The Greater Accra Regional Chapter of the National Association of Registered Midwives, Ghana (NARM-GH) yesterday marked this year’s International Midwives Day in Accra with an appeal to the government to improve their working conditions. Organised with support from Unichem Ghana Limited, Dr Brown’s Diapers and Peak Milk, the day saw a walk by the midwives … The post NARM-GH
At least nine school children died Wednesday afternoon when the canoe on which they were travelling to cross a river while returning from school got capsized at Faanaa-Wiabomaa, an island community in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra region. The canoe was being paddled by one of the students who claimed he could … The post Tragedy:
The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that it is yet to be furnished with the voters’ register of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with less than three days to its presidential and parliamentary elections. It explained that the agreement was that the party was expected to submit the register and the ballot papers at least … The post NDC
The National Democratic Congress is expected in court today to move a motion for abridgement of the case brought against the party’s presidential and parliamentary primaries instead of the initial May 15, which is next Monday. Speaking on Wednesday, the Director of Legal Affairs, Abraham Amaliba explained that the party had applied for an abridgement … The post Court
One study by (Chandrasekara and Kumar, 2016) explained that yams (Dioscorea) are a type of tuber vegetable that originated in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. About 95 per cent of yams today are grown in Africa. History has it that yams got their name from the Fulani (a language spoken in Guinea, West Africa) word nyami, which … The post Study: Yams enhance brain
“We met him on the kitchen floor with his face drooping and his right side paralysed. He could hardly utter a word. At that moment, I knew my world had come to an end.” These were the words of Afia Ampomaa, a widow as she chronicled the ordeal of her late husband who suffered stroke … The post Till stroke did us part… the heart-wrenching impact
After days of relative calm, violent clashes between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) renewed in the capital, Khartoum, on Wednesday. According to eyewitnesses, fierce clashes took place in Khartoum and around the Al-Halfaya Bridge, which links Bahri and Omdurman, the adjacent cities of the capital. Video footage obtained by Xinhua … The post Violent
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) on Wednesday launched the Self- Employed Enrollment Drive(SEED), in Kumasi, to encourage self-employed persons to join the scheme, to also enjoy social protection.The development would help redefine social security and give hope to self-employed persons or those in the informal sector that they can retire in dignity … The post SSNIT
It is worrying to hear the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) talk about the fact that soils globally are losing their nutrients. This implies that crop yields would naturally keep dwindling if nothing is done about the situation and what must be done obviously is the application of fertilizers. In time past in Ghana, when lands … The post Make fertilizer available, affordable
The Circuit Court in Hohoe has sentenced a self-acclaimed electrician, to three years imprisonment with hard labour, for stealing a tricycle valued GH¢15,000. Richard Kromponi, 29, pleaded guilty with an explanation, but his explanation could not exonerate him of the crime. He was charged with conspiracy to commit crime and stealing while his accomplice, Eric, … The post Man
The Circuit Court in Techiman, has imposed GH¢2,400 fine on a 24-year-old painter, for engaging and trading in unapproved herbal medicine of the 21 Clinic, a private health facility. Simon Asare in default would serve six months in prison. The court asked the convict to sign a bond of good behaviour for 12 months. The … The post Painter fined GH¢2,400 for
The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application filed to set aside any proceedings leading to the imposition of custodial sentence on AtoEssien, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the defunct Capital Bank, and give leave for further negotiations on the terms of payment. Lawyers of Essien, moved the application when the state … The post Application
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