Over 70k people in Ashanti Region estimated to be living with HIV

Nov292023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Over 70k people in Ashanti Region estimated to be living with HIV

A total of 72,429 people in the Ashanti Region are estimated to be living with HIV, according to the Ghana Aids Commission 2022 report. Out of this number, only 26,006 are currently on Anti-Retroviral (ARV) medication at health facilities, leaving a gap of 46,421 who cannot be accounted for in terms of antiretroviral uptake. These individuals are either unaware of their status or have defaulted on ARV treatment. Mr. Dennis Bandoh, the Deputy Ashanti Regional Focal Person for HIV/AIDS, disclosed to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the region also recorded 4,618 new cases at the end of the third quarter of 2023, representing a 2.1 percent increase over last year. HIV testing is conducted in two categories – Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), mainly for pregnant wome...

Nov292023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

2023 School placement released today

Education, Ghana News

The 2023 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) into Senior High Schools and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Schools (TVET) has gone live today. In a press statement from the Ministry of Education, out of the total number of 598,839 results received from WAEC, 585,797 candidates qualified to be placed. "A total of 477,772 (81.56%) have automatically been placed in one of their choices," the ministry stated This, according to the ministry, is a significant improvement compared to last year. PLACEMENT-RELEASE_28.11.23_FINAL-FINALDownload However, 108,025 (18.44%) qualified candidates could not be matched with any of their choices. The ministry has thus advised that all such students engage in 'self–placement' to select from available scho...

Nov292023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

MTN Ghana implements upward review of price of voice and data services

Ghana News, Science & Technology

Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) has implemented an upward review of its voice and data prices for most of its products and services for both pre-paid and post-paid customers. The new pricing takes effect on Tuesday, November 28. The price review impacts voice, SMS (text messaging) and data including Fiber Broadband and Fixed Wireless Access (4G Router/Turbonet) customers. According to the telco, "The review has become necessary due to increased operational costs. The review will allow MTN Ghana to continue to make the investments required to sustain its business going forward." Explaining the reason for the increase, the Chief Commercial Officer for MTN Ghana, Noel Kojo-Ganson, said it was due to market pressures. “We are very mindful of the challenging economic conditions and the i...

Nov222023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

China: Human Rights Watch accuses Beijing of closing and destroying mosques

International

China is closing, destroying and repurposing mosques, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged in a new report. The crackdown is part of a "systematic effort" to curb the practice of Islam in China, HRW said. There are about 20 million Muslims in China, which is officially atheist but says it allows religious freedom. Observers, however, say there has been an increased crackdown on organised religion in recent years - with Beijing seeking greater control.ADVERTISEMENT The BBC contacted China's foreign ministry and ethnic affairs commission for comment in advance of publication of the HRW report. "The Chinese government's closure, destruction and repurposing of mosques is part of a systemic effort to curb the practice of Islam in China," said Maya Wang, acting China dir...

Nov222023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

Mahama Ayariga petitions Parliament to probe delayed funds disbursement to aggrieved Gold Coast Fund customers

Ghana News

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has petitioned Parliament to address the prolonged delay by the government in releasing funds to an estimated 61,000 customers of Blackshield Capital Limited, formerly known as Gold Coast Fund Management (GCFM). Mr Ayariga presented the petition on behalf of Charles Nyame (convenor), Bernard Agyekum, Nathaniel Mensah, David Opoku, and Rosemond Mensah Grunitzky, who are members of the "Aggrieved Customers of Defunct Gold Coast Fund Management" organisation. The petition urges Parliament to investigate the reasons for the government's failure to disburse funds to the customers of the defunct Gold Coast Fund Management. Additionally, the petition calls on Parliament to compel the government to fulfil its commitment to pay...

Nov222023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

Death toll in Nkwanta shooting rises to 8

Features, Ghana News

The death toll in the ethnic clashes at Adele Challa and Akyode communities in the Oti Region has risen to eight. Several properties have been destroyed and residents have fled for safety leaving behind a ghost town. The region has witnessed tribal conflicts involving the Adele, Challa, and Akyode ethnic groups over land litigation issues. However, in recent times contention about a Yam Festival being organized by the Akyode people in the Nkwanta town led to fresh skirmishes.https://cdn.vuukle.com/widgets/quiz.html?version=1.12.3Advertisement Despite attempts by the Oti Regional Security Council to resolve the issue, skirmishes have continued to plague the town. On Tuesday, the Interior Ministry imposed a 13-hour-long curfew on Nkwanta township and banned the carrying of...

Nov222023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

Sam Altman: Ousted OpenAI boss to return days after being sacked

International, Science & Technology

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman will return as boss just days after he was fired by the board, the firm has said. The agreement "in principle" involves a new board members being appointed, the tech company added. It comes after Mr Altman was sacked on Friday triggering an open letter from staff who threatened to resign unless he was reinstated. "I am looking forward to returning to OpenAI," Mr Altman said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. He added: "I love OpenAI, and everything I've done over the past few days has been in service of keeping this team and its mission together. He added the firm would build on its "strong partnership with Microsoft." Last week, the board decided to remove Mr Altman, which led to co-founder Greg Brockman's resignation, sending the star AI comp...

Nov212023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

OpenAI staff demand board resign over Sam Altman sacking

Features, International, Science & Technology

Staff at OpenAI have called on the board of the artificial intelligence company to resign after the shock dismissal of former boss Sam Altman. In a letter, they question the board's competence, and accuse it of undermining the firm's work. They also demand Mr Altman's reinstatement. But Mr Altman now has a job at Microsoft and seems to want to stay. He and Microsoft boss Satya Nadella see OpenAI's success as vital, he added.ADVERTISEMENT "Satya and my top priority remains to ensure OpenAI continues to thrive," he tweeted. "We are committed to fully providing continuity of operations to our partners and customers. The OpenAI/Microsoft partnership makes this very doable." The sacking on Friday of a man who is one of the leading figures in artificial intelligence (AI) shocke...

Nov202023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

ECOWAS must adopt a supranational government system – Asare-Afriyie

Ghana News

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must adopt a supranational government system if it intends to achieve its objectives. This is according to a Lecturer at the Law Faculty of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Speaking on Joy News’ The Law, Mr. George Baffour Asare-Afriyie, said ECOWAS member states must begin serious consideration of ceding some of their powers to the sub-regional body in order to reach the objectives as outlined in the ECOWAS treaty. He noted that while there has been a semblance of attempts to achieve supranationalism – for instance, in the issuance of the ECOWAS passport and ECOWAS card popularly called the Ghana card – there is much more work to be done.https://cdn.vuukle.com/widgets/quiz.html?version=1.12...

Nov172023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

BoG warns Ghanaians against 8 unapproved money transfer organizations

Ghana News

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued a warning to the public against engaging with unapproved Money Transfer Organisations (MTOs) in the country. In an official statement on Thursday, November 16, the central bank highlighted that several MTOs operating in the remittance and Ghana Forex Market lacked approval from the Bank of Ghana. The unapproved organizations mentioned in the statement include “Lemfi, Wise, Transfer Go, Xoom-A Paypal Service, Sendwalu, Boss Revolution, BTC-Aza Finance, and Supersonic.” The Bank of Ghana explicitly advised the general public, banks, Dedicated Electronic Money Issuers (DEMI), and Enhanced Payment Service Providers (EPSP) to refrain from conducting any transactions with the mentioned institutions.https://cdn.vuukle.com/widgets/quiz.html?version=1...

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