DCI-GHANA Defence for Children Internation
At least 200 children being trafficked into slavery, have been rescued by the anti-human trafficking unit of the Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with NGO, Challenging Heights. The minors were being taken to faraway places like Yeji in the Brong Ahafo Region’s Pru District and Bolgatanga, capital of the Upper …
Read More »Child Marriage Rate In Ghana Is Alarming – Lithur
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur has expressed concern about the increasing rate of child marriage in the country. In an exclusive interview with informGhana in her office at the ministry on July 4, 2014, the minister said the national rate of child marriage is …
Read More »AU Day of the Child: Chilling story of boy, 16, trafficked to Guinea
The desire to make quick money and travel abroad is a dream most young people chase after. But for 16 year old Kofi (not real name to protect identity), it came at a cost – his education. Kofi and 17 other boys were trafficked to Guinea from Adamu Katakyi, a …
Read More »Allow pregnant students write BECE – Education Ministry
The Education Ministry has served notice it will sanction supervisors who prevent pregnant girls from writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) which begins on Monday. A Deputy Education Minister, Alex Kyeremeh pleaded with the supervisors to “see these children as their own children and they should not harass them.” Most often, …
Read More »3-year-old rape victim fights for life at Korle-Bu
Doctors at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital are working round the clock to save the life of a three-year-old girl who was defiled by a 25-year-old galamsey operator at Daboase in the Western Region. As a result of the attack, the girl has already undergone three major surgeries to repair the …
Read More »95% of rural girls miss classes during menstruation
A study conducted by Sustainable Development Focus (SUDEF), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has revealed that 95 per cent of girls in rural areas in the country failed to attend school during menstrual periods. According to the study, most of the girls could not manage themselves well because of lack of modern …
Read More »5,720 female sex workers living with HIV
The Ghana Aids Commission has disclosed that 5,720 representing 11% out of 52,000 female sex workers (FSW) in Ghana are living with HIV. Dr. Fred Nana Poku of the commission added that 17% of men who sleep with men (MSM) are also having the virus. According to him, the commission …
Read More »Police process Chinese traffickers for court
The two Chinese nationals arrested for trafficking seven Vietnamese women into Ghana are being processed for court, Director of the anti-human trafficking unit of the Police Service, Patience Quaye, has stated. Hwan Se Hui, 49, and his accomplice are said to be part of an international ring of human traffickers …
Read More »Age for sexual consent should be 18 – Prof Sai tells Parliament
Population and sexual health expert, Professor F.T. Sai is advocating that Parliament harmonizes the existing law on the Children’s Act that puts the minimum marriage age in Ghana at 18 years but allows girls to engage in consented sex at age 16. According to him, consent to sex should be …
Read More »Ashanti takes measures to check maternal deaths
The Ashanti Regional Health Administration says, it is adopting measures to bring down the incidence of maternal deaths, which continues to be a major headache to the health professionals. This involves strengthening the emergency obstetric readiness of facilities, total team work, tackling poor referral practices, poor quality medicines and poor …
Read More »80-year-old man defiles 11-year-old girl
An 80-year-old water attendant, Paul Dewornu, has appeared before the Kade Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old school girl. His plea was not taken and was remanded in police custody to re-appear on December 5. Police Inspector D.D.T Wayoe told the court that the victim was a class four …
Read More »750,000 teenagers impregnated in 12 months
About 750,000 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 got pregnant in the past 12 months. They were involved in unprotected sex, according to the Ghana Health Service. A proportion of them were also reported to have engaged in abortions. The development worries some health experts who want intense …
Read More »12-yr-old prostitute arrested in Kumasi; Charges Ghc5 per round
Security officials in Kumasi have picked up two young girls for engaging in prostitution. The girls, aged 12 and 15, were picked up by security officials at the popular Kumasi hangout of ‘B.B.’ at Asafo, noted for its prostitutes and wee smokers. The barely pubescent Maabena, 12, who has a …
Read More »13-year-old commits suicide Effiekumah
Residents of Effiekumah in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis were early this morning stunned when a 13-year-old Class 6 pupil committed suicide for no apparent reason. She was said to have woke up early morning and without a word to anybody moved straight to an uncompleted building to hang herself. The deceased, …
Read More »182,000 failed BECE students get second chance for placement
The Ghana Education Service is giving a second chance to pupils who could not get placement into second cycle institutions. Over 182,000 pupils who failed one or more core subjects in this year’s BECE were not placed in any Senior High School by the computerized school selection system. However, Public Relations …
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