NEWS IN GHANA

Actress Megan Young was crowned Miss World 2013 on Saturday, besting 126 candidates from all over the globe and earning the Philippines its first ever victory in the beauty contest. Young accepted the Miss World crown from 2012 winner Wenxia Yu at the awarding ceremony in Bali, Indonesia. Miss France Marine Lorphelin took second place while Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter came in third. Ghana’s Naa Okailey Shooter made history as she became the first Miss Ghana to make it into top 5 of Miss World and eventual placing 3rd in the pageant. "Amazing scenes here in Bali, Megan is overcome with emotions as a tear rolls down her cheek, promising to 'Be the best Miss World Ever'!" the Miss World official Twitter account said. "She also waved to the crowd at the start of "Miss World Philippines' Year," it added. In the Q & A portion, Young was asked to answer the question, "Why should you be crowned Miss World?" She...

Poor road conditions, human error, vehicle breakdowns coupled with environmental factors like poor weather and non-road worthy vehicles have been cited as major causes of road accidents in Ghana as a result many people lost their lives everyday.   Statistics according to media report revealed that four people die daily on Ghana's roads due to road accident. Upon estimation Ghana loses over 230 million dollars yearly due to road accidents with more than 1600 deaths.   Research by the National Road Safety Commission revealed that in 2010 that there were 19 fatalities per 10,000 vehicles in Ghana. Statistics again showed that 43% of the fatalities involved pedestrians and 53% involved occupants of vehicles   whiles 23% of all pedestrians’ fatalities involved children below the age of 16 years. What really accounts for that? Well guess what?   A lot of factors counts but let’s find out about that of non-roadworthy vehicles that ply on the  road...