Seized rosewood will be used for national cathedral project – Lands Minister
General News of Friday, 30 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Government will donate confiscated rosewood for the building of the national cathedral• Government will be starting with the five containers that were confiscated at the Tema Port last month• The national cathedral is expected to be commissioned on March 6, 2024 Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has disclosed that all seized rosewood in the country will be used for the construction of the national cathedral. He said the government will be starting with the five containers that were confiscated at the Tema Port last month. This move is to deter people from the cutting and exportation of rosewood in the country. The national cathedral is expected to be commissioned on March 6, 2024. Meanwhile, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has asked Ghanaians to donate GH¢100 towards the project every month.
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July 30, 2021 17:03 UTC
My wife is going through hell being married to a man like me – Bulldog discloses
The artist manager who has been married to his wife for over 13 years established during an interview with Delay that his wife no longer complains anytime he offends her. “My wife has stopped complaining anytime I do something she doesn’t like. My wife is going through hell being married to someone like me. “I’ve cheated on my wife uncountable times but she was quiet about it because she is fed up with me. I don’t think about sex too much because I don’t want to go for a prostitute.”Asked whether he is mentally stable, Bulldog said;“I’m highly stable.
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July 30, 2021 17:03 UTC
It's unbelievable Akufo-Addo is 'begging' Ghanaians for GH¢100 to build national cathedral - Apaak
His comments came after Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, during his mid-year budget review presentation in Parliament on Thursday, July 29, 2021, said Ghanaians should donate GH¢100 towards the project. The initiative, according to Ken Ofori-Atta has been dubbed ‘Ketoa biaa nsua’, to wit, ‘No amount is small’. Akufo-Addo calls on GH citizens to donate GH¢100 to build a Cathedral. No beds in hospitals, lack of educational infrastructure, lack of textbooks, poor roads, and Akufo-Addo says what? The national cathedral is expected to be commissioned on March 6, 2024.
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July 30, 2021 15:56 UTC
Assin North saga: Scandalizing court, threatening non-cooperation disappointing – Majority to Minority
He said the majority caucus in parliament, “takes this opportunity to express its disappointment in the affairs of the NDC minority in respect of the high court ruling in the matter of Assin North constituency”. (3): ‘The judicial power of Ghana shall be vested in the judiciary. Accordingly, neither the President nor Parliament nor any organ or agency of the president or parliament shall have or be given the final judicial power’” he quoted. And I believe that the minority NDC in parliament and its leadership, should not have come to scandalise the court. “It is important to state that the effect of the NDC minority press conference, was to play to the gallery.
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July 30, 2021 15:45 UTC
We are disappointed budget failed to review 2% special levy on imports - Association
President of the Association, Samson Awingobit, said while the minister did not introduce any new taxes, they felt disappointed that the budget failed to drop the 2% special levy on imports. He explained that the government had promised to drop the 2% levy after collecting it for some time. The 5% special levy for banks to pay before tax on their profits introduced in the main budget was also not the best since it would have implications for businesses, and we wanted it to be dropped too. The Special Import Levy Act, 2013 (Act 861) (‘SILA’), which was introduced in 2013 to impose a 1% to 2% levy on the importation of specified goods, was meant to raise funds to stabilize the economy up to 2015. The Special Import Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2017 amended the Special Import Levy, Act, 2013 (Act 861) to remove the levy payable on specific imported goods.
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July 30, 2021 15:11 UTC
Government to digitalize fertilizer distribution to curb smuggling – Ofori-Atta
He noted that this will end the smuggling of goods to neighbouring countries. Speaker, Ghana CARES is providing catalytic support to drive efficiency and improve outputs in the agricultural sector by investing in data and digital technology. “Additionally, the program would support the reform of the fertilizer subsidy system using digital technology, to make it more efficient and less prone to smuggling. The registration will provide information on farmers’ bio data, crops cultivated, acreage, digital location of farms to track seed and fertilizer subsidy programme. Ken Ofori-Atta indicated that government was seeking to provide interest rate subsidies for farmers and also link them to markets.
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July 30, 2021 15:11 UTC
Not even Asiedu Nketia as candidate can beat me - 2020 NPP Assin North candidate declares
Though I lost with over 2,000 votes in the 2020 election, I am hopeful that I will win with over 50 votes regardless of any candidate they bring on board. Even if they bring Joe Gyaakye Quayson or Asiedu Nketia, I will still win because I am the people’s choice,” she boasted, reports myjoyonline.com. She has also stated that this time around, she will not disappoint the NPP. Abena Durowaa Mensah added that while some people in the party, including the chairman and his cohorts, worked against her in 2020, she is more than determined to prove them wrong. She welcomed the ruling of the court and expressed hope towards the by-election, which is yet to be decided on.
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July 30, 2021 14:26 UTC
'My Facebook page was used to show porn' – Apostle Prah explains absence from social media
minister, Apostle John Prah has revealed that he is no longer on social media because an individual promised to boost his Facebook page but ended up sharing pornographic content on his page. Narrating the incident on Akoma FM, Apostle Prah said he appointed a new social media manager with the intent of sharing gospel messages but was disappointed to find out that his Facebook was flooded with pornographic images. “There was this guy who was coming to my house to record some of my messages with the intention of putting them on Facebook. And even apart from this scenario, others too were using fake accounts to dupe people in my name and all those have discouraged me from being active on any of the social media platforms,” he disclosed. When asked about which measures he has taken to curb the situation, the actor said he has done everything possible but to no avail.
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July 30, 2021 14:26 UTC
Mid-year budget: It's strange govt did not ask for more spending money - Prof Quartey
General News of Saturday, 31 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comProfessor Peter Quartey, Head, Economics Division, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, says it is not strange that government did not ask for more money to spend. He said based on prevailing economic conditions, government could ask for more money to spend or stay put. Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, presenting the budget to Parliament said, “I am not here today to ask for more money. I have not come to ask for more taxes. Prof Quartey called on Ghanaians to perform more participatory roles and pay their taxes to ensure that revenue came in for spending.
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July 30, 2021 14:15 UTC
Kissi Agyebeng approved by Parliament to be Special Prosecutor
General News of Friday, 30 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Kissi Agyebeng is to officially become the next Special Prosecutor• This is after Parliament approved him, following his vetting at the Appointments Committee of Parliament• He becomes the second Special Prosecutor, only after Martin Amidu, who resigned in November 2020Parliament has approved Kissi Agyebeng as Special Prosecutor. This was announced by the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, after he announced on the floor of the House that the "motion is adopted." By this, the nomination of Kissi Agyebeng as Special Prosecutor - the second in the history of the country, has been approved. The Appointments Committee of Parliament, after a grueling vetting of the nominee on Thursday, 22 July 2021, unanimously recommended the approval of Kissi Agyebeng for the position. Kissi Agyebeng has announced that he intends to guard his independence jealously in carrying out his mandate in terms of investigating, preventing, and prosecuting corruption cases, as well as managing seized, frozen, or confiscated properties, the report added.
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July 30, 2021 14:03 UTC
Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang promises to gift 'Our-day boy' an iPad
General News of Friday, 30 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The NDC running-mate wants to give Oswald an iPad• Oswald went viral for his ‘Our-day’ letter• A number of companies have reached out to the 9-year-old boyThe 2020 running-mate of the National Democratic Congress, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has promised to gift Oswald the popular 'Our-day boy' an iPad. 9-year-old Oswald’s letter to his mother requesting items for his 'Our-day’ went viral after a family friend posted a picture of the letter on Twitter. In an interesting development, the latest to add up to the number of items being donated to Oswald, is the former Education Minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang. The NDC running-mate for the 2020 General elections has promised to gift Oswald an iPad to help him in his studies. Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang made this known in a tweet.
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July 30, 2021 13:41 UTC
National Development Plan required to catalyze youth development – Group tells government
General News of Friday, 30 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA youth-led advocacy group, Youth Bridge Foundation has called on the government to ensure that the National Development Planning Committee (NDPC) plays a vital role in youth development. The group in a statement issued in response to the finance minister’s 2021 mid-year budget presentation explained this was necessary for driving youth-centred economic and social development policies aligned with a national development agenda. “We applaud the government for taking the needed steps to deepen its engagement with the youth across the country. ““We also note with commendation the specific initiatives were undertaken to advance youth development but observe with regret how successive governments’ announcement of such special youth initiatives has not been sustained with a character of ad hoc or knee jerk responses to youth expectations,” the group noted. This is to promote growth in SMEs, support new ventures, and stimulate innovation and start-ups,” Ofori-Atta revealed.
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July 30, 2021 13:41 UTC
This is the gimmick of the century - Ricketts-Hagan descends on Mid-Year Budget
He explained that the fact that the government has stated that it is not seeking approval from Parliament for more money to spend gives him the very reason to be concerned. “This is actually a gimmick of the century. He just started off by getting us excited unnecessarily because all the things he’s talking about are not going to happen. You have enough money to do that with the current climate we’re in?” he quizzed. Ken Ofori-Atta was in Parliament on Thursday, July 29, 2021, to read the 2021 Mid-Year Budget Review as part of his mandate, during which he said that they will not be seeking extra money to be spent in the year.
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July 30, 2021 13:18 UTC
NDC offers Our Day boy party card - Party's youth wing joins the furore
George Opare Addo, the National Youth Organiser of the party, has offered to give the young boy a party card to join them. “Oswald is such a bright boy. His party card is ready, @NDCYouthWing is willing to pay his dues till he turns 18. With focus and time, he will not disappoint in managing our currency and be a better economist than @MBawumia,” he wrote. So far, the young boy has attracted juicy offers from big names in manufacturing and the private sector after the letter he wrote went viral.
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July 30, 2021 12:22 UTC
If I ever leaked the audio, may I never succeed in life – Salma tearfully apologizes to Moesha
Salma was alleged to have secretly recorded and leaked a conversation she had with Moesha’s P.A in which he revealed damning secrets about her. A section of the public is of the view that Salma deliberately leaked the conversation to embarrass and spite the actress. But in a response, Salma has tearfully apologized for recording her conversation with Moesha’s P.A. Salma said she recorded the conversation because she had a strong conviction that Moesha’s personal assistant was up to something mischievous. It can be recalled that all efforts to reconcile Salma with her former best friend, Moesha proved futile.
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July 30, 2021 12:22 UTC