The acting Upper East Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Mr Kasimu Abudulai, has bemoaned the illegal fees charged by some service providers for services rendered to holders of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) card in the region. He noted that the situation was one of …
Read More »Nana Addo to leave for Germany on Sunday to meet Pfizer vaccine manufacturers
President Akufo-Addo is expected to meet manufacturers of the Pfizer vaccines with the aim of securing substantial doses for Ghana when he leaves for Germany on Sunday, August 22, 2021. The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, said the President is hopeful that the meeting will yield some …
Read More »Resources allocated by government in corruption fight not consistent with outcome – Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition
The Executive Secretary of Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has expressed worry that although resources are purportedly being invested in the fight against corruption, its intended purpose, that is to end the canker, is not being felt. Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile, Mrs Beauty Emefa Narteh noted that every Ghanaian must be worried …
Read More »My clients have not asked for $12m from Lighthouse Chapel – Lawyer for 6 aggrieved pastors
The lawyer for the six aggrieved former pastors of Lighthouse Chapel, Kofi Bentil, says his clients have not demanded $12 million from the church as being circulated on the internet. According to him, the figure is a figment of the imagination of the defendant, Lighthouse Chapel. Speaking in a phone …
Read More »‘Kissing Priest’ pleads for forgiveness
The Anglican priest who kissed three female students of the St Monica’s College of Education in Mampong in the Ashanti Region has rendered an unqualified apology to the church, school, families of the students and others. Rev. Fr Baltharzzar Obeng Larbi, in a statement issued yesterday, said he was sincerely …
Read More »ALLEGED NOTORIOUS SPIRITUALISTS ARRESTED BY THE POLICE
Alleged notorious spiritualists were arrested and detained by the Akatsi South District Police Service for allegedly causing harm and creating fear and panic through the use of a spiritual wizardry bowl called (ADZEKPAKU). They are Mr. Amegavi Gakpo of Gakpokorpe Community of the Akatsi South District and Mr. Horsede Kudalor …
Read More »I fought corruption better; more scandals are happening under Nana Addo – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, under his leadership, fought corruption better than the current government. According to him, during his term, members of his own party who were found culpable in the Ghana Youth Employment Development Agency, (GYEDA) scandal were prosecuted, while other …
Read More »Bird Flu: Government to partially compensate affected farmers – Deputy Food and Agric Minister
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Yaw Frimpong Addo says government will partially cover the losses of farmers whose activities have been affected by the bird flu. Mr Addo made the disclosure on JoyNews’ PM Express Business Edition on Thursday while interacting with host, George Wiafe. “There is a programme …
Read More »GHS600M for Agenda 111 yet to be disbursed – Finance Ministry replies Minority
The GHS600 million allocated to the Agenda 111 project is yet to be utilised, according to the Finance Ministry. In a statement responding to concerns raised by the Minority in Parliament, the ministry said the amount has been released into the project account at the Bank of Ghana. Government expects to “drawdown …
Read More »Covid-patient found dead after escaping from treatment centre
A 55-year-old man was on Thursday, August 19, found dead after he allegedly escaped from the Covid-19 Centre of the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital. Hospital authorities say Paulus Okine left the covid treatment centre because of his insistence that he had not contracted the disease. He had reported to the hospital’s …
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