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A total of 55 Community-based Health Planning System (CHPS Compound) are to be constructed in most deprived communities in the Northern and Volta regions of Ghana by the United States government. One hundred and fifty-five existing ones would also be renovated under the USAID Systems for Health five-year project. Four of the 25 CHPS Compound are currently under construction and work is expected to end by September this year. Work on the remaining ones will commence by the second-half of this year with and be completed by the end of 2018. It is expected to improve the provision of primary healthcare…

The lack of public school and the relatively high school fees in private schools at Korleman near Manchie in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, is forcing children out of school. With a population of about 1000, the only school in the village which is a private one is up to only primary three and charges termly school fees of GHC50. Parents say the fees is too high to pay for their children to have basic education, hence their wards have been staying at home. For the children whose parents are able to pay the termly fees…

Ghanaian international, Thomas Partey, helped his side Atletico Madrid to secure an away victory against Kelvin Prince Boateng’s side, Las Palmas, in the week 35 of Spanish La Liga Santander. Partey, 23, came in the game as a substitute on the 67th minute to replace Jose Gimenez and after 5 minutes of being active on the field, recorded the fourth goal for Atletico Madrid on the 72nd minute. Kelvein Prince Boateng on the other hand was sent off on the 65th minute after receiving two yellow cards. Atletico Madrid currently occupies the 3rd position on the la liga league while…

A contender for the Municipal Chief Executive of the Ejisu-Juaben municipality, Ntim Twumasi Kwaku, has called for calm among his aggrieved supporters who have been demonstrating against the nomination of Beatrice Serwaa Derchie as the MCE. His plea comes barely a day after some irate youth in the Ejisu-Juaben municipality demonstrated over the President Akufo-Addo’s nomination of Madam Serwaa Derchie as the MCE for the area. At a news conference, Mr Twumasi Kwaku asked his angry supporters to cease any agitation and respect the decision of President Nana Akufo-Addo. “I am by this statement congratulating Madam Beatrice Serwaah Derchie on…

The Chinese government is willing to give Ghana a grant to fund its intended multilateral mining integrated project, which seeks to sanitise the small scale mining sector. An initial amount of about 10 million dollars is needed to be able to roll out the programme, and according to the Project Coordinator, Dr. Isaac Karikari, the Chinese government has indicated its readiness offer government a grant for the programme. The multilateral mining integrated project will be a holistic approach to combat illegal mining and will pivot around the application of technology and enforcement of the law as well as supervision. It…

Nigeria’s Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gaffed on CNN Friday when he said the best jollof rice is prepared in Senegal, weakening Nigeria’s bragging right to having the best jollof. Responding to a question about which country makes the best Jollof rice, the minister said: “I want to say probably Senegal,” Nigeria’s This Day  reported. Mr Richard Quest was later to clarify that the Minister misunderstood his question to mean which country jollof rice originated from, adding “That was why he answered Senegal,” However, the damage was already done, as social media would not let Lai Mohammed off the hook…

Nigeria’s Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gaffed on CNN Friday when he said the best jollof rice is prepared in Senegal, weakening Nigeria’s bragging right to having the best jollof. Responding to a question about which country makes the best Jollof rice, the minister said: “I want to say probably Senegal,” Nigeria’s This Day  reported. Mr Richard Quest was later to clarify that the Minister misunderstood his question to mean which country jollof rice originated from, adding “That was why he answered Senegal,” However, the damage was already done, as social media would not let Lai Mohammed off the hook…

A youth-oriented pressure group, Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana, has called on the government to develop a clear-cut solution to resolve the issue of the over 400 unemployed nurses and midwives in the country. The nurses, who constitute the Coalition of Unemployed Bonded Diploma Nurses in Ghana, have been pressuring government to give them financial clearance to be posted to the various health institutions. Although the nurses, who have completed their mandatory one-year national service, have been bonded, they have remained home for years. They earlier in the week picketed at the Health Ministry to mount pressure on the government…

Former Member of Parliament for Asunafo South constituency, George Boakye, who has been cited in a visa fraud case, has threatened legal action against the British High Commission in Accra should the Commission fail to reverse a travel ban imposed on him. The High Commission in a letter to the Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament announced four legislators, including Mr Boakye, have been banned from entering the UK because they abused the privileges of their diplomatic passport. According to the High Commission, they used their diplomatic privileges to help their supposed relatives to secure visas to the UK and they eventually overstayed their visas.…

Gospel musician-cum-Police officer, Superintendent Kofi Sarpong, has revealed he would not hesitate to pause a live performance, drop his microphone and arrest anyone he finds to have committed a crime. Stating the extent he can go to protect his professional integrity and the state, SP Kofi Sarpong noted he is duty bound 24/7 to ensure law and order irrespective of wherever he may be, noting insofar as he sees anyone commit a crime, he would arrest the person. “As we sit in this room if I see you committing any offense, I will arrest you. I will go to the…