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NHIA: We’ll Sanction Health Facilities Charging Our Clients Extra Fees

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it is poised to tackle illegal payments demanded by service providers from clients while accessing healthcare at the various facilities. Dr Ernest Kwarko, the board chair of the NHIA says the Authority will soon introduce an electronic payment system to curb such practices …

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South Africa Coach Express Frustrations With Cape Coast Stadium Ahead of Crucial Black Stars Qualifier

Head Coach of South Africa, Hugo Broos has hit out at World’s football governing body FIFA for approving the Cape Coast Stadium as home venue for Ghana in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.     According to the Belgian trainer, the over three hours of travel by road from Ghana’s capital …

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Northern Regional Minister Cries Over Fatal Boat Accident As He Commiserates With Bereaved Families

Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shani Alhassan, has described the death of nine pupils of the St Lwanga R/C Junior High School in a boat accident in the Saboba District as a national tragedy.   Addressing a gathering to commiserate with the bereaved families, the minister led a government delegation to …

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$40m ECG Meters ‘Chop Chop’; Attorney General Receives Docket For Prosecution

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has forwarded a case docket in connection with an alleged $36 million procurement fraud of electric meters’ belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) which happened in 2016 to the Office of the Attorney General for prosecution.   This follows the conclusion …

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Be Friendly To Your Wards And Provide Them With Financial Support After BECE – Parents Advised

Parents of the Junior High School final Year Candidates who will sit for their Basic Education Certificate Examination on Monday have been advised to support their wards financially after their final examination to help them bear better fruit in life.   Speaking in an interview with Mrs. Linda Nyarko Yeboah, …

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Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia And 31 Others Are On The World Bank’s Heavily Indebted Poor Countries’ List

There are currently about 34 African countries on the World Bank and IMF’s heavily indebted countries’ list, according to data obtained by Business Insider Africa. Among these heavily indebted poor countries are: Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Democratic Republic of Congo, …

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Video: If You Don’t Understand ‘Digitised Economy’, Blame Your Sixth Form Economics Teacher – Bawumia Jabs Critics

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a swipe at critics of government’s impassioned drive to digitise the country’s economy. He stressed that a digitised economy is a massive economy, which, to him, is so obvious for any Sixth Former to understand.   “Ladies and gentleman, the digitised economy is …

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Headmaster In Saboba Drowning Incident Charged With Manslaughter

The Headmaster in the Saboba drowning incident has been charged with manslaughter and will be put before court on Monday, November 15, 2021 in Tamale. The headmaster, Emmanuel Changer on Friday November 12, 2021, sent 31 Junior High School students to his farm and on their return, the boat they …

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Police Releases New Update On Recruitment Exams 2021

The Police Administration has released the results of the screening and documentation exercise and urges all applicants to check from their online portals.   The Ghana Police Service has released a statement on the ongoing police service recruitment as they call for all the applicants who passed the screening stage …

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