Category: General

The following are the provisional results of the local elections in the delegations of Ezzouhour, Séjoumi, El Kabbaria and El Hraïria (Tunis 1). *Ezzouhour delegation: Number of voters: 2029 -Constituency of Essomrane: Khemaïs Abdelli (169 votes) -Constituency of Ezzouhour IV: Ahmed Omrani (167 votes) -Constituency of Ettayarane: Abdessalem Ajina (250 votes) and Abdeddayem Mhamedi (156 votes) advanced to the second round. -Constituency of EssaSda: Jamel Arfaoui (123 votes) -Constituency of Ezzouhour: Faten Smaali (183 votes) and Dorsaf Souissi (106 votes) through to the second round. -Constituency of Bach Hamba: Rabeb Ben Ayed (250 votes) The seat reserved for people with disabilities (by lot) went to Yassine Ben Khaled. *Sejoumi delegation: Number of voters: 1104 -Constituency of Cité Hellal : Rafiaa Rouis (194 votes) -Constituency of Ali Belahouane: Mohamed Zied Yahyaoui (214 votes) -Constituency of Cité Chouhada: Mohamed Ali Jobrane (138 votes) -Constituency of Ennajah: Nizar Mhamdi (189 vo tes) The seat reserved for people with disabilities (subject to a draw) went to the candidate Nabil Manai. *El Kabaria delegation: Number of voters: 4888 -El Kabaria I constituency: Achraf Zarrouk (236 votes) -El Kabaria II constituency: Saber Mekni (283 votes) -El Kabaria III constituency: Mohamed Ali Manai (465 votes) -El Kabaria IV constituency: Ammar Ayari (302 votes) -Ibn Sina I constituency: Jamel Hammouda (208 votes) -Ibn Sina II constituency: Mohamed Oueslati (256 votes) and Bilel Jebali (197 votes) go through to the second round. -El Mourouj II constituency: Mohamed Adel Azzabi (294 votes) and Marwa Kashi went through to the second round. -Ennour constituency: passed in the 2nd round Mohamed Salah Selmi (407 votes) and Jamel Rehimi (322 votes). The seat reserved for people with disabilities (by lot) went to Nabil Ben Ammar. *El Hraïria delegation: Number of voters: 4138 -Ghdir El Kolla constituency: Amine Zribi (263 votes) -El Folla constituency: Faouzi Sebai (134 votes) -El Antit co nstituency: Abdelbaki Ghrissi (270 votes) -El Agba constituency: Kmar Lahbibi (415 votes) -Upper El Agba constituency: Mohamed Dhia el Hak Sebai (166 votes) -El Hraïria constituency: Belhassen Manai (294 votes) and Seifeddine Zayati (191 votes) go through to the second round. -Tarak Ibn Zied constituency: Mahmoud Ben Akacha (161 votes) -Ezzahrouni constituency: Mourad Chaabi (259 votes) and Aziz Mbarki (154 votes) advance to the 2nd round. -Ezzouhour V constituency: Naïm Rhimi (476 votes) The seat reserved for people with disabilities (subject to a draw) went to the candidate Jannet Barhoumi. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Klicks Africa Foundation, an organisation that supports teens and youth on the Autism Spectrum has donated GHS100,000 to Madam Mary Yawo Grunitzky, a 75-year-old Special needs mother. Madam Mary Grunitzky, a widow and a single mother, has a 44-year-old son with cerebral palsy and has engaged in all kinds of jobs in addition to solely taking care of his son to be able to survive daily. Mrs Mary Amoh Kufuor, Founder and Executive Director of Klicks Africa Foundation who made the presentation to Madam Grunitzky said she was tagged on Facebook by the Special Mothers Project, an advocacy programme for families of children with cerebral palsy with Madam Grunitzky's story. She said she was touched by the plight of the aged woman knowing how difficult it was to nurture a child with disability and thus decided to raise funds to support the woman. 'The woman is old and needs support, she cannot do much to support herself,' she told the Ghana News Agency. Mrs Kuffuor expressed gratitude to her Facebook followers f or believing in her and supporting her to support the aged special needs Mom. Madam Grunitzky who was visibly surprised by the donation, could only utter 'God bless all who donated to me abundantly.' Mr Agbeko Awadzi, co-founder of the Special Mothers Project, also expressing gratitude to the donors, said Madam Grunitzky reached out to the Special Mothers Project calling for help. 'The Special Mothers Project took to social media to share the story of Madam Grunitzky and the results has been positive.' He expressed special thanks to Mrs Kuffuor for taking the issue up. Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr. Kobina Yeboah Okyere, National Director of Compassion International Ghana (CIG) Wednesday, said the goodness and favour of God has granted Ghana peace even amid challenges. 'The year has not been devoid of challenges, but the good Lord has seen us through and even granted us peace,' he stated. Mr. Okyere said this in his Christmas and New Year message copied to the Ghana News Agency in Ho. 'The still voice of God has guided our spirits, hearts and minds even in the deepest of the valleys and is a testament of the result of our relying totally on God,' he asserted. The National Director was full of praise for Partner Churches of CIG for the good work they were doing to help release children from poverty more quickly. He also expressed his gratitude to Pastors and Church Partnership Committee members for their leadership, guidance and the warm embrace of CIG's vision and mission. 'To our Child Development Workers and Volunteers, I wish to thank you for the love and shepherding roles you are playing i n the lives of the children and youth of our programnes,' he said. Mr. Okyere was also thankful to God for sustaining the Programme and was hopeful that they would continue to work collectively to intervene in the lives of the many children living in poverty in their communities and surrounding areas. He noted that the lives of many children were transformed into youths and adults, who have become change makers and were opening doors to others in diverse ways. The National Director said CIG through its Partners had expanded its reach to other needy areas. He noted that they had given opportunities to many more not only to come and experience the love of Christ but also to commit their lives fully to Him. Mr. Okyere, whilst wishing Ghanaians the best of the season, was hopeful that the year 2024 would usher them into a new dawn. CIG is a visionary Non-Governmental Organisation that is committed to transforming the lives of children living in extreme poverty. Source: Ghana News Agency

The Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Local Council of Churches, has shown love to inmates of the Ankaful Prisons, Annex, by donating some foodstuffs and goodies to them, to put smiles on their faces this Yuletide.

The goodies worth thousands of cedis were made up of bags of rice, bottles of cooking oil, bags of sachets of water, soaps, toilet rolls and diverse kinds of soft drinks.

The donation was part of their humanitarian duties as priests to assist the public as the Bible requested them to do.

It was also a way of showing their love, care, and support to the inmates to motivate and encourage them to keep hope alive.

Apostle Williams Essilfie, Chairperson of the KEEA Local Council of Churches, said the donation came after an appeal to the KEEA Assembly.

He said the inmates needed to be supported irrespective of their offences and therefore called on individuals and corporate bodies to take advantage of the Yuletide to donate to them.

Apostle Essilfie took the opportunity to preach the word of God to the inmates and emphasized the biblical Joseph who became a prominent person after being imprisoned.

The Chairperson encouraged them not to lose hope and faith in God, but always pray for life and forgiveness.

Superintendent Elisha Ntsiful, the Second in Command at the Prisons Annex, receiving the items, expressed gratitude to the leadership for the support and said the gifts would go a long way to make the beneficiaries celebrate Christmas with smiles.

Supt. Ntsiful called on other philanthropists to extend their benevolence to inmates across the country to ensure they also enjoyed the festive season. Source: Ghana News Agency

The Sunyani Teaching and the Sunyani Municipal Hospitals celebrated the arrival of nine newborns on Christmas day, with six females and three males.

The Teaching Hospital welcomed four deliveries, while the Municipal Hospital had five, but the births at the former included three cesarean sections.?

The Teaching Hospital's first delivery, a female occurred at 0640 hours on Monday, December 25, while the last delivery occurred at 1220 hours (about 1 month 3 weeks).

But the Municipal Hospital's first birth, a male happened at 1225 hours and the last birth was recorded at 1405 hours.

As of 1130 hours?on Sunday, December 24, the Sunyani Teaching Hospital had recorded four births whereas at about the same time on Tuesday, December 26, three deliveries had been recorded.

The Municipal Hospital, however, had one delivery on Sunday, December 24 and three deliveries as of 1215 hours on Tuesday, December 26.

Mrs Vivian Kumah, the second-in-charge at the Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery (SVD) ward of the Sunyani Teaching Hospital in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) advised pregnant women to cooperate with the midwives to ensure successful deliveries.?

She emphasised the importance of confiding in the midwives and nurses regarding any concerns during pregnancy.

In a related interview, Mrs Akosua Nkansah, a staff Midwife at the Sunyani Municipal Hospital, gave the same advice and urged pregnant women to prepare adequately for their hospital visits.

She underscored the need for them to have basic delivery items to avoid any inconvenience during and after delivery. Source: Ghana News Agency