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‘Faeces in sachet water’ research finding inaccurate – FDA

‘Faeces in sachet water’ research finding inaccurate – FDA

Ghana News
Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has debunked claims that sachet water on the market is contaminated with faecal matter. The Authority said the outcome of its regular surveillance of sachet water producers is not in conformity with observations by the Ghana Statistical Service. A study by the Ghana Statistical Service revealed that most sachet water on the market was contaminated with faecal matter. The multiple indicator cluster survey conducted in 2017 revealed 34.1% of households in Ghana which relied on sachet water as a drinking water source had an appreciable amount of Esherichia coli, a contamination indicator.   In a response to media reports on the poor quality and safety of sachet water, the FDA assured of regular inspection of manufacturing facilities...
Commonwealth Games: Joseph Paul Amoah wins bronze in men’s 200m event

Commonwealth Games: Joseph Paul Amoah wins bronze in men’s 200m event

Ghana News, Sports, World News
National 200m record holder, Joseph Paul Amoah, has won bronze medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The sprinter raced in the final of the 200m event on Saturday, August 6, and finished with a time of 20.49s. Joe Paul’s success on Saturday night sees him win Ghana’s first medal in the track event having seen Benjamin Azamati miss out on a medal in the 100m final. Ghana’s 4x100m relay team was also disqualified earlier on Saturday after the coaches did not inform race officials one hour to the race, as the rules require when replacing an athlete. His podium finish sees him become the first African to win a medal in the 200m event since 2006 while he also becomes the first Ghanaian to win a medal in 200m since George Daniels in 1974.
Deborah Acquah wins Ghana’s first ever medal in Commonwealth Games women’s long jump with bronze

Deborah Acquah wins Ghana’s first ever medal in Commonwealth Games women’s long jump with bronze

Ghana News, Sports, World News
Deborah Acquah, who holds the national record in the long jump, won the bronze medal in her event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday, August 7. Acquah came in third after a leap of 6.94m in the final, only behind Australia’s Brooke Buschkuehl (silver) and Nigeria’s Ese Brume, who recorded a leap of 6.99m to win gold. She missed out on the final of the women’s long jump event at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon but booked a final spot in Birmingham despite her late arrival. The Ghanaian, who received her UK visa, only 48 hours before her scheduled event at the games on Friday, topped her qualifying group with a leap of 6.85m. Two days later after her arrival in Birmingham, Acquah has a medal to show for her hard work and determination. Acquah...
Church Musicians & Sound Technicians Undergo Training

Church Musicians & Sound Technicians Undergo Training

Ghana News, Pentecost News
The National Music Committee (NMC) of The Church of Pentecost has organised a one-day seminar for singers, instrumentalists and sound engineers/technicians in the Assin Foso and Twifo Praso areas of the Church. The event, which took place at the Foso Station Central Assembly auditorium on Saturday, August 6, 2022, is part of scheduled activities initiated by the NMC to build the capacity of musicians and sound technicians in the Church in the quest to “possess the nations” through music. The main speakers at the event, Pastors Fred Amoakohene and Michael Norshie, addressed some pertinent issues on new trends in music and their impact on the contemporary Church.  Through their presentations, it emerged that music is a divine gift from God that stimulates godliness and causes o...
The Church of Pentecost Donates Laptops to University of Ghana

The Church of Pentecost Donates Laptops to University of Ghana

Ghana News, Pentecost News
The Church of Pentecost has set the pace by being the first institution to donate 30 pieces of laptops towards the University of Ghana’s ‘One Student, One Laptop Initiative’ at a short ceremony held at the Legon Campus, yesterday. As part of its strategic vision to achieve world-class status, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana (UG) is leading the university towards ‘creating a culture that promotes research, teaching and learning, administrative processes and extension activities driven by technology and anchored in humanism’ for the benefit of all stakeholders. In this regard, various initiatives are underway to enhance stakeholder experience through digitalisation.  The Vice-Chancellor in relation to this identified the following thre...
Ashanti GES initiates Reading Festival to promote reading culture among pupils

Ashanti GES initiates Reading Festival to promote reading culture among pupils

Ghana News
The Ashanti Regional Education Directorate has organized a Reading Festival to help improve the culture of reading among pupils at the early stages of their education. With the support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the intervention by the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education is expected to reach over 5,000 schools across the country. The Reading Festival involved learners from basic one to basic three from all 43 districts of the Ashanti Region. The pupils were engaged in reading and answering questions from text provided as part of activities to test their level of comprehension. Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mary Owusu Afriyie, underscored the importance of reading to the development of students. “We wan...
Today’s front pages: Friday, August 5, 2022

Today’s front pages: Friday, August 5, 2022

Ghana News, Headlines Today
Daily Graphic New EC Constitutional Instrument: Don’t use only Ghana Card, it can disenfranchise millions – Afari Gyan cautions12 die in head-on collision Daily Guide Africa to become job seekers’ destination – Otabil13 perish on Cape Coast-Takoradi road The Finder ‘December in GH’ to attract 150,000 touristsOur economy will bounce back stronger – President Akufo-Addo The Daily Statesman Sunyani Airport bonces back – President commissions refurbished facilitiesNPP urges Ghanaians to emulate the “Big Six” The Custodian Akufo-Addo warns Airport Lands encroachersGovernment lifts ban on new LPG stations B&FT IMF deal should agric, industrial transformation – Prof QuarteyGovernment starts AfCFTA action plan to boost trade Republic ...
Russia to blame for food insecurity in Africa – US

Russia to blame for food insecurity in Africa – US

Africa News, Ghana News, International
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield has stated that "Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine" is the reason for a food insecurity crisis on the African continent. According to her, the conflict has led to price increases and additional suffering for Africans. Speaking in an interview on CNN before the start of a three-nation trip to Africa, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield rejected suggestions by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that sanctions imposed by the West on Russia had caused the rise in food prices. She added that Russian food and agricultural products were not affected by US sanctions. "What we are concerned about is that that narrative is not factual. The reason that there is a food insecurity crisis on the continent of Africa at this m...
Ghana performing better than most African countries in Agric – US

Ghana performing better than most African countries in Agric – US

Africa News, Ghana News, International
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield has praised Ghana as a leader in food security in Africa ahead of her visit to the country on Friday. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield is currently on a three-nation trip to Uganda, Ghana and Cape Verde. She is expected to discuss the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine, specifically the impact it’s having on global food security tomorrow in Accra. Before she departed for her first stop in Uganda today, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield told a U.S. Department of State Africa Regional Media Hub Briefing, that all three countries face serious food security situations because of the significant rise in the cost of food and energy. However, she said Ghana had been a leader in dealing with it and she will be visiting a market, mee...
Ghanaian chemist makes headway in HIV cure

Ghanaian chemist makes headway in HIV cure

Africa News, Ghana News
A breakthrough research in drug composition for a more effective treatment of HIV has been made. The research which was done within six years found new targets in the HIV virus that drugs can be developed in the treatment of the disease. The research was undertaken by a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Ghana (UG), Legon, Dr Jerry Joe Harrison.According to him, drugs targets specific proteins in the virus “and this is one that we never knew, and now that we know we can use it to develop more effective drugs against HIV”. Interview In an interview with the Daily Graphic after a public engagement on the topic “Chasing an enigma: Unmasking the mystery on HIV polyproteins for potential drug development” organised by the School of Physical and Mathe...
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