarily mean that…

Striking nurses and midwives have officially called off their nationwide industrial action, effective immediately, after days of disagreements with their employers, which led to widespread disruption to healthcare services. The decision, announced today, Friday, June 13, by the President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mrs. Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, follows intensive negotiations with government representatives and an impassioned plea for compassion from various stakeholders. In a virtual news conference, she said “The engagement held with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and other interested parties on Thursday, 12th June 2025, was very fruitful, and has paved the way…

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