Ghana CARES will only be successful devoid of political interference - Ankrah
Business News of Tuesday, 10 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• An economist has called for the Ghana CARES programme to be devoid of political interference•Dr Ankrah said the success of the initiative will hinge on the right institutions to roll out policies•The initiative seeks to create sustainable jobs within a three year periodDr Sam Ankrah, an economist has indicated that government’s revitalization initiative; Ghana CARES Obaatanpa will only be successful if it is devoid of political interference. According to him, the ambitious job creation initiative is a potential game-changer but will only yield sustainable jobs if the right institutions will be engaged in the regulation, roll out of policies and funds disbursement. The economist however recommended that fund disbursement under the Ghana CARES Obaatanpa programme should be modelled under Ghana Enterprises Agency. The Ghana CARES (Obaatanpa) programme is an ambitious GH¢100 billion initiative by government to stabilize, revitalize and transform Ghana’s economy in a post COVID-19 era to create jobs and prosperity for Ghanaians over a three-year period. The initiative is sequenced in two phases namely; a Stabilization Phase that runs from July to the end of the year (2020); and a medium-term Revitalization Phase from 2021-2023.
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August 10, 2021 07:30 UTC
Bridget Otoo speaks on her trending employment controversy with Metro TV
“Sometimes you meet people who have a certain vision, you buy into that vision and want to help them succeed and that is what I got with the Metro TV MD,” Bridget Otoo said. Manasseh Azure Awuni had in a Facebook post indicated that some “powerful person” at Metro TV entered the premises with a motorcade to prevent Bridget Otoo from reading the evening news of the TV station. He wrote, “Bridget Otoo was supposed to read the news yesterday. The chief instigator of the anti-Bridget Otoo agenda is a certain powerful man within Metro TV, who was sending negative screenshots about Bridget Otoo to management and some government officials. Watch Bridget Otoo in the video below.
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August 10, 2021 06:45 UTC
Govt of Ghana failed in the procurement of ‘overpriced’ Sputnik V vaccine – Kofi Bentil
He explained that structures from the Ministry of Health to the Bank of Ghana should have ensured that the situation did not occur. “At least, the Committee has done a job and put out the obvious [....], that is the most important thing. Even Parliament was lied to and Parliament has not taken any serious action," Bentil said. That will only happen if we think Parliament is failing in its oversight. It may be a good lesson for all of us, if there are loopholes, we solve them,” Kofi Bentil observed.
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August 10, 2021 06:33 UTC
Sack Nana Yaw Amponsah, Kwame Kyei – Ex-CEO to Otumfuo
In an interview with Kumasi-based Ashh FM, Jarvis Peprah urged Nana Yaw Amponsah and Kwame Kyei to find a solution to their alleged impasse. He believes that accountability and transparency will help Nana Yaw Amponsah build some good rapport with fans of the club. Allegations of a frosty relationship between Kwame Kyei and Nana Yaw Amponsah has been rife with the latter allegedly threatening to resign on a number of occasions. It has been widely reported some board members who are unhappy with the conduct with Kwame Kyei have petitioned the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to sack him. The board members, according to the rumours are unhappy with the running of the club by Kwame Kyei and want Otumfuo to take action against him.
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August 10, 2021 06:33 UTC
I can’t find jobs under Akufo-Addo’s government – Bawah Mogtari cries out
Bawah Mogtari says due to victimization and other factors, her law firm is struggling to get cases due to her affiliation with the NDC. “I can’t even find a job, business is not coming and there are some friends you can no longer visit because of politics. These things used to be there they have worsened now. Bawah Mogtari expressed that, unlike the current trends where there appears to be intolerance of opposing views, the era of John Mahama guaranteed the expression of divergent views. She said that John Mahama exhibited a great level of tolerance and that she believes will be her legacy.
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August 10, 2021 06:22 UTC
How Manasseh Azure Awuni rejected car gift from a businessman
Adorye says he reached out to Manasseh and conveyed the message of the businessman to the journalist and explained it will be prudent for him to accept the gift. To his utter shock, Manasseh rejected the offer despite repeated efforts by him and the businessman to convince him that the gift was coming from a genuine place. He says Manasseh told them he appreciated the gift but would not want anyone to influence him in his line of work. Hopeson Adorye says Manasseh earned his trust then he has since had belief in him as a good journalist. You see Manasseh Azure, a certain businessman called me to inform me that he wanted to gift him a car because he was riding a motorcycle then.
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August 10, 2021 06:22 UTC
Airbus Scandal had nothing to with John Mahama – Bawah Mogtari
General News of Tuesday, 10 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com•Joyce Bawah Mogtari has defended John Mahama over his alleged role in the Airbus Scandal•She says John Mahama was a victim of the 'overly partisan atmosphere' in the country•Mahama was implicated by the former Special Prosecutor as Government Official OneJoyce Bawah Mogtari, an aide to former President John Dramani Mahama has opined that the NDC flagbearer was roped into the Airbus scandal for political expediency. Bawah Mogtari on Original TV stated that the Airbus issue was purely between the company and the United Kingdom government and had nothing to do with the former President. “If you asked any fair-minded lawyer, it wasn’t a matter that had anything to do with former president Mahama. It will be recalled that John Dramani Mahama was implicated by former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu as the Government Official One label in the scandal. Amidu in an epistle while in office as Special Prosecutor revealed how John Mahama allegedly used his office to guarantee for Ghanaian passport for his brother Samuel Adam Mahama.
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August 10, 2021 06:11 UTC
Teacher Kwadwo summoned by GES over ‘professional misconduct’
General News of Tuesday, 10 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com•Teacher Kwadwo has been summoned by the GES over misconduct•He will face the Akrofuom Directorate later today•Teacher Kwadwo has been campaigning against bad treatment of teachers in rural areasGhanaian comedian and professional Teacher Michael Owusu Afriyie known widely as Teacher Kwadwo will face the Akrofuom District Education Directorate today, August 10, 2021, for an alleged act of ‘professional misconduct'. Teacher Kwadwo has been invited by the committee to answer some questions regarding his conduct as a teacher. A letter shared on his social media page read “you are invited to appear before the Akrofuom District Education Directorate for alleged professional misconducts". It is unknown what professional misconduct entails but the award-winning comedian has been on a campaign on social media where he highlights major issues affecting the teaching profession. From poor remuneration to poor classrooms, Teacher Kwadwo has been touring various parts of the country to bring to light some of the teething challenges facing the education sector.
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August 10, 2021 06:00 UTC
Businesses will fold up if you go ahead with 50% benchmark value removal – A/R GUTA
It, however, stated that should they go ahead with this intended plan to remove the 50% benchmark value reduction on some selected items, it will affect them direly. “However, we strongly suggest that the government abandons its intended abolishing or removal of 50% benchmark value reduction, since it will hurt businesses and consumers alike and bring extreme hardship on the citizenry in the form of further price increases. As part of measures to curb the incidence of goods smuggling and enhancing revenue generation at the ports, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia had, at a town hall meeting in 2019, announced a decision of government to reduce the benchmark value by 50%. “Should the government remove the 50% benchmark value reduction, it means there is going to be an automatic price adjustment upwards since businesses cannot absorb the increase in cost alone. Some businesses that do not have enough capacity to absorb this shock and pass on to consumers will also fold up.
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August 09, 2021 18:45 UTC
Sanitation minister raises alarm on scammers using her name to defraud people
“I wish to state here categorically and emphatically that, I have no dealings with the management of the supposed page, its content, activities, and engagements with the general public. “I, therefore, urge everyone to disregard any person(s) trying to extort money or use my name for any unscrupulous and unwarranted activities. Such perpetrators will be sought by the Security Agencies and appropriately dealt with,” she added. Cecilia Dapaah added that she does not “own or operate any social media account, neither have I asked any third party to do so on my behalf. All should take note and disregard any such fake account that might appear in my name purporting to be me, either in the present or in the future.”
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August 09, 2021 18:45 UTC
You are working at bringing division, rancour in NPP - Aggrieved youth to NPP E/R chairman
"It has become apparent that the Eastern Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Hon. Kiston Akomeng Kissi, is hell bent on creating deep divisions, disunity and acrimony in the NPP as he schedules a one-man regional “Thanksgiving Tour”, sidelining the other 16 Regional Executives. Akomeng Kissi has been in the news for bad reasons. "Rumour has it that his decision to embark upon a solo Regional tour is clearly an attempt to sidestep these accusations and possibly, blame it on some regional executives. In essence, this one-man tour is a charade and a face-saving gimmick intended to repair his already dented image and lost credibility," it added.
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August 09, 2021 18:33 UTC
Hundreds of desperate job seekers fall to labour ministry scam
General News of Monday, 9 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Hundreds have been scammed in a job seeking scandal• The Ministry of Labour says it had tried warning people about it• A similar scam happened in 2004Hundreds of desperate job seekers have fallen victim to an ongoing recruitment scam into government institutions, the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations has stated. “Since January, scores of disappointed youth have been trooping to the ministry to lodge complaints; they are in their hundreds, and they keep coming almost every day to make reports,” the ministry has said. According to a report by graphic.com.gh, the Assistant Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Osei-Opoku Gyamfi, disclosed that a disclaimer from the ministry had been issued to this effect. The misleading news item, he added, was circulating on some social media platforms and online media outlets, with instructions for job seekers to purchase an inspection voucher PIN at the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations at the Ministries enclave, Accra, from August 6, 2021, to attend the interview. With the National Security getting involved, the two suspects, Lizelle Bortha, and her accomplice, Fred Avornyo, were brought to book.
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August 09, 2021 17:37 UTC
Angry Effiduase youth block road
General News of Monday, 9 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The youth in Effiduase have stopped drivers using heavy-duty vehicles from using a newly constructed road• They say the drivers have been destroying the asphalt road which is less than two weeks old• They spoke to Sekyere East TVThe youth of Effiduase-Asokore have taken to the streets to block the activities of drivers using heavy-duty vehicles from plying a newly-asphalted road in the constituency. In a video sourced to Sekyere East TV on Facebook, the youth are seen ensuring that they stopped the drivers from using the road. “But we noticed that this road, which is still under construction, and which is not even two weeks old, drivers conveying sand in tipper trucks have been using the uncompleted road such that the asphalt is beginning to shift. They thought we were joking but today, we will show them the power in our words,” he added. He, however, congratulated the youth for the bold step they had taken.
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August 09, 2021 17:26 UTC
Health Minister must go - Ghanaians speak on Sputnik V vaccine contract saga
Some Ghanaians who spoke to GhanaWeb have called for the head of the health minister, Mr Agyeman-Manu. The Minister has been accused of breaching constitutional provisions without parliamentary approval and the Public Procurement Act according to a report by the Parliamentary Committee that probed the Sputnik V vaccine contract. Mr Nortey, a 65-years old man speaking to GhanaWeb called on the Minister to step down. Once you lie, whether you are a good minister or not, you must step down once you lie to the whole nation. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, August 6, he intimated that: "He (Health Minister) must be removed by the President.
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August 09, 2021 17:03 UTC
Don’t hesitate to invest in your craft no matter how expensive – OJ to musicians
According to him, musicians should not hesitate to seek help or otherwise enrich themselves in areas in which they fall short. To buttress his point, he cited instances where he would rather employ the services of choreographers in his music videos because he sucks at dancing. “I am not a good dancer so when I want to do a choreography I engage the services of dancers to make my performance complete. The likes of Sonny Achiba, Reggie Rockstone and Slim Busterr are very good dancers and, therefore, don’t need dancers for their performances but Daddy Lumba, Ofori Amponsah and myself will need dancers to make our choreography complete,” he stated in an interview with Daily Graphic. The comments I hear after my performances encourage me to do more and I always win because I have perfected my act,” he added.
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August 09, 2021 16:52 UTC