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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…

Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson has engaged her followers on Twitter with two questions all aimed at pastors and churches. The beautiful actress in a post on her Twitter handle which included a voting pattern asked if pastors are more interested in preaching the word or taking offertory. Her next question simply read, “Are majority of the churches in Ghana/Nigeria really doing the work of God?” The claim that the proliferation of more churches in Ghana is for business purpose and not to convert souls for Christ has been given credence by a majority of believers who feel churches are not…

The pupils and teachers at two farming communities in the Volta Region,  Logba Abayeme and Logba Dufi in the Afadzato, have received solar lamps, exercise and text books valued at GHC9,000 to enhance teaching and learning. The items were presented by the Rotary club of Accra Spintex in partnership with Trans-Atlantic Environmental Inc. Campaigners of “Light The World”, USA, The presentation by the two bodies is aimed at facilitating teaching and learning in the two farming communities during the night. The two communities are not connected to the national electricity grid. Logba Abayeme has a population of about 300 inhabitants,…