National Service postings of nurses for 2019/2020 released
Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has released postings of 3,016 nurses for the 2019/2020 service year to health facilities in all the 16 regions to undertake their mandatory one-year national service. Prospective Service Personnel and the public are to note that registration and validation starts on Monday (October 21). A statement by the […]
Speeding driver kills 4 schoolchildren
Four children have been killed by a speeding driver at Egya No. 2, a suburb of Anomabo, a community along the Cape-Coast-Accra Highway. One other child, according to eyewitnesses is in a critical condition at the Saltpond Hospital. The children were on their way home from school on Tuesday afternoon when the accident occurred as […]
Ghana joins International Community to mark World Food Day
World Food Dayis celebrated every year around the world on October 16. World Food Day is a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger. Held annually on people from around the world come together to declare their commitment to eradicate worldwide hunger from our lifetime. This year, World Food Day calls for action across sectors […]
Maiden commercial flights starts in Wa
The several years of non-commercial flight operations in the Upper West Region ended on October 15, 2019, with the commencement of the first commercial flight from Wa. The Deputy Minister for Aviation, Yaw Afful who joined a number of excited dignitaries from Upper West at the Wa Airport to witness the start of commercial flight […]
Address poor performance in Ghana Law school entrance – Law Students to gov’t
The National Association of Law Students has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the recent poor results of entrance examination to the Ghana law school, requesting urgent action to address their concerns. The Association failed in its initial bid to present their petition last week after the Ghana Police Service used water canon and […]
Ghana’s Foreign Minister demands opening of Nigeria border
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has called for the re-opening of the Nigerian border to ensure a return to normal regional trade. The Minister made the call during a meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, with the Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Olufemi Michael Abikoye. She has also assured the […]
You need to focus on quality not quantity-UPNMG to Nursing Training Schools
The Upper West Regional President of the Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives Ghana (UPNMG) Samuel Piue Lasir has expressed worry about the negative tag given to nurses, midwives and other health professionals. Mr. Lasir admitted that over the past few years health professionals have been identified as disrespectful, arrogant and lazy. He said these […]
Poetess calls for equal opportunities for both sexes
A Thirteen (13)-year old Poetess, Muyassar Delimwine Abdul-Moomin has called Ghanaians to deconstruct age-old stereotypes within society which according to her, have prevented both sexes from reaching their full potential. She stressed the need for a gender-blind society where individuals are given equal opportunities irrespective of their genders. Miss Abdul-Moomin added that statements like ‘men […]
