Psychologist attributes increasing spate of mental health issues among teens to poverty
By Thomas Nsowah-Adjei, Ashanti Region. Mental health issues among children between the ages of 10 and 19 are said to be on the rise, particularly in Junior and Senior High Schools. According to a research, 25 percent of the youth suffer from one form of mental disorder or the other, while 1 out of 4 […]
Tokyo Olympics: Samuel Takyi given hero’s welcome on Ghana return
Hundreds of supporters thronged the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Friday night to receive Ghana’s sole Bronze medalist at the 2020 Olympic Games, Samuel Takyi and other members of the team in grand style. The contingent including two boxers, Shakul Samed, Sulemana Tettey, Coach Ofori Asare and other technical members who landed in Accra on […]
July sets record for world’s hottest month ever recorded
July was the world’s hottest month ever recorded, a US federal scientific and regulatory agency has reported. The data shows that the combined land and ocean-surface temperature was 0.93C (1.68F) above the 20th Century average of 15.8C (60.4F). It is the highest temperature since record-keeping began 142 years ago. The previous record, set in July […]
Government will improve living conditions of Ghanaians – Minister
Mr Dan Botwe, Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development has said the infrastructural projects in the Volta region showed that the government was making sure the people got what they deserved. He said it was also to improve the living conditions of the people. He said it was also to improve the living […]
Hundreds stranded as torrential rain cuts off Wa-Nadowli highway
By Swala Abdul-wahab, Wa. Torrential rain has cut off the Wa-Nadowli Highway leaving hundreds of vehicles and passengers stranded. The rain caused extensive damage to the road between Serekpere and Nadowli. This made it impossible for vehicles and passengers to move from Wa to Nadowli and vice versa. The Wa-Nadowli-Lawra-Nandom road is a main Highway […]
Haiti: Many deaths feared after major 7.2-magnitude earthquake
A powerful earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The 7.2-magnitude quake hit the west of the country, with its epicentre about 12km (7.5 miles) from the town of Saint-Louis du Sud, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Officials told reporters there had been fatalities, but the toll is unclear. Images on social […]
Rwandan President and Arsenal fan Paul Kagame frustrated by defeat
Rwandan President and Arsenal fan Paul Kagame has vented his frustration at the club’s shock defeat by a newly promoted club on the opening day of the English Premier League season. Brentford, after a 74-year absence from top-tier football, beat Arsenal 2-0. Mr Kagame often comments on the Gunners – a club sponsored by his […]
Student in Three Town teacher attack facing the law- GES
Ketu South Municipal Director of Education, Michael Yao Tsuiatorfe, has refuted claims that authorities are shielding a student, who attacked a tutor of Three Town Senior High School last Wednesday, saying, “the law is taking its course. The 19-year old final-year Visual Arts student, Gilbert Akakpois before the Aflao Circuit Court for causing harm to […]
Nanci Griffith: Folk and country singer-songwriter dies aged 68
Nanci Griffith, a Grammy-winning folk and country music singer-songwriter, has died aged 68. Her death was confirmed by management and her record label on Friday, without a cause of death being given. The genre-straddling artist’s best known songs include Love at the Five and Dime and the Outbound Plane, which others saw mainstream success with. […]
Nigerian superstar Wizkid drops remix of “Essence” with Justin Bieber
Multiple award-winning artiste Wizkid has featured Canadian pop star Justin Bieber in the remix of his song Essence. Wizkid, also known as Big Wiz, teased the collaboration on his Insta stories on Thursday where he wrote “Something special tomorrow.” Later in the day, Wizkid made the announcement of the collaboration via an Instagram post with […]
