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Newly delivered mothers at the Tatale District Hospital are being compelled to share single beds while unlucky ones sleep on floors. Males, females and children on admission for various health conditions are also being put in the same ward. Health authorities say the situation is as a result of inadequate space due to the small nature of the hospital. The Tatale District Hospital started as an urban health centre in 1987 but it was in 2011 elevated to a polyclinic status It attained the status of a district hospital in 2015 and a medical doctor posted to the facility. Lack…

The German philosopher, Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel, explained that truth emerge from the synthesis of contradicting thoughts; for example, in determining the validity of a logical reasoning you would have to deduce the major and minor premises. In the socio-political perspective, contradictions continuously manifest in various forms, e.g., between the left-wing and the right-wing politics, between the progressives and the reactionaries ideas, between the liberal and the conservative Parties, etc. bringing about advancements in society. In view of this, to claim that the NDC is an “alternative” to the NPP by the mere fact that it is the opposition party somewhat…

Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has expressed gratitude to the Government of Singapore for its continuous support towards the socioeconomic development of the country. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey was speaking on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, in Accra, at a dinner hosted in honour of the visiting Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister of Policies of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Ghana and Singapore established diplomatic ties about three decades ago. According to her, Singapore has played and continues to play a supportive role in the socioeconomic development of Ghana. “May I seize the opportunity to place on record,…

Chiefs in Samreboi and surrounding communities in the Amenfi West District of the Western on Friday joined hundreds of people in the area to stage a demonstration to push government to construct some key roads in the area which have become unmotorable Though Samreboi is a major cocoa growing area and producer of timber the roads in the area are in poor state. Clad in full mourning clothing, the chiefs and their people hit the streets of Samreboi Friday to demand for construction of the roads by the government. They listed Samreboi to Aboi Nkwanta road, Samreboi to Prestea Nkwanta…

Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg is strongly considering entering the race for the US Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. The ex-New York City mayor is concerned the current field of candidates is not good enough to beat Donald Trump in the 2020 election, his adviser says. The 77-year-old is expected to file paperwork this week for the Democratic presidential primary in Alabama. A total of 17 Democratic candidates are vying to take on President Trump. Former Vice-President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are the frontrunners. Some recent opinion polls have suggested that Ms Warren and Mr…

Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah[/caption] A witness of the Attorney General, Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah beat a hasty retreat in court as he conceded to the fact that COCOBOD never advertised to solicit bids from the public in the purchase of fertilizers. His current position is in sharp contrast with his long-held evidence that COCOBOD engages in competitive bidding throughout his testimony against former COCOBOD Chief Executive, Dr. Stephen Opuni and businessman Seidu Agongo. Dr. Adu-Ampomah who is currently an advisor to the agric minister on cocoa affairs had in his evidence-in-chief, told the court that the procurement practice at COCOBOD had always…

Host of Ideal Home on 3FM 92.7, Etornam Sey has been honoured at the 4th Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) Eminence Awards 2019. The event which took place on Friday, 1 November 2019 at the MikAddo Conference Centre in Accra was on the theme: “The Young Communicator; The Future of Ghana’s Global mage”. She together with other 29 alumni of the Ghana institute of journalism who are below 60 years, were celebrated for their various contributions in their respective fields in the country. Speaking after receiving her award, she emphasised the need for journalists to exhibit professionalism in the discharge…

A former Congolese rebel leader has been sentenced to 30 years for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Bosco Ntaganda, nicknamed “Terminator”, was convicted on 18 counts including murder, rape, sexual slavery and using child soldiers. Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) found in July that fighters loyal to Ntaganda had carried out gruesome massacres of civilians. The sentence is the longest the ICC has handed down. This story contains details some readers might find disturbing As Ntaganda listened intently, judge Robert Fremr ran through an extensive list of atrocities carried out by Ntaganda’s men, including rape and sexually…

The contagion effect of Ghana’s financial crises appears to have hit the operations of Credit Reference Bureau’s in the country. Checks by TV3 Business reveal the closedown of banks and other financial institutions have greatly impacted on the bottom-line of the three credit reference bureaus (CRBs) namely XDS Data, Dun and Brudstreet and Hudson Price Data Solution. The CRBs make their monies largely based on charges on subscription with unlimited usage. XDS Data, for instance, which had over 200 clients before the revocation of licenses now has just about 83 active client user base with the closure of some banks,…

The Moroccan government supports local large-scale poultry farmers with 40 per cent of free capital investment to start their businesses. This forms part of the Moroccan Green Plan Project to empower farmers to permanently prevent importation of poultry products into the country and make that business competitive. This initiative Ghanaian poultry farmers on an educational tour in Casablanca and Rabat, the capital of Morocco, wants adopted. They made this known to TV3’s Josephine Antwi-Adjei during a tour to the Ben Cherki Farms at El Jadida, Casablanca. Ben Cherki Farms is the largest farm in Casablanca with over 18 branches spread…