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The timely intervention of a young midwife saved the life of one Mrs. Fiakeye Jennifer Etsa, a 22-year old pregnant woman and her unborn baby in a commercial vehicle at Atorkor in the Anlo District of the Volta Region. Miss Faith Lebene Vibah, the midwife, a past student of Tamale Nurses and Midwives Training College who was on her way from Adutor to Akatsi, all in the Volta Region, abandoned her journey when she spotted people looking helpless around the pregnant woman in a parked sprinter bus at Dabala junction. The midwife told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that screams…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 27th December, 2019, launched the “Beyond the Return, The Diaspora Dividend” Initiative, at a brief ceremony at the Kempisnki Hotel, Accra. As the ‘Year of Return’ draws to a close, President Akufo-Addo stated that the rationale of ‘Beyond the Return’ is to “engage Africans in the diaspora and all persons of African descent more positively in areas such as trade and investment co-operation, and skills and knowledge development”. It will be recalled that 15 months ago, on 20th September, 2018, at the Washington Press Club, in Washington D.C., the President proclaimed 2019…

The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery has announced, for the information of the general public, that January 7, 2020 has been declared a public holiday. The day would be observed nationwide as the Constitution Day to mark the adoption of the Constitution of the Fourth Republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993. “The general public is hereby informed that Tuesday, 7th January, 2020 which marks CONSTITUTION DAY, is a Statutory Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country,” the Minister said in a statement on Friday December 27, 2019. History of the Constitution Day The 1992…

Most Members of Parliament (MPs) in Ghana are either obese or are diabetic. According to the presidential advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, statistics available at the clinic in Parliament indicates that most MPs visit the clinic because of high blood pressure. Dr Nsiah Asare said this whilst contributing to discussions on a research finding by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in Accra. “I have realised that if you go to Parliament most of them have obesity and diabetes. Their clinic there, I realise what they do is that everybody’s BP is high and they always go there to…

The leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region Friday expressed shock at the sudden demise of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr. Peter Gyimah, Deputy Volta Regional Police Commander. The Party in a press release signed by Mr. James Gunu, Regional Secretary of the Party, said the Party received the sad news with shock and described the late ACP Gyimah as a “nice gentleman and an epitome of police professionalism.” The Regional Secretariat also expressed its deepest condolences to the bereaved family, especially his wife, children and the Volta Regional Police Command. The late ACP Peter…

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has extended the deadline for submission of bids for Television Broadcast Rights of the various GFA-organised competitions. This was after the GFA received bids from seven organisations for the television rights, when it first opened the bids. A statement from the GFA said it has since been evaluating the bids and it would announce a decision next week. It said “for Radio Commentary Rights, the Association has decided to extend the period for expression of interest by radio stations to 5 p.m. on Tuesday December 31, 2019. It added that’s the GFA is processing accreditation…

The Kpone- Katamanso Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region has reduced its property rate by 50 per cent. The move was triggered by the frequent appeals by residents to have the authorities reduce the cost of the property rate. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Mr. Noble Atsu Ahadzie, KKMA Budget Analyst, noted that most residents were lamenting over the cost of the property rate adding that it was just fair to address such concerns. He revealed that the reduction took place last year and that those who paid their rates this year enjoyed the 50 per cent reduction.…

More and more of our brothers and sisters in the diaspora are making it back home this yuletide  after a special invitation from Ghana. The year was officially declared a ‘year of return’ during a speech  by the president in Washington D.C., in September 2018. The aims, among others, were to make Ghana and Africa desired destinations for the diasporans and the rest of the world;  to reunite Africans across the globe ; to foster business and investment opportunities among parties in the region, especially in the wake of a continental free trade agreement; and to reconcile with the African…

Women in Bangladesh are no longer required to declare if they are virgins on marriage registration forms, the country’s top court has ruled. The high court ordered that “virgin” be replaced with “unmarried”. The other two options on the form – “widow” and “divorced” – remain unchanged. Women’s rights groups – who had argued the word “virgin” was humiliating – welcomed Sunday’s verdict. Separately, the court said grooms now also must declare their marital status. Marriage laws in the Muslim-majority Bangladesh have been criticised by women’s rights groups as restrictive and discriminatory. Many girls in the country are forced into…

A man’s penis turned partly black after he was bitten on the end of his member by his partner during sex. The unidentified 43-year-old, who is thought to be from Arizona, didn’t seek help until five days after the injury. Doctors did not detail how the injury happened, only revealing his ‘significant other accidentally bit him on the tip’. The man went to hospital when he became concerned about the pain getting worse and the wounded tissue becoming darker. Medics at University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix noted how there was 3cm of black tissue on the end…