The Health Insurance Service Providers Association (HISPAG), an association of health institutions providing health insurance services for the public nationwide, has served notice that it will henceforth use legal means to demand interest on delayed claims paid by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). It said that was because whenever providers delayed payment to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and the Ghana Revenue Authority, the providers were taken to court

The government is negotiating a credit package to procure more logistics and equipment for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to enhance their performance, President John Mahama has announced. He said some of the logistics and military hardware that would be purchased for the GAF would be deployed in the various peacekeeping theatres. President Mahama made this known when the presidential security celebrated its West African Soldiers Social Activity (WASSA) at the Castle Gardens, Osu in Accra,   last

Four cities are set to be upgraded as part of the government’s prioritisation policy in the areas of environmental sanitation and economic development. The cities, Cape Coast, Tema, Secondi –Takoradi and Tamale, were selected due to their key contribution towards the socio-economic development of the country. The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Akwasi Opong-Fosu, announced this in Cape Coast when he addressed the Metropolitan Assembly as part of his Central Regional tour,

To have the services of the police on the doorstep of more Ghanaians, the Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service has been upgraded to a department with effect from this month. It was initially referred to as the Patrol Visibility and Accessibility Unit but it has been renamed the National Patrol Department, to be headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police at the Police Headquarters.   First anniversary  The Director Project, and Commander of the Visibilty Patrol Department, Assistant Commissioner

The Upper West Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service has warned that with the approach of the harmattan season, more fire outbreaks will be experienced if the people do not change their attitude towards the use of fire. Speaking on the sidelines of a five-day regional training  programme on road traffic accidents and fire fighting last Monday, Mr James Ankrah, the Acting Wa Municipal Fire Officer, said about 90 per cent of the fire outbreaks could be attributed to human factors. He

The Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Mrs Rachel Appoh Opoku, has appealed to members of the security agencies to intensify security checks aimed at tracking perpetrators of human trafficking. The deputy minister, who is in charge of Social Welfare, made the appeal when she and the Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive, Mr Kojo Bonsu and Member of Parliament (MP) for Oforikrom, Madam Elizabeth Agyeman, visited Dagomba Line, a suburb of Oforikrom in Kumasi to check on the

Suspected armed robbers shot dead a 29-year-old driver, Francis Klu Kumaple, at Flower Junction on the Kade-Asamankese road at dawn last Tuesday. Briefing the Daily Graphic at Akwatia, the District Police Commander, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Francis Aboagye, said the deceased was driving a Nissan Urvan bus, with registration number GR 3404-11, from Boadua to Asamankese with eight passengers on board when he fell into the trap of the robbers. He said on reaching the Flower Junction,

Proposed names have been given to 3,584 streets within the Greater Accra metropolis by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). This was done in collaboration with its stakeholders, including traditional leaders, religious leaders, civil societies, business entities, educational institutions and political leaders. It is in compliance with the president’s directive to all metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDA’S) to name all streets and number all houses in their respective areas

The Paramount Chief of Kpone, Nii Tetteh Otu, has advised the newly installed Chief of Appolonia, Nii Nuertey Amobi, not to countenance negative acts that will be detrimental to the development of the area. He asked him to ‘put in place the best measures which will attract investors to the area to benefit  the people and Ghana as whole”. Nii Otu made the call when the Appolonia chief was formally introduced to the chiefs and elders of Kpone. Nii Amobi also swore the oath of allegiance to Nii

Dizengoff Ghana Limited (DWA) has partnered the Public Health Department of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to implement strategies that will help control the spread of malaria in the national capital and the country at large. The initiatives involve the introduction of a chemical that destroys mosquitoes, Aquatain AMF, by DWA and the subsequent recommendation by the Public health Department of the AMA that households and public places within the metropolis should fumigate their surroundings

The Offinso Municipal Cocoa Chief Farmer, Nana Kwaku Duah Agyeman, has advised members of the Offinso branch of the Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Shea Nut Farmers Association and cocoa farmers in general to patronise the government-approved spray to improve yield. He said the spray, which has been accepted by the national body of the association, was powerful enough to control diseases and pests on cocoa farms.The chief cocoa farmer was speaking in an interview with the Daily Graphic after the first general

A landmark framework of cooperation between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) on the prevention of and response to conflict-related sexual violence in Africa was signed on January 31, 2014, on the final day of the 22nd African Union Summit. The agreement will serve as the overarching framework for a comprehensive collaboration in key areas such as combating impunity for perpetrators, capacity building and training to enhance the capacity of peacekeepers and security actors, as well

Sachet water producers have been asked to sell a sachet of water at 15 pesewas and a bag of 30 sachets at a retail price of GH¢1.80. The President of the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPWP), Mr Magnus Nunoo, who made the call, said producers would be able to break even if they sold at those prices. His advice came at the time when the depreciation of the cedi, as well as hikes in electricity and water tariffs, has resulted in increases in the prices of major raw

An interesting dimension to the GH¢4.1 million GYEEDA rot trial emerged Wednesday when, Mr Raymond Bagnabu, counsel for one of the accused persons, produced documents that sought to absolve his client from any wrongdoing. The state has accused a representative of Goodwill International Ghana (GIG), Philip Akpeena Assibit, of putting in false claims that he had secured a $65-million World Bank funding for the creation of one million jobs for the youth, that claim resulting in the government parting

Investors in the tilapia business of the US Group of Companies walked out of the Accra Fast Track High Court yesterday full of smiles, following a default judgement of GH¢1,167,928 awarded in their favour. The court, presided over by Mr Justice Daniel Mensah, also slapped the company with GH¢116,000 costs in the case in which the 21 customers and clients of the company initiated an action at the court for the recovery of the company’s indebtedness to them. The court, however, struck out their

The Ngleshie Alata Noyaa Mantse, Nii Ayi Krotia I, has expressed dissatisfaction with proposed names by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) for some streets in the Greater Accra Region. He said some of the names did not match the streets, not much attention had been  given to the history of the Ga State in coming up with those names and not much consultation had taken place between the AMA and the traditional authorities on the matter.   In an interview in Accra, Nii Krotia described some of

Three students of the Wa Campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS), sustained injuries, after fire had swept through their rooms last Tuesday dawn. The students – Grace Ankrah, 25, Beatrice Bampoe, 24, and Bridgette Pamphil Boateng, 24 – have been flown to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for further treatment because of the extent of the burns they sustained. The incident occurred when they tried to light their gas stove to prepare breakfast after they had returned from a socialisation

In spite of calls by the government on the authorities of the University of Ghana to rescind their decision to collect road tolls on the university campus, it appears the authorities do not have the intention to back down on their stance on the toll collection. The government, on Monday, advised the university’s management to stop the collection of road tolls.  But the university, in a statement, said following complaints about the introduction of road tolls at the university, the school had

When fishermen at Chorkor, a fishing community in Accra, cast their net for a catch Wednesday morning and experienced some heaviness in the net, their joy was that they had a bumper catch, only for it to turn out that the heavy thing in the net was a bull. That incident caused a stir in the community, as children, market women and people from all walks of life trooped to the beach to catch a glimpse of the mysterious bull caught at sea. The huge brown bull with large horns appeared healthy when

A manhunt is underway for the suspects behind the publication of nude pictures of women on a number of websites. The Accra Central Police Command mounted the operation after receiving complaints from victims who claimed to have seen their nude pictures placed on pornographic websites without their consent. Victim’s report to police The Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr Freeman Tettey, told the Daily Graphic that the Accra Central Police had, since December