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Member of Parliament for Ahanta West Constituency, Ebenezer Kojo Kum has been nominated to serve on the Community Parliament of ECOWAS. He will be serving with seven other Representatives of the Parliament of Ghana; Ama Pomaa Boateng, MP- Juaben Constituency, Wabab Wumbei Suhuyini, MP- Tolon, Collins Owusu Amankwa, MP-Manhyia North Constituency, Clement Kofi Humado, MP-Anlo constituency, Mahama Ayariga, MP-Bawku Central Constituency, Sampson Ahi, MP-Bodi Constituency; led by Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, MP-Sunyani East constituency. Parliament on Monday 23 December, 2019 passed a resolution, approving of the eight-member parliamentary representatives on the ECOWAS Parliament. This, will be the first time, and much to a feat, a recognition of his [Ebenezer Kojo Kum] remarkable service in parliament and for the country, just within his first term in office as the parliamentary representative for Ahanta West. Each member shall by have a four year term, unless he/she ce...

Patnaya Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation committed to helping the less privileged, PATNAYA foundation yesterday donated assorted items to Children with special needs at the Aboom School for Special Needs of the Central Region. The items, which included; toiletries, bags of rice, gallons of cooking oil, drinks, boxes of tomatoes, Stationaries, washing powders, scrubbing brushes, mob bucket, sanitary pads and  among others, valued at GHC4,000.00 were donated to the management of the School as members of the Foundation also spent time playing with the children. Miss Portia Nana Yaa Cudjoe, the founder, said through the research of the Foundation, it found out that Aboom School for Special needs was consistently in dire need of the donated items and hence the decision to extend their helping hand to them. She said, the Foundation upon realising that the School was mainly for children special needs, the executives and members agreed also to spen...

The Western Region House of Chiefs is demanding the reinstatement of Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, Paramount Chief for Sefwi-Anhwianso traditional area, as the Chair of the Governance and Development Committee of the National House of Chiefs. The Western Region House of Chiefs (WRHC) scorned that the removal of the embattled chief, is ‘an affront to the customary integrity of the Chieftancy Institution and natural justice’. In a press statement endorsed by the Acting Chair of the WRHC, Awulae Amihere Kpainyili III; Omanhen of the Nsein traditional area, Awulae Agyefi Kwame II; Paramount Chief for Essikado traditional area, Nana Kobina Nketsia V; Paramount Chief for Wassa Amenfi traditional area, Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim II; Paramount Chief for Lower Dixcove traditional area, Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX; Paramount Chief for Mpohor traditional area, Osabarima Kwaw Entsie II; and Paramount for Gwira traditional area, Awulae Angama Tu- Agyan II, demanded that the Standing Committee of...

Southey Contracting, an industrial and engineering services company in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas sector, has extended some of the excitement of its Christmas package to pupils of the Sekondi School for the Deaf in the western region, with a donation of assorted provisions and food items. Southey Contracting Limited made the donation to the school in line with its policy of promoting good corporate neighborliness, and to show commitment to the development of the school.  The donation, which took place at the school’s premises was aimed at putting smiles on the faces of the pupils in the Christmas festive season. Speaking at the ceremony, Mrs. Favour Aflakpui, the Headmistress of the school commended Southey Contracting Limited for the donation and said the donation was timely and would help the pupils. She further appealed to the general public to put smiles on the faces of Children at Sekondi School for the Deaf by donating more Christmas items to them. ...

Journalists in the Western Region are to expect some incentive from the Ghana National Gas Company Limited to build their capacity in the oil and gas industry. This offer, according to the Head of Corporate Communications for Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Ernest Owusu Bempah will be in the form of scholarships. Addressing journalist in the Western Region over the weekend in a press soiree, Mr Owusu Bempah explained that the scholarship will offer beneficiaries to advance learning in the industry to enrich their reportage and career development. He added that management had already initiated deliberations into the subject and shall be concluded soon. Mr Owusu Bempah disclosed that the company is in talks with degree awarding institutions in Ghana to develop some program along the oil and gas sector to enhance knowledge in the media space. The media space was filled with some speculations of safety lapses with the 11 kilometer Ghana Gas – Karpowership pipeline pro...

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in collaboration with the Ghana National Fire Service in the Shama District has embarked on sensitization exercise to curb bush-fire and domestic fire accidents or disasters. The community outreach program drawn from the International Day for Disaster which was observed in October this year, was extended to Assokor Essaman a rural community in the Shama District of the Western Region. The rationale for this exercise, according to the District Coordinator for NADMO, Michael Nyan is to instill some best practices and attitudes in the citizenry on disaster control management, especially fire, as we get into the harmattan season. He indicated that, without a change in attitude, efforts by the organization and other stakeholders in the fight against bush and domestic fires and the preservation of the environment will be fruitless venture. Mr. Nyan stressed that the preventive approach taken by the organisation will rei...

The Kwesimintsim Government Hospital is a heavily attended health facility with over 7,000 OPD attendance every month. over 5,000 of these patients are admitted annually for treatment, with a record of over a thousand maternal health every year. The hospital serves residents of the Kwesimintsim Municipality and adjoining districts. Since the facility was upgraded from a polyclinic to a hospital, no major expansion works had been carried The hospital is the first point of call when accidents and other emergency cases occur on the main Kwesimintsim-Agona-Nkwanta highway.  However, the hospital has no accident and emergency block. All cases, including paediatrics, female ward and A&E are all attended to in one room. The hospital also lacks ambulance for referral cases. Various complaints of these challenges and more, facing the hospital have been ignored by both past and present governments. According to our source, is the full list of challenges confront...

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT-GH), have declared a strike over salary arrears. According to the teacher unions, the latest action which took effect on Monday, December 9, 2019, follows a series of engagements with the government on Legacy Arrears incurred between 2012 and 2016. The three unions in the jointly signed statement say the lack of adherence on the part of the government to these demands has necessitated the strike. They, therefore, directed all members to stay out of classrooms across the country in protests of the “sufferings” endured “as a result of the negligence.” “Primarily, we the unions were concerned with the payment of said arrears, because our checks revealed that the arrears had been verified and approved for payment by the Controller and Accountant General’s Internal Audit Unit about three weeks earlier. “However, we were informed that when t...

District Chief Executive for Shama, Joseph Amoah has assured of government’s commitment to get the 1.6 kilometer Nyankrom Junction-Nyankrom road project executed by 2020. According to him, government’s indebtedness to road contractors are being cleared to motivate them resume and complete all outstanding works initiated by the previous administration. Queen mother for Nyankrom who is also the Acting Paramount Queen mother of Shama Traditional Area, Nana Akosua Gyanfiaba ll at the 35th National Farmers’ Day Celebration threatened that the NPP government will have themselves to blame if they fail to fix the road. In a response, Mr. Amoah explained that the contractor, Messrs New Case Properties and Investments Limited has been invited by the Roads Ministry to process certificates for payments, and as such received word of assurance from the contractor of getting the project competed in the coming week. “He’s [contractor] given the assurance that, as soon as he’s g...

Overcoming the Habit of Delaying Important Tasks. It's Friday afternoon and the clock is ticking. You're working furiously to complete a task before the five o'clock deadline, while silently cursing yourself for not starting it sooner. How did this happen? What went wrong? Why did you lose your focus? Well, there were the hours that you spent re-reading emails and checking social media, the excessive "preparation," the coffee breaks, and the time spent on other tasks that you could have safely left for next week. Sound familiar? If so, you're not alone! Procrastination is a trap that many of us fall into. In fact, according to researcher and speaker Piers Steel , 95 percent of us procrastinate to some degree. While it may be comforting to know that you're not alone, it can be sobering to realize just how much it can hold you back. In this article, we look at why it happens, and we explore strategies for managing and prioriti...

The President has withdraw the December 17 national referendum which was meant to decide on an amendment of Article 55 (3) of the Constitution to enable political parties to sponsor candidates during local level elections. This was announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, December 1, 2019. As the referendum day drew closer, there was a noticeable split among major stakeholders and observers. Read Press Release below. The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called off the holding of the Referendum of 17th December, 2019, citing the lack of a broad, national consensus amongst key stakeholders and the populace. President Akufo-Addo has, thus, instructed the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama, MP, who is spearheading the process, on behalf of government, to abort the process, and see to the withdrawal of the bills for the amendment of the Constitution, both in re...

Your hearing is hugely important. Not only is it one of your main senses, but it is actually directly and indirectly linked to many other health aspects which might be important to you too. Chances are unless you have had some kind of trouble with your hearing in the past, you haven’t really ever thought much about your hearing or what you might need to do to keep it in check. But taking care of your hearing is as important as looking after your eyesight or anything else of that nature. In this post, we will look at some of the essential things you will want to consider to make sure that you are going to take proper care of your hearing. Don’t Let It Worsen If you have noticed that your hearing has become a little worse as of late, it’s important that you don’t simply allow it to get even worse still. By doing that, you might well be causing long-term damage which you could otherwise avoid, and that is unlikely to be a wise way to go about things. Inst...

Mr. Kwabena Okyere Darko - Mensah the Western Regional Minister said this when he met a Spanish Business Delegation at the residency in Sekondi to discuss possibilities of collaboration and partnership  between the Canaria Regional Government, the WRCC and business Executives. The Regional Minister pointed out that the Western region has a lot of business potentials which could be developed to the advantage of the region and the nation at large. He said areas such tourism, agriculture, infrastructure as well as oil and gas could be well developed with the involvement of the private sector and foreign investors. Mr Darko-Mensah said the Western Region was the key contributor to Ghana's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is about 50%. He said minerals such as gold, manganese, bauxite, and even oil and gas was produced in the region in commercial quantities and called on prospective investors to invest in the region. He however said the Region's prime fo...

The Chief Executive Officer of New Life Homeopathic Clinic Dr Mark Agyei has been awarded as the most high alternative clinical facility in Africa which was organised by West Africa Clinical Alliance. The award comes after the Clinic furnished its headquarters with ultra-modern facilities to enable them to solve challenges facing Ghanaians in terms of health care. Dr. Mark Agyei addressing the gathering shortly after receiving the awards says the Clinic has an ultra-modern building, which comprises an Out-Patients Department, Consulting Rooms, Physiotherapy Unit, Laboratory, Scan, Conference Room, Lobby, and Out-Patients Wards for Male and Female. New Life Homeopathic Clinic is specialized in acute and chronic diseases like stroke, infertility, prostate disorders, high blood pressure, diabetes, premature ejaculation, and erectile dysfunctions. The clinic has developed to become one of Ghana’s leading healthcare centres in Ghana, providing effective and high-qual...

An Accra High Court yesterday heard how the former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Christine Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, took an amount of GH¢500,000 in a ‘Ghana  Must Go’ bag at a filling station in Accra. The money was a refund of an investment MASLOC made in a private microfinance company, Obaatanpa Microfinance Company Limited, in 2014. The refund was necessitated by a high interest demanded on the investment made by the erstwhile managers of MASLOC under the leadership of Ms. Attionu. It would be recalled that the Attorney General at the beginning of the trial of the ex-MASLOC boss said the money was never returned to MASLOC, as she allegedly appropriated it. Trial Ms. Attionu and Daniel Axim, a former Operations Manager of MASLOC, are facing 78 counts of charges including conspiracy to steal, stealing, unauthorized commitment, resulting in a financial obligation for the government; improper payment, money l...

The Western North Region is set to commemorate the first anniversary of its formation. The celebration is slated for 26th to 28th December 2019. Paramount chiefs of Western North, Katakyie Kwasi Bumagama of the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Area, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi of the Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area, Okogyeaman Kwaku Gyamprah of the Sefwi Chirano Traditional Area, Basapeh Oyeadeyie Kwadwo Armagh of the Sefwi Bekwai Traditional Area, Odeneho Brentum lV of the Suaman Traditional Area, and the Beyeman Tano Kwaw Brembi lll of the Aowin Traditional Area, are spearheading the anniversary celebration. They have constituted a planning committee to organize the Asedak3se3-2019 festival which will be used in marking the celebration. The celebration, according to a news release issued by the chiefs, will include business exhibitions, durbar, sports tournaments, awards ceremony, and dinner & dance event. “Western Northians are forever grateful to H.E. Nana Addo D...

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says management systems of the ambulances that will be distributed across the constituencies in Ghana will be tracked by a digital address system. Speaking at the 3rd Chamber Business Awards 2018, Vice President Dr. Bawumia said by the end of next month, when ambulance numbers are called in times of distress, the problem of having to identify locations would be a thing of the past. “We are making sure that we have an ambulance management system to manage these ambulances. So every ambulance is going to be uniquely tracked, fitted with tablets and with all the digital address systems. So, by the end of next month, when you dial the 112 number, the police ambulance or fire service will know exactly the digital address from which that call is coming,” he said. The first batch of ambulances arrived in September 2019 for all 275 constituencies in the country. The arrival of the ambulances is part of the fulfilment of a promise ...

                                                          Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings Member of Parliament for Klottey-Korley Constituency, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings says that the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy will reduce the quality of graduates produced in second cycle institutions. Speaking in Ho at an orientation and handing over ceremony for the Tertiary Educational Institutions Network (TEIN) of the NDC in the Volta Region, she said “it’s not only about education, it’s about quality education. “When they have the education, the teachers are not enough to teach them so they don’t get the education of quality they need,” she continued. The MP for Klottey-Korley believes that infrastructural development is just as crucial as building human capacity and that both need to be considered when providing...

Residents of Sekondi Takoradi have been battling water Scarcity for a week.  The shortage has badly affected the daily activities of residents since they had to walk for long distance to fetch water with regard to domestic and commercial activities. Residents who spoke to Egudzeonline say they are unhappy with Ghana Water Company for not alerting them before closing the taps. " At least they should  have known better by making proper announcement like how sometimes Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) announced." They stated. The unexpected situation has left many to rely on other unhygienic sources of water, a situation that could cause water - borne diseases. However, some consumers now rely heavily on sachet water for bathing, cooking and other activities. Sometimes one had to skip bath due to water shortage in Sekondi Takoradi. Residents of Sekondi Takoradi and its environs have been battling some temporal water crisis,  since Monday Novemb...