The Paramount Chief of Nima, in the Ayawaso East Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Nii Futah, has urged Parliament to consider amending sections of the law which allow a girl child the right to consent to sex aged 16. According to him, this would help address the legal discrepancies…
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A Legal Practitioner, Nana Yafua Amua-Sekyi, has urged journalists to hold high the ethical tenets of the profession to avoid civil suits. She said even though the criminal libel law under which many journalists were sued, had been repealed, they could still be sued under civil suits if they published…
Ghana's HIV and AIDS Ambassador, Reverend John Kworshie Azumah, has urged government to resume intensive public education about the virus to stem the current rate of infection. Ghana has seen an upsurge in infections in recent years, especially among the younger population. Data from the Ghana AIDS Commission indicates that…
The International Network of Religious Leaders Living with or personally affected by HIV and AIDS (INERELA+ Ghana), has asked Government to increase funds allocated to institutions that offer social and mental health services to people in the country. That, it said, would enable such institutions to offer proper assistance to…