Новости за 14.05.2019

The Paramount Chief of the Jasikan Traditional Area, Nana Abram Akpanja VI, has described President Akufo-Addo as, political midwifery that oversaw the safe and successful delivery of the Oti Region. According to the Chief, the of Jasikan could never find the appropriate words to convey their joy, appreciation and gratitude to the President for making the half-a-century old dream of the people, including their ancestors, come true. The Jasikan Chief made the comment on Tuesday ...

90 percent of adolescents and children living with HIV will receive treatment by the year 2020 with the implementation of critical services under the National Acceleration Plan for Pediatric HIV Services. This is according to the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, whose office has been collaborating with the Ghana AIDS Commission to hold Health Outreaches to advocate for accelerated elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV. The First Lady made this known on Tuesday, ...

Work on the 54 kilometre Jasikan to Dodo Pepesu stretch of the Eastern Corridor Road will commence from the third quarter of 2019, that is from July. This was announced by the President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, during a durbar at Jasikan held in his honor, as part of his visit to the Oti Region. According to him, an amount of $45 million has been earmarked, under the phase 1 projects of the $2 billion Government of Ghana-Sinohydro Master Project Agreement, for the construction o ...

Herp Conservation Ghana (Herp-Ghana) has received international recognition for their efforts at ensuring that the critically endangered Togo slippery frog is protected. Human consumption of the edible frogs, rapid agricultural expansion and widespread logging are among factors that threaten this important frog species. Dr. Caleb Ofori-Boateng received this award on behalf of Herp-Ghana at this year rsquo;s Whitley Awards held at the Royal Geographic Society in London. Already, H ...

A popular Accra-based preacher, Bishop Thunder has surprisingly called on Ghanaians to support secular musicians. Contrary to what the scripture says about how believers should act in accordance with what the Bible teaches against worldly songs, Bishop Thunder noted that he is someone who is much interested in secular music. The outspoken man of God who was speaking in an interview with Hot 93.9FM stressed that, even though he knows some people will chastise him for supporting secul ...

Ghana rsquo;s leading telecommunications company MTN has launched Ashantifest in Kumasi. The launch which coincided with their annual editors rsquo; forum brought together several news heads from various media houses across the Ashanti region. Mr. Sam Koranteng, Corporate Service Executive of MTN addressing the journalists, noted that Ghanaian road contractors rsquo; negligence in their work caused MTN huge amounts of money. Not only that, but has been affecting several ot ...

Hon Kwame Governs Agboza, member of Parliament for Adaklu, has warned the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government to stop using the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Services to harass perceived political opponents of President Nana Akufo Addo. According to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP, government is hiding behind the state law enforcement bodies to more or less intimidate and harass members of his party in the name of conducting what ...

Hundreds of people joined MTN staff last Saturday for a health walk. The eight kilometer walk, saw the participants walk from the company s regional head office through some principal streets of Kumasi and ended at the Baba Yara Stadium. The health walk is part of activities planned by the leading telecoms company to Mark this year s Ashantifest. General Manager of Trade, MTN Northern Business District, Mr. Simon Amo who addresses journalists after the walk noted that MTN is very ...

Over 1,000 Junior High School (JHS) Students have benefited from a free mock examination conducted by Member of Parliament for Abetifi constituency Hon. Bryan Acheampong together with Kwahu-East DCE, Hon. Isaac Agyapong and the District Education Directorate. The exercise according to organizers, the exercise is part of efforts to test the strength of JHS pupils within the Kwahu East District as they prepare for the 2019 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). It is e ...

If you ever need a helping hand, you rsquo;ll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands: one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. In this light, Celebrated Kumawood actress, Christiana Awuni, partnered one of Ghana rsquo;s leading companies, Orkman Ghana limited to fete mothers to commemorate this year rsquo;s mother rsquo;s day on Sunday, May 12. The talented actress, Christiana Awuni, a mother of two girls, is said ...

Malaria kills around 800,000 people a year and is second only to tuberculosis in its impact on world health. The parasitic disease is present in 90 countries and infects one in 10 of the world 39;s population - mainly people living in Africa, India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Colombia and the Solomon Islands. There are four main types of malaria, all spread via mosquitoes. Ninety per cent of all malaria cases are in sub-Saharan Africa where it is the main cause of death and a major threa ...

Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in women, and the second main cause of cancer death in women, after breast cancer. Advances in screening and treatment have improve survival rates dramatically. In 2017, around 250,710 new diagnoses of breast cancer are expected in women, and around 40,610 women are likely to die from the disease. Awareness of the symptoms and the need for screening are important ways of reducing risk. Breast cancer can affect males too, but this article will f ...

The Ashanti Regional branch of Loyal Ladies, a youth wing under the auspice of the Regional Youth Organizer, Mr. Nelson Owusu Ansah have donated items worth thousands of Ghana cedis to the Ejura Government Hospital and Kantankani Muslim community in the Ejura Sekyeredumase Constituency. At the Ejura Government Hospital, some of the items donated includes; bedsheets, washing powders, soap, anticeptics, insecticides, buckets and other items to facilitate the everyday cleaning and wa ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Abetifi constituency, Hon. Bryan Acheampong on Monday, May 13, 2019, organised free mock examination for Junior High School students in his constituency. This was to ensure the school children excel in the upcoming Basic Education, Certificate Examination (BECE). The move by the MP with support from the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Kwahu East District, Hon. Isaac Agyapong, as well as the District Educational Directorate, is a strategy to ...

It appears the attacks on the Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu, for his nail 39;s pace in the dealing with corrupt cases in the country may have been misdirected because government seems to be the real culprit in the matter. According to a review of the Office of the Special Prosecutor by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD), Government is rather guilty of slowing down the pace of these prosecutions as a result in the slow pace in setting up the Office. This, C ...