Author: Krobea

To get the best out of your daily blood pressure medication, take it just before you go to bed, say researchers. It’s a simple tip that could save lives, they say in the European Heart Journal. The pills offer more protection against heart attacks and strokes when taken at bedtime rather than in the morning, a large new study suggests. Experts believe our body’s biological ‘clock’ or natural 24-hour rhythm alters our response to the medication. Synchronise pills to your body clock There is mounting evidence that many different drugs, including heart pills, might work better when taken at specific…

Gold-dealership firm Menzgold Ghana Limited has announced the commencement of validation of documents of customers in order to make arrangements to settle them all. The validation is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 28 and end on November 28, 2019. A press release on Wednesday, October 23 said the exercise will begin at 9:00am and end at 4:00pm each day at designated locations in four regions. Customers are required to submit photocopies of their gold-trading agreements, receipts of gold-traded purchase and gold-trading commission as well as a valid national ID card for the process. In the Greater Accra Region, six…

Hong Kong’s legislature has formally withdrawn a controversial extradition bill that has sparked months of unrest. The bill – which would have allowed for criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China – prompted outrage when it was introduced in April. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets and the bill was eventually suspended. But protesters have continued regular demonstrations, which spiralled into a wider pro-democracy movement. It is the worst crisis for Hong Kong since the former British colony was handed back to China in 1997. It has also presented a serious challenge to China’s leaders in…

The government of the United States of America says Ghana’s decision to terminate the concession agreement between the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS) was wrong. It said its independent investigations of the agreement proved that it was valid. Therefore, a decision by the West African nation to cancel the agreement is “unwarranted”. These were contained in a statement issued by the US Embassy on Tuesday, October 22 in Accra. The statement said as a result of the decision, Ghana will no longer qualify for the $190 million dedicated by the Millennium Challenge Corporation…

It was a night of heavy wins for the two English Premier League clubs on Match Day 3 of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League. A Raheem Sterling hat-trick at the Etihad on Tuesday night gave Manchester City a 5-1 win over Italian side Atalanta. The English striker was not the only hat-trick hero on the night as Frenchman Kylian Mbappe scored his in a grand style. He came on as a substitute for Paris-Saint Germain to score three times and assist with one goal as the French giants saw off Club Brugge 5-0 in Belgium. Mbappe becomes the youngest French…

MPs have rejected plans to examine the PM’s Brexit bill in three days, leaving the legislation “in limbo”. The Commons supported the Withdrawal Agreement Bill earlier, but voted against the short timetable. Earlier, the PM warned he would seek an election if MPs dismissed the plan and the EU granted an extension to 31 October Brexit deadline. After the vote, he told the Commons he would “pause” the legislation until he had spoken to EU leaders. A spokesman from the European Commission said: “[The Commission] takes note of tonight’s result and expects the UK government to inform us about the…

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will be able to do a good job in terms of power distribution if it is given the same support the government of Ghana gave to the Power Distributive Service (PDS), Dr Kwabena Donkor, the Former Minister of Power, has said. Dr Donkor told Winston Amoah on the Sunrise show on 3FM Tuesday that: “Basically with the conditions we approved for the PDS, if the same conditions had been approved for old ECG in running the place, their finances would have been better. “The quarterly tariff adjustment will be cost reflective and commercially profitable….…

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) says it is “ready and willing” to offer professionals who are knowledgeable, dedicated and courageous to help the government resolve the crisis that has led to the termination of the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited. The party said it is also ready and willing to help with “any other governance issue” if “the Akufo-Addo-led administration is willing to cooperate and accept a genuine helping hand in the interest of the state”. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, October 22 by the party’s Acting General Secretary, James Kwabena Bomfeh…

A private security company, Chriwdog Security Company, as part of efforts to motivate teachers in their line of work has presented three separate awards to some teachers of the New Akrade Presbyterian Primary School in the Eastern Region. The award ceremony was held during the school’s Education Week on Sunday, October 20. The three best teachers, Augustina Aboagyewaa, Edze Felix and Theophilus Buetey, were given certificates of honour and undisclosed amount of monies for their good work. The award is the first if its kind by the company. Aside motivating teachers, it is also aimed to prioritize commitment and hard…