Parliament committed to working with CSOs to deepen democracy – Speaker
According to him, the legislature needs to partner with these organisations to ensure the growth of democracy. As legislators, we need to partner CSOs and other forward-looking organizations to assist with educating and sensitizing our citizens on the role they play to ensure the growth of democracy. "I am committed to doing just that as one of the key pillars of the Corporate Strategic Plan of Ghana’s Parliament,” he said. He also expressed that technology and the availability of information makes parliament compete for citizen’s attention. Meanwhile, the Director of Research at CDD-Ghana, Dr Edem Selormey, also raised concerns about the need for parliament to trust the work of civil societies.
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June 15, 2021 17:03 UTC
Shatta Wale speaks on possible cause of Jamestown robbery
The gunmen killed a police officer and a civilian in the attack and escaped with an undisclosed amount of money as well as the gun of the police escort. The attack has attracted a myriad of opinions on what could be contributing to the recent upsurge in gun-related crimes across the country. In a Facebook post by Shatta Wale sighted by GhanaWeb, he avers that the closure of some businesses in the country could be the cause of the recent spike in gun crimes in the country. Describing the development as a bad omen, Shatta Wale appealed to leaders of the country to address pertinent issues affecting the citizenry and added that Ghanaians are irritated with current developments. The exercise tagged by opposition parties as irresponsible left thousands of Ghanaians jobless.
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June 15, 2021 17:03 UTC
Over 150 companies join PEVAG to regulate activities of pest and vector control business
The Pest and Vector Control Association of Ghana (PEVAG) with over 150 member companies nationwide, also aims at bringing together the various industry players and to ensure standardization. According to him, the Association will go a long way to help in its work of regulating the services of pest and vector control officers in the country. “Pest and vector control is good but as we don’t Know the chemical used in their work there is the need for standardization and regularizations of their services”, Mohammed Adjei Sowah stressed. Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, on his part, called on all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to prioritize the pest and vector control management in their respective Assemblies. He said the current happenings in the global arena warrants the prioritization of pests and vector control before it gets out of hand.
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June 15, 2021 16:30 UTC
Bullion van attack: IGP meets BoG Governor, Bankers Association
According to a Ghana Police Service statement dated June 15, 2021, the meeting was to discuss how best the lives of personnel in escorting bullion vans can be protected. This comes after a police escort was shot dead at James town in Accra on Monday, June 14, 2021. Also, the police reiterated the need for financial institutions to provide fortified armoured bullion vans for operations. This will include services outsourced by the banks to any company that performs CIT duties," part of the statement read. The police administration has however assured Ghanaians of their safety and promised to maintain law and order in the country.
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June 15, 2021 16:18 UTC
Miracle JHS student died from suffocation – Pathologist rules
According to a Daily Guide report sighted by GhanaWeb, Dr Ernest. Adjei after conducting an autopsy on the body of Leticia Kyere Pinaman ruled that the student died of asphyxia (suffocation). According to the school authorities, the last time Pinaman was sighted before her body was discovered was when she was leaving the auditorium. The family of the deceased disputed the theory of suicide when her death was reported and linked the death to foul play, thus called on the police to investigate the matter. The body of the deceased following the conclusion of the autopsy on Saturday, June 5, 2021, has been released to the family for burial.
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June 15, 2021 16:18 UTC
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Don't take IGP's threat seriously - MP tells Bankers Association
Peter Lanchene Toobu thinks otherwise as he's asked the Bankers Association to ignore the IGP's directiveMember of Parliament for Wa West constituency, Supt. The Member of Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Interior asked the Bankers Association of Ghana to ignore the statement made by the IGP and remain focused on their businesses. Well, don’t take that statement seriously,” Mr Toobu said. The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh after the robbery incident at James town asked banks to provide armoured vehicles by end of June or risk losing police officers as escorts. According to the IGP, most bullion vans in the country are not ideal for the transportation of monies hence, risking the lives of the personnel, including the police officer aboard the van in danger.
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June 15, 2021 15:33 UTC
Our children will become slaves in the next 10 years – Ayariga claims
He attributed this to the invasion of foreigners in all sectors of the country, especially mining in recent times. Hassan Ayariga explained that these foreigners know perfectly well that the government cannot settle its debts, hence, the reason they request for the use of assets as collateral. Speaking on GhanaWeb TV's Lowdown programme, the politician said, "In the next 10 years, our children will become slaves in this country because we don’t have a country. Hassan Ayariga also said it will be easier for a white man to become the President of Ghana. If they become so smart for them to finance one theirs to run for the Presidency of the Republic of Ghana, the next person will be a white man,” the politician said on GhanaWeb TV's Lowdown programme.
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June 15, 2021 15:33 UTC
Lack of public influence in parliamentary work is a challenge – CDD
According to her, there is the need to make way for public influence since parliament alone cannot address all shortcomings. Speaking at the CDD-Ghana conference in Accra on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Dr Selormey called for a closer partnership between parliaments and PMOs. However, as we know, parliaments across Africa face major challenges of adapting to the demands for representation- information gaps, lack of public influence in parliamentary work. She also raised concerns about the need for parliament to trust the work of civil societies to help shape their activities. The CDD-Ghana conference was on the topic “Strengthening PMOs in West Africa and Ghana to Enhance Parliamentary Openness, Inclusive Policies, Transparency and Responsiveness.
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June 15, 2021 15:33 UTC
Ghana's security is under threat - Adam Bonaa
General News of Tuesday, 15 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Adam Bonaa said the nation is in chaos and actions must be taken to reduce the menace• The Security Analyst said the rate at which crimes are being recorded in the country is alarming and the IGP seems to have run out of ideas on what to do• He attributed the situation to the current economic hardship in the countrySecurity Analyst, Adam Bonaa has said that the nation’s security is under threat, hence actions must be taken immediately to curb the high rate of current robberies in the country. According to him, the spate at which these crimes are being committed only shows that the people at the forefront of security issues in the country have run out of ideas. He attributed the situation to the current economic hardship in the country, the extension of contracts for persons who are due for retirement and the likes. “We are getting to the point where one can confidently say we are coming under threat as a nation because if you look at how these crimes are committed in broad daylight close to populated areas, close to institutions such as the IGP’s office, it tells you that we are getting to a point where we are all going to be at risk because these criminals are longer operating under the cover of darkness,” he said in an interview with GhanaWeb’s Amos Ekow CoffieMeanwhile, Adam Bonaa is also calling on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to let the current Inspector General of Police (IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh go, because he has outlived his stay in office. According to him, other capable police officers in the service can do the job better than him.
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June 15, 2021 15:00 UTC
We are working to ensure safety – Police assures public after James Town robbery
Speaking on Okay FM, PRO of the service, Superintendent Sheila Buckman urged Ghanaians to have faith in the police and trust them to provide effective protection. To achieve that, Sheila Buckman said the police will need the cooperation of the citizenry. She appealed to Ghanaians to provide information on criminals in their societies and help the police deal with them. Security in the country has become an issue of concern following series of armed robbery reports with the latest being the murder of a police man escorting a bullion van and a hawker at James Town. Constable Emmanuel Osei with service number 58449 was a member of the National SWAT unit at the headquarters.
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June 15, 2021 14:37 UTC
Robberies a result of years of security sector inefficiencies - Adib Saani
He explained that the spate of robberies in the country have come about as a result of what he described as a "reactive, 'regime preservation' approach to security we have used over the years. "Little effort has been made towards human security, general safety and a robust investigation regime. As a result, violent crime keeps increasing by the day. Adib Saani, however, suggested a number of things that can be put in place to ensure a better working system and eventually, help in the fight against robbery attacks in the country. "The use of systems such as DNA, Biometrics and capacity building is key to situational crime prevention," he wrote.
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June 15, 2021 13:41 UTC
Jamestown bullion van robbery: There could be an insider – Kwesi Pratt suggests
Pratt suspects that the robbers might have received information from a staff of the bank about the movement of the bullion van. “How did the criminals know about the schedule of the vans and the route the van will take? We all suspect there could be an insider but it’s a mere suspicion, let’s wait for the police investigation”. A bullion van was attacked by robbers on Monday, leading to the death of a police officer and a civilian eyewitness. The Ghana Police Service has as a result announced that it will not order its men to protect bullion vans if financial institutions do not use armoured vans to transport their funds.
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June 15, 2021 13:41 UTC
Robbery incidents demand a war-like neutralization approach - Security Analyst
It is a psychological approach to get Ghanaians to lose total confidence in the security architecture of the state. These days, not just civilians, but security officers are attacked and killed in broad daylight. It is a dangerous turn that demands a war-like approach to mitigate," he wrote. The bullion van which had registration number GT-8592 is owned by Mon-tran company and was being driven by a staff of the company. Initial investigations revealed that the robbers used AK-47 rifles.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 15, 2021 13:30 UTC
Robbery attacks: It's irresponsible, negligent that the IGP has allowed this to fester so long - Adib Saani
But, reacting to the IGP's reactions, Adib Saani explained that it is quite "irresponsible and negligent on the part of the police command to have allowed this to fester for such a long time when the solution was staring at us in the face." They have to as a matter of principle and urgency withdraw cash in transit escort services until the banks do the needful. I find it irresponsible and negligent on the part of the police command to have allowed this to fester for such a long time when the solution was staring at us in the face. They have to as a matter of principle and urgency withdraw cash in transit escort services until the banks do the needful. I ask, would the IGP allow his son, assuming he is an officer, to move money in a civilian pick up?
Source:GhanaWeb
June 15, 2021 13:18 UTC
Black Meteors end Asia tour 15 goals conceded and 2 goals scored in four matches
Sports News of Tuesday, 15 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Black Meteors lost 2-1 to South Korea on Tuesday• The team scored their second goal in four matches played in their tour of Asia• They conceded 15 goals in the four games playedThe Black Meteors of Ghana on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, wrapped up their brief tour of Asia with a 2-1 defeat to South Korea. Freiburg midfielder Jeong Woo-Yeong got South Korea the lead in the 41st minute but John Barnes equalized for Ghana. The Black Meteors played the under-23 of Japan twice and conceded ten goals in the process, they scored none. They also engaged South Korea in two matches, winning none and conceding five goals. In summary, Ghana played four matches, lost all four, conceded 15 goals and scored two.
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June 15, 2021 13:18 UTC