Author: Krobea

As part of its commitment to deliver premium orthopaedic healthcare in Ghana and beyond, Foundation of Complex Orthopaedic Spine (FOCOS) has commissioned the largest off-grid solar hospital project in Africa. The project, which is the first of its kind, estimated at over $1.8million, was made possible through the benevolent gesture of Mr. and Mrs. Helylands, a US couple who doled out $1million, and the Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC), giving out $600,000. Sun Power Innovations, the engineers behind the installation of the project, also gave a whopping $400,000 discount on the project. Representing the Deputy Minister for Energy, the Director…

James Egan, the 63-year-old patient who sustained several bruises and scratches on his hands and other parts of the body while on admission at the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in the Central Region, has passed away. The sad incident occurred two weeks ago and his family attributes the demise to the maltreatment he received in the hands of the Hospital’s staff, who were mostly nurses. On June 6, 2019, Onua FM’s Yen Sempa broke the news about the case of the 63-year-old. Ankaful patient, 63, bruised by staff James Egan was discharged with several bruises and scratches on his hands and…

Christine Lagarde has said she will step down as managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It comes ahead of a decision on her nomination to become head of the European Central Bank (ECB). Ms Lagarde said she would leave the IMF on 12 September. “With greater clarity now on the process for my nomination as ECB president and the time it will take, I have made this decision in the best interest of the fund,” she said. “The executive board will now be taking the necessary steps to move forward with the process for selecting a new managing…

Over the years, rape victims have often been thought of as females. Rape of boys almost seems unheard of because society assumes it is only our daughters who are vulnerable. Well, everybody is vulnerable at a point in their lives. The multi-million dollar question is, “Where do sexually abused boys go to?” Who even has an ear to listen to them? How do our sons report irresponsible, grown adults who may want to take advantage of them? Will anyone even believe them? Every parent must be the first listening ear of their child. If our children resort to their friends…

The nation’s designated postal operators, Ghana Post, has received two awards at the 2019 Ghana Shippers Awards held over the weekend. Ghana Post was awarded the Excellence in Innovation Company of the Year and got a recognition for its outstanding contribution to the shippibg industry. Innovations such as the introduction of a Reliable Tracking System, Central Valuation Centre as well as the Digital Address (Ghana Post GPS) have put Ghana Post in a more advanced tech-driven position to meet modern ways of doing business and meeting the needs of customers. The nation’s postal service firm has leveraged on technology to…

Relative calm has returned at Dagombaline Goro, a suburb of Kumasi, after a violent clash claimed two lives last Thursday. However, some residents especially women and children continue to flee the area for security reasons. Even though business has slowed down in the area, some residents are going about with their daily activities when the news team visited the area, Monday morning. The slum looks calm but information gathered indicates that over 80 per cent of the women and children have packed out of the area. Whilst some have relocated to other places in Kumasi, others have deserted their wooden…

Computer pioneer Fernando Corbato, who first used passwords to protect user accounts, has died aged 93. Dr Corbato introduced the basic security measure while developing methods that let more people use a computer at the same time. He developed a technique, called time-sharing, that divided up the processing power of a computer so it could serve more than one person at once. Dr Corbato reportedly died as a result of complications caused by diabetes. Small slices The work on sharing a computer was done at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where Dr Corbato spent his entire career. He joined…

The 5G mobile network has been switched on in some UK cities and has led to questions about whether the new technology poses health risks. So what are the concerns, and is there any evidence to back them up? What’s different about 5G? As with previous cellular technologies, 5G networks rely on signals carried by radio waves – part of the electromagnetic spectrum – transmitted between an antenna or mast and your phone. We’re surrounded by electromagnetic radiation all the time – from television and radio signals, as well as from a whole range of technologies, including mobile phones, and…

China’s economy grew at its slowest pace since the early 1990s in the second quarter, official figures showed. In the three months to June, the economy grew 6.2% from a year earlier. The result was in line with forecasts. China has moved to stimulate its economy this year by boosting spending and delivering tax cuts. The country is also fighting a trade war with the US which has hurt businesses and weighed on growth. The data released on Monday showed China’s economic growth rate slowed from 6.4% in the first three months of the year. US President Donald Trump tweeted…

We live in a society where a present loss over many previous victories is seen as a total loss. A place where efforts of the hands and feet mean nothing as long as the head did not wear the crown. Before you jump at me, I am not a past student of neither of the finalist schools of the 2019 National Science And Maths Quiz (NSMQ). And my alma mater, Koforidua Senior High Technical School was earlier eliminated though we anticipate a better comeback in future participations. My write up, then, purely focuses on the social media adopted word ‘trolls,’…