Albinism, caused by a lack of melanin, the pigment that colours skin, hair and eyes, is a genetic anomaly that concerns hundreds of thousands of people across the globe, particularly in Africa. Ahead of International Albinism Awareness Day on Monday, AFP looks at the specificities of a very visible condition …
Read More »National Cathedral project contractors sack over 200 workers over lack of funds
It has emerged that the project contractors of the National Cathedral, RIBADE Company LTD, have allegedly sacked over 200 of its workers over a lack of funds. In a letter dated March 14, 2022, making rounds on social media, the company asked the workers to return every property in their …
Read More »Lack of access to loans; reason for low women empowerment in agribusiness – Zanetor
Medical Doctor, activist and Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle constituency, Honorable Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, says the lack of access to adequate loans to support women in agribusiness is a major reason why there are only a few women in the field. Dr. Zanetor said this while expressing her views …
Read More »Bunkpurugu health centres not shutting down over lack of medical supplies – DCE
The District Chief Executive of Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri in the North East Region, Joseph Louknaan, has debunked claims that health centres in Bunkpurugu risk being shut down due to the unavailability of drugs and other medical supplies. This comes on the back of some reports indicating that the district health centres lacked …
Read More »Lack of enough generation capacity cause of current ‘Dumsor’ – IES
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has attributed the current power outages in the country to lack of enough generation capacity. Speaking to Joshua Kodjo Mensah on Starr Today, a Research Analyst with Institute for Energy Security, Fritz Moses stated that the country is not generating enough to meet the …
Read More »Ola fishermen cry over lack of premix fuel
Fishermen in the Ola community of the Cape Coast Metropolis have lamented over the lack of premix fuel for fishing. Ola is one of the fishing communities in the Central Regional Capital located under the Cape Coast North Constituency. Although not all the residents of the community are into the …
Read More »VIDEO: Schools in Yilo Krobo lack furniture – GES
Majority of the basic schools in the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region are contending with an acute shortage of furniture in their respective institutions, the Municipal Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said. Mr. Solomon Sakitey in an interview said the situation continues to …
Read More »Chief, residents bemoan lack of potable water in Okper communities
Residents of various communities in the Okper division in the Yilo Krobo Traditional Area of the Eastern Region have appealed to the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and the government of Ghana to help solve the water crisis in their communities. They said they currently resort to well water for …
Read More »Lack of incubators: Two infants mortality recorded at Agroyesum Hospital in 2022
The lack of incubators at the Saint Martin’s Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region has resulted in the death two news born babies in the first month of 2022 The two premature babies according doctors, died at the facility because they could not …
Read More »Parents withdrawing wards from Adjikpo Dokuyo M/A Basic School over lack of furniture
Inadequate furniture at the Adjikpo Dokuyo M/A Basic School at Adjikpo, a suburb of Somanya in the Eastern Region is affecting academic work in the school. Reports say most parents end up withdrawing their children from school as a result of the problem. Despite a fairly good classroom block to …
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