Unemployed degree holders should consider carpentry, other crafts – Prof Adei
General News of Wednesday, 27 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comProfessor Adei says university education only enhances intellectual capacityProfessor Adei urges unemployed graduates to embrace skills trainingGovernment to roll out YouStart to address unemploymentProfessor Emeritus Stephen Adei has advised unemployed graduates to take initiatives in reskilling themselves by venturing into apprenticeship to learn a craft. Speaking on the July 24 edition of the Springboard Virtual University show with Albert Ocran, Professor Adei indicated that university education only serves to enhance the intellectual capacity of individuals. Citing an example of a young man he helped to get himself established in craftwork and also acquire university education, the former rector of GIMPA said he [the young man] has now established a factory which is employing seventeen people. “I got a young man in upholstery. At present, the government intends to roll out the YouStart initiative to provide support for small start-ups.
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July 27, 2022 17:22 UTC
'Meet me at the FPU' – Junior officer challenges Chief Superintendent of Police
General News of Tuesday, 26 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comA viral video on social media shows a junior officer of the Ghana Police Service blatantly disrespecting a senior officer who is at least of the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police. In the said video, the junior officer, who identified himself as a member of the Formed Police Unit (FPU), can be seen vehemently challenging the orders of the senior officer. He even rejected the senior officer’s command to mention his Police service number and told the police to meet him at the FBU because he was not the one who deployed him on the mission. You come to meet us trying to arrest a thief and you are giving us all these commands,” the FPU officer further stated in Twi. The Police Commander remained calm and reprimanded the Sergeant in charge for the behaviour of the junior officer.
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July 27, 2022 00:30 UTC
Government to collect tolls on selected roads – Ofori Atta announces
General News of Monday, 25 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comGovernment discontinued the collection of road tolls in 2021Government criticised for ending road toll collectionGovernment to use road tolls to pay for infrastructureThe Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced a decision by the government to reintroduce road tolls. Mr Ofori-Atta noted that the new strategy would help the government recover the cost of completed roads and pay lenders and investors. The completed road will be tolled to recover the whole life cost of the completed infrastructure as well as pay lenders and provide a return for equity investors. The Minister for Roads and Highways, following the announcement by the minister, directed the seizure of toll collections effective November 18, 2021. The government explained that the decision was to help ease vehicular traffic at the various road toll collection points.
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July 26, 2022 01:27 UTC
Stop your needless commentaries – Musah Superior berates insensitive Otchere-Darko
Responding to Mr Octhere-Darko, who is said to be powerful within the corridors of government, Musah Superior has described his statement as insensitive and highly condemnable. According to Musah Superior, the NPP, as a party seeking to retain power in 2024, must respect the concerns of ordinary party persons instead of passing commentaries against legitimate concerns. We must respect the views, concerns of the ordinary Party people and stop these needless commentaries,” he stated in a Facebook post. There have been growing calls on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove some individuals from his government over inefficiencies. One of the key targets of the campaign for the president to conduct a reshuffle is the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta.
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July 26, 2022 01:13 UTC
Mid-Year Budget Review: Speaker Begins Sitting With Only 5 Mps
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is later today expected in parliament to deliver a review of the 2022 Fiscal Policy. The Speaker of the House, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin called the house to sit at exactly 10 am on Monday. However, as of the time of the commencement of business by the speaker, GhanaWeb cameras captured only 5 members in the chamber. It is not yet known what may have accounted for the low numbers however the numbers gradually increased to a few dozen before the speaker suspended sitting for 30 minutes. Source: ghanaweb.comDisclaimer : Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com.
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July 25, 2022 18:48 UTC
I’m not worshiping a dead body, but Mills begged me for befitting resting place - Anyidoho
Koku Anyidoho, Chief Executive Officer of the Atta-Mills Institute, AMI, said at the 10th official commemoration of Atta-Mills’ passing disclosed what motivated him to champion the cause of renovating Asomdwee Park, the final resting place of his former boss. He said the former President shows himself to him (Anyidoho) at night begging him to do all it takes to give him a befitting resting place. “I, Samuel Koku Tsitsope Anyidoho, I continue to be burdened when Asomdwee park was becoming a scourge on the conscience, the eye and the spirit of the Republic of Ghana. “…and begs me and says that ‘Koku, if anybody and everybody turns their back, I beg you, please whatever it will take to give me a befitting resting place, please do it and God will bless you’,” he stressed. The 10th anniversary celebration was observed officially by the state at a commissioning of the Asomdwee Park.
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July 25, 2022 09:55 UTC
Criminal syndicate comment: Martin Kpebu retracts and apologises to Akufo-Addo
He was commenting on a recent corruption report published by a number of state agencies in conjunction with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). “Akufo-Addo is part of the criminal syndicate at the Jubilee House. Lawyer Kpebu further raised concerns about how the president has failed to honour his promise of using the ‘Anas principle’ to fight corruption when given the opportunity to lead the country as president. “In opposition, he said he will use the Anas Principle – when the president was coming into office and that’s why I voted for him with alacrity. “What is the Anas Principle?
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July 25, 2022 01:12 UTC
Anyidoho breaks down, weeps at Atta Mills’ 10th anniversary celebration
Koku Anyidoho who was until the demise of the late head of state, was his aide, shed tears profusely while the choir was singing a hymn. The visibly pained Koku Anyidoho had to eventually be consoled by another person at the event. “To the glory of God, in 2020, His Excellency President Akufo-Addo Dankwa gave the go-ahead for full construction of the Asomdwee Park to commence,” he said. A monument of the late President was unveiled and the renovated park was commissioned by the president. Other persons including Former Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament, Enoch Teye Mensah, Former NDC members, Allotey Jacobs, and Samuel Koku Anyidoho made an appearance at the event.
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July 24, 2022 22:10 UTC
The masses are calling for a reshuffle, Akufo-Addo must listen – NPP MP
Politics of Sunday, 24 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comCalls for Ofori-Atta to go heightensNPP MP says Akufo-Addo will conduct reshuffle soonAyew Afriyie says economic meltdown warrants changesDr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, Member of Parliament for Effiduase Asokore in the Ashanti Region has called for President Nana Ado Dankwa Akufo-Addo to conduct a ministerial reshuffle. “The government must justify that appointees are performing and that there is no need for a reshuffle…. If I was the president, I will do a reshuffle because that is what the people are saying,” he stressed. I am sure that even the president himself knows and has heard about the calls for reshuffle. So, it has become topical and if the people are calling for it, I will do it,” he added.
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July 24, 2022 06:36 UTC
I would have regretted studying nursing if I followed the trend abroad - UK-based Ghanaian
In an interview on Daily Hustle Worldwide, Mrs. Mensah mentioned that it is wrong for newbies abroad to blindly follow advice instead of a career they are passionate about. Millicent believes there are many opportunities for Blacks in the UK, and they are at liberty to do anything. So I always thank God for giving birth at the time because I would have regretted it. According to Millicent, many Ghanaians are misled by relatives living abroad and accept their suggestions without finding out about the other opportunities. Mrs Mensah mentioned that she decided to get into business while caring for her five children.
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July 23, 2022 21:39 UTC
Free SHS will be relinquished by the government and transferred to parents to pay
General News of Friday, 22 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comFree SHS is not under review - Ministry of Education clarifiesGovernment introduces Free SHSFree SHS will be relinquished by the government and transferred to parents to pay, GES DGSpokesperson for Ministry of Education reacts to news on review of Free SHS policyThe Ministry of Education has shot down claims that the Ghana Education Service is reviewing the government’s flagship project, the Free Senior High School policy. Earlier reports suggested that, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwah, had disclosed that the government is currently reviewing the Free SHS policy. The reports added that according to Prof Opoku Amankwah, the review is to determine which benefits of the Free SHS will be relinquished by the government and transferred to parents to pay. “The Ministry’s attention has been drawn to some publications making the rounds which suggest an ongoing review of the Free SHS policy by the GES. For purposes of clarity, the Free SHS policy is not under the purported review,” he wrote in a statement made available to GhanaWeb.
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July 22, 2022 21:13 UTC
Suspected robber burnt to death in front of Juaboso Police Station
General News of Friday, 22 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comIrate youth lynch suspected armed to deathSuspected armed robber caught with stolen phonesPolice save one suspected robberA young man suspected to be one of the members behind robberies in the Juaboso and its surroundings in the Western Region has been burnt to ashes in front of a police station by some angry youth. The three suspects were arrested but one escaped, the police rescued the second, but the third was lynched before police intervention. He was then confronted by some of the youth to unlock the phones but was not able to do so. Upon reaching the location of the gang, one member of the gang jumped a wall and escaped, while another was apprehended. The other was set ablaze on reaching the police station, while the third was rescued by police.
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July 22, 2022 16:40 UTC
Attorney General authorized the execution of ambulance contract - Agyeman-Manu
The AG’s Department, through then Deputy Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayini, wrote to the Ministers of Health and Finance asking that they follow through with the contract “because it was legally binding”. According to Mr Agyeman-Manu, the AG stated that having reviewed the documents presented by Lawyers for Big Sea, he was satisfied that “all governmental approvals had been obtained” as this was a prerequisite for the execution of the contract. According to Mr Agyeman-Manu, the letter requesting the LC was written “without recourse to the Ministry of Health”. He said the inspection by the Ambulance Service revealed some defects which the Ministry brought to the attention of Big Sea. Big Sea, he said, wrote back acknowledging the defects and indicated their willingness to rectify the said defects.
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July 22, 2022 09:41 UTC
Why Justin Kodua did not respond to Bawumia referring to him as ‘General’
General News of Thursday, 21 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comJohn Boadu ousted as NPP General SecretaryNew NPP executives pay courtesy call on President Nana Akufo-AddoJustin Kodua is the new NPP General SecretaryThe new General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has shared how long it took him to realize that he had indeed won the election to the top office of the ruling party. “So, afterwards, we decided to go and see the vice president at his office. JFK, before he was appointed the YEA CEO, was the Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Justin Frimpong Kodua also holds a Bachelor of Science in Land Economy from the same university. TWI NEWSEarly life and educationBorn on November 14, 1982, in the Ashanti region, Justin Frimpong Kodua attended Opoku Ware School.
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July 21, 2022 19:58 UTC
‘Tomato industry in Ghana has collapsed’
Executive Director of the Peasant Farmers Association, Charles Nyaaba, claimed that Ghana's tomato industry has collapsed. He attributed the collapse to the lack of government attention towards the local production of this crop and the agricultural sector as a whole. "Our tomato industry in Ghana has collapsed because they don't pay attention to our local production. The figures we are seeing now are likely to continue," Charles Nyaaba added. According to the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, consumers should purchase food items like maize, rice, and millet, among others, in bulk and store them because food prices are going to escalate.
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July 21, 2022 18:17 UTC