Author: Krobea

Spending just 10 minutes a day talking to people with dementia about their interests or family could help improve their quality of life, according to a study. Researchers carried out a nine-month trial in 69 care homes in England. One-to-one interaction, combined with personalised care, significantly reduced the residents’ anger and agitation, the study found. The authors said other homes should try taking a more “personal” approach. ‘Simple things… implemented robustly’ The study, published in PLOS Medicine, involved more than 800 people with dementia across care homes in south London, north London and Buckinghamshire over a nine-month randomised controlled trial.…

Popular hiplife/hiphop artiste Kwaw Kese may not be a happy person at all after controversial actress and broadcaster Afia Schwarzenegger accused him and Shatta Wale of being bad role models because of their smoking habits. Afia Schwarzenegger said the two were ageing and should know better in quitting smoking. But Kwaw Kese did not take kindly at this ‘advice’ at all from the former radio presenter. According to him, she cannot make sense. The reason? “[Because] she smokes more than we 2 combined,” the Abodam man tweeted on Wednesday. How can Afia make sense when she smokes more than wee…

Kenya has deported opposition supporter and lawyer, Miguna Miguna following his role in the unofficial swearing-in of opposition leader Raila Odinga as “the people’s president”. Mr Miguna has boarded a flight to take him to Canada, where he is a citizen. The government says Mr Miguna has renounced his Kenyan nationality, which he denies. TV stations were stopped to prevent them broadcasting the ceremony, which officials said was an act of treason. Mr Odinga boycotted last year’s election re-run, saying it would be rigged in favour of President Uhuru Kenyatta. After Mr Odinga’s unofficial swearing in on 30 January, Mr…

US entrepreneur Elon Musk has launched his new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mammoth vehicle – the most powerful since the shuttle system – lifted clear of its pad without incident to soar high over the Atlantic Ocean. It was billed as a risky test flight in advance of the lift-off. The SpaceX CEO said the challenges of developing the new rocket meant the chances of a successful first outing might be only 50-50. “I had this image of just a giant explosion on the pad, a wheel bouncing down the road. But…

A new Athletics World Cup will take place in London this summer, with eight top nations competing. The inaugural competition is scheduled for 14 and 15 July – the same weekend as football’s World Cup final in Russia and the Wimbledon tennis finals. Britain and the United States will take part, along with South Africa, Poland, France, China, Germany and Jamaica. One male and one female athlete from each nation will compete in all field and track events up to 1500m. The countries will be competing for prize money of $2m (£1.42m) over two evening sessions at London Stadium. To…

Healthcare givers at the Suntreso Hospital and Kumasi South Hospital in Kumasi have undergone a neonatal care training sessions imparted by three Israeli Neonatal experts. The purpose of these trainings was to boost the staff’s capacity in their area of Kangaroo Mother Care. Every year, these neonatal health experts visit the two health centres to assess and train health care givers on neonatal procedures. As part of their visit, Dr. Agneta Golan, Dr. Eylon Shani, and Dr. Dan Greenberg assessed the operational success and challenges of the units and provided advice on their further management. In 2009, as envisaged by…

Kylie Jenner has announced the name of her newborn daughter – Stormi. The reality star took to Instagram to share the news with her 103 million followers. The 20-year-old kept her pregnancy “hidden” but on Monday returned with a 12-minute video and announced she’d given birth on 1 February. Kylie’s picture has been liked over 11 million times in just a few hours – making it one of Instagram’s most popular posts ever. It shows an out of focus Stormi holding Kylie’s finger and has surpassed the number of likes achieved by both Beyonce and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2017 for…

It is expected that depositors’ funds at the various banks will be insured in the coming days. This is because the Ministry of Finance is preparing to lay before Parliament the Depositors’ Insurance Bill for consideration. Governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr. Ernest Addison is optimistic this will increase confidence in the banking sector. The Ghana Depositors’ Protection Act 2016 (Act 931) is expected to protect depositors from unforeseen circumstances that may result in loss of funds. The law follows a recent debacle that hit the microfinance sector resulting in customers of DKM Microfinance and God is Love Fun…

US President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to organise a large military parade in the nation’s capital. The president made the request of top military chiefs in late January, after reportedly being impressed by a French Bastille Day parade last year. Military displays in Washington DC are usually only used to mark victory at the end of a war. Democrats compared the plan to displays of military might organised by autocratic nations. The plan was first revealed by the Washington Post, before being confirmed by the White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders. “President Trump is incredibly supportive of America’s…

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, wants Parliament, and by extension the state, to investigate any possibilities of suing Minority Chief Whip Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka for willfully causing financial loss to the state. According to him, the recall of Parliament during their Christmas break following the Asawase Constituency Member of Parliament’s motion may have incurred costs. “Will it be possible that the associated costs of recalling this House may be the case of causing financial loss to the state?” Mr Keyermaten wondered in his remarks after the report by the five-member ad hoc committee was adopted.…