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Nigeria Launches Counteroffensive Against US$2bn Medical Tourism Drain
News Ghana
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August 7, 2025
Once a regional healthcare destination, Nigeria now hemorrhages an estimated $2 billion annually as citizens seek treatment abroad a symptom of Africa’s deepening medical infrastructure crisis. The newly operational African Medical Centre of...
Dzifa Gomashie: Tourism Minister inaugurates National Theatre Board
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August 7, 2025
Next article: Ex-Superman actor says he's becoming ICE agent Next Featured GraphicOnline Showbiz News Aug - 07 - 2025 , 16:11 2 minutes read The Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated a newly...
Key offices at Accra Tourist Information Centre destroyed in Sunday's fire - Investigations underway
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August 7, 2025
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Access Bank Ghana Launches Lifestyle-Focused Loyalty Programme
News Ghana
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August 7, 2025
Access Bank (Ghana) PLC has introduced a comprehensive new loyalty scheme, Rewards by Access, aiming to enhance customer engagement by offering rewards aligned with everyday Ghanaian spending habits. The programme enables all Access Bank debit and...
Ghana’s Craft Markets: Where Art Meets Survival
The Chronicle News Online
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August 7, 2025
There are many craft markets that dot different parts of Ghana and that includes the city of Accra. Throughout my six weeks in Ghana, I’ve visited many different craft markets – some small, others large – each offering a variety of items being...
Hmusic to launch innovative music studio app in Ghana
New National Star
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August 7, 2025
BY ODIGIE OKPATAKU The African American music producer and entrepreneur Harrison E. Osondu Iheke, widely known as Hmusic, is set to officially unveil his cutting-edge digital music production platform — HL Music Studio App, in Accra, Ghana. The...
Ghana Defence and Environment Ministers Killed in Military Helicopter Crash
News Ghana
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August 6, 2025
Ghana is in mourning after a military helicopter crash on Wednesday morning claimed the lives of eight people, including two senior government ministers. Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation...
Ghana Pushes Football Museum and Broadcast Revamp to Elevate Sport Heritage
News Ghana
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August 6, 2025
Ghana’s Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has challenged the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to establish a national football museum, positioning it as a cultural imperative to preserve legends and inspire youth. At the unveiling of a new Premier...
Ghana Launches Advanced Passenger Data System at KIA
News Ghana
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August 6, 2025
Ghana has commissioned a state-of-the-art Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) system at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to strengthen border security and streamline passenger processing. The platform will enable...
Ghana Unveils Major Air Traffic Hub to Lead West African Aviation
News Ghana
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August 6, 2025
Ghana has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Air Navigation Services (ANS) Centre in Accra, positioning itself as West Africa’s aviation safety and air traffic control nucleus. ‘ The six-story facility, among Africa’s largest, will manage rising air...
Melcom spends more than 20 million cedis to support Ghana’s health sector
Ghana News Agency
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August 7, 2025
By Edward Acquah Accra, Aug. 7, GNA – In the last decade, the Melcom Group of Companies has spent more than 20 million cedis to support quality healthcare delivery in Ghana. Through the flagship annual blood donation exercise, the company has been...
Ghana Launches Push to Become Africa’s Digital Trade Hub
News Ghana
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August 6, 2025
The second National ICT Week was inaugurated in Accra with a call for stakeholders to accelerate Ghana’s emergence as a continental digital trade hub. Director-General of the National Information Technology Authority, Dr. Mark-Oliver Kevor,...
Ghana helicopter crash kills defence and environment ministers, 6 others
Mint
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August 6, 2025
A military helicopter crash in Ghana’s Ashanti region has killed all eight people on board, including Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. The Z9 aircraft vanished from radar just after 9:12 AM...
Ghana in mourning after military helicopter crash claims lives of ministers, officials
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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August 6, 2025
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The nation of Ghana is in mourning, reeling from an unimaginable tragedy that has befallen the West African country. A military helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, in the Adansi Akrofuom...
Ghana’s Nkrumah Memorial Tops Historic Tourism Surge
News Ghana
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August 6, 2025
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park dominated Ghana’s tourism landscape in 2024, attracting 333,233 visitors accounting for one-fifth of all domestic site visits nationwide. The Ghana Tourism Authority’s annual report reveals a broader resurgence, with...
Helicopter crash: ‘State of Ghana Armed Forces is alarmingly terrible’ — Franklin Cudjoe
Modern Ghana
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Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has raised alarm over the state of the Ghana Armed Forces, describing it as “alarmingly terrible.” According to him, the military saw no significant infrastructural or logistical upgrade during...
Villarreal complete signing of Ghana midfielder Thomas Parte...
Modern Ghana
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Villarreal have completed the signing of former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey. Partey, 32, has signed a two year deal at the La Liga club, comprising of an initial one-year contract with the option of a further 12 months. Official confirmation...
Tourism Minister inaugurates National Commission on Culture Board
GhanaWeb
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August 6, 2025
The Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, on August 5, 2025, inaugurated the newly constituted National Commission on Culture (NCC) governing Board at the Ministry’s conference room in Accra. Addressing attendees,...
New Creative Arts Board Appoints Industry Leaders in Ghana
News Ghana
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August 7, 2025
Ghana’s Creative Arts Agency has inaugurated a 14-member governing board, blending government officials and prominent cultural figures to shape national arts policy. Key appointments include comedian Clement Amponfi Bonney, known as “Mr...
GhanaFest Europe 2025 To Be Launched In Accra
Daily Guide
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August 7, 2025
Augustine Mark Ghana is set to make a bold cultural and economic statement on the international stage with the official launch of GhanaFest Europe 2025, scheduled for August 14, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the headquarters of the Ghana National Chamber...