The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it paid GH¢180 million to various categories of healthcare providers last Friday across the country mainly for claims submitted and vetted up to December 2023. This is in fulfillment of its mandate as a payer of healthcare services in Ghana for disease conditions as prescribed in the NHIS … The post NHIA pays GH¢180m to healthcare providers
Some Christian religious leaders have implored Ghanaians to eschew tendencies and statements that had the potential to disturb the peace of the country. Rt Rev Daniel Sylvanus Mensah Torto According to them, Ghanaians should avoid talking and doing things that would bring about religious intolerance and conflict in the country. The clergy gave the advice … The post Don’t
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says its inability to pay some invigilators and supervisors is due to the government’s indebtedness of GH¢57.3 million for examinations conducted in 2022 and 2023. The indebtedness for 2022 is GH¢ 9.9 million while that of 2023 is GH¢47.4 million, comprising GH¢40 million for the main examination and GH¢7.4 … The post WAEC
Ghana is a place where certain public projects stall and can remain so forever or until who knows when. If you do not believe this, take an inventory of state projects from the time of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of the country, and you would drop all your doubts. Some of the projects … The post GETFund must fulfil promise appeared first on Ghanaian T
A man, who defiled and impregnated a 15-year-old student, has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in hard labour, by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. The convict, Kingsley Acquah, 24, pleaded not guilty to the charge, but he was found guilty at the end of the trial. Prosecuting, Superintendent of Police Juliana Essel-Dadzie told the court, … The post Man jailed 7 years for impregnating student
Two men, who attempted to escape from Bawdie police cells, in the Western Region, have each been sentenced to four years imprisonment by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Evans Sarpong, 24, and Desmond Ampong, 23, both unemployed, who conspired and broke part of the wall of the cells in an attempt to escape from lawful custody, … The post 2 jailed for attempting to escape from police cells
A security man has been fined GH¢3,600 by the Adentan Circuit Court for stealing electrical appliances and two water pump machines belonging to his uncle, a senior lecturer, at the University of Ghana, Legon. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to steal and not guilty on the second count of stealing. The presiding … The post Security man fined GH¢3,600 for stealing
The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced an okada rider, Kofi Sumaila, to 10 years imprisonment for robbing a commercial tricycle rider, at Bompieso in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality. The 22-year-old convict, also known as Blackman, pleaded guilty and prayed the court, presided over by Mrs Hathia Ama Manu, for forgiveness. The judge passing judgement, said: … The post Okada rider jailed 10
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced a new date for the Accra Lions versus Medeama SC outstanding Ghana Premier League (GPL) scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium. The Match day 18 game was postponed due to Medeama’s participation in the group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF champions League. According to the FA, the match … The post New date for Accra Lions, Medeama
Accra has been voted by WAFU Zone B as the host city for the 2024 U-17 Boys Cup of Nations in May. The tournament will feature host, Ghana, defending Champions Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and Niger. The WAFU Zone B Championship will also serve as qualifiers for the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup … The post Ghana to host WAFU B U-17 Boys tournament appeared first on
The Safety and Security Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has condemned acts of violence perpetrated on officials that handled the Ghana Premier League (GPL) encounter between Asante Kotoko and Nations FC on Sunday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The Porcupine Warriors suffered a 1-0 defeat in the hands of the … The post Safety,
With forex trading gaining more and more popularity in Ghana, quality forex trading platforms are rising in demand. Beyond selecting the right broker to trade with, the trading platform is also important to consider. By looking through the list of a-book brokers and comparing them to the list of b-book brokers, traders can pick a … The post Best Forex Trading Apps in Ghana – Results appeared
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has called for unity within the party in the run up to the December presidential and parliamentary election. He indicated that, without a united front, the party’s resolve to win the election would be difficult but was optimistic about the rejuvenation within the … The post NPP inaugurates Central Region Campaign
The government and its advisors in the coming weeks will begin extensive discussions with the country’s commercial creditors in line with its debt restructuring strategy to ensure debt sustainability, the Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has stated. The engagement with the commercial creditors, including bond holders, he said were expected to ensure that Ghana … The post At
Last Sunday, the BBC’s Radio 4 broadcast one of its quaint programmes about something only a few people had ever heard about. (That’s a radio station that broadcasts “news”, isn’t it? Why should one want to be bored with things one had heard about before, when there are so many millions of subjects that are … The post Is Ghana suffering from collective cognitive dissonance?
The President of Ghana Athletics, Bawa Fuseini, has expressed confidence in the transformative potential of the Legon Stadium for athletes and Ghana’s bid to host international competitions. With a capacity of 11,000, the Legon Stadium played a pivotal role in the recent African Games, hosting both the opening and closing ceremonies as well as various … The post CAA wants
The Cranes of Uganda came back twice to hold the Black Stars of Ghana to a 2-2 draw in an international friendly match yesterday at the Grande De Stade Marrakech in Morocco. Centre-back Jerome Osei Opoku and Jordan Ayew scored for the Black Stars on the 8th and 27th minutes respectively, while Asante Kotoko’s Steven … The post Black Stars, Cranes share spoils in int’l friendly
The Minority in Parliament has called for a bi-partisan probe into the budget and expenditure of the just ended 13th African Games, Accra 2023. The Caucus claims that the budget did not match the expenditure and output of Team Ghana at the Games. According to them, Parliament in the 2024 budget approved GH?150 million for … The post Probe 13th African Games expenditure, output –
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and key personnel of Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) have undergone specialised training in emotional intelligence to enhance leadership effectiveness and organisational performance. The training, which took place in Sunyani in the Bono Region recently and facilitated by Addison International, an emotional intelligence training centre, drew personnel from RCBs from Bono, … The post RCB
MR John Kuuku Dsane, a retired Forensic Psychiatry specialist, says Ghana can rake in more revenue, annually, by instituting a 24-hour-economy for growth advancement. He said the country could take advantage of such policy and position itself as an attractive destination for investment, to foster economic growth, create job opportunities, and contribute to the improvement … The post Ghana
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