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Maria Combrink among SA athletes hoping to raise the flag at Paralympics “I took part in the discus, shot put, and powerlifting and managed to throw qualifying distance for discus for Tokyo 2021. And I broke the world record for Shot Put Women F64 and set a new SA Record for para powerlifting women 86+kg,” said Combrink. South African para-athlete Maria Combrink during a para-powerlifting competition at ...

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  Efua Kyere Amponsem, the New Juaben South Chairperson of the Ghana Society for the Physically Disabled (GSPD), has called for the establishment of a special school for persons with mobility disability. She said having that special school would facilitate education and empowerment of women and girls with mobility challenges. Ms Amponsem said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Koforidua on the need to focus more on the physically challenged girl-child during celebrations such a...

March 06, 2021 PHOTO: Wildlife Reserves Singapore, The Fullerton Hotel, The Intan Its March. And before you know it, its June – the month your digital $100 SingapoRediscovers Vouchers (SRV) expire. With the March holidays and a long weekend in April looming, perhaps its time to plan a little something since traveling is still a no-go. Yes, vaccination plans are rolling out, but sorry, Sakura-viewing in Kyoto or safari-touring in South Africa is still not going to happen. And if you are to...

  The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) on Tuesday held a stakeholder engagement to deliberate on provisions in the Labour Act that are unfavourable to its members and workers in general. The engagement was to enable members and stakeholders to collectively outline the provisions for consideration in the ongoing review of the Labour Act. Members of the GFD are from the Ghana Blind Union, Ghana National Association of the Deaf, Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled, Ghana As...

Feb 2, 2021 Mary Ann Stanton 73, of Brookside went to be with the Lord on January 28, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 20, 1947 in Wheeling, a daughter of the late Walter R. and Margaret (Rothermund) Cramer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband Myles O. Stanton who she married on July 8, 1969, a son John H., her sister Kathryn Bogers. Mary Ann is survived by her children Myles O. Stanton Jr. of Columbus, Nick M. Stan...

Graphic Online BY: Prince Acquah 30.5k Shares 705 The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) is engaged in broad-based consultations with various groups, including Persons With Disability (PWDs), towards amendment of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651). So far, the ministry has engaged 11 groups with the aim of collecting data on the challenges, deficiencies, ambiguities, among others, that PWDs face when it comes to applying, implementing and enforcing labour laws. The development has ...