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Seventy-seven deaf students just threw down at a Taekwondo tournament in Akuapem Mampong. The event was the second Chung Do Kwan and Deaf Empowerment Open Championship. It pulled kids from two schools, the Koforidua School for the Deaf and Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental...

Cops in the Eastern Region just bagged three guys and a pile of drugs and ammo. This was in Kwahu Nkwatia, a coordinated raid based on tips targeting drug spots and hideouts. They picked up two suspects, Kwame Asomani and Kwasi Dwamena, at a place near the Nkwatia SDA School with a bunch of...

So Ghana's parliament just finally got around to fixing a university name that was pissing everyone off. They passed a bill to rename the C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences. It is now just the University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo. The whole thing is up in...

Got a real-life video game boss getting locked up over in Ghana. A court in Sefwi Bodi, that's in the Western North Region, tossed a guy named Victor Biney in a cell. They call him Abeiku around Juaboso. This dude is not your average thief. He apparently ran a whole side hustle as a...

A major Ghanaian university denied any role in a national service scandal. The Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development stated that claims about its involvement are wrong. The school said it only provided a list of final year students to the National...

A detained Nigerian military plane and its crew are now free after a diplomatic fix. The aircraft, held by authorities in Burkina Faso over an airspace violation claim, was received by a Ghanaian special envoy. President John Mahama's representative, retired Lt Col Larry Gbevlo Lartey, accepted...

A former National Lottery Authority communications manager defended the agency's deal with a private firm. Razak Kojo Opoku pushed back against claims from an investigative outlet and its reporter, Sulemana Briamah. He called their allegations about the NLA arrangement with KGL Technology...

Police in Navrongo ramped up security with an evening operation before Christmas. The divisional command conducted a targeted sweep of high-crime areas across the township. Officers arrested eight suspects during the action, identifying them as Mohammed Nasiru, Pwoawuvi Isaac, Roger Kansah...

Ghana's Local Government Minister Ahmed Ibrahim finished a national cleanup effort ahead of the holidays. He told all regional and district leaders to make their areas spotless for Christmas visitors. The minister inspected major ceremonial routes like the John Evans Atta Mills Highway with a...

Vice President Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang stated Ghana has the domestic expertise to fix its biggest problems. She made the remarks during a visit to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, calling it the nation's top research body. She emphasized the need for practical solutions in...

A little girl died after being hit by a vehicle with broken brakes. The three-year-old was holding her pregnant mother's hand in the Akrofo community within Ghana's Berekum Municipality. The child died immediately at the scene. Her mother suffered injuries but is now in stable condition at...

American military engineers are in Grenada fixing coast guard boats this week. A specialized U.S. Southern Command team, called the CBSI TAFT, arrived at the Grenadian government's request. The group includes engineers and logistics experts from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Army. They are...

Guyanese Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo directly denied rumors about his health. He called claims of a prostate or throat cancer diagnosis completely false and politically driven. Jagdeo stated he is not ill and has no such medical condition. He linked the speculation to opposition groups trying...

Vincentian Prime Minister Godwin Friday dismissed new legal challenges to his government's election win. Two opposition ULP candidates, Carlos Williams and Luke Browne, filed petitions claiming that Friday and Foreign Minister Fitz Bramble were ineligible to run due to holding Canadian...

Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced a suspension of planned U.S. travel restrictions. He thanked American officials for pausing the proclamation after talks with the U.S. State Department and the embassy in Barbados. Skerrit said the news should relieve public anxiety, allowing...

Jamaican officials are reacting to a major U.S. drug policy shift with careful hope. The American executive order to reclassify marijuana to a lower risk category is seen as a meaningful step. State Minister Delano Seiveright from the Industry Ministry noted the decision carries broad possible...

Antigua and Barbuda worked out a deal with the United States over new travel limits. The country's ambassador to the U.S., Ronald Sanders, stated that current valid American visas held by their citizens will remain fully functional. This includes common visa types for tourists, business...

Barbados is pushing back hard against a new U.K. terrorism warning for the island. Foreign Affairs Minister Kerrie Symmonds said the advisory has no basis, calling the terror threat nonexistent. The U.K. Foreign Office advisory mentioned a global high threat, stating attacks could not be ruled...

CARICOM leaders are upset about a new U.S. travel rule affecting two member nations. The regional group expressed serious concern over the American proclamation placing partial entry limits on citizens from Antigua and Barbuda and the Commonwealth of Dominica. The Bureau of the Caribbean...

Flair Airlines just started direct flights from Toronto to Montego Bay. This new route connects Toronto Pearson Airport with the popular Jamaican tourist spot. The company's CEO, Maciej Wilk, called it a key part of their plan for affordable and reliable travel. Jamaica's Tourism Minister...