Tigo Communications, a subsidiary of Millicom Ghana Limited, as part of its social responsibility on Monday organised a health screening exercise for female porters [known as Kayayeis] at the central business district (CBD) of Accra. In collaboration with MED-X Health systems, more than one thousand Kayayeis and their dependents benefited from the medical screening. These groups of women porters provide... 

Foreign Affairs Minister, Alhaji Muhammed Mumuni Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni, last Friday bemoaned attacks on Africans by anti-Gaddafi forces. He disclosed that Ghana has so far not lost any of its nationals in the evacuation mission. According to Alhaji Mumuni, the situation has become a matter of grave concern to government in view of the estimated ten thousand Ghanaians... 

Education Minister, Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrissu The national high schools debate dubbed “What do you know” earmarked to commemorate Ghana’s 54th independence anniversary celebration was called-off on the eleventh hour due to the nationwide demonstration by teachers last Friday. Aggrey Memorial Senior High School and Esase Bontefuah Senior High School were expected to battle for this... 

Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom In commemoration of last Tuesday’s International Day of Women, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has urged Ghanaians to work diligently to implement affirmative action policies and programmes to give more opportunities to women to develop their potential in life. “It is a well-known fact that Ghana as a country has been quick to approve and give its assent to international conventions... 

Development in the Zenu-Zongo community of Ashaiman will soon be realised with the installation of a new chief for the Muslim community. The new Chief is known in private life as Alhaji Mohammed Bello, a 45-year-old proprietor of Chief Bello International School (CHIBISCO) who is also a businessman. Some of the dignitaries who graced the historic installation ceremony included, Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo,... 

Mr. Whittal addressing participants at the programme Transparency International (TI) has described politicians as extremely corrupt according to a survey it conducted in 2009. According to the international anti-corruption body, about 31% of Ghanaians considered political parties extremely corrupt with 21% seeing political parties as very corrupt while 22% considered them as somewhat corrupt. Transparency... 

Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom on Facebook In an attempt to draw people into the fold of the party, the 2008 flag-bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, is reaching out to the youth through the world’s leading social networking website, Facebook. According to him, there are more than 800,000 Ghanaians subscribers of Facebook, which in his opinion, offers him the greatest opportunity... 

Health Minister, Hon Yieleh Chireh The Ministry of Health last week in Accra launched the African Healthy Life Style Week. The event, which came off on February 25, is expected to end on 3rd March. The weeklong celebration of the African healthy style was launched by the Minister of Health, Hon. Joseph Yieleh Chireh and it was on the theme: “Wellness and fitness for action and productivity.” It... 

The deplorable state of roads in Berekuso It sits right on top of the hilly mountains of the Akuapim Traditional Area, playing host to an assortment of business and commercial interests and activities, but the chiefs and people of the area take little pride in the road network that virtually links them to the capital, Accra and other adjoining towns. For a town that has a lot to show for in terms... 

I wish to state in unequivocal terms that the story put out there is malicious and an intent-to-defame story. [Though school authorities remained tight-lipped on the issue, some teachers of the school who spoke to the paper on condition of anonymity confided in this reporter that there have been several cases of the children being compelled to eat some of these maggot-infested foods. “This problem...