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Some vendors are cashing in on a variety of mouthwash products on the streets of Accra without appropriate certification. The Public Health Act 2012, Act 851, prohibits the manufacture and sale of food or drugs unless approved by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), and the use of this mouthwash and other unapproved drugs could be detrimental to the health of consumers. There are different types of unapproved mouthwash, both liquid and powdered that have surfaced on the market being manufactured locally or imported from neighbouring Nigeria. For two months, TV3’s Peter Quao Adattor was on the streets of Accra…

A member of the Communications team of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Eric Amoako Twum, has stated that the lives of Ghanaian workers have been a lot better under the Akufo-Addo-led government than they were under the John Mahama-led administration. This he attributed to what “social  policies” of the government, which he explained saved workers’ money. According to him, government’s Free Senior High School programme, the Nation Builders’ Corps (NABCo) and other interventions have gone a long way to lessen the burdens of the Ghanaian worker. Speaking on TV3’s New Day Wednesday, Mr. Amoako claimed the NPP government stands…

Rashid Seidu Inusah[/caption] Security experts have expressed their utmost dissatisfaction with government’s decision to remove the director of Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), citing security concerns. Rashid Seidu Inusah is suspected to have been sacked following a lack of coordination between his outfit and the Criminal Investigations Department of police, which led to a publication in a pro-government newspaper last week about the supposed rescue of three kidnapped girls from Takoradi. Read: BNI boss fired over kidnapped T’di girls A fraud and security consultant Richard Kumadoe joined a couple of security experts who have registered their displeasure about the manner…

A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School Dr. Lord Mensah says Ghana can truly say it’s independent if it lives without aid from other countries. “We can’t say we are independent as a country when our essential sectors are being fed by donor support. For instance, if you are looking at the education sector; you are looking at our health sector; it is like being in your home and not being able to get basic food to eat. “So for me, as a country, for us to be independent we need Ghana beyond aid,” he told 3FM’s…

Obrempon Hema Dekyi[/caption] The Omanhen of the Upper Dixcove Traditional Area in the Western Region, Obrempon Hema Dekyi has urged leaders secretly giving impetus to political vigilante groups to rather channel such energies into helping provide jobs for the country’s teeming unemployed youth. He foresaw the negative effects of vigilante activities catching up with the sponsors themselves. “You may be enjoying the benefits today but tomorrow these same people you are sponsoring may turn against you because you may not have the resources to sustain their activities”. The Omanhen made the observation when former President John Dramani Mahama visited him…

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has recommended the conduct of a forensic audit into the finances and management of the Ghana Trade Fair Company (GTFC) Limited. It also asked the management of the company to work out the modalities for the payment of salary arrears of former employees of the company within two weeks. The Chairman of the PAC, Mr James Avedzi, made the recommendation following the inability of a former Chief Executive Officer of the company, Dr Ebenezer Erasmus Okpoti Koney, and a former accountant of the company, Mr Tieku Kyeremarteng, to explain the circumstances behind the…

Mr James Avedzi[/caption] The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has recommended the conduct of a forensic audit into the finances and management of the Ghana Trade Fair Company (GTFC) Limited. It also asked the management of the company to work out the modalities for the payment of salary arrears of former employees of the company within two weeks. The Chairman of the PAC, Mr James Avedzi, made the recommendation following the inability of a former Chief Executive Officer of the company, Dr Ebenezer Erasmus Okpoti Koney, and a former accountant of the company, Mr Tieku Kyeremarteng, to explain the…

A woman was shot dead in the Venezuelan capital Caracas on Wednesday and dozens more injured, in clashes between opposition supporters and government forces. Tear gas and water cannon were fired by the military as pro- and anti-government supporters held protests. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó called for those responsible for the death of a 27-year-old woman to be found. Meanwhile, Mr Guaidó called for a series of strikes to force President Nicolás Maduro to relinquish power. He urged public employees to act on Thursday, saying the stoppages would lead to a general strike. Mr Guaidó in January declared himself Venezuela’s…

Quick facts Kontihene may be the youngest musician to have won Artiste of the year in 2003 Kojo Antwi may be the oldest to have won the award: now believed to be in his early 60’s, he was probably 40 years when he won it in 2001 Almost half of the winners of Artiste of the year over the past 19 years have won the award before they turned 25 Ebony is the only person to have won the award posthumously and the only female yet Sarkodie is set to become the only Artiste to have won the artiste of…

Quick facts Kontihene may be the youngest musician to have won Artiste of the year in 2003 Kojo Antwi may be the oldest to have won the award: now believed to be in his early 60’s, he was probably 40 years when he won it in 2001 Almost half of the winners of Artiste of the year over the past 19 years have won the award before they turned 25 Ebony is the only person to have won the award posthumously and the only female yet Sarkodie is set to become the only Artiste to have won the artiste of…