IT has been established that until every Ghanaian gets access to potable water and the use of firewood and charcoal is stopped, stillbirths, in the country, will remain with us for a long time. A new research has revealed that the use of charcoal and firewood as well as the consumption of contaminated drinking water … Read more
The Brong Ahafo Regional capital, Sunyani and its environs, have been hit by acute water shortage for a month. The situation, according to residents, has made life unbearable and difficult compelling most of them to resort to the use of unsafe and unwholesome sources of water for their survival, coupled with its attendant health implications. … Read more
The Fisheries and Aquaculture minister-designate, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, has promised to protect the country’s territorial waters from illegal fishing including light fishing. According to her, the ministry would resource the Ghana Navy with patrol boats to “intensify patrols in our water to check light fishing.” Illegal fishing cost Ghana over 100 million Euros in … Read more
The last-minute contracts awarded by the previous Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in the cocoa sector are beginning to come to light. The recently-sacked Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Opuni, is said to be the main brain behind the award of the contracts totaling about $512 million … Read more
Latest: Dangers posed by the littering of plastic bags and surface mining (galamsey) I had wanted to wait until you had been sworn in before addressing this letter to you. But the “Ayarigasation” of the Appointments Committee has forced my hand: I mean, who knows how much longer you will have to wait before the … Read more
Losing weight is not easy, but growing awareness of the health impacts of excess body weight is leading more people to make the effort to lose the extra pounds. People who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop health problems like heart disease, strokes, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, depression, and cancer. Fortunately, losing weight … Read more
Some 30 teenagers and young adults in communities across the Brong-Ahafo Region, have benefitted from a five-day adolescent reproductive health/capacity building seminar, under the auspices of UK-aid. Dubbed Girls Leading Our World/ Boys Respecting Others Camp, and running under the theme: Building the Future through Positive Adolescent Reproductive Health and Agriculture, the event (which came … Read more
Some 30 teens and young adults in communities across the Brong-Ahafo Region have benefitted from a five-day adolescent reproductive health/capacity building seminar, under the auspices of UK-aid. Dubbed Girls Leading Our World/ Boys Respecting Others Camp, and running under the theme: Building the Future through Positive Adolescent Reproductive Health and Agriculture, the event (which came … Read more
The Minister Nominee for Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has stated that the smuggling of fertilizer outside of the country are part of the reasons for the decline in growth of the agricultural sector. Speaking at the appointment committee of Parliament, Dr. Afriyie Akoto maintained that the development has resulted in farmers receiving inadequate amounts … Read more
The Minister Nominee for Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has stated that the smuggling of fertilizer outside of the country are part of the reasons for the decline in growth of the agricultural sector. Speaking at the appointment committee of Parliament, Dr. Afriyie Akoto maintained that the development has resulted in farmers receiving inadequate amounts … Read more
The Minister Nominee for Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has stated that the smuggling of fertilizer outside of the country are part of the reasons for the decline in growth of the agricultural sector. Speaking at the appointment committee of Parliament, Dr. Afriyie Akoto maintained that the development has resulted in farmers receiving inadequate amounts … Read more
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, my all time African personality and admittedly still the finest Ghanaian leader who has ever ruled this country of ours made a very pronounced statement on the eve of independence at old Polo grounds. It’s a thought-provoking one I must say. Kwame Nkrumah in his own words said something that suggested that … Read more
The government has been called upon to decentralised the operations of the Minerals Commission (MC) in the mining related areas to help regulate illegal mining activities in the country. “The commission should also be empowered to license and provide training to illegal miners to prevent negative attributes associated with illegal mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’ … Read more
Missed a period? The first thing to consider is pregnancy. If that is ruled out, other possible causes might be related to the use of certain birth control pills or entering menopause. One of the side effects of a low-dose birth control pill is a light or nonexistent period. So, it may be time to … Read more
Missed a period? The first thing to consider is pregnancy. If that is ruled out, other possible causes might be related to the use of certain birth control pills or entering menopause. One of the side effects of a low-dose birth control pill is a light or nonexistent period. So, it may be time to … Read more
The Weija Dam, which supplies potable water to about 80 per cent of Accra, is facing massive encroachment that has extended to the entire stretch of the dam. Currently, the dam, which was constructed in 1978, is inundated with indiscriminate harvesting of wood, sand winning, quarrying and farming activities in its catchment area. Another destructive … Read more
Dr. Ajediran I. Bello Civilisation encompasses broad life transformation ranging from technological advancement, social integration, lifestyle changes and the rest. It entails a dynamic phenomenon that has far-reaching influence on human life in all ramifications. To state herein that civilisation has liberated third world countries from the era of obliviousness is indeed an understatement. Gone … Read more
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, my all time African personality and admittedly still the finest Ghanaian leader who has ever ruled this country of ours made a very pronounced statement on the eve of independence at old Polo grounds. It’s a thought provoking one I must say. Kwame Nkrumah in his own words said something that suggested … Read more
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG), believes Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto’s position on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), is enough justification for their call that the yet-to-be vetted minister nominee for the Ministry of Agric be disqualified. Despite the absence of any legal basis for the call, the Communications Director of the Group, Edwin Kwaku Bamfo, argued that … Read more
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG), believes Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto’s position on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), is enough justification for their call that the yet-to-be vetted minister nominee for the Ministry of Agric be disqualified. Despite the absence of any legal basis for the call, the Communications Director of the Group, Edwin Kwaku Bamfo, argued that … Read more