Food prices will start falling in September – NDPC boss
Business News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: classfmonline.comThe prices of foodstuffs will start falling in September, Dr Kodjo Esseim Mensah-Abrampa, Director-General of National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has said. “It is not only in Ghana that the prices of foodstuffs have shot up because the price of everything that is shipped has gone up”, he explained. “Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is general hardship but even Ghana is lucky because some countries don’t have food to eat at all”, Dr Mensah-Abrampa noted. “It’s an environmental hazard and difficulty that need to be looked at”, Dr Mensah-Abrampa added. “So bad rains, the international situation and the pandemic conspired to cause the prices of foodstuffs to rise but we believe the prices will start falling within September because things are now normalizing”, the NDPC boss said.
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August 20, 2021 12:00 UTC
#FixingTheCountry Movement 'attacks' John Mahama
General News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: 3news.comThe #FixingTheCountry Movement says it views claims by former President John Dramani Mahama that elections are won at the polling stations and not the Supreme Court as hypocritical and disingenuous. “Fixing The Country Movement is very much aware that these shenanigans have everything to do with Mahama’s 2024 comeback,” Convener of #FixingTheCountry Movement Ernest Owusu Bempah said in a statement. But it won’t fly.”Below is the full statement:FIXING THE COUNTRY MOVEMENT RESPOND TO JOHN MAHAMA’S RHETORICFixing The Country Movement has taken note of political rhetoric by former President Mahama camouflaged as commentary on his so-called “thank you tour in Bolgatanga in the Upper East region. Fixing The Country Movement is very much aware that these shenanigans have everything to do with Mahama’s 2024 comeback. Signed:Ernest Owusu Bempah, Convener (FIXING THE COUNTRY MOVEMENT)
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August 20, 2021 11:37 UTC
#GhanaWebRoadSafety: What you did not know about driving schools
There’s learning from a driving school or learning through unconventional means such as letting a friend, colleague or family member who knows how to drive teach you. True, you may pick up fast learning from that loved one whom you are more comfortable with but you need to still know the basics. Some drivers, particularly commercial drivers will drive without ever knowing the basic traffic rules and that’s how many accidents happen on our roads. As part of the #GhanaWebRoadSafety series, we spent a day at a popular driving school in Accra, TopTech Driving Institute, which also happens to be a third party of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA). It also answers, to a large extent, the question about whether or not driving schools influence driver behaviour.
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August 20, 2021 11:37 UTC
AMA reactivates weekly Coronavirus burials as deaths soar
General News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: 3news.comEnvironmental health workers at the public health directorate of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), have re-activated weekly burials as deaths from Covid-19 nears the grim one thousand mark. An average registration of three bodies daily by families of persons who succumb to the disease means the numbers awaiting burials continue to rise. Director of Public Health, Florence Kuukyi told 3news, “we used to have a slow patch when the cases went down. Meanwhile, some relatives of persons who are confirmed to have died from Covid-19, continue to contend with environmental health workers over the true cause of death of their kinsmen. Leader of the burial team and environmental analyst with the Accra metropolitan assembly, Inspector Joseph Asitanga denied extorting monies from the families.
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August 20, 2021 11:37 UTC
Meet Seidu Suraj, the Hearts of Oak new boy for the CAF Champions League
Sports News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: footballmadeinghana.comFollowing the announcement of their squad list for next season’s CAF Champions League campaign, many have been asking of an unknown name in the Hearts of Oak list, Seidu Suraj. Born in Lashibi, near Tema, Suraj started his playing career at the tender age of 9 with Arsenal Babies. He continued his football career with West Africa Football Academy from U10 and grew through the ranks to their U17 side. Suraj returned to Ghana to restart his career after his stay with WAFA had ended, and he joined Tema United. The talented youngster was loaned by Tema United to Phar Rangers, who were then playing in the Division One League.
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August 20, 2021 11:37 UTC
My 'borla song' comment was not to jab Obibini and Amerado - Ras Kuuku clarifies
Entertainment of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: yfmghana.comAfter lashing out at musicians for producing “borla” songs, Ras Kuuku’s comment has been linked to the recent lyrical beef between Ghanaian rappers Obibini and Amerado. Speaking to Y97.9FM’s Haruna Babaginda on the Reggae Republic show, he explained: “There are so many ‘borla’ songs in the industry. So, my ‘borla’ song comment was not to jab Obibini and Amerado”. His sentiments followed the recent musical war between rappers Obibini and Amerado. Amerado and Obibini, two Great Ghanaian rappers, took a dig at each other lyrically in Diss songs after a ‘supposed misunderstanding’.
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August 20, 2021 11:15 UTC
Your kindness shines brighter than your beauty – Bawumia celebrates Samira on 41st birthday
General News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Samira Bawumia is 41 years today• Her husband, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has described her as kind• The vice president added that Samira has been his 'rock' throughout their years of marriageThe Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has showered praises on his wife, Samira Bawumia who turns 41 today, August 20, 2021. To mark the day, he wrote: “Happy birthday to my dear wife Samira. Her husband has stated that her kindness shines brighter than her beauty due to her love and dedication in supporting the less privileged in the country. “The kindness of your heart shines through even brighter than your beauty. I love you,” said Dr Bawumia in his message to Samira.
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August 20, 2021 10:30 UTC
I didn’t think through my behaviour – Anglican ‘kissing Priest’ apologizes
General News of Friday, 20 August 2021Source: 3news.comThe Anglican priest who kissed three female students of the St Monica’s College of Education in Mampong, in the Ashanti Region, Rev. The priest came under ‘fire’ when a video of him popped up online where he was seen kissing three girls in turns during a church service. The three students seen in the video performed extraordinarily well and were therefore called to be appreciated by the Chaplain. What ensued after was a wide condemnation of the act from the Anglican Church, other men of God, and the general public. He was later relieved of his duties in the school while investigations into the matter were instituted.
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August 20, 2021 10:18 UTC
Asamoah Gyan eyes a career in coaching after retirement
Sports News of Wednesday, 18 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Asamoah Gyan wants to become a coach• The player says he has developed a passion for coaching• Gyan is pursuing a coaching lincenseGhanaian football star, Asamoah Gyan, has revealed that he has begun the process in acquiring a coaching license as his playing career draws to an end. According to the player who signed a season-long loan with Legon Cities in the Ghana Premier League last season, he discovered his passion for coaching in the just-ended season. Speaking in an interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Gyan revealed that he has a well laid future plan which includes becoming a coach. “Coaching license is part of the plan, whiles I’m playing, I’m also trying to get my license. There are a lot of things that are going on behind the scenes that people don’t know but maybe they would see the results,” Asamoah Gyan told Asempa on Wednesday.
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August 18, 2021 18:22 UTC
Ghana receives 249,000 AstraZeneca vaccines from the UK government
General News of Wednesday, 18 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Ghana has received another batch of AstraZeneca vaccines• The country is already vaccinating its populace with the Johnson & Johnson single-shot vaccines• This new batch of vaccines is from the UK governmentGhana has received an extra 249,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines from the United Kingdom government. This was announced by the UK government through its official Twitter handle, @UKinGhana and retweeted by the Ministry of Health, Ghana, handle @mohgovgh. Airport, now they are being transported across Flag of Ghana to health workers, those most in need & those waiting for their 2nd dose. Retweeting this, the Ministry of Health page wrote, "AstraZeneca vaccine. AstraZeneca vaccine.
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August 18, 2021 18:22 UTC
‘I vibe with secular artistes because most gospel artistes are hypocrites’ – Empress Gifty
Entertainment of Wednesday, 18 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Empress Gifty said she feels comfortable associating herself with secular musicians• According to her, most gospel musicians are fond of judging others• The gospel singer sees nothing wrong with featuring secular artistes on her songGospel musician, Empress Gifty has disclosed that most of her colleagues in the gospel music fraternity are hypocrites, a situation that has driven her to rather mingle with secular musicians. She said the ‘holier than thou’ attitude of most gospel musicians compel her to disassociate herself from them. “I’m being honest, I’m very close to secular artists than my colleagues. When asked about her thoughts on featuring secular artistes, Empress Gifty said she has already recorded a couple of songs with them. “Oh this not the first time, I’ve done it before I did with Dadie Opanka on abubro nkosua, I won’t sit here and say anything for someone to say I’m lying.
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August 18, 2021 18:00 UTC
Your projects have not been abandoned - Agyeman-Manu to Mahama
General News of Wednesday, 18 August 2021Source: 3news.comHealth minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has told former president John Dramani Mahama, that his uncompleted projects in the health sector have not been abandoned. He mentioned the La and Shama hospitals as examples of the projects that were about to start when the second wave of the virus started. Mr. Mahama has on many occasions accused the Akufo-Addo administration of abandoning many of the projects started during his government’s tenure. We have categorized all the projects that we inherited from 2017 and to projects which commenced in 2017 that have been completed. Then we have slides on projects that commenced in 2017 and the various status of these projects.
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August 18, 2021 16:41 UTC
GNPC’s move to acquire a stake in AGM block may be wise – IES fellow
Despite calls by some Civil Society Organisations questioning GNPC's motive for the sale, the IES fellow indicates that a careful examination of the AGM Block shows that GNPC’s decision to include the oil block as part of its acquisition may be a wise one. In a write-up sighted by GhanaWeb, Emmanuel Kpogo explained, “to start with, the AGM block is by far the biggest in Ghana at 3,500 square kilometers (sq.km) in size. “It is a known fact that AGM has already drilled two wells in the block. The Nyankom discovery was hugely successful. The Nyankom greater area according to records, may have additional prospects (fields) between 400 – 650 million barrels of oil.
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August 18, 2021 16:07 UTC
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4% salary increment: We were surprised Speaker turned down our petition - Aggrieved public workers
On this note, I’d like to read the petition that is supposed to have been presented to the Speaker of Parliament. The Speaker wrote to us to tell us that there are Standing Orders in parliament that we do not know and those don’t allow him to receive our petition. Gborgbortsi also explained how the Speaker redirected them, advising them on how they could go about getting their petition presented. A little over a hundred members of the Aggrieved Public Sector Workers hit the streets Wednesday, August 18, 2021, to register their disgust at the proposed 4% increment of salaries for public workers, stating that it is nothing to write home about. The group wants a 25% increment for this year and a 35% increment for next year, as opposed to the 4% and 7% for this year and next year respectively.
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August 18, 2021 15:56 UTC
My results were wrongly swapped with my son’s – Coronavirus survivor
He explained to Nii Akwei Ismail Akwei, host of The Lowdown on GhanaWeb TV, that when the call eventually came, they were told that his son had rather tested positive for the virus. He said it happened when he first tested positive for the virus. I think the lady who called, mistakenly used my name for my son and said ‘this one has tested positive.’ I mean, a three-year-old boy, going to test positive was more serious to see than the father has tested positive,” he said. “So we became worried, started calling every specialist that we knew in church, that we knew they are up there and who could help us. Then about a couple of hours later, she called and said, no, we got the information wrong; it’s rather the father who has tested positive but the son didn’t test positive,” he said.
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August 18, 2021 15:33 UTC