General News of Monday, 2 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comSponsors of the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill officially called the ‘Proper Human Sexual and Ghanaian Family Values Bill’ 2021 will have it laid before parliament for parliamentary procedure later Monday, August 2, 2021. The ‘Proper Human Sexual and Ghanaian Family Values Bill’ 2021 is expected to be laid after it has been gazetted. The private member bill which has one of its sponsors as the member of parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has managed to gunner wide attention since news of it made the top of headlines. In an interaction with Citinews, the Ningo Prampram legislator insisted on his defence for the bill. it’s either you are for or against it.”The bill is sponsored by eight members of Parliament.

According to her, any advocacy targeting these students will amount to sexual exploitation of these girls, hence the need for an urgent probe. She was responding on Twitter over the weekend to a statement by Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Sam Nartey George, who said on Joy FM's News File program that students in Ola Girls SHS were being recruited by activists. "If this is really true shouldn’t it be investigated with culprits brought to order for sexual exploitation of minors? The Ola Girls revelationIn late June 2021, authorities of the all-girls facility, Ola Girls Senior High School at Ho in the Volta region, confirmed that its student population had been infiltrated by some elements of the LGBTQ+ community. “We got this information through juniors who were bold enough so, at the Guidance and Counselling Department, we are doing a lot,” she explained.

General News of Monday, 2 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAfia Akoto, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has hit back at critics of a recent fund-raising appeal for the National Cathedral. A churchgoer can't decide for a believer, and Please who has put a gun at your hearts and heads to contribute towards the national cathedral? “Work on the National Cathedral is progressing speedily. Upon completion, the National Cathedral would provide a sacred space for formal religious activities of State and symbolise the enormous contribution of faith to Nation Building,” he said. “This state and church partnership envisaged by the president to develop the National Cathedral is on course.

In the early years after Jerry John Rawlings’ second coming in 1981, military deployments in and around the state broadcaster increased significantly. This is according to one man who was at the center of the action after he had been appointed Director General of GBC shortly after Rawlings took over – that man is Professor Kwame Karikari. Then I was there when Major Quashigah also rushed to my office and said they were doing something because there was this coup attempt. “So suddenly the whole place was full of soldiers and Rawlings called me to stay put. Stay put, stay put, stay put and I stayed in that very little office without washing, with very little food from the staff canteen for 48-hours.

Takyi in an interview with the Ghana Olympic Committee said he was grateful to God for the historic feat. He said, he is however not settling for Bronze medal as he has signed a ‘convenant’ with God to win Ghana her first Olympic gold medal. I promised God I was going to win a gold medal so I’m going to focus on that and deliver it. Samuel Takyi defeated Colombia’s David Ceibar Avila to make the semi-final of the boxing event of the 2020 Olympic Games which guarantees him a medal, his country's first Olympic medal in 29 years. In a close contest that earned him a 3-2 victory over the Colombian, Takyi etched his name in Ghanaian Olympic history.

Speaking on Original TV when?, Bawah Mogtari said that with three years left for Ghanaians to go to the polls, John Mahama and his camp have ample time to deliberate and make a decision on whether to throw in his hat for the elections. She however suggested that John Maham will stand a great chance of winning should he contest the 2024 elections. Her conviction is premised on the gains the John Mahama and the NDC made in the 2020 elections as well as the failure of the Akufo-Addo government to deliver on its promise. According to her, there is a general acceptance that John Mahama steered that affairs of the country better than his successor. She hailed John Mahama for his tolerance of opposing views and handling of the economy when he was the country’s first gentleman.

General News of Monday, 2 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comIt has emerged that the government of Ghana paid $179 million to the company that executed the Saglemi Housing Project despite only $64 million worth of work on the ground. This was revealed by the Attorney General in a fact sheet submitted to the Accra High Court and sighted by www.ghanaweb.com. The Attorney General details that the contractor managed to work on 651.75 acres of land as opposed to the 2172 acres of land for which the entire project was billed for. Only 651.75 acres of land out of the 2,172 acres of land made available by the MWRWH to the contractor for the project has been developed. “Investigations further revealed that only 668 housing units were completed by the contractor.

With a fine start to the game at Emirates Stadium, the 28-year-old's day ended in disappointment as he suffered what looked like an ankle injury following a challenge from Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech. Below are some of the best reactions to Sunday's incidentThomas Partey substituted in the first half against Chelsea after a suspected ankle injury. pic.twitter.com/XWOkrGW0jq — Owuraku Ampofo (@_owurakuampofo) August 1, 2021Thomas Partey at ArsenalExpectations Reality pic.twitter.com/W6zaVUBOtx — Jacey???? — evan 》 (@afcevan) August 1, 2021Thomas Partey’s injury record:- In 7 years, pre Arsenal: 6 games missed. pic.twitter.com/syae1CWCjk — Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT (@3cbPerformance) August 1, 2021Tbh Thomas Partey always getting injured is soo sad, small small injuries like this ruined Essien hm — Gyata_Shoa????????????

General News of Sunday, 1 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comRev John Ntim Fordjour, Deputy Minister for Education, has stated that quality education will help deal with poverty. The Minister, who is also the MP for Assin South, made this know during a two-day tour to some selected schools within his Constituency. The school's include Assin Manso SHS - which happens to be Ntim Fordjour's alma mater - Assin Amoabin DA Primary and Assin Asamankese DA JHS. There are, among them, those with exceptional talents and skills, gifted and talented kids and they need to be guided and mentored appropriately," the Deputy Minister said. Present were some Traditional Rulers, the Representative of the District Director of Education, Mr. Alex Adjei, and Officials of the Ministry of Education.

General News of Sunday, 1 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged the chiefs and people of Atibie to patronise the free medical outreach to be embarked on by the Ghana Medical Relief (GMR) from Monday 2nd August to Friday 6th August, 2021. Speaking during a courtesy call paid on him at his residence on Friday, July 30, 2021, the Former President emphasised the need for the people of Atibie to avail themselves to benefit from this free medical clinic. The President of Ghana Medical Relief, Dr. Samuel Kwapong Owusu, a physician, expressed gratitude to the former President for hosting the team and looked forward to Ghana Medical Relief partnering with the John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK) Foundation to improve the health of citizens, especially in deprived communities. He stated that the areas the team would be providing free services in include Paediatric urology, medical, dental, gynaecology and obstetrics among others. The non-profit organisation made up of medical practitioners and volunteers based in US and Ghana provides free medical services to deprived communities in Ghana annually.

The report, released in June gives a breakdown of how funds disbursed to the various government institutions and ministries have been used. The institutions included Ghana Library Authority, Ghana Education Service, M/J JHS and Non-Formal Education Division. 63 staff who separated from their respective institutions were paid unearned salaries amounting to GH¢601,282.10The Institutions: Ghana Library Authority, GES, M/J JHS and Non-Formal Education Division. Recommendation: The heads of these offices are to recover the total unearned salaries of GH¢601,282.10 from the beneficiaries. Failure to do that means the amount will be recovered from the Heads, Institutions and their validators.

Giving a vivid account of the incident, KOD said his first point of call was fellow veteran broadcaster and host of Peace FM's morning show, Kwame Sefa Kayi who unfortunately failed to believe the story because it was ‘April fool’s day. “When the accident happened, for some funny reasons, the first person I thought of calling was Kwame Sefa Kayi who should have been asleep by that time because he wakes up early and gets ready for radio. Because I called him on an April fool’s day, he told me to quit playing pranks, he didn’t believe me. The ‘1957 clothing’ C.E.O said Kwame Sefa Kayi was full of remorse and felt extremely bad for neglecting his calls on that fateful day. Sefa has been my guy from day one and we have that kind of affection for each other."

A new report from the Auditor-General has revealed that a furnished ICT centre at Asankragwa Ghana Education Service (GES) Directorate is not serving its intended purpose. The ICT centre, provided by a philanthropist called Kofi Asante has been turned into a storeroom for the directorate. The centre was abandoned in 2013 since the donation in 2008 by Mr Asante. Part of the A-G's report said, "We noted during our audit that a fully furnished ICT centre at the Directorate which was provided by a philanthropist, Mr Kofi Asante in 2008 had been abandoned since 2013 and had been turned into a storeroom for the directorate." The report recommended that the District Director ensures that the ICT facility is used for its intended purpose without further delay.

Nana Oyiakwan and Nana Ababio in their statement of claim said the three defendants, including the Obuasi Municipal Assembly and the Environmental Protection Agency, permitted, assisted and encouraged the Chinese nationals to mine. According to a Daily Graphic report sighted by GhanaWeb, the counsel for the Plaintiff, Nana Obiri Boahene and Associates, alleged in a writ filed that, the defendants benefitted from the sharing of proceeds from the minerals. They are, as well, seeking compensation and relief, including GH¢500,000, for the destruction of the concession. They were Shi Li Wen, Huang When Jun, Li De Hao and Lan Hai Song. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants, although not Ghanaians, were facilitated to possess ECOWAS identity cards and Ghana cards and were working without work permits.

The traffic lights had been dysfunctional for close to a decade until they were eventually removed during the reconstruction of the road in 2016. Inspector Sarpong of the Somanya MTTD who was spotted directing traffic at the intersection said the absence of the lights created chaos at the spot. “It is really affecting the free flow of traffic here because formerly when there were traffic lights, they go according to how the traffic directs them but due to the absence of traffic lights, we have to maneuver and direct the traffic ourselves especially during weekends,” said the Inspector. “Formerly, we did our best to get the traffic lights installed but all efforts have since proven futile. The education that we give them is that although there must be traffic lights here but in the absence of the lights, they themselves must regulate themselves,” he noted.