Kanvilli, Ghana – Principal of the Tamale School of Hygiene, Bello Seiwu, has appealed to government to also consider paying students of the school some allowances like their counterparts in the nursing and teacher training colleges. He said the lack of payment of allowance to students and jobs for those …
Read More »TTH, UDS And Other Businesses Owing GWCL More Than Ghc14 Million – Engineer
Kumbungu, Ghana – Continues pile up of debt and sand-winning activities on the Nawuni River could force the Ghana Water Company Limited in the Northern Region to shut down its treatment plant at Dalun in the Kumbungu District. According to the Regional Chief Manager, Engineer Stevens Ndebugre, the sand-winning activities …
Read More »Kufuor Affordable Housing Project in Wa Rots Away
Wa, Ghana – One thousand affordable housing units that were heralded with sod-cutting fanfare on 18th July 2007 in Sombo, in the Wa Municipality of Upper West Region, have been abandoned and bushes grown over the foundation structures. The then Minister for Water Resources Works & Housing, Mr Hackman Owusu …
Read More »GWCL to Undertake Expansion Project in Wa Municipality
Wa, Ghana – The Upper West Regional office of the Ghana Water Company Limited, says it will soon undertake an 18 kilometre water distribution expansion project in the region. The project, worth about GH¢324,000 is expected to improve water delivery in the Wa Municipality and some communities in Wa West …
Read More »Mother And Son Arrested for Inflicting Wounds on Two Sisters
Wa, Ghana – The Upper West regional police command has arrested a mother and her son for inflicting razor wounds on two sisters for allegedly stealing an amount of 200 cedis. Briefing the media after the arrest, Deputy PRO for the regional police command Inspector Gideon Boateng said the two, …
Read More »If I Were to Take a Look at Ghana’s Pace of Development
We have had a few celebrations in the country this year and there are many more before the year ends. I also had my birthday last week and all I did was to thank God for giving me life and for giving me another opportunity to continue to be a …
Read More »Lack of Sexuality Education at Home And School Contributing to Teenage Pregnancy – Marie Stopes
Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Sector Manager of Marie Stopes Ghana, Patricia Antwi-Boasiako, has said that the lack of sexuality education at homes and schools could partly be blamed for the increasing rates of teenage pregnancy and unsafe abortion practices in the country. She noted that, evidence in the literature …
Read More »Media Coalition to Engage Citizens on The Menace of Galamsey
Takoradi, Ghana – As part of efforts to stimulate community and institutional ownership of the sustained campaign against galamsey, The Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG) with support from Star Ghana continues its community engagement with focus on the Western Region after returning from Wa. A news Editors Forum will be …
Read More »If I Were to Ask You to Say What You Mean And Mean What You Say
Do you make time to play back some of the conversations you have with people? Do you stop sometimes to reflect on your statements and how it is processed by other people? When you speak, do you mean what you say and say what you mean? The reason why I am …
Read More »Bole, North Gonja And Sawla Leads in Teenage Pregnancy in Northern Region – Marie Stopes
Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Sector Manager of Marie Stopes Ghana, Patricia Antwi-Boasiako, has indicated that teenage pregnancy in the country should be a matter of concern to every parent. According to her, the first six months of 2017 recorded 57,000 teenage pregnancy cases nationwide, stressing the need for sexuality …
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