Sissala east municipality records lower teenage pregnancies over last year
The Sissala East Municipality is recording a year by year reduction in teenage pregnancies. This notwithstanding, the Sissala East Municipal Director of Health Services, Alex Bapula has expressed disquiet about the high numbers and has described it is an indictment on all stakeholders in health and girl-child development in the Municipality. In 2017, the Sissala […]
Greece tightens borders and will ‘shut the door’ on migrants not entitled to asylum
Greece is to create a single border surveillance agency and employ 1,200 more guards to “shut the door” on migrants not entitled to stay — a hardening of its stance amid a new surge in arrivals. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told parliament he was upgrading sea patrols with 10 new speedboats. “Welcome in Greece are […]
New Emergency Unit for Anfoega Hospital
The Anfoega District Hospital in the North Dayi District has inaugurated a new Emergency Unit to cater for the increasing cases of accidents and emergencies in the area. The newly inaugurated unit, a feat achieved by the health institution as part of its 60th anniversary celebration, was built with the hospital’s internally generated fund and […]
South Africa turn down hosting Women’s Africa Cup of Nations
South Africa have turned down an approach to step in as emergency hosts of next year’s women’s African Cup of Nations finals It means the Confederation of African Football (Caf) are now in a race against time to find a country to hold the tournament. Congo pulled out of the hosting of the 12-team tournament […]
Anti corruption Institutions throw weight behind Auditor-General following investigation by EOCO
Twenty-one civil society organisations have backed Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo amid a controversial investigation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office, EOCO. A statement from the CSO’s stated that the circumstances surrounding the alleged infractions being investigated and the handling of the investigations by another law enforcement agency raises concern that there is an attempt to […]
Upper West Farmers facing huge challenge in accessing vital agric services
Despite the successes chalked by government’s flagship agricultural program, Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), a number of challenges still militate against it. This is because, many farmers in the Upper West Region are still having challenges accessing vital services such as; improved seeds, fertilizers, extension services, marketing and e-agriculture listed under the PFJ. Furthermore, […]
Google offers $1.5m ‘prize’ for spotting Pixel phone bugs
Google is raising its “reward” for uncovering security flaws in some of its Android smartphones from $200,000 to a maximum of $1.5m. The new top “prize” is payable to those who spot bugs in the Titan M security chip in Google’s Pixel smartphones, as well as meeting specific criteria. Google said it had paid out […]
Addis Ababa: A new pharma initiative to reduce the cost of medicines and healthcare
A high-level meeting of policymakers, regulators and industry experts in the field of pharmaceuticals and trade opened in Addis Ababa, Thursday to discuss a bold path towards affordable pharmaceuticals through leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area. The Continent is home to 11% of the world’s population yet it carries 25% of the world’s burden […]
Names and pictures of students loan defaulters published
The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has published the names and photographs of some persons who have defaulted in repaying the loans they took while pursuing their tertiary education in the national dailies. The first batch of 20 defaulters whose details were published in the November 21, 2019 edition of the Daily Graphic, is part […]
Students Loan Trust Fund suspends publication of names and pictures of defaulters
The Student Loan Trust Fund, SLTF has temporarily suspended the publication of names and pictures of persons who have defaulted in the payment of loans taken while in school. The Fund Thursday began publishing the names and pictures of defaulters after it was realised that about 20,000 beneficiaries of the fund have defaulted. The fund […]
