Following the ?Ghanaian Times? publication on the shortage of medical doctors at the Nsawam Government Hospital, the Eastern Regional Health directorate has posted one doctor and recalled another to assist the only doctor at post. In addition, the Health Directorate has ordered the immediate referral of the two out of service incubators to the Biomedical Engineering Unit of the Ghana Health Services in Accra. Responding to questions posed by the ?Ghanaian Times? in a follow up to the ... Read More

Most Reverend Francis A.K. Lodonu, Catholic Bishop of Ho, has expressed worry about the trend by policy makers and governments to make ?qualitative education subordinate to quantitative education.? He made the remark when he inaugurated a GHC 168,932.00 six-unit classroom block for the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School at Batume-Junction, a border community near Ziope in the Agotime-Ziope District. The complex was put up with support from Manos Unidas of Spain. Bishop ... Read More

Seventeen persons are to contest for primaries in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the newly created five constituencies in the Northern region. The 17 include Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ahafo-Ano South constituency in Ashanti, Stephen Baladu Menu who now wants to contest the Tatale/Sanguli seat in the Northern Region. The Northern Regional Treasurer of NPP, Alhaji Abukari Karidam, speaking to the press in Tamale during the vetting by some top hierarchy of the Party mentioned ... Read More

The Accra Commercial Court has set today to rule on the Argentine Government?s claim of immunity for its military warship, which has been detained in Ghana on the orders of the court over a credit dispute. The frigate, ARA Libertad, was on October 2 restrained under a court order secured by creditors suing the Argentine Government over its 2002 bond default; a move Argentina described as a violation of international law. It followed the granting of an application for an injunction and ... Read More

As part of efforts to contribute their quota to building the capacity of youth below the ages of 24 and in the various universities in the country, Unilever Ghana Limited has launched a competition called Ideatrophy. By this students in groups are to bring business ideas for scrutiny by a panel of judges on how they could manage real life issues to get them to personally develop ?different perspectives, unique business experience? among others for a life time preparation. The Human ... Read More

Ghana yesterday marked the World Mental Health Day with a call on people to seek checks and treatment for mental disorders as they did for other sicknesses. According to the Mental Health Society of Ghana (MEHSOG), a World Health Organization (WHO) report had estimated that approximately 242,334 of Ghanaians were suffering from neuro-psychiatric conditions and severe mental disorders which mostly emanate from various cases of depression. It said that depression was a common phenomenon of ... Read More

A 24-year-old Nursing student of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has been crowned Miss Road Safety for 2012. At the finals of the pageant held at the National Theatre last Friday night, Miss Bishara Pelpuo Salifu beat nine other contenders to win the crown. She is to receive an official car for a year. Benedicta Asiome Mawuenyega, 21, a student of the University of Ghana, Legon, emerged the first runner-up, as Regina Nana Ekua Asae, 25, a secretary, was adjudged the second runner-up. The ... Read More

In keeping with its tradition, the Miss Malaika beauty pageant flies contestants of each edition overseas for a week, every expense catered for. This year?s edition is no different. As of press time Thursday evening, arrangements had been finalized for this year?s contestants to be flown on Friday October 12, to Namibia and South Africa by Air Namibia ? which is sponsoring the trip. This year?s trip is unlike previous ones which took contestants to only one country. The contestants ... Read More

By the time the curtain is drawn tonight on the much-publicized RTP Awards at the Accra International Conference Centre (the Dome), a lot more Ghanaians would have seen the other latest side of the crown-princess of gospel music, Herty Borngreat. People ? such as radio presenter Bola Ray ? who have seen this other side tell The Spectator that Herty Borngreat has indeed become a fascination to watch, especially when she mounts the stage to perform. The reason is that she now raps! Yes, a ... Read More