NEWS

Akufo-Addo: I will ensure “clean mining” in Ghana

June 6, 2022

President Nana Akufo-Addo has given assurance to stakeholders in the small scale mining sector that his administration is committed to ensuring “clean mining” in Ghana, contrary to claims by a section of society that his government is against the sector, popularly known as “galamsey”. Speaking at the commissioning of 100 mercury-free mineral processing technologies (Gold Continue Reading

HEALTH

Vodafone Healthline: Doctor explains why women with PCOS are at risk of diabetes, weight gain

June 6, 2022

Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Dr Padi Aryetey, has said that women with the reproductive disorder, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and experiencing weight gain. According to him, the major cause of these two common side effects is as a result of insulin resistance from the body’s cells. Thus, […]Continue Reading

HEALTH

Get vaccinated – GHS urges Ghanaians as Covid-19 active cases rise

June 6, 2022

The Ghana Health Service is worried efforts at containing the spread of Covid-19 are being frustrated by the unwillingness of most Ghanaians to get vaccinated. In an interview with Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show, the Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe said “Covid-19 cases have risen over […]Continue Reading

HEALTH

Tips on periodental disease and how to avoid it

June 6, 2022

Pepsodent Ghana’s Dental TV Show, Time with the Dentist is back with yet another interesting season and on this first episode of season 2, Dr. Gwendolyn Amarquaye-Bayitse has outlined ways to prevent periodontal disease, a common canker among many Ghanaians. According to her, Periodontal disease is a disease of the gum caused by plaque – a sticky film that forms on the Continue Reading

NEWS

Pay attention to weather forecast during rainy season – NADMO to Ghanaians

June 6, 2022

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has urged Ghanaians to pay particular attention to warnings and forecasts by the Ghana Meteorological Agency. He believes this will go a long way to reducing the incidents of casualties recorded after every downpour. His comments come after an 18-year-old girl died after she got trapped in a gutter […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police arrest 31yr-old man for stabbing wife to death

June 6, 2022

The Ada Divisional Police Command says investigations are ongoing into the alleged killing of a spouse by 31-year-old David Ayornu at Lufenya in the Ada East District of the Greater Accra Region. The suspect is reported to have stabbed his wife with a knife in the belly and dragged it multiple times. The Ada Divisional […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION

Colleges of Education Teachers Association calls for increased funding for feeding students

June 6, 2022

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana has expressed worry over the amount that is being used to feed students of Colleges of Education across the country. This comes after principals of Colleges of Education revealed that GH¢6.5 is the amount per head for feeding trainee teachers per day. This, they say, has been […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Obuasi: Six fire officers injured as fire tender somersaults

June 6, 2022

Six fire officers have been hospitalized after a tender they were travelling in somersaulted while on their way to fight a fire outbreak at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The officers received a distress call at about 12pm on Sunday to contain a fire at a residential apartment at Kyekyewere, a suburb of Obuasi. The […]Continue Reading

HEALTH

Minority’s call for COVID-19 expenditure audit needless – Kwaku Kwarteng

June 6, 2022

Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Kwaku Kwarteng has attributed the calls by the Minority side for a parliamentary audit into COVID-19 expenditure as an attempt to impugn government’s positive record on managing the pandemic. A motion from the Minority was rejected in the last meeting of the house but last week, the group […]Continue Reading

Crime

CID takes over case of father who attempted to sacrifice daughter for money

June 6, 2022

The Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service has taken over the case of Evans Oppong, the man arrested for allegedly attempting to sacrifice his daughter for money. The case was handled by the Adentan Divisional Police Command when he was arrested. However, JoyNews checks indicate that the CID headquarters has taken over the […]Continue Reading