Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo, Manager, National AIDS/STI Control Programme has said there was a surge in cases of HIV cases among pregnant women in the country attributable to the increased confidence in fertility among persons living with HIV. According to him, Data analysis in a Sentinel Survey conducted in 2020 revealed that women who had … The post Ghana
Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza, MP for Adaklu Constituency, has said Mr Herny Quartey, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, has no legal backing to restrict the movement of vehicles on highways in the Accra metropolis. Fuming with anger, Mr Agbodza, who is also the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Committee on Roads and Transport, accused the Regional … The post Henry Quartey
Asante Kotoko staged a remarkable comeback when they scored three times in the last five minutes of their match-day one encounter against Dreams at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. Salifu Mudasiru, Richmond Lamptey, and Isaac Oppong scored the goals for the Porcupine Warriors after Fatawu Issahaku delivered a stunning solo strike for the home … The post Ruthless
James Mensah, aged 42, Facility Manager of West Hills Mall and Samuel Annum Adjei, 44-year-old contractor, have been arrested by the Weija Divisional Police Command for blocking the entrance of China Mall with rocks. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Juliana Obeng, Head of Public Affairs Unit, Greater Accra Regional Police Command, preliminary investigations … The post West
A traditional ruler has called on chiefs and queens not to dabble in partisan politics to dignify the chieftaincy institution and strengthen societal peace and cohesion. Nana Fosu Darkwaa, the Sompahene of Bechem Traditional Council said chiefs and queens remained unifiers, and should therefore avoid behaviours that could divide the people and slow down development … The post Traditional
Dr Kwamina Mintah-Nyarku, Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape Coast North, has urged the government to legalise and regulate the tricycle (Pragyia) riding business to help reduce the rate of unemployment in the country. He said the reduced rate in crimes and violence were as a result of the Pragyia business, adding that “Pragyia has … The post Pragyia has come to stay –
The Accra West Region Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has lost close to GH¢4 million over the past nine months of 2021 through illegal connection activities alone. Illegal connection activities robbed the company of some 3.9 million kilowatts per hour (3.9mkWh) of power between the months of January and September, 2021, resulting in a revenue … The post Accra
Mr Emmanuel Lumor, the Volta and Oti Regional Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited, said ECG, since the beginning of the year has inject about 400 transformers to improve power supply. He indicated the exercise was in addition to the existing 2, 445 transformers installed within the eleven operational areas of the company … The post ECG
The Health Services Workers’ Union (HSWU) has suspended its nationwide strike action until further notice. According to the leadership, the government had shown some goodwill by inviting them to the negotiation table and deemed it right to reciprocate by suspending its industrial action. An official statement signed by Mr Franklin Owusu Ansah, the General Secretary … The post HSWU
Mrs Ama Henrietta Serchie, an Ophthalmic Nurse at the Hohoe Municipal Hospital, has called on the public to desist from putting drops of breast milk on their eyes as a treatment when they have eye conditions. “Breast milk is not meant for the eye. It is meant for babies and it can transfer infections from … The post Breast milk is not meant for the
Togbe Dorglo Anumah VI, the Paramount Chief of the Avenor Traditional Area and President of the Avenor Traditional Council has stated the celebration of the annual ‘Avenor Tutudoza’ celebrated by the people of Avenor has been cancelled for this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the statement copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) … The post Avenor
An Adentan Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody a 24-year-old unemployed woman for stabbing her mother whom she claimed was spiritually married to her. The accused name withheld stabbed her 46-year-old single mother in the hand, neck, and back severally on the basis that her mother was having sex with her. Not satisfied, the … The post Woman remanded
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