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Moringa: The health benefits of this plant are unbelievable

Owing to its high concentrations of polyphenols in its leaves and flowers, moringa protect the liver against oxidation, toxicity, and damage. For reasons quite obvious, the moringa tree has been dubbed the tree of miracle. Known to the ancient Chinese, Indians and many other cultures around the world, it recently …

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Electronic vehicle Registration to begin Jan. 2020 – DVLA

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is set to roll out the much-touted Vehicle Registration System (VRS) on January 2, 2020. The digital registration infrastructure which will fully be deployed by the Authority will enable clients complete their vehicle registration processes in an hour. It is, therefore, envisaged that …

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Travellers can now subscribe for ¢400 insurance cover via WhatsApp

Management of Old Mutual Health Insurance has launched an innovative local travel accident policy that allows subscribers to apply for cover through social media platform, WhatsApp. The product is an ‘on-demand’ travel accident policy that provides pay as you go cover for individual road journeys from city to city in …

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Iraq protests: The women rising up on Baghdad’s walls

Since October, a wave of anti-government protests has swept across Iraq. The protesters represent a cross-section of society and, unusually for a traditionally patriarchal country, women have taken a leading role. Their prominence is celebrated in murals which have sprung up across the capital, Baghdad. Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, epicentre of …

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GRIDCO workers suspend strike

Employees of Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) yesterday suspended the sit down strike they embarked upon on Wednesday to demand for debts owed the company by Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and other state companies. A press statement released yesterday said following a joint standing committee meeting of the management …

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South Africa tightens tourist safety strategy

Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has announced that R40 million has been ring-fenced to improve safety, especially for tourists visiting SA. The funds have been reprioritised from the Tourism Marketing South Africa (TOMSA) levy, which is meant for tourism services in South Africa. Addressing media in Tshwane on Thursday, Kubayi-Ngubane said …

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Christmas lights can trigger fire outbreaks – Fire Service warns

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has warned that the blinking treaded lights heavily used during Christmas, otherwise referred to as Christmas lights, must be kept away from combustible materials to prevent fire outbreaks. It explained that when the electric-powered Christmas lights came into direct contact with combustible materials such …

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Govt absorbs WASSCE fees for first batch of free SHS students

Government says it has absorbed the registration fees and cost of practical for students in public senior high schools who will sit for next year’s West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). These candidates are the first batch of the free SHS education introduced by President Nana Akufo-Addo in September …

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Minority to boycott vetting of Chief Justice nominee

The Minority in Parliament has served notice to boycott the vetting of the Chief Justice nominee, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. Justice Anin-Yeboah if approved by Parliament will succeed outgoing Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo who retires on December 20, 2019. The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament and First Deputy Speaker …

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Minority to boycott vetting of Chief Justice nominee

The Minority in Parliament has served notice to boycott the vetting of the Chief Justice nominee, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. Justice Anin-Yeboah if approved by Parliament will succeed outgoing Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo who retires on December 20, 2019. The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament and First Deputy Speaker …

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6-year-old girl allegedly killed for rituals at Adiembra

A 6-year-old schoolgirl has allegedly been kidnapped and killed for rituals at Adiembra near Dompim in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region, MyNewsGh.com reports According to the police, father of the deceased claimed he went to farm leaving his three children at home. Later in the day, one of …

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N/R: Man arrested for raping pregnant woman in the bush

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a pregnant woman at Tijo in the Mion District of the Northern Region. Lukeman Sanche, according to the Northern Regional Police Command, forcibly had sex with the victim in a bush on December 9 while she was taking domestic animals for grazing. …

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