Tag Archives: MINISTER

Former finance minister Dr Joe Abbey is dead

Renowned Economist and former Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr Joe Abbey has passed away after a short illness. According to a Joy Business report, the former Government Statistician and Diplomat passed away over the weekend. Until his demise, Dr. Joe Abbey was serving as the Executive Director of …

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Papua New Guinea minister quits over luxury Coronation trip controversy

Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister has quit after a controversy over spending on the country’s official delegation at King Charles III’s coronation. Justin Tkatchenko travelled with his daughter Savannah, who posted a TikTok showing her first-class plane journey and shopping spree in Singapore. On Wednesday, he branded her critics “primitive …

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VIDEO: 80-year-old former education minister Dominic Fobih grabs 9th wife

Professor Dominic Fobih, a former Member of Parliament for Assin South and former Minister of Education has married again. Reports say the new wife is a 27-year-old young woman. The marriage, according to a source close to the family, is the politician’s 9th union. A short video clip from the …

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Ugandan minister shot dead by his bodyguard

A Ugandan Minister has been shot and killed by his bodyguard. Retired Col Charles Okello Engola, the deputy minister for labour was shot at his home in the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday morning, BBC.com reports. The bodyguard who is yet to be officially identified is reported to have shot his …

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A/R: Tourism Minister cuts sod for the construction of Amphitheater

The Deputy Minister for Tourism Arts and Culture, Hon Mark Okraku-Mantey has today, April 26,2023 cuts sod for the construction of Amphitheater which is  to be built at the cultural center of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. According to the Minister, it is not only Kumasi that will benefit from …

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It’s ‘unacceptable’ to complain about NHIS; resign – Mahama to Health Minister

Former President John Dramani Mahama is calling for the resignation of the Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu over the challenges associated with the smooth implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Mr Agyemang-Manu, recently complained about the return of the ‘Cash and Carry’ system in most health facilities across the …

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If Adutwum can be Education minister, why can’t comedian Lilwin? – Yamin

The National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) has discounted the educationist credentials of the Minister of Education Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum describing the Los Angeles School Owner as overrated. Joseph Yamin insists if the Minister’s ability to establish schools renders him competent to head a nation’s education ministry; comedian and …

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I no longer use NHIS card; I pay when I go to hospital – Health Minister laments

Minister of Health, Kweku Agyemang Manu has revealed that he pays cash whenever he visits the hospital despite being on the National Health Insurance Scheme. He mentioned specifically that visits to the Ridge Hospital and the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) have seen him pay cash after receiving the …

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It looks like health insurance is not working – Health minister laments

The Minister of Health, Kweku Agyemang-Manu, has accused some service providers under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) of frustrating the scheme. According to him, ordinary Ghanaians are charged monies by health facilities for essential services they have already paid for under the scheme. He added that those who are …

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Akufo-Addo has signed three new tax bills into law – Information Minister

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assented into law, the three new tax bills passed by parliament late last month. This was confirmed by information minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah in an interview on April 16, 2023 with Accra-based Joy News. He told Emefa Apau on The Probe programme that the president’s lawyer Kow …

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