Ghanaian photographer building Africa's largest photo library with 30,000 books
Paul Ninson, a Ghanaian photographer who is currently based in New York got featured on the Humans of New York pages on Facebook and on Instagram, and like many great stories, his story attracted so much attention. They were pictures of my life and pictures of my daughter. Today, Paul Ninson lives in New York, but his story has not been a rosy one at all. But how and when did Paul Ninson decide that this was such a great idea to pursue? The story has changed, and so have his dreams; Paul Ninson explains:"I want to build more than just a library.
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September 03, 2021 11:48 UTC
Nine-year-old boy escapes from kidnappers with the help of a blade
Philip Ametepe said he was on his way to search for his stepmother’s phone case which he misplaced when some men attacked him. According to Philip, he remembered he had a blade in his pocket when he regained consciousness, andit was it that he freed himself. “…my stepmother sent me to buy a blade and I had kept that in my pocket so I used it to cut open the sack and run away,” the boy narrated. Philip said while he was still in the sack, he overhead the kidnappers planning on how to relocate him. He adds that some residents he run into helped him by handing him over to the New Weija Police.
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September 03, 2021 11:38 UTC
Ellembelle MP organizes free eye surgery for 443 Constituents
Regional News of Friday, 3 September 2021Source: Daniel Kaku, ContributorMember of Parliament (MP) for Ellembelle Constituency of the Western Region, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has organized a free eye surgery for four hundred and forty-three (443) residents in his constituency. This follows a free eye screening exercise for the constituents in August 2021 across all the communities in Ellembelle during where 443 aged and youth were identified to have Cataract diseases. "Last year, we did free eye screening for the constituents but we couldn't do the eye surgery because of the Coronavirus but we thank God that this year we are done with the eye screening and we are doing free eye surgeries for 443 cataract patients," he added. Armah Kofi-Buah took the opportunity to commend the doctors and nurses from KATH and Eikwe hospitals for dedicating their time to help his constituents. I have benefitted and God should bless Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah for this gesture."
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September 03, 2021 11:15 UTC
My miracle is here – Minalyn releases first baby bump photos
Entertainment of Friday, 3 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Makeup artist Minalyn has welcomed a new baby• Minalyn and her boyfriend, ZionFelix, have received congratulatory messages following the news• The new mom says her baby is a blessing to herGhanaian makeup artist, Minalyn Lawani who is the girlfriend of Blogger ZionFelix has confirmed her pregnancy with the announcement of the birth of a baby girl, Adepa. The longtime girlfriend of the Blogger has released two photos of her baby bump photoshoot. In a post sighted by GhanaWeb on her Instagram page, Minalyn was captured wearing a long white dress. Thank you Jehovah for making a way for me when I was scared, what you cannot do does not exist. In a post to confirm the arrival of his daughter Zion has also released photos with his baby mama, Mina.
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September 03, 2021 10:52 UTC
Nigerian singer Bella Shmurda fined, deported from Ghana for attacking doctor
Entertainment of Friday, 3 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Nigerian singer has been deported from Ghana for attacking a doctor• Bella Shmurda and two other Nigerians attacked the doctor while in quarantine for testing positive for Coronavirus• They have been banned from entering Ghana for a period of 3 monthsNigerian singer, Bella Shmurda was on September 1, 2021, fined and deported from Ghana with two others by the Adjabeng Circuit Court in Accra for attacking a medical doctor at a quarantine centre. They argued that the antigen test was fake and insisted that they were not Coronavirus positive. As part of their plan, Bella Shmurda and his accomplices attacked the Ghanaian doctor with a fork and attempted to beat him and one other person who tried to intervene during the attack. They further rained insults and curses on the health workers and the country as a whole for allegedly conducting what they termed as "fake" COVID-19 tests. The Adjabeng Circuit Court convicted the three on their own guilty pleas and were charged for Verbal Abuse on a Medical Officer, Physical assault on a medical officer, and Attempted Assault with a table fork on a Medical Officer.
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September 03, 2021 09:45 UTC
Kejetia Market impasse has resulted in GH¢3.6 million debt owed to ECG – Management
Business News of Thursday, 2 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• An impasse between Management of KCM and traders has resulted in debt payments• The traders are said to owe the ECG an amount of GH¢3.6 million in electricty bills• The traders have for the past four months protested against overpriced chargesManagement of the Kejetia City Market in Kumasi have said the ongoing impasse between it and the traders association has resulted in a debt of GH¢3.6 million owed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The development comes after the traders’ failure to honour the payments of their electricity bill for the past four months in protest against overpriced charges. Prior to the impasse, traders of the market have lamented they had to pay about GH¢40,000 worth of electricity bills every month, with each shop paying an average of between GH¢100 and GH¢200 for the period. To further register their protest against the exorbitant charges, the angry traders placed red flags at the entrance of their shops over the delayed metering process. Ahmed Kwarteng, an Operations Manager of the Kejetia Traders Association on his part has said they will continue to register their protests until their predicament is thoroughly addressed.
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September 02, 2021 13:45 UTC
There’s no food shortage at PRESEC - Adutwum
General News of Thursday, 2 September 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.comThe Education Minister, Yaw Adutwum, has refuted reports that there's been a food shortage at the Presbyterian Boys Secondary School (PRESEC). The Minister said this after personally touring the school to pick first-hand information over reported food shortages in some senior high schools. The students and the headmaster denied claims making rounds in some sections of the media that Presec was experiencing food shortages. The Ghana National Association of Teachers has admonished the government to address food shortages in some Senior High Schools. The General Secretary of the GNAT, Thomas Musah, wants the government to treat concerns about food shortages in some Senior High Schools as a genuine emergency.
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September 02, 2021 13:40 UTC
'We paid US$3 per minute for 2020 Presidential election petition coverage' – GBC
General News of Thursday, 2 September 2021Source: thebftonline.comProfessor Amin Alhassan, Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has stated that the state broadcaster, paid an amount of US$3 per minute to a satellite company to broadcast the 2020 Presidential Election Petition. Even though the corporation has cleared all of its debts, Prof. Alhassan stated that GBC still faces many challenges in its operations—affecting its growth. According to him, the situation can be blamed on the monotonous ways of implementing activities with no room for change. It was very difficult handling such situations because they have also dedicated all their lives to GBC. The engagement is aimed at highlighting the successes chalked by state-owned enterprises to various stakeholders and the Ghanaian citizenry.
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September 02, 2021 13:07 UTC
Corporate governance orientation should be mandatory for all institutions – IoD-Ghana
Business News of Thursday, 2 September 2021Source: thebftonline.comThe Institute of Directors-Ghana (IoD-Ghana) president, Rockson Kwesi Dogbegah, has said that corporate governance training should be made mandatory for both the public and private sectors so that they function effectively in their various institutions. He noted that the tussle often observed between the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Board Chairman, especially in state-owned institutions, result from a lack of good orientation toward board business. In July 2021, when the finance minister disclosed that SOEs were not demonstrating good corporate governance, some 47 of those SOEs since 2016 have failed to submit their outstanding financial statements in blatant contravention of the law,” Mr Dogbegah bemoaned. He urged them to be good ambassadors of corporate governance, take their duties seriously and help promote the culture of good corporate governance wherever they find themselves. Meanwhile, IoD-Ghana and IoD-Zimbabwe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen relationships across the continent.
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September 02, 2021 13:07 UTC
Cedi likely to experience further marginal depreciation this year – Economist
Business News of Thursday, 2 September 2021Source: ghanaiantimes.com.ghWith exactly four months to the end of the year 2021, the Ghana Cedi is expected to experience further marginal depreciation against the U.S. Dollar, following a recent period of weakening, an economist with Databank, Courage Martey, has predicted. So from where we are, it would not be out of place to see the Cedi recording some more depreciation,” he said in an interview with citibusiness news in Accra yesterday. The Ghana Cedi began the year 2021 trading at G.H. ¢5.76 pesewas to a dollar, showing no depreciation for the first six months. These indicators show that there is scope for the depreciation of the Cedi beyond where we are today,” he said.
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September 02, 2021 13:07 UTC
ISSER panelists back establishment of Development Bank Ghana
The development dialogue was on the theme “National Development Banks and Sustainable Financing in Ghana”. The panelists generally acknowledged that a well functioning national development bank (NDB) can play a role in filling major financing gaps. Government in May this year signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for €170 million for the establishment of Development Bank Ghana (DBG). Prof. Peter Quartey, Director of ISSER, in a presentation at the event stated that if the development bank is to succeed, it has to be devoid of political interference. The CEO of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Dr. John Mensah, speaking as a panelist at the event, said the bank was excited about the new development bank.
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September 02, 2021 12:56 UTC
Ghana’s importation bill of iron and steel stood at GH¢2.9bn for 2020 – GIISDEC Board Chair
Making the revelation at the inauguration of new GIISDEC board members, Farouk Mahama underscored the need to boost efforts towards mining, processing and production of steel to spur Ghana’s industrialization drive. “In 2020 alone, Ghana’s importation bill of iron & steel and its articles stood at GH¢2.9 billion and industrialization in most developed countries have thrived on the back of the iron and steel industry,” the Board Chair revealed. “These resources when developed will be a major foreign currency earner for the country, enrich our steel industry, engender prosperity, leapfrog our economy and stimulate growth,” Mahama pointed. We will hit the ground running by embarking on Mineral Resource Estimation of Ghana’s iron ore deposit across the country,” Farouk Mahama said. He also assured that by the end of 2024, the board members of GIISDEC will ensure they put Ghana on the map through a developed iron and steel industry.
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September 02, 2021 12:41 UTC
UCC ranked No. 1 university in Ghana
General News of Thursday, 2 September 2021Source: 3news.comThe University of Cape Coast has been ranked Number One university in Ghana, by the 2022 Times Higher Education annual rankings. To be ranked in the Prestigious World University Rankings; Universities must publish at least 1,000 papers in reputable publications in a five-year period – between 2016 and 2020 for the 2022 rankings. In 2016, we removed this arbitrary limit on the number of participants and the number of ranked universities jumped to 981. This year, we are pleased to congratulate the 1,662 universities that met the criteria and so appear in the World University Rankings. Image: Times Higher Education World University RankingsLouise Richardson, vice chancellor of Oxford University, told Times Higher Education: “My colleagues and I are absolutely delighted to have achieved the top ranking again.
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September 02, 2021 12:33 UTC
E-cedi digital currency can be saved on smart devices – Bank of Ghana
According to Kwame Oppong, Head of Financial Technology and Innovation at the central bank, the digital currency can be deposited on smartphones, smartwatches as savings. In an interaction with Joy Business, Oppong revealed the central bank as part of its pilot of the digital currency will also see persons without smartphones gain access to their savings. It’s also important to mention that because it's digital, you can save beyond cards; you can also save it on smart devices such as smartwatches, smartphones. You can save [e-Cedi] on any device that is a smart device,” Oppong explained. The rollout of the digital currency for Ghana is expected to deepen the country's cash lite agenda which will complement other electronic payment systems such as mobile money.
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September 02, 2021 07:52 UTC
Coronavirus became an avenue to create, loot and share – Ablakwa jabs govt
GhanaWeb monitored comments he made on the September 1 edition of Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme where he called for a forensic audit into COVID spending. “COVID became an avenue to create, loot and share, if you read the Audit report and other things we will be revealing soon, look at what happened to the Sputnik V dubious vaccine issue,” he stated. “The Embassy is there, we have an ambassador in Russia, deal directly with the manufacturers, we will not. He is worried over recent disclosure that government used over 100 million dollars for face masks and other pandemic response supplies. “So my brother, we hear there were over 100 million dollars for face masks and my brother….
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September 02, 2021 06:56 UTC