January 2023 - Page 74 of 81

05 Jan

Pregnant Mothers Urged To Attend Ante-Natal Clinics

wontumionlineNewsMrs. Grace Nyarko Yeboah, Pregnant Mothers

Mrs. Grace Nyarko Yeboah, a Senior Staff Nurse at the Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital, has advised pregnant mothers to attend ante-natal healthcare clinics to prepare well for safe delivery. She said attending ante-natal clinics and following the pieces of advice from health staff, coupled with prayers helps a lot to avoid complications during childbirth. This, she said, also guarantees the safety of the mother and baby. Mrs. Yeboah gave the advice in an interview with the Ghana News Agency about ante-natal clinic attendance and the number of births recorded at the hospital during the Christmas and New Year festive season at…

05 Jan

Okada Rider Jailed 15yrs For Snatching Phone In Front Of Police Headquarters

wontumionlineNewsOkada Rider Jailed 15yrs

A 21-year-old Okada rider, Emmanuel Waki has been sentenced to serve 15 years jail term after pleading guilty to robbing a bystander of his mobile phone in front of the Police CID Headquarters. The incident which occurred on December 19, last year, is said to have been witnessed by the Inspector-General of Police and his bodyguards who were then returning from routine observational duties. Emmanuel Waki, who is affectionately called Pocket, was given a hot chase which led to the arrest of Salifu Alhaji, also an Okada rider, who then led the police to arrest Waki at Old Fadama. Waki…

05 Jan

‘Queen Elizabeth Came To Ghana Just To Greet The Chief Vandal’ – Former JCR President Claims

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Bernard Oduro Takyi, a former JCR president of Commonwealth Hall, University of Ghana, has asked the management of the university to maintain the reputation and tradition of the Commonwealth Hall and not seek to alter its current status. He argued that it is unconstitutional for the university administration to attempt to remove all male students enrolled in Mensah Sarbah Hall and the Commonwealth Hall. Making a case for why the long-standing repute and tradition of the hall should be kept, he claimed that because of the hall's status, Queen Elizabeth II, flew from the United Kingdom in 1957 to honour…

05 Jan

Suspect In Theft Of Rapper Meek Mill’s Phone Remanded

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The man accused of stealing US rapper Meek Mill's iPhone 14 Pro Max during the musician's visit to the country last month has made his first court appearance. Nuhu Sule, a 33-year-old scrap dealer who allegedly stole the rapper's phone during a programme at Independence square, has been remanded into police custody. Sule appeared before an Accra Circuit Court today (January 4, 2022) and was charged with stealing. He pleaded not guilty and is expected to reappear on January 17, 2023. Sule alias Ababaawa was arrested Friday, December 30, 2022, at his hideout in Accra. The victim, Meek Mill, reported…

05 Jan

Banks, Insurance Companies Lay Off Workers In Anticipation Of A Difficult Year

wontumionlineBusinessBanks, Insurance Companies

3Business can exclusively report that some banks and insurance companies have begun laying-off workers in anticipation of a difficult year for the financial services sector. Two local banks informed some staff they will either be outsourced or laid off, according to a letter seen by 3Business. Checks also revealed a lot of banks have served notice to staff about an impending job cut as the boards look to prune the workforce. The downsizing is on the back of the domestic debt exchange programme which will severely hit banks, insurance and asset management companies as they hold significant portions of government securities.…

05 Jan

Harrison Afful Extends Charlotte FC Contract And Takes Up Scouting Role

wontumionlineSportsCharlotte FC, Harrison Afful, MLS

Ghana international, Harrison Afful, has extended his contract at Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC for the 2023 season, with the club retaining an option to extend for another year. As part of the deal, Afful, 36, will also take up a scouting role at the club, helping discover new talents for the North Carolina-based outfit. The 2020 MLS Cup Winner will enter his ninth season in Major League Soccer where he has amassed over 200 league appearances in all competitions. He first moved to the MLS in 2015, joining Columbus Crew from Tunisian outfit Esperance Sportive de Tunis. “Harry…

05 Jan

IMF Engages International Creditors On Cancellation Of Ghana’s Debt

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The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has disclosed that the Fund is engaging some international creditors for a possible cancelation of Ghana’s debts. According to her, the move is targeted at debt cancellation for countries with distress debt challenges. She stated that the countries include Chad, Ethiopia, Zambia, Ghana, Lebanon, and Sri Lanka. “It is very important for their people that we find the resolution to the debt problem, but the risk of contagion is not as high,” she said on American news channel CBS. Ms. Georgieva explained that current global condition makes it difficult…

05 Jan

A/R NSS Boss Transferred To Accra To Work Under Supervision

wontumionlineNewsAlex Opoku-Mensah, National Service Secretariat

The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has directed the suspended Ashanti Region Director, Alex Opoku-Mensah, to report to Accra after his suspension “to work under supervision”. Mr Opoku-Mensah was suspended immediately after audios of an alleged altercation between him and a nurse at the Manhyia Government Hospital were leaked. The regional NSS head was heard raining insults on the nurse after the latter is said to have called for a review of a prescription issued by his daughter, who is a junior doctor at the facility. Though he apologised for the action, a committee was set up to investigate the incident.…

05 Jan

Ghana To Request Debt Relief Via G20 Common Framework

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Ghana is set to request a debt relief via the G20 Common Framework programme, despite only poor nations eligible for it. According to Reuters, the country has sought reassurances that the negotiations can be expedited before proceeding. It said Ghana had reached out to the Paris Club of creditor countries in December 2022 to ask for assurances that the Common Framework process, set up by the Group of 20 leading economies in 2020 in response to COVID-19, could be expedited. If the assurances are favourable, the government would quickly sign onto the Common Framework, Reuters source revealed on condition of…

05 Jan

Cape Verde Renames National Stadium In Honour Of Cape Verde

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Cape Verde’s national stadium is to be renamed after Pele, the country’s prime minister has said. The 15,000-seater Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde, located just outside the capital Praia, will become the Pele Stadium. The news comes after Fifa’s president Gianna Infantino proposed – while speaking at Pele’s memorial service in Brazil – that every country should name a stadium after the footballing legend who died on 29 December, aged 82. “As a tribute and recognition to this figure that makes us all great, I manifest the intention of naming our national stadium as “Pele Stadium”, in an initiative that,…