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Trump says King will be ‘very safe’ during US visit after security talks
Posted on with No CommentDonald Trump has said King Charles III will “be very safe” during his state visit to the US, which is due to begin later on Monday. Further security talks took place between the White House and Buckingham Palace after a … Read more →
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Nana Addo to launch NHIS mobile renewal policy in 2019
Posted on | CommentThe Obuasi Office of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), at a stakeholder forum on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, unveiled the New NHIS Mobile Renewal and Digital Authentication policy which will allow users to renew their Health Insurance on their … Read more →
1D1F: Nana Addo inaugurates diaper manufacturing company at Bortianor
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a diaper manufacturing at Bortianor in the Greater Accra Region, under the government’s flagship one-district, one-factory (1D1F) initiative. The company, which is being tipped to become one of the biggest diaper manufacturers in West Africa, is … Read more →
Double Track rescues 3,000 students in Mfantseman
Posted on | CommentThe introduction of the Double-Track System in some selected Senior High Schools (SHS) has rescued more than 3,000 Junior High School (JHS) leavers in the Mfantseman Municipality, who otherwise would have missed Senior High School (SHS) due to lack of … Read more →
Medical supplies drone project national priority – Bawumia
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday waded into the debate about the use of drones to distribute blood and other essential medicines to hard-to-reach communities across the country, saying that the technology is a national priority that would save … Read more →
Parliament to push passage of RTI to next sitting
Posted on | CommentParliament has set aside the first two weeks of its next meeting to pass the Right to Information Bill into Law should it fail to do so before it rises on Saturday 22 December. Speaking at a dialogue between the … Read more →
Drone project to employ 200 students
Posted on | CommentThe Vice Chairman of the Health Committee of Parliament Dr. Ayew Afriyie has said the drone deal between the government of Ghana and Ghana Drone Delivery Project will employ some 200 Ghanaian students. “They are going to employ 200 Ghanaian … Read more →
Akufo-Addo donates Nov. salary to Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fund
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo says he has donated his November salary of GHC25,000.00 to the Korle Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fund as part of his contribution to resourcing the Fund to assist Ghanaians who may require plastic surgery. The President made the donation … Read more →
Ghana exports plantain to Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin
Posted on | CommentGhana has begun the export of plantain to Burkina Faso and other countries in the West African sub-region. The bumper harvest of plantain, the number three food crop in Ghana, after yam and cassava, has resulted in the export of … Read more →
President cuts sod for construction of James Town Fishing Harbour
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday cut the sod for the construction of the James Town Fishing Harbour Complex to enhance fishing activities, create more jobs and boost the fishing industry in the area. The $60-million project is being … Read more →
Diabetes Screening: Firm Health Ghana Foundation screens hundreds at Inchaban
Posted on | CommentA leading not for profit health foundation in the Western Region of Ghana, Firm Health Ghana Foundations on 1st December, 2018 organized a free diabetes screening exercise for over two hundred people at Inchaban in the Western Region of Ghana … Read more →
Adentan/Madina footbridges to be ready April 2019
Posted on | CommentContractors working on the six footbridges on the Adentan/Madina Highway say the bridges will be ready for use in April 2019. They made this known Wednesday when President Akufo-Addo made a stopover during his three-day working tour of the Greater … Read more →
Eight before court over GH¢8.5 million theft
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday granted bail to eight persons for allegedly stealing various sums of money from a business woman in their capacity as her personal bankers. They are: Kwame Osei Yeboah, Rita Ofosuhemaa Mpiani, Joseph Nwolley Nsien, … Read more →
Old Gbewaa Palace under construction ahead of Yaa-Naas’ funerals
Posted on | CommentThe government has officially handed over the old Gbewaa Palace in Yendi for construction works to begin. This is to pave way for the performance of funerals of the late two overlords of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Mahamadu Abdulai IV and Yaa-Naa … Read more →
‘Fake first lady’ of Nigeria arrested by secret service
Posted on | CommentA woman who used various false identities to gain access to Nigeria’s presidential complex to allegedly run business scams has been arrested. The secret service said Amina Mohammed initially posed as Kogi state’s first lady to gain entry to the … Read more →
Let’s help ourselves – Akufo-Addo to CEOs
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has appealed to Chief Executive Officers and heads of business firms operating in the Tema business enclave to join hands with government to develop the economy. Addressing a host of Chief Executive Officers and heads of businesses at … Read more →
GH¢67m released for NaBCo stipends
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Finance has released GH¢67,135,600 for the first payment of stipends for beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo). Some 95,908 trainees who confirmed their acceptance onto the scheme are to benefit from the allowance of GH¢700 each. … Read more →
Takoradi: Anaji Estate Key JHS Maths Teacher allegedly defiles 14-yr-old Student
Posted on | CommentA Mathematics Teacher with the Anaji Estate Junior High School (JHS) in Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly in the Western Region whose name is given as Joseph Andoh has allegedly defiled a 14 year old final year JHS Student of the … Read more →
Kidnap alert in Takoradi: Kidnappers used MTN job vacancy to lure lady
Posted on | CommentAn 18 year old lady has been kidnapped by unknown assailants in Takoradi, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 in the afternoon. Nana Adwoa Quayson, an elder sister of the victim narrates to Connect FM’s Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson in a very … Read more →
Justice Baidoo wins ‘2018 Global Health Reporting Contest’
Posted on | CommentJoy News’ Justice Baidoo has been adjudged winner of the Global Health Reporting Contest Award for 2018 at an event held on Monday in New York, USA. This is the second time a Joy News Journalist is picking up the … Read more →
GRA closes down Group Five Construction Company in Takoradi (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Head office of Group Five Construction Company in Takoradi has been closed down by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). Staffers of the leading African construction, concession and manufacturing company were asked to vacate the premises around 4:20 … Read more →
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