The death toll from cholera in war-torn Yemen has increased to 1,054 since April 27, with the total suspected cases reaching 151,000, the Yemeni health authorities said on Saturday in a statement published by Saba news agency. Earlier this month, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) expected suspected cases could hit 130,000 in […]

Mr Prince Rockson, the National President of the Ghana Society of Radiographers (GSR), said wrong usage of radiation on the body could cause cancer and that some cancers being suffered by individuals could have been caused by quack radiographers. He, therefore, called on the Allied Health Professions Council and the Nuclear Regulatory Authority to rid […]

The Western Regional Executive Council of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOSAG) has expressed disappointment at the undue delay of the payment of their interim market premium. Mr Kwame Tawiah, the Western Regional Secretary of the CLOSAG, at a press conference on Friday, said he did not understand why the National CLOSAG […]

A Regional Disability Network (RDN) has been formed in the Upper East Region to support the Ghana Federation of Disability (GFD) to embark on vigorous advocacy programmes that would promote the welfare of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). Members of the Network are made up of various experts drawn from institutions such as the Commission on […]

The Lower Pra Rural Bank has increased its total deposit from GH¢56 million in 2015 to GH¢64 million in 2016 representing an increase of 14.3 per cent. The total assets of the bank also increased from GH¢65.95million in 2015 to GH¢76.8 million showing a growth of 16.45 per cent. Mr Francis Mensah, the Board Chairman […]

The Principal of the Tepa Nursing and Midwifery training college in the Ahafo Ano North of the Ashanti region, Ms. Victoria Amoah has denied her involvement in a corruption scandal that has hit the school. It has been reported that the Principal, Victoria Amoah and an accountant Asamoah Richard have been involved in an alleged […]

The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) has been awarded the 2017 World Champion in ICT applications. GIFEC was adjudged the winner in the E-environment category following its 112 public emergency response project it exhibited at the World Summit Information Society (WSIS) Forum held in Geneva, Switzerland. The four-day event lasted from June 12 […]

A woman was Friday night shot dead in a gunmen’s attack against a bar at Maramvya in Burambi district in Rumonge province, some 90 km south of the Burundian capital Bujumbura, the police spokesman said Saturday. “The attack by unknown gunmen against the bar happened around 20:30 (18:30 GMT). They shot dead a woman before […]

A total of 58 people who were in the Grenfell Tower on the night of the fire were missing and presumed to be dead, London police Commander said Saturday. This included the 30 already confirmed dead, according to Commander Stuart Cundy. “This number 58 may change. I really hope it won’t, but it may increase,” […]

Ecobank has secured shareholders’ approval to raise $400 million in its convertible bonds to restructure its operations and strengthen the group’s capital position. This was secured at the Annual General Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting held in Lome, Togo of the parent company of Ecobank group, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated. The convertible bond issue will have […]