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A Member of Parliament is proposing that an office is set up to provide counseling services to parliamentarians. According to the MP for Amenfi West, Eric Afful said it is dangerous that parliament does not have such a unit. The MP’s comment followed reports of several suicide cases recorded this year. The case is becoming alarming, prompting the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Mental Health Authority to reiterate calls on Parliament to decriminalize attempted suicide. In an interview with Onua Fm, Dr Akwasi Osei who heads the Authority lamented lack of patronage to counseling services, which he said is contributing…

Two Hundred Ghanaians joined the elite class of dollar millionaires in 2016, raising the tally of the High Net worth Individuals (HNWI) with US$1million or more to 2,900 people from 2,700 in 2015. According to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2017, of these 10 individuals joined the ranks of those worth US$10M+. There was, however, no addition to the ultra-high-net-worth pool of those worth US$430m+ and the centre-dollar-millionaires worth US$100m+. The results are contained in the 2017 edition of the Knight Frank Wealth Report which was launched in Accra in partnership with Stanbic Bank’s Wealth and Investment unit. Even though…

Suicide amongst young women is on the rise. When it comes to mental health, is gender the elephant in the room? In early 2016, five teenagers from Woodstock, Ontario killed themselves in just as many months, leaving not only their family but the community as a whole bewildered with grief. “Everyone was sitting on edge. For a while there, I think we all just sat there wondering when it was going to end,” says Jenilee Ookcay, a community health worker. Across the country, suicide amongst teen girls and young women is on the rise, while male suicide in the same…

Suicide amongst young women is on the rise. When it comes to mental health, is gender the elephant in the room? In early 2016, five teenagers from Woodstock, Ontario killed themselves in just as many months, leaving not only their family but the community as a whole bewildered with grief. “Everyone was sitting on edge. For a while there, I think we all just sat there wondering when it was going to end,” says Jenilee Ookcay, a community health worker. Across the country, suicide amongst teen girls and young women is on the rise, while male suicide in the same…

Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakaria has been appointed the deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). A letter from the presidency signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante said the president expects her to execute her duties with a great sense of professionalism. The letter also congratulated Madam Zakaria, who is a former business Development Manager of Jospong Group of Companies for her nomination. MASLOC provides micro and small loans for start-ups and small businesses with fast, easy and accessible microcredit and small loans to grow and expand their businesses as well as…

Your posture plays a key role in how you look and even helps in shaping your personality. Maintaining good posture while sitting, standing, walking or sleeping helps keep your body in proper alignment. It also improves your balance, reduces you risk of falls, and prevents sore muscles as well as neck and back pain. On the other hand, poor posture can affect your physical and emotional well-being, and can disrupt your sleep. It can even lead to breathing problems, joint pain, difficulty walking and a hunched back, as well as increasing your risk of falls with age. There is a…

Your posture plays a key role in how you look and even helps in shaping your personality. Maintaining good posture while sitting, standing, walking or sleeping helps keep your body in proper alignment. It also improves your balance, reduces you risk of falls, and prevents sore muscles as well as neck and back pain. On the other hand, poor posture can affect your physical and emotional well-being, and can disrupt your sleep. It can even lead to breathing problems, joint pain, difficulty walking and a hunched back, as well as increasing your risk of falls with age. There is a…

Government workers in Banda Ahenkro in the Banda District of the Brong Ahafo Region have deserted their posts over a threat of xenophobic-like attack by group calling itself concerned members of Banda Ahenkro. The group has posted notices at visible places in the Banda Ahenkro town warning of attack on people the group considered as ‘strangers’ who came to take over all works in the area. According to headteacher of Roman Catholic Junior High School in Banda Ahenkro, Jones Agyemang, who spoke to Bright Kwesi Asempa on Onua FM morning show Yen Nsem Pa, they have decided to leave their…

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is to install the first-ever dedicated traffic cameras in the country by June, 2017. The move is to help curb the recent high-incidence of road accidents. Speaking  on the Late Edition on 3FM, Deputy Executive Director In-Charge of Planning, Mr David Adonteng, said the new traffic arrangements is aimed at arresting reckless driving across the country and curb unwanted deaths on the roads. Mr Adonteng was speaking to host of the show, Johnnie Hughes, from the Apam Junction accident site where a team of NRSC officials visited victims of the accident which claimed 14 lives…

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