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Prince Boateng confident of Ghana’s Nations Cup title win

 

Boateng

In-form Germany-born midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng is confident Ghana can win their fifth African Nations Cup title in January

H1N1 cases jump to 38

Accra, Nov. 20, GNA – Confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 in Ghana have jumped to 38 following the conformation of 16 cases at the Lincoln Community School in Accra, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced on Friday.

Hospital appeals to government for assistance

Kumasi, Nov 27, GNA – Dr (Mrs) Annie Opoku, Medical Superintendent o= f the Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Kumasi, has appealed to governm= ent for assistance for the facility to enable it to provide efficient service= s. He said that the health centre needed additional 40 hospital beds, a

Essien injury not serious

Michael Essien

Cheslea Carlo Ancelotti has played down fitness concerns over Michael Essien, insistsing the midfielder will be fit for Sunday’s clash with Arsenal. Essien scored twice in the 4-0 win over Wolves but is struggling with a knee problem.

All set for Media Beach Soccer Cup

The Chairman of the Ghana Beach Sports Association (GBSA), Mr. Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah, has revealed that all is set for the maiden Media Beach Soccer Cup, scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday, at the La Beach Resort in Accra.

Don`t chastise Essien, others till……Rashid Pelpuo beseeches

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Rashid Pelpuo has beseeched the sporting populace to exercise restraint regarding the three key Black Stars players who took ‘french leave’, hours to the team’s departure for the Ghana-Angola international friendly in Angola.

Row over World cup reporting rule

Journalists in South Africa have accused football’s governing body Fifa of imposing restrictive rules on reporting next year’s World Cup.

TB Joshua Debunks World Cup Rumours

T.B Joshua

The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) has dismissed rumours that prior to the final match of the 2009 FIFA U-17 tournament in Nigeria, its founder, T.B. Joshua had prophesized that host nation, Nigeria, would beat Switzerland to win the tournament.

Is Breakfast Important?

YES IT is. Often we neglect breakfast, sometimes due to busy schedules or after the time for breakfast has passed. It’s not a healthy choice to skip breakfast even if you are trying to lose weight.

NGO Rescues Nima & Mallam-Attah

THE INFANTA Malaria Prevention Foundation (IMPF), a health NGO recently organized a medical outreach program for members of the Nima branch of Initiative Development, a micro finance company, in collaboration with its parent organization and the Acts in Africa (AIA) group.

Exercise ‘no cure’ for heavy drinking damage

Exercising may get rid of a hangover, but working out cannot undo the damage that heavy drinking may cause, the government says.

PNC Secretary Escapes Death

 

Bernard Mornah

THE GENERAL Secretary of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) and a leading member of the Committee for Joint Action (CJA), Mr. Bernard Mornah, escaped death by a whisker when his salon car somersaulted while negotiating a curve at Atrensu, near Techiman, in the early hours of Wednesday, November 25 2009.

Breakthrough • Ghanaian Invents Condom Dispensing Machine

 

PrinceN krumah

An embarrassing situation which occurred while buying a condom from a pharmacy some 10 years ago sowed the seed in Mr as to how such situations could be avoided in future.

FDB chair interdicted

Dr. Benjamin kumbuor

The Chairman of the Food and Drugs Board, Dr. Alex Duodu has expressed utter shock over suggestions that he is under investigations by the Serious Fraud Office for alleged wrong doing.

Akufo-Addo Greets Muslims

 

Nana Akufo-Addo

THE 2008 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has passed on his best wishes to Muslims in Ghana and across the world as they celebrate the annual Eid Ul-Adha festival.

NHIS Service Providers Angry

 

Syvester Mensah

SERVICE PROVIDERS in the Ablekuma Sub-Metro area in Accra are angry with the management of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) over what they describe as a deliberate attempt by the scheme to collapse their businesses.

Military Says Sorry

ALTHOUGH THEY have not issued a formal statement on the recent incident where two teachers were stripped naked by soldiers at Bawku in the Upper East Region, the Director of the Ghana Armed Forces Public Relations Directorate, Col. Nibo, has expressed regret about the event.

MP Fights For Herbal Medicine

Hon. Alfred Agbesi

THE EFFICACY of traditional or herbal medicine has been proven beyond doubt in the country, thus convincing prominent people including the Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Alfred Agbesi to call on Ministry of Health to support growth of the sector.