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NPP Vows To Snatch Assin North Seat In 2024

NPP Vows To Snatch Assin North Seat In 2024

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has vowed to snatch the Assin North Parliamentary Seat from the NDC in 2024. This follows the defeat of the party in the just-ended by-election where the constituents stuck

News
Assin North by-election: NPP confronts Police over alleged detention of party polling agents

Assin North by-election: NPP confronts Police over alleged detention of party polling agents

Some executives of the governing New Patriotic Party are alleging that 3 of their polling station agents and a supervisor have been arrested by the Ghana Police Service. The party's General Secretary, Justice Frimpong Koduah

Business
Fuel Tanker Drivers Declare Strike

Fuel Tanker Drivers Declare Strike

The fuel tanker operators in Ghana have declared a strike over the poor conditions of the roads across the country. The strike commenced on Monday, June 26, with drivers operating within the Tema Heavy Industrial

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YEA Recruits 1500 Prisons Office Assistants

YEA Recruits 1500 Prisons Office Assistants

On Friday 23rd June 2023, the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) brought smiles to 1000 young men and women who passed successfully as YEA Prison Office Assistants at the Ankaful Maximum Security Prisons. This adds up

Economy
Jospong Rice project: Jospong Group signs agreement with IRRI

Jospong Rice project: Jospong Group signs agreement with IRRI

Jospong Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to bring the latest and best rice technologies to Ghana. The agreement seeks to tap into the expertise of IRRI

Politics
I Will Win Assin North Seat Again Even If They Give Me A Bedroom In Court – Gyakye Quayson

I Will Win Assin North Seat Again Even If They Give Me A Bedroom In Court – Gyakye Quayson

NDC candidate for the Assin North By-Election and former Member of Parliament for the constituency, James Gyakye Quayson has reiterated his confidence that he will win the seat despite the numerous court processes. The candidate

Health
TB cases to skyrocket if nothing is done to control it — Dr. Adusi Poku

TB cases to skyrocket if nothing is done to control it — Dr. Adusi Poku

The Programmes Manager for the National Tuberculosis Control, Dr. Yaw Adusi Poku has revealed that the number of Tuberculosis cases in Ghana is expected to increase if actions are not taken to tackle the disease.

Health
Ghana’s Healthcare delivery: NHIS Service Providers To Switch To Cash And Carry System

Ghana’s Healthcare delivery: NHIS Service Providers To Switch To Cash And Carry System

Persons registered under the National Health Insurance Scheme are now paying more to access basic healthcare. This comes after the government’s inability to fulfill its obligations to service providers since July 2022, a situation that

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Gov’t told to treat tuberculosis as you treat HIV/AIDS

Gov’t told to treat tuberculosis as you treat HIV/AIDS

Member of Parliament (MP) for Nabdam Constituency in the Upper East Region, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane is imploring government to treat tuberculosis (TB) as a serious matter and fund it the same way as it

Health
Ghana detected 16,650 TB cases in 2022

Ghana detected 16,650 TB cases in 2022

A total of 16,650 cases of tuberculosis (TB) were detected in the country last year. This is an increase of 20 per cent of the 13,278 cases detected in 2021. The Programme Manager of the