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US Jobless Claims Nudge Higher In Mid-June But Remain Low

New claims for US jobless benefits edged slightly higher in mid-June, but the record streak of low levels continued,...

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Gender Minister Warns LEAP Faudsters

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba has bemoaned a situation where...

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828 Beneficiaries Receive LEAP Cash

Eight hundred and twenty-eight beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme in 11...

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LEAP Beneficiaries To Get Skills Development Training

About 500 poor and vulnerable individuals from 157 households from the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region...

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US Jobless Claims Edge Downward In 2nd Week of May

New claims for US jobless benefits drifted lower in the second week of May, the Labor Department reported Thursday,...

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NHIS Providers Resort To Co-Payment Amidst Cash-and-Carry Return Fears

Most health insurance service providers have introduced a system of co-payment in the face of non-payment of arrears by...

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US Jobless Claims Steady At Start of May

New claims for jobless benefits held steady at the start of May, continuing a record streak of low levels, the Labor...

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India’s New Property Law Seeks To Protect Home Buyers

In 2010, Neena Nagpal and her husband spent their life savings on a flat outside Delhi that was never built. Now, a new...

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US Jobless Benefits Claims Swing Low At April’s End

New claims for jobless benefits sank at the end of April, and the total number of people receiving unemployment...

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US Jobless Benefits Claims Rise In Late April

New claims for US jobless benefits rose for the second straight week in late April but continued a record stretch of...

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Key US Jobless Benefits Level Hits 17-Year Low

New claims for US jobless benefits rose slightly in mid-April but the total number of people seeking unemployment...

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Service Providers of NHIS Given Assurance of Prompt Payment

The Government has assured the service providers of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) that their claims would...

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US Jobless Claims Tumble At Close of March

New claims for jobless benefits in the United States fell precipitously at the close of March, posting their biggest...

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Gender Ministry To Disburse GHC16m LEAP Cash

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is expected to disburse January and February allocations of the...

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US Jobless Claims Dip In Mid-March

New claims for US unemployment insurance edged downwards in mid-March, continuing a record stretch of low-levels, the...

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Include Child Protection Policy In Teacher Training Curriculum

Alhaji Mohammed Haroon, the Northern Regional Director of Education, has advocated for the inclusion of the Child...

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Children’s Hospital Decries GHc 500,000 Unpaid NHIA Claims

The management of the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra, has revealed the National Health...

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Children’s Hospital Decries GHc 500,000 NHIA Debt

The arreas have had a toll on the day to day running of the hospital over the past 12 months The management of the...

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Employment Ministry To Get Tough Over Casual Workers’ Plight

Employment and Labour relations minister designate, Ignatius Baffour Awuah has vowed to sanction employers who defy...