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Action Chapel withdraws from Independence Square

The Action Chapel International (ACI), popularly known as Action Church, has decided to relocate its December 31st, 2011 Passover Service, which was originally scheduled to take place at the Independence Square, to another location.  According to a statement issued from the Office of the General Overseer of the Church, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the decision of ACI to use the Independence... 

Police alerts Kumasi residents

On weapons stockpiling for 2012 election The Ashanti Regional Police Command has asked the public to be on the lookout and report people suspected to be stockpiling weapons towards the 2012 general election. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Patrick Timbillah, Regional Commander, said the police would do everything in their power to reduce the quantity of weapons in the possession of individuals... 

Love Foundation donates GH¢15,000

Love Foundation donates GH¢15,000
To Korle-Bu Ma Love Foundation, a local charity organisation, seeking medical support and best care for children in Ghana, last Friday presented cheques valued at GH¢15, 000 to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). Joseph Yileh Chireh, Health Minister The gesture aims at supporting the country’s flagship health service institution to purchase incubators for its Children’s Ward. Presenting the... 

Nzema students to hold maiden forum

The National Association of Nzema Students (NANS-GHANA) is scheduled to hold its maiden edition of their annual student’s conference at the Half Assini Senior High in the Jomoro District of the Western Region. The conference, which is under theme “strengthening the students’ front, the role of stakeholders”, will be held on December 29th, 2011. The conference is targeted at all students of... 

FDB seizes expired products

Worth GH¢18,000 STORY: EVANS OSEI BAFFOUR The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) as part of its efforts to ensure the quality and safety of consumables across the country, has over the past two weeks seized expired products worth GH¢ 18,000. The products, which were seized, were made up of condoms, aphrodisiacs, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, herbal medicines, biscuits among others. The Brong-Ahafo Zonal... 

NPA, gov’t exposed

NPA, gov’t exposed
Over abolishing of illegal fuel price The Development Data Policy Research and Advocacy has strongly kicked against government and the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) unilateral decision to abolish the illegal fuel margins which ruling was given by an Accra High Court. Joseph Oteng Adjei, Energy Minister They however described government and the NPA statement of abolishing the illegal fuel price... 

The gift of giving reaps healthy rewards

The gift of giving reaps healthy rewards
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... 

Working Moms are happier and healthier

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... 

The UK should be less ‘Western’ and more ‘global’

The UK should be less ‘Western’ and more ‘global’
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,... 

‘Include sex education in syllabus’

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.... 
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