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  What is Obesity? Obesity is a health condition that is on the rise globally and very much so Ghana. Most people live with Obesity but unfortunately as a result of less education on the disease, they are not aware until it gets complicated. Obesity is simply, having excessive or high percentage of body fat in your system. Obesity is largely preventable because it is mostly caused by our daily life styles.   How do I know if I am at risk of a possible Obesity? An individual with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 and above is considered obese and needs to consider looking at his/life style. Body Mass Index is the value derived from the mass (weight) and height of your body. Simply calculated by dividing your body weight by your height expressed in kg/m^2. You might want to do this to have an idea of where you stand as far as Obesity is concerned. All you need is your body weight and height. Click on link below to calculate your BMI https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/

Blaise Compaoré sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Thomas Sankara Burkina Faso’s former president, Blaise Compaoré has been sentenced to life imprisonment over the murder of revolutionary leader and hero, Thomas Sankara in 1987. His former head of security, Hyacinthe Kafando was also jailed for life. One General Gilbert Diendéré who was a military commander during the coup was equally sentenced for life. The final verdict came after series of prosecutions spanning over 6 months after many years of his demise in 1987. The long awaited judgement follows earlier demands by prosecutors who presented charges including, “attack on state security”, “concealment of a corpse” and “complicity in a murder”. Cr Eye Gambia 

  H.E President Akuffo Addo has stated categorically that, Ghanaiains are not impoverished. The president in response to a question posed to him by the renounced BBCnewsafrica Peter Okotcwe on the controversial  E-Levy tax in an interview, as to why impose tax on already impoverished Ghanaian, flatly rejected the assertion saying "Ghanaians are not impoverished" Also read   Economy doing Well- President Akuffo Addo speaks to BBC on the economy and the E-Levy Tax! The president explained that, the telecommunication sector is a huge emerging economy which they sort to leverage on to capture a lot more people into the tax net who hither to do not pay tax. He added, Ghana in the west Africa sub region has a very low tax to GDP of about 13% when it peers  are doing 18% on the average. Video Below 

 

 H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo has for the first time in an interview this year on BBC spoken extensively on the economic situation of the country including the controversial E-Levy which was passed last week. INFLATION, COST OF FUEL AND CEDI DEPRECIATION  On the issue of rising inflation, the president explained that, it’s a global phenomenon which was characterized by the Covid-19 pandemic and Ghana is no exception to this. On the depreciation of the cedi against the major currencies like the dollar, the president posited that, it is being dealt with and the cedi has started gaining strength against the dollar and he expects the trend to continue.. The president vehemently disagreed with the interview who suggested that the Ghanaian economy will not be the best destination to put his money if he were a business man as a result of the ever sky rocketing fuel prices. The president pointed out that the price hike in fuel prices wasn’t only peculiar Ghana and asked the interviewer if