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Ghanaians to access healthcare with Ghana card

Government is considering the possibility of allowing Ghanaians to access healthcare with their Ghana cards under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Dr. Lydia Baaba Dsane-Selby, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) who announced this, said the initiative, which is part of efforts to help achieve the universal health coverage, would be piloted soon ...

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Kwadwo Asamoah loses Black Stars captaincy

Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey has taken over from Inter Milan ace Kwadwo Asamoah as Ghana deputy skipper but Swansea City attacker Andre Ayew has maintained his place as the main captain. Twenty-seven-year-old Partey, who made his international debut in 2016, and Ayew, are expected to lead the Black Stars through the remainder of 2022 Africa Cup of Nations and ...

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Special Prosecutor begins probe into Agyapa deal

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has begun investigations into the controversial Agyapa Minerals Royalties Investment deal over suspected “commission of corruption.” In this regard, the office, under the signature of the Special Prosecutor, Martin A.B.K. Amidu, has written to Parliamentrequesting from it information on the deal within seven days. In a letter addressed to the Clerk to Parliament dated ...

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WHO: Oktober en november worden het moeilijkst in Europa met toename dagelijks dodental

De Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie (WHO) verwacht in Europa een stijging van het aantal corona-sterfgevallen in oktober en november, twee maanden die zich ‘als erg moeilijk aankondigen’. Dat zegt de directeur van de Europese tak van de organisatie tegen persbureau AFP. Buitenlandredactie 14-09-20, 12:01 Laatste update: 12:23  ,,Het zal nog moeilijker worden. In oktober en november zullen we een hogere sterftegraad zien”, verklaarde ...

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WHO: October and November will be the most difficult in Europe with increasing daily death toll

The World Health Organization (WHO) expects a rise in the number of corona deaths in Europe in October and November, two months which are “beading as very difficult.” That says the director of the European branch of the organization against AFP news agency. Buitenlandredactie 14-09-20, 12:01 Last update: 12:23 “It will be even more difficult. In October and November we ...

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High value markets identified for Ghana’s sweet potatoes

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority, in a new report released this month, has identified several European markets that the country’s exporters of sweet potatoes should seek to exploit. Although Ghana’s sweet potatoes exports grew by 23.3 percent in 2019, to reach US$434,000 up from US$333,000 in 2018, the country’s share of the global market is still an insignificant 0.1 percent, ...

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Mahama ‘attacks’ US government over climate change

Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, says the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation is a threat to the ‘whole planet and the US itself’. His criticism follows an ‘unprecedented’ wildfires raging across the western United States. It has emerged that the wildfires which started on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, are currently ...

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‘It’s good Akufo-Addo govt is implementing our manifesto’ – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have started implementing the 2020 manifesto of the National Democratic Congress (NDC); something the flagbearer of the biggest opposition party has described as a good thing. Mr Mahama made the comment while speaking in an exclusive interview with Class91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast ...

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‘Our family didn’t want Barbara to marry Sylvester but she insisted’ – Barbara’s sister recounts

The late Barbara Tommey’s sister, Sophia Tommey, has said that their family tried unsuccessfully to stop Barbara from marrying Sylvester Ofori. Speaking to Hitz FM, Sunday evening, Sophia Tommey explained that Sylvester’s brother, who is also a pastor, had gone to the would-be couple’s church to preach during a revival programme and prophesied that Barbara would marry a pastor called ...

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Coronavirus test on arrival: ‘No payment, no entry’ comes into effect Tuesday

Passengers traveling to Ghana will from Tuesday, September 15, be required to make online payments for the mandatory COVID-19 test at Kotoka International Airport prior to boarding of their flight, a directive by Frontier HealthCare and Ghana Airports Company circulated to all airlines on Friday has revealed. By the new directive, “Passengers are required to show proof of payment to ...

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