In 21st century Ghana, newborns continue to die or suffer from severe brain injury from jaundice. Every month we have not less than 10 newborn babies dying from or suffering severe brain damage from jaundice in the Children’s block of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital alone. Why and how can we reduce this?
I recall talking to this chap who ticked off on his fingers, what he insisted were the qualities of a good judge: He must know his law inside out, must place the highest premium on the quality of his judgments, must not drink too much booze, must not cheat on his missus, must base his decisions on honest interpretations of the law, must not be too political or let politics get in the way of his judgments…
The inability of most African governments to give  state-owned enterprises (SOEs) the free will to operate has been a great source of distress to state-owned airlines in the continent.
The Board of Directors of GOIL has appointed Mr Benjamin Atsu Torkornoo as Operations Manager of the company.
Glo Mobile Ghana, the Ghanaian  subsidiary of Globacom Limited, has been adjudged the Fastest Growing Telecommunications Network in the country at this year’s Ghana Telecoms Awards held recently.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have said their marriage is over.
US spy chief James Clapper has admitted the government collects communications from internet firms, but says the policy only targets "non-US persons".
The government has allocated GH¢7 million to public tertiary institutions to expand their student intake capacity next academic year.
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, yesterday admitted at the Supreme Court that there had been double registration of some Ghanaians abroad during the registration exercise for the 2012 general election.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa Central, , has advised the youth to desist from drinking and driving recklessly during funerals.
The Presidency has ordered investigations into the activities of the National Identification Authority (NIA).
The National Commission of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Â has expressed concern about the seemingly lawlessness in the Ashanti Region, where small arms have been used to settle political scores.
Former TESCON President of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Nana Boakye, has said the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) wants to divert attention from the current Supreme Court case.
The  University of Cape Coast is to install closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras at vantage points on and around its campus.
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