Lifestyle & Social

Jul182023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Employers must create HIV/TB policies for the workplace – Ayisi Addo

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Social

The National AIDS/STI Control Programme’s (NACP) Programme Manager, Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, has urged employers to create a workplace HIV/TB policy to help manage and treat employees who have the disease. A workplace policy is crucial, according to Dr Ayisi Addo, because HIV was a problem that affected people who came to work and could potentially be contracted at the workplace. “The workplace is a setting for social interaction and physical contact, which makes it possible for infectious diseases like COVID-19 and HIV to spread. Since HIV can be spread through the workplace, it must also be controlled there,” he emphasized. Dr Ayisi Addo said this at the weekly, “Your Health! Our Collective Responsibility! A Ghana News Agency Tema Regional Office initiative aimed...

Jul122023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Students advised to use Internet advantageously

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Social

Member of the Tema Secondary School Old Students Association (TOSA), Kwadwo Owusu Baah, has encouraged final year students in Senior High Schools to pay attention to advantages on social media to create passive income for themselves. Mr. Baah said this at a forum in Tema Secondary School dubbed “TOSA Tertiary Talks,” an initiative of TOSA that seeks to call on illustrious alumni of the school to encourage and present to the students a picture of life after school because most of them will graduate without any insight into what lies ahead of them. He said, at their stage, it was critical to identify who they wanted and didn’t want to become in life and seek to also identify ways of working and living that would not add unnecessary risk to their path. He told students that the evolu...

Jul102023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

World Wellbeing Week: Self-care and its global impact

Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Social

Wellbeing is key to a healthy, fulfilling, and balanced life. Unfortunately, the stresses and demands of our busy, fast-paced, modern lifestyles can often distract us from self-care. But research shows that a lack of wellbeing can indicate declining health for an entire community. That is why leading lifestyle and wellness companies, such as QNET, support World Wellbeing Week (June 26 – 30) by bringing attention to the importance of self-care and its global impact. What Is Wellbeing? ...

Jun272023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

PRAISE RELOADED WAS REALLY LOADED – PART ONE

Ghana News, Lifestyle & Social, Pent TV

It's been a long while since I attended a worship event. However, today gave me one of the rare opportunities to join Minister Joe Mettle's Praise Reloaded at the Oil Dome at the Royal House Chapel here in Accra Earlier on, Minister Joe Mettle had joined us on Tuesday on LET US WORSHIP on PENT TV to give us a foretaste of what had been incubated for the release today. And I must confess that indeed Praise RELOADED was a comprehensive, holistic and mind-blowing package. ARRIVAL & PROTOCOLSMy wife and I arrived at the event quite early and from my observation, it was clear that the team Joe Mettle and the organizers started the event on time. From the look of things, one could tell that many people were highly enthusiastic of the programme and their sense of hunger drove i...

Jun192023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Jospong Group holds maiden ‘olympics’ for staff

Ghana News, Lifestyle & Social

The Jospong Group of Companies held its maiden sporting event for its staff, dubbed the “Jospong Olympics.” The event was part of activities to mark the Jospong Employees Month, which had the theme “Our people, our heroes.” It was aimed at creating a bond among the staff in all of the Group’s over 60 subsidiaries. The Managing Director of Zoomlion Private Services, Edwin Amoako, explained in an interview that the purpose of the games was for the employees to meet, bond, and share common interests and understanding, while also providing an opportunity for the staff to have fun and stay fit. “We hope that the Jospong Olympics will enable us to foster even more synergies and teamwork to achieve the goals and aspirations of the company and the country,” Amoako emphasized. He a...

Jun152023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Report cases of abuse – Gender minister urges women and girls

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Social

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweira Abudu has advised women and individuals who are victims of abuse to be bold to report the cases to the police. According to her, there are laws in place to fight for the right and privileges of citizens, however, the laws can only work if the cases are reported. “The law is deterrent, we have to report to the police. There is a culture of not reporting. If we report, then the police will investigate and the law will take its course. “The laws are there to fight for you if you report cases. I will encourage everybody, no matter what, to report to the police when it happens,”she said on June 14. Her comments were in response to the question by Newsnight host, Emefa Apawu on whether the laws are dete...

Jun82023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Nigerian states cut working week to three days

Africa News, International, Lifestyle & Social

Two state governments in Nigeria have reduced the working week to three days for state employees. The move is to help them cope with increased petrol costs, following the federal government announcement to scrap fuel subsidies. Nigeria is currently struggling to control the rising cost of transportation, which is affecting many citizens. The Edo and Kwara states governments’ announcement will fuel debate in the public and private sectors about measures to help workers cope with the rising costs. Public service staff across Nigeria work five days a week, but there’s still a lot of confusion about the fate of employees in the private sector where some are required to work for six days a week. There are also indications that other states may adopt the new model. Nigeria’s fe...

May302023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Philadelphia Eagles support Imhotep to launch stem water project in Ghana

Ghana News, Lifestyle & Social

NFL side, Philadelphia Eagles have collaborated with American Football Highschool team Imhotep Panthers to launch a stem water project in the Volta Region. The project is to help address environmental snd sustainability issues as result of climate change. According to the Director of Science of Imhotep Panters, Shelly Pozzy says the aim of the project is to help make water in rural areas in Ghana safe to drink. “This project is one of our many projects where we actually give back to our community and we focus on addressing change in our community. With this particular one we are addressing climate change and looking at making clean water safe to drink here in Ghana”, she said. She again added that, the technology was brought to Ghana because of how successful it has been. ...

May222023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Floods destroy homes and property in Aflao

Ghana News, Headlines Today, Lifestyle & Social

Torrential rains over the weekend destroyed houses and displaced hundreds of people at Duta and Agbawoeme, two adjoining communities near Diamond Cement at Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region. The rains caused severe flooding of several homes and destroyed property running into tens of thousands of Ghana cedis, As a result, many of the residents in the affected communities have had to relocate from the area to put up with their family members in neighbouring communities. Mrs Sylvia Awuye Akpavor, a media practitioner, who lives close to the affected communities, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the situation was alarming as it had really affected the daily life of the residents. “I have personally visited the Duta and ...

May192023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Floods hit eastern Accra after morning downpour

Ghana News, Headlines Today, Lifestyle & Social

Movement of motorists was heavily impeded Thursday morning at the Kpone Barrier portion of the main Tema-Aflao N1 road due to flood waters following an early morning downpour. Some motorists and their passengers complained of staying in gridlocks between two and five hours before making their way out of the situation. Joy News’ Carlos Calony who toured the affected areas said the floods blocked the road in front of the Bel-Acqua Bottling Company where commuters virtually sailed through running waters. The main Accra –Tema Motorway did not fare any better, as the rains forced a heavy gridlock that ensured vehicles moved at a snail’s pace. A number of vehicles with very low clearance had to park for the floods to subside, while some others who braved through had their vehicles br...

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