[ad_1] The Eastern Regional Health Directorate and Management of the Eastern Regional Hospital have announced advanced plans to activate their emergency response to help contain the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the region. This decision comes in the wake of a report by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) revealing 31 new cases of COVID-19 in…
[ad_1] In a bid to accelerate the resolution of legal challenges to the anti-gay bill, Parliament has formally called upon the Supreme Court to hasten the proceedings concerning the interlocutory injunctions filed against the legislation by private legal practitioner Richard Dela Sky and gender activist Dr. Amanda Odoi. Both Sky and Odoi have independently…
[ad_1] Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo In a groundbreaking move to address case overload and expedite the hearing of court cases, Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has introduced a “Court Shift System” in selected courts in the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions, set to commence on Monday, 25th of March, 2024. The directive for…
[ad_1] Medical professionals at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital have raised concerns over the significant rise in the number of annual stroke cases recorded at the facility. Neurologists at the hospital reveal that there has been a substantial increase, with approximately one thousand cases reported each year. This figure represents a staggering 500% surge compared…
[ad_1] The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has provided updates on its prosecutions. According to the OSP, it has been prosecuting six individuals for alleged corruption-related offenses since August 2021. The OSP presented these persons for criminal trials in courtrooms across the nation for corruption and corruption-related offenses. They include MCE nominee for Juaben,…
[ad_1] The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), a coalition of state and non-state organisations in the fight against corruption, has called for the creation of a specialised anti-corruption court to handle cases of bribery and corruption. The coalition said this would help enhance and fast-track the adjudication of corruption-related cases to promote Ghana’s fight against the…
[ad_1] Emergency medical staff have been urged to prioritize the management of child abuse cases. Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Prof. Ellis Owusu-Dabo thus called for requisite logistics to ensure satisfactory outcomes in the handling of such cases. “Despite the difficulty in detecting cases of potential child mistreatment and…
[ad_1] Estimates of the 2022 HIV/AIDS show that some 16,996 persons are living with the disease in the Volta region. The majority constituting 68 percent of the estimated HIV population could be found in nine districts within the region, namely, Ho, Hohoe, Ketu South, Ho West, North Tongu, Central Tongu, Keta, South Tongu, and Kpando…
[ad_1] The Ministry of Interior has commended the Ghana National Fire Service and its stakeholders for working assiduously to reduce bushfires in the country. A total of 791 bush fires were recorded in 2022, compared to 573 recorded this year, a significant reduction which has been attributed to the intensive fire safety education embarked on…
[ad_1] The Aggrieved Customers of Gold Coast Fund Management have urged the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to refrain from conditioning the payment of their locked-up funds on the outcome of any court case and to proceed with the disbursement. This follows Mr. Ofori-Atta’s indication during the budget presentation on Wednesday that “a provision of…
