Four occasions the Chief Justice has been caught up in controversy
“The Chief Justice says I should tell you that ‘as trustees of the people power of justice, we are willing and happy to be criticised. "The general public is hereby assured that Hon Chief Justice considers this allegation of impropriety a matter of grave import to the integrity of the Judiciary. barely a month later, the lawmaker retracted the allegations he made and duly apologized to the Chief Justice and the judiciary. “He further informed me that the Chief Justice had demanded a bribe of US$5,000,000 for a successful outcome to his case and that he had already paid US$500,000 to the Chief Justice," lawyer Afrifa alleged in response to his client's petition. “His Lordship the Chief Justice is saddened that without any shred of evidence, his name has been dragged into this sordid and potentially criminal matter.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 14, 2021 06:22 UTC
Presidents pay for nothing, why pay them salaries? – Ex-NDC MP asks
According to him, for persons (president and vice-president) whose total expenditure depended on tax payers, he did not see the need for salaries to be paid them. “Even presidents for cosmetic reasons, if I had the opportunity, president shouldn’t even take salary. When you become president of Ghana having been duly sworn in, taken office, what do you pay for? He suggests that a salary scale should however be agreed for the president and his vice on which amount their retirement should be computed. Bono East Chairperson of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Abronye DC is also at the Supreme Court seeking a similar determination.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 14, 2021 05:37 UTC
Kassena-Nankana farmers protest as PFJ fertilizer sells at unapproved price
The farmers claim some of the distributors are stocking the fertilizer to later smuggle it to Burkina Faso. GhanaWeb's correspondent, Senyalah Castro, reports that even with the unapproved price, distributors still demand the particulars of farmers, as is the case in buying the subsidized fertilizer, before selling to them. The farmers displeased with the actions of distributors, have described them as dishonest people who are cheating the government on the blindside. He said though the fertilizer has been subsidized for the farmers, distributors had to pay for their own transportation to their various locations and take care of other charges, which accounted for the increase in prices. He dismissed claims by the farmers that distributors were stocking the fertilizers in their shops, stating, the distributors face a lot of difficulties to supply the fertilizer.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 14, 2021 00:33 UTC
Cheezzy Pizza sponsors Moans & Cuddles, two other GhanaWeb TV programmes
Entertainment of Tuesday, 13 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comManagements of GhanaWeb TV and Cheezzy Pizza have signed a deal which will see the food company sponsor three programmes of the channel. The partnership which came to fruition on July 1, 2021, is expected to build an effective bond between the two parties as GhanaWeb TV programmes propagate Cheezzy Pizza and other food products of the latter. We also offer our clients product placements, product briefing, and product usage opportunities on our program slots. GhanaWeb TV is GhanaWeb's video on demand channel on www.ghanaweb.com and on YouTube offering videos ranging from news to programmes. Cheezzy Pizza has all you want from juices, smoothies, jollof, fried rice, spaghetti, and meat balls.
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July 14, 2021 00:33 UTC
Kweku Pratt fumes, describes decision to backpay pres spouses as 'senseless'
He explained that, “The arrangement is that we should pay them as cabinet Ministers - the equivalent of cabinet Ministers' salary - that hasn't happened before. Also, the arrangement indicates that we should give them backpay from 2017; if we pay them already, why must we give them a backpay from 2017? Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrooko, Kwesi Pratt said that if there is already an arrangement to pay some monies to them, there is no justification to pay them any back pay. Kweku Pratt Jnr, the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, stressed that this arrangement will be illegal, since the wives of the presidential officials are not constitutionally part of the Article 71 holders. "More importantly, what we're saying is that those salaries, monthly salaries equivalent to the salaries of cabinet Ministers is totally illegal.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 13, 2021 19:07 UTC
Many will mock and ridicule you, but stand strong - Ama Abebrese to Moesha
Entertainment of Tuesday, 13 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Moesha attempted suicide but was rescued by some strangers• According to her, being born-again isn't easy• Several Ghanaian celebrities have sent well-wishing messages to the actressActress Ama K Abebrese has sent words of encouragement to her colleague, Moesha Budoung who attempted suicide, according to reports. Moesha was rescued by some strangers when she attempted to take her life by jumping from an uncompleted storey building. On the back of the latest development, a host of celebrities have sent words of encouragement to the actress. In a post sighted by GhanaWeb, Ama K Abebrese admonished the born-again actress to stand fast in the Lord. She wrote: “Mauricia Babiinoti Boduong, Many will not understand you, many will mock and ridicule you; but may you stand strong in God and may your testimony continue to inspire.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 13, 2021 19:07 UTC
Cheezzy Pizza sponsors GhanaWeb TV programmes
Business News of Tuesday, 13 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comManagements of Cheezzy Pizza and GhanaWeb TV have signed an agreement which will see the food company sponsor three programmes of the channel. The partnership which came to fruition on July 1, 2021, is expected to build an effective bond between the two parties as GhanaWeb TV programmes propagate Cheezzy Pizza and other food products of the latter. We also offer our clients product placements, product briefing, and product usage opportunities on our program slots. GhanaWeb TV is GhanaWeb's video on demand channel on www.ghanaweb.com and on YouTube offering videos ranging from news to programmes. Cheezzy Pizza has all you want from juices, smoothies, jollof, fried rice, spaghetti, and meat balls.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 13, 2021 18:33 UTC
Rebecca Akufo-Addo writes GH¢899,000 cheque to refund allowances paid to her
General News of Tuesday, 13 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Rebecca Akufo-Addo has returned all monies given her as allowances since 2017• The First Lady is also rejecting any future money that will be given to her• The decision to return the money is on the back of opposition to plans to pay salaries to the First and Second LadiesThe First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has refunded the GH¢899,000 allowance paid to her since the resumption of office by her husband, the president of the Republic. This amount was backdated to January 7, 2017 when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo assumed office to date, as indicated in a statement issued by her office on Monday, July 12, 2021. Her office forwarded a Consolidated Bank of Ghana cheque of GH¢899,000 as indicated in a letter addressed to the Chief of Staff on Tuesday, July 13, and copied to the Chief Director at the Jubilee House. Part of the letter written on behalf of the First Lady read, “I am directed to forward, herewith, a Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited cheque number 000002 for an amount of GH¢899,097.84(Eight Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand, Ninety-Seven Ghana Cedis, Eighty-Four pesewas) being the full refund for monies received from 7th January 2017 to date as allowances given Her Excellency the First Lady of the Republic.”The letter which was signed by Shirley Laryea, also indicated that all future allowances forwarded to the office of the First Lady will dully be refunded. It however maintained that Mrs Akufo-Addo, “remains committed to her role as the First Lady and is devoted to her charity work championing the wellbeing of women and children in Ghana.”
Source:GhanaWeb
July 13, 2021 17:48 UTC
‘I was side-lined, downgraded for acting in 'twi' speaking movies’ – Gloria Sarfo alleges
According to Gloria, she was sidelined by producers of english-speaking movies because of her role in the local television series. Touching more on her ordeal, she disclosed that people downgraded her and even thought that she was not well-educated at a point. You know, we all believe in speaking english. Someone told me if I did not do english movies, I wouldn’t get to play the role of a rich man’s daughter,” she stated in an interview with Citi TV which was monitored by GhanaWeb. “Sometimes I did movies, and they would not even put me on the poster,” she stated.
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July 13, 2021 17:48 UTC
Business tycoon exchanged Moesha’s soul to avoid death – Adu Sarfowaa alleges
Safowaa has alleged that the actress is under a form of attack following her sexual encounter with a business tycoon. She has alleged that the soul of Moesha has been exchanged for death. In a post sighted by GhanaWeb on the Instagram page of Adu Safowaa she wrote:“She came across a Business tycoon that is not human and had something to do with him…. The Man exchanged her soul with Death but #JESUS and #mercy said NO. Some of these girls go and die because of the wrong men they sleep with.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 13, 2021 17:48 UTC
‘I was side-lined, downgraded for acting in 'Twi' speaking movies’ – Gloria Sarfo alleges
Entertainment of Tuesday, 13 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Gloria Sarfo has recalled some painful moments in her acting career• According to the actress, she was ‘punished’ by english producers for playing twi speaking roles• Gloria said most of her colleagues thought she was un-educatedPopular Ghanaian actress, Gloria Sarfo has revealed that featuring in the ‘Twi-speaking’ Efiewura series somewhat limited her chances of participating in english-speaking movies. According to Gloria, she was sidelined by producers of english-speaking movies because of her role in the local television series. Touching more on her ordeal, she disclosed that people downgraded her and even thought that she was not well-educated at a point. You know, we all believe in speaking english. Someone told me if I did not do english movies, I wouldn’t get to play the role of a rich man’s daughter,” she stated in an interview with Citi TV which was monitored by GhanaWeb.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 13, 2021 17:48 UTC
Depriving artistes of awards has led them into depression - Hammer claims
Citing an instance where Pappy Kojo was nominated for nine awards but could not win any, Hammer said that particular situation plunged him into depression. The award-winning music producer could not fathom why an artiste would be nominated in many categories without winning any. It’s too much to go home empty-handed; you can nominate that person for three awards,” he added. One can recall that the likes of Kelvynboy, Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale, Wendy Shay and several others have bemoaned the biased nature of awards schemes, particularly the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards(VGMAs). Wendy Shay in particular alleged that most deserving artistes are usually side-lined because organizers rather present awards to their favourites.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 13, 2021 17:13 UTC
Senyo Hosi’s lawyers demand re-listing of defamation case against Kennedy Agyapong
General News of Tuesday, 13 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Senyo Hosi's lawyers want the court to rescind its decision• Kennedy Agyapong had accused Senyo Hosi of selling contaminated fuel to two other companies• Hearing of the case has been set for July 26Lawyers for the CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (BOST), Senyo Hosi, is demanding his day in court in a defamation case he brought against MP for Assin North, Kennedy Agyapong. This follows a decision by a High Court in Accra to strike out the case for want of prosecution. Mr. Hosi’s lawyers have filed an affidavit and a writ requesting the re-listing of the case, pointing out that Mr. Agyapong’s lawyers have failed to attend several hearings and that the court rather took the decision to strike out the case on the one day that Mr. Agyapong’s lawyers showed up in court. “The record of the Honourable Court will show that Plaintiff/Applicant has diligently prosecuted this suit over the entire period with Counsel attending court at every adjourned date and never once defaulting in complying with any order or direction of the Honourable Court,” Mr. Hosi’s lawyers say in their affidavit. In his suit filed in July 2017, Mr. Hosi is demanding damages to the tune of GHC5,000,000 against Kennedy Agyapong and GHC3,000,000 against Kencity Media, a media company owned by Mr. Agyapong.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 13, 2021 15:56 UTC
Prices of global commodities as of July 13
Business News of Tuesday, 13 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The price of crude oil went up on the commodities market today at a unit price of +0.32• Cotton went up on the market today to sell at a unit price of +0.20• Coffee also stood at a price unit of 0.00On the commodities market today, July 13, 2021, the price of crude oil is seventy-five, forty-eight cents ($75.48) as compared to yesterday’s trading of seventy-four dollars eight cents ($74.08). Gold is trading at one thousand, eight hundred and eleven dollars, eight cents ($1,811.80) as compared to yesterday’s trading of one thousand, eight hundred and three dollars ($1,803.00). Cocoa is trading at two thousand, four hundred and one dollars ($2,401.00) as compared to yesterday’s trading of two thousand, three hundred and eighteen dollars ($2,318.00). Coffee on the other hand is trading at one hundred and fifty-two dollars, ten cents ($152.10) as compared to yesterday’s trading of one hundred and fifty-one dollars, thirty cents ($151.30). Cotton is trading at eighty-eight dollars, sixty-seven cents ($88.67) as compared to yesterday’s trading of eighty-eight dollars, seven cents ($88.07).
Source:GhanaWeb
July 13, 2021 15:45 UTC
Prez spousal salaries: Arrogance, ingratitude reasons they are refunding the monies - ASEPA
Following public outcry, Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Samira Bawumia issued separate statements to reject all monies to be paid to them in their capacities as First and Second Ladies, following recommendations by the Professor Yaa Ntiamoah Baidoo Committee. He explained that particularly when the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has continuously said that the country is economically handicapped, this was a bad move and wrong timing. The president told us that things are tight, the economy is hard hit by COVid-19, things are difficult and so we should tighten our belt. He told public workers not to ask for an increment in salaries because things are tight. That is what the public outburst is about and so if the First Lady and Second Lady say because of the public outburst, now they don't want the allowance again, then they should refund it; we need it," he said.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 13, 2021 15:33 UTC