General News of Saturday, 22 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA total of thirty-three (33) commercial sex workers consisting of mostly foreigners have been arrested by the Greater Accra Regional Police Command at Pokuase Timber Market. Speaking on the back of the arrest, the Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge told GNA that all foreign sex workers have been handed over to the Immigration Service for deportation. She added that the rest involved will be investigated and put before the law courts if found guilty. Again, wooden structures which housed these sex workers were demolished in the exercise. According to the police report, the commercial sex workers mostly consisted of Nigerian nationals and a few Ghanaians.

Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 22 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Two persons have been arrested at Korle Bu for allegedly stealing pints of blood• They were arrested upon tip-off by security operatives at the hospital• Korle Bu said the two stole the blood from its Surgical UnitTwo persons suspected to be thieves have been arrested at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for allegedly stealing several pints of blood from its Surgical Unit. A statement issued by the management of the hospital on Saturday, May 22 said the activities of the group came to the notice of its security upon a tip off. “They were arrested at the surgical third floor when they made the attempt to steal several pints of blood that had been mobilized for various surgical procedures,” the statement explained. Prior to the arrest, the hospital security mounted a surveillance that eventually led to the arrest of the suspects on Saturday, May 22 at around 2:00am. The suspects have, however, been handed over to the Korle Bu Police for further investigations.

When the Shatta Movement Boss in 2019 got featured on a song with Beyoncé titled “Already”, the news came as a surprise to many. He received congratulatory messages from his fans and some colleagues in the music industry over the song with Queen B. In a tweet dated July 31, 2020, Shatta Wale thanked Beyoncé for believing in his craft. I use my, my own money to do my own real shit… Real hustlers are real money makers. The ting, e-coil,” Shatta wrote.

Sports News of Saturday, 22 May 2021Source: footballmadeinghana.comAccra Great Olympics will face a tricky Inter Allies test on Matchday 26 of the ongoing Ghana Premier League season. The match is scheduled for a 6pm kick off at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, May 22, 2021. A performance that will undoubtedly raise the morale in camp as they continue their fight for Premier League survival. Both sides will meet for the sixth time on Saturday, having met five times in the Ghana Premier League. Thec ‘Eleven Is To One’ lads have Won one, drew one and suffered two defeats at the hands of Oly.

But, the National Democratic Congress (NDC)'s National Communications Officer is questioning why such a proposal should even come up on the table. He wants to know if the existing arrangement where polls, since 1992, have closed at 5pm, is now problematic and needing a review of such nature. "Our position is that currently, the 5pm closure time for polls for elections in this country, poses no problem for our electoral process. Since 1992 till now - except for 2020, polls have always closed at 5pm and that has worked perfectly. So, why change a system that has worked perfectly without any challenges?"

Sports News of Saturday, 22 May 2021Source: ghanafa.orgAsante Kotoko SC will host WAFA on matchday 26 of the Ghana Premier League at the Obuasi Len Clay stadium on Saturday. The Porcupine Warriors lost the first spot to rivals Hearts of Oak on Friday following a 1-0 win against Eleven Wonders in Techiman. Asante Kotoko has not lost since Sunday, April 24 when they lost at home to Medeama SC at the Len Clay stadium. They sit in fourth place with 40 points – six points behind leaders Accra Hearts of Oak. Dreams FC have amassed 38 points and sit in 7th place while Bechem United occupies the 10th position with 33 points – five points behind their opponents.

Sports News of Saturday, 22 May 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comGhana's Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has been named the deputy chairperson of FIFA's Disciplinary Committee. The International Football Federation confirmed Justice Yeboah's appointment this week and he will be working with Colombia's Jorge Palacio, the President of the committee. Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah is a Ghanaian lawyer and the current Chief Justice of Ghana. In December 2019, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo nominated Justice Anin-Yeboah as the Chief Justice of Ghana. He attended Amaniampong Secondary School and Apam Secondary School and then moved to the University of Ghana and the Ghana School of Law where he graduated in 1981.

The National Communications Officer of the NDC said that although they largely disagree with most of the proposals being made for election reforms by the Electoral Commission, it, however, believes some of the proposals make sense. He explained that the NDC has a number of proposals that it supports because they fall in line with its ideals. "Let me make the point that we do not disagree with the EC on all its proposed reforms. "All these are laudable proposals so it's not as if the NDC is against everything the EC is proposing but there are some of the proposals that we find problematic," he stressed. Sammy Gyamfi made this known when he appeared on Saturday, May 22, 2021, edition of NewsFile on the JoyNews channel and monitored by GhanaWeb.

Sports News of Saturday, 22 May 2021Source: ghanafa.orgThe Swiss Spirits Alisa Hotel is set for the 14 WAFU Zone B General Assembly scheduled for Saturday, May 22, 2021. The one-day event which will bring together Federation Presidents and General Secretaries from Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo, Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and host nation Ghana will kick start at 9 am. WAFU Zone B President Djibrilla Hima Hamidou – Niger and Vice President Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku – Ghana will lead the session. The General Assembly will be carried live on the GFA Facebook page - Ghana Football Association and other GFA digital platforms - (Twitter and Instagram - @ghanafaofficial), YouTube - (Ghana Football Association). The General Assembly is the supreme legislative organ of the Regional football block where key decisions are made for implementation by the WAFU Zone B Secretariat.

The Still Believe Lads have been blowing hot and cold in the second round of the league and are without consecutive wins. That notwithstanding, Dreams FC have won their last three matches at home against Karela, Hearts of Oak, and King Faisal- a warning to Bechem. Also, striker Agyenim Boateng Mensah has found his scoring boots and that should excite head coach Vladislav Viric. Bechem United are without a win in their last three matches and will really need to purge themselves to avert a fourth straight defeat. Last week's 3-1 defeat to King Faisal was de-moralizing and coach Kassim Mingle is under pressure to get the Hunters back to winning ways.

Among the things that the EC has stated as its achievements are: it was able to put together an election in 6 months (including all election related activities like nominations, special voting, etc.) But, not totally impressed by with these achievements of the EC, Rhoda Osei-Afful explained that while there is no doubt that the difficulties of the times of the 2020 polls meant that the things the EC did deserve some commendation, it should not overly stretched. The issue of using technology is not the first time... it's not something that is new that you really celebrate as achievement. Apart from introducing biometric technology, they talk about using technology to check on registration details. Rhoda Osei-Afful made these submissions known during the Saturday, May 22, 2021, edition of NewsFile on the JoyNews channel and monitored by GhanaWeb.

• He said natural disasters and other external factors trigger a country to borrow. Seth Terkper, former Minister of Finance, has said the stakeholders of the country’s economy needs to set up mechanisms to save the country from the numerous borrowings. According to him, natural disasters and other external factors trigger a country to borrow but stabilization of the economy is key this could be done through saving out of the better days of the economy to over any future crisis. Mr Terkper said the country’s economy cannot be stabilized during crisis because much money is needed to save the situation. You prepare before the crisis and during the crisis you utilize the resources, so we built the stabilization fund.

For Nelson Boateng, the plastics business is all he has known since he started working at a factory at age 13. Fearing that the country could ban plastics anytime soon, Boateng’s company, Nelplast which makes plastic shopping bags re-strategized to focus on plastic recycling. In 2015, the once upon a time plastic producer was pushed to think that plastic recycling was a good business opportunity. The current product is a form of asphalt that is a mix of 70 per cent sand and 30 per cent plastic waste. Boateng said he wants to lead the “recycling revolution” in Ghana and help the country achieve at least 50 per cent recycling of plastic waste.

“The UPSA Management has nominated you for the award of an honorary Doctorate Degree,” the letter said. Mr Baako is celebrated for championing press freedom during the Rawlings administration and doing same in subsequent years. But even before the school would go ahead with its decision, Kweku Baako Jnr has served notice that he will reject it. "I'm aware of other universities that have tried to do this for Kweku Baako but he's been running away from it so let's see what will happen this time when the UPSA says it will confer the degree on him," the host said. "Same story will happen," Kweku immediately responded.

General News of Saturday, 22 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFollowing allegations of money laundering and fraud leveled at Ghanaian businessman and politician, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, by a US-based company, Birim LLC, the former has issued a formal response, explaining circumstances surrounding it. A suit against the founder of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), listing him alongside his wife and their children, was for what Birim LLC said is a $63m case of alleged money laundering and wire fraud. Groupe Nduom, the umbrella company for 60 other businesses owned by Dr Nduom, according to the writ, has put Bernie Maddoff to shame. It further stated that Dr. Nduom’s business would “put Bernie Maddoff to shame”, adding that the purported “criminal scheme” involved “international money wire system – of inflated, over-invoiced and above-market rate fees disguised as payment for ‘management service’”. Responding in a 33-paged document sighted by GhanaWeb, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom explains that the recent financial sector clean-up in Ghana contributed to “a substantial portion of its [GN Bank] loans were illegally made to Nduom-related entities without the benefit of appropriate risk assessments, managements or determinants”.