Ghana’s health managers are patting themselves on the back for a good effort, despite the country’s failure to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) on health. Officials say there have been significant improvements in health care services, especially in rural communities, though there is still more to be done. The Millennium Development Goal’s which started […]
Three (3) persons are reported to have died after eating a meal prepared with grasscutter meat at Ankase in the Atiwa District of the Eastern Region. Two (2) others who consumed the same delicacy are said to be in a very critical condition. All the five (5) young men come from Ankase but work in
He said this is the only way to restore confidence among the populace in the face of the scandal that has hit that arm of government. Hans Docter made these known after watching the investigative piece of Anas Aremeyaw Anas on Tuesday. The documentary, which indicts about 34 judges and at least 100 court officials,
Muslims in Ghana are joining their colleagues around the world to mark the Eid al-Adha.The celebration is one of the two most important festivals on the Muslim calendar.The festival is marked annually to commemorate the symbolic sacrifice and service of Prophet Abraham to Allah.Like Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha begins with a Sunnah prayer of two
The Tema Metropolis has recorded over 2,000 teenage pregnancy cases in the first half of 2015. It also recorded 54 young people living with HIV/AIDS as well as several cases of unsafe abortion within the same period. The Metro Health Directorate made the revelation during a sex education programme at Tema Manhean within Tema Metropolis.
Ghana has been listed as part of countries eligible to get assistance under the Highly Indebted Poor Country exercise by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ghana made the list of 36 , together with other countries such as Haiti, Chad and Afghanistan among others whom the Bretton Woods Institution say they can freely call on it
Some Ghanaian Muslims who embarked on this year’s Hajj to Mecca have reportedly refused to return home.These pilgrims according to reports in Saudi Arabia with the help of some agents have absconded from their camps after the holy rituals to countries like Kuwait and other Middle East countries.Starr News checks in Saudi Arabia indicate that
The Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ernest Brogya Genfi, who made a last minute entry to contest the Suame seat, has been disqualified. He was disqualified on grounds of forged signatories to his endorsed forms and his inability to pay the filing fee. Subsequently, the party is to initiate criminal
Lawyer for NPP National Chairman, Paul Afoko is unhappy that political party supporters and members who report their grievances for onward solution at party levels are always seen as black sheep by the party hierarchy. Lawyer Nana Yaw Osei describes as unfortunate the situation whereby disgruntled party members who demand justice in the resolution of
The First Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anita De Sooso, has taken a swipe at Ghanaian media content describing what she termed as “Politically-motivated broadcasting” being pursued by some media houses as a recipe for chaos and disaster. She is unhappy that journalistic objectivity is being thrown to the dogs by some
