Four people have died from Meningitis in the Upper West Region, in the last two months. The victims were part of 18 confirmed meningitis cases, in the region in January and February, this year. According to Upper West Regional Deputy Director, Public Health, Dr Collins Boateng Dan­quah, one death each was recorded in the Nandom, … The post 4 die of meningitis in Upper West Region appeared first

It has emerged that Mr Alex Asante Afrifa, the Head of Soil Division at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), objected adverse findings made against lithovit fertiliser at two laboratories. This came to light yesterday during cross examination of Mr Paul Adjei Gyan of Operations Directorate, Economic and Organised Crime Organisation (EOCO), by Mr … The post  COCOBOD

 The Tema Circuit Court B has grant­ed Michael Opoku Ofori, a 32-year-old businessman, GH¢100,000.00 bail with two sureties, one of which is to be justified, for allegedly de­frauding an online rice trader. The court, presided over by Mrs Klorkor Okai-Mills, granted ac­cused bail after he had pleaded not guilty to two counts of defrauding by … The post Businessman granted GH¢100,000

 A stakehold­ers engagement for the extension of maternity leave, introduce paternity leave and the removal of taxes on men­strual hygiene products was held in Accra yesterday. The engagement is geared to­wards the amendment of relevant provisions of the Labour Act, spe­cifically sections 20 and 57(1) and the Customs (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2023. If successful, the … The post Extension

One issue that is causing debates and almost dividing the world is sexual orientation, which is about who is attracted to who and wants to have relationships with. Thus, we now have LGBTQ, which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (or sometimes LGBTQ+ in which case the “plus” represents other sexual identities). Since … The post We need to pass the LGBTQ test appeared first on

The government has budgeted an amount of GH¢4.1 billion to pay the locked up funds of customers of Gold Coast Fund Management Company Limited, the Minister of State designate at the Ministry of Finance, Abena Osei-Asare, has disclosed. The amount is the remainder of the GH¢8.9 billion locked up funds of Asset Management Companies (AMCs) … The post Banking sector clean-up:

 The Leader and founder of the Movement for Change, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, is promising modern markets across the country to improve the trading environment in the country. According to the former Trade and Industry Minister, the markets, largely the business environment of women, remain the backbone of the Ghanaian economy and needed to be … The post Alan promises modern markets nationwide

Ghana stands to lose a total of $3.8 billion in the next five to six years from its development partners following the passage of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values (An­ti-LGBTQ) law. Consequently, the Finance Ministry has asked the government to begin an effective engagement with conservative countries, including the Arab countries … The post Don’t