Stand-off between contractor, landlords delaying progress of Asesewa-Dawa road
The stand-off is one of two reasons GhanaWeb gathered is delaying the progress of construction of the road which construction began in 2018 and is expected to take 18 months to complete. Compensations were however paid to the landlords for crops destroyed on their farms to pave way for the contractor to gather the laterite. Contract for the repair of the road was awarded to Banappi Company Limited in 2018 but not much progress has been made due to lack of funds and the stand-off. Though gutters and culverts have been laid, work has since stalled, leaving various portions of the road in terrible shape. This has become a big brother to the road users who are calling on the government to intervene immediately in order to fix the road.
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July 21, 2021 14:15 UTC
A spiritualist removed two metals from my throat – Guru talks juju in music
“It got to a time it was difficult to talk because of what I was experiencing in my throat and tummy. Another spiritualist told me same. Since then, everything went dark.”Due to the severity of the issue, Guru said steps were taken to avert misfortune. Without anesthesia, parts of his body were cut, a process the led to the removal of three metals from his body. The saddest part is I always wanted to project these guys but it takes time and they couldn’t wait,” Guru asserted.
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July 21, 2021 14:03 UTC
Withdraw case from court, let's focus on winning 2024 - Techiman South NDC executives to leadership
Leading this call, Kwadwo Adjei, one of the branch executives of the NDC in the constituency, urged the leadership of his party to call back the case that is currently at the Wenchi High Court. He explained that the continuation of this position by the party puts its future chances of winning elections in a difficult place. The NDC dragged Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, the substantive MP, and the EC to court to contest the results of the 2020 parliamentary elections in Techiman South. 3news.com reports further that some other branch executives present lamented that, they as the youth, who are at the grassroots, make up an integral part of the party and as such, their voices must be heard. The Wenchi High Court last heard the case on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, and will sit again on Friday, July 30, this year.
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July 21, 2021 13:41 UTC
6 University of Ghana professors earn slots among Ghana’s top lecturers
General News of Wednesday, 21 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• 6 Professors of the University of Ghana Business School have been ranked among top lecturers in Ghana• The professors who play roles in various departments of the school were recognised for their works• They were named among the top 100The World Scientist and University rankings 2021 has named 6 professors of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) as part of the top 100 lecturers in the country. Three of these Professors were ranked above 50 whilst the other three were between 50 and 100. These 6, according to a myjoyonline report, were recognized for their research works and the influence of their universities; UGBS. A statement by the University of Ghana Business School congratulated the lecturers, whilst stating that their feat is an indication of the school’s resolve to become a world-class one amongst its competitors globally. “These rankings are a testament to the Business School’s resolve to become a world-class business school that develops leaders for the global stage through the provision of superb management education, and dissemination of pertinent cutting-edge research that address national and global development needs,” parts of the statement read.
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July 21, 2021 13:30 UTC
Forestry Commission bans hunting and capturing of wild animals by August 1
Business News of Wednesday, 21 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The Forestry Commission has announced the ban of wild animals• The 4-month period starts from August 1 to December 1, 2021• The closed season is a period used to revive the biodiversity of the countryThe Forestry Commission has stated that from Sunday, August 1, 2021, activities involving the hunting of wild animals must cease. The annual ban on hunting, capturing, and destroying of wild animals known as ‘Close Season’ will be a 4-month period and expected to end on December 1, 2021. “During this period, it shall be illegal for anybody to hunt, capture or destroy any wild animal except grasscutter (Akrantie), which can be done only under License issued by the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission,” a statement from the Forestry Commission read. According to the Forestry Commission, environmental degradation activities like illegal mining, encroachment, unbridled hunting, are the reasons Ghana is losing its wealth of biodiversity. Below is the full statement by the Forestry Commission:
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July 21, 2021 13:07 UTC
IMF details how Covid-19 severely affected Ghana's growing economy in 2020
Business News of Wednesday, 21 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has outlined in detail, how the global coronavirus pandemic devastated Ghana's economy in 2020. "Ghana was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic," the IMF said in its assessment. Growth slowed to 0.4 percent in 2020 from 6.5 percent in 2019, food prices spiked, and poverty increased. On the Cedi, the IMF assessed that it remained stable, despite the effects due to pragmatic steps by the Central Bank. ENCOURAGING SIGNS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERYAfter over a year of devastation, the IMF's assessment has commended Ghana’s economic management for "encouraging signs" towards economic recovery.
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July 21, 2021 12:45 UTC
What to know before touching your body through cosmetic surgery - Risks & complications
Renowned Ghanaian-born Surgeon, Dr. Michael K. Obeng explains that it mostly stemmed from some television shows including Dr. 90210 which aired on U.S television back in 2004. This, according to him, popularized plastic surgery and today, shows like “Keeping up with the Kardashians” are having the same effect. But there are some vital things every person who decides to enhance their bodies through surgery should know. You can bleed into the cavity that the body surgery was performed. Meanwhile, Dr. Obeng explained that “all these things can happen but of course very minimal.
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July 21, 2021 12:11 UTC
Muslims introduced reading and writing in Ghana – Sheikh Aremeyaw
According to the Islamic cleric and scholar, the tradition of reading and writing in the country was first introduced by Muslims. Taking his turn on GhanaWeb’s The Lowdown with Nii Akwei Ismail Akwei, the outspoken scholar posited that long before the visitation of western missionaries, Muslims taught reading and writing albeit informally. He, however, adds that Christians brought formal education which also came with reading and writing. “…if you take formal education, but if you take general education, Islamic education antedates mission western education. “Islamic education was brought into this country; the tradition of literacy to write and read was introduced by Muslims in this country ahead of the coming of the Europeans.
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July 21, 2021 12:00 UTC
Staff at Tamale Teaching Hospital allegedly milking the facility
According to him, he met one Sulemana Alhassan and another colleague whose name was only given as Ibrahim at the X-ray department. These two he alleged, told him he was expected to pay ₵50.00 for the service after having undertaken the test. Ibrahim one of the two staff said it was not possible to get one since he did not make the full payment having enjoyed the discount of GH₵10.00 already. Baba also showed Ilyaas Al-Hasan, GhanaWeb’s reporter the official receipt of the GH₵50.00 payment he eventually made at the designated paying point. Armed with these, the patient said attempts to report the matter to the complaints unit of the hospital failed.
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July 21, 2021 11:37 UTC
Bank of Ghana’s MPC begins scheduled meetings to review Ghana’s economy
The meeting will entail the initiation of proposals for the formulation of the policies of the central bank, provision of statistical data among others. Among such decisions will be a review of the monetary policy rate which was slashed by 100 basis point at 13.5 from 14.5 percent at the central bank's 100th meeting. “Risks to the inflation outlook remain muted in the near-term…the Monetary Policy Committee under these circumstances decided to lower the monetary policy rate by a hundred basis points to 13.5%,” the governor said. The monetary policy rate influences the interest rate on loans and determines the rate at which the central bank lends to commercial banks. Meanwhile, the Bank of Ghana’s MPC will update the press on its decisions taken on Monday July 26, 2021.
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July 21, 2021 11:26 UTC
We will make poverty history - Nii Ayitey Anumle Oyanka declares
With a plan to set the right fundamentals in place, place children on the right paths in their education, he is optimistic this dream will become a reality soon. It is his hope also that he can do this without the need to depend on political leadership. “It is incumbent on all of us to encourage children to focus on education as a tool to end inter-generational poverty and the cycle of hopelessness. Nii Ayitey Anumle Oyanka made this known during the launching and the inauguration of the Anamase Royal Alliance Council, which is an alliance formed between the people of Anamase and the people of Obliman. Together, we must continue to champion the hopes of thousands of Ghanaians who cherish a better life, peace, equity, and justice” he urged.
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July 21, 2021 11:15 UTC
FLASHBACK: Ministers, MPs' children should be excluded from Free SHS – Ablakwa
“I don’t believe that children of MP’s, Ministers, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Managers of institutions, corporate giants, their chief executives should all be benefitting from free SHS. When you look at this year’s budget, for instance, only GHC 400 million was found for free SHS which can cover not even all the first years, not even to the second year and third-year students. The Free Senior High School Program is scheduled to take off in September this year. The program will ensure that all students of public senior high schools (SHS) in the country will receive free funding from the first to the third year. “The government of Ghana will fund the cost of public senior high schools for all those who qualify for entry from the 2017/2018 academic year onwards,” he said.
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July 21, 2021 10:41 UTC
Today in History: Atta Mills remains a source of inspiration to me – Mahama
On this day in 2017, former President John Dramani Mahama showered praises on his late boss and predecessor Professor John Evans Atta Mills for being an inspiration to him and his political career. Read the full story originally published on July, 21, 2017, on GhanawebFormer President John Dramani Mahama with late predecessor Professor John Evans Atta MillsFormer President John Dramani Mahama has eulogized his late predecessor Professor John Evans Atta Mills, referring to him as a “man of great moral courage and strength”. “He remains a source of inspiration to me and our nation,” Mr Mahama tweeted on Friday. Definitely commemorating the birthday of Prof Atta Mills, whom he served as Vice President, Mr Mahama shared an accompanying picture to his tweet. Every year, a ceremony is marked at the Asomdwee Park where the late president was buried to commemorate his death.
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July 21, 2021 10:07 UTC
#SayItLoud: 173 sacked staff of Decorplast not paid emoluments after a year
General News of Wednesday, 21 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comMarch 2020 marked the beginning of a torrid period for some workers of Decorplast, a manufacturing company in Accra. Numbering 173, the workers initiated a sit-down strike against management of the company; their reason, they hadn’t received a raise in two years. Spokesperson of the group, Vincent Nii Attoh, tells Laud Adu-Asare on #SayItLoud that the case was taken to the National Labour Commission and a ruling was arrived at. Mr Attoh noted that at the end of March 2020, their salaries excluded the period in which they engaged in the strike. But several months on, allowances due them have been frozen by the company and efforts to engage them have all proven futile despite interventions from the National Labour Commission.
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July 21, 2021 09:19 UTC