A teacher at the Adenta Community Junior High School (JHS) in the Greater Accra Region, Stella Gyimah Larbi, has been crowned the 2022 National Best Teacher. For her prize, she received a three-bedroom house worth GH¢300,000, an educational trip to Dubai, promotion on return and a Ghana Education Trust Fund scholarship to study abroad. A […]
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NHIS now covers childhood cancers: Sickle cell drug also catered for – Bawumia
Treatment for childhood cancers and the cost of Hydroxyurea, a drug used for the treatment of sickle cell anaemia, are now covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who announced this, said: “We have started with four cancers among children for now, but we are determined to expand in […]
Corruption, hindrance to development – Dr Bawumia
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said one of the key hindrances to fulfilling God’s purpose on earth is corruption. He said corruption inhibited economic growth and affected business operations, employment and investments. “It also reduces tax revenue and the effectiveness of various financial assistance programmes. The wider society is influenced by a high degree […]
Veep inaugurates rehabilitated Kumasi inner city roads
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday inaugurated the first phase of 100-kilometres of rehabilitated Kumasi inner city roads. Dubbed, “Rehabilitation and Auxiliary Infrastructure of Kumasi Inner Ring and Adjacent Streets Project,” it is a turnkey project, in line with the vision of the Akufo-Addo led government to provide an integrated urban transport system responsive to the […]
‘I enjoy proving skeptics wrong’ – Bawumia on digitalisation agenda
Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has responded to critics who recently attacked him for saying that he will choose the Ghana card over infrastructural projects if he has to. Dr. Bawumia said he is unfazed by the criticism because they smack of an ‘impossible mindset’. Speaking at the launch of the E-pharmacy platform on Monday, he […]
Ghana has been hit by a quadruple ‘whammy’ – Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has noted that Ghana has been hit by a quadruple whammy in the last few years resulting in the country’s quest to seek support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Dr Bawumia said the country will not be going to the IMF for support had it not been for […]
Partner to fight water pollution – Bawumia tells chiefs, MMDAs
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on traditional authorities to partner metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) to deal decisively with illegal mining (galamsey) which has resulted in the pollution of water bodies. He has also given an assurance that the activities of the Operation Vanguard will be deepened to help combat the menace […]
Processes to ensure newborns are issued Ghana Card almost complete – Bawumia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that government is almost done with a process that would ensure new born babies are issued the Ghana card. According to him, work has already commenced to make the new arrangement effective this year with the Ghana Statistical Service providing the Ghana Health Service, 13 thousand tablets to support […]
Dr Bawumia cuts sod for construction of 32 TVET centres
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut the sod for the construction of 32 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centres across the country. The skills acquisition project is aimed at increasing the employment rate of the youth in the country. The event took place at Abrankese in the Bosomtwe District in the Ashanti […]
Store gold: Vice-President tells African central banks
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has charged central banks in Africa to actively build up their gold reserves by purchasing traceable and sustainably produced local gold at world market prices. “We have not had that philosophy and thinking over the years to build our gold reserves, as we just produce and share,” he said. Therefore, […]
Channel idle funds into Africa’s development- President Akufo-Addo tells wealthy nations
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on wealthy economies to re-channel a portion of their Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) sitting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Africa to help fight hunger and food insecurity. It would also augment health provision in the face of the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the […]
Asiedu Nketia must return to the University of Ghana Business School for remedials – Bawumia
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has made fun of the General Secretary of the opposition National Democracy Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia. According to the Vice President, the NDC’s chief scribe must return to the University of Ghana Business School, for remedials. Dr Bawumia made this comment, while delivering an address at the launch of […]