Eastern Regional Hospital records increase in maternal deaths
The Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua recorded 59 maternal deaths in 2020 as against 39 deaths registered in 2019, representing a 38.8 percent surge over the period, the Hospital’s Medical Director has said. Out of the 59 deaths recorded, nine were pronounced dead on arrival as compared to three who were brought in already dead […]
Kpone Unity Terminal completed
The Kpone Unity Terminal construction has been completed and handed over to the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) after five years of commencement of work. The world-class terminal is located on a 16.2 hectare land along the Kpone Barrier to Kpone Township road and consists of a 105,000m2 of container storage and devanning area, […]
Ghana records over 12,000 cases of stroke annually
Stroke is the third leading cause of deaths, and about 30 per cent of cases recorded annually in the country result in deaths, Mr. Ebenezer Adams, the Executive Director of the Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana (SASNET-Ghana), a non-governmental organisation has said. Regrettably, stroke-related deaths are mostly recorded among people below 50 years, a situation he added, […]
Social media report of tension at AfCFTA Secretariat untrue – Trade Ministry
Social media report of tension at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat is untrue, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, has said. A statement signed by Chief Director, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Mr. Patrick Y. Nimo said the attention of the Ministry had been drawn to a social media report carried on […]
Man killed by ‘mystery knife’ in Takoradi
A casual confrontation among some youth at Effiekuma in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality (EKMA) in the Western Region turned bloody when one of them died in the ensuing violence. The Takoradi Central Divisional Police Command is investigating the murder of Emmanuel Ato Simpson, who is said to have died from a wound inflicted by a mysterious […]
More than 50 killed in attacks near Malian border
At least 58 people have been killed in Niger after attacks near the border with Mali, the government has said. Gunmen opened fire on four vehicles that were bringing people back from a market in the Tillabéri region. No group has claimed the attacks, which happened on Monday. However, there are currently two jihadist campaigns […]
Sudan formally seeks expanded talks on Nile dam row
Sudan has formally requested for an expanded mediation team on the dispute over the mega dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River. Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has written to the UN, the Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, who is also the African Union (AU) chairman, the European Union and the […]
UCC engages 3 prison inmates as facilitators
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has engaged three inmates of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison as facilitators for the university’s Distance Learning Programme at the prison. The inmates include Dr. Sulley Ali-Gabass, a medical doctor. As facilitators, Dr. Ali-Gabass, who, before his sentence, was a medical practitioner at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in […]
Highlife music not getting enough airplay – Kaakyire Kwame Appiah
Legendary Ghanaian music, Kaakyire Kwame Appiah says Highlife music is not getting enough airplay, making it difficult for musicians to produce new songs. According to Kaakyire Kwame Appiah who had had an illustrious music career spanning over three decades, the little airplay given to Highlife music was gradually weakening the music genre. In an interview […]
Odorkor Police Command seizes 55 motorbikes
The Odorkor Divisional Police Command has seized 55 motorbikes to help deal with crimes committed with bikes. The riders were also detained for screening and, if found culpable, would be prosecuted. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Command, made this known to the Ghana News Agency on […]
Thousands march against sexual assault
Tens of thousands of people have turned out to marches across Australia, protesting against the sexual abuse and harassment of women in the country. They were spurred by a recent wave of allegations of sexual assault, centred around Australia’s parliament. The allegations have focused scrutiny on the conservative government. The protests were organised a week […]
Unemployed jailed 20 years over fraud
A 32-year-old unemployed, who used the name of a senior police officer to defraud a resident of Danyame in Kumasi, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Court. Francis Elijah, also known as Francis Ayambilla, was said to have mimicked the voice of ACP Peter Ndekugri, the Upper West Deputy […]
Another body retrieved from Apam sea
Another body of a boy, aged 14, has been retrieved from the sea in the Apam drowning incident, bringing the death toll to 13. The deceased has been identified as John Arthur. A search party found the body on the shore at Gomoa Mankoadze, near Apam, at about 7 a.m. yesterday, Owing to its decomposed […]
27,110 Jobs to be created this year- GIPC
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has expressed the hope that new investment inflows registered with the centre last year will generate about 27,110 jobs when they become fully operational. According to the centre, 95.46 percent of the jobs would be reserved for Ghanaians, while the remaining 4.54 per cent would go to expatriates. The […]
