One tragic complication associated with pregnancy either at delivery or after which is a family, national, and global concern is maternal mortality. Maternal mortality refers to the death due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth. From 2000 to 2020, the global maternal mortality ratio(MMR) declined by 34%, from 339!deaths to …
Read More »Parliament passes anti-LGBTQ Bill
Parliament has passed the bill on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. The bill proscribes LGBT activities and criminalizes its promotion, advocacy and funding. Persons caught in the act would be subjected to a 6 months to 3 year …
Read More »ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI, OBUASI MINE MOVES TO REFURBISH AKROKERRI HOSPITAL
The Akrokerri Hospital which serves the Akrokerri township and neighboring towns in the Adansi North District has not seen any major upgrade of facilities since it was established in February 1960. AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine has responded to the infrastructural deficit in the Hospital by refurbishing the Hospital with the …
Read More »NPP constituency executives must be proactive to break the 8—-Sir John
John Kwame Duodu (Sir John) NPP Constituency First Vice Chairman, Atwima Nwabiagya South and The Ashanti Regional TESCON Patron, Ashanti Region The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been in power for two terms now, and the party is gearing up for the next general elections in 2024. However, to stay …
Read More »NORTHERN NPP CONCERNED YOUTH GROUP LAUDS HON. DR. MOHAMMED AMIN ADAM FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 1.5 MILLION CEDIS EDUCATION FUNDS FOR ABOABU AND ZOGBELI IN TAMALE METRO.
The leadership of the Northern NPP Concerned Youth group is thrilled and full of great delight and happiness with the announcement of 1.5 million cedis as Education Funds for Aboabo and Zogbeli respectively in the Tamale Metropolis. As it would be recalled, the tenacious and sharp-witted politician Hon. Dr. Mohammed …
Read More »Kumasi Airport to be renamed Nana Agyeman Prempeh I; Tamale’s to be called Yakubu Tali – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that the Kumasi and Tamale International Airport are going to be renamed. The Kumasi International Airport, he said, is going to be renamed Nana Agyeman Prempeh I International Airport and also the recently commissioned airport in Tamale it to be called the Yakubu …
Read More »Abena Osei-Asare appointed as Minister of State at the Finance Ministry
Abena Osei-Asare, Deputy Minister of Finance Deputy Minister for Finance, and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Atiwa East constituency, Abena Osei-Asare, has been appointed by President Akufo-Addo as a Minister of State at the Finance Ministry. Mrs Osei-Asare takes up the role from Mohammed Amin Adam who …
Read More »Health workers leaving Ghana not surprising – GRNMA
Nurses The Public Relations Officer of the National Ghana Registered Nurses’ & Midwives’ Association (GRNMA), Joseph Krampah is not surprised over 200 nurses and other health professionals have left Ghana to seek greener pastures abroad. This follows the revelation by the Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital …
Read More »MoMo vendor drinks DDT over GH¢16,000 debt [Photos]
A 23-year-old mobile money vendor, Kwabena Gideon has reportedly poisoned himself over GH¢16,000 debt. This unfortunate incident occurred at Akrampa in the Awutu Bereku district of the Central Region. According to reports, the deceased reportedly drunk DDT after losing ¢16,000 within two weeks. His angry boss thought Gideon had squandered …
Read More »Direct NCA to reopen Salt FM – Agogo Traditional Council petitions Akufo-Addo
The Agogo Traditional Council has formally appealed to President Akufo-Addo to instruct the National Communications Authority (NCA) to reopen Salt FM. The radio station, owned by prominent businessman, Ohene Kwame Frimpong was shutdown on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, due to failure to renew the broadcasting authorization, as per a notice …
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