Striking Pantang Health Workers to resume work on Friday, July 9
Striking workers of Pantang Psychiatric Hospital will officially resume work on Friday, July 9. The decision to go back to work was reached after a meeting with the National Security Minister, Inspector General of Police, Minister of Employment and Labour Relations and other stakeholders on Thursday, July 8. The workers laid down their tools to […]
Man who murdered wife and attempted suicide dies at Apam
A 46-year-old man who allegedly murdered his wife and attempted suicide has died on admission at the Apam Government Hospital after taking in a substance suspected to be poison. Kwesi Kumi, alias One Stone, allegedly stabbed his wife, Adiza Ibrahim, 39, in the chest with a knife in her room at Breman Asikuma in the […]
Court acquits and discharges Reroy Cables CEO, Kate Quartey Papafio, in ongoing Capital Bank case
The fourth accused person in the ongoing trial in the case of the Republic and Ato Essien and three others has been acquitted and discharged by an Accra High court. The court ruled that prosecution failed to lead sufficient evidence against the fourth accused person Kate Quartey-Papafio, a Businesswoman. The Presiding Judge, Justice Eric Kyei-Baffour, […]
Victims brought to Ejura Government Hospital had bullet wounds- Medical Superintendent testifies
The Medical Superintendent of the Ejura Government Hospital, Dr. Mensah Menyah has told the Committee of Enquiry into the recent Ejura disturbances that 12 persons were rushed to the hospital at about 12 noon on June 29, 2021, during the street protest. One of them, Abdul Nasir, was brought in already dead while a second […]
Two NDC MPs sue Attorney General over salaries for First Lady and wife of Vice President
Two Minority Members of Parliament, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor of South Dayi, and Dr Clement Apaak of Builsa South, have together with one other person Frederick Nii Commey sued the Attorney-General at the Supreme Court over the approval of payment of salaries for Presidential spouses. They are seeking a declaration that the Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu Committee […]
All military personnel accused of allegedly brutalising civilians in Wa demoted
All military personnel on duty when civilians were brutalised by soldiers in Wa have been charged, tried, and punished accordingly. Three of the soldiers have been reduced in rank, while the trial of the duty officer, a lieutenant is to commence latest by Wednesday, July 14. Minister for Defence, Dominic Ntiwul made this known when […]
Catholic Chrurch, Hungarian Govt supports Saint Patrick Health Center with new OPD
The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocesan Development Organization has collaborated with the Hungary Helps program to construct an OPD facility for the Saint Patrick Health Centre in the Wulugu community in West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region. Leadership of the organization and the government of Hungary say this is to bring quality healthcare delivery to […]
Mixed reactions over payment of salaries, allowances to Presidential spouses
Stakeholders in the Government and Labour sectors are divided on the decision to pay salaries to Presidential spouses. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah had earlier stated that payment of allowances to spouses of Presidents and Vice Presidents is not a new phenomenon. According to him, the allowances were instituted under Kufuor administration, but were only being […]
Three new Specialist Doctors take up jobs at Upper West Regional Hospital
Three new Specialist Doctors have taken up jobs at the Upper West Regional Hospital raising the overall number of Medical Doctors at the facility from the initial 20 early this year to 23. The Doctors are specialized in the area of Internal Medicine, General Surgery and Pediatrics. The facility has also received Medical Officers and […]
Renewable Energy: Switzerland supports Ghana with 20 million dollars
Switzerland is assisting Ghana with twenty million dollars to support the country’s project of boosting the Renewable Energy Sector to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions within 10 years. This will be used in the production of improved cook stoves and decentralization of solar power among others. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding, the Minister of Environment, Science, […]
