Residents, traders worried over increasing filth in Akateng
Despite the unsightly scenes, especially in the market, intense trading activities were taking place. Some residents and traders GhanaWeb who spoke in an interview complained about the poor sanitation in the community. A resident and trader, madam Gifty Tudgbedzo attributed the problem to trading activities coupled with inadequate waste containers and the absence of cleaners. She also called on waste managers, Zoomlion to ensure the provision of adequate waste bins for use by residents. She said, “Our problem is this place is not swept after trading activities.
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July 03, 2021 15:45 UTC
Who made the Gt. Accra minister a judge to pick and punish people on the spot? - Samson Anyenini
It doesn't matter that there is a law that says when someone doesn't use a footbridge, this is how to deal with them. "So, the Accra minister, doing a very good job, goes around, gets a few people, they stand around Madina Zongo [Junction], with canes, with whips, to whip who? He also wondered how it is that the people who enforce these directives, under the instruction and supervision of the regional minister, Henry Quartey, thought it prudent to exact such gravities of punishments of people, including very elderly people. And who made the regional minister a judge and a police to pick people and punish them instantly? You have been clapping for him, that's fine because you refuse to think that it could be you and that the law doesn't allow it," he fumed.
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July 03, 2021 14:48 UTC
'Mikel Obi advised me to ignore Antonio Conte’s harsh treatment' - Baba Rahman
Sports News of Saturday, 3 July 2021Source: footballghana.comBlack Stars defender, Abdul Baba Rahman has revealed that Nigeria's John Mikel Obi tried to convince him to stay at Chelsea following the arrival of Antonio Conte at the club. Baba Rahman, formerly of Asante Kotoko and Dreams FC was signed during Jose Mourinho’s last season at Chelsea but struggled to break into the starting lineup. According to him, Mikel Obi tried to convince him to stay at the club despite all his troubles with the Italian manager. He revealed that the Nigerian midfielder actually advised him to ignore Conte’s antics but things only got worse, so he had to leave. “I don’t know maybe my name was easy on his tongue, like every small thing was like ‘Baba’ ‘Baba’ and most of the players came to ask me what’s going on and I said I don’t know,” he told Joy Sports.
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July 03, 2021 14:37 UTC
Keche Andrew bids farewell to late father
Entertainment of Saturday, 3 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comKeche Andrew has buried his fatherThe late Peter Cudjoe died on May 21, 2021He left behind a wife and six childrenGhanaian artiste, Andrew who is a member of the music duo Keche, has laid his father to rest today, Saturday, July 3, 2021. His father, Peter Cudjoe, who passed away on May 21 at the Tema General Hospital was on Saturday laid in state at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Days Saints in Tema Community 2. The late Mr Cudjoe was succeeded by a wife, Gladys Cudjoe and six children. Kech Andrew in memory of his late father tattooed his face on his arm earlier in May this year. Andrew in a farewell message to his father wrote: “Rest Well Daddy.
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July 03, 2021 14:26 UTC
Minister calls for holistic approach to fight child labour
General News of Sunday, 4 July 2021Source: GNAMr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, Minister for Employment and Labour Relations has called for a sectorial and holistic approach to the fight against child labour. He said to facilitate the effective implementation of the National Plan of Action Phase II (2017 -2022) for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour, a comprehensive and holistic approach was needed for the identification, withdrawal and provision of remediation services to children that fell victim to the practices of child labour. He reiterated that the different actors within the public and private sectors had roles to play in the fight against child labour, adding that the surest way to defeat the menace was to link efforts coherently. He urged the EU and other Development Partners to critically consider the Ghanaian cultural setting in the fight against child labour. The Minister re-affirmed government's commitment to use the education approach in the fight child labour to win the fight by 2025 as part of efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.7
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July 03, 2021 14:26 UTC
Armed robbers vrs Military: 6 incidents that have terrified Ghanaians
From armed robberies, to attacks on police men and citizens and then more recently, unprofessional behaviours from some military personnel. Robbery attack on bullion van at James Town:In broad day light, on Monday June 14, a number of robbers attacked a bullion van at Adedenkpo, a suburb of James Town in Accra. Robbery attack on bullion van at WinnebaShortly after the incident at JamesTown, a similar incident was recorded on Thursday, June 17, this time, at Winneba. Some armed robbers attacked a bullion van with money at Gomoa Okyereko on the Kasoa-Winneba road, again, in broad day light. The crew in the bullion van with registration number GN 6956 -17 fortunately were able to escape the gunshots fired by the robbers.
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July 03, 2021 13:41 UTC
Armed robbery, military attacks: 6 incidents that have terrified Ghanaians
From armed robberies, to attacks on police men and citizens and then more recently, unprofessional behaviours from some military personnel. Robbery attack on bullion van at James Town:In broad day light, on Monday June 14, a number of robbers attacked a bullion van at Adedenkpo, a suburb of James Town in Accra. Robbery attack on bullion van at WinnebaShortly after the incident at JamesTown, a similar incident was recorded on Thursday, June 17, this time, at Winneba. Some armed robbers attacked a bullion van with money at Gomoa Okyereko on the Kasoa-Winneba road, again, in broad day light. The crew in the bullion van with registration number GN 6956 -17 fortunately were able to escape the gunshots fired by the robbers.
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July 03, 2021 13:41 UTC
DVLA to soon register all goro boys - Courage Doe
For years, the activities of these agents, known more commonly as a Goro Boys, have contributed to the negative perceptions the DVLA has had. And while their activities persist, with their influence growing day in, day out, the DVLA says it will soon regularize their work. There is a part of the form that says, 'Agent', where somebody can lead you to register the car and these are the goro boys but these days, the Authority is trying to register all of them. When we are able to register all the goro guys out there, give them a tag, I'm sure all these problems will be solved," he said. The DVLA, among other things, checked for compliance among new cars and licenses, while the MTTD performed random checks on drivers.
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July 03, 2021 13:30 UTC
Abuga Pele receives presidential pardon on grounds of ill health
General News of Saturday, 3 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The president has pardoned Abuga Pele• The former MP was serving a six-year term for causing financial loss to the state• Last month, he was taken ill and had to be admitted at the hospitalThe former Member of Parliament for Chiana/Paga, Abuga Pele, has received a presidential pardon. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo granted the presidential pardon to him on grounds of ill-health, reports 3news.com. It is reported that last month, Abuga Pele was taken ill at the Nsawam Maximum Security Prison, from where he was transferred to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. He was admitted at the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the hospital but has since been discharged, the report said. Abuga Pele, who was an MP for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was sentenced to a six-year imprisonment by an Accra High Court in 2018.
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July 03, 2021 13:30 UTC
Compensate brutalised civilians – Wa Naa to government
Regional News of Saturday, 3 July 2021Source: classfmonline.comThe government must provide some compensation to all the innocent civilians in Wa who were recently brutalised by armed soldiers, the overlord of the Wa Traditional Area, Wa Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, has said. The traditional leader also said the unprofessional behaviour of the soldiers must not go unpunished. “It took all of us by surprise last night when we saw the video of people in military uniforms on the streets of Wa challenging civilians”. “They are subject to the military code of discipline and we will apply the appropriate sanctions”, he promised. “Again, I want to reassure you that we wouldn’t let this single occurrence mar our relationship at all,” Major General Oppong-Peprah said.
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July 03, 2021 12:56 UTC
VIDEO: Emotional Bawumia consoles grief-stricken daughter of late Macho Kaaka in Ejura
The little girl had stepped forward to say thank you to Dr. Bawumia after he made a cash donation of 20,000 to each of the bereaved families. But as she approached the Vice President, she burst into uncontrollable tears and a visibly emotional Dr. Bawumia pulled her into his arms and gave her prolonged comfort as a dad would do to a crying daughter. The touching spectre, left many, including the National Chief Imam, extremely emotional. Attempts by persons around the Vice President to separate the young girl from him proved futile as he patted and consoled her to make sure she was okay. The timeframe for the committee according to government is 10 days, after which they are to provide a comprehensive report with recommendations for appropriate action by July 09, 2021.
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July 03, 2021 12:33 UTC
We must interrogate the institutional culture and training in the military - Kwesi Aning
It has become clear, lately, that there seems to be a trend of too many security personnel, including the military, running amok, terrorizing citizens and meting out injustices on innocent people. He explained that there is also the need to properly interrogate the understanding that the men and women in uniform have of their fundamental jobs, in line with the visions of the military. "It raises a fundamental problem of the institutional culture and the nature of the training that immediately they've formally been given this attire, gives them a sense of ... and the powers conferred on them by the state to bear weapons on its behalf to protect both the state and its citizenry. That is the institutional culture that we need to interrogate and to ask whether, during the training, [and here, I'm hoping that my two dear friends: the minister of Defence, Mr. Nitiwul, and then General Oppong-Peprah] that we can have a conversation of as to whether we can include institutional cultures in the training. Dr. Kwesi Aning was speaking on Saturday, July 3, 2021 edition of NewsFile on the JoyNews channel, monitored by GhanaWeb.
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July 03, 2021 10:52 UTC
Breaches, failure to pay compensations cost Ghana GH¢1.89bn in judgment debts since 2000 - Report
General News of Saturday, 3 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Ghana has been paying judgment debts for decades• A report has said that they have been due to breaches in contracts and failure to pay compensation promptly• It added that Ghana has paid a total of GH¢1.89 billion since 2000 till 2019In the last 20 years, Ghana has accumulated a total of GH¢1.89 billion alone on judgment debts, a Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) report has stated. The report, which shows the total amount the country has had to pay off in judgment debts since the year 2000 till 2019, noted that the above figure is equivalent to 135 percent of new multilateral loans contracted by the government in 2019, reports citinewsroom.com. Giving reasons for how and why the country has had to pay so much for judgment debts, the report stated that the debts ranged from breaches in contracts to the failure on governments’ part to pay compensations promptly in its compulsory land acquisitions, as well as statutory breaches committed by public officials in the line of duty. The report continued that 73 percent of the total judgment debt payments were because of contractual breaches, while portions of the rest covered judgement debts accumulated due to failure to promptly pay compensations. In essence, judgement debt due to failure to promptly pay compensations and statutory breaches accounted for 25 percent and 1.6 percent in that order, with the report adding that the largest amount of judgement debt payments made in a year was in 2010: GH¢356.6 million in total.
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July 03, 2021 10:49 UTC
Spezia wants 3 million Euros from Torino for Ghana forward Emmanuel Gyasi
Sports News of Saturday, 3 July 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comSpezia is demanding 3 million Euros for Torino target Emmanuel Gyasi. The Black Stars winger has emerged on the radar of Torino as exclusively reported by GHANASoccernet earlier this week. The 27-year-old had a good Serie A debut season with AC Spezia, helping the Ligurians maintain their Serie A status. Gyasi was outstanding for Spezia last season where he made 37 appearances and scored 4 goals with 6 assists. Also, watch this week's episode of the Friday debate on GhanaWeb TV with Joel Eshun in the post below:
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July 03, 2021 09:33 UTC
Ejura Killings: Be candid when you appear before 3-member committee – NPP man
A three-member ministerial committee has been set up to investigate the disturbances that occurred at Ejura. Marie Louis Simons from the office of the Attorney General is the secretary to the committee. “The President is deeply saddened by the deaths of Ibrahim Mohammed, alias ‘Kaaka’, Abdul Nasir Yussif and Murtala Mohammed. “Let us all be very candid when we appear before the committee because there is a plethora of stories going round.”Kamal Deen further observed that several fake news characterized the happenings in Ejura. He stated that the laws permit the men and women in uniform to use lethal force when their lives are in danger.
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July 03, 2021 09:22 UTC