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Ghana egg suppliers demand action over Burkina Faso export ban

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 admin

Egg suppliers in Koforidua have joined growing calls for government intervention to resolve a trade impasse with Burkina Faso, which has halted egg exports for more than two months and triggered a glut on the domestic market.

The appeal follows concerns raised by the Poultry Farmers, Egg Sellers and Exporters Association at a recent press conference in Dormaa Ahenkro, one of Ghana’s leading egg-producing centres, where stakeholders warned of mounting losses due to restricted cross-border trade.

The suspension is reportedly linked to health concerns stemming from Ghana’s earlier bird flu outbreak, which industry players say has not been conclusively addressed through an official government white paper, leaving the restrictions in place.

Food Box Celebrates Ghana’s Independence Month with Special Meal Discounts

March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 admin

As Ghana marks another year of independence, local food brand Food Box is joining the celebration by giving customers a delicious reason to enjoy the month even more. Known for serving satisfying and affordable meals, Food Box has announced a special Independence Month promotion offering discounts on all meals.

The promotion runs from Thursday 12th March to Saturday 28th March, giving customers the opportunity to enjoy their favourite meals at reduced prices. The discounted offer is available exclusively through the Hubtel app, making it convenient for customers to order their meals from anywhere.

Food Box has built a reputation for providing tasty, well-portioned meals that appeal to a wide range of customers. During the Independence Month promotion, customers can enjoy popular menu options such as:

9 officials arrested over 146 million Tramadol tablets seized at Tema Port

March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 admin

Nine officers drawn from state agencies have been arrested and placed under police inquiry following the interception of a large consignment of undeclared Tramadol at the Tema Port.

Those arrested include five Customs officers, one officer from the Narcotics Control Commission, one Port Security officer, one officer from the Energy Commission and one officer from the Ghana Standards Authority.

A statement issued by the Ghana Revenue Authority on March 3, 2026, said the arrests followed a major seizure by the Customs Division of the Authority.

Authorities discovered 146,932,000 tablets of Tramadol Hydrochloride (250mg and 225mg), weighing 34,547.2 kilogrammes, concealed in a container that had been declared as carrying household items.

Absentee doctors to be removed from payroll — MoH

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 admin

The Ministry of Health is to embark on a validation exercise to ensure that medical doctors who declined postings to deprived areas are removed from the government payroll.

Giving the directive during a working visit to the University of Ghana Medical School last Friday, the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, said the exercise had become necessary in order to remove doctors who had declined posting to deprived communities from the national payroll.

He said doctors who failed to report to their duty posts at the end of February would be removed from the payroll.

When Indomie ‘laptops’ became weapon for sex – New Plan Int. project rescues Jato girls

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 admin

For years, poverty made small necessities such as noodles and sanitary pads powerful tools of manipulation in Jato Village in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region, where commercial motorbike riders, popularly known as okada riders, exploited young girls, leading to a spike in teenage pregnancies.

The young girls did not receive financial assistance from home to enable them to feed themselves. They therefore solicited prepared noodles — popularly known as Indomie in local circles — from the riders.

As the noodle pack became popular, it earned the nickname “laptop” among the village folks for how the pack flips open, the top covering reclining like the screen of a laptop.

Korle Bu: Hospital suspends 2 doctors and 2 nurses over failure to treat dying engineer

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 admin

The management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has announced the interdiction of two medical doctors and two nurses following their alleged refusal to provide emergency care to a 29-year-old engineer who later died at the facility.

The decision, outlined in a statement released on Monday, February 23, 2026, comes in the wake of mounting public concern over the circumstances that led to the death of Charles Amissah, an employee of Promasidor Ghana Limited.

Amissah succumbed to severe injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident on 6th February, after what witnesses describe as a harrowing odyssey through Accra’s emergency care system.

“In line with established administrative procedures, a committee has been constituted to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident and the unfortunate death of the victim,” the statement from hospital management read.

Royal Nursing College shut down, over 600 students left in limbo

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 admin

The fate of about 600 students hangs in the balance following the closure of the Royal Nursing College at Tafo Nyhiaeso in the Ashanti Region by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).

The action was taken after management of the institute failed to provide the required documentation to confirm the institution’s accreditation status.

GTEC had, in June 2024, directed the institute to halt the admission of new students and to teach out those already admitted.

However, a visit to the school revealed that as of January this year, fresh students had been admitted.

Health alert: FDA warns traders not to preserve beans with ‘cement’

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 admin

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a public alert warning against the unsafe practice of preserving beans with a white powdery substance believed to be cement, as shown in a viral video circulating on social media.

The Authority stressed that the method depicted in the footage is not part of Ghanaian agricultural or food preservation traditions and is not endorsed by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

In a statement dated February 16, the FDA said the video portrays unsafe handling practices, including the use of chemicals without protective gear and the application of substances with bare hands, all of which contravene established food safety standards.

Health regulator launches inquiry into death of accident victim denied care by 3 hospitals

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 admin

Ghana’s health facilities regulator has launched an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 29-year-old engineer who was allegedly refused emergency treatment by three major hospitals in Accra, spending his final hours being shuttled between facilities in the back of an ambulance.

The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) announced on Monday that it had initiated a “full-scale investigation” into the death of Charles Amissah, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a hit-and-run crash after being turned away from the Police Hospital, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge), and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital over a period of nearly three hours.

Speaker approves reintroduction of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 admin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has approved the reintroduction of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, for consideration by the House.

He said the decision was taken based on the unanimous advice he received from the Committees on the Private Members’ Bill and the Private Members’ Motion, which recommended that the bill be reintroduced.

Mr Bagbin explained that the bill had gone through all the required processes for enactment in line with the Standing Orders of Parliament and, consequently, directed the Business Committee to schedule it for presentation to the House.