CAF Champions League: Hearts of Oak to face two former Kotoko players in CI Kamsar tie
Sports News of Saturday, 14 August 2021Source: happyghana.comHearts of Oak will come face to face with two ex-Asante Kotoko players as they take on Guinean side Club Industriel Kamsar in the preliminary round of the 2021/22 CAF Champions League. The Phobians discovered their opponents on Friday afternoon after CAF announced the draw and they also got to find out that they will be facing two other Asante Kotoko players. Frimpong, a former captain of the Porcupine Warriors, had earlier spent a season at AS Kaloum who also compete in the Guinean top-flight league. However he is not on that mission alone as he has his former Asante Kotoko teammate Martin Antwi with him at the club. Kamsar announced the signing of Frimpong and Antwi on August 9, 2021.
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August 13, 2021 18:45 UTC
Bawumia lists 50 hardships imposed by NDC that NPP has alleviated
General News of Friday, 13 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has listed 50 interventions by the Akufo-Addo government which he said has alleviated about 50 hardships the erstwhile NDC government imposed on Ghanaians. Teacher training allowances cancelled. Teacher training allowances have been restored. Nursing training allowances cancelled. Arabic instructors allowances abolished.
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August 13, 2021 17:42 UTC
Hassan Ayariga recovers after battling Coronavirus for 3 weeks
General News of Friday, 13 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• COVID-19 is real, Hassan Ayariga has testified• The politician disclosed this after having battled the virus for three weeks• He received treatment from two major hospitals before his recoveryFounder of All People's Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has recovered from Coronavirus which saw him spend three weeks on admission at two major hospitals. The outspoken politician contracted coronavirus which is fast spreading. Announcing his recovery in a Facebook post sighted by GhanaWeb, he thanked International Maritime hospital and the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital for their assistance while he was seeking medical care at their facilities. Hassan Ayariga said, "I have just been discharged from the hospital after three weeks of COVID-19. COVID-19 is real and it’s no respecter of persons.
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August 13, 2021 17:37 UTC
I drank my own urine in America to avoid being thrown in prison – Wayoosi
Unluckily for him, he was stopped by a police officer who offered to conduct a random search in his car and ended up discovering the urine. Wayoosi, in his defence, told the police officer that the urine was a medical prescription and to prove that, he drank a substantial amount right in his presence. They requested to search the car and they chanced upon the urine in a bottle. The Kumawood actor said unlike Ghana, rules, and regulations are enforced to the latter in the United States. One can recall that Wayoosi relocated to America after he bounced back from a near-fatal kidney failure five years ago.
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August 13, 2021 16:41 UTC
Open markets key in achieving a post coronavirus economic recovery – WTO
In the months that followed, the WTO continued its meetings through a variety of formats – in-person (with limited numbers of delegations), fully virtual or hybrid. In April, May and July, DG Azevêdo reported to heads of delegation on the WTO Secretariat’s efforts to respond to the pandemic and his outreach activities. While the immediate challenge was to fight the pandemic and save lives, WTO members emphasized the importance of keeping international trade flowing. Members continued to emphasize the critical importance of transparency and information sharing on trade-related COVID-19 measures. The WTO also brought together six multilateral development banks to issue a joint statement in support of trade finance markets.
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August 13, 2021 16:41 UTC
Leaked CSOs tape: Steve Manteaw comes under suspicion - Report
"On Dr Manteaw, the Group felt his open disagreement with the Group was not principled because he had the opportunity to do so as part of the Group. What is worse is that Dr Manteaw was introduced as the Chairman of the Group, Alliance of CSOs working on Extractives, Anti-Corruption and Good Governance, when there's no such title in the Group. On Dr Manteaw, the Group felt his open disagreement with the Group was not principled because he had the opportunity to do so as part of the Group. What is worse is that Dr Manteaw was introduced as the Chairman of the Group, Alliance of CSOs working on Extractives, Anti-Corruption and Good Governance, when there's no such title in the Group. Some media houses called to interview members of the Group and indicated that that document emanated from GNPC and Aker.
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August 13, 2021 16:41 UTC
ECG abandons prepaid meters, conductors valued at GH¢59m - Audit report
General News of Wednesday, 11 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• ECG bought prepaid meters, conductors valued at GH¢59 million• The meters according to an audit report have not been used in the past 5 years• The report has recommended that the meters be deployed immediatelyPrepaid meters and conductors purchased between 2014 and /2016 by the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, have been left unused since they arrived in the country, according to a 2020 report by the Auditor-General. The value of the abandoned meters and conductors is said to be GH¢59,161,964.56. The meters particularly have not been distributed to consumers because ECG management neglected to disperse old stock before purchasing new meters, according to the report. As a result, the Auditor-General has advised that the prepaid meters be distributed as soon as possible. Management bought new prepayment meters for developmental operations and abandoned the old procurement, according to the procurement status report for 2018 and store receipt vouchers.
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August 11, 2021 20:15 UTC
Opeibea gun battle: Robbers have been on police wanted list - ACP Kwesi Ofori
General News of Wednesday, 11 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Police overpowered armed robbers, Monday, killing three• Two others were arrested by the police• The robbers, the police say, have been on its wanted listThe Acting Director-General, Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Kwesi Ofori has said the armed robbers who were killed during the gun battle with the police at Opeibea near Kotoka International Airport have been on their wanted list. The robbers, according to ACP Kwesi Ofori, have a violent history and have been on the radar of the Regional Police Command for some time. “These robbers, who engaged in a gun battle with the Police, have been on the Police wanted list for some time. Three armed robbers were killed by the police in a shoot out at Opeibea, Accra, on Monday. Abdul Latif, 47, and Prosper Koku, 27, who were suspected gang members, were arrested at the scene and currently assisting investigations.
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August 11, 2021 19:52 UTC
Godfred Dame's words about the late Supreme Court Justice Marful Sau
Prominent personalities including the Attorney General, Godfred Dame, Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah and other Justices of the Supreme Court were also at his residence on Wednesday. Speaking to media persons, Godfred Dame extolled the virtues of the former Supreme Court Justice. Samuel Kofi Marful-Sau was a Ghanaian judge, an active Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. He subsequently became an Appeal Court judge in 2006 and in 2018 he was appointed justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. Justice Marful-Sau was also a member of the 7-member Supreme Court panel that decided the 2020 Election Petition brought before the Court by former President John Dramani Mahama.
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August 11, 2021 19:05 UTC
Net 2 TV’s Justice Kweku Annan 'runs away' from former IGP suit
The plaintiff prayed the court and has now been granted an order to serve the broadcaster via other means. In the next 10 days, the writ of summons, statement of claim, and the just-issued substitution order are expected to be posted at Net 2 TV, published in the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, and the notice board of the Accra High Court. By posting copies on defendant’s place of work, Net 2 TV, Hollywood building, Madina. All processes shall remain posted for 10 days," it added. The former IGP filed a lawsuit against the TV presenter for defamation in July this year.
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August 11, 2021 18:11 UTC
Ongoing archaeological excavation at Osu Castle unique - Archaeologist
General News of Wednesday, 11 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The history of the Osu Castle is being documented through science• The Christiansborg Archaeological Heritage Project is funded by the government of France• All members of the team are believed to have personal connections with the siteAn ongoing archaeological excavation at the Christiansborg Castle at Osu has been described as unique. In a report by graphic.com.gh, it stated that the uniqueness of the project stems from the fact that all members of the team have personal connections with the site. Leading the project which is known as the Christiansborg Archaeological Heritage Project, is a United States-based Ghanaian archaeological professor, Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann. The report added that this is the fifth stage of a project to document the artifacts and heritage information about the castle. The professor, who traces her ancestry to Governor Carl Gustav Engmann, who lived in the Osu Castle in 1757, expressed joy about the project because of the people involved in it.
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August 11, 2021 17:26 UTC
You are so naive on economic matters - Adongo slams Bawumia
Politics of Wednesday, 11 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• There's an intellectual banter between Dr Bawumia and Adongo• Isaac Adongo describes some comments made by Dr Bawumia while justifying the state of the economy as absurd• He wonders if government will use inflation to pay the high public debtMember of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has accused Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of being ignorant about the fundamentals of the Ghanaian economy. Reacting to this in an article sighted by GhanaWeb, Mr Adongo said, “Dr Bawumia is so naive. Will he use inflation and exchange rate to pay for the debt? Hence his consistent recourse to rate of debt accumulation and debt to GDP, even though important, are intermediate variables to measure the performance of risk-based debt management,” he added. The lawmaker furthered that Dr Bawumia is insensitive to the plights of Ghanaians and the future generation as he wondered how they will pay or his mess and the economic implications of the unsustainable debt burden on the public purse.
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August 11, 2021 17:15 UTC
I heard His voice clearly – Late Justice Marful-Sau’s testimony of God’s existence
This is evidenced by a writeup of the late justice on news.dennislawgh.com, titled, 'As a judge, I have evidence that God is real,' and sighted by GhanaWeb. In this writeup, which are snippets of an earlier publication, Justice Marful-Sau spoke about some challenges of his early years. He described how he also escaped a bad association of friends, cementing his relationship with God. “One day, however, God spoke to me. I didn’t know God but I heard his voice clearly.
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August 11, 2021 16:30 UTC
Lighthouse lawyers begin defense in former pastors' case
General News of Wednesday, 11 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Lighthouse Chapel has mounted its defense in the case brought against it by six former pastors• The former pastors made accusations against the church over non-payment of SSNIT contributions• The church argues that it is independent of other LCI churches across the worldLawyers for the Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI) Ghana have begun their defense in the case brought forward by six former pastors who sued the church for non-payment of SSNIT contributions, reports graphic.com.gh. Edward Laryea, Pastor Seth Duncan, Pastor Edem Amankwah, and Pastor Faith Makafui Fiakojo. In its defense, the church, now known as the United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches (UD-OLGC), maintained that it operates an extensive lay system that allows individuals to serve as volunteers while maintaining their secular engagements. Also, it has averred that there were thousands of pastors of the church who had operated for years in such capacities as volunteers. It has also argued that the Ghana church is a legally, financially, administratively and governmentally independent organization from all the other LCI churches domiciled in other parts of the world.
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August 11, 2021 16:29 UTC
Siren abusers could spend 30 days in jail - National Ambulance Service warns
“So if you use the siren when you are not permitted, this is the penalty there is,” he said. He added that commercial drivers no longer give reverence to cars that use sirens because most people use it without permission. The siren is only used in an emergency by the Ghana National Fire Service, the Ghana Ambulance Service, and the Ghana Police Service. 2180 of the Act, a siren may be fitted as a warning appliance and used on certain categories of motor vehicles. 2180 also accords certain privileges to “Authorised Emergency Vehicles” when responding to emergency calls.
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August 11, 2021 16:29 UTC