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Executive director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey, has condemned the practice of the ‘Winner Takes All’ system of governance in the country. Continuity of such governance practice, he observed, is a threat to the country’s democracy as it will not help Ghana to get to the heights of its development. The ‘winner takes all’ is the practice in Ghana where all public or official posts are given to members of a party that wins an election. Many Ghanaians have condemned the practice and called for an end to the system, so that posts would be…

The repugnant odour that has engulfed Apemenin in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region, is not dangerous to human health, the Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) has maintained. Residents in and around the area, including Agona Nkwanta, have for years complained about the foul odour from the factory which is sited at Apemenin, fearing a possible health hazard. Earlier this year, some of the residents demonstrated against the company claiming GREL has been polluting the environment, but the company has denied the claims of the residents.Safety, Health and Environmental officer for GREL, Akwasi Apau Boakye, told Takoradi-based Connect…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has paid glowing tribute to successive presidents and governments who, he said, played important roles, over the years, in ensuring a favourable verdict was handed down by the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). According to President Akufo-Addo, “this victory could not have been achieved through the actions of one person, one political party or one government. It has been a collective effort, and the important roles played by successive Presidents and governments, should not be overlooked, discounted or understated.” President Akufo-Addo made this known on Thursday, 19th…

I have been following the news and reading the accounts of women coming forward to talk about being assaulted by Harvey Weinstein and others. I had shelved my experience with Harvey far in the recesses of my mind, joining in the conspiracy of silence that has allowed this predator to prowl for so many years. I had felt very much alone when these things happened, and I had blamed myself for a lot of it, quite like many of the other women who have shared their stories. But now that this is being discussed openly, I have not been able…

A nurse at the Surgical Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has urged husbands of expectant mothers to shave their wives to prevent neonatal infection as babies have weak immune systems which make them vulnerable to all sorts of ailments. According to Mr Sebastian Ayivor hairs harbour a lot of microbial organisms which can expose babies to eye infections. The spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) is normally done with the cephalic position (a birth position where the head enters the pelvis first), and as such trapped microbes around the vagina can be transmitted to the eyes of the baby, he…

A nurse at the Surgical Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has urged husbands of expectant mothers to shave their wives to prevent neonatal infection as babies have weak immune systems which make them vulnerable to all sorts of ailments. According to Mr Sebastian Ayivor hairs harbour a lot of microbial organisms which can expose babies to eye infections. The spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) is normally done with the cephalic position (a birth position where the head enters the pelvis first), and as such trapped microbes around the vagina can be transmitted to the eyes of the baby, he…

An IT expert has revealed some technical flaws in the recently launched 2.5 million-dollar Ghana PostGPS system that has been touted as the solution to the decades of poor addressing system in the country. Stefan Froelich who works with WITS Ghana, an IT solution company, after reviewing the technical element of the application said the system is fraught with some technical issues, some of which he described as amateurish. READ: Akufo-Addo launches digital address system In his estimation, the system “is poorly designed, ineptly built and has no chance of yielding anything close to the results it has been touted…

Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush have voiced concern about the current political climate in the US, in comments seen as a veiled rebuke of Donald Trump’s leadership. Mr Obama urged Americans to reject the politics of “division” and “fear”, while Mr Bush criticised “bullying and prejudice” in public life. They were speaking separately. Neither mentioned President Trump by name. Mr Trump, who has been critical of his two predecessors, is yet to comment. Ex-presidents traditionally shy away from commenting publicly on their successors, and Mr Obama said on leaving office he would extend that courtesy for a…

The former Member of Parliament for La Dade Kotopon in the Greater Region, Nii Amasah Namoale, has appealed to the government to stop the disbursement of the Common Fund to municipal and metropolitan assemblies. He said these assemblies have several institutions which they can generate revenue from to run their day-to-day activities, just that they have been lazy in mobilising revenue. Nii Amasah Namoale was contributing to discussions on the creation of about four new regions which is believed will bring development to the doorstep of the people. President Akufo-Addo on Thursday inaugurated a commission of inquiry chaired by a retired Justice of the Supreme…

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