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Illegal mining activities along the Black Volta River is threatening potable water supply in Wa in the Upper West Region, the Community Water and Sanitation Agency has said. The continuous activities of the illegal miners, according to the Upper West Regional Director of the Agency, Wolanyo Kudzo Siebi, is affecting the quality of water and likely to increase the cost of water treatment for domestic use. Mr Siebi who is also a member of the Black Volta Basin Committee told TV3, said he is not sure that the Wa water project at Jambusi has been designed for polluted  raw water,…

A driver, said to be working with Engineers and Planners and identified as William Boamah, has reportedly been shot dead by armed robbers on the Tamale-Salaga road in the Northern Region. The shooting was said to have happened at about 7:00pm Thursday while the deceased and others were returning from Tamale. One of the persons who survived the shooting and gave his name as Kelle claimed the incident happened between Kpalbisi and Jidanturu  just on the rough section of the road. According to him, when they got to that stretch of the road they, the saw two people holding torchlight,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed academician-cum-politician, Professor Christorpher Ameyaw -Akumfi has to chair the board of directors of the Ghana Infrastructural Fund. A letter to the fomer minister under the Kufuor administration signed by the Chief of Staff, Mrs Akosua Frema Ose-Opare congratulated Prof. Ameyaw -Akumfi and asked him to indicate his acceptance or otherwise of the appointment. The Ghana Infrastructure is an independent fund set up by the government to mobilize, manage, coordinate and provide financial resources for investment in a diversified portfolio of infrastructure projects in Ghana. It is focus is primarily to attract investments through…

Stakeholders in mental health care are worried about the continuous exemption of mental health care from the National Health Insurance Scheme. This, according to the Director of BasicNeeds Ghana, Peter Yaro, impedes on the treatment of mentally challenged persons in Ghana. An estimated 2.4 million Ghanaians suffer from mental illness. The World Health Organization (WHO) also predicts mental health illness could be the leading global cause of years of life lost to disabilities by 2020 which will surpass AIDS and heart diseases. Moreover, stakeholders are worried about the two percent budget allocation to mental health in the country, which they…

The world is increasingly changing with regards to the kind of jobs people undertake on a daily. While many are forced to engage in menial jobs to make ends meet, others also are confronted with boredom that comes with routine work.  In all such cases, the accompanying stress places extreme demands on the individual. Psychological, emotional and physical stresses drain the life out of a person. There is hardly an area in our lives devoid of stress; from family worries to work situations that leave us anxious. Many are stressed out with money concerns and trying to stay afloat in…

The world is increasingly changing with regards to the kind of jobs people undertake on a daily. While many are forced to engage in menial jobs to make ends meet, others also are confronted with boredom that comes with routine work.  In all such cases, the accompanying stress places extreme demands on the individual. Psychological, emotional and physical stresses drain the life out of a person. There is hardly an area in our lives devoid of stress; from family worries to work situations that leave us anxious. Many are stressed out with money concerns and trying to stay afloat in…

The ex-Black Star reveals how his former national team colleagues influenced him to venture into coaching. Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah has shed light on the motivation behind his decision to pursue a coaching career. The former Juventus star has never hidden his desire to get in the dugout since hanging up his boots in 2015. ”I was having a different plan altogether as to what career I may pursue when I retire from active football,” Appiah told Fox FM. ”I quite remember three years ago when Michael Essien and my other playing mates in Europe urged me to go…

The planned demonstration against the government by the Textile and Garment Workers Union to among other things demand for the revival of the anti-piracy taskforce to clamp down on the influx of pirated textiles has been cancelled. The group, which is under the auspices of the Ghana Trades Union congress, was to hit the street Thursday, March 9 to also draw government’s attention to job insecurity in the industry that has been worsened by piracy. They were also not happy that the 2017 budget statement failed to touch on government policies geared at helping revive the industry that has seen…

The UNICEF Representative in Ghana, Susan Namondo Ngongi has called for greater inter-ministerial collaboration to improve the reach and quality of governmental efforts towards women’s development. She listed the Ministries of health, education and the entire judicial system as major players whose role will be needed to bring the collaboration to fruition. Madam Ngongi was speaking to 3FM’s current affairs programme “Late Edition” as part of the celebration of International Women’s Day which falls on March 8. The 2017 theme for International Women’s Day is “Be Bold for Change”. International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement…