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Police in the Western Region say enough security measures have been put in place this festive period to ensure residents and revellers go about their daily routine without any fear. The Western Region has recently recorded violent crimes, with the latest being the setting ablaze of a naval officer who doubled as a ride hailing app driver with Bolt by a passenger on Wednesday. The officer who was transferred to the 37 military hospital, unfortunately, couldn’t survive due to the extent of severe injuries. Speaking to Citi News, DSP Olivia Adiku who speaks for the police in the Western Region,…

It is controversial whether viruses are alive, but – like all living things – they do evolve. This fact has become abundantly clear during the pandemic, as new variants of concern have emerged every few months. Some of these variants have been better at spreading from person to person, eventually becoming dominant as they out-compete slower versions of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This improved spreading ability has been ascribed to mutations in the spike protein – the mushroom-shaped projections on the surface of the virus – that allow it to bind more strongly to ACE2 receptors. ACE2 are…

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least six people have died in a suicide bomb attack on a crowded restaurant in the eastern city of Beni. Police prevented the bomber from entering the building, but he blew himself up at the entrance killing himself and five other people. Another 13 people were injured. The officials blamed Saturday’s attack on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militant group said to be linked to the so-called Islamic State (IS). So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. More than 30 people were celebrating Christmas at the In…

Except in the most extreme situations, no society, culture, or community would purposely jeopardise its indigenous people’s lives. This is not a judgmental statement but an observation based on trends. Human beings are hard-wired to act in ways that will reduce the internal dissonance they perceive. This is done by changing behaviours, thoughts or feelings to create equilibrium among contrasting ideas and desires (Bagozzi et al., 1999; Festinger, 1964). It is imperative to acknowledge that culturally entrenched community and social systems would be shattered if we simply applied top-down edicts. Therefore, we must first devise and implement policies and interventions…

Two youth groups in the Ellembele District of the Western Region, SHAIP Africa and the National Alliance for Nzema Development, have condemned the alleged burning of a suspected illegal miner by security officers protecting a mining concession site belonging to Adamus Resources Limited at Nkroful. The victim, Michael Budo, a physically-challenged person, on Thursday sustained life-threatening burns all over his body after the security personnel allegedly poured petrol on him and set him ablaze. The incident is said to have occurred as the security officers accused him of trespassing as an illegal miner. The General Secretary for the National Alliance…

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has directed the various MMDCEs to enforce the Covid-19 safety protocols while ensuring the populace adheres to them. Speaking at the last Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council meeting on Wednesday, the Minister, Henry Quartey, cited the latest increases in cases recorded at various testing centres and hospitals as the reason for the MMDCEs to enforce strict adherence of the safety protocols during the festive season. He also revealed plans concerning the regional initiative, dubbed Let’s Make Accra Work Agenda saying his outfit will be in full force next year. Vice-chairman of the National…

A violent collision on the Bole-Bamboi highway in the Savannah Region has led to the demise of an individual. Reports reaching JoyNews indicate that a tricycle moving to Kilampobile collided with a yellow mini bus. The bus was moving from Techiman and heading towards Bole. The tricycle is said to have been carrying five persons including the driver. Four sustained injuries but the fifth lost his life. The injured are currently receiving treatment at the Bole District Government Hospital. Sources say two of the victims broke their legs and two others have been placed on oxygen. Source link

The Western Regional Police Command is investigating the circumstances which led to the death of a taxi driver in their custody on Saturday 25th December 2021 at the Sekondi Police Station. Confirming the death of the 52-year-old taxi driver to Joy News, Western Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olivia Ewurabena Adiku said the deceased is alleged to have committed suicide at the cell’s bathroom with his jeans trousers. She further explained that the driver whose name has been given as Joseph Entwi was driving from Takoradi to Sekondi in his Toyota Corolla Vitz with registration number GW 8204-20 when…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has called on the public to check for expiry dates of products as they shop for Christmas. The state agency responsible for the inspection, certification and proper distribution of foods and food products as well as drugs in the country said, the consuming public needs to be wary of unwholesome products on the market. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and staff awards organised by the FDA in Tema on Thursday, December, 2021, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Authority, Mrs. Delese Mimi Darko, assured…

A former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, has bemoaned the lack of efforts by stakeholders to modernise Ghanaian markets to safeguard the lives of head porters, commonly referred to as ‘kayayei’. Speaking at a programme organised by the Henry Djaba Memorial Foundation, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Otiko Djaba argued that there is the need for authorities to implement measures to lessen the burden of deprived head porters in the country. This included the establishment of habitable and convenient market structures to aid their activities. The event…