His statement has been misinterpreted by some people to mean government was asking parents to pay fees despite the FSHS policy. “Free SHS is a good policy and we are already reaping the benefits. The President made it clear that everyone irrespective of the wealth of your parent should enjoy free education. The fact that Free SHS has come does not mean you can’t help the school your child attends. There is no such policy that require rich parents to pay school fees.

Politics of Saturday, 24 April 2021Source: kingdomfmonline.comThe Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor is demanding the resignation of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, over alleged irregularities in the December 2020 general elections. “There is a need for major reforms of our electoral processes, including the replacement of the Chairperson for the Electoral Commission. Jean Mensa has lost credibility. She has lost that moral right and the realm of impartiality that is supposed to engulf the EC [is no more],” Mr. Otokunor said. “We felt it would be ruthless to sit in such a meeting and endorse the odious bias by Jean Mensa during the conduct of the election.

“For Ken, China growing cocoa can only help to achieve what isn’t there today: Chinese taste for cocoa products. If it will significantly cultivate Chinese taste for cocoa then Ghana is bound to be a very big winner, he reckons. China’s population is estimated at 1.4 billion people, equivalent to 18.5% of total world population. I think we should welcome China’s new interest in cocoa. China is reported to have exported 500kg of cocoa beans worth $3,600 dollars produced in its island province of Hainan to Belgium.

LifeStyle of Friday, 23 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAge they say doesn’t matter when it comes to matters of the heart. Although society has made us believe that there’s an age limit when it comes to dating, some individuals have shut down the"socially acceptable" minimum age by being with persons twice or thrice their age. Must there always a motive behind individuals going in for an older partner? Join Paulina Dedaa Opoku and her guests on this episode of Moans and Cuddles. Watch the full episode of Moans and Cuddles below:

Sports News of Friday, 23 April 2021Source: goal.comManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he did not like the concept of the Super League because sporting merit would be taken away. I’m a supporter myself and there will be a day I come back and watch Man Utd, and I want to watch a Man Utd with the fear of failure. The club will have to move on without him, and I’m sure Man Utd will always move on. He replied: "I’ve said what I’ve said about the Super League and I’m so happy all the clubs involved agreed it was a mistake. Behind the walls of the building, we speak and they listen to my opinions and we’re working to move Man Utd forward.

Business News of Friday, 23 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has stated that the country needs to re-finance its economy by taking advantage of the stabilization fund available to enable the country to reduce its borrowing level. In an interview with GhanaWeb’s Amos Ekow Coffie, Mr Terkper said the country has been in similar situations before and it is time the policy on borrowing reviewed and structured to help the country overcome the difficulties in borrowing. Listen to the full interview belowMeanwhile, in Moody’s latest assessment of the Ghanaian economy, it ranked the country B3 with a negative outlook, explaining that Ghana has high exposure to external financing. Ghana’s economy, valued at almost US$70 billion, experienced two-quarters of the decline in its Gross Domestic Product in the second quarter and third quarter of 2020 respectively. Despite that, the economy is expected to grow at a modest 1.0% in 2020.

Entertainment of Friday, 23 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhanaian musician, Camidoh has explained that he doesn’t need to win awards to gain validation or show what he is made of. “I don’t need to clock it; I don’t need to win it to show that you know… VGMAs is just like, growing up, that has been the mark to show that this artiste is in the industry so getting to this level, I’m so happy and I don’t need to win the award to confirm or validate that there is an artiste in Ghana’s music industry called Camidoh. In fact, if I had not made any impact, I don’t think that I will be nominated in the VGMAs, in the 3 Music Awards,” he said. Going ahead to talk about whether he is expecting to win an award or be disappointed if he doesn’t, Camidoh made it known that being nominated already means you are deserving of the award. “I don’t think I have broken through the whole of Ghana.

It has been argued that, on paper, the licences for these trawlers are held by Ghanaian companies and they fly the Ghanaian flag, therefore this is legitimate business. We found that Chinese corporations are operating through front companies in Ghana, using them to register their vessels and obtain licences to fish. This has resulted in a situation whereby Ghana now has the largest registry of Chinese distant water fishing vessels outside of China. The Chinese corporations are involved in the export of catches from these vessels to China and other markets such as the European Union. Once ownership is clear, sanctions – that are severe enough to be truly deterrent ­– must be enforced for any illegal fishing.

Business News of Friday, 23 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAG) has lauded Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for spearheading the government's transformational digitization of the economy. The group further chronicled the impact of digitization in the telecommunications industry and its benefits to both mobile money agents and consumers. The mobile money agents noted that most of the government's digitization processes depend on mobile money operations - a situation they said has boosted their businesses, and thus commended Dr Bawumia. "The possibility of this policy (digitization) is heavily dependent on mobile money hence increasing and boosting our business," said the group. The mobile money agents also commended the government for its decision to reduce mobile interoperability charges to one percent.

Business News of Friday, 23 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOn the interbank board today April 23, 2021, the Ghana Cedi is trading against the US dollar at a buying price of 5.7280 and a selling price of 5.7338 as compared to yesterday’s trading of 5.7285 and a selling price of 5.7343. The Euro is trading at a buying price of 6.8853 and a selling price of 6.8921 as compared to yesterday’s buying price of 6.9015 and a selling price of 6.9083. The South African Rand is trading at a buying price of 0.4005 and a selling of 0.4009 as compared to yesterday’s buying price of 0.4033 and a selling price of 0.4017. Nigeria’s Naira is trading at a buying price of 71.2645 and a selling price of 71.5420 as compared to a buying price of 71.1345 and a selling price of 71.3979. And the Japanese Yen also remained the same as yesterday at trading at a buying price of 0.0530 and a selling price of 0.0531.

Business News of Friday, 23 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOn the commodities market today April 23, 2021, Crude Oil is closing the trading week on a positive note by trading at sixty-one dollars forty-six cents per barrel ($61.46) as compared to yesterday’s trading of sixty-four dollars twenty-one cents per barrel ($64.21), yesterday with a price change of a positive eighty-three cents, indicating a positive 1.31% increase. But today the price change is standing at a positive zero point zero three (+0.03). Cocoa is trading at two thousand, four hundred and two dollars ($2,402) as compared to yesterday’s trading of two thousand four hundred and thirty-seven dollars (2,437). Meanwhile, Cotton is also trading at eighty-five dollars fifty-five cents ($85.55) as compared to yesterday’s trading of eighty-four dollars, twenty-seven cents ($84.27). However, Coffee is trading at one hundred and thirty-five dollars, twenty cents ($135.20) as compared to yesterday’s trading of one hundred and thirty dollars, sixty-five cents ($132.45).

General News of Friday, 23 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comActress and social media personality Rosemond Brown known popularly as Akuapem Poloo has finally left the Nsawam prison, CitiNewsroom reports. Akuapem Poloo was granted bail on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, by an Accra High Court. She was however kept in custody after failing to satisfy the bail conditions on both Wednesday and Thursday. Parts of the bail conditions compel Poloo to report to the case investigator every two weeks and to deposit her passport with the registrar of the court. Her lawyer appealed the sentence and was granted bail on Tuesday.

General News of Friday, 23 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comContrary to perceptions that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has not tabulated figures for the 2020 presidential elections, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, the Director of Election for the party says it has collated the figures. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah said that the party has recovered 99% of the pink sheets in the elections and has an idea of the figures John Dramani Mahama polled in the elections. “99% of pink sheets recovery is unprecedented in the history of the party, it doesn’t mean the 1% pink sheets are missing or we do not have the results for those Polling Stations, we have all the results. “It was on the basis of those results that we detected several anomalies and infractions and started the process of our Pink Sheet Audit which also confirmed several anomalies. “I have been wondering how those asking for the Pink Sheets wants us to do.

General News of Friday, 23 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOn April 23, 2015, a woman died at the 37 Military Hospital over negligence of an ambulance driver who abandoned his work to go and party. The ambulance driver was said to have abandoned the post for the Easter Monday picnic. Read the full story belowA 38-year-old woman died at the 37 Military Hospital after an ambulance driver abandoned the post to go and party. Officials at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra have served notice they are investigating the case of medical negligence. Relatives of the deceased [name withheld] are angry over the case and are threatening to sue the 37 Military Hospital.

The report indicated that Bridget Otoo, Manasseh Awuni Azure, Nana Ama Agyemang Asante, Anas Aremeyaw Anas were among the most harassed and abused persons between January 2020 to March 2020. Over 600 separate instances of abuse and harassment online were collected and analysed by iWatch’s digital rights desk. Top ten most abused journalists in Ghana:Our data revealed that Bridget Otoo, formerly of Media General, now a freelancer, was the most abused journalist during the period with 34 per cent of abuses targeting her. Investigative journalist, Manasseh Awuni Azure was also the second most abused journalist, with 17 per cent of abuse targeting him within the period. Other notable journalists who were victims of abuse included; Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Nana Ama Agyemang Asante, Serwaa Amihere, Ameyaw Debrah and Roland Affail Monney etc.