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The Global Mercy's arrival marks Mercy Ships' fifth field service in Ghana and the first since the two sides renewed their partnership in 2025, with volunteer medics also expected to train up to 250 local healthcare workers over the next 10 months.
For anyone who's circled the airport hunting for a spot, relief is coming — a seven-storey car park with over 2,000 bays, two hotels, a shopping mall and an aircraft-viewing deck, funded by the passenger charge introduced in April, breaks ground on Thursday.
Presenting a wide-ranging Interior Ministry review at the Government Accountability Series, the minister detailed crackdowns on migrant beggars and drug trafficking, a flood response that displaced nearly 92,000 people, and major recruitment and equipment drives across the security services.
Held at Parliament House as part of National Youth Month, the mock sitting saw NYA CEO Osman Ayariga and Ketu North MP Edem Agbana challenge young parliamentarians to put country before party, with debates covering digital rights, affirmative action and university funding.
At the Ghana Institution of Surveyors' Land Surveying Division conference in Accra, LUSPA CEO Dr Kwadwo Yeboah challenged professionals to break down silos and adopt spatial intelligence, as speakers linked emerging tools like GIS, LiDAR and satellite systems to tackling floods, illegal mining and land disputes.
The "Queen of Country," whose six-decade career spanned more than 100 million records sold, died in Nashville on Tuesday following recent health challenges, less than 18 months after the death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean.
Over 10,000 electric bikes will be deployed to trained beneficiaries under a new uniformed, regulated delivery service spanning all 16 regions, backed by charging and battery-swapping stations and specialised training in EV repairs, maintenance and assembly.
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