Police MTTD receive additional GoTa phones to curb menace of fake insurance stickers
The overall number of GoTa phones in existence which currently stands at 900 are meant to assist the checking the validity of motor insurance stickers on vehicles with the view to protecting lives and property. Making the revelation to mark the end of a nationwide training of MTTD personnel, Dr Justice Yaw Ofori pointed the move was necessary to curb the menace of vehicles plying the roads without proper or fake insurance certification. “Some vehicle owners or their drivers are carrying with them fake insurance policies in violation of the law. While some may be ignorant of the modus operandi of some miscreants in society perpetrating this phenomenon, some others consciously purchase these fake insurance policies from some unscrupulous persons just because they are cheaper,” he bemoaned. He used the opportunity to admonish motorists and vehicle owners to purchase insurance policies from insurance companies licensed by the National Insurance Commission or their agents and expect to receive instant text messages upon payment of their premiums.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 23, 2021 16:41 UTC
Court grants GH¢50,000 bail to two men caught wielding guns in viral video
The two, Emmanuel Dakorah and Richard Suleman, following an arrest by the Police after their video post went viral were charged with an intent to cause fear and panic and publication of fake news. The prosecutor of the case, Chief Superintendent Kofi Blagoggie, read the charges and prayed the court to grant the police about two weeks to investigate the source of their video post which was shared numerous times across various social media platforms and news portals. Charles Owusu Ansah who is counsel for the accused persons, however, objected to charges and prayed the court to grant his clients bail of which the presiding judge, Ebenezer Kwaku Ansah, agreed to as the two have exceeded the mandatory stay period in police custody. But the prosecutor on various occasions told the court to hold the two accused persons in police custody while the police investigate an incident of some two pistols that were allegedly burnt by the accused. The two, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and are expected to report to the police three times a week until the case is heard again on July 7, 2021.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 23, 2021 16:30 UTC
Ghana moving towards value-addition exportation – Yofi Grant
In his open remarks to kick start the two-day Diaspora Investment Summit in Accra, Mr. Grant said the COVID-19 pandemic compelled lower-middle-income countries like Ghana to be innovative and produce goods to support the economy in wake of the pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made a lot of countries across the world to be innovative and Ghana is one of them. He also said there are a lot of opportunities here in Ghana and the diaspora should take advantage of them to invest in the country. He also noted that the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre is putting in place some measures which will focus on five major sectors that the diaspora can think about to invest. However, Mr. Grant said, the GIPC will also work in line with the Sustainable Development Goals especially the SDG’s one and seventeen.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 23, 2021 15:33 UTC
Speed up adjudication of Hearts' petition against Olympics – Medeama CEO
Hearts of Oak are questioning the eligibility of Great Olympics player Joshua Rhule who featured in the Ga Mashie derby on June 6, 2021. In an interview with Graphic Sports, James Essilfie questioned the delay in the adjudication of the case. The clubs must be clear on the ruling before our next Premier League matches. Medeama are one of four teams in the hunt for the league title with forty-six points accumulated so far. They go into battle against a side that have bagged only 32 points after 29 Premier League matches.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 23, 2021 15:11 UTC
2021 cocoa harvest projected to hit record 1 million-ton mark - Report
Business News of Wednesday, 23 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com•Ghana is likely to reach a record 1 million-ton mark for cocoa harvest by the end of the 2021 cocoa season•Already cocoa farmers in Ghana have so far harvested 965,493 metric tons as of June 3, 2021•COCOBOD further plans to raise US$1.5 billion through syndicated loansMarket analysts have predicted Ghana is likely to reach a record 1 million-ton mark for cocoa harvest by the end of the 2021 cocoa season, Bloomberg has reported. Should the prediction come to fruition, market analysts believe it would be significant given that the last time such a feat was achieved was back in the 2010-11 cocoa crop year. Additionally, Ghana’s cocoa regulator said it has exceeded its 2020-21 cocoa production target and subsequently stretched the US$1.3 billion syndicated loan that was earlier raised at the beginning of the season in October 2020. It has also raised GH¢11.7 billion (US$2 billion) in cocoa produce bills between January and May 2021 and also increased bill sales in order to help refinance maturing obligations. COCOBOD further plans to raise US$1.5 billion through syndicated loans for the upcoming crop season in October 2021.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 23, 2021 14:54 UTC
US$170 million PPA judgement debt to be investigated - AG hints
The agreement has resulted in a US$170 million judgement debt, where the Government of Ghana is expected to pay to GPGC as ordered by a Commercial Court in London for unlawful termination of the contract. This, Dame said, resulted in excessive power supply and blamed the signatories to the agreement. “The fact borne out by the PPA committee’s report was that the agreement, together with other agreements, had resulted in such excessive power supply to the state. The committee singled out this particular agreement for termination.”But John Jinapor believes the former Energy Minister under President Akufo-Addo’s first term administration should rather take the blame for the US$170 million judgement debt. But the Minister decided that he would cancel it unilaterally and today, the state of Ghana is asked to pay about US$170 million.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 23, 2021 06:11 UTC
Bawumia has been of great help to my government - Akufo-Addo
General News of Tuesday, 22 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has contributed immensely to his government. Speaking in Walewale during his tour of the North East Region on Tuesday, President Akufo-Addo described Dr Bawumia as a "first-class assistant" and told the people of North East Region how their son has been of great help to him and his government. You have given me a first-class assistant in the form of the Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia," President Akufo-Addo said. President Akufo-Addo and Dr Bawumia have formed a strong political partnership since 2008 when Nana Akufo-Addo first named Dr Bawumia as his running mate. They have since partnered three more times in general elections and the president, as well as other key NPP stalwarts, have often commended Dr Bawumia for his commitment and hard work.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 22, 2021 21:00 UTC
'Some savings accounts operate like current accounts' – Bankers Association argues BoG directive
According to Chief Executive of the Association, John Awuah argued the move might be challenging to implement as some savings accounts are technically operated like current accounts. We need to treat the customers fairly.” he explained in an interaction with Citi Business monitored by GhanaWeb. “Savings accounts are not meant for daily withdrawals. But we see people link their MoMo wallets to it, use ATMs for withdrawing money from the account, etc. What the banks are saying is that, in cases where customers use accounts designated for investments as current accounts, they are to be levied accordingly.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 22, 2021 18:33 UTC
Sit up and be professional – Lee Addy to Hearts of Oak management
Lee Addy is quoted by Ghanasportspage.com to have criticized the management for not acting proactively in securing his services. “I can authoritatively say my move to Hearts of Oak SC was a done deal, 99% until everyone went silent having trained with the team for weeks. “No one is bigger than Accra Hearts of Oak SC but the Management is supposed to do their duties very well so that the club can win trophies. “I was not happy with Hearts of Oak SC especially with their delay in working out necessary things. Missing out on Lee Addy appears not to have impacted Hearts heavily as the club have been outstanding in the Ghana Premier League.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 22, 2021 18:00 UTC
Ashanti, Volta and Upper East regions hardly hit during lockdown – Report
In the Upper East Region, 25.5% of agriculture businesses were hard hit by the pandemic. “The Upper East and Volta Regions are border towns and the lockdown affected the borders so a lot of inputs did not come through as expected. The lockdown was implemented in the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions but agribusiness firms in the Greater Accra Region were less affected than their counterpart in the Ashanti Region. However, the negative impact of Ghana’s partial lockdown affected all the 16 regions of Ghana but three regions that stood out were Ashanti Region, Volta Region and Upper East Region. Interestingly, apart from the Ashanti Region, the remaining two regions; Volta and Upper East did not experience lockdown.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 22, 2021 17:14 UTC
Dealing with hooliganism: GFA can only ban match venues – Asante Twum
According to him, the FA can only go as far as banning home clubs whose fans are found to have perpetrated acts of hooliganism. Speaking in a Starr FM interview, Henry Asante Twum said that until the football family resolves at Congress to adopt more punitive measures, the home bans are the farthest the FA can go. “The Wamanafo town park has been banned from hosting any division one league game until the end of time. His comment was in relation to the ban imposed on Karela United after their fans assaulted players of Medeama FC and damaged their bus. The hooligans threw missiles into the bus of Medeama and injured midfielder Eric Kwakwa.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 22, 2021 16:41 UTC
Thomas Partey among most valuable African players in the world
Sports News of Tuesday, 22 June 2021Source: footballghana.comBlack Stars midfielder, Thomas Partey is one of the 10 most valuable African players in the world. Although his best is yet to be seen at Arsenal, Thomas Partey’s quality can never be doubted. At the end of the 2020/2021 football season, checks with Transfermarkt have revealed that the midfield powerhouse is still amongst the most valued African players in the world. The list has Liverpool star Mohammed Salah as the most valuable African player followed by teammate and Senegal poster boy Sadio Mane. Check the full list below:Mohamed Salah - €100 millionSadio Mane - €85 millionOsimhen joined Napoli - €81.3 millionWilfred Ndidi and Achraf Hakimi - €60 millionFranck Kessie - €55 millionKalidou Koulibaly - €48 millionWilfried Zaha - €45 millionRiyad Mahrez - €42 millionThomas Partey - €40 million
Source:GhanaWeb
June 22, 2021 16:30 UTC
Government to establish one million enterprises nationwide – Akufo-Addo
Business News of Tuesday, 22 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Government has promised to establish one million enterprises across the country• The move is hinged on government's commitment towards industrialization, value addition and job creation• The One District - One Factory initiative was introduced by the Akufo-Addo government in 2017The Akufo-Addo administration has pledged to establish one million enterprises across the country. Addressing journalists at a press briefing on Sunday June 20, Yofi Grant revealed the country has so far accrued US$780 million in FDIs for this year. “For every country, foreign direct investments are recognised as very important to its economic and socio-economic development. This symbolises a country that is walking the talk and doing all it needs to do to become one of the fastest-growing economies in the world,” Yofi Grant told journalists. He continued, “Foreign Direct Investments grew.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 22, 2021 16:30 UTC
Court slaps GH¢4000 on NDC over Techiman South case
Politics of Tuesday, 22 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The NDC and the NPP MP for Techiman South are in court over the 2020 polls• The NDC is to pay a GH¢4000 fine• This was reduced from GH¢7000 after the lawyers of the NDC argued against itA GH¢4000 fine has been slapped on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) by the case management conference of the Techiman South Parliamentary Election petition, by the Wenchi High Court. Listening to the case at the case management sitting on Tuesday, the court partially granted the petitioner’s motions for an amendment of his suit, on the grounds that “no proper collation” was done in the 2020 Techiman South Parliamentary elections as well as another relief, the portal reported. The court also said it was also for the delay in the court proceedings. Peter Mac Manu, the 2020 election Campaign Manager for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who was also in the court, explained that the NDC is deliberately trying to delay the process of the court. “I think we’ve been moving on, but the NDC should stop the up and down, amendments and motions.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 22, 2021 16:18 UTC
Ghana exported 36% of Gold in 2019 – International trade statistics
A report from the international trade statistics has shown that Ghana exported about $6.19 billion of Gold representing 36%. This means that the country had growth in its export products especially Gold by some 1% as compared to 2018 of $6.09 billion representing 35%. In 2019, Ghana exported a total of $21.7 billion, making it the number 72 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Ghana have changed by $4.25 billion from $17.5 billion in 2014 to $21.7 billion in 2019. However, exports of goods and services in 2019 for the country was 25,592 million US dollars.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 22, 2021 15:56 UTC