On January 28, 2022, the McDan Private Jet Terminal officially opened for business following a short ceremony. Ahead of the opening ceremony however, the Managing Director of GACL, Yaw Kwakwa, in a letter to McDan, demanded the suspension of the planned opening. Despite the directive by the Airport Management, McDan Aviation on Friday, January 28, 2022, went ahead with the opening of its private jet terminal. Mr. Yaw Kwakwa is remembered for insisting on getting McDan to do the right things at the Airport. Mr. Yaw Kwakwa is remembered for insisting on getting McDan to do the right things at the Airport.

General News of Tuesday, 8 February 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comKennedy Agyapong slams Police who arrested Sekondi MayorThe Assin Central MP brands the officer as 'bogus'Embattled MCE pleads not guilty in courtAssin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong has reacted to the recent arrest of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Chief Executive, MCE, Abdul-Mumin Issah. According to Agyapong, instead of slamming the politician alone, there is the need to also examine the role of the Police Inspector involved. Speaking on Net2 TV’s the Seat show, Agyapong pointed out that the Police officer exhibited indiscipline by his conduct, relative to exchanging words with the embattled MCE. But he must respect the law, because they (police) are the same people who protect us. He has also been suspended by the Minister for Local Government on the instructions of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

General News of Tuesday, 8 February 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comAssin North MP's election declared illegalAssin North MP contests case of perjury against himSupreme Court orders documents to be served Assin North MPA registrar at the Supreme Court of Ghana, Matthew Antiaye, has told the court how a bailiff tasked to present court documents to the embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, was thrown out by a bodyguard of the legislator. James Gyakye Quayson is also facing charges of forgery and perjury at the Cape Coast High Court. TWI NEWSHe further explained that the bailiff met James Gyakye Quayson but the latter refused to be served. He then asked his bodyguards to throw the bailiff out of the office; an order that was carried out. The Supreme Court will sit again on the case on March 1, this year.

The High Court ordered Gyekye Quayeson to cease holding himself as an MP and ordered fresh elections in the Assin North Constituency. The accused person picked up nomination forms to contest for the position of Member of Parliament for Assin North Constituency. The accused person at the time was a Ghanaian and a Canadian citizen, making him a dual citizenship holder. The accused person was subsequently charged with the offences in the charge sheet. It is based on these facts that the accused person, James Gyakye Quayson, has been arraigned for trial.”

Management of beverage manufacturers, Kasapreko Company Limited, has debunked some claims making rounds in the media circles. Some publications on February 4, accused the company of engaging in money laundering activities. But Kasapreko has, in a press statement released on Monday, taken strong exception to the said claim purported to have been included in supposed suits in court over alleged financial crimes. According to them, the company’s track record makes it unfathomable that such a claim will be associated with its dealings. Kasapreko also hinted at a possible legal action to set the record straight.

According to him, this has posed some form of intimidation for him such that using his Land Cruiser vehicle has even become a problem. Ayariga explains that, driving a Land Cruiser while people are who elected him are struggling to get public transport to move around gives the people enough reason to be angry as they believe the politicians get it easy while they are suffering over a dysfunctional public system. Because of the anger, I don’t feel comfortable driving in my Land Cruiser again. Ordinarily, you won’t see me driving my land cruiser in town because I know people are angry. “People are very angry and that is why a soldier takes up arms even though they may not like military rule momentarily it addressed their anger" Ayariga noted.

The Chairman of the Despite Group of Companies, Osei Kwame Despite, knows how to get tongues wagging. They share the videos and photos and praise him for his hard work and what he has been able to do with his life. The fact that Jeff Bezos is worth $183billion does not make Despite poor because Despite’s net worth may not be up to a billion. That was what Martin Luther King Jnr conveyed in his 1967 speech at the Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia titled, “What is your life’s blueprint?” In that speech, he said:“If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep streets like Beethoven composed music, sweep streets like Leontyne Price sings before the Metropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry.

The user, Eche Enziga @Echecrates explained that the Ghanaian, whose name he gave as Benson Awuah, who also goes by the name Kwabena Attah, was with him on the same United flight (Flight No. At this point, we begging United staff to call the paramedics. The utter callousness and lack of urgency displayed by @united airline staff will stay with me for a long time. See the tweets here:Just witnessed a Ghanaian man die due to @united negligence on our flight from Accra to D.C. At this point, we are begging United staff to call the paramedics.

Our attention has been drawn to a malicious publication in the Chronicle Newspaper on 4th February 2022, alleging that there's a suit against Kasapreko Company Limited for MONEY LAUNDERING. Please find below our response:We have not been served with any suit, neither are we aware of any suit against Kasapreko Company Ltd for alleged Money Laundering. Kasapreko has never been involved in any Money Laundering in its operationsOver the years Kasapreko Company Ltd has been one of the most tax compliant companies in Ghana. As a matter of fact, in 2019 Kasapreko Company LTD (KC) was awarded the Best Indigenous Tax Compliant Company for 2018 by the Ghana Revenue Authority. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.

Prof Stephen Kwaku Asare, otherwise known as Kwaku Azar, has urged the government to look into tax avoidance, tax evasion and tax exemption for the lost taxes of the country and not Mobile Money (Momo). Kwaku Azar on his Facebook timeline wrote, “the problem is not that most Ghanafuo (Ghanaians) do not pay taxes. The problem is that most Ghanafuo who should be paying taxes are not doing so, unlawfully, and in some cases are even being exempted from doing so. But that is not a good reason to be looking there for our lost tax revenues. He added that the 1.75% tax is also to enhance financial inclusion and protect the vulnerable in the country.

A Plus said that such comments rather complicate the work of government and that should not be entertained. A Plus called a for a change in strategy, urging the government to be more accommodating and tolerant of opposing views. “I think the foolishness is rather happening right where you are sitting and a lot can be found in what you are saying. Allotey Jacobs on Tuesday charged at critics of the E-levy, slating them for not knowing what they want. Allotey Jacobs said that Ghanaians cannot demand development and not be willing to pay taxes.

The Western Regional Police Command confirmed the arrest of Abdul-Mumin Issah for among others, verbally assaulting a police officer who was performing his lawful duty. For journalist Bridget Otoo, the Police administration must go a step further to promote the officer. “The IGP should promote the police officer who arrested the Taadi MCE. MCE threatened to have him transferred as a punishment. He said "people live and work there" and I felt that.”Another from @Kwamekkwah said: “I concur.

Speaking on JoyNews’ ‘The Pulse’ programme on Friday, Dr Fiadomor indicated that the only body entitled to take such an action is the General Assembly of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA). Once the Assembly confirms a Chief Executive, that Chief Executive now becomes a member of the Assembly of STMA that can meet and suspend the Chief Executive on stated grounds but the President doesn’t have the requisite standard to suspend the Chief Executive,” he explained. So immediately a Chief Executive is confirmed, he now becomes a bonafide member of the Assembly. The Chief Executive if he unfortunately dies, leaves the position. The General Assembly by the two-thirds majority can remove the Chief Executive from office.

He was reacting to the news of the suspended Municipal Chief Executive Officer (MCE) for Sekondi-Takoradi, Abdul-Mumin Issah, by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The MCE is alleged to have committed a motor traffic offence and verbally assaulted a police officer who was performing his lawful duty. “All these things show that we have not understood the essence of constitutionalism and institutionalism. The institutions must accept their independence and that they are there according to only what the constitution says. If we do all things, then I think people in authority will also respect institutions,” he said.

By that, the multiple award-winning investigative and anti-corruption journalist said that the sorry state of the current GJA makes it appear more like an association for jokers, rather than what it should be. “The GJA of today has lost a sense of direction. The GJA of today has lost its sense of purpose. The GJA of today has even lost its sense of shame because the extent to which they’ll stoop so low. The GJA of today does not stand for the interest of journalists and the GJA as we have it today can be best described as the Ghana Jokers Association and not Ghana Journalists Association,” he said.