GENERAL NEWS

The Bawku West District Director of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative of Justice (CHRAJ), Ms. Priscilla Alakawan, has warned religious leaders and communities who chain mental health patients or confine them in rooms, to desist from the practice or risk being punished by the law. The District Director …

The Coalition of Rotation Nurses and Midwives has given the government a one-month ultimatum to pay their seven-month arrears in full, else they will embark on a nationwide strike. This was indicated in the disgruntled group’s letter addressed to various Hospital Directors across the 16 regions of the country. The …

A storekeeper and his wife are facing the Ejura District Court in the Ashanti Region after being accused of stealing foodstuffs meant for students at the Sekyedumase Senior High Technical School. The couple, Eric Twumasi Kwaakye and Akua Anima were arrested late last month by police at Sekyedumase following a …

Domestic violence in the Volta Region almost doubled from over 600 cases in 2019 to more than 1000 cases in 2020, Mrs Thywill Eyra Kpe, Volta Regional Director, Department of Gender, has disclosed. More than 6,000 girls, in addition, got pregnant in 2020 alone, a worrying situation which she said …

Some areas in Accra have been flooded after a downpour on Thursday, September 2, 2021. The five-hour heavy rainfall has obstructed the flow of vehicular traffic on the Shiashie – Legon stretch of the Legon-Madina Highway, Haatso stretch, UPSA, among other areas. Many commuters have been left stranded in traffic …

• Two boys in Kumasi have exhibited bravery during a flood in Kumasi • A man believed to be a taxi driver, was stuck after his car was submerged in water • The two young men pulled the taxi driver from the rushing water to safety The bravery and timely …

The Deputy Environmental Health and Sanitation Director at the Northern Region, Hajia Fati Baba Sibdow has hailed waste management experts Zoomlion Ghana Limited(ZGL) for its efforts in ensuring the waste generated from the ongoing second nationwide vaccination exercise by ensuring that the waste generated is disposed properly and again advised …

The Techiman Health Directorate within the Bono East Region has pressed the alarm bell following a recent outbreak of rabies which has since left one person dead. With the region now considered a hot spot for COVID-19, with six persons dead and readied to be buried by the Environmental Health Directorate …

• PAC is in Sunyani to investigate portions of the Auditor-General’s report on schools • Two persons who had been scheduled for Friday were called impromptu to respond to some concerns • PAC is sitting for a week on the matter This past Monday, there was drama at the Public …

The Regional Director for Ghana Health Service at Damongo in the Savannah Region, Dr. Chrysantus Kubio has praised the collaboration between Zoomlion Medical Waste and Public Health Department of the Ministry of Health, School of Hygiene and School of Public Health, Korle-bu, to properly manage the Covid-19 vaccination waste across …