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News Desk Report: As part of Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, (SEaP) component of their Msc Development Management programme, a group of students known as ACHIEVERS, from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology have completed the distribution of reusable sanitary pads and NHIS enrollment activities at three basic schools in Adaklu District of the Volta Region, on Thursday, May ...

By Vanessa Buschschlüter,BBC News At least 10 people have died and more than 20 are missing after storms caused flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.  Helicopters are flying over the region searching for people who have been left stranded. In some areas, the flooding is so severe that helicopters have been unable to land and ...

By:Nutifafa Bequine The Ghana Police Service have arrested one Benlord Ababio in connection to the shooting incident that happened on 30th April, 2024 at Millennium City, Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana. The incident reportedly happened around 4:20pm where the suspect, Benlord Ababio according to police preliminary investigation shot at the military officer in his car killing him behind ...

By Philippa Roxby,Health reporter A vaccine patch could be a safe and effective alternative way to protect young children against measles, a trial in The Gambia suggests.  The device – the size of a sticking plaster – is easier to transport and store than standard injections, especially in remote areas. Measles is a very contagious disease which is common in ...

The Kenyan government has postponed the reopening of schools by a week due to the ongoing floods that have killed more than 80 people so far.  Data shows schools across the country have been adversely affected by the floods, Education Minister Ezekiel Machogu said in a statement late on Sunday.  “The devastating effects of the rains in some of the ...

By: Roland Dela Mensah Former Black Stars Captain, Asamoah Gyan and his team on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 launched the all regional games in the Volta Region. The maiden competition will include football,volleyball, basketball, Athletic, tennis,arm wrestling and Parry games. Speaking on the modalities at the Volta Regional Coordinating Council, Asamoah Gyan added that talents that are registered under juvenile ...

By:Julius Addae ODURO A non-governmental organization, Africa matters through their 2024 year initiative has donated assorted drinks and text books to Hodzo-Ve MA Basic School on Tuesday April 23, 2024. The organization led by Precious Ankude stated that their visit was a promise fulfilled mission as the school made a request for text books to compliment the works of teachers ...

By Ben Morris,Technology of Business editor Shoppers probably don’t think much about what happens next when they place an online grocery order. But it sets-off an intricate dance of software, artificial intelligence, robots, vans and workers. At an Ocado warehouse just outside Luton, I’m in the middle of such a dance. As far as I can see, hundreds of robots ...

By : Julius Addae ODURO The 2023/2024 juvenile league in the Ho municipality continues with U13 and U17 games scheduled for Saturday April 27 and Sunday April 28, 2024. The games on Saturday will begin with Volta International Sports Academy (VISA ) taking on Mighty Powers Academy in the first game of the day while Ho Dynamo SA lock horns ...

By Frances Mao and Thomas Mackintosh,in Singapore and London The Japanese navy is continuing its search for seven crew in the Pacific Ocean after the apparent crash of two helicopters on Saturday night, which killed at least one crewman. Rescuers have so far recovered the body of one man, as well as black boxes and debris, but are yet to ...