According to him, it is paramount for vehicle owners and drivers to have their vehicles licensed in order to avoid any future misfortunes. Explaining the need for users to visit the DVLA, the district manager hinted that DVLA does not only provide licenses for vehicle users. On the test, he said, DVLA conduct checks to make sure users are mentally, psychologically, emotionally and physically well before they're allowed to use vehicles. He mentioned that motorbike and tricycle users are given license "A" whilst license "D" goes for bus users. He entreated motorcycle users, tricycle users and both big and small car users to always do the needful to avoid any harassment.

General News of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAn accident on the newly-built Pokuase Interchange has claimed the life of one, leaving another severely injured after the two fell from the third tier of the interchange. The two were on an unregistered motorbike from the Awoshie section of the road when they fell onto the pavement, instantly killing one. In an eyewitness account available to GhanaWeb, the injured person was rushed to the Ga North Municipal Hospital while the deceased’s corpse has been deposited at the morgue. “They fell at the same time onto the road, one died on the spot and the other got injured, so the ambulance team picked them up to the hospital,” he said. Earlier this week, it was reported that some crash railings on the interchange, costing thousands of dollars, had gone missing.

Regional News of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: kasapafmonline.comTwenty-Three (23) Municipal and District Chief Executives out of the total 33 Nominees have been confirmed so far in the Eastern region. However, two of the only four females MCE nominees in the region, Birim Central and New Juaben North Municipality Victoria Adu and Comfort Asante respectively have been rejected in the confirmation exercise conducted so far by 25 Municipal and District Assemblies out of the 33. The Eastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong is hopeful the rest will be confirmed by the close of next week. The DCE nominee for Achiase, Richmond Kofi Amponsah Adjabeng was the first casualty, however, he was confirmed on Sunday, October 3, 2021, through alleged violence and manipulation of the election. Meanwhile, DCE Nominee for Upper Manya Joseph Sam who secured 98% votes on Friday told GHone News, having served just six months as DCE for the area before ex-President Kufuor’s regime exited power, he will leverage on the abundant natural resources to develop the district.

“When we are talking about Human Rights, these are rights that people are entitled to as a result of their humanity. Rights issues can also be seen in the context of the fact that we cannot have an omnivorous form of rights that every form of rights should subscribe to,” he said. “It has serious consequences on people’s freedom. Clauses in the bill actually give the people involved in LGBTQ+ activities the right to medical attention, etc.,” he explained. Right to freedom of speech and expression, the right to assemble, freedom of association and the right to organise, the right to freedom from discrimination and the right to human dignity are what is denied the LQBTQI+ community, they have argued.

General News of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: 3news.comThe University of Ghana (UG) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has taken an exception to an agreement reached by the national executives with the government. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed between the Negotiation Team of UTAG and representatives of government on Wednesday, October 6 accepted $1,600 as research allowance for lecturers payable by 2024. The move averted an intended strike action by UTAG on Friday, October 8. But a petition by UTAG-UG sent to the National President, Professor Solomon Nunoo, overwhelmingly rejects the stated amount. Jointly signed by President Dr. Samuel Nkumbaan and Secretary Prof Ransford Gyampo, the petition contends that lecturers should be entitled to and shall only accept the Cedi equivalent of $2,084.

Entertainment of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: CeeJay TVThe second season of ‘The Next Gospel Star’, a reality show produced by Ceejay TV, is set to hit the waves on Sunday, October 10, 2021. The show which seeks to unearth new talents for the gospel music scene will see 20 contestants from various parts of the country battle for the grand prize. Viewers can catch episodes of the show on Ceejay TV, GhanaWeb and TV3. Vote for your favourite contestant by dialling *365*300# and enter his/her name. Here is a bit of what to expect from contestants:

General News of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• New Bortianor residents are up in arms• The activities of SUNDA Ghana continues to affect their livelihoods• They say the MD is insensitiveResidents of New Bortianor and its surrounding areas are up in arms against the Managing Director of SUNDA Ghana Ltd, over claims that he has been insensitive to their public health concerns through their operations. We kept complaining to the Assembly and the company but now they are constantly burning their industrial waste and producing thick cloud of smoke in the atmosphere. The residents’ association, an amorphous group of residents in and around the SUNDA manufacturing plant, work with the Assembly Member of the area to ensure public safety in compliance with local bylaws. The group believes that the company was better-behaved with the community and its residents under its previous management than what pertains now. The company has several industrial operations in different parts of Ghana including the Greater Accra and Western regions.

General News of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: 3news.comA former Deputy Attorney General, Joseph Dindiok Kpemka, has lamented the knee-jerk approach to resolving issues relating to the law school entrance exam that leads to mass failures. His comments come after two thousand LLB candidates who sat for the 2021/2021 academic year Ghana School of Law 2021 Entrance Exams failed in the exams. The General Legal Council (GLC), the body in charge of legal education in Ghana and also regulate the legal profession, has come under fire following this development. In the view of Prof Asare, the GLC lacks the competence to supervise anybody to conduct entrance examinations into the Ghana School of Law. There was nothing like entrance exams or interview."

He also alleges that some of these pastors engage in LGBTQ+ acts making it difficult for them to support the anti-gay bill. He shared these thoughts during an interview with Happy FM’s Don Prah on the ‘Epa Hoa Daben’ show. The people of the Christian community are hypocrites and they are confused. There are women pastors who are lesbians.”According to him, the Islamic community is more serious and organised than the Christian community. Meanwhile, fifteen renowned legal, academic and civil society professionals have filed a memorandum challenging the anti-gay legislation submitted to Parliament.

Politics of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: mynewsgh.comFormer Ghana’s Ambassador to South Africa, Dr George Ayisi Boateng, insists that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia should be the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to lead the party in 2024. “When former President John Agyekum Kufuor was leaving office, some of us decided to bring his Vice Aliu Mahama but our efforts proved futile,” Dr Ayisi Boateng recalled. According to Dr Ayisi Boateng, “I will be the happiest man on earth if NPP chooses Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to lead NPP to make Ghanaians and the world know that NPP is not for only Akans or Akyem people”. “Dr Bawumia played a major role in the party’s victory in 2016 and 2020 general elections and he has performed massively as Vice President. “I can’t speak for the party but as Dr Ayisi Boateng, I want Dr Bawumia to lead the party as 2024 NPP’s flagbearer,” Dr Ayisi Boateng stated.

Entertainment of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: 3news.comMonths after her incarceration, Akuapem Poloo speaks up for the first time about the circumstances leading to her arrest. In an interview with Captain Smart on Onua TV, Akuapem Poloo revealed that she was ignorant about the law concerning her actions involving a minor. Speaking on Onua TV, Akuapem Poloo admitted her wrongdoing but maintained that her actions were very innocent towards her child. “I didn’t know who was behind the crusade for my arrest because taking a picture with my son, everybody knows I didn’t know it was illegal. From the time we started the court proceedings, I wasn’t myself.”Rosemond Brown, aka Akuapem Poloo, stood trial at an Accra Circut court presided over by Her Honor Christina Cann.

General News of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: peacefmonline.comCharles Owusu, former Head of Monitoring Unit of the Forestry Commission, says voting on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Parliament should be made public to all Ghanaians. Charles Owusu was alarmed at some scholars and lawyers who have risen against the bill. In view of the rift on the bill, Charles Owusu has asked for an open balloting to expose the Members of Parliament against the bill. "According to CDD survey, 95 percent of Ghanaians say they don't accept it. It ruins people's future'', so any Parliamentarian against the bill, he assured, will be voted out of the Legislative House.

General News of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: peacefmonline.comAfigya Kwabre North MP, Collins Adomako-Mensah has joined the forces against the homosexual community in Ghana. Touching on the bill during a panel discussion on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' programme, Hon. Adomako-Mensah stated emphatically that he is absolutely against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) activities, hence calling for an outright prohibition in Ghanaian society. "I can't see myself that my daughter will come to show me her lover and it turns out to be another woman. Of course, I'm a Christian, my teachings don't tell that a woman should have sexual affair with another woman," he stressed.

Entertainment of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: www.ghbase.comRapper Okyeame Kwame has said the death of his grandmother did not leave him with any emotional bruises but brought him happiness and joy. According to him, he was glad his grandmother who was old and frail at age 101 was eventually going to meet her maker. Speaking on Hitz FM, the musician admitted that, while he was relieved that she had finally found her final resting place, he became emotional about her death and eventually cried. “Anytime she would go to bed, she will have dreams of her mum calling her to come over,”“She was too old and it got to a point she couldn’t eat so she had to be fed through a tube to her stomach. I was happy she finally got what she was praying for,”Watch Video Below:Okyeame Kwame reveals that he now eats only pizza and salad due to a problem at home

General News of Saturday, 9 October 2021Source: gbcghanaonline.comGhana has taken delivery of more than 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines from the US government. The delivery brings the total of United States donated vaccines to more than 2.5 million doses. This is the first Pfizer consignment of vaccines Ghana has received so far. According to Ambassador Sullivan, the vaccines are critical to defeating the COVID-19 pandemic. She noted that these vaccines are the same safe and effective vaccines used in the United States adding that the specialized syringes required to administer the Pfizer vaccines have already arrived in Ghana.