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Add herbal medicines to NHIS - GHAFTRAM urges govt
The Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations (GHAFTRAM) has urged the government to include approved herbal medicines on the list of approved medicines on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
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Ho set to be upgraded to metropolitan status this year — Bawumia
The Ho Municipality is set to become a metropolitan area this year, the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced.
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13 Presidential candidates on ballot unnecessary — Prof. Prempeh
The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Prof. Kwesi Prempeh, has chastised the Electoral Commission (EC) for failing to do a diligent and scrupulous work by allowing 13 presidential candidates on the ballot for the December 7 polls knowing very well that some of the parties do not meet the needed requirements.
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NSMQ 2024: Tamale SHS, Koforidua SHTS, Keta SHTS secure semi-finals spots
Tamale Senior High School (SHS), Koforidua Senior High Technical School, and Keta Senior High Technical School have secured well-deserved spots in the semi-finals of National Science and Mathematics Quiz (NSMQ) 2024 after a series of thrilling and fiercely competitive contests that kept audiences on the edge of their seats on Wednesday.
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NPP triggers Parliament recall
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in Parliament has requested the Speaker of Parliament to summon Parliament to transact urgent government business.
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Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations
Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned.
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Cola nut price surge threatens business in Tamale
COLA NUT business is facing a critical challenge as dwindling supplies and skyrocketing prices are threatening both traders and consumers in Tamale, the Northern regional capital.
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Ahead of new academic year: Traders switch to educational materials
Most traders in the central business district (CBD) of Accra have switched over to the sale of educational materials about a week to the commencement of the 2024-2025 academic year for first-year senior high school (SHS) students.
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NDC applauds Speaker for effective leadership
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has commended the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for his effective leadership during last Tuesday’s parliamentary session.
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NPP will win December polls — Hackman
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will stop at nothing to emerge victorious in the December 7 general election, the Chairman of the NPP National Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, has said.
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Race for Commonwealth Secretary-General: Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey aiming to become second woman to occupy the position
International relations experts have tipped Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, as the likely successor to the outgoing Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland Baroness Scotland of the United Kingdom.
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UK switches visa application supplier in Ghana
Ghanaians applying for visas to enter the UK will need to use a new visa application centre (VAC) from October 22, 2024.
The UK’s third-party VAC supplier in Ghana has changed to VFSGlobal. This means people in Ghana will need to complete their applications with VFSGlobal, even if they have begun the process with previous supplier, TLScontact.
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NDC scheming parliamentary majority standoff as part of 2024 election strategy – NPP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has alleged that the standoff in Parliament is part of a broader strategy by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to convince voters as part of their campaign message for Election 2024.
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NPP Caucus petitions Speaker to recall Parliament within 7-day period
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in Parliament has requested the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to summon Parliament to consider urgent government business.
They said the considering constitutional and statutory provisions of article 112 (3) of the Constitution and the Standing Order 58, the Speaker must summon the House to a meeting within a seven-day period.
That, they believed, would enable the government to discharge its constitutional and democratic obligations to the people of Ghana.
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President Tinubu sacks 6 ministers, appoints 7 others as replacement
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sacked six Ministers from his cabinet and also forwarded to the National Assembly seven ministerial nominees to take over the vacant positions.
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NDC applauds Speaker Bagbin’s leadership, praises NDC MPs for steadfastness
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has commended the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for his effective leadership during last Tuesday’s parliamentary session.
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Boss of Ghana’s 5G supplier who went missing found by police
Tony Mintah, one of the bosses at NextGen Infraco, Ghana's fifth generation (5G) technology service provider, who went missing on Wednesday has been found by the police,
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Pregnant mother-of-five falls to her death from tower block, newborn baby survives but fights for life in hospital
A heavily pregnant woman who plunged 90ft to her death from a 17-storey tower block has today been pictured and named locally as Emma Atkinson.
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Future intention by MPs should not deny them their seats - AG files response to Supreme Court case
The Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has submitted his statement as the second defendant in the Supreme Court case brought by Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
The case is challenging the Speaker of Parliament's decision to declare the seats of four Members of Parliament (MPs) vacant after three of them announced their intent to run as independent parliamentary candidates in the December 2024 elections. A fourth person, already an independent MP, has filed to contest on the ticket of a political party.
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East Legon accident: Justine Agbenu laid to rest (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Justine Agbenu, one of the victims of the tragic East Legon accident, has been laid to rest after a burial service at the Christ the King Catholic Church in Accra on Wednesday.
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Judicial Service reminds judges: Attempted suicide no longer a crime
The Judicial Service has reminded all judges and magistrates that attempted suicide is longer an offence and that individuals who attempt suicide are not to be prosecuted or convicted.
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Govt business to suffer with Parliament's indefinite adjournment
Government business in Parliament took a hit yesterday as Parliament adjourned indefinitely.
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UG Business School lifts Business Sense Challenge trophy
The University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) became the first school in the Greater Accra Region to win the Graphic Business Tertiary Business Sense Challenge (TBSC), with a score of 86.8 points.
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Limited accommodation for soldiers worrying — Chief of Army Staff
The Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona, has expressed concern over the limited accommodation available to personnel within the army, emphasising the detrimental impact it has on their morale and performance.
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Lead poisoning
This week is international lead poisoning prevention week. Interestingly, this global advocacy week has come upon us at a time when there is a national outcry against irresponsible and illegal mining (galamsey).