Amid the sometimes-stressful frenzy of Christmas shopping, the idea that giving to others can be good for your health and happiness can feel a bit of a stretch. But a growing body of scientific research shows exactly that. It’s now clear that doing good for others without any expectation of reward – known as behaving altruistically – can give you better physical and mental health and even... 

A report published by The American Psychological Association shows that mothers who maintain their jobs while their children are in infancy and pre-school years are happier and healthier than their more traditional stay at home peers. Analyzing data starting in 1991 and spanning more than a decade, from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth... 

Liberal Britain is in a state of outrage. In the shoot-from-the-hip style that has become the hallmark of his government, Prime Minister David Cameron used his veto in Brussels last week. He stopped German and French plans to revise EU treaties at the cost of British isolation from Europe. David Cameron's veto of plans to modify EU treaties left some Britons 'sputtering in horror' Ostensibly,... 

The Cape Coast Metropolitan Coordinator of the National Youth Authority, Mr. Henry Adu, has appealed to the Ministry of Education to include reproductive health education in the curriculum of Junior High and Senior High Schools. He said the exclusion of such an important topic in the school curriculum was harming the youth who are deprived of education on the issue both at school and in the home. Mr.... 

A 17-year-old driver’s mate who allegedly defiled a 14-year-old primary four pupil of the Achiase Salvation Army School in the Birim South District, is on GH ¢ 2,000 bail with one surety.   Joseph Nyarko pleaded not guilty to defiling a minor and would reappear on December 19.   Police Inspector Kingsley Antwi told the court presided over by Mr. Yaw Attah Sampong, that the girl and her parents... 

Properties estimated at GHc166,579,991,008 were destroyed in 258 fire outbreaks recorded in the Sunyani Municipality from January 2008 to December 2011. The Municipal Rural Fire Education Coordinator of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Station Officer Grade One Sulemana Aryee, told GNA in an interview on Thursday. According to him, the loses were on domestic, bush, car, saw dust, institutional,... 

Liberian refugees living in Ghana will lose their status by June next year. The decision which is being implemented by the international community will cut aid supplies to the refugees.  It could also see the closure of the Buduburam refugee camp. Programs Coordinator for the Ghana Refugee Board, Tetteh Padi, told Joy News the refugees will be forced to integrate if the deadline elapses. “The International... 

In Gushiegu A group from the Kokomba community in the Northern Region on Thursday morning attacked some Fulani herdsmen seeking shelter in a Kokomba community in the Gushiegu District capital, Naburi. District Chief Executive for Gushiegu, Alhaji Fuseini Alhassan, confirmed the situation to Joy News. According to him a combined security team deployed into the area after the earlier attack have been... 

A former Interior Minister, Kwamena Bartels, under whose tenure some cocaine exhibits got swapped with powdered cassava (Kokonte) while in the custody of the police, has told Citi News the four-member committee set up by the Chief Justice to investigate a recent similar case cannot be trusted to do an independent job.    Kwamena Bartels He also made similar arguments against the various committees... 

Vodafone Ghana, a subsidiary of the world’s number one telecommunications brand, has introduced a new call plan that gives customers an ultra-low rate of 1 pesewa (GH 0.01).  The 138 Plan gives pre-paid customers superior value for money spent with special call rates every day of the week. Catering to the different call needs and lifestyles of its customers, this call plan also allows customers...