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CSS Petitions CHRAJ On Ghana Card Registration Anomalies
by Josephine Nettey
24 May 2019 at 5:02am
The Centre for Socioeconomic Studies (CSS) has petitioned the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) under Article 218(b) of the 1992 Constitution, which gives CHRAJ the mandate to, among other things, investigate complaints concerning the balanced structuring of public services. On 28th March 2019, an Accra Human Rights High Court presided over by […]
Can Nitiwul Be Neutral In The Konkombas And Chokosis Clashes?
by Josephine Nettey
24 May 2019 at 5:01am
The recent clashes between the Konkombas and Anufors(Chokosis) has called into question the neutrality of the minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul. In the immediate aftermath of the murder of the King of Dagbon, Ya-Na Yakubu Andani in 2002, president John Agyekum Kufuor, immediately either reassigned or asked to step aside members of his government, who […]
MP presents food items to the Madina Moslem community
by Josephine Nettey
24 May 2019 at 5:00am
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency in the Greater Accra Region has presented food items to some needy members of the Moslem community his Constituency as part of the observation of the Ramadan. The items worth some hundreds of Ghana Cedis is made up of one hundred bags of Rice, two hundred bags […]
Felling of Trees Did Not Have EPA Permission, President Petitioned
by Josephine Nettey
24 May 2019 at 4:58am
The felling of over one hundred trees and destruction of thousands of plants at Parks & Gardens in Cantonments, Accra did not have the required Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permission, civil society groups Africans For and Eco-Conscious Citizens GH (ECC GH) were informed when they enquired at EPA’s headquarters yesterday. This underscores the groups’ usage […]
MTN Supports skate Soccer, An Exciting Game Played By Polio Survivors
by Josephine Nettey
24 May 2019 at 4:58am
MTN Ghana is supporting Skate Soccer in Ghana, as part of measures to support the physically challenged individuals, especially polio survivors. The game is being organized by the International Federation of Skate Soccer (IFSS) which is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to the development of the physically challenged members of the society. According to the […]
Vigilantism bill lacks clarity ? Minority
by Josephine Nettey
24 May 2019 at 4:56am
The Minority in Parliament is raising concerns over the vigilantism and related offences bill in Parliament. According to them, the bill in its current form fails to tackle the root cause of vigilantism in Ghana. ?The bill as presently presented appears to lack conceptual clarity,? Minority spokesperson on legal affairs Inusah Fuseini said Thursday while […]
MP faults PDS over bloody Odumase violence that killed boy
by Josephine Nettey
24 May 2019 at 4:55am
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Lower Manya constituency of the Eastern Region, has faulted the Power Distribution Company (PDS) for the latest clash between Krobo-Odumase youth and officials of the power company. Ebenezer Terlabi said PDS ignored his plea not to disconnect power supply to the people until after resolution of the claim of […]
Chorkor Cries For Community Clinic
by Josephine Nettey
24 May 2019 at 4:54am
By QUARSHIE KAFUI SYLVIA Details are emerging over the absence of a community hospital for the residents of Chorkor in the Ablekuma South District of the Greater Accra region. The residents, insists it is about time the government built a community hospital for them. According to the Chief fisherman, Nii Adjetey, the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, […]
Breastfeeding may lower women?s risk for heart disease
by Josephine Nettey
24 May 2019 at 4:50am
Breastfeeding’s benefits seem to stretch well beyond motherhood: New research suggests it may reduce a woman’s risk of heart disease when she’s older. And the longer a woman breastfeeds, the lower the risk. In the study, researchers assessed heart and blood vessel health in postmenopausal women, along with their breastfeeding history. After adjusting for other […]
Aspirin ?safe? for brain-bleed strokes
by Josephine Nettey
24 May 2019 at 4:48am
By Michelle Roberts Patients who have had a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain can safely take aspirin to cut their risk of future strokes and heart problems, according to a new study. Aspirin thins the blood and so doctors have been cautious about giving it, fearing it could make bleeds worse. But The […]
