BizTech: This 24-year-old painter has employed over 30 Ghanaian youth
The 24-year-old Philip Amissah established his business, Colourful Vision Artisans, after applying for jobs in numerous manufacturing companies but never got feedback from any. After figuring out his painting potential, he jumped on the opportunity and enhanced his skill by using the internet. Currently, he's employed 30 people and has 15 apprentices working under him. Philip Amissah has worked on several big projects like the painting of one of the branches of Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Commercial Bank office near the SSNIT parking lot in Accra. Aside the commercial and residential painting, he does POP ceilings, plaster boards, epoxy flooring, concrete stamping and water proofing (rising damp treatment).
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August 20, 2021 17:24 UTC
Ex-soldier shoots 34-year-old galamseyer to death
Crime & Punishment of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: classfmonline.comA 34-year-old man, Elijah Tenbintey, has allegedly been shot dead by an ex-military man at a mining site at Manso Kaniago in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region. Mr. Nsiah said the locals, upon hearing the death of Elijah, stormed the mining site and, together with the colleagues of the deceased, allegedly attacked a Chinese man who was also at the mining site. He said the Chinese man was alleged to have instructed the ex-military man to fire the gunshot. He said the security man who fired the gunshot is currently on the run while the Chinese man who was attacked by the locals is receiving treatment at the St. Martin’s Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. The body of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital for preservation and autopsy.
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August 20, 2021 17:15 UTC
Stop the production of changfangs now - Government orders
He gave the directive on Friday, August 20, 2021 when he inaugurated a 40-member Ghana National Small-Scale Miners Association taskforce in Kumasi. He said government would crackdown on all persons or group engaged in the production of changfang motors to aid illegal mining activities on rivers bodies. The Deputy Minister indicated the taskforce was to immediately work to curb illegal mining on rivers including the Ankobra. With the National Security, Military, Navy and the National small scale miners engaged in a joint operation to tackle mining on the Ankobra, Hon. CEO of Minerals Commission, Mr. Martin Ayisi and the President of the Ghana National Small-Scale Miners Association, Mr. Philip Akufo.
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August 20, 2021 16:41 UTC
No government in Ghana’s history can compare their record to ours - NPP
Politics of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.comThe governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has averred that no government in Ghana’s history has managed to deliver health, education and infrastructure. Addressing journalists on Friday, August 20, 2021, Communication Director Yaw Buaben Asamoa posited that the NPP’s record in these three areas is unmatched. He said the country under NPP has seen more flyovers, roads, among others compared to any government. The railway sector he added has also seen significant investment with ongoing projects underway. “Not only that, the kind of development activity going on now in the railway sector was never seen under any government in independent Ghana".
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August 20, 2021 16:18 UTC
Agenda 111: Govt hiding truth about GH¢600m funding – Minority insists
General News of Saturday, 21 August 2021Source: classfmonline.comThe Minority in Parliament has accused the government of hiding the truth about the GH¢600 million expenditure advanced for the Agenda 111 project. Did the government release GH₵600 million for Agenda 111 in 2020 as per the Ministry of Finance’s statement and when did this happen? Which agency of government is implementing Agenda 111 and is that agency different from the agency holding custody of funds for the same project? Which agency of government is implementing Agenda 111 and is that agency different from the agency holding custody of funds for the same project? Government’s communication and explanations leads to a rather unfortunate conclusion that the government is hiding the truth about the GH₵600 million expenditure and from all the contradictions, it may be that the GH₵600 million is Missing.
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August 20, 2021 16:18 UTC
Addokrom community cries for help as Asamoah D/A Primary turns a death trap
Regional News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCorrespondence from Bono RegionResidents of Addokrom in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region have bemoaned the deplorable nature of the only primary school in the community. The current state of the primary school can at best be described as a death trap as it has tilted to one side posing a greater danger to both pupils and teachers. Aside from some classrooms being dusty and not cemented, the structures are open structures with several distractions, a situation that affects academic work. The Odikro of Addokrom, Nana Kumi Acheaw tells GhanaWeb that the structures which accommodate the lower and upper primary pupils were constructed in 2009 by the community with some support from the District Assembly. Nana Kumi Acheaw indicates that after almost 12 years, the structures which have not seen any major rehabilitation are not fit to be used by the pupils any longer.
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August 20, 2021 15:45 UTC
We've not yet utilized GH¢600 million on Agenda 111 projects - Finance Ministry
The Ministry's comment follows claims made by the minority in parliament that the government had already made use of the funds in the account before breaking grounds for the Agenda 111 project. In a press release sighted by GhanaWeb, the Finance Ministry said the US$100 million which is equivalent to GH¢600 million will be disbursed to contractors according to the project work plan. According to the Finance Ministry, only GH£36 million has been released as part of pre-construction mobilisation for the Agenda 111 project. The statement added, “The said amount had been released into the project account at the BoG but not utilised yet. Each hospital under the Agenda 111 project will cost US$16.88 million.
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August 20, 2021 15:00 UTC
Target low-hanging fruits – AfCFTA Secretariat to party states
He expressed these thoughts at the Ghana-leg of a roadshow preceding the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021), where he was representing the Secretary-General, Wamkele Mene. “Agricultural trade is the prime example of low-hanging fruit, and we urge the members of the business community to urge your governments to free the areas that you know are low-hanging. This, he noted would be a boost for intra-African Trade and Africa’s trade with the rest of the world. Why would you have yams rotting in Ghana or in Nigeria when people in Burkina need it? Intra-African agricultural trade as a percentage of total African agricultural trade consistently remains below 20%, one of the lowest for any region.
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August 20, 2021 14:48 UTC
I almost got killed 6 times in four months – Van Vicker recounts his Liberian war experience
Entertainment of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Van Vicker says he is grateful for life• During the Liberian Civil War, the actor escaped death 6 times• Van Vicker says what is happening in Afghanistan reminds him so much of those difficult timesActor and entrepreneur, Van Vicker, has described how he escaped six death attempts on his life within a space of four months. This, he said, happened during the Liberian Civil War in the late nineties, leading up to his relocation to Ghana. Van Vicker stated that such incidences bring back very sentimental memories to him, getting him to show even more gratitude to God for the deliverance and the preservation of his life. “I always get confused whether it was 90 or 91, for some reason, I always get it mixed up but either way, I should be right one way or the other. “So, for me, when I see things like what is happening in Afghanistan, it just brings back those memories, gets me very sentimental, and I just count my blessings every day,” he said.
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August 20, 2021 14:48 UTC
We’re not responsible for the death of coronavirus patient - Effia Nkwanta Hospital
General News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: rainbowradioonline.comThe Effia Nkwanta Hospital has denied causing the death of a 55-year-old Covid-19 patient as alleged by the deceased family. However, the patient reportedly left the facility because he claimed to have been misdiagnosed by the facility. He was reportedly spotted by the security guard who asked him to stop but the patient allegedly threatened to harm the security guard. According to reports, he jumped the wall of the hospital and was chased by some hospital staff. Mr Charles Baidoo said it was unfortunate that someone who was Covid-19 positive escaped when no one had done anything wrong to him.
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August 20, 2021 14:37 UTC
Insurance Commission leads with blood donation exercise to stock up National Blood Bank
Health News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe National Insurance Commission (NIC) led by its Commissioner, Dr Justice Yaw Ofori has joined efforts with about 150 Chief Executive Officers in the industry to donate blood in a bid to stock the National Blood Bank. The development comes after the National Blood Bank appealed to the Commission to help it stock up the blood bank as there is often times a shortage for persons in need. NIC Commissioner, Dr. Justice Yaw Ofori addressing journalists following the exercise indicated the importance of assisting the National Blood Bank. “Without lives, there could be no insurance, as businesses depend on lives for their insurance business. Other state institutions who joined the blood donation exercise apart from the staff of the NIC were the Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana, Ghana Insurers Association, Insurers Brokers of Ghana, Ghana Insurance College among others.
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August 20, 2021 13:52 UTC
John Mahama accused of lying during North East tour
H.E JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA'S THANK YOU TOUR OF THE NORTH EAST REGION AND MATTERS ARISINGThe former president of the Republic of Ghana, H. E John Dramani Mahama took his thank you tour to the North East Region on Wednesday 18th August, 2021. He bemoaned what he called lack of development for the two year old North East Region to make it look like a region. We in the North East Region know very well that if not for the government of H. E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, there wouldn't be any region called the North East Region. Did he not know that the good people of the North East Region deserved a region? The North East Region is benefiting from Agenda 111 as follows:i.
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August 20, 2021 13:52 UTC
Manasseh pulls down 'distasteful' post about Akufo-Addo
General News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Manasseh Azure Awuni says he is sorry for making a demeaning post about the president• The journalist, however, stands by the importance of what he said• The post has since been pulled down, the journalist wroteAfter he made a post about the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, which many described as demeaning and courting a lot of backlashes online, investigative and anti-corruption journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has pulled down the post. Also, he has apologized to the president, stating that some “respectable friends” got in touch and advised him to do so as the post he made was disrespectful. Announcing this on his Facebook page, Manasseh Azure Awuni wrote, “Yesterday, I wrote a post that said some of the president's pronouncements are not befitting of a man of his age. Some respectable friends who reached out to me said they have found the wording of the post distasteful and appealed to me to do something about it. “I, however, stand by the substance of the post, that some of the utterances of the president are not befitting of him.
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August 20, 2021 13:30 UTC
Ghana will achieve herd immunity with vaccination – EPI insists
Health News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: happyghana.comThe programmes manager of Ghana’s expanded program on Immunization, Dr Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, has expressed optimism that twenty million Ghanaians can still be vaccinated to achieve the herd immunity desired. His confidence stems from the fact that the country is still expecting more vaccines from different sources to augment the vaccination process in the country. Apart from that, we are getting 1.2 million Moderna vaccines. Ghana has taken delivery of 177,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines to vaccinate people who are yet to receive a COVID-19 jab. The vaccine is the first batch of the Africa Union’s African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) initiative delivered to Ghana.
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August 20, 2021 12:45 UTC
Thomas Partey to miss 2022 World Cup qualifiers- Ghana coach Akonnor reveals
Sports News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comArsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will miss Ghana's 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia and South Africa, Ghana coach Charles Kwabla Akonnor has confirmed. The 27-year-old was named as part of Ghana's provisional squad for the double-header. However, it is unlikely Partey will be fit before the World Cup qualifiers ruling him out of the two games. Akonnor, in his response to the availability of the former Atletico Madrid midfielder, indicated revealed the injury sustained by the midfielder is bad." Check below Ghana's provisional squad for the World Cup qualifiers.
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August 20, 2021 12:00 UTC