Be discerning about what you consume-FDA
The public should be more discerning about what they consume to avoid health implications, Mrs Nora Narkie Terlabie, Ashanti Regional Head, Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has advised. Mrs Terlabie said the public needed to be abreast of the conditions of an approved product, to enable them to identify unapproved and suspicious products. She said […]
Stop telling men to ‘man up’, ignore emotions- Expert
A Boys Development Advocate, Ethel Adjorlolo-Marfo says people should stop telling men when they are emotionally stressed to be brave or tough enough to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation. She said, “due to the training men get when growing, they are trained to act tough. So, when they find themselves in situations in […]
I will investigate Menzgold scandal – Mahama
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has promised to investigate the Menzgold scandal when elected as president in the December 7, 202 general elections. Addressing NDC supporters in Tarkwa at the launch of the party’s campaign in the Tarkwa Nsuae constituency on Tuesday, Mr Mahama said the next […]
McDan playing cards tournament launched at James Town
The Greater Accra Indoors Games Association in collaboration with McDan Foundation has successfully launched the inaugural edition of McDan Playing Cards tournament 2020/2021 at the Ussher fort gardens in Accra. Playing cards competition started at James Town in the early 60s and it remains one of the fast-growing and loved sports amongst the majority of […]
President Akufo-Addo breaks silence on End Sars protest, calls for calm
President Akufo-Addo has joined all well-meaning persons in calling for calm, and the use of dialogue in resolving the #EndSARS impasse in Nigeria. There has been mounting pressure on President Akufo-Addo, who is also the Chairman of ECOWAS, to intervene in the impasse which has led to the death of dozens of people. In a […]
Pope Francis indicates support for same-sex ‘civil unions’
Pope Francis has said that he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to have “civil unions”. He made the comments, which are a significant departure from Vatican law and his predecessors, in a documentary directed by Evgeny Afineevsky. “Homosexual people have a right to be in a family,” he said in the film, which premiered […]
Importance Of Special Or Early Voting In Ghana’s General Election
NEWS COMMENTARY DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF SPECIAL OR EARLY VOTING IN GHANA’s GENERAL ELECTION In Ghana, Special voting takes place days to the general election. This is to allow electoral officers, political parties, polling agents, security personnel, media and other core election and special duties staff the opportunity to cast their ballots ahead of Election […]
Shortage of blood hits Effia-Nkwanta Blood Bank
The Blood Donor Organizer at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital Blood Bank Unit, Mr. Emmanuel Essien has appealed to churches, schools and other organizations to donate blood to the unit to avert its closure. According to him, the insurgence of COVID-19 adversely affected blood stock of the unit, since they no longer received blood donors, thereby […]
Producer Price Inflation for September rises to 9.6 percent
The year-on-year Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate rose slightly in September to 9.6 per cent compared with a 9.0 percent recorded in August. The rate represents a 0.6 percentage point increase in producer inflation relative to the rate recorded in August 2020. Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Annim, said the month-on-month change in producer price index […]
Media Law lecturer calls for reforms in legislation on closure of Radio Stations to safeguard media freedom
A Lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Journalism, ZakariaTanko Musah has contended that the closure of media houses for supposed aberration of the law is not the best way to go because such actions may be interpreted as indirect interference in the freedom of the media. He said no matter the errors of the media, […]
