Monday, 30 July 2018
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River volta: Five children drown in boat accident
Five children have lost their lives after a boat accident on the Volta
River, Sunday.
The Ghana Navy is at the scene coordinating rescue efforts.
The boat was carrying passengers from Nantwekope to Yeji hit a tree
stump in the middle of the journey and capsized.
There were about 60 passengers on board during the tragedy, according to
rescuers. The passengers were travelling to Yeji with their foodstuff
to trade between Sunday and Tuesday.
The body of the deceased have been deposited at the morgue.
SOURCE: rainbowradioonline.com
SOURCE: rainbowradioonline.com
Lack of sanctions increasing corruption in public sector
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Government to meet Ghana Medical Association over strike
Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Robert Cudjoe, said on Monday, 30 July that an emergency meeting has been scheduled for either the same day or Tuesday, to deal with the doctors’ issues.
The doctors threatened an indefinite strike, effective Monday, 6 August 2018, until a list of their demands are met by government.
All doctors in the public sector will withdraw their outpatient services until August 19 and heighten the industrial action by withdrawing emergency services from 20 August until 27 August when they declare a full-blown strike if their demands are still not met.
The GMA arrived at this decision at their 4th National Executive Council meeting held at Jirapa in the Upper West Region from 27 – 28 July 2018.
According to the GMA, the issue of doctors having suffered reduced pensions following their migration onto the single spine pay policy; and non-payment of conversion differences, is still outstanding since December 2011, in spite of the NLC’s compulsory arbitration award which binds both parties and subsequent directive from the NLC to government to correct same.
The GMA also accused government of not fully implementing their condition of service document signed in October 2015.
The Association also bemoaned the “inequitable distribution of critical healthcare staff which has resulted in most deprived communities not receiving the desired standard of care.”
They are calling on government to consider the incentive packages recommended by the GMA at its Annual General Conference held in Tamale in November 2010.
Mr Cudjoe told Chief Jerry Forson on Ghana Yensom that the government has received the concerns of the doctors, adding that: “Government won’t sit down unconcerned for the strike to start, and, so, today or tomorrow we are going to hold a crunch meeting with the leadership of the GMA to discuss the issues with them.
“Already, the Minister of Health has assured that the cost of the post-graduate training for doctors will be borne by the government, and, so, some actions are being taken on their demands.”
4 robbery suspects arrested in Dome
Two suspected armed robbers and two others suspected to be their
accomplices have been arrested by personnel of the Madina Divisional
Police Command.
Suspects Frederick Brown and Issah Dramani are in police custody assisting in the investigation while suspect Awudu and another ex-convict, whose name is yet to be established, are on the run.
Richard Otuah and Baah Stephen, who have been accused by one of the victims as accomplices, have also been detained by the police for questioning.
At about 2 am yesterday, Jerry Apea of Dome Pillar Two arrived home in the company of Abigail Antwi in a Navara pick-up truck, and while alighting from the vehicle, three young men armed with pistols attacked them.
The armed young men took GH?12,000 from Jerry Apea, his Nokia 6 phone and the car key, and also collected two phones from Abigail Antwi.
The robbers then escorted the victims to their room and further took a laptop, five wrist watches and GH?3,000.
The robbers attempted driving away the Navara pick-up truck but ran into a taxi which had just arrived with Elizabeth Tsedu and Mary Tsedu on board.
The robbers, therefore, turned on the occupants of the taxi. They robbed the two ladies of their two phones each and handbags.
They also seized the taxi from the driver, Kwasi Anane, and attempted to drive away the car, but abandoned the plan and went away with the key.
The victims reported the incident to the police.
Jerry Apea, one of the victims, accused his co-tenants – Richard Otuah and Baah Stephen – as accomplices because, he claimed, the two gentlemen were in their room at the time of the time robbery but rather pulled down their curtains when the robbery was in progress.
Later, with the assistance of a tracking device on the iPhone of Elizabeth Tsedu, one of the victims, police traced the stolen items to Dome, near the public toilet.
Suspects Frederick Brown and Issah Dramani were arrested in a wooden structure.
Two iPhones belonging to victims Elizabeth and Mary Tsedu were retrieved.
Also found were the laptop and two wrist watches of victim Jerry Apea.
One of the suspects, who was later identified as Awudu, was seen moving away on a motorbike upon sighting the police.
Another suspect, believed to be an ex-convict, whose name the police are yet to establish, is also on the run.
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Suspects Frederick Brown and Issah Dramani are in police custody assisting in the investigation while suspect Awudu and another ex-convict, whose name is yet to be established, are on the run.
Richard Otuah and Baah Stephen, who have been accused by one of the victims as accomplices, have also been detained by the police for questioning.
At about 2 am yesterday, Jerry Apea of Dome Pillar Two arrived home in the company of Abigail Antwi in a Navara pick-up truck, and while alighting from the vehicle, three young men armed with pistols attacked them.
The armed young men took GH?12,000 from Jerry Apea, his Nokia 6 phone and the car key, and also collected two phones from Abigail Antwi.
The robbers then escorted the victims to their room and further took a laptop, five wrist watches and GH?3,000.
The robbers attempted driving away the Navara pick-up truck but ran into a taxi which had just arrived with Elizabeth Tsedu and Mary Tsedu on board.
The robbers, therefore, turned on the occupants of the taxi. They robbed the two ladies of their two phones each and handbags.
They also seized the taxi from the driver, Kwasi Anane, and attempted to drive away the car, but abandoned the plan and went away with the key.
The victims reported the incident to the police.
Jerry Apea, one of the victims, accused his co-tenants – Richard Otuah and Baah Stephen – as accomplices because, he claimed, the two gentlemen were in their room at the time of the time robbery but rather pulled down their curtains when the robbery was in progress.
Later, with the assistance of a tracking device on the iPhone of Elizabeth Tsedu, one of the victims, police traced the stolen items to Dome, near the public toilet.
Suspects Frederick Brown and Issah Dramani were arrested in a wooden structure.
Two iPhones belonging to victims Elizabeth and Mary Tsedu were retrieved.
Also found were the laptop and two wrist watches of victim Jerry Apea.
One of the suspects, who was later identified as Awudu, was seen moving away on a motorbike upon sighting the police.
Another suspect, believed to be an ex-convict, whose name the police are yet to establish, is also on the run.
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Citi FM, OccupyGhana petition Nana Addo over ‘health crisis’
Citi FM and OccupyGhana have petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to
demand the operationalization of all newly built but abandoned
healthcare facilities.
The petitioners are also pushing for a comprehensive Emergency Response System (ERS) in Ghana.
The two petitioners contend that the matters at hand have “reached a crisis point.” “The matters now require drastic measures, one of which is our request herein that the President takes urgent steps to operationalise the facilities and institute the ERS throughout Ghana.”
They urged the president to “put in place and publish a clear roadmap with timelines for addressing the matters.”
The work of the Citi Breakfast Show is highlighted for its advocacy and tracking of abandoned healthcare facilities.
This has revealed that “although an amount of $1 billion has been committed to various facilities, some that are completed are not in use while others have either been abandoned or fallen behind the scheduled date of completion with no remedial actions being taken.”
It is the conviction of the petitioners that the facilities, when operationalised, will “reduce pressure on the existing tertiary and regional referral facilities and add about a 4000-bed capacity to the existing nationwide figure of about 20,000 beds.”
The University of Ghana Medical Centre, the first phase of which was recently opened, was among newly built healthcare facilities that was sitting idle over 18 months after it was commisioned, because of a spat between the government and the University of Ghana over who should manage the facility.
The 1,000-bed maternity & paediatric block at KATH that has been abandoned for over four decades, the Police Hospital in Accra and the KNUST Teaching Hospital are some of the projects noted in the petition, that have been abandoned.
The no-beds syndrome has left healthcare providers with no option but to treat emergency cases on the floor or chairs in some cases.
This is after the death of 70-year-old man who was turned away by seven hospitals over a lack of beds prompted the Ghana Health Service to direct that emergency cases be treated regardless of the medical logistics.
The petition also includes an 11 point plan for a comprehensive emergency service system that includes the provision of an adequate number of ambulances for the population, improved support to the National Health Insurance Scheme, the establishment of an ERS Command Centre and the provision of more community hospitals.
The petitioners maintain that “poor health care is a gross violation of the inherent right of the people to good healthcare.”
“We believe that the President has a sacred duty to ensure that the right thing is done. That is why we are calling for a direct action by the President to ensure that these matters are addressed by, first, ensuring that all identified facilities are operationalised forthwith, and second, instituting a workable plan for emergency healthcare in Ghana.”
The petitioners are also pushing for a comprehensive Emergency Response System (ERS) in Ghana.
The two petitioners contend that the matters at hand have “reached a crisis point.” “The matters now require drastic measures, one of which is our request herein that the President takes urgent steps to operationalise the facilities and institute the ERS throughout Ghana.”
They urged the president to “put in place and publish a clear roadmap with timelines for addressing the matters.”
The work of the Citi Breakfast Show is highlighted for its advocacy and tracking of abandoned healthcare facilities.
This has revealed that “although an amount of $1 billion has been committed to various facilities, some that are completed are not in use while others have either been abandoned or fallen behind the scheduled date of completion with no remedial actions being taken.”
It is the conviction of the petitioners that the facilities, when operationalised, will “reduce pressure on the existing tertiary and regional referral facilities and add about a 4000-bed capacity to the existing nationwide figure of about 20,000 beds.”
The University of Ghana Medical Centre, the first phase of which was recently opened, was among newly built healthcare facilities that was sitting idle over 18 months after it was commisioned, because of a spat between the government and the University of Ghana over who should manage the facility.
The 1,000-bed maternity & paediatric block at KATH that has been abandoned for over four decades, the Police Hospital in Accra and the KNUST Teaching Hospital are some of the projects noted in the petition, that have been abandoned.
The no-beds syndrome has left healthcare providers with no option but to treat emergency cases on the floor or chairs in some cases.
This is after the death of 70-year-old man who was turned away by seven hospitals over a lack of beds prompted the Ghana Health Service to direct that emergency cases be treated regardless of the medical logistics.
The petition also includes an 11 point plan for a comprehensive emergency service system that includes the provision of an adequate number of ambulances for the population, improved support to the National Health Insurance Scheme, the establishment of an ERS Command Centre and the provision of more community hospitals.
The petitioners maintain that “poor health care is a gross violation of the inherent right of the people to good healthcare.”
“We believe that the President has a sacred duty to ensure that the right thing is done. That is why we are calling for a direct action by the President to ensure that these matters are addressed by, first, ensuring that all identified facilities are operationalised forthwith, and second, instituting a workable plan for emergency healthcare in Ghana.”
Give us evidence to probe exam leakage – Parliament to Law students
Some students of the Ghana School of Law are upset over an alleged leakage of their exams after the supposed questions together with answers and marking scheme were seen on social media hours before the exams. The students say the development suggests that some of their colleagues had access to the exams papers before they started writing the paper.
Spokesperson for the irate law students Yaa Opoku told Francis Abban on the Morning Starr Monday that the Independent Examination Body (IEB) of the General Legal Council must be dissolved over the issue.
“We are very angry, extremely angry. As students, we are on various platforms and questions kept flying onto the platforms. We got to the exam hall and the questions dropped just as was shown to us. It was shocking. The questions just didn’t drop, they dropped with answers and marking schemes. Our major concern is with the IEB. Over the years, they have proven to be incompetent and for that matter, the Board should be dissolved,” she lamented.
Commenting on the development, Mr. Abdallah said his colleagues were equally concerned when issue came to their attention.
“The issue of the leakage came to our attention after the students wrote the exams. We all passed comments on this because exams are to be fair. We will need evidence to pursue this case. Listening to Yaa Opoku the students had access to the questions, answers and marking schemes. As far as I am concerned, this issue remains an allegation until proven otherwise”.
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