Category: Features

Time to act on rheumatology care

Ramar Tee

Rheumatologists are medical doctors who specialise in diagnosing and treating diseases that affect the joints, muscles and bones.

They work closely with other healthcare professionals, including doctors, physical therapists and orthopaedic surgeons, to provide comprehensive care for patients with rheumatic diseases.

Health experts say a person needs to see a rheumatologist when one experiences persistent joint pain or swelling, morning stiffness or limited mobility, a family history of autoimmune or rheumatic diseases and or when symptoms worsen over time or do not respond to treatment.

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Oldest married couple ever share their sweet love story 83 years after saying ‘I do’

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An American couple who met over 80 years ago have officially broken records with their love story.

Lyle and Eleanor Gittens (USA) were students at Clark Atlanta University when they first coupled up in 1941.

They had no doubt they were meant to be together and married the following year.

Now, with a combined age of 216 years and 132 days (he’s 108 and she’s 107), they are not only the oldest living married couple (aggregate age), but also the oldest married couple ever (aggregate age).

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Open Letter to IGP: On police extortion and the use of force

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On behalf of the concerned citizens of the North East Region, I write to you to draw your urgent attention to two deeply troubling and interconnected issues that are eroding public trust in our police service: the rampant extortion of money from citizens on our roads, and the disturbing use of excessive—and at times, lethal—force in situations that demand restraint and professionalism.

1. The pervasive menace of illegal extortion

What was once an occasional complaint has now, regrettably, become a daily ordeal for many citizens.

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38 Newly qualified doctors inducted into veterinary profession

Ramar Tee

The Veterinary Council of Ghana has inducted 38 newly qualified veterinary doctors to practise after six years of academic and professional training in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.  Whereas 27 of the doctors were trained at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the other 11 were trained at the University of Ghana. With the induction of the new doctors, the number of veterinary doctors working across the nation has increased to 568. Charge Addressing the induction ceremony last Friday, the Pioneer Dean, KNUST School of Veterinary Medicine,…

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Improving reading culture: Library Authority bets on techonlogy to win younger generation

Ramar Tee

Ghana’s cherished tradition of reading is fading, with libraries underused and bookshops struggling as young people increasingly favor digital content and social media. Educators and policymakers warn that this shift threatens critical thinking, creativity, and academic performance skills essential for national development. To counter this decline, the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA), which oversees 139 libraries nationwide, is embracing digital transformation. Acting Executive Director Ziblim Alhassan Betintiche explained that the Authority is leveraging technology to reconnect youth with reading. A new digital library app now offers thousands of resources accessible from…

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Revitalising the Ghanaian Heritage: Towards a preservation and promotion of our indigenous Ghanaian languages

Ramar Tee

It is refreshing and, indeed, exciting to pay recognition to the momentum by some parliamentarians to render submissions in indigenous Ghanaian languages on the floor of the Parliament of Ghana in recent times. The Faculty of Ghanaian Languages Education (FGLE) of the University of Education (UEW), Ajumako Campus, as a mandated lead stakeholder in the teaching and learning, promotion, preservation, research and policy issues regarding indigenous Ghanaian languages, wishes to add its voice in acknowledging and commending the Rt. Hon. Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford…

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Ghana’s Youth-Led Recycling Initiative Tackles Plastic Waste Crisis

Jasmine Adjei

In Ghana, millions of discarded polyethylene-based plastic bags and water sachets clog drains and pollute communities, contributing to floods and disease outbreaks. With only 5% of plastic waste recycled nationwide, most ends up in landfills, rivers, or is incinerated releasing harmful gases and worsening environmental degradation. But a youth-led initiative called PlastiFund is turning this crisis into opportunity by empowering orphans to collect and recycle plastic waste in partnership with industry leader Blowplast. Polyethylene, the most widely used plastic globally, is found in everyday items like sachets and shopping bags.…

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Galamsey is a cancer destroying Ghana; I will not keep quiet – Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe writes

Ramar Tee

For years, I have spoken about the dangers of galamsey, and today I must speak again, louder and clearer: illegal mining is destroying Ghana, and we cannot afford to look away any longer. I have seen with my own eyes the devastation of our rivers, forests, and farmlands. The Pra, Birim, Ankobra, and countless others have turned into lifeless streams of mud and poison. Communities that once drank clean water now depend on polluted, toxic rivers. Farmers who once tilled fertile land now stand on wastelands scarred by reckless mining.…

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Unlocking potential: The need for girl-child education in Ghana – Betty Owusua Ansah writes

Ramar Tee

“When a girl learns, an entire community rises.” In Ghana, as in much of the world, when a girl is educated, her entire community flourishes. From improved health and economic stability to stronger leadership and societal cohesion, the ripple effects are profound and often underestimated. Every additional year a girl spends in school increases her family’s health, and contributes to Ghana’s development goals. Despite challenges like poverty, teenage pregnancy and cultural barriers, recent policies such as Free Senior High School (Free-SHS) Programme are helping more girls to stay in school…

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14-year-old Ghanaian reaches North Pole on international Arctic expedition

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Fourteen-year-old Kenneth Majdoub has made history as the youngest Ghanaian to reach the geographic North Pole after taking part in the sixth Nuclear Icebreaker of Knowledge international Arctic expedition.

Kenneth joined 65 other outstanding students from 21 countries on a 10-day journey aboard the vessel 50 Let Pobedy icebreaker, where nuclear science, exploration, and cultural exchange came together.

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