Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have decided to attend to no more than three patients per day per doctor. This follows the doctors’ decision to review their standard operating procedures to conform to internationally acceptable standards and also to avoid overworking which exposes them to commit mistakes and incur the displeasure of the public.The measure is also to improve the quality of healthcare and ensure the safety and security of patients and staff at the facility.The

Otiko Djaba National Womens Organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Otiko Afisa Djaba has accused her deputy of sabotaging her ambition to retain her position, ahead of the party’s delegate congress on April 12 in Tamale. Madam Tina Mensah also contesting the National Women’s Organizer position has questioned Otiko’s allegiance and loyalty to […]

Viktor Yanukovych Viktor Yanukovych has vowed to fight for Ukraine, in his first public appearance since being ousted as president last week. Speaking in Russia, he said he was “not overthrown” but was compelled to leave Ukraine after threats to his life. In the latest flare-up, Ukraine accused Russian troops of seizing two airports in […]

Asiedu Nketia The National Democratic Congress (NDC) owes the New Patriotic Party (NPP) no apology for its plans to introduce a progressive free senior high school education from the 2015/2016 academic year, the General Secretary of the NDC, Mr Johnson Asiedu-Nketia has declared. According to Mr Nketia, the NPP could not lay claim to the […]

Austria imposes unilateral sanctions against 18 members of the overthrown Ukrainian regime. Among the high-ranking officals are former president Viktor Yanukovych and his son Oleksander Yanukovych. At the instigation of the new Ukrainian government ...

Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa, Executive Director of Healthy Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation has proposed the creation of a new capital city of Ghana for greater development. Prof Akosa said the new capital should be more than 400 km from the capital because Accra has become congested and must be decongested to […]

Ghanaian defender Seth Konadu has denied reports that his Tunisian club C.S Sfaxien have threatened to drag him to FIFA over contractual issues.

The National Vetting Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked Mr Paul Afoko to  continue with his campaign for the position of National Chairman of the party. This may be an indication that the decision of the vetting committee to put Afoko’s vetting on hold may end in his favour. The news of […]

Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have vowed to work according to international standards which require that each doctor attends to only three patients a day. It follows the Health Ministry’s warning it will sanction negligent staff of the Hospital who played a role in the case of the missing baby. The doctors’ […]

Human Rights advocate, Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah has lauded efforts by the Ministry of Health to bring closure to the saga of missing babies at Konfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi. Government has warned it will severely punish management of KATH if the hospital fails to produce five babies declared dead at birth at the […]

The ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development says investigations into the supposed use of formalin by fisherfolks to preserve fish in the Central Region has proved negative. There were reports last year that the fisherfolks preserved their fish with formalin, a preservative used to embalm dead bodies. The news had massive impact on their businesses as many ...

The Minister of Education, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has inaugurated a committee to fight and find solutions to teacher absenteeism. The committee, known as, Zero Tolerance for Teacher Absenteeism form, part of efforts by the Ministry to effectively implement the policy and to increase working hours teachers spend in the class room. The inter-sectorial committee ...

The Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has advised the Volta River Authority (VRA) to revise its management practices to ensure efficiency and long term survival of the power generation sector. Speaking at an inauguration ceremony to appoint new VRA Board members, Mr. Buah encouraged the board members to strive and to resolve ...

The Management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has set up a Five-Member Committee to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of a patient, Solomon Mensah, at the hospital on 14th February, 2014 following his referral to the hospital on 12th February, 2014. The Terms of Reference of the committee are to investigate the ...

The Wenchi Rural Bank in the Brong Ahafo Region plans to disburse GH¢3.6million to support about 4,000 women petty traders this year as soft loans under its microfinance scheme; this represents a sharp increase over the GH¢2.4million that was given out to 2000 women beneficiaries under the loan-package last year. The planned move is in line with the bank’s goal of providing excellent banking services to its customers and help reduce poverty in the Brong Ahafo Region and the country as a whole,

Robin Thicke may be going through a tough time these days, trying to reunite with his wife Paula Patton. But the observant Internet connoisseurs of Reddit uncovered something with far greater implications: Robin Thicke is actually a human Ken doll. Redditor ...

Water and electricity are scarce and cherished commodities in Ghana, and residents in Dunkonah are privileged not to lack the prized service. For many years, access to quality drinking water and electricity have been a challenge -- especially for people in the country's capital Accra, where attempts to match demand to supply has been hit and miss or largely failed. Policymakers have already ruled out any strategy that will ensure that Ghana is able to halve the number of people who do not