Fake doctor grabbed in Accra
The Ghana Medical and Dental Council, in collaboration with the police, has arrested a fake doctor who operated a private clinic at Abelemkpe, a suburb of Accra. The suspect, Allotey Addo, who had been operating […]
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Ghana’s mortuary workers to strike over conditions of service
The mortuary workers association of Ghana, MOWAG have given notice of their intentions to strike over what they claim as poor condition of service. In a letter cited by ghanamatters.com to the National Labour Commission […]
Ghana debates labeling as it prepares to approve first GMO crop
A debate on GMO labeling has emerged in Ghana as it prepares to release its first biotech crop. While some civil society groups are demanding mandatory labeling, scientists are urging caution. The issues raised in […]
Strange deaths at Tema Manhean – Health service sends team to investigate
The death of nine people at Tema Manhean in the Greater Accra Region within 10 days has aroused apprehension in the community. On Wednesday, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) dispatched health personnel to the community […]
Cannabis stocks go ever higher
The value of grass is growing THERE HAS not been anything like it since the waning days of prohibition in America in the early 1930s, when Canadian distillers, already enriched by the banning of legal […]
Ghana National Gas Company supports two institutions
The Ghana Gas Company has donated a cheque totalling GH¢100,000.00 to the Childhood Cancer Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and the Accra Psychiatric Hospital to help with their administration. The Childhood Cancer Unit received […]
We’ve not ordered GWCL to operate Teshie desalination plant- PURC
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has debunked assertions that it has directed the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), to resume the operation of the Teshie desalination plant. The plant was shut down in January […]
Food: Goat Meat Could Save Our Food System, But We’re Too Afraid To Eat It
The rest of the world loves soccer. The rest of the world also loves to eat goat meat. Yet Americans remain lukewarm (at best) to both. Coincidence? Andrew Zimmern doesn’t think so. The James Beard […]
2019 budget must capture mental health – Basic Needs Ghana
Mr Fred Nantogmah, Knowledge and Communication Officer of Basic Needs Ghana, a health centered non-governmental organisation, has called for adequate budgetary allocation in the 2019 national budget to effectively tackle mental health problems in the […]
Obesity to eclipse smoking as biggest cause of cancer in UK women by 2043
Obesity is on track to overtake smoking as the single biggest cause of preventable cancer in British women within 25 years, according to a Cancer Research UK report.The charity expects that within 17 years around […]