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From oatmeal to calamine ointment, here are various traditional and medical chickenpox remedies that can be given to children. 1. Oatmeal   The first natural remedy for chickenpox is a bath with oatmeal. This food ingredient is believed to relieve the itchy symptoms that are often felt by sufferers. Moreover, this …

The Executive Secretary of the NIA, Professor Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah, has said the NIA would begin the next phase of registration which allows Ghanaians living abroad to acquire their Ghana Card. Children from the ages of 6 to 15 years will also be considered for the exercise. “The authority is …

A 48-year-old woman and her two children have been burnt to death in a fire disaster at Asuyeboah North near Kwadaso in the Ashanti Region. One person who sustained severe injuries has been admitted at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment. Madam Felicia believed to be in her late …

A woman, aged 41, has drowned with three children in a pit dug in the Keta Lagoon at Laklevikope, near Aflao, in the Ketu South Municipality. The incident happened on Saturday when Madam Yawa Apenu was allegedly fishing with Bridget Amewu, 14, and Daddy Amewu, 10 – her children- and …

Veteran Reggae musician, Shasha Marley, has recalled how his song, ‘Maata Family’, brought him embarrassment from a group of children in Cape Coast. According to the veteran, the word ‘Fish’ in his song has given people the impression that he was talking about ‘fart’ which isn’t the case. “I got to …

A mother and her 2 children have been killed by a fire outbreak in the private residence at Ohwim in the Bantama sub metro of the Kumasi metropolis. The woman identified as Philomena and her 2 kids aged 8 and 4 were reportedly burnt beyond recognition. Speaking in an interview …

Three persons lost their lives and several others sustained various degrees of injuries in a fatal accident in an Accra-bound bus from Bimbilla in the Nanumba North municipality of the Northern Region on Thursday. The three include two children and an adult.   The incident, according to some survivors on …

He prides himself in the number of children he has, boasting about the fact that he is not even done yet. Attah Kwame, a 78-year-old farmer was discovered in the forests Abesewa Gyaman near Adeemmra and Wassa Amenfi East in the Western Region of Ghana, by one of Ghana’s foremost …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed a new Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection. Lariba Zuweira Abudu, who was the Deputy Minister for Gender, and the Member of Parliament for Walewale, has been elevated to the substantive ministerial role. This comes on the back of the delayed decision by the …

Eight children and two adults suspected to be a teacher and their driver have died in an early morning accident in Mikindani, Mtwara. Though the Police is yet to confirm the cause and circumstances of the accident, the van is said to belong to King David Primary School in Mikindani …