Long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, according to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) published on Monday. The WHO and ILO estimate that 398,000 people died from stroke and 347,000 from heart disease in 2016 as a result of … The post UN study: 745,000
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called in strong terms for an end to the visibly escalating violence in the Middle East. “This senseless cycle of bloodshed, terror and destruction must stop immediately,” Guterres said on Sunday at the start of the third UN Security Council meeting in a week. “I am appalled by the increasingly … The post UN
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, said until the country vaccinated the requisite number of Ghanaians and achieve herd immunity, the imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012), will remain in force. He said enforcing restrictions as the mandatory and safety protocols, would help return life to normalcy, and the security agencies would not … The post Ghana
After re-evaluated quality checks on COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), government is satisfied with the sensitivity and specificity of the testing regime there, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said. He noted that all arriving passengers who tested positive (for COVID-19) would follow the laid down procedure and that those who tested … The post Ghana
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Licensed timber contractors who have privately recruited and armed security guards to guard their timber concessions have been directed to either disarm those guards or their licenses would be withdrawn by the Forestry Services Division (FSD). It is meant to create secured atmosphere for security guards of FSD to carry out regular checks and ward … The post Withdraw
Police in Sunyani at the weekend arrested and placed in custody Benjamin Adjei, a-23-year-old fashion designer for attempting to sacrifice his nephew for money rituals at Abesim in the Sunyani Municipality. The suspect allegedly lured the victim Listowel Adjei, 13, into a taxi cab, but luck eluded him when he was arrested at the Abesim-Tano … The post Police
The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, says the Akufo-Addo-led Government has saved the nation $1.426 billion for deferment of three emergency Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) since 2019. The Minister said, the amount saved for deferring Early Power Plant, Jacobsen Power Plant and Rotan Power Plant, could construct 62 sports stadia like that of … The post Energy
New evidence gives a “high degree of confidence” that coronavirus vaccines work against the Indian variant, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said but did not rule out a return to local lockdowns to stem resurgences. Hancock said on Sunday that it is “appropriate” to push on with the major easing of lockdown in England on … The post British
A five-year strategic plan to boost Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has been developed as part of efforts by the Government to develop the industrial skills of young people towards job creation. Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education, announced this in a recorded speech at the 17th congregation of Koforidua Technical University (KTU) … The post Government
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