TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD Precious Philemon survived a gruelling experience of a crumbled marriage, which left her in the care of her young child. As she struggled to make ends meet she resorted to prostitution and for several years she made out of the profession yet she could no longer endure to the gruelling effects and tough side that came along with the job.
Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) President Dr. Evelyn Nguleka has said the media is “duty-bound to” play a critical role of marketing the country a bid to secure reliable and long term investors.
In an effort to address problems leading to the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease in sub-Saharan Africa, experts across the world including political institutions have started discussing possible ways of dealing with such a crisis should it reoccur.
Managers of the country’s first ever cancer registry are soliciting government and public support to sustain the work of the facility and make it reliable. The Kumasi Cancer Registry, set up about two years ago, looks to reach out to prayer camps, herbal centres and private health facilities to collect data on the disease for effective diagnosis and management.
The Ghana National Flag is flying at half mast in honour of Mrs Theodosia Okoh, the designer of flag who was 92 years of age when she passed away. The country’s President John Dramani Mahama has directed that all flags should fly at half mast for three days, starting from Tuesday April 21.