Addressing the reception on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Ayorkor Botchwey applauded the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for their endorsement. We appreciate the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and their endorsement, which made us the uncontested candidate of the African Group for the West African region, she said. The foreign minister also indicated the country’s role in advancing peace and security in the West African region. Ghana's bid for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council is still on course as the United Nations prepare to vote on June 11, 2021. Ghana has chosen “Enhancing Global Peace and Security for Sustainable and Inclusive Development” as its theme during her tenure on the United Nations Security Council.

Business News of Tuesday, 1 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Commissioner Dr Justice Ofori has said that the insurance college will serve as a tool for the development of the country• He cut the sod for the construction of the insurance college in Aburi• The institution will train students in insurance managementThe Commissioner of Insurance, National Insurance Dr Justice Ofori, has stated that the nation’s premier insurance training institution Ghana Insurance College, has over the years shown dedication and enhance quality in insurance education. He said the institution could be used to foster development following the numerous achievements it has chalked over the years in training in insurance management. He said the training edifice will address the challenges of the college and also serve as a training centre that will be of critical importance to the economy and Ghana’s insurance industry. “With the absence of a fitting training edifice worthy for an important sector of our economy is the most worrying. Currently, the college occupies a few rooms within the NIC building which is woefully inadequate for a reputable college such as ours.

Their reactions stem from a pronouncement by former education minister Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang who attributed the excellent ‘Free SHS’ WASSCE results to leaked papers. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show, the deputy director-general of the GES, Dr Kwabena Tandoh described Prof Opoku-Agyemang’s comments as unfortunate. At least 411 out of the 465 candidates who scored 8As in the 2020 WASSCE were students from Ghana and beneficiaries of the Free SHS policy. Again, 2020 was the only year that 50% of Ghanaian students scored A1 to C6 in all core subjects, official records at WAEC said. Prof Opoku-Agyemang on WASSCE resultsProf Opoku-Agyemang in an interview with Woezor TV questioned why Ghanaians are celebrating the outstanding performance of the SHS students in the 2020 WASCCE exams.

“Do you know that an hour’s session of shisha amounts to smoking 100 to 200 sticks of cigarette? Shisha — also known as hookah — is tobacco that is usually fruit-flavoured, and smoked through a glass-bottomed pipe filled with water. Mrs. Delese Mimi Darko made this known when she was speaking at the national commemoration of the 34th World No Tobacco Day at Nsawam in the Eastern Region. Globally, No Tobacco Day is marked on May 31 every year by the World Health Organization and its global partners to highlight the harmful and deadly effects of using tobacco and to discourage its use among people. She said this worrying trend, according to the latest Ghana Youth Tobacco Survey, also indicated that the figures are among young female adults than males.

General News of Tuesday, 1 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Mr Ntim Fordjour underscored the need for teachers to be motivated• He said the welfare of teachers affects national development• According to him, it is imperative to invest in education like developed countries have doneThe Deputy Minister-designate for Education, Rev John Ntim Fordjour has stated that the welfare of teachers must be made a priority as a nation to foster development. He said developed countries invest more in education and ensure that the needs of teachers are met and that is the secret to their development. Speaking at the 12th Annual Congregation of the Foso College of Education on May 27, 2021, on the theme ‘Pre- Tertiary Curriculum Reforms in Ghana; Implications for Teacher Education at the Colleges Education in Ghana’, Mr Fordjour joined the call to make teacher welfare the ultimate priority in drafting development policies. According to him, the entire college has 41 teaching staff and 71 non-teaching staff. This, he maintained, is woefully inadequate to enhance teaching and learning.

Angel Carbonu had said earlier that the ruling by the court opens the ‘floodgate’ for all kinds of hairstyles to be 'admitted' at various schools across the country. Ras Wayo, counsel for the two students who chalked victory over Achimota on Monday, May 31, 2020 said that Angel Carbonu was seeing things from a myopic viewpoint. He is just a mere lawyer and I’m educationist. When they host reminded him that lawyers pride themselves on the uniqueness of their profession, Angel Carbonu said “there are some appellations you give yourself to make up for certain deficiencies”. Angel Carbonu said that teachers in the country are unperturbed by the ruling and should not be blamed for the breakdown of societal values.

Entertainment of Tuesday, 1 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• One of Shatta Wale's boys slapped a road contractor on Monday, May 31• Kennedy Acquah subsequently visited the 37 Military hospital for a medical report• According to him, the police who visited the scene only exchanged pleasantries with Shatta Wale and leftA medical report of Kennedy Acquah, the project manager of the Adjiringanor road project, has surfaced on the internet. This comes after he allegedly received a hefty slap from a member of Shatta Wale’s gang who stormed the construction site to cause chaos on Monday, May 31, 2021. In the report sighted by GhanaWeb, the complainant visited the 37 Military Hospital on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The form, signed by Medical officer, PA Bentor, has it that the assault occurred at 12 noon on May 31, 2021. Mr Acquah said the police did nothing about the assault, rather asked him [Shatta Wale] to be careful.

Sarfo was condemned to prison by the Malmo District Court for defiling a 14-year-old girl, reports said at the time. Speaking to Kumasi-based Pure FM, Sarfo said that he suspects his decision to pick Ghana over Sweden played was a factor in the decision by the judge to jail him. “During the court session, my decision not to play for Sweden was brought up and I was asked whether I was going to play for Ghana or Sweden. After being released from prison, Sarfo joined Cypriot side Olympiakos Nicosia and he is happy with how things have turned out so far. Sarfo snubbed the Swedish national team and debuted for Ghana in 2017.

The video captures a man narrating his ordeal of the incident and how he escaped after a plastic road construction tool was thrown at him while driving. He is heard in the video warning Ghanaians to beware of plying the Achimota-GIMPA road in Accra. The incident of robbery attacks on the road has been rampant over the years. According to him, the road which serves as a shortcut for many staying in Madina and Legon areas has become a hotspot for robbers who snatch cars from citizens. Fortunately, the objects only damaged his rear car glass which sent him off speeding the more to save his life.

He believes that media organisations and journalists must be held accountable for their actions just like any other citizen. And there are unfortunately several journalists that have been willing to lend themselves to the destruction of people’s reputation and livelihoods without just course. Not all journalists are upright citizens, just as politicians, painters and farmers are not all upright citizens.” The President noted. Akufo-Addo further stated that he has been at the receiving end of deliberate falsehood aimed at tarnishing his image. “In my political career of the years, I have been at the receiving end of deliberate falsehood thrown at me to cause maximum damage to my reputation and my political prospects.

Regional News of Tuesday, 1 June 2021Source: peacefmonline.comA Private Legal Practitioner, lawyer Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has indicated that people engaging in prostitution may get away with the crime since it is difficult to prove it in court without empirical evidence. Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe reiterated that the police have not been successful in prosecuting prostitutes in court due to lack of evidence beyond the suspicion that some people are standing at the roadside engaging in prostitution. You are claiming that she is engaging in prostitution and so you assume the burden to prove that the woman you saw standing at the roadside was standing there for the purpose of soliciting for sex,” he stated. Unless you use the tactics of entrapment, it is almost always difficult to see that the lady standing at the roadside is engaging in prostitution,” he added. He further stated that the situation of prostitution is similar to adultery in divorce; thus, it is almost always difficult to prove adultery as the act is supposed to be done in secrecy.

Business News of Tuesday, 1 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana has secured a €170 million facility for the establishment of the National Development Bank• Government says the loan will not be paid by the taxpayer, but the institution itself. “If you look at the way things have been done, everything will be taken on by the National Development Bank. This is a concessional facility, and the bank can surely pay for everything,” he said on Joy News’ PM Express programme. In 2017, the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government hinted it will establish a National Development Bank. He continued, “Government is also working closely, World Bank so they can institute the needed structures that one can all world-class development bank in Ghana.”

PIAC citing an example pointed to a recurrence of wrongful lodgment of petroleum revenues/receipts into Ghana Revenue Authority accounts contrary to the dictates of the PRMA. “Closely linked with the above challenges is the inconsistent allocation of petroleum revenue and also the late enactment of subsidiary legislation to the PRMA. PIAC urged government to expedite action on the recommendation to ensure the efficient management and use of the country’s oil revenue. PIAC which is an independent statutory body mandated to promote transparency and accountability in the management of petroleum revenues in Ghana was established in 2011. This year, PIAC is celebrating its 10th year anniversary with the theme ‘Strengthening Citizens’ Ownership and Understanding of PIAC and Its Oversight of Petroleum Revenue Management’.

According to the Bank of Ghana, growth in private sector credits slowed down considerably in April this year compared with the same period last year. Dr Attauhene said if there are no credits for the private sector, it could affect the country’s economy. “If you look at the credit in the private sector, we are nowhere near we need to be to have a transformation agenda or to recover in the post-COVID-19. So government would have to reduce the numerous borrowing domestically to enable the banks to free credit to support the private sector. From the beginning of the year to April this year, new loans in advance totaled 10.5 billion cedis compared to 10.9 billion cedis for the same period last year.

According to the former presidential staffer, the continuous unpopular and unlawful activities of some members of the National Security are dragging his name in the mud, reports myxyzonline.com. His comments and plea come on the back of the commencement of investigations by the Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, into allegations of assault and thievery by National Security operatives during a raid on two Chinese-owned casinos in Asankragua in the Amenfi West constituency in the Western Region. Eric Afful, who is the MP for Amenfi West, subsequently petitioned the IGP to investigate the issue. It is alleged that the men assaulted staff of the casinos, seizing their phones, and refusing to return the item even after the raid. Maxwell Yeboah, a staff of the casino, told the media, “When they came in, some of the Chinese guys were playing table tennis.