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Ghana, Rwanda tops health insurance coverage in Africa

Professor Edwine Barasa, Deputy Executive Director, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Program has mentioned Rwanda, Ghana, Gabon and Burundi as the only four African countries with over 20 per cent coverage levels with any type of health insurance even though the overall health insurance coverage in Africa is low. “Only four countries …

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National Chief Imam’s security personnel assault EIB journalist

The security personnel of the National Chief, Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, have assaulted EIB journalist, Lantam Panpanko. According to him, he was asked to move off the road because the National Chief Imam was behind him. Narrating the incident, Mr. Panpanko stated “So, I was driving from the Ofankor roundabout headed …

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Teen Queen Ghana Ready To Roll

Afua Asantewaa O Aduonum   The stage is set for the maiden edition of Teen Queen Ghana beauty pageant, ASKOF Productions, organizers of the event have said. And bearing any unforseen circumstances, the audition is scheduled for November 4, at the premises of CTV, Lobone in Accra.   The reality …

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Haiti Meets Ghana Rocks Accra In Style

  A display of rich multiple cultures, an exhibition of similar, yet different artifacts characterized the much anticipated Taste of Afro Caribbean Festival (Haiti Meets Ghana), held at the Gold Coast, Accra Ghana. The well attended event succeeded in showcasing Ghanaian, Haitian, and Caribbean culture on one platform. It also …

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Dr. Lawrence writes: Is the NPP a true Democratic Party?

  The way the NPP has been behaving and governing the country since 2017, leaves Ghanaians to ask if they are a true Democratic Party. By extension, is the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, a democrat or something else? In 2017, close to the seat of government, DSP Nanka Bruce, was heavily …

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EC calls for framework to regulate social media use during elections

  The Electoral Commission (EC) has backed calls for the establishment of a national framework to guide the use of social media in the country during national elections. According to the Commission, such a framework would help reduce the high rate of mis/disinformation spread during elections, ensure the integrity of …

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Lawyer Akoto Ampaw is dead

Lawyer Anthony Akoto Ampaw Esq., has been confirmed dead. According to reports, the veteran Ghanaian lawyer and human rights activist died today, October 20, 2023, at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC). Reports indicate lawyer Ampaw has not been well since the beginning of 2023. Akoto Ampaw was the head of the …

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Prof Gyampo says Kan Dapaah’s analysis on coup mongers is quite jaundiced

A Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana has criticised the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah’s comment to the effect that some Ghanaians in academia and civil society were fuelling a coup. In an interview on Joy FM’s Top Story, Prof. Ransford Gyampo described it as ‘quite misplaced’ and ‘jaundiced.’ …

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