He said contrary to that perception, the NHIS was rather expanding as more people kept on registering with the scheme.

Mr Tsatsu Tsikata, lead Counsel for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is expected to continue his cross examination of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, second petitioner and key witness in the case.

The five-day workshop, which began on Monday, is being organized in collaboration with Local Government Workers Union of Ghana and it is on the theme: “Local Government as a Tool for Grassroots Development.”

He said construction of “shallow rafts and pile foundation to carry the gas processing plant is about 90 per cent completed” and four additional units of the plant including air coolers, compressor and tlytol re-generator arrived at the site, and other components the plant would arrive for installation on May 7.

“When we delivered the Mornah’s case, perhaps we were wrong, but that was our decision. Certain stories that have appeared on some websites describing Judges as timid are not healthy for the development of the law. It is not proper”, he said and urged the general public to be circumspect in their utterances.

Mr Anthony Eyiah Quansah, the outgoing Presiding Member, who was the sole candidate seeking re-election, did not get the endorsement of the Assembly when he failed to secure two-thirds of votes of the 52 member Assembly.

He said the arrears had affected their monthly retirement allowances as the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) continues to pay them based on a structured system.

Sarikyi Mamah Nomabo, known in private life as Alhaji Ahmed Ben Mahmood, and is also the Assistant Chief Pharmacy Technician at Ankaful Hospital, said in an interview with Ghana News Agency at Saltpond, that Mr Hayfron is a hardworking man who has helped to project the Better Ghana Agenda in the Municipality.

He said in line with President Mahama’s promise to establish 200 new senior high schools, a rapidly growing community like Mognori deserves one.

A release to the GNA said the amount paid through the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), represents Corporate Income Tax of GH¢ 57,476,207 (30,298,475 dollars), Mineral Royalty of GH¢ 10,865,669 (5,767,710 dollars), Withholding Tax (WHT) of GH¢ 3,557,596.69 (1,891,190 dollars) and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) of GH¢ 6,292,289 (3,901,437 dollars).

The reason for the decline in the financial commitment has been given as “Ghana is now a middle income country” and this is besides the fact that it is now an oil producing country, said Dr Afisha Zakariah, Director of Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Health.

Ms Mensah, who was the first runner-up in the competition, said this on Saturday during the launch of her Autism and Intellectual Disability (AID) project.

Mr Abdul-Majeed Hamidu Chando, the Yendi Branch Secretary of the GPRTU, made the appeal during the first quarterly meeting of the Union at Yendi.

She said the Awards, which was instituted to reward excellence and professionalism in the Ghanaian tourism environment, is also an effort to consolidate the country’s position as an emerging destination in Africa.

The Management of GSFP wishes to inform the public that the programme is not aware of the meeting or is party to any such meeting .

Mrs Mary Obiri –Yeboah, Director of Planning and Programmes at NRSC made the appeal when members of the commission paid a courtesy on Mr Julius Debrah, Greater Accra Regional Minister.

Over all, the survey indicated that four percent of women aged 15-49 years in Ghana have had any form of FGM and this practice was found to be most prevalent in the Upper West and East Regions with 41 and 28 percent rates respectively.

When the Court reconvened Monday morning, the eleventh day into proceedings, Counsel for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Tsatsu Tsikata continued his cross examination of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, second petitioner and star witness in the case. 

He was nominated by the Yaw Ekye Family and approved by the kingmakers upon careful analysis and consultations and was given the stool name Nana Ekye Nsowah-Adjei II, to succeed Nana Kofi Adamu who died about a year ago.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), the Leader of GGS, Kyekyeku (Eugene Oppong Ampadu), said the class was an innovation to share ideas about the playing of guitar.