Новости за 16.07.2019

The Member of Parliament for Abetifi Constituency who doubles as Minister of State at the Ministry of National Security has promised pregnant women in Abetifi Constituency will soon receive free medical care and Support from the first trimester till one year after delivery. According to the MP, a policy will be rolled out in September this year and will span across all the 146 communities within the Kwahu East District. This, he noted will ensure that pregnant women receive i ...

Residents in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region will soon have a sigh of relief as Hon. Kwesi Amoako Atta, Roads and Highways Minister gears up for a sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of Gwira roads. The move follows the urgent need to restore the deplorable nature of the roads which hampers lives and transportation of farms produce to the major market centers. They include Simpa Junction to Gwira Aiyinasi, Gwira Aiyinasi to Gwira Wiawso, Gwira Wiawso to Gwira ...

Drama unfolded at Kibi in the Abuakwa South municipality of the Eastern Region on Monday, 15th July, 2019 when some passengers were arrested by a group of people from the Okyehene 39;s palace. The suspects, who were in a vehicle bound for Anyinam from Accra Enroute Kibi, Gabriel Oppong, 25, Frimpong Patrick, 30, and Jacob Arhin, 21 were intercepted by the people from the Okyehene 39;s palace for allegedly insulting the Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin. In a statement issued by the ...

There are few experiences that can compare to travelling the world. Scaling the slopes of Macchu Picchu and scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef in the company of good people and breathtaking scenes is something that we all aspire to do at some point in our lives. Equally, nothing ruins an adventure quite as quickly as being scammed, robbed or injured whilst backpacking across the globe. Losing your phone to a pickpocket, breaking an ankle on a treacherous hike or misplacing travel v ...

Bryan Acheampong Foundation (BAF) a renowned Non- Governmental Organization (NGO) that leads the development agenda of Kwahu East District in the Eastern region, as part of it educational project has renovated a 10-unit classroom block for Pepease R/C primary school. Speaking at the ceremony to hand over the renovated school project to the headmistress, Mr. Lawrence Amartey, Director of Development at Bryan Acheampong Foundation thanked everyone for their participation and reiterates t ...

Some angry residents living in the Ledzekuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly (Lekma) are threatening to stop paying taxes and road worth certificates if government fails to fix the bad roads in the area. According to the residents, they spend huge sums of the savings on vehicle maintenance part ...

The families of the three kidnapped Takoradi girls have accused the government of lack of commitment in rescuing the missing girls. They are worried why more than half a year now, the security agencies are still unable to unravel the location and whereabout of the missing girls. The families say they are fed up with the seeming assurances and lack of proper coordination of information to the families on progress of investigations. A brother of one of the girls at a joint p ...

Sgt. Atsu is said to have closed from work and was heading home when he was hit by the driver of an unregistered Toyota Corolla who was driving in the wrong lane. ldquo;The driver hit Sgt. Sekey whilst manoeuvring in the wrong lane and failed to stop. This led to a hot chase and after Sgt. Sekey caught up with the car in a dead end and got down, the guy managed to turn and rush on the rider with the car and started shooting. It was likely a second person in the car who did the shooting ...

The Chairman of the opposition NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has made a strong case in defence of his ldquo;No contributions No chop rdquo; comment. The NDC rsquo;s National Chairman was recently criticised for making this comment, which many have since described as an indication that the party intends to limit development projects to party members. But reacting to these claims the Mr. Ampofo revealed that his comment was taken out of context. Addressing the press on Monday, Samuel O ...

The National Identification Authority (NIA) is charging foreigners in the country $120 each for a non-citizen Ghana card. This has raised concerns among the foreigner community in the country who say the amount is outrageous as they are already being charged for the renewal of resident permits. The NIA in an advertisement in the Daily Graphic last week said, ldquo;The National Identification Authority (NIA) in line with the National Identification Register Act, 2008 (Act 750 ...

A voice could is heard in the video claiming the chief was slaughtering a human being to pacify the gods of the town. Police say after analyzing the content of the video, they came to the conclusion that it was a ram that was being killed. They have, therefore, urged the public to disregard the video. ldquo;Meanwhile, the woman who was heard in the video alleging a human being was slaughtered is being questioned by the police, rdquo; the statement signed by Regional Police PRO, ...

The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, has expressed worry about the inability of the security detailed at border posts to make a single arrest of persons smuggling fertilizers to Burkina Faso. ldquo;It is unfortunate that this issue has assumed national attention and yet security official in these two areas have not been able to arrest a single person who try to smuggle these items out of the country. Day in day out people keep sending us photographs of vehic ...

The President of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has lamented that the poor roads networks in rural communities in Ghana are seriously impeding healthcare delivery. According to her, apart from the difficulty health personnel suffer before reaching communities to render services, patients also go through similar challenges before reaching health facilities. Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Peace and Love Hosp ...

Moscow / July 15, 2019 In 2019, Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec) is planning to re-engineer approximately 30 different helicopter parts to be manufactured using 3D printing technology and integrate them to serial production starting from 2020. This year we are finishing the re-engineering of around 30 different parts and details that will be manufactured using additive technologies. These parts are currently manufactured with various methods, like ca ...

According to the UN, the number of people in the world who suffer from hunger continues to increase, with Africa the most-affected continent. July 15, 2019, Slow Food HQ - The UN rsquo;s report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) , the result of collaboration between FAO, IFAD, WHO, UNICEF and WFP, was presented today in New York. This study provides an updated estimate of the number of people suffering from hunger around the world as well as the rates of chil ...

A lecturer at the Planning Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Stephen Takyi, has stated that the appointment of Mr. Kwame Owusu as the Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) by the President begs for ldquo;more answers rdquo;, following his ldquo;bad ldquo;records at his previous office rdquo;. According to the planning entrepreneur, the former Chief Executive of Ghana Maritime Authority was accused of installing eleven air-co ...