1st and 2nd ladies salaries: NDC emotionally frustrating Ghanaians – Bibi Bright claims
She said the NDC has managed to corrupt the minds of Ghanaians into thinking that the payment of salaries to the first and second ladies is a sinful act. The decision of the increment in the salaries of the first and second ladies has been met with negative responses from Ghanaians on social media. They have described as inappropriate the increment of their salaries, particularly at a time when citizens are ‘crying’ for the country to be fixed. "For the records, the spouses of the President and Vice President of the United States of America are not paid any salary by the State. According to her, now that the president has proposed the payment of salaries which will be taxed just like other civil servants, the opposition wants to corrupt the minds of Ghanaians.
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July 09, 2021 19:30 UTC
Demoting military officers good but they must face the law - Adam Bona
General News of Friday, 9 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Security Expert, Adam Bona has said that the military officers who assaulted civilians in Wa must face the law• He said demoting them is good but not sufficient to serve as a deterrent to others• This follows the demotion of military officers who assaulted civilians in the capital of the Upper WestSecurity Expert, Adam Bona, has described the punishment meted out to the military officers who assaulted some civilians in Wa as a step in the right direction. Speaking in an interview with GhanaWeb's Amos Ekow Coffie, Mr Bona said,"I congratulate the Defence Minister for taking this bold step. But these their own internal punishments, demoting people within the security services including the military is one of the punishments officers go through. The Staff Sergeant has been reduced to Corporal rank, a Corporal has been reduced to Private rank, and the Sentry on duty who was a Lance Corporal has been reduced to a Private,” he said. BackgroundOn Thursday, July 1, 2021, a video showing armed soldiers beating some residents of Wa on the street went viral.
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July 09, 2021 18:45 UTC
Here is how the cedi is performing against major foreign currencies as of July 9
Against the Pound Sterling, the cedi is trading at a buying price of 7.9998 and a selling price of 8.0084 as compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 7.9396 and a selling price of 7.9481. The Euro is trading at a buying price of 6.8562 and a selling price of 6.8630 as compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 6.7959 and a selling price of 6.8026. The South African Rand is trading at a buying price of 0.4054 and a selling price of 0.4058 as compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 0.4018 and a selling price of 0.4022. The Nigerian Naira is trading at a buying price of 71.1550 and a selling price of 71.2968 as compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of a buying price of 71.2923 and a selling price of 71.3651. For the CFA, it is trading at a buying price of 95.5788 and a selling price of 95.6736 as compared to yesterday’s trading of a buying price of 96.4274 and a selling price of 96.5225.
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July 09, 2021 18:33 UTC
BizTech: We took a tour of a vehicle assembly plant in Ghana and here's what we found
For this reason, the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Toyota Tsusho Manufacturing plant, a vehicle assembling plant which will assemble vehicles locally in the country. Speaking on GhanaWeb's BizTech programme, Factory Manager at the vehicle assembly plant, Futoshi Seko, gave an insight to the various stages of production lines for vehicles and the challenges encountered thus far. “The assembling plant has six major compartments; the logistics, inspection unit, spraying and the others but focus more on the assembling point. It is where the job is done and so once we get that done then we are half way through,” he told Amos Ekow Coffie. This is done carefully to before the car is sent to the customer,” he added.
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July 09, 2021 17:48 UTC
Prices of global commodities as of July 9
Business News of Friday, 9 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The price of crude oil dropped down on the commodities market today at a unit price of +1.38• Cotton went up on the market today to sell at a unit price of +0.51• Coffee also stood at a price unit of -1.25On the commodities market today, July 9, 2021, the price of crude oil is seventy-five dollars, fifty cents ($75.50) as compared to yesterday’s trading of seventy-three dollars, fifteen cents ($73.15) to close the 26th trade week of the 2021 fiscal year. Gold is trading at one thousand, eight hundred and nine dollars, five cents ($1,809.05) as compared to yesterday’s trading of one thousand, eight hundred and sixteen dollars, ninety-eight cents ($1,816.98). Cocoa is trading at two thousand, two hundred and sixty-six dollars ($2,266.00) as compared to yesterday’s trading of two thousand, two hundred and sixty-seven dollars ($2,267.00). Coffee on the other hand is trading at one hundred fifty dollars, eighty cents ($150.80) as compared to yesterday’s trading of one hundred and forty-nine dollars, seven-five ($149.75). Cotton is trading at eighty-seven dollars, eighty-four cents ($87.84) as compared to yesterday’s trading of eight-six dollars, sixty-three ($86.63).
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July 09, 2021 17:15 UTC
Unusual price hikes of building materials likely to impact cost of rent – Construction Chamber
Business News of Friday, 9 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com•The Construction Chamber is warning of a price hike in rent should the unusual trend of pricing for building materials continue to increase•The Chamber says government needs to come up with workable solutions to address this immediately•The price of building materials have spiked over the past five months of this yearThe unusual price hikes of building materials are likely to affect the cost of rent in the country should a solution not be found soon; the Ghana Chamber of Construction has cautioned. Already, some members of Parliament have expressed worry over the cost of building materials with the House set to probe and come up with an attainable solution to the price hikes. In an interaction with Citi Business News monitored by GhanaWeb, Cherry said the unusual price hikes over the past five months this year is adversely having an impact on contractors undertaking building projects. “Honestly speaking, we have taken a key interest in the issue, that’s the reason we took the pains to petition parliament. Because a time is coming if we are not careful you cannot rent or buy a house because of this challenge,” Emmanuel Cherry said.
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July 09, 2021 16:52 UTC
Govt committed to making substantial investments in education expansion - Ntim Fordjour
“In this year’s budget, the government has further committed substantial investment into infrastructure expansion but the duty of serving humanity is when all come together, particularly the private sector, to augment the efforts of the government. I salute the leadership of Cargill and challenge all others in the private sector to do the same and to up the scale. “In alignment with the Sustainable Development Goal 7, the opportunity for access to quality education for all has been created through this Cargill project and no one will be left behind,” he said. John Ntim Fordjour made this known at a groundbreaking ceremony of the Cargill Schools Project at Adjei Kojo in the Tema West Constituency. As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen cocoa-growing communities, prevent child labor and invest in education, the Cargill Schools Project’s new facilities will provide an estimated 700 children with access to education.
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July 09, 2021 16:52 UTC
Connect Namongbani to national grid - Residents to government
Regional News of Friday, 9 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCorrespondence from Northern Region :Residents of Namongbani in the Saboba District of the Northern Region have appealed to the government to extend electricity to their area. The Namongbani electoral area consists of five communities including, Namongbani, Jamoni, Tanjenmeli, Yakal, and Gbanjiko'ado. He said even though electricity poles have already been dotted around the area since 2016, they are yet to be hooked to the National grid. “My electoral area has been there since 1992 and we have been voting, but not even one community in the electoral area is connected to the National grid," he explained. “As a result of this, the schools in the area sometimes run out of students, and it's worrying," he lamented.
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July 09, 2021 16:18 UTC
Customs GRA officers directed to begin adjustment of freight rates
Business News of Friday, 9 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com•The GRA Customs Division has directed its officers at the ports to adjust freight rates at the ports•GUTA has kicked the move and described as worsening the plight of the trading community•The adjustment of the freight rates at the ports will certainly impact on duties at the portsThe Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has tasked its officers at the ports to begin an adjustment of freight rates. The move has already been kicked against by the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) as they believe it will worsen the plight of the trading community. “It has been observed and verified that freight rates from Asia have increased astronomically. Freight rates applied to imports from Asia are therefore to be adjusted as follows: 20-footer container at least US$3,000 – 40-footer container at least US$5,000-Refrigerated container US$8,000,” the letter stated. The adjustment of the freight rates at the ports will certainly impact on duties as it will affect the calculation of imports duties into the country.
Source:GhanaWeb
July 09, 2021 15:45 UTC
Okoe-Boye justifies 'formalized' payments to First and Second Ladies
General News of Saturday, 10 July 2021Source: m.peacefmonline.comFormer Deputy Health Minister, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye has expressed disgust over the dissenting views on the payment of salaries to First and Second Ladies in the country. Parliament has officially approved that wives of the President and Vice President should be paid for their services to the country. However, before the approval of this arrangement, the President and Vice President's spouses have already been receiving allowances. This arrangement was instituted by the erstwhile Kufour government to ensure that the First and Second Ladies are well catered for when their husbands are in government and out of power. Already, NPP Bono Regional Chairman, Abronye DC has dragged the Attorney General to the Supreme Court over the issue.
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July 09, 2021 15:00 UTC
Celebrities who made fashion statement this week
Entertainment of Friday, 9 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comWhen it comes to making a bold fashion statement with clothing, celebrities understand that they cannot slack. These personalities with a huge social media following know the significance of looking good for the cameras at all times. Whether their look is sponsored or not, with the help of their personal stylist, they always appear on point. This week wasn’t an exception as a number of celebrities who "understood the assignment" served followers with various style inspiration. Below are what your favourite celebrities wore this week:Salma MuminClaudia LumorVica MichaelsCaptain PlanetJoe MettleSandra AnkobiahNatalie FortS3fa and SarkodieStonebwoy and wifeFella MakafuiYvonne Nelson
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July 09, 2021 14:15 UTC
Demoting Wa soldiers commendable, but not sufficient enough – Rashid Pelpuo
His comments come on the back of the recent development of military brutalities and the possible disciplinary actions against them. They committed illegality by infringing on people’s rights, they thus need to suffer the consequences of their actions. If they only get to be demoted, these actions will be repeated, because after all the punishment will be light,” added. BackgroundOn Thursday, July 1, 2021, a video showing armed soldiers beating some residents of Wa on the street went viral. According to eyewitnesses, the soldiers claimed they were searching for their stolen mobile phone and that resulted in the brutality.
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July 09, 2021 13:07 UTC
Mzbel flaunts her nakedness as she prays for Mahama's return
Entertainment of Friday, 9 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Mzbel has gotten a lot of tongues wagging• She showed off the nakedness of her lower part while wearing a red see-through nightie• She also prayed for John Dramani Mahama's comeback as presidentMusician, Mzbel, has gone wild on social media, exposing her nakedness in a video as she prays for the ex-president, John Dramani Mahama, to return to the presidency. As she does, she throws open the nightie from the lower part, exposing her nakedness, as she says in Twi, "I am imitating Abena Korkor today; I am going naked." She continues to pan her phone to a picture frame of John Mahama, as she begins to heap praises on him, describing him as an unmatchable president. "I am about to dance for Mahama for people to make news out of it," she continues to say in Twi. She goes on to say of John Dramani Mahama, "There is none like you.
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July 09, 2021 12:56 UTC
8 top need-to-knows about the Pokuase Interchange
General News of Friday, 9 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the famous Pokuase Interchange• It becomes the largest interchange in West Africa• The interchange like many huge projects, have many facts, and here are 8 of themThe Pokuase Interchange, one that has been described by the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as an interchange “never seen before in Ghana,” is not just another majestic edifice beautifying the skylines of Accra. In fact, having been completed, this interchange becomes the largest interchange in West Africa. Agitation from staff on the projectOn Thursday, October 22, 2020, construction workers on the Pokuase Interchange demonstrated what they labeled as maltreatment from their superiors. Places it is connectingAnother beauty about this four-tier interchange is that it connects quite a number of major locations in and around the Greater Accra region. First four-tier interchange and other 3 big interchangesThe Pokuase Interchange is the first four-tier project to be undertaken in Ghana, as well as the largest in the West African region.
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July 09, 2021 12:45 UTC
We are not violent, we hate disrespect – Nima resident demystifies hooliganism tag
Such is the case for the Nima community which more often than not has been associated with hooliganism and violence. According to him, residents of Nima have over time, taken up a defensive posturing mostly towards outsiders because of the way they are treated and spoken to. “We are not violent; we don’t like disrespect; we don’t like to be undermined. “So Nima, you give them fire, they’ll give you fire, if you respect them, they’ll respect you,” he added. Fatahu spoke during a tour of the Nima Community in this edition of People & Places on GhanaWeb TV:You can nominate personalities and organisations for the GhanaWeb Excellence Awards via this link.
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July 09, 2021 11:26 UTC