National Health Insurance debunks indebtedness to providers since 2017
By Vanessa Adjei The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has refuted claims that it owes Service Providers since 2017. Its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, said such claims are untrue and should be disregarded. Speaking to Journalists in Accra, Dr. Dsane-Selby noted that the Authority has paid all claims as of September 2021. “If […]
Statistics show fewer men than women visit hospitals for medical check-up
By Vanessa Adjei When was the last time you had your sugar levels and blood pressure checked? Data from the National Health Identification Authority shows that about 48% of the public, predominantly men, do not visit the hospital and even in some circumstances visit but don’t go back for further check. “Men don’t like going […]
PIAC asks GNPC to recover $318 million loan from government
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has urged the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to expedite action to recover loans advanced to the government and some of its agencies in the last 11 years. That, it said, was to help ensure that the work programme of the national oil company did not suffer from […]
Marine fishing: Closed season starts in July to August, 2022
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission has announced that it will observe the 2022 closed season from July to August, this year. The term “closed season” also known as “biological rest period”, refers to the stopping of fishing activities during the spawning period of the stocks. Closed seasons […]
Ahead of Kwahu Easter: Police, NIC impound 103 vehicles without insurance
SOURCE: GRAPHICONLINE The National Insurance Commission (NIC), in collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTD) of the Nkawkaw Divisional Police, has embarked on an exercise to clamp down on vehicles without insurance. The three-day exercise, which began last week Tuesday, ended on Thursday with 103 vehicles impounded by the police who were led […]
“Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads guilty to forcible touch”
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. entered a plea of guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of forcibly touching a woman at a New York City nightclub in 2018. Gooding admitted to kissing the woman, a waitress at the club, on her lips without consent. He also admitted to two other incidents of non-consensual contact in […]
Liverpool, Manchester City reach Champions League semi-finals
Liverpool set up a Champions League semi-final with Spain’s Villarreal after Roberto Firmino scored twice in a 3-3 second-leg draw with Benfica to ensure a 6-4 aggregate win. Juergen Klopp’s side had been 3-1 up on the night before Benfica struck twice late in the game on Wednesday to create a jittery finale to what […]
