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Dancehall musician Stonebwoy has committed to raising funds to purchase white canes for the blind and partially sighted community in the Ashanti region. The Putuu Hitmaker made the spontaneous pledge when Ultimate FM’s Ivan Heathcote – Fumador approached him to give an endorsement with the white cane ahead of the …

Veteran journalist and former publisher of the Accra Daily Mail, Alhaji Haruna Attah has recounted how former President John Agyekum Kufuor and renowned Ghanaian businessman, Sir Sam Jonah saved him from going blind. In a yet-to-be-released book, the former High Commissioner to Namibia thanked former President Kufuor for paying for his initial eye surgery …

A visually impaired couple in the Okere District of the Eastern region of Ghana is probably going through the most difficult stage in their struggle for bread and butter as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and its negative impact on livelihoods. Francis Agbeko, 37, and Rose Korkor Tetteh, 39, …

A 52-year-old visually impaired farmer, Mr Aduni Achana, has been left distraught and penniless after his two-acre worth of rice was reduced to ashes by fire recently. Mr Achana who hails from Bonia, near Navrongo in the Upper East Region, lost not only his rice but some farm resources such …

Tension is mounting between students and authorities at the Akropong School for the blind after a chaplain at the school was caught molesting a blind female student in a classroom. The students are angry at what they say is an attempt by the authorities to cover up the incident which …

Mankessim, a commercial town in the Central Region, is noted for foodstuff, fish and meat. But for some time now, people from all walks of life have been trooping to the town not to shop for these items but to seek healing for various eye challenges, including blindness. This follows …

The only black member of the Oxford Union – a prestigious British debating society with high-profile politicians among its alumni – has resigned following the abuse of a blind Ghanaian student Ebenezer Azamati. The 25-year-old Ghanaian was dragged by the ankles out of a hall where a debate was about …

Ghanaian actor William Addo, popularly known as Akpatse has gone totally blind after failed surgeries and is appealing for support to help raise money for medication.   According to the report sighted by Hommiezcliqgh.com, Akpatse, who is noted for playing the role of a trickster in all his movies, confirmed …