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A group calling itself the ‘Concerned Katangees’ is demanding the “immediate release” of the five students of KNUST arrested by the Police Thursday for ‘illegal gathering’ around the university campus. The students, who are members of the University Hall, popularly known as Katanga, and some alumni had gathered at Maxima, about 3 kilometres from the KNUST campus, holding placards such as “We want our hall back’ and ‘Kum y3n pr3ko”. On the back of the declaration of the University campus a security zone, a team of police personnel were deployed to disperse the gathering, succeeded in arresting five of them.…

The children of women who experience severe stress when pregnant are nearly 10 times more likely to develop a personality disorder by the age of 30, a study suggests. Even moderate prolonged stress may have an impact on child development and continue after a baby’s birth, it said. More than 3,600 pregnant women in Finland were asked about their stress levels, and their children followed up. Psychiatrists say mums-to-be must have access to mental health support. Other important factors, such as how children are brought up, the family’s financial situation and trauma experienced during childhood, are known to contribute to…

The children of women who experience severe stress when pregnant are nearly 10 times more likely to develop a personality disorder by the age of 30, a study suggests. Even moderate prolonged stress may have an impact on child development and continue after a baby’s birth, it said. More than 3,600 pregnant women in Finland were asked about their stress levels, and their children followed up. Psychiatrists say mums-to-be must have access to mental health support. Other important factors, such as how children are brought up, the family’s financial situation and trauma experienced during childhood, are known to contribute to…

Three Ghanaians have been injured in the renewed xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa, Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced. Though details on the nature of injury were not given in the statement issued a while ago, the Ministry said Ghana’s Mission in Pretoria, South Africa, is working to give the three persons “the necessary medical attention”. Meanwhile, information from the Mission has revealed five other Ghanaians have been arrested and being detained at the Sunnyside Police Station over their resident permits. They were arrested during a September 5 exercise by the South African Security Agencies to check the…

Africa swine fever (ASF) outbreak has been recorded in the Western Region, raising fears of a possible threat to government’s Rearing for Food and Jobs programme in the region. Clinical tests conducted on pig carcasses in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis and the Effia-Kwesimentsim Municipality found the presence the virus which is the causative agent of African swine fever in the domestic pigs. The ASF virus causes a haemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates in domestic pigs, but expert say it is not a threat to human health as it does not infect humans. A statement issued by the Western Regional…

Africa swine fever (ASF) outbreak has been recorded in the Western Region, raising fears of a possible threat to government’s Rearing for Food and Jobs programme in the region. Clinical tests conducted on pig carcasses in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis and the Effia-Kwesimentsim Municipality found the presence the virus which is the causative agent of African swine fever in the domestic pigs. The ASF virus causes a haemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates in domestic pigs, but expert say it is not a threat to human health as it does not infect humans. A statement issued by the Western Regional…

The Police in Kumasi have arrested five members of the University Hall, popularly known as Katanga. The students and some alumni had gathered at Maxima, few meters from KNUST campus, holding placards such as “We want our hall back’ and ‘Kum y3n pr3ko”. A team of police deployed to disperse the gathering succeeded in arresting five of them. On Tuesday, September 4, the Ashanti Regional Security Council declared KNUST a security zone following intelligence picked up that some alumni are instigating their members and students to engage in activities “that will disturb academic work and peace on campus”. The decision…

Fifty students from Ghana were among 1,600 students from Asia, Africa, and South America to successfully complete the annual AgroStudies project in Israel on Monday, September 2. The AgroStudies training is a joint project organized by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Agriculture. In Ghana, the project is a collaboration between the Embassy of Israel, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and AgroStudies of Israel. The students spent about 12 months in Israel during which they received training from various agronomists and agricultural instructors. They were trained in fields such as irrigation, aqua culture, fruits and vegetables with…

Leading video entertainment company, Multichoice Ghana, has kicked start the back-to-school period for GOtv customers with a brand new offer tagged ‘Step Up’. From September to the end of October 2019, the Step-Up campaign will offer active and disconnected DStv Compact, Family and Access customers the opportunity to pay for an upgrade package and get a boost to view programming on an even higher package within 48 hours. GOtv customers on the GOtv Plus, Value and Lite will get upgraded to GOtv Max when they pay a reduced fee of 50 cedis. Active and disconnected GOtv Max customers can also…