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Moderate coffee drinking is safe, and three to four cups a day may have some health benefits, according to a large review of studies, in the BMJ. It found a lower risk of liver disease and some cancers in coffee drinkers, and a lower risk of dying from stroke – but researchers could not prove coffee was the cause. Too much coffee during pregnancy could be harmful, the review confirmed. Experts said people should not start drinking coffee for health reasons. The University of Southampton researchers collected data on the impact of coffee on all aspects of the human body,…

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s resolve to formalize the Ghanaian economy in the bid to boost the private sector and desist from relying on foreign aid. “We as Ghanaians home and abroad, must be the leading investors if we are to achieve a sustainable development path,” he said. According the Vice President, the private sector is less likely to survive in a chaotic and informal economy. “If you’re looking for systematic private sector investment, you need a more formalized economic system and this is why we have embarked on a digitalization of the Ghanaian economy.” Dr. Bawumia…

Music maestro Kojo Antwi has stressed that his new single “Supremo” is not directed at Kwabena Kwabena or any musician for that matter. Speaking with Miriam on the Urban Blend on 3FM 92.7, Kojo Antwi said he wasn’t taking a swipe at any musician in his song “Supremo”, but rather, the lyrics is an illustration of his creative and dynamic nature at a musician. “Not at all, I don’t write songs targeting people, I will never do that,” he pointed out. The song which was released online Thursday contains lines like “Wu pe me ahwe asi nansu maye Nhyira, Wu…

Statistics from the Ghana Health Service has shown that one out of five children in the country is stunted. The development is even severe in the Northern Region as 37% of children in the region are stunted due to the absence of protein in meals served them. This has been attributed to some myths that do not allow children from birth to age ten to eat eggs though they are readily available in homes in the region. As part of the efforts to drastically reduce malnutrition in children and to improve protein intake in Ghana, through the consumption of cereals,…

The Tema Metropolitan Assembly is the highest ranked district in this year’s Ghana’s District League Table (DLT). The Assembly returned to the top spot for the second time after being deposed of its premier slot by La Nkwantanang-Madina in 2016. Interestingly, both assemblies are in the Greater Accra region. The ranking means, Tema has Ghana’s highest level of development – scoring the highest ever mark of 80 out of 100. The district with the lowest score of 50.6 out of 100 was Krachi East in the Volta Region. Produced annually since 2014 by UNICEF Ghana and the Ghana Centre for…

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has said it is confident of meeting its 2017 target of registering foreign direct inflows to the tune of US$5 billion, a more than 108 percent increase from the US$2.4 billion recorded last year. The GIPC’s third quarter report indicates that close to US$3.4billion FDIs was recorded in the period spanning January to September, leaving a gap of about US$1.6 billion for the investment promotion agency to meet its yearly target. Commenting on the performance, its CEO, Yofi Grant, stated: “we at GIPC are indeed encouraged to work harder to exceed our targeted FDI…

Ace broadcaster Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong affectionately called KABA would now be buried on December 16, 2017, 3news.com gathered. The final decision for his burial was made on Thursday after a meeting was held involving KABA’s father, mother, a team from the Multimedia Group where he worked and representatives from his hometown Adumasi in the Eastern region.. The family had earlier proposed January 20, 2018 when they met on Wednesday November 22, 2017. Though he would be laid in state at the forecourt of the State House in Accra, the burial would however take place at Akwamu Adumasa.  The decision to…

Indians have reacted angrily after the health minister from Assam state said cancer “is divine justice” caused by “past sins of a person”. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that people could also get diseases like cancer “because of the sins of their parents”. Cancer patients and their relatives said they were saddened by the minister’s statement. Opposition parties have described his comments as “unfortunate”, and demanded a public apology. State opposition party the All India United Democratic Front said Mr Sarma had made the statement to “cover his failure to control the spread of cancer in the state”. He had made…

Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark, arrived in Ghana Wednesday evening to begin a three-day state visit on the invitation of Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia welcomed Queen Margrethe II on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport in Ghana’s capital Accra. The state visit will emphasize and consolidate the long-standing and well-established relations between Ghana and Denmark while at the same time marking the gradual transition from aid to trade. Government representatives and a delegation of Danish companies and business organisations will be accompanying her in order to strengthen the political and commercial…

Nurses at the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital have escalated the demand for the removal of the hospital’s medical director among other concerns as they stage a sit-down strike from Thursday morning. According to Onua FM’s Central regional correspondent Kwame Kakraba, the Nurses have reported to work but indications are that they are not going to work. One of the nurses who pleaded for anonymity, told our correspondent that a directive from their leaders asked them to report but not to work. The Out Patient Department of the hospital has been closed with other major wards with the Nurses who have reported to…