The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Marie Stopes International, Mr Simon Cooke, has reiterated the need to make more services for safe abortion available and accessible to women to reduce maternal deaths in Ghana. He said some pregnant women were engaging in unsafe abortion because they do not get the right services. The CEO however commended Ghana for the country’s [...] The post Unsafe
The Ministry of Health (MOH) will in June this year launch a medicine policy to deepen efforts to combat the growing menace of counterfeit medication, pharmaceutical crime and substance abuse. The Minister for Health, Mr. Kweku Agyeman Manu, who announced this in Accra yesterday, noted that the medicine policy had become very necessary in the wake of the illegal vending [...] The post Govt
Access Bank (Ghana) Plc. has held its 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) with a promise to continue to invest in change and innovation. Speaking to shareholders at the AGM, the Managing Director of Access Bank Ghana, Mr Dolapo Ogundimu told the shareholders that the Bank was continuously investing in change and innovation, with the goal of improving its customer experience, [...] The post Access
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana (CCIFG) has moved to attract Moroccan businesses into Ghana. To this end, it hosted a business delegation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Morocco (CFCIM) in Accra last week with the objective of extending business activities to Ghana. The collective mission which is the second organised every two [...] The post CCIFG
God Loves Children, a United Kingdom (UK) based non-governmental organisation, on Friday, presented assorted items to inmates of Echoing Village, an orphanage in Madina in the La Nkwantanang Municipality. The items which included first aid kits, toys, educational materials and used clothing, were to support the home to effectively cater for the inmates. The 87 beneficiaries between the ages of [...] The post Echoing
Mrs Theodosia Wilhemina Jackson, Principal of the Jackson College of Education, has called for increased private sector support to provide and improve educational infrastructure in rural and deprived communities. She said it was time individuals, philanthropists and corporate organisations mobilised financial resources to build classroom blocks, provide furniture, ICT equipment and other facilities needed to promote quality teaching and learning [...] The post Private
The Local Government Service has presented a 66-seater bus to the Eguafo- Abrem Senior High School (SHS) in the Komenda- Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) District of the Central Region to address the school’s challenges with transportation. It is also meant to ensure effective facilitation, in terms of movement of students and teachers of the school whenever they travelled for activities. The Head of Local [...] The post Local
The Association of Former Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has accused the Akufo-Addo-led government of undermining the local governance system. It contend that allocations for development to the various districts assemblies under the District Assemblies’ Common Fund (DACF) have suffered a shortfall, thus affecting development. The annual allocation to the DACF in [...] The post Govt
A Political Science Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Dr Amakye Boateng has revealed that he is aware defeat is awaiting him in the 2020 presidential election but will still contest the slot to give it an image. The Independent Presidential hopeful has been making news recently after he declared his intention on running [...] The post Independent
The District Chief Executive for Techiman North, Peter Mensah has called on citizens to support ssemblies in order to raise enough revenue to complete ongoing developmental projects. “As citizens, we are obligated by our civic responsibility to pay taxes to help the assembly to provide the needed social services,” he stressed. Mr Mensah made the call at a Town Hall [...] The post Citizens
Former Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) who worked under the various National Democratic Congress (NDC) administrations, have not endorsed former President John Dramani Mahama ahead of the party’s internal primaries. According to them, they have only asked the former president to make his intentions about whether or not he would run for office again, known, so as to [...] The post We
Court proceedings have begun in the Ugandan capital Kampala yesterday against the former rebel leader Jamil Mukulu, who is charged with rebellion and aiding terrorism. He led the Allied Democratic Front (ADF) forces, which operated in the west of the country in the 90s and later pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda The charges against Mr Mukulu, together with 34 others, range [...] The post Former
DEPUTY Special Prosecutor nominee, Ms Jane Cynthia Naa Koshie Lamptey, will tomorrow face Parliament’s Appointments Committee for her vetting as the House reconvenes today. Her imminent appearance before the 26-member Committee of the legislature is in accordance with Article 78 of the 1992 Constitution which gives the House the power to approve or disapprove of the President’s nominees. Ms Lamptey, [...] The post Deputy
The global health outfit, World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has obtained 4,000 doses of Ebola vaccine and is preparing for deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). WHO’s Africa Director, Matshidiso Moeti, told Reuters on Sunday: “We’re working on the deployment of these materials, especially readying the cold chain. The start date of the vaccinations will depend on [...] The post WHO
SINCE the Human Immune Virus and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV/AIDS, were first reported in the country in 1986, the fight to control and contain it has not been easy. It may be impossible to count the number of able-bodied people who have died as a result of the infection. Regrettably, no cure has been found for the deadly [...] The post FIGHTING HIV/AIDS: A TEST CASE
A 33-year old man, Joshua Asante, who posed as an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) and duped some unsuspecting members of his church has been arrested by the Tema Regional Police Command. The suspect, allegedly persuaded his victims to pay various sums of money amounting to GH¢6,100.00 under the pretext of securing enlistment for them into the Ghana Police Service. Briefing [...] The post Man,
Three men and a woman are in the grips of the law for allegedly assaulting a teenager at Domeabra, a suburb of Dadieso in the Western Region. They are, Ayaha Osei, petty trader, 38, Kwabena Adutwum, fridge repairer, 37, James Koah, barber, 18 and Ismain Ibrahim, an apprentice, 29. The plea of the four who appeared before the Enchi District [...] The post 4 grabbed for assaulting teenager appeared
Prince Opoku also known as Kofi Agyenkwa, a musician, yesterday made his second appearance at the Accra Circuit Court “4” for allegedly stealing items worth GH¢75, 000.00 from a caterer at Dome Pillar “2”, a suburb of Accra, on April 26, 2018. The accused is standing trial for acting in concert with two other persons namely, Obed and Shiso who [...] The post Musician, 2 others in court
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