The Sophisticated, High-Networth & Excellence (SHE) Global Awards, a Dubai-based, annual business ceremony to honour successful women change-makers, has selected Accra-Ghana as the destination to host the fifth edition of the prestigious event slated for 12th -13th April, 2024. The awards, which are organised by the publishers of Ladies in Business Magazine Global, in the […] The post Accra
Managers of the Northern Regional Medical Stores say the facility can store vaccines in the right quantity for all the regions in Northern Ghana and some five others, should the need arise. Fuseini Abdulai, the Technical Officer in charge of Disease Control at the Northern Regional Medical Stores, disclosed that their days of rushing to […] The post Northern
The Deputy Health Minister-designate and Member of Parliament for Akim Oda in the Eastern Region, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has proposed a strategy to address the issue of unemployed nurses by suggesting their training and exportation to generate funds for the country. Amid concerns raised by stakeholders about health professionals leaving Ghana due to unfavourable working […] The post Unemployed
The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has, often-times, been accused of delaying the release of monthly stipends of personnel. No official communication has ever been issued over this mishap, but it has now been revealed that it is the personnel themselves who are causing the problem. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the NSS, Osei […] The post Why Your NSS ‘Allawa’ Delays appeared first on
Abena Osei-Asare The Deputy Minister of Finance, Abena Osei-Asare, has begun campaigning for the election of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the next president. According to her, the Read More... The post Abena Osei-Asare Hits Road For Bawumia appeared first on
Speakers at the Old Swesconians Association annual thought leadership program have urged a rethink of Ghana’s agricultural sector to drive food self-sufficiency. The event, dubbed ‘The Swedru Conversations,’ brought together industry and academia with the objective of providing practical strategies to make Ghana regain its spot as an agrarian economy. Organized under the theme, “Feeding […] The post The
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is making efforts to reduce the prevalence of the human papilloma virus among women in Ghana. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). Many people with HPV don’t develop any symptoms but can still infect others through sexual contact. According to a report by Citinewsroom yesterday, the […] The post Editorial:
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has promised to improve upon the government’s educational policy, the Free Senior High School (Free SHS). The vice president stated that the government recorded the highest-ever level of enrollment in SHS, with around 500,000 students in 2023. Outlining his vision for the country in […] The post I’ll
Daniel Axim, second accused (A2) and a former Head of Operations at Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has narrated how fugitive Christina Sedina Tamakloe Attionu pocked travelling allowances of staff. He said the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MASLOC, Sedina’s Secretariat, kept part of staff travelling allowances. Axim cited countless occasions where Sedina […] The post MASLOC
Seventy-five thousand and five hundred Ghana Cedis (GH¢75,500.00) approved by Christina Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu, former Chief Executive Officer (ECO) of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), as Honorarium for the media cannot be traced. The amount was allegedly meant for media participation in a sensitisation programme organised by MASLOC, in part of the Greater Accra […] The post MASLOC
Adolescent pregnancy rate in the Eastern Region dropped from 13.1 percent in 2019 to 5.9 percent in 2023. Within the period, 365 adolescent girls who got pregnant attended school during pregnancy or after delivery, while 96 also chose to learn a skill. Madam Ellen Asare, the Deputy Director of Nursing in the Eastern Region, disclosed […] The post Adolescent pregnancy rate drops
Nigerian singer , Zlatan Ibile, has unleashed his inaugural sonic masterpiece of the year, ‘Bust Down’, poised to be a chart-dominating sensation. Zlatan, in a stroke of genius, features Nigerian music sensation, Asake. ‘Bust Down’ has been created for one purpose: to elevate your mood. It is the kind of song that will make you […] The post Zlatan drops new single
The Member of Parliament for the Old Tafo constituency, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has defended the Free Senior High School policy, asserting that it should not be reviewed, as it is better for students to study under trees than to go uneducated. His comment comes in response to calls for a review of the Free SHS […] The post It’s better to learn under
Abena Osei Asare Deputy Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament (MP) for Atiwa East, Abena Osei-Asare, has said her main focus is to work together with members of Read More... The post Bawumia As President Is My Focus – Abena Osei Asare appeared
Ghana has been lauded for its ambitious Free Senior High School (SHS) programme, aimed at making quality high school education accessible to all. Spearheaded by the government, this initiative has made substantial investments, amounting to approximately GH¢8.4billion, and has provided education opportunities to a commendable 5.7 million Ghanaians over the past seven years. However, beneath […] The post
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The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has disclosed some measures being put in place to address the challenge of unearned salaries in the sector, starting February 10, 2024. This follows concerns raised by the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, James Klutse Avedzi, regarding the number of unearned salary cases cited […] The post We’ve
The Electoral Commission (EC) has strongly rejected accusations of poorly conducting the District Level Elections (DLEs), emphasizing that they met the expected standards despite challenges encountered during the process. The District Level Elections, conducted nationwide on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, faced various challenges, leading to the postponement of elections in some district assemblies to Thursday, […] The post District
Deputy Finance Minister Abena Osei-Asare has defended the 2017 financial sector clean-up, which led to the liquidation of 420 institutions. She put up the defence in response to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, James Klutse Avedzi, who attributed the tax default of some of the institutions to the financial sector clean-up. The Ghana […] The post Abena Osei-Asare
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has raised concerns over a rapid rise in cesarean section (C-section) deliveries. According to the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS), one in five births now happen through C-section, with the national rate exceeding the WHO’s recommended 15% benchmark. This statistic, translating to a 21% C-section prevalence, raises concerns […] The post GHS
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