Crime & Punishment of Wednesday, 12 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comNational Security officials on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, have arrested 6 Chinese nationals for allegedly engaging in money laundering and drug peddling. The suspects, 4 men and 2 ladies were also charged for allegedly operating an illegal gold refinery in Asankragwa, a suburb in the Western region. The suspects were arrested in a police swoop at the Xindi Hotel by the Asankragwa-Enchi road. The police, during the raid, seized a Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle and an amount of GH¢1,302,990. The suspects, according to the police are all illegal migrants and are currently in the custody of the Ministry of National Security.

Sports News of Wednesday, 12 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comDavid Obeng Nyarko, the Communications Director of the Kumasi Asante Kotoko has disclosed that the club’s decision to trade star striker Kwame Opoku was not an easy one. The young forward, according to reports was sold for $500,000 having impressed in the Ghana Premier League. “Let me tell you that it was a very difficult decision to sell Kwame. It was such a difficult decision we had to make” he added. But his absence has not really been felt as Kotoko have moved from fourth to first on the Ghana Premier League table.

General News of Wednesday, 12 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comLands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor has squashed claims that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is against mining in Ghana. According to him, the president is not against mining and the declaration of war against illegal small-scale mining was to regulate the activities of mining as well as to sanitize the sector. During a press conference held in Accra Tuesday, May 11, 2021, the Lands Minister said, “The government of President Akufo-Addo is not against mining. We are not against small-scale mining. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last week ordered the deployment of security officials to mining areas in the country to clamp down on activities by illegal miners.

General News of Wednesday, 12 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ghana National Petroleum Corporation has disclosed that the body of Erasmus Klutse, the second-year medical student who died in Cuba will be repatriated. Dominic Eduah, the Executive Director of the GNPC Foundation disclosed this during a Citi FM interview; revealing that it will be done after an autopsy is completed. Duah said that discussions are being held to ensure that the body is flown back to the country after the autopsy process. He disclosed that the GNPC will foot the cost involved in bringing the remains of the late medical student back to Ghana. He however reiterated the commitment of the GNPC to ensuring that students on their scholarship scheme are well catered for.

General News of Wednesday, 12 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comSome youth at Amanse who set fire into the vehicle of a fetish priest they suspected was trying to kidnap a child for money rituals might have landed in trouble following a statement from the Eastern Regional Police Command. The command has vowed to deal with the persons who orchestrated the act for taking the law into their own hands. He appealed to the youth to allow calm prevail and report issues to the police instead of taking them into their own hands. The youth also vandalized and destroyed the house of the town’s Gyasehene where suspects were being held. They also destroyed a service vehicle belonging to the Kibi Divisional Police Command.

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Are you saying that you are the same as the Member of Parliament? John Kumah: But you, at the end of the week, how many funerals do you attend? Jonh Kumah: You don’t even attend any. Yes, the Member of Parliament has to attend about 10 funerals. John Kumah: Yes, it is.

Politics of Wednesday, 12 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Betty Mould-Iddrisu has reaffirmed the position of former President John Dramani Mahama that the National Democratic Congress would have won a review of the 2020 election petition ruling. But there was no appetite for a review,” the former attorney general and minister of justice said. According to her, the opposition party presented a solid case contrary to the court’s ruling; Madam Iddrisu said the NDC presented a rock-solid case in the face of constitutional interpretation. We had an absolute rock-solid case in terms of constitutional interpretation,” she said. “The lesson is that next time we must win power… so that we are never subjected to this again.

During her vetting on Monday, February 15, 2021, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful told the Appointments Committee of Parliament the COVID-19 tracker app did not cost the Government of Ghana a pesewa. The report dubbed ‘Strengthening COVID-19 Accountability Mechanisms (SCAM)’ and available to GhanaWeb reveals that the COVID-19 tracker app was awarded to two foreign companies at a cost of $1 million but did not go through tender. “Part of the above funding was used by the Ministry of Communications to develop a COVID-19 Tracker app to gather data on surveillance and contact tracing. It was alleged that GoG spent about $1m to develop the app and a further GH¢1.4m ($240,000) for its launch. Ascend Digital Solutions Ltd was incorporated on 9 March 2020 and owned by 28-year Ian Austin, and incorporated in Jersey, a tax haven.

General News of Wednesday, 12 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comDr Charles Wereko-Brobby, a founding member of the governing NPP has criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s long credibility as a human rights lawyer and defender, stating that he [Akufo-Addo] has arrested the freedoms of Ghanaians. OUR FREEDOMS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY THE 'HUMAN_RIGHTS_DEFENDER'...,” Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby’s post read. He was adding his voice to the social media campaign of the youth who want the country to be fixed by the government. Mostly made up of the youth, tens of thousands of posts have been made on social media highlighting some of these inadequacies. #FixTheCountry has topped social media trends and dominated discussions for at least a week and has made many government appointees, including Owusu-Bempah uncomfortable.

Politics of Wednesday, 12 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comTransport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has assured residents of Cape Coast and its environs of the construction of a Cape Coast airport before the end of President Akufo-Addo's second term in office. The transport minister noted that feasibility studies are underway to locate the appropriate place for the construction of the airport in the Central region. If it also emerges that we should combine the two and build a huge airport to serve both regions, we shall do so.”“The president made a promise to build an airport in Cape Coast and the Western Region and we are committed to it. The transport minister explained that the central and western regions are known for their tourist sites. Therefore, the airport when constructed will help tourists fly to and from the region for tourism and business.

General News of Wednesday, 12 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAlexander Afenyo-Markin says having the perception that politicians enrich themselves is “not really the situation”. “As a Member of Parliament, I won’t speak for NPP or NDC but MPs; the pressure, you do everything. People borrow to provide services for their constituencies. People borrow against their salaries to provide services. He added, all the support the MPs are giving to their constituencies may not be enough, but they still do it.

Isaac Owusu-Bempah, the founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministries has said there is no hindrance for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to succeed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the President of Ghana. “There is a 2015 prophetic video of me going viral which was about our Vice President Bawumia. He wondered why some people would be circulating the six-year-old video after that prophetic word came to him. Owusu-Bempah said, though it was a revelation from God, the same God also showed him what to do to prevent what loomed ahead of Dr. Bawumia. And I prayed about it and God showed me what I should do to avert it.

Crime & Punishment of Tuesday, 11 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ghana Police Service has commenced an investigation into impersonation and fraud involving a self-styled military man, Richard Walker. She stated that an Immigration officer reported to police in October 2020 that a supposed military officer, Walker, collected GH¢8,000.00 from him under the guise of recruiting his friend into the Ghana Armed Forces but Walker failed to fulfil his promise and rather went into hiding. Several efforts were made to retrieve the money from Walker but all proved futile hence his arrest at his hideout at Tabora, in Accra. However, DSP Tenge noted that, investigations revealed that the suspect is not a military officer and a quarter of the amount paid to him, GH¢2,000.00, has been retrieved so far. He is currently in police custody and investigations are still ongoing to retrieve the rest of the money.

"Most youth in Ghana are no more interested in learning artisanship or apprenticeship. Technical education, apprenticeship or artisanship have been totally discarded as if they are of no more use in the country. Chairman Wustars appealed to Ghanaian youth to also patronize apprenticeship or artisanship since it puts heavy bread on their future tables. Mr. Kwame Amoa aka Chairman Z, Chairman for the Zone 18 adding his voice revealed that the situation has been very worrying. Most Ghanaian youth are losing interest in learning apprenticeship or artisanship due to the government's inability to make them attractive.