Regional Report: Bolgatanga hit by a hike in tomato prices due to shortage
Traders used to buy them from Ouagadougou, but because of its scarcity, they have resorted to now buy from Techiman. However, speaking to GhanaWeb, these traders explained that they prefer buying from Ouagadougou to buying from Techiman as the Techiman grown tomatoes are easily perishable. Both traders and consumers of tomatoes shared their frustrations with Ghanaweb's Upper East Regional Correspondent, Sarah Dubure. A tomato seller at the Bolgatanga market, madam Jennifer Ayiribire, lamented that the situation was very worrying. He noted that initially, he could use GHC5 worth of tomatoes twice, but now, he is not able to use even GHC10 worth of tomatoes twice.
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June 30, 2021 10:30 UTC
Receiver of UniBank, Nii Amanor Dodoo, formally appeals ruling against his appointment
Business News of Wednesday, 30 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Nii Amanor Dodoo is challenging a ruling against his appointment as Receiver of UniBank• He has officially sent in an appeal• This comes on the back of his earlier disagreement with the ruling, instructing his lawyers to challenge itNii Amanor Dodoo, the Receiver for the defunct UniBank, has formally appealed a ruling challenging his appointment. Reacting to that ruling, Nii Amnor Dodoo wrote in a statement that, “I have taken note of the ruling of the Commercial Court, which has declared my appointment as the Receiver of uniBank Ghana Limited, as illegal. But it is now official, as Nii Amanor Dodoo has filed his appeal, reports Joy Business. "Receiver for Defunct Unibank Nii Amanor Dodoo has formally appealed a ruling challenging his appointment as receiver for the institution. Earlier however, an Accra High Court ruled that the Receiver of defunct uniBank, Nii Amanor Dodoo, could testify in the criminal trial of the bank’s founder, Dr. Kwabena Duffour, and other officials.
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June 30, 2021 08:48 UTC
How Agbogbloshie onion sellers stormed stakeholders meeting at Adjen Kotoku
The onion sellers, scrap sellers, cattle farmers and other traders at the Agbogbloshie market were present at the durbar ahead of their relocation on Thursday, July 1, 2021. These reluctant traders noted that the new market was not spacious enough to contain all the onion traders and their other counterparts. One of the interviewees said, "We have 3 lines in the market; Kusasi line, Busanga line, and Hausa line but not even one line can fit here. I have to board about 4 vehicles to get to Adjen Kotoku and with the nature of our job, by 12pm we have closed. Meanwhile, the government has given out an amount of GH¢300,000 to the onion sellers to help them cart their goods to the new market at Adjen Kotoku.
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June 30, 2021 08:03 UTC
Dery reveals he sent Kaaka's picture to IGP after mob attack
Mr Dery also said neither the Akufo-Addo-led government nor the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is behind Kaaka’s murder. Mr Dery told journalists that “we want to know who did the beating, we want to know who attacked the person”, adding: “What is this thing about the government, it’s NPP [who killed him? ].”“No”, Mr Dery denied. Asked what he was doing about the murder, Mr Dery said: “I’m making sure the police follows up. “We are interested and I am condemning it”, Mr Dery said and also expressed his sympathies to the family of the deceased.
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June 30, 2021 07:52 UTC
Okyeame Kwame, McBrown urge attention for persons with disability
Entertainment of Wednesday, 30 June 2021Source: 3news.comGhanaian hiplife star Okyeame Kwame has described as unfortunate instances of marginalization, disrespect or discrimination against persons with disability, since everyone is a potential person with disability. According to him, in spite of his fine appearance and unmatched singing talent, he himself is half disabled suffering from fractional visual impairment. Nana Ama McBrown, who was involved in a fatal accident and nearly lost her life, said that even after several years of the incident, she still had metallic implant in one of her arms. Nana Ama McBrown called on corporate organisations to consider employing qualified persons with disability since they also deserve better. It is under the theme: ‘Creating Opportunities for Persons With Disability’.
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June 30, 2021 07:52 UTC
Nii Lante Vanderpuye urges police to hasten their search for robbers in Jamestown robbery attack
General News of Wednesday, 30 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comMember of Parliament of the Odododiodio constituency, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has urged the Ghana Police Service to hasten their search for the perpetrators of the Jamestown robbery attack. A police officer escorting a bullion van was shot dead in a robbery attack on June 14 while Afua Badu, a lady who tried to raise an alarm of the robbery attack was later shot dead by one of the robbers. The robbers managed to flee the scene with an unspecified amount of money on three motorbikes. Nii Lante Vanderpuye wants the police to reveal details of their investigations so far to ease the anxiety in the community. I hope the police would be able to do so.”Meanwhile, some media outlets have disclosed that some four robbers have been arrested in connection with the Jamestown robbery attack.
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June 30, 2021 07:18 UTC
GPGC contract signed under Mahama was ‘murky’ – Boakye Agyarko explains
General News of Wednesday, 30 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Boakye Agyarko says the PPA contract was 'murky'• He challenged the NDC to name people who vowed to bring the contract back• Ghana has been awarded $170 million judgement debtBoakye Kyeremateng Agyarko has said the Ghana Power Generation Company (GPGC) contract which was signed under the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration was “murky”, hence the government’s decision to terminate the contract. He explained that before assuming office as the Energy Minister, he found the GPGC agreement signed under the erstwhile Mahama administration in 2015, murky, hence the decision by the incumbent government to terminate it in 2018. Boakye Agyarko further challenged the opposition NDC to mention the names of state officials who assured the Management of Ghana Power Generation Company (GPGC) of reinstating the terminated contract. The former Energy Minister questioned the rationale behind NDC’s claims and also without mentioning any name(s) to back their claim. Sammy Gyamfi, National Communications Officer of NDC had disclosed at a press conference on Monday that the incumbent government knew that terminating the contract with GPGC was wrong, thus, assured the Management of GPGC of taking appropriate steps to reinstate the terminated contract.
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June 30, 2021 06:22 UTC
I had no authority to terminate any contract – Boakye Agyarko
“Let me be emphatic, let me state without equivocation, I [Boakye Kyeremanteng Agyarko], I have no authority or interest in terminating somebody’s contract. No, that’s not what it is,” Agyarko said in an interview on Asempa FM, Tuesday, June 29, and monitored by GhanaWeb. “It was during my tenure but don’t say I cancelled the contract because I did not use my will or power to cancel anyone’s contract. The court subsequently awarded the company an amount of $170 million to be paid by Ghana. The Attorney General, Godfred Dame, has stated that processes are underway to thoroughly probe circumstances that led to Ghana being slapped with the $170 million judgement debt.
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June 30, 2021 06:22 UTC
Brother of the late Kaaka narrates how he was attacked
General News of Wednesday, 30 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Brother of Kaaka has been narrating the circumstances surrounding his death• Kaaka was killed by an unknown mob in his house• He was a social media activistZuka Adams, a younger brother of the late Kaaka Ibrahim Mohammed has been explaining why his brother was attacked by some mob on the dawn of Sunday, June 27, which led to his death on Monday, June 28, at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). He told Accra-based Citi FM that his brother, who is a social media activist, has been using his social media timeline to highlight some of the problems in the community which is aimed at ensuring the people of Ejura are better well off. This, he added, made him popular in Ejura but those who were unhappy about what he was doing started contacting him via social media with death threats. “Macho, together with some other family members, had gathered in one family member's house since that family member was about marrying. When Macho left the place on his way home on a motorbike, he was attacked near his house,” Adams narrated.
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June 30, 2021 06:11 UTC
President commissions Toyota and Suzuki assembly plant
Set up by Toyota Tsusho Manufacturing Company Limited, the plant, situated at the free zones enclave in Tema, will assemble some models of Toyota and Suzuki vehicles for Ghana and the sub-region. The facility has already offered some 334 employment opportunities to young Ghanaian graduates from various tertiary institutions across the country. President Akufo-Addo assured that Government would continue to create the enabling environment to boost the profitability of the emerging automotive sector. “I also urge senior management of Toyota Corporation to leverage the incentives granted under the Ghana Automotive Development Programme to make their products affordable and competitive for the Ghanaian consumer," he stated. "I assure investors and stakeholders within the automotive industry in Ghana of Government’s continuous, unflinching support for the sustainability of their businesses in Ghana.”
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June 30, 2021 02:37 UTC
Roll out policies and structures to make accessibility of raw materials easy – Battis boss to gov’t
Jeremiah Mensah has stated that the establishment of the manufacturing plant for Toyota Tushuo Manufacturing Ghana has been one of the most successful construction works carried out by the company in a short term. He said government should roll out policies that can help make it easy for the construction companies in the country to have easy access to raw materials to carry out its works. He spoke to the media on the side-lines of the commissioning of the Toyota Tushuo Manufacturing Ghana plant in Tema on June 29, 2021. We have been able to do this and it has been vetted and it is functional currently,” Mr Mensah added. However, Battis Group is the sole company which constructed the manufacturing plant for Toyota Tushuo Manufacturing Ghana, in Tema.
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June 29, 2021 20:26 UTC
Akufo-Addo must be worried over murder of anti-government activist - Manasseh
General News of Tuesday, 29 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comInvestigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has added his voice to growing criticism of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government in respect of "stifling the voice" of citizens calling out bad governance. “President Akufo-Addo made his name as an aggressive activist. He stood for, or so we were made to believe, justice, free speech and respect for human rights. He should be worried that an activist threatened for making the government unpopular in has been killed,” he wrote. Many social media users have reacted with disdain to the incidents that took place at Ejura in the Ashanti region.
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June 29, 2021 19:07 UTC
We condemn all acts of violence, saddened by reports of death at Ejura – British High Commission
General News of Tuesday, 29 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com•The British High Commission-Accra has condemned all acts of violence at Ejura in the Ashanti region•The Commission said it also saddened by reports of deaths as a result of military/police deployment to quell protests•Some youth in Ejura took to the streets to protest the mob killing of one Ibrahim Mohammed also known as ‘Kaaka’The British High Commission in Accra has condemned all acts of violence that has resulted in deaths at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. “We are concerned by reports of violence and saddened by the news of deaths in Ejura. We join with the Government of Ghana in condemning illegal criminal acts of violence and we call for calm to enable emergency services to reach those in need,” the statement read. The British High Commission also urged British Nationals to remain vigilant, avoid any large public gatherings and demonstrations as captured in its travel advice, monitor local media for up-to-date information, and follow the advice of local authorities. The soldiers opened fire on the protesters resulting in the death of two persons and four others sustaining injuries.
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June 29, 2021 19:07 UTC
#FixTheCountry: When has it become a crime to demand for a better Ghana? – Ayariga quizzes
General News of Tuesday, 29 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFlagbearer of the All People’s Congress, Mr. Hassan Ayariga has bemoaned what he terms as the ill-treatment meted out to the #FixTheCountry protestors. His comments are in reaction to efforts by the Attorney-General and the Ghana Police Service to restrain protestors from taking to the streets. To him President Akufo-Addo swore an oath to protect and defend the constitution which includes allowing peaceful demonstrators to exercise their constitutional rights. “When has it become a crime to assemble, demonstrate and demand that government and duty bearers should fix the country? Meanwhile a #FixTheCountry activist, Kaaka Anyass Ibrahim Muhammed has allegedly been murdered by some persons believed to be bodyguards of the Ejura MCE.
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June 29, 2021 18:56 UTC
We relied on local resources to set up manufacturing plant – Toyota Tsuhuo Ghana boss
He said the establishment of the Made in Ghana Toyota Tushuo Hilux was made with technical skills and knowledge derived from some key tertiary institutions in the country. He spoke at the commissioning of the Toyota Tsuhuo Manufacturing Ghana plant held on June 29, 2021 in Tema. “While localization and local procurement have been at the core preparation on our project, circumstances due to COVID-19 provided us with an even greater opportunity to relay on local resources. The company has approximately 50 employees and currently conducts SKD production of the Toyota Hilux pickup truck. Meanwhile, in addition to engaging in the automobile sales business, Toyota Tsusho intends to tailor local production to market needs, further contributing to the development of the automobile industry in Africa.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 29, 2021 18:45 UTC