Bill allowing dual citizens to hold top public positions gazetted
General News of Saturday, 31 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Parliament will hear the first reading of a bill titled: "Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2021" coming Monday• The Bill seeks to lift restrictions on the ability of dual citizens to hold some top positions• The Private Member's Bill championing this amendment is sponsored by Akim Swedru MPA constitutional amendment aimed at lifting restrictions on dual citizens from holding certain public positions has been gazetted and is scheduled for first reading on Monday, August 2. The Bill named: "Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2021" is one of five others that have been gazetted and sent to the Business Committee of the House, according to documents available to GhanaWeb. The bill is being championed by Kennedy Nyarko Osei, Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru in the Eastern Region. Prof Azar also disclosed that other backers of the bill include Speaker Alban Bagbin, the Second Deputy Speaker, lawmakers from both sides of the house. Find below the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2021
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July 31, 2021 06:45 UTC
Cathedral donation: Ofori-Atta needs fundraising lessons from 'Our Day' boy - Sam George mocks
Sam George in a tweet mocked that Oswald ostensibly had raised more donations for his Our Day celebrations and asked him to teach Ken Ofori-Atta how he managed to pull it off. Maybe he needs to show KOA (Ken Ofori-Atta) how it is done,” he said. “Work on the National Cathedral is progressing speedily. Upon completion, the National Cathedral would provide a sacred space for formal religious activities of State and symbolise the enormous contribution of faith to Nation Building,” he said. “This state and church partnership envisaged by the president to develop the National Cathedral is on course.
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July 31, 2021 05:15 UTC
I was paid GH¢30 as salary at Berekum Arsenal – Agyemang-Badu
“My salary at Berekum Arsenal was GH¢30. Badu’s sacrifice paid off as the player joined Kotoko a year later and became an Under-20 World Cup winner with Ghana. He has featured for the Black Stars, scoring 11 times in 78 appearances. Whiles with the Black Stars, he was known for his long shots and combative skills in the middle. He retired from the Black Stars in 2020.
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July 31, 2021 05:15 UTC
It’s not compulsory – Hopeson Adorye claps back at Afia Pokua over National Cathedral donation
Afia Pokua in a series of social media posts criticize the announcement by Finance Minister that urges Ghanaians to contribute to construction of the religious edifice. The National Cathedral has become an issue again after Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in his Mid-Year Budget Review appealed to Ghanaians to donate GH¢100 every month towards its completion. “Work on the National Cathedral is progressing speedily. Upon completion, the National Cathedral would provide a sacred space for formal religious activities of State and symbolise the enormous contribution of faith to Nation Building,” he said. “This state and church partnership envisaged by the president to develop the National Cathedral is on course.
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July 31, 2021 05:03 UTC
Anti-LGBTQ+ bill does not criminalize oral sex – Sam George explains
According to Sam George no provision of the bill criminalizes oral sex and the people making such claims are yet to read the bill - at least in full. Speaking on Citi FM's Face to Face program last Monday, Sam George said that the aspect of the bill that talks about the criminalization of oral sex speaks specifically to oral sex between persons of same sex. “I have heard a lot of those misconceptions that Sam George is banning sex positions, blow jobs… I’m a heterosexual man and I enjoy my sex. It means that this interpretation of sexual intercourse is relative to section 6 of the act. The draft bill which found its way to the public space generated controversy with Sam George clashing with a number of celebrities and foreign politicians.
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July 31, 2021 05:03 UTC
'If I hurt anyone with my tough decisions, I'm sorry' - Outgoing IGP at farewell parade
He particularly cited the instances of staff transfers to other region and far flung places to serve as one area he knew had hurt most personnel. Again, I may have hurt or disappointed some people by some of the descisions I took. “If I hurt anybody by any such decisions, I am sorry … I thought it necessary at that time for the good people of this country,” he stressed. He also called on staff to support the incoming Acting IGP George Akuffo Dampare in the discharge of his mandate as police chief. It is widely expected that the 51-year-old will be confirmed in due course as the substantive police chief.
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July 31, 2021 04:52 UTC
What motivated me to start anti-LGBTQ+ crusade – Sam George
Advocating for and being the face of an anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, LGBTQ+ bill that is set to be laid before Parliament next week before the house goes on recess. But what motivated Sam Nartey George to take up this advocacy? He told the program host: “Diplomats are bound by the Vienna convention not to get involved in the local politics of a country or issues of contention in the host countries and definitelty not to engage in any illegality in the host country. He then wondered how the diplomats would respect values and customs elsewhere but refuse to do so within the Ghanaian context. “Does it mean that they do not give Ghana the recognition and respect as a sovereign state?” he quizzed.
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July 31, 2021 04:41 UTC
Collins Dauda, four others charged with ‘causing financial loss to the state’ over Saglemi Housing project
General News of Saturday, 31 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Collins Dauda has been sued for causing financial loss to the state• Collins Dauda has been accused for misapplying $200,000 in the Saglemi Housing project• The state claim that Collins Dauda altered the initial plan of the project without recourse to ParliamentAlhaji Collins Dauda, Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing under the erstwhile Mahama administration has been hit with charges of causing financial loss to the state over his involvement in the Saglemi Housing deal. A statement of offense sighted by GhanaWeb states that Collins Dauda deliberately misapplied $200,000 and in that process caused financial loss to the country. The Asutifi South MP has been accused of changing the initial agreement for the housing project without the approval of parliament. The charge represents a major step taken by the Akufo-Addo government over the Saglemi Housing Project after years of threats. There’s no propaganda or party issues about theft, theft is theft,” he said.
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July 31, 2021 03:44 UTC
Parents urged to guide students in choosing courses - Economist
Regional News of Friday, 30 July 2021Source: atinkaonline.comEconomist, Isaiah Sikayena has urged parents and teachers to guide children in choosing courses that will help them gain employable skills before they come out of school. He advised students to also choose courses that will help them create employment for themselves when they complete school. His comments come after the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, stated that 50% of University entrants were choosing ‘hopeless’ courses while reading the 2021 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 29, 2021. “With the choosing of the courses, the career guidance should start from the Junior High School. Mr Isaiah Sikayena noted that “some choose the courses based on the schools their friends are choosing without informing their parents.
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July 30, 2021 17:15 UTC
Why can't we feel it if the economy is that good? - Ricketts-Hagan quizzes govt
Speak to the ordinary man on the street or woman and ask them if things are on track for them. “If the economy is as good as they claim it is, wouldn’t you feel it? Unless you don’t live here but if the economy they claim is on track, is it on track for you? This is the question the ordinary Ghanaian woman and man should answer. Things are not great and they are by talking about things they think might get us excited.
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July 30, 2021 17:15 UTC
Seized rosewood will be used for national cathedral project – Lands Minister
General News of Friday, 30 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Government will donate confiscated rosewood for the building of the national cathedral• Government will be starting with the five containers that were confiscated at the Tema Port last month• The national cathedral is expected to be commissioned on March 6, 2024 Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has disclosed that all seized rosewood in the country will be used for the construction of the national cathedral. He said the government will be starting with the five containers that were confiscated at the Tema Port last month. This move is to deter people from the cutting and exportation of rosewood in the country. The national cathedral is expected to be commissioned on March 6, 2024. Meanwhile, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has asked Ghanaians to donate GH¢100 towards the project every month.
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July 30, 2021 17:03 UTC
My wife is going through hell being married to a man like me – Bulldog discloses
The artist manager who has been married to his wife for over 13 years established during an interview with Delay that his wife no longer complains anytime he offends her. “My wife has stopped complaining anytime I do something she doesn’t like. My wife is going through hell being married to someone like me. “I’ve cheated on my wife uncountable times but she was quiet about it because she is fed up with me. I don’t think about sex too much because I don’t want to go for a prostitute.”Asked whether he is mentally stable, Bulldog said;“I’m highly stable.
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July 30, 2021 17:03 UTC
It's unbelievable Akufo-Addo is 'begging' Ghanaians for GH¢100 to build national cathedral - Apaak
His comments came after Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, during his mid-year budget review presentation in Parliament on Thursday, July 29, 2021, said Ghanaians should donate GH¢100 towards the project. The initiative, according to Ken Ofori-Atta has been dubbed ‘Ketoa biaa nsua’, to wit, ‘No amount is small’. Akufo-Addo calls on GH citizens to donate GH¢100 to build a Cathedral. No beds in hospitals, lack of educational infrastructure, lack of textbooks, poor roads, and Akufo-Addo says what? The national cathedral is expected to be commissioned on March 6, 2024.
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July 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
Assin North saga: Scandalizing court, threatening non-cooperation disappointing – Majority to Minority
He said the majority caucus in parliament, “takes this opportunity to express its disappointment in the affairs of the NDC minority in respect of the high court ruling in the matter of Assin North constituency”. (3): ‘The judicial power of Ghana shall be vested in the judiciary. Accordingly, neither the President nor Parliament nor any organ or agency of the president or parliament shall have or be given the final judicial power’” he quoted. And I believe that the minority NDC in parliament and its leadership, should not have come to scandalise the court. “It is important to state that the effect of the NDC minority press conference, was to play to the gallery.
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July 30, 2021 15:45 UTC
Government to digitalize fertilizer distribution to curb smuggling – Ofori-Atta
He noted that this will end the smuggling of goods to neighbouring countries. Speaker, Ghana CARES is providing catalytic support to drive efficiency and improve outputs in the agricultural sector by investing in data and digital technology. “Additionally, the program would support the reform of the fertilizer subsidy system using digital technology, to make it more efficient and less prone to smuggling. The registration will provide information on farmers’ bio data, crops cultivated, acreage, digital location of farms to track seed and fertilizer subsidy programme. Ken Ofori-Atta indicated that government was seeking to provide interest rate subsidies for farmers and also link them to markets.
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July 30, 2021 15:11 UTC