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The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfuor, has said several male galamseyers – illegal miners – are impotent because of the chemical substances they are exposed to. According to the minister, cyanide used in illegal mining apart from contaminating water bodies and soil, also have negative health implications including sexual dysfunction hence most men in galamsey areas have reproductive health ...

The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Koku Anyidoho has called for the head of the Minister of Education Mathew Opoku Prempeh over what he described as a bad implementation of government free SHS policy, leading to the outbreak of meningitis in some schools which has claimed the lives of some students. Koku Anyidoho said a serious ...

The People’s National Convention (PNC) has charged the commissioners of the Electoral Commission (EC) to immediately abdicate their positions to avoid the embarrassment of being impeached. According to the party, the embattled commissioners cannot be trusted to conduct credible elections in 2020 following their public spat. “The conduct, posture and relationship amongst the EC commissioners and towards political parties prior ...

National Organiser of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, has said, the party has not yet decided on whether or not it will create a new mobile application for its members. According to him, discussions are underway with officials of the company, yet to be contracted to develop the mobile application, and so, it will be premature ...

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will hold its Extraordinary National Delegates’ conference on Sunday, December 17, 2017 in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. The agenda for the conference is to deliberate, consider and adopt a draft constitutional amendment for the party, officials say. The conference is in pursuance to Article 9(A)(5) of the NPP constitution. The weekend’s conference is ...

The Awoamefia of Anlo Traditional Area, Togbui Sri III, has filed a suit against the Attorney General and the Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, over attempts to create two other Traditional Councils in the Anlo State. According to Togbui Sri, the move amounts to an attempt to usurp the authority of the Anlo Traditional Council. In the suit, sighted ...

Mobile Telecommunications giant, MTN has commissioned an ICT Centre for Aggrey Memorial Zion Senior High School in Cape Coast. The facility estimated to cost GH 54,000 includes the refurbishment and equipping of the centre with ultra-modern computers, networking equipment as well as projectors to help teaching and learning of ICT in the School. Handing over the facility, Acting Corporate Services ...

The Health and Education ministries have procured critical medicines from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to tackle the outbreak of H1N1 influenza that hit Kumasi Academy and claimed the lives of four students. The medicines include Tamiflu, an anti-viral agent, and H1N1 influenza vaccines. A release issued by the Ministry of Education on Thursday said: “Some students and staff have ...

Former Trades and Industries Minister in the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has advised party members to take advantage of government policies to inure from its benefits. “We are in opposition but do not sit down before NDC will come to power. …involve yourself so you will also benefit from policies and programs of this government”, ...

A former Second Lady Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur has mounted a spirited defence for her controversial chalk comment two years ago in Akyem Kukurantumi, justifying that she said nothing wrong. According to her, she was taken out of context because she was reiterating calls for collective support of stakeholders in helping fix challenges facing education since quality education strives on shared ...