Zoomlion challenges Auditor-General’s 2020 report and media reportage
Press Releases of Sunday, 15 August 2021Source: Zoomlion Ghana LtdThe attention of the management of Zoomlion Ghana Limited has been drawn to media publications on GhanaWeb and Modernghana.com about the 2020 Auditor-General’s Report under the heading “Zoomlion paid over GHc3.8million for no work done”. On the issue of payments of GHc95,000,000.00 to Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited (SSGL) and the recommendation for refund. It is unfortunate that the Auditor-General, against the advice of the Supreme Court (ref: Zoomlion Ghana limited vrs. The Auditor-General did not contact Zoomlion Ghana Limited and SSGL, neither did the Auditor-General query nor heard the companies before finalizing and publishing its report. Zoomlion Ghana Limited remains a responsible corporate citizen which works ethically with integrity to promote environmental sanitation across the country.
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August 15, 2021 20:37 UTC
Ada residents lament over poor roads
Regional News of Monday, 16 August 2021Source: GNASome residents of Salom-Madagber, a suburb of Sege in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region, at the weekend expressed concern about the poor road network and called for the government’s intervention. Some of the residents told the Ghana News Agency in Ada that the bad nature of the road was putting the lives of pedestrians and passengers at risk. They also complained about the muddy and slippery nature of the roads whenever it rained, making it difficult for them to move to their destinations. The residents, who are mostly traders, said the dust from the road was posing health and economic challenges. Scores of drivers also told the GNA that due to the bad nature of the roads, it was difficult to rush sick people to the hospital on time during emergencies.
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August 15, 2021 18:22 UTC
Nana Ama McBrown 'takes over' social media with smashing photos as she turns 44
Entertainment of Sunday, 15 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Fans and Ghanaians have gone gaga on social media over the screen goddess' heart-warming photos• Nana Ama McBrown dropped stunning photos to celebrate her birthday• She is currently in GermanyVeteran actress, Nana Ama McBrown has on August 15, 2021, turned 44 years old. She posted stunning photos of her showing her high sense of fashion on social media. Several celebrities and Ghanaians have shared in her joy by sharing her photos and attaching various messages as captions as they wish her well. Nana Ama McBrown last week left for Germany to undergo surgery after she fell and broke her right arm again. The screen goddess in 2013 was involved in a gory accident on the N1 highway which left her with a fracture on her right arm.
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August 15, 2021 18:11 UTC
GMR renders free medical services to 3500 persons at Atibie
Health News of Sunday, 15 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOver 3500 persons within the Atibie enclave have benefited from a free five-day medical outreach by the Ghana Medical Relief (GMR) which began on Monday, August 2, to August 6, 2021, in Atibie. The team rendered services such as paediatric urology, medical, dental, obstetrics, health education among others, a statement has said. The medical outreach held at the Atibie Government Hospital also administered 7500 medications to the 3500 people and performed minor surgeries to those who participated in the free medical outreach. The GMR registered 500 participants and KPN sponsored the remaining 364 participants. Additionally, the Ghana Medical Relief offered Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training to students of Nursing and Midwifery college in Atibie.
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August 15, 2021 16:52 UTC
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Tanzania has vaccinated over 200,000 in three weeks
Africa News of Sunday, 15 August 2021Source: thecitizen.co.tzThree weeks after the vaccination exercise kicked off, government has said that 207,391 of the targeted groups have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The figures show that 121,002 men equivalent to 58.3 percent and women 86,389 equivalent to 41.7 percent have been vaccinated. He said that as of August 14, a total of 1,008,400 vaccines had been distributed in all 26 regions. "The data shows since the vaccination campaign was launched a total of 207,391people have been vaccinated at all centers. Tanzania plans to vaccinate 60 percent of its citizens after it received over 1 million doses of the Janssen coronavirus vaccine from the United States donated through the Covax initiative, which is co-led by Gavi, the World Health Organization (WHO) and CEPI.
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August 15, 2021 16:18 UTC
Employment Minister responding to treatment after near-fatal road crash
Mr. Baffour-Awuah, who is the Member of Parliament for Sunyani West, was returning from a funeral at Odumase and headed to Nsoatre when his driver wrongfully overtook a vehicle resulting in the accident. The Minister, according to a Citi FM reportage, was in the company of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for the Sunyani West Constituency, Kusi Boadum and other party members when the crash occurred. Seth Asare Bediako, the Bono Regional NPP Communications Director, told Citi FM that, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah would be discharged soon. So they were injured, and as we speak they are all admitted at the Sunyani Government Hospital, responding to treatment." But as we speak, the Minister is still on admission as well as the Constituency Chairman.
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August 15, 2021 16:18 UTC
It's true people get killed in Kuwait but not all the stories are true - Former maid
"In Kuwait, it is true that sometimes what a person is supposed to earn isn’t what they are given. A number of those stories are true but with the Kuwait experiences, not all are true. There are stories that someone has been killed when in actual sense, no such thing happened," she explained. The day her mom died, she believed her entire world had been shattered. “I rushed to go see for myself and true to his words, there was my mom, in so much pain.
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August 15, 2021 15:45 UTC
Gabby Otchere-Darko reveals top three investment areas of Akufo-Addo govt
He said government is investing in infrastructure, education and health sectors. Gabby Otchere-Darko disclosed this in a Facebook post sighted by GhanaWeb. In his view, Ghanaians need to know what the loans and taxes collected are being used for. "There are 3 things that this Govt is investing in and in a way never seen before in our history and that is a fact: Education, Health and Infrastructure (incl digitisation). They accused government of using the loans secured on themselves rather than developing the country with it.
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August 15, 2021 15:33 UTC
Rockson Dafeamekpor safe, discharged from hospital after accident
General News of Sunday, 15 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comMember of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has been released from the 37 Military hospital after being treated following his near-fatal crash on Saturday, August 14. Together with colleague legislators, the South Dayi MP was involved in an accident on the Aveyime road while en route to Accra after attending the funeral of Samuel Okudzeto’s father in the Volta Region. Citinewsroom reports that an interview with Ashaiman MP, Ernest Henry Norgbey, who was in the company of Mr Dafeamekpor disclosed that the latter is hale and hearty. By and large, everything is fine,” Mr Norgbey told Citinews. The accident occurred after a KIA truck loaded with concrete blocks ran into the South Dayi MP’s vehicle, forcing the car to somersault a couple of times in the process.
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August 15, 2021 15:00 UTC
Makola Shopping Mall gutted by fire
General News of Sunday, 15 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Makola Market was on fire again this morning• Eyewitnesses say they saw smoke coming from the Makola Shopping Mall• It is unclear what caused this fireAnother fire has ravaged through parts of the Makola Market in the Central Business District of Accra. The fire, citinewsroom.com reports, started at about 7:25 am on the morning Sunday, August 15, 2021, in parts of the inner perimeter of the new Makola Shopping Mall. “This morning, we were going about our normal security patrol here when a colleague told me he was seeing smoke from the roof of the shopping mall. So, I told the security personnel at the mall to check it. It will be recalled that early July, a three-story building at Makola – actually opposite the Makola Shopping Mall, was razed down by fire that was only completely put out after days.
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August 15, 2021 14:26 UTC
Obibini reveals the one thing that struck him in Amerado’s diss song
According to Obibini, he felt insulted by Amerado’s decision to question his worth adding that he is in no capacity to do that. When asked whether his feud with Amerado was borne out of envy due to his appearance on Tim West TV, Obibini had this to say;“What has his appearance on Tim WestWood given him? I don’t even want to go that tangent.”Amerado is said to have tagged Obibini a lazy musician while spitting some bars during his appearance on Tim West TV. It was in this light that, Obibini hit the studio to release a diss track for Amerado titled ‘Deceased’. Social media has since been set ablaze following the release of the diss songs from both camps.
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August 15, 2021 14:03 UTC
See where to go to for your Johnson & Johnson vaccines in Greater Accra
The inoculation exercise, which is being spearheaded by the Ghana Health Service, will see the Johnson & Johnson vaccines being administered across the region, augmenting the numbers who have already been vaccinated nationally. On Saturday, August 7, 2021, the government of Ghana took delivery of 177,600, being the first batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines in the country. The vaccines will be administered as single-shot doses to immunize citizens, to help curtail the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. A tweet posted on Saturday, August 7, 2021, read; "The government of Ghana today received over 177,600 the single-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccines procured under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) initiative." Following that, the Ministry of Health has released lists of health outlets that persons can visit to be vaccinated.
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August 15, 2021 14:03 UTC
LIVESTREAMED: Information Ministry give updates on 1-District,1-hospital construction and COVID infections
General News of Sunday, 15 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comInformation Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is briefing Ghanaians on government’s recently introduced Agenda 111 initiative in response to district hospitals promised by President Akufo-Addo. On Tuesday, August 17, 2021 President Akufo-Addo will launch a ceremony to commence the government’s “Agenda 111″ projects at Trede in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti region. The short ceremony is billed to start at 8:00 am on Tuesday, a circular issued by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah to all MPs and MMDCEs in the region. “Government wants to construct 100-bed capacity district hospitals in all districts without hospitals.”“The government is putting up 101 hospitals across Ghana and secondly the government is putting up a secondary facility, that is regional hospitals in all the new regions created and a new one at the Western region and convert the Effia Nkwanta Hospital into a metropolitan one,” he is quoted to have said. Watch a livestream of the presser by the ministry as well as update on the Coronavirus situation in the country:
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August 15, 2021 13:51 UTC
Ghanaians in Germany embark on #FixTheCountry demonstration
An activist, named Barima Nana Yaw Buobu in a Facebook post announced their demonstration. "Danke #FixTheCountry Dortmund, Germany Demo today...Ghana is proud of you guys...THANKS for being CITIZENS," he posted on Facebook dated August 14. He indicated that there would be a march in some parts of the United States of America, and Europe. "Next #FixTheCountry demo CALLING soon at the following...Washington, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Toronto, Rome, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Geneva etc etc. Hundreds of Ghanaians on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, marched through some principal streets of Accra to protest against government.
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August 15, 2021 13:07 UTC
Moans & Cuddles: Permit members to marry partners from other religions - Daud to families
He has condemned society, especially families that stand against members who decide to marry an individual who does not ascribe to their religion. Speaking on Moans and Cuddles, Daud told host, Paulina Dedaa Opoku, that lovers who find themselves in such a situation must stand by what they believe in and not what society has to say. He said: “It is rather unfortunate that we live in a very conservative society so some of these things matter but people realize that relationship is between two individuals or at best between two families and not an individual and society. Daud added families must rather focus on the happiness of the individual and not what they think friends will say about such unions. Watch this episode of Moans and Cuddles below:
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August 15, 2021 12:56 UTC