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Water is life and essential to health and food production.  In Ghana, while some communities have free flow of potable water, unfortunately the same cannot be said for others. According the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Platform (JMP) 2017, 5.3% of the population in Ghana rely on water from unprotected dug well or spring. While 7.0%, rely on surface water. Even though it is worth commending Ghana’s efforts in achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for water, much more remains to be done as “approximately 19,000 Ghanaians, including 5,100 children under-five die each year from diarrhoea, nearly 90 per cent of…

Water is life and essential to health and food production.  In Ghana, while some communities have free flow of potable water, unfortunately the same cannot be said for others. According the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Platform (JMP) 2017, 5.3% of the population in Ghana rely on water from unprotected dug well or spring. While 7.0%, rely on surface water. Even though it is worth commending Ghana’s efforts in achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for water, much more remains to be done as “approximately 19,000 Ghanaians, including 5,100 children under-five die each year from diarrhoea, nearly 90 per cent of…

The Chief Executive of Power Distribution Services Ghana (PDS), Rev. Ing. William Hutton-Mensah has maintained that the company has always acted in good faith, in its dealing with government with regards to the takeover of the Electricity Company of Ghana. The concession agreement which took effect from March 1, 2019 hit a snag on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 when government of Ghana announced that it has suspended the agreement. PDS was supposed to manage the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for 20 years. Read: Govt suspends concession agreement with PDS But it has emerged that the agreement…

A toddler in Chongqing, China has survived a six-storey fall after he was caught by passers-by holding out a large blanket. State broadcaster CCTV reported that he had no injuries. Watch the video below

Staff of Premier Health Insurance could not hide their excitement[/caption] Premier Health Insurance Company has picked up two awards at the second edition of the Ghana Insurance Awards ceremony held at the Kempinski Hotel. The company picked up the coveted Brand of the Year award for excellence in service delivery to clients in the year under review. It is the second successive time Premier Health Insurance is picking up the Brand of the Year Award even though it came from different organizers. In the 2019 edition, Premier picked up the Brand of the Year category during the Ghana Pharma Awards held at…

A seven-member Supreme Court panel presided over by Justice Sophia Ophilia Adjeibea Adinyira has by a unanimous decision declared as unconstitutional, null and void, the provision of  Paragraph 2(8) of the first schedule of the Revenue Administration Act, 2016 (Act 915), which prohibits a person, including juveniles, from filing a case in court unless that person quotes the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) provided by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The Centre for Juvenile Delinquency in 2018 instituted the action invoking the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the law in the Revenue Administration Act, 2016 (Act…

The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) has published a list of corruption cases it has investigated and prosecuted. The OSP revealed that it has currently investigated two corruption cases and charged the accused for court. The cases are; The Republic vs (1) Mahama Ayariga (2) Kendrick Akasi Marfo – (investigated jointly with EOCO) (2) The Republic vs (1) Hajia Hawa Ninchema (2) Sumaila Ewuntomah Abudu (3) Alex Avade (4) Alhaji Abdul-Mumuni Jesewunde (5) Mary-Stella Adapesa (6) Mumuni Yakubu Nambe (7) Mahama Ayariga The list of corruption cases of accused persons and being prosecuted by the OSP are; (1) The Republic…

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy has expressed shock at government’s suspension of the concession agreement that replaced the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) with Power Distribution Service (PDS) Ghana. Government on July 30 said it had “fundamental and material breaches of PDS’ obligation in the provision of Payment Securities (Demand Guarantees)” for the transaction based on which suspended the agreement with immediate effect. Govt suspends concession agreement with PDS It explained the ‘Demand Guarantees’ were key prerequisites for the lease of assets of ECG on 1st March, 2019 to secure the assets that were transferred to the…

Civil society groups campaigning against alcohol abuse have been challenged to push for a Legislative Instrument (LI) to back the law on alcohol use in the country. The Chief Psychiatrist, Dr Akwasi Osei, who threw the challenge said there were a number of issues that could not be effected without the LI. Launching the Ghana Alcohol Policy Alliance (GhanAPA) in Accra yesterday, Dr Osei said alcohol abuse was a big health issue in the country which required that it was addressed in depth. GhanAPA is a network of civil society organisations working on alcohol prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and control in…

Civil society groups campaigning against alcohol abuse have been challenged to push for a Legislative Instrument (LI) to back the law on alcohol use in the country. The Chief Psychiatrist, Dr Akwasi Osei, who threw the challenge said there were a number of issues that could not be effected without the LI. Launching the Ghana Alcohol Policy Alliance (GhanAPA) in Accra yesterday, Dr Osei said alcohol abuse was a big health issue in the country which required that it was addressed in depth. GhanAPA is a network of civil society organisations working on alcohol prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and control in…