Vaccination is making the difference in declining COVID-19 infections - GHS
General News of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: GNAThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) said evidence locally and internationally shows that vaccination against the Covid-19 accounts for the steady decline in positive cases. Ghana has recorded 128 positive cases of COVID-19 this September, 273 in August and 500 in July, this year. The GHS said as of September 23, 2021, there were 3,578 active cases, 1,147 deaths, 122,000 recoveries and 126,803 cumulative positive cases after 1.7 million tests. Dr Kuma-Aboagye said the country had received nearly five million doses of the AstraZeneca Covishield from India, 21,000 doses of Sputnik V, 450,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson, and 1.2 million of Moderna vaccines. Achieving herd immunity againstthe Covid-19 had been government’s primary goal to halt the spread of the disease, he said.
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September 26, 2021 20:37 UTC
Avoid eating late to prevent contacting sickness – Community Health Officer
Health News of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: GNALinda Appiah-Kubi, Principal Community Health Nurse at Tema Manhean has advised Ghanaians especially the aged to avoid eating late to prevent them contracting diseases. Mrs. Appiah-Kubi said it was important to take breakfast in the morning between 0700 hours and 1000 hours. Breakfast must not be taken anytime one feels like having it since gives strength and boosts the immune system. She said denying to eat appropriately was not a healthy form to reduce weight and urged people who think they are obese to consult health practitioners for the proper method to reduce weight if the need be. “If you eat late in the evening one must wait for about three hours before going to bed to enable the food to digest, she advised.
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September 26, 2021 19:52 UTC
'Restructuring the Public Sector remains government’s priority for economic recovery’ - Oppong-Nkrumah
Business News of Monday, 27 September 2021Source: GNARestructuring the Public Sector to support private sector investment drive is key to the Government's economic recovery bid, Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, the Information Minister, has said. "Public Sector reforms remain a key component to the Government's broad agenda of quickly recovering the economy from the huge devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic," he added. He said the Public Sector was challenged in playing its pivotal role for investment to thrive over the years. Putting the economy on a sound footing is the government's topmost priority and would leave no stone unturned to realise that objective, he said. He said ensuring economic recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic required all hands to be on deck.
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September 26, 2021 19:41 UTC
Work on Eastern Regional Hospital on course - Minister
Regional News of Sunday, 26 September 2021Source: GNAThe construction of the 160-bed capacity Eastern Regional Hospital is progressing steadily, contrary to some reports that suggest that the project has been stalled, Mr Seth Acheampong, the Regional Minister has said. Mr Acheampong said the project was being constructed in phases and that the method of designing and construction of a regional hospital took some time. He said this when Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Information Minister, met with journalists in the region in Koforidua as part of a duty tour. He called on the media to seek information on all government projects to enable them to inform the public adequately. The information minister said the government's intention was to put the economy on the right path for sustainable development after the huge damage caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 26, 2021 19:07 UTC
GIZ launches Return Experts Alumni Network
Business News of Sunday, 26 September 2021Source: thebftonline.comThe Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Ghana, through its Programme Migration & Diaspora (PMD), commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation & Development (BMZ), has officially launched its Alumni Association for all Ghanaian – Returning Experts. In his remarks at the launching of the Alumni association known as “Returning Experts Alumni Network Ghana (RANG),” the Guest of Honour, Dr. Nana Ato Arthur, Head of Local Government Service and a Return Expert, said, “the launch of RANG particularly excites me. He called on members of the Alumni network to support the initiatives of the government targeted at Ghanaians in the diaspora. Some alumni at the function and other institutional partners in solidarity messages pledged their support to make the alumni network a vibrant one. It is expected that the launch of the Returning Experts Alumni Network Ghana will create the needed ambiance and related structures to foster knowledge sharing across the borders of Ghana and Germany, through migrant experts of Ghanaian origin.
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September 26, 2021 18:48 UTC
Govt has not lifted ban on recruitment of house helps to Gulf countries - Report
General News of Sunday, 26 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe government has not lifted its ban of non-skilled labour to Gulf countries, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has said. According to a report by dailyguidenetwork.com, the statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs at the Ministry, Worwornyo Agyeman, explained that the ban however does not affect lawful recruitments into those countries. “The ban does not affect the lawful recruitment of skilled workers (non-domestic househelp) to the Gulf States,” the statement said in part. The ban, announced through the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations and on behalf of the government was part of measures to curb the abuses. Also, the report said that these women were mostly sexually molested and were meted very inhumane treatments.
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September 26, 2021 18:45 UTC
Presidential age should be lowered from 40 to 25 years - Irbard Ibrahim
He said that even for the universal suffrage, there are already discussions underway to have it reduced from the existing 18 to 16. Irbard Ibrahim was speaking on The Lowdown on GhanaWeb TV when he made these comments. If universal suffrage is 18 and currently, we’re even making an advocacy that it should be lowered to 16 because these young people, they’re able to do with digital media what the aged cannot do. And then, why do you have to be 40 before you can run for president? We can lower that age as well to maybe 30 or 25 if you’re an achiever.”The Lowdown shows every Monday on GhanaWeb TV on YouTube.
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September 26, 2021 18:00 UTC
Milovan Rajevac will fail in his second stint as Black Stars coach – JE Sarpong
Sports News of Sunday, 26 September 2021Source: footballghana.comVeteran trainer JE Sarpong has predicted Milovan Rajevac will not succeed as coach for the Black Stars. "He 'Milovan Rajevac' can't do anything. Rajevac, in his first reign as Ghana's coach, was named African Coach of the Year in 2010 after impressive outings at the AFCON and World Cup respectively. The 67-year-old made history by leading the Black Stars in 2010 to reach the quarter-finals at the World Cup in South Africa. Few months earlier, he led Ghana through to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Angola in which they fell to Egypt.
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September 26, 2021 17:03 UTC
Sylvester Tetteh appointed as new Board Chairman of Ghana Enterprise Agency
General News of Sunday, 26 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed Sylvester Matthew Tetteh as the Chairperson of the Governing Board of the Ghana Enterprise Agency. “Pursuant to Section 4 (1), (2) of the Ghana Enterprises Agency Act, 2020 (Act 1043), the President of the Republic of Ghana in consultation with the Council of State hereby appoints you [Sylvester Tetteh] as the Chairperson of the Governing Body of the Ghana Enterprise Agency. Sylvester Tetteh is the current Member of Parliament for Ngleshi Amanfro and is a former head of the National Youth Authority. About Ghana Enterprise AgencyThe Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) is a government agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The GEA is mandated by the Ghana Enterprises Agency Act, 2020 (Act 1043) to promote and develop MSMEs in Ghana.
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September 26, 2021 17:03 UTC
Meet Mike Eghan, the veteran Ghanaian broadcaster who dazzled on BBC and GBC
Ever heard, known, or ever listened to Mike Eghan? The Mike Eghan of the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation? While with the BBC World Service in 1965, Mike hosted the programme, Music with African Beat, for four years. Leaving the BBC, Eghan returned home to work with GBC, wanting to contribute to the development of Ghana. Now 85-years-old, Mike Eghan has also won several awards, including the Grand Medal Civil Division, for his meritorious service in the media.
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September 26, 2021 16:18 UTC
Why Kwame Nkrumah wore Batakari on Independence Day
The night was a historic one for the newly-born country and anything done on the night symbolized something spectacular. With the significance of the day, Nkrumah went for a traditional dress from the Northern Region known as Batakari. Nkrumah was not the only one draped in Batakari, his disciples were also in various designs of Batakari dresses. A historian known as Kwame Anokye has given a detailed account of why Nkrumah wore what is also known as ‘Batakari’ on the night of the event. So to identify with them, he wore the Batakari on independence day as a sign of keeping to his promise.”
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September 26, 2021 13:07 UTC
Government to assign P.R.Os, press secretaries to MMDCEs - Oppong Nkrumah
Politics of Sunday, 26 September 2021Source: kasapafmonline.comGovernment has announced plans to assign spokespersons and press secretaries to the Metropolitan Municipal District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) across the country. According to the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, this will enable MMDCEs to focus on their business and moreover help them to give out the necessary information to the general public whenever it is necessary. The Information Minister made this known when he met journalists in the Eastern Region as part of his media tour across the country. He was addressing concerns about the challenges journalists go through whenever they need some information from the Assembly making their jobs difficult. “We are working to ensure that they can have PROs/Spokespersons and Press Secretaries who can engage you more.
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September 26, 2021 12:22 UTC
Captain Smart under pressure to apologise to Western Regional Minister over attack
Captain Smart who had clearly bought into the narrative by Josephine Mensah demanded the immediate resignation or firing of Okyere Darko as Western Regional Minister. But events thereafter have proven the Western Regional Minister right as Josephine Mensah has confessed to not only faking her pregnancy but also her alleged kidnapping. Read the posts belowCaptain Smart Should apologize to the Regional Minister or lose his moral right to castigate others the next time. — NanaYhaw (@NanaYhaw_) September 25, 2021If Captain Smart has any integrity left, he should apologize to the Western Regional Minister for the insults rained at him. https://t.co/6wLc5ki1ag — AB (@kuame_ab) September 24, 2021Captain Smart is really in pains — Kwesi Boateng Junior (@KayJayHollowbee) September 25, 2021Me.. Captain smart ignorantly Insulting the regional minister wrongfully.... That man is a big #MANGOPARK — Cony????????????????
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September 26, 2021 12:11 UTC
Angela Merkel fulfils promise of 1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines to Ghana
General News of Sunday, 26 September 2021Source: 3news.comOutgoing German Chancellor, Angela Merkel has fulfilled her promise to her Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to send 1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines to Ghana. The promise made in August was one of the highlights of President Akufo-Addo’s visit to the European country. Chancellor Merkel, who leaves office after Sunday’s elections following over 15 years of reign as Germany’s head of government, pledged over 70 million vaccines to African nations. Only a few have received Russian-made Sputnik-V and South African-made Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The country has in store Moderna vaccines from the US and was recently promised 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines by US Vice President Kamala Harris.
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September 26, 2021 12:11 UTC
You’re lost if you’re a CEO and can’t speak your local language – Opanyin Agyekum
Prof Kofi Agyekum noted that it is shameful how over time, literacy has been associated with only the English language. He further asserted that it was important for leaders to be abreast with primarily, their own language and if possible, other Ghanaian languages. “So, if you’re a CEO, you know only English, you don’t know your language which is Nzema; neither do you know the Nzema culture. “That’s why it is ideal for everybody to know his or her own language or some of the Ghanaian languages. As for the English, if you go to school you’ll learn,” Opanyin Agyekum added.
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September 26, 2021 12:00 UTC