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About 199 million women live and suffer with diabetes globally, the Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku Dr. Ako Boye revealed in Parliament on Tuesday.  In a statement to commemorate World Diabetes Day which falls on 14th November annually, the legislator said the number is estimated to reach 313 million by 2040. The theme for 2017 is: “Women and Diabetes, Our Right to Healthy Future”. He said the global prevalence of diabetes has doubled since 1980 rising from 4.7% to 8.5% of the adult population, citing the global report on diabetes issued by the World Health Organization as source. The MP,…

The Akufo-Addo government will require a total of GHC60.8 billion next year to run key projects that would invigorate the country’s growth and pave the way for economic transformation. The amount, which is contained in the 2018 budget statement to be presented to Parliament Wednesday by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, represents 8.7 per cent growth over the 2017 total expenditure, Graphic Online has reported. The 2017 Asempa budget was in June revised down to GH¢55.9 billion following a 14.9 per cent decline in revenues within the first half. A large part of the budget amount is expected to be…

Marketers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) are warning of a drop in the consumption of the product should government go ahead to implement the cylinder recirculation policy. The module, proposed by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), will ensure that LPG filling points are sited out of densely populated areas and commercial centres. This model means LPG bottling plants will be sited away from congested commercial and population centers and will procure, brand, maintain and fill empty cylinders to be distributed to consumers and households through retail outlets. But the Vice president of the LPG Marketers Association, Gabriel Kumi, says the…

Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Hassan Tampuli, has reiterated the authority’s commitment to promoting  clean environment,  as ongoing policy to promote low sulfur diesel standards are enforced. He said this when he received this year’s “Outstanding Policy” award from the Climate and Clean Air Alliance at the on-going Climate Change Summit (COP23) in Bonn, Germany. According to him, Ghana is determined to collaborate with countries in the sub-region to adopt a harmonized fuel specification for the entire sub-region similar to what currently pertains in the East Africa sub-region. A statement from the Alliance said Ghana is the…

Cabinet has given approval for the establishment of a national carrier soon, Deputy Minister for Aviation, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah has said.   He said although processes have started by the Ministry to ensure that a “home-based airline is established” very soon, they were not in a rush.“You know that Ghana has gone through two airlines, we’ve had Ghana Airways, Ghana International Airlines, we want to make sure the next one is successful and sustainable, so we are not in a rush,” Mr. Darko-Mensah noted. The Deputy Minister, who is also the Member of Parliament for Takoradi, said this when he…

A man’s police interrogation in Kansas City, Missouri was ended prematurely after he began answering questions by farting, according to local reports. Sean Sykes Jnr is facing federal gun and drug charges after being pulled over twice by police in Kansas City. He was initially released in September, but taken back into custody this month. Explosive new details have now emerged of Mr Sykes’s original interview in September that was brought to an abrupt end. According to the Kansas City Star newspaper, a detective’s report said Mr Sykes “leaned to one side of his chair and released a loud fart” when…

A man’s police interrogation in Kansas City, Missouri was ended prematurely after he began answering questions by farting, according to local reports. Sean Sykes Jnr is facing federal gun and drug charges after being pulled over twice by police in Kansas City. He was initially released in September, but taken back into custody this month. Explosive new details have now emerged of Mr Sykes’s original interview in September that was brought to an abrupt end. According to the Kansas City Star newspaper, a detective’s report said Mr Sykes “leaned to one side of his chair and released a loud fart” when…

The headache of rural and community banks in the country to meet the December deadline for new minimum requirement appears to have been eased. This is because the governor of the bank of Ghana says his outfit will be flexible on the deadline. The governor disclosed this at a ceremony to commemorate the 6th annual Rural Banking Week at Kpong in the Eastern region. Bank of Ghana (BoG) had asked financial institutions in the sector to recapitalize in a move to address indiscriminate collapse of banks and protect depositors. December this year is the deadline for rural and community banks…

Two students of the Tamale Technical University in the Northern Region, suspected to have killed a pastor on Friday, have been remanded. On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, the court presided over by Anthony Assah remanded Kwame Dogyi, 28, and Obio Akwasi, 21, both third year Electrical Engineering students of the school to reappear next two weeks. The  two students of the Tamale Technical University in the Northern Region who were arrested on Sunday were charged with murder, 3news.com correspondent Zubaida Ismail reported. Kwame Dogyi and Obio Akwasi allegedly stabbed and clubbed to death 64-year-old Pastor Ebenezer Ocran of the End…

Airtel and Tigo, leading providers of mobile telecommunication services in Ghana, Tuesday announced the launch of a joint brand that will advance their commitment to providing the best mobile and fixed telephony service and solutions to consumers and businesses. The talents, technologies and tactical expertise of Airtel and Tigo are now unified as AirtelTigo. At a staff durbar where the new brand identity was revealed, the CEO for the merged business, Roshi Motman, said the joint brand name and identity is a natural progression following extensive customer engagements. “The combined name brings clarity and simplicity and continues on the brand…