President Akufo-Addo meets Guinea coup leader
General News of Friday, 17 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• President Akufo-Addo has landed in Guinea to deliberate with leaders of the September 5 coup• He arrived in Guinea in the company of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara• President Akufo-Addo is leading the delegation in his capacity as Chairperson of ECOWASPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is currently in Guinea to hold talks with the military junta that recently toppled the government of the country’s president, Alpha Conde. President Akufo-Addo, in his capacity as Chairperson of ECOWAS, is in Guinea with the President of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara. ECOWAS on Thursday imposed sanctions, including a freeze in financial assets and travel bans, on the military junta in Guinea. The military junta who call themselves the National Rally and Development Committee, closed all land and air borders for a week. President Conde, Guinea’s longest ruler is still being held by the coup makers.
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September 17, 2021 16:41 UTC
Here are the three government institutions integrating Ghana card into their systems
In its place, the Ashanti Regional Director of the NHIA, Kwadwo Tweneboa-Kodua, has said, the Ghana card, or what is known as the ECOWAS card, will replace it. This means that from January 1, next year, SSNIT contributors will no longer use their scheme numbers but will transact all business with SSNIT with their Ghana Card. Ministry of CommunicationsWhile speaking about the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation’s plan to have a SIM card re-registration exercise, expected to commence at the beginning of next month, sector minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, said that citizens would be required to use the Ghana card in that exercise. “Only the National ID card, the Ghana card, issued to an individual shall be used for registration of Sim cards of citizens, foreign residents in Ghana and foreigners staying in Ghana for more than 90 days,” she said early September. NHISAs earlier stated, by December this year, the Ghana Card will replace the use of the National Health Insurance Scheme’s card.
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September 17, 2021 16:30 UTC
Ashantigold and Inter Allies charged for match manipulation
Sports News of Friday, 17 September 2021Source: ghanafa.orgAshantigold SC and Inter Allies FC have both been charged by the GFA Prosecutor on counts of misconduct for match manipulation in their 2020/21 Ghana Premier League Week 34 match played at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium on July 17, 2021. After investigations into the acts of misconduct, the GFA Prosecutor charged Ashantigold SC on three counts of misconduct for breaching Article 34(5)(a), Article 34(6)(d) of the GFA Premier League Regulations, 2019, Article 18(1) of the GFA Disciplinary Code, 2019. Inter Allies FC have also been charged on two counts of misconduct for breaching Article 34(5)(a) and Article 34(6)(d) of the GFA Premier League Regulations, 2019. Both Clubs are expected to submit their Statements of Defence to the charges on or before Wednesday, September 22 after which the GFA Disciplinary Committee will adjudicate their cases respectively. Some players and officials of both clubs have also been charged.
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September 17, 2021 15:56 UTC
Taxation on aspects of mobile money transactions will be counterproductive – Telco Chamber
For us, as a chamber, we don’t think this is the time to discuss the matter of direct taxation of mobile money,” Laryea said this at 18th Knowledge Forum organised by the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications. “There are various ways by which mobile money is taxed. By virtue of the fact that you have mobile money running, you have businesses who leverage the platform and also pay taxes. We definitely think that taxing mobile money directly is like taxing the cash in your pocket,” Ashigbey explained. Meanwhile, government has already began stakeholder engagements with mobile money agents, merchants in the country ahead of a possible introduction of taxes on mobile money transactions.
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September 17, 2021 15:44 UTC
We are feeling the effect of bad governance and impunity – Manasseh Azure
According to Manasseh, Ghanaians were presented with two bad options in the 2020 elections. He said Ghanaians voted in favour of a certain party are now feeling the impact of that decision made on December 7. A choice was made, and we are feeling the debilitating effects of the ever-tightening noose of bad governance and impunity,” an excerpt of a piece posted on Facebook reads. Manasseh was urging members of the Ghana Bar Association to elect a leader who will resurrect the body that represents legal practitioners in the country. “As an observer, the moribund Ghana Bar Association isn’t different from the Ghana Journalists Association to which I belonged until it lost its way.
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September 17, 2021 15:33 UTC
Swift prosecution of culprits key to preventing leaked WASSCE papers - Candidates
The leaked papers which should have been written on Wednesday, September 15, were Physics and Business Management. The Minister and his entourage visited Aburaman Senior High School (SHS), Nyankomasi SHS, and Nsuta SHS where a total of 1,819 candidates waited in vain to write the papers. "We are disappointed in WAEC for cancelling the papers through no fault of ours. Fordjour expressed the government's determination to ensure the successful conduct of the ongoing WASSCE and was optimistic about the candidates' preparedness towards quality WASSCE results to transition them into various tertiary institutions of their choice. He announced that from 2017 to date, the government had embarked on the construction of 2007 various school projects and completed about 58 percent with others at various levels of completion.
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September 17, 2021 15:33 UTC
Baba Yara Stadium ready for use – Sports Minister declares
Sports News of Friday, 17 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif has disclosed that works on the Baba Yara Stadium have been completed and ready to host sporting and other activities. Addressing the press after touring the facility on Friday, September 17, 2021, Mustapha Ussif said he was impressed with the renovation works done on the stadium. Mustapha Ussif said that the renovation forms part of the government’s drive to ensure that all sports facilities are in the best shape for use. The Baba Yara Sports Stadium, which serves as home grounds for Kumasi Asante Kotoko, King Faisal and other lower-division clubs was closed for renovation in February 2020. The Minister also disclosed during his address that, the facility will be under 24hrs CCTV surveillance.
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September 17, 2021 15:33 UTC
BizTech: An insight into the new hyrdogen technology used to clean car engines
Business News of Friday, 17 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAfter working professionally as a seafarer within the engine compartments of ships, he decided to venture into providing carbon cleaning services for internal combustion engines in Ghana all through the use of technology. Kofi Annan, who is a Head Service Technician of Carbon Cleaning Ghana, taking his turn on GhanaWeb TV's BizTech segment, said the basic concept of carbon cleaning is to get rid of the carbon build up from the internal combustion of engines (ie. Diesel, petrol, and gas engines). He said the technology is applied to clean the engines through a machine which has a cleaning capacity and can burn up to 75% of carbon deposits that prevent your engine from running smoothly due to modern day traffic conditions, fuel quality and recent anti-pollution requirements. Annan currently runs a mobility service for carbon cleaning and gets clean close to 10 cars per day on average.
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September 17, 2021 15:22 UTC
Today in History: I can’t find the roads Mahama boasted about – Akufo-Addo
Politics of Friday, 17 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2017 said he couldn't locate the roads constructed by former President John Dramani. He wondered if John Dramani Mahama was misleading Ghanaians on the most talked-about road infrastructure. President Akufo-Addo has said he is unable to locate the so-called massive road projects the Mahama administration boasted about in the lead-up to the 2016 elections. According to the president, the NDC administration perhaps misled Ghanaians with their claim of monumental road infrastructure. Mr Mahama had teased Akufo-Addo of dozing off in his travels for which reason he was unable to see his road projects across the country, during the 2016 electioneering.
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September 17, 2021 14:37 UTC
Suspected kidnapper of missing 9 month-old pregnant woman demands ransom
According to a Graphic report sighted by GhanaWeb, the said kidnapper is demanding a ransom for the return of the 28-year-old woman who is said to be 9-months pregnant. The expectant mother reportedly went missing on the dawn of Thursday, September 16, 2021. According to Mr Paul Simon, identified as the husband of the missing woman, his wife failed to return home after going for a routine dawn walk. He reported the incident to the police and later indicated that the mother had received a phone call from a suspected kidnapper who is demanding a ransom for the release of his wife. The police in Takoradi have since commenced investigation into the circumstances that led to the pregnant woman going missing.
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September 17, 2021 14:34 UTC
NIB banker allegedly defiles 14-year-old girl for three days
General News of Friday, 17 September 2021Source: classfmonline.comA 14-year-old girl at Sawla in the Savanna Region has been found unresponsive in the room of a 35-year-old NIB banker, who, according to the police, defiled the minor continuously until she fell unconscious. “She has been defiled for three consecutive days from Sunday, the 12th to Tuesday, the 14th of this month [September]”, he said. “She was rescued and the suspect was detained in our cells”, ASP Degraft-Armah added. He continued: "As we speak, he has confessed [to] having carnal knowledge of the girl, who is below the age of 16 years". “Due to her statement, the girl was sent to the Sawla Hospital where doctors confirmed that her hymen had been broken.
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September 17, 2021 13:41 UTC
'May Allah take our mother to heaven' - Cured lepers comfort Bawumia
Hajia Mariama passed on last Monday, and Ghanaians have been sending messages of comfort to the Vice President and his family. The latest group to express their commiserations is the cured lepers, who have a special relationship with Dr Bawumia and his family. "The cured lepers in Ghana express condolences to Vice President Bawumia as he mourns the late mother," their message read. "May Allah take our mother to heaven and bless the Vice President and his family." Apart from the support, the Vice President and his family often invite lepers and cured lepers to their homes for parties during festive occasions.
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September 17, 2021 13:30 UTC
Purchasing of past questions for students shameful – Govt told
General News of Friday, 17 September 2021Source: 3news.comA Fellow at the Centre for Social Justice Nii Armah Addy has questioned the decision by the government to purchase past questions for students to enable them pass their examinations. He described this decision as shameful and further raised issues against examinations being used as the only means to assess the performance of students. “It is a shame where we have been told the whooping amount of money had been invested in purchasing past questions as the reason for students to be able to pass very well. He further said examinations body, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has failed over the years following the leakages of examinations questions. He said parents were already buying the past questions for their children to enable them have a first idea of what could come in their examinations.
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September 17, 2021 13:18 UTC
Consider cyber security measures to seal revenue leakages – Opoku Prempeh to ECG
Business News of Friday, 17 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The ECG has been tasked to consider implementing cyber security measures• This according to the energy minister will curb revenue leakages• ECG is reported to have been incurring as much as 31% of power distribution lossesEnergy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has tasked management of the Electricity Company of Ghana to rope in efficient cyber security measures to safeguard revenue leakages. Speaking at the inauguration of the Revenue Mobilization taskforce of the ECG, the energy minister pointed that cyber security efforts are critical to rectify power distribution losses and seal revenue leakages. Therefore, this physical revenue taskforce is not enough. He added that the use of technology has become necessary to aid the power distribution efforts effectively to consumers and also curb illegal incidents of power theft and connections. Meanwhile, the Revenue Mobilization taskforce of the ECG is mandated to track revenue losses that occur through power transmission losses across the country.
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September 17, 2021 13:18 UTC
Achimota SHS Physics teacher found dead in his room
Dr Boadu said the Volta region recorded 35 cases, Oti region, 22; Bono East region, 21; and Western North region, 17. She noted that media reportage on suicide cases contributed to the increasing cases while mental health challenges also played a major role. Dr Boadu said her office will continue to intensify the advocacy and promotion of mental health and also train more health workers to be able to identify common mental health disorders. She called on the government and civil society organisations to invest more in mental health. He noted that mental health issues have not been given the necessary attention they deserve because the nation has inadequate mental health facilities to take care of patients.
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September 17, 2021 12:45 UTC