UNDP to launch Human Dev’t Report on Northern Ghana
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is to launch a Human Development Report on Northern Ghana entitled “Bridging the Poverty Gap and Fostering Socio-Economic Transformation for All”. The report explores…
Patients Stranded At Tamale Teaching Hospital Over Staff Strike
Hundreds of patients were today (Thursday) stranded at the Tamale Teaching Hospital where the health professionals are on strike. Despite the arrest and subsequent release of some members of the NPP…
Regular Exercise ‘Best For Mental Health’
Regular physical activity lasting 45 minutes three to five times a week can reduce poor mental health - but doing more than that is not always beneficial, a large US…
Stop Asking NHIS Members To Pay For Blood – NHIA
Mr Joseph Homenya, Volta Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has asked health facilities in the region to desist from charging members of the National Health Insurance…
HIV/AIDS Claims 97 Lives In Central Region
Ninety-seven people including six children below 15 years were killed by the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease in the Central Region in 2017. Five teenage pregnant girls also tested…
Gov’t Finally Lifts Ban On Small-Scale Mining
Government has announced the lifting of the ban slapped on small-scale mining across the country. Announcing this at a meeting with journalists in Accra on Thursday, the Chairman of the…
Let us have sober deliberations on free SHS – Otumfuo
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for sober deliberations and frank discussions on the implementation of the free senior high school education policy in the country. He said…
NAGRAT Members Will Not Work On Weekends For Double Track System
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says its members will not work on weekends to support the free Senior High School (SHS) double track system. According to NAGRAT, although it…
“It’s an offence to impregnate teenage girls” – ASP Ankan
The Gomoa District Police Commander, ASP Paul Ankan has cautioned that any man who impregnates a teenage girl in the area would be made to face the law. He said…
GSS Rebases Consumer Price Index
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has rebased the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to reflect current expenditure patterns and consumption patterns. The rebasing has been done to meet international best practice…
