According to Mr. George Okwabi Frimpong, a member of the Licensed Surveyors Association, the Land Act 2020 (Act 1036) aims to eliminate repeated land sales and bring some sanity to land disputes in the nation.
Before transactions, he advised prospective land purchasers and investors to review the relevant portions of the Land Act 2020 (Act 1036) and consult with qualified land surveyors.
“If you are interested in property, in any shape or form, you need to know a few things from the Act, so you don’t fall victim to land concerns,” said Mr. Okwabi Frimpong, a former senior staff member of the Lands Commission.
Mr. Okwabi Frimpong was speaking at the “Ghana News Agency –Tema Regional Office’s Stakeholder Engagement and Workers’ Appreciation Day,” Seminar which is a progressive platform created to give opportunity to state and non-state actors to interact with journalists and address national issues.
The event also serves as a motivational mechanism to recognize the editorial contribution of reporters to the professional growth and promotion of the Tema Regional Branch of the Ghana News Agency as the industrial news hub, while contributing to national development.
Mr. Okwabi said the Act seeks to save many Ghanaians from falling victim to the many land issues the country was confronted with as the act empowers the Lands Commission and Ministry of Lands to come out with some regulations and legislative instruments (LI) to operationalize it.
Mr. Okwabi Frimpong noted that going contrary to the law would attract a fine of not less than 5,000 penalty units and not more than 10,000 penalty units.
He said the law mandated a family or group which owns land to establish a Customary Land Secretariat – a small unit to manage the land at the local, family, or stool level whereby “all land transactions have to be recorded.”
Mr. Okwabi Frimpong explained that the Lands Commission and the office of the Administrator of Stool Lands had been mandated to provide technical services to the Customary Land Secretariat.
“Yeah as for the pull him down syndrome it is everywhere like in music, movies, even with radio work there are plenty,” she told Amansan Krakye in an interview monitored by MyNewsGh.com
She added, “There are colleagues around you who equally wants their colleagues who are rising to fall, so as for that one, it is everywhere”.
In an exclusive interview on Cape Coast-based Kastle FM, the multiple award-winning songstress said she doesn’t pay attention to those who say negative things about her.
She continued: “But one thing is me I always say that my mind is set somewhere so I don’t pay attention to things around me which are not positive.
“Sometimes you go on social media and you see someone’s tweet which is negative which will hurt you a bit but at the same time you know your vision and where you want to be,” she opined.
“That’s where I set my mind to do so what everyone is saying about me and my career falling apart is my back case,” Gyakie concluded on the show.
The new bride in a disturbing post on Thursday announced that she has hit depression.
According to Joyce, she is “going through a lot right now.”
The wife of Kwame Owusu Fordjour, known chiefly as Dr UN, has proposed that the lifetime union between a man and woman should be made renewable by contract.
“I think marriage should be contractual. Maximum years of living together 3 years and minimum of one month so that when both of you are not compatible, you can terminate the marriage contract. I am going through a lot right now. Feeling depressed,” read the post sighted by GhanaWeb on September 29.
Social media users attached little or no seriousness to Joyce’s claim of being depressed. They wrote that the two cannot be taken seriously due to their records.
Meanwhile, the couple in a series of posts have shared their fun moments which include the public display of affection from kissing to their bedroom moments.
Ghanaian musician and songwriter, Enoch Nana Yaw Oduro-Agyei, alias Trigmatic, has added his voice to growing calls for the intellectual property rights of creatives to be respected.
In a post shared on Twitter, Trigmatic lamented how creatives have serially had their intellectual property rights trampled upon.
He said it will only take prosecution of persons who disregard such rights to ensure that the narrative changes.
The artiste wants the exploitation of creatives to cease and due compensation paid appropriately.
“Regardless of what the real story is, I expect to see creatives stand behind @KiraniAYAT as this could be a good case study for many others in time past and the future. IP and it’s issues are often taken for granted this side and until people are prosecuted for such offences.
“Our crafts will continually be taken for granted. It’s one person today and could be you tomorrow. Stop exploiting talents and do the needful,” Trigmatic tweeted on September 29.
It will be recalled that Kirani Ayat called out the Ghana Tourism Authority, GTA, for using part of his video in a promotional video which was shared on the Twitter handle of President Akufo-Addo.
The GTA in response said it legitimately acquired it from an agency, later named as Samsal.
However in a sharp turn of events, Samsal denied authorizing the Authority to use the video (a mood board) which featured parts of Kirani Ayat’s video.
In a September 28, 2022 statement, the agency explained that it entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GTA to promote Digital Wrist Band – a wrist band that granted access to highly sought after events slated for the Christmas season – to tourists and foreigners.
Per the MoU, the agency said GTA was to give it the needed support in terms of finances and logistics in order to produce video content to market Ghana to the world in that regard.
Consequently, Samsal said it put together a video reel (mood board) for the GTA that included parts of Ayat’s ‘GUDA’ video to demonstrate the vision it had for videos it intended to subsequently create for the campaign.
In a lengthy Facebook post on September 30, Sadiq, the man with over 17 years of experience in the media space said despite his decision to resign, he was ready to serve his people and community if called upon.
“Today is officially my last working day as the CEO/MD of 3Media Networks (3Music TV) an organisation I founded in 2017 and had the rare privilege to lead for 5 years,” parts of his statement read.
“I have always lived by the creed that my work and life should ultimately benefit my industry, community and country and if later on in my life I am called upon by my people and country to serve in whatever capacity, I will not turn my back on them.”
Well wishes have congratulated the former 3Music boss for his contribution to the local industry adding that his effort can not be overlooked.
Others noted that he was finally diverting into politics after years of dedication to his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which is the leading opposition party in Ghana.
He also serves as a member of the NDC’s Communication Team on Entertainment, Arts and Culture.
Although Sadiq failed to emphatically state his next mission, parts of his statement dropped a hint.
“I believe the time has come for me to extend my quest for excellence and remarkable experience in the media industry to other sectors of society.”
Read the statement below:
“Today is officially my last working day as the CEO/MD of 3Media Networks (3Music TV) an organisation I founded in 2017 and had the rare privilege to lead for 5 years. The time has come to extend my quest for excellence and remarkable experience to other sectors of society” pic.twitter.com/VYGiBEqGCF
Lydia Forson admits “I’m conditioned due to my bad experiences to always have my guard up when it comes to meeting people” but her encounter with an unidentified man in a shop has had an influence on her, hence, her decision to “focus on the positive until proven otherwise.”
The actress has in a series of tweets, Thursday, detailed what ensued between her and the said man, disclosing that he did not only pay for the items she bought from the shop but appreciated her activism while encouraging her to be resolute in the face of adversities.
Lydia Forson, an avid social media user who has been a staunch critic of governments and a human right advocate said although she insisted she would pay for the items, the man’s inflexible desire to take care of the bill made her give in eventually. As if that was not enough, the man, according to the actress, escorted her to her car while wheeling the cart.
Surprisingly, the man did not ask for anything in return; not even a photograph.
In her appreciation post sighted by GhanaWeb, an awestruck Lydia Forson said: “To the kind gentleman who paid for my groceries today, wheeled my cart to the car, and left without asking for anything in return, I just want to say THANK YOU. The last thing he said before leaving was ‘I just need you to know some of us see and appreciate everything you do’”.
Below are her tweets.
To the kind gentleman who paid for my groceries today, wheeled my cart to the car,and left without asking for anything in return,I just want to say THANK YOU.
The last thing he said before leaving was “ I just need you to know some of us see and appreciate everything you do.”🥺
When he recognized me in the shop he came over, said hello and proceeded to tell me how much he appreciated my work,activism and particularly the things I say about women and just how much he’s learned from me through it.
When he recognized me in the shop he came over, said hello and proceeded to tell me how much he appreciated my work,activism and particularly the things I say about women and just how much he’s learned from me through it.
Robin Roberts, an anchor on ABC’s Good Morning America, was in Ghana to visit some tourist sites and had the privilege to interact with the Second Lady, Samira Bawumia.
“Welcome to Ghana; it is such a pleasure to meet you,” these were the words of Samira to the American broadcaster.
Selling the country to the rest of the world, Mrs Bawumia, who was adorned in an African print dress put together by a local designer, described the people of the West African state as the most hospitable on the continent.
“Where do I start from, a people make a nation, and Ghana has the warmest people. Ghana is really the star of Africa.”
Also, actress Danai who spoke highly of Ghana, noted that she loves the food and culture.
“I adore this nation…the fact that it was the first nation to gain independence from the British either than that, I love the food, the people and the fashion. I love the culture,” she told Robin Roberts.
In an Instagram post made on Wednesday, Samira wrote: “I had a discussion on Ghana’s history and unique heritage with @robinrobertsgma, host of ABC’s @goodmorningamerica; and @danaigurira celebrated American actress who played “Okoye” in the movie, Black Panther.”
The initiative, which is through the use of Short Message Service (SMS), also aims at reaching out to the public about the dangers associated with arms ownership, their proliferation, illegal acquisition and abuse.
“This is the first time we are using SMS to reach out to our stakeholders and the general public. We are doing this because we want to use it as a medium to reach out to the public to educate and sensitise people to their responsibilities of particularly weapon owners.
“It is also to talk to potential weapon owners about the dangers associated with arms ownership, its proliferation and then its illegal acquisition and abuse, and what it can do to our economy,” a Deputy Director in charge of Programmes of the commission, Johnson Asante-Twum, told the Daily Graphic last Tuesday.
In addition, he said, the move was to remind weapon owners on their responsibility with regard to renewing their licences so that they did not become illicit in their hands.
For now the use of the SMS messages, he said, was only on Vodafone, and that the commission was in talks with the other mobile telephony service providers to use their platforms to get to subscribers on their networks.
Mr Asante-Twum said the SMS was only to complement the other sensitisation channels, including radio, television, community public education and sensitisation, town hall meetings and durbars.
“We have used other means, but we also think that this is another effective means of reaching out to people, and it is also cost effective, reaching out to people in places where we may not be even able to go to,” he said.
In relation to those who could not read and write, he said the commission had plans to talk to the network providers to use voice messages, for instance, to reach out to such people in the various languages.
“Certainly, we have not left out those who cannot read or write; we have plans to reach out them as well,” he said.
Feedback
He said the commission had so far received positive feedback, especially from those who understood the issue of weapon proliferation and its negative effects on the society and the country at large.
“We have received a lot of feedbacks on this SMS initiative. People have been very excited about it. They are happy that we are reaching out to a lot of people through this medium.
“Then you have other people who do not have any idea about it at all and you get them calling the office line that we have put out to make enquiries,” he said.
The fourth biennial scientific conference of the College of Health Sciences of the University of Ghana opened in Accra yesterday[September 28, 2022], with a call on Ghanaian public to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols in order not to be overtaken by events.
The Chief Executive Officer of Promasidor Ghana, Festus Tettey, who made the call, said the public appeared to have become complacent with the pandemic, and were no longer vigilant.
“A few places of business still provide hand sanitisers, while most don’t provide hand-washing logistics. Let us not become complacent in adhering to all the necessary precautions that we have learnt to follow,” he advised.
The three-day conference — attended by professionals and experts in the health sciences — was dubbed: “COVID-19 pandemic to date: the uncertain path ahead”.
Mr Tettey said it was possible to slow down and prevent the spread of the pandemic and any new diseases that the country might encounter, stressing, however, that the onus was on everyone to take personal responsibility by adhering to the protocols.
Health system
He pointed out that COVID-19had become a feature of the health system, and that it was important that people learnt to live with it.
“Despite the strides made globally and in the country in combating the pandemic, the path ahead is still unclear. Indeed, as recently as last month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned of more dangerous COVID-19 variants.
“This come on top of other viral disease outbreaks such as Monkeypox. All these facts support the assertion that the path ahead is uncertain.
Let us not be complacent in adhereing to all the necessary precautions in our everyday lives,” he added.
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Development of the University of Ghana, Prof. Felix Ankomah Asante, said it was serious that about 68 per cent of the country’s population were reported not to have been vaccinated against the health crisis.
He urged the conference to deliberate on why Ghanaians were behaving that way towards the vaccination, pointing out that if the country was able to achieve 100 per cent coverage immunisation of children under five in certain areas, it should be possible to achieve same for the whole population.
Prof. Asante gave the assurance that the university would continue to provide the enabling environment to conduct high quality research to address the needs of the country.
He disclosed that the university, through its office of research, innovation and development, hoped to review its current research areas towards ones that promoted innovation; re-orient its research towards addressing global challenges, and for its faculty to train the next generation of scientists and researchers.
Prof. Asante explained that malaria research would, for example, be broadened to include COVID-19and non-communicable diseases, while considering the use of artificial intelligence in the research strategy.
The Provost of the College of Health Sciences of the University of Ghana, Prof. Julius Fobil, said conferences of the college were one of the several ways it sought to promote its research, provide services and address the health challenges of the nation and the global community.
The A380 is a large wide-body airliner developed and produced by Airbus.
It is the world’s largest passenger airliner and only full-length double-deck jet airliner.
The A380 has a standard seating layout for 555 passengers on two decks in a three-class configuration and needs about 3,000 m (9,800 ft) of runway to take off fully loaded.
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) announcing the technical stopover in a statement said “British Airways could not have made a better decision of choosing KIA as the preferred Airport within the sub-region for this vital technical stop.”
“KIA is centrally located in the world, on the Greenwich Meridian and close to the Equator, making it easily accessible from any part of the world.
“The Airport’s runway length of 3,400m, taxiways, and other infrastructure meets and, in some cases, exceed the standards and recommended practices of the aviation industry and is suited for the maneuverability, accessibility to the passenger boarding bridge and remote parking for the A-380.
“Indeed, the Airport has a high reputation for regulatory, safety and operational compliance in the industry,” it added.
Commercial airports are classified into 10 categories based on the largest type of aircraft they regulate.
KIA has a firefighting category of 10 and well-trained staff capable of handling the A380 aircraft.
KIA remains one of the most attractive airports in the West African region with the capacity to accommodate the largest commercial aircraft in the world.
Our long-standing experience in facilitation and cooperation between all airport stakeholders; the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Service Providers and airlines, ensures KIA’s readiness to accommodate A380 commercial operations
Pressure Group Occupy Ghana believes the main problem with illegal mining in Ghana is the government’s “sheer inability, total unpreparedness, and, or blatant unwillingness to enforce the law.”
Occupy Ghana in an open letter to President Nana Akufo-Addo said it is dumbstruck at the government’s “absolute impotence, in the face of the brazen destruction of our lands and wanton poisoning of our water bodies.”
As far as it is concerned, the government has no excuse to fail in the fight against the menace.
“Every law required to regulate the mining industry exists. Every government agency required in the police, the courts, and even the military) exists. Every district, municipality, and metropolis to enforce the law (namely the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Minerals Commission, in which Galamsey takes place has a fully-paid Chief Executive supported by an Authority and Assembly.”
“What is going on defies reason and only gives support and credence to the popular rumour or belief that the very persons who should be fighting this crime, are rather those involved in and benefit from it.”
“Sir, can you simply ensure that the law, namely the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), as amended, is enforced without fear and favour and irrespective of whose ox is gored?”
The pressure group vowed to pressure the President’s neck till he fulfils his promise to stop galamsey.
“We will send a reminder to you every Monday until we see firm action to stamp this crime out. If that fails, we will shame your government by going to court to compel the government to sit up and do its job. That is not a threat, sir; it is a promise,” it added.
The Kibi Divisional Police Command together with the Okyeman Environmental Task Force in a joint operation have arrested 24 illegal miners at Asamang Tamfoe in the Atewa East District of the Eastern Region.
The 24 were in a group of about 36 illegal minerswho were busily destroying some farmlands in the Asamang Tamfoe community when the team pounced on them.
The team led by the Divisional Commander Chief Superintendent Magnus Reindorf Sam retrieved a pump action gun, 2 excavators, 2 motorcycles, 1 tricycle and 2 pumping machines.
The commander who declined to speak to cameras indicated that the police will pursue those who managed to escape and speed up processes to prosecute those who will be found culpable after the police conclude their investigations.
There was some gunfire when police tried moving, and an excavator was impounded during the swoop.
Some youth of the area blocked the road to prevent the team from moving out of the community with the excavator, which was being towed.
The team had to fire several warning shots to disperse the crowd immediately after they started pelting the team with stones from all angles.
According to him, he is convinced that the ‘galamsey’ kingpin, who was recently remanded to police custody, is not been detained by the police because he does not trust the nation’s security apparatus, 3news.com reports.
“I can tell you on authority, Aisha Huang doesn’t sleep in Police cells,” he is quoted to have said on the New Day show on TV3 Thursday, September 29.
“Even the president is saying that he is not sure that she was deported. So you trust our security apparatus? No,” he noted.
The Accra Circuit Court 9 judge, presided by Samuel Bright Acquah on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, for the second time denied Aisha Huang and three other Chinese nationals bail.
Aisha Huang is now facing a total of six charges relating to illegal mining activities and other immigration offences.
Until, September 16, Aisha was facing two charges along with three other accomplices, in an Accra Circuit Court, after they were arrested earlier this month for allegedly mining without a license and engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals.
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Dame, filed four new charges at the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court during a virtual hearing that took place in the court of Justice Lydia Marfo.
The charges are undertaking a mining operation without a licence, facilitating the participation of persons engaged in a mining operation, illegal employment of foreign nationals, and entering Ghana while prohibited from re-entry.
The Ghana News Agency, reported the name of the suspect as one Abbey, he is said to be the husband to the niece of one of the suspects, Nana Clarke. The Modern Ghana news portal gave his name as Kobbie.
According to reports, he was hired to dig the hole in which the deceased was buried at Nana Clarke’s residence in Mankessim.
He becomes the third suspect to be picked in connection with the murder, the two others being Nana Clarke (real name Christopher Ekow Quansah) and Pastor Michael Darko Amponsah (Sofo Kofi).
The two are facing charges of conspiracy to commit crime to wit murder and murder, contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1980, Act 29.
A Cape Coast District court presided over Her Lordship Bernice Mensima Ackon remanded them on their last appearance on September 2.
The court agreed to the request of prosecution – led by DSP Daniel Gadzo – for more time to conclude investigations. The case was adjourned to October 4, 2022.
The former President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is also set to lose his properties including the Danpong Medical Centre and Head Office of Danpong Health Group among others.
According to court documents available to Myjoyonline, Danadams is said to have taken a loan using documents the Bank describes as “forged” as a prerequisite for the facility.
Loan request for anti-retroviral and anti-malaria drugs production
According to the EBID, by a Loan Agreement (No. 0078/AP/LA/BIDC/05/2013) dated 21st May 2013, it approved a loan facility of US$9,417,600.00 to Danadams for the production of anti-retroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS patients in the entire ECOWAS region.
“The loan facility was secured by two legal mortgages dated 4th August 2014, in respect of Dr Yaw Adu Gyamfi’s properties he made available to EBID for the payment of the principal amount, interest and other charges covenanted to be paid by Danadams to EBID in the event of a default on the loan facility.
“It was also secured by a legal charge created by Danadams in EBID’s favour in respect of equipment alleged by Dr Adu Gyamfi to be purchased by Danadams with the resources of the loan facility from an Indian Supplier.
According to EBID, “It was also an express term of the Loan Agreement that Danadams should open an escrow account with a reputable bank in Ghana to be funded with an amount of US$340,000.00 (representing one maturity in principal and interest) as a condition precedent for EBID’s disbursement of the first tranche of the loan in the sum of $6,020,840.00.
The Bank explained that this was “In order to induce EBID to disburse the first tranche of the loan, Dr Adu Gyamfi delivered to the Bank a letter dated 31st July 2014, purporting to emanate from the Royal Bank of Ghana, advising EBID of the opening of the escrow account and also assuring EBID that the account had been funded with the initial amount of US$340,000.00 as stipulated in the Loan Agreement. (This fraudulent letter is attached as ‘Appendix A’).”
It added, “Dr Adu Gyamfi also delivered to us a horde of official documents, including customs documents, purporting to show that Danadams had pre-financed the purchase of the equipment from the Indian company in the total sum of $6,020,840.00 through swift transfers made through Royal Bank of Ghana.”
“On the basis of the foregoing, and/or acting on the faith of these representations and induced thereby, EBID disbursed the first tranche to Danadams’ account with SG SSB Bank Ltd, Accra, the total sum of $6,020,840.00 on 14th January 2015, which Dr Adu Gyamfi acknowledged by a letter dated 15th April 2015.”
However, EBID said it later came to know that “The letter dated 31st July 2014, which Dr Adu Gyamfi presented to advise EBID about the opening of an escrow account was not issued by the Royal Bank of Ghana as he made us to believe. On the contrary, it was an elaborate forgery he created by cloning Royal Bank’s official stationary and also forging the signatures of the Bank’s officials on it.
“A supervision mission to the Royal Bank of Ghana conducted by EBID officials before disbursement of the second tranche of the facility revealed that even though the escrow account (No.1410310748215) was truly opened by Danadams with the Royal Bank, it was not funded with the sum of $340,000.00. It was during this mission that the Royal Bank delivered to EBID the actual letter they issued to Danadams which was not delivered to EBID.”
According to the Bank, “After the fraud had been detected, the Royal Bank issued a letter dated May 11, 2016, to Dr Adu-Gyamfi disassociating itself from his fraudulent activities and threatening to take legal action to purge their image.
“Swift payments delivered to EBID by Dr Adu Gyamfi as evidence of the purchase of equipment from the Indian Company were elaborate forgeries manufactured by him.”
The EBID further said, “Customs Declaration Forms delivered to EBID by Dr Adu Gyamfi as evidence of the importation of the equipment were fake or forgeries.
“Notwithstanding that he had executed or created a legal mortgage over his properties to secure Danadam’s repayment obligations to EBID, Dr Adu Gyamfi subsequently used the same property to secure Danadam’s repayment obligations to Royal Bank under a different facility in the sum of GH¢7 million from Royal Bank.”
The Bank said Dr Yaw Adu Gyamfi diverted the proceeds of the loan to other purposes other than for the purchase of the equipment, including paying off existing liabilities he and his company owed to SG-SSB Bank and other creditors.
Royal Bank distances itself from support letter
In its defence in a court document sighted by Joy News, the third defendant (The Royal Bank) – now defunct – told the Commercial Division (6) of the High Court in Accra that, “the first defendant (Danadams Pharmaceuticals) acting by the second defendant (Dr Yaw Adu-Gyamfi) approached them for a facility to construct a facility for the production of Anti-Retroviral and Anti-malaria drugs in Ghana.”
Under the terms of the facility, Danadams was expressly required to open an escrow account with a reputable bank in Ghana to be funded with an amount of $340,000 (representing one maturity in principal and interest) as a condition precedent for EBID’s disbursement of the facility.
In order to induce EBID to make disbursement of the loan, Dr Adu Gyamfi allegedly delivered to the Bank a letter dated July 31, 2014, purporting to emanate from the Royal Bank of Ghana, advising EBID of the opening of the escrow account and assuring EBID that the account had been funded with the initial amount of $340,000 as stipulated in the Loan Agreement.
According to the Royal Bank, on May 11, 2016, a delegation from EBID visited it “to enquire about the creation of an escrow account opened in the joint names of the Plaintiff and first defendant.
The Royal Bank “confirmed to the said delegation that indeed at the request of the first defendant, the escrow account has been opened but the same has not been funded. It was at this meeting that the delegation produced a letter dated July 31, 2014, allegedly coming from the third defendant and confirming that the same had been funded in the sum of $340,000.”
It further told the court that “on reading the content of the said letter produced by the delegation from EBID, third defendant noticed that the said letter was completely different in form and content from the one the third defendant wrote to the first defendant in relation to the opening of the escrow account.
“Third defendant avers that indeed the letter was produced by the delegation of EBID purporting to be coming from the third defendant in relation to the escrow account was complete forgery for the following reasons;
“(a) the letterhead on which the said letter was written was a complete forgery as the same was different from the normal letterhead used by the third defendant
(b) the letter written by the third defendant did not include the sentence “in addition, we write to confirm that an amount of $340,000 has been deposited in the Escrow Account Number 1410310310748215
(c) the characters in the terms of font etc are completely different from the ones written by the third defendant
(d) the signatures of the third defendant’s Head of Business Banking and Advisory Services was obviously forged as it is completely different from that of the said official of the third defendant
(e) the letter written by the third defendant to the first defendant was not copied to anybody but the which was produced by the delegation of EBID was actually copied to the President of the Plaintiff.
According to the Royal Bank, “they did not only deny the authorship of the said forged letter to the delegation of the plaintiff but the third defendant also wrote a letter dated 11 May 2016 seeking to know from the first defendant the source of the said letter as the same did not emanate from the third defendant. The said letter was copied to the plaintiff.
“…instead of the first defendant responding to the letter dated 11 May 2016, as aforementioned, the second defendant rather chose to respond by a WhatsApp message in which he referred to the forgery as a mistake and apologised to the third defendant for the wrongdoing.”
The Royal Bank also said apart from the WhatsApp message, “the first defendant also sent their lawyer namely Peter Dadzie” to its offices to “plead with the third defendant not to send to the Plaintiff, the Plaintiff’s copy of the letter aforementioned but this request was turned down.”
The Royal Bank, therefore, was surprised that EBID added it to the suit.
Reaction from Danadams
In documents to the Court 2020 sighted by Myjoyonline, Dr Yaw Adu Agyei Gyamfi “pleaded not guilty to all the charges.”
“A reading of the charge sheetwill confirm that the prosecution itself concedes that the basis of this whole prosecution is a loan agreement which Danadams as a Company secured and has defaulted in paying and that EBID as a bank is only using the criminal prosecution to frustrate and tarnish the hard-earned reputation of Dr Yaw Adu Agyei Gyamfi when at all times material EBID is much aware that the issue is a civil matter.
“It is not in doubt that Danadams Pharmaceuticals Limited secured the loan facility from EBID, it is also not in doubt that there has been a default on the part of Danadams Pharmaceuticals Limited. We wish to state emphatically that Dr Yaw Adu Agyei Gyamfi is innocent of the offences he has been charged with and that his prosecution is only a carefully crafted attempt to tarnish his hard-earned reputation.”
Judicial Service writes to Police Service
On July 12, the Judicial Secretary wrote to the Director General of the Police Legal Directorate asking it to help EBID to start the attachment process as granted in a judgement by the Court.
The Judicial Service explained that this was to “forestall any breach of peace that may arise, it will be greatly appreciated if you could detail armed Policemen to assist the Officers to execute the Writ.”
The Police Legal Directorate in return wrote to the regional Commander to assist EBID to carry out the process of attachment of the first and second defendants’ property.
According to him, most of the top players in the banking sector had identified and taken precautionary measures against banks at risk of insolvency long before the Central Bank had raised red flags concerning those banks.
He noted that if those top banks had been unduly exposed to the defaulting banks, the collapse of the defaulting banks would have had a much more resounding effect in the country’s economy.
He stated that the Bank of Ghana should have realized earlier what was going on within the banking scene and taken appropriate measures, however, the BoG continued to provide liquidation to defaulting banks long after most banks had cut credit ties with the unhealthy banks.
Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express Business Edition, he explained, “Instead of the regulator … stepping in at the right time they were getting liquidity support. But typically the liquidity support from the banking sector clears within the banking sector.
“In the morning there will be a bank that has surplus cash and they know that I can’t use that there’s a bank that has cash needs so you’ll throw within a certain agreed limit and then it clears out the next day, all those are what we do.
“But when you’re cornered, you’re always out there in the market picking up someone will say ‘what’s happening to this bank?’ Then people start to withdraw their [funds]. So at the peer level, certain banks knew that other institutions within that space were not healthy enough and therefore cut off their lines of credit.
“That should have been a signal to the Central Bank. And if you go there for liquidity support number one and come back number two there’s a problem. Somebody should be sitting there helping you to balance your assets and liability.”
He believes the liquidity support should have been stopped to allow the banks go down by themselves.
“Yes, and then we would have had one institution gone and the others would be resolved, instead of trying to condone as many of them as possible then you had such a huge institutional impact. But even then, look at it, none of the top 10/12 banks were impacted because it was not systemic.
“Systemic is where you believe that this bank was healthy and everybody was dealing with them and suddenly they couldn’t meet up. Then the default of one bank will affect a healthy bank because that healthy bank had exposures to the defaulting bank. That’s systemic risk.
“But in the case of what happened in Ghana, there was very little systemic risk because we know those that were already at the bottom ready to go,” he said.
Barely a week to the September 30th deadline for the re-registration of SIM cards, Ningo-Prampram MP, Sam George has alleged that the National Identification Authority (NIA) offered preferential treatment in issuing Ghana Cards to some nine Ghanaian citizens after they filed a writ against the Authority.
Sam George disclosed this in an interview on Top Story on Thursday.
According to the Deputy Ranking Member on the Communications Committee in Parliament, the NIA decided to call these persons to come for their cards because they filed a writ in court over the matter.
The MP said these Ghanaians registered for the card in 2018 and over two years have been struggling to receive their cards.
But the MP noted that the Authority after the writ had been filed, “begged” these persons to come for their cards and were met with “VIP” treatment.
“Evans, we filed a suit on Monday with nine Ghanaian citizens some who had registered for the Ghana Cardssince 2018 but have not received the Ghana Card…Within 48 hours they were called by the NIA, and begged to come for their cards.
“They got to the NIA office, they were given VIP treatment, there was an NIA officerwaiting to meet them at the entrance, walked them straight into an air-conditioned room, offered them water and then gave them their Ghana Cards. These are people who for two and a half years had been chasing the NIA, had been tossed left and right, some of them came from outside Accra and had to go to El-wak and Shiashie with no success,” he narrated.
Sam George emphasised that despite the preferential treatment meted out to these people, the case will proceed in court.
This, he said is because the said persons were affected by the two days’ blockage of SIM cards by the telecommunications companies.
Two persons have sustained gunshot wounds at Samreboi in the Western Region.
This happened after a section of the youth reportedly prevented personnel of Akonta Mining Limited from sending more mining equipment into the Tano Nimri Forest reserve.
The company is said to have been mining in the reserve despite a declaration by government that it has not granted any entry permit into the forest reserve.
Two of the vehicles transporting the mining equipment have also been burnt while some vehicles belonging to timber firm Samartex had their windscreens smashed.
The duo who sustained the wounds have been admitted to the Samartex hospital at Samereboi.
JoyNews investigations recently revealed ongoing destruction to the Tano Nimri Forest Reserve despite the government’s declaration it has not given any entry permit into the forest.
The forest, spanning about 12 football fields, has already been destroyed by mining linked to Akonta Mining Limited.
The Commission, in a statement, said it was closely monitoring the situation and was in full discussions with the service provider to address the issue.
The ECG on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, informed its customers on the E-cash and PNS metering systems that due to a technical challenge, purchase of electricity credit had been interrupted, affecting customers in Volta, Takoradi, Tema, Cape Coast, Kasoa, Winneba, Swedru, Koforidua, Nkawkaw, and Tafo.
The Company on Thursday, September 29, 2022, said that it was working to rectify the technical anomaly, which had affected the purchase of electricity.
It, therefore, urged customers in the Greater Accra, Central, Eastern, Western and Volta regions to visit the Company’s district offices to purchase electricity.
Meanwhile, some customers have described the incident as unfortunate and asked the PURC to direct ECG to compensate those affected.
The 22-year-old rapper who hails from Louisiana is signed to Atlantic Records. Not only is YoungBoy famous for his hit songs but also his numerous children with 8 different mothers at a young age is a subject of interest to many.
The rapper in January 2021 welcomed a son with Yaya Mayweather, the daughter of affluent American boxer, Floyd Mayweather.
Yaya and YoungBoy’s love story has been filled with several controversies, one involving the attack on one of her former boyfriend’s lovers.
Floyd Mayweather has shown love to the young rapper despite his unstable relationship with his daughter. In an interview on The Pivot Podcast, the undefeated boxer spoke highly of the ‘Lonely Child’ hitmaker.
“I’m proud of [YoungBoy Never Broke Again], a very, very talented young kid,” he said.
Meanwhile, the news of the arrival of the rapper’s 10th child has been treated with mixed reactions among fans on social media.
Following his Black Stars debut last week in the game against Brazil, Inaki Williams has set his sights on earning more caps and making the country successful.
The 28-year-old came off the bench in the 3-0 loss to the Selecao on Friday in Le Havre, France, to play his first game for Ghana after switching nationality.
Williams opted to play for the Black Stars after making just one appearance for Spain since 2016 despite playing for La Roja’s youth teams.
“It’s a very special feeling to play my first game with my new team-mates for my country,” Williams told BBC Sport Africa after the game against the five-time world champions.
“I was very happy to come in and make some contributions, I cannot thank the staff and squad enough for all the help.
“The hard work continues for the World Cup and hopefully I am going to enjoy the opportunity.” “I hope to play more matches and make the Black Stars successful.”
The Black Stars were non-existent in the opening half of the clash in France as Richarlison scored a brace to add to Marquinhos opener. But Ghana played quite better in the second half, which also saw the introduction of two other debutants aside Inaki – Tariq Lamptey and Mohammed Salisu.
“I think the second half saw a better performance from us,” he added. “It was not easy because it’s Brazil – a top football nation – but as Ghana we were stronger in the second half. I enjoyed myself on the pitch by helping my team.”
Prior to the game against Brazil, the new additions had an unforgettable night where they were taken through the tradition of the national team to initiate new players.
Quizzed on that, the Athletic Bilbao forward said, “I danced and sang on our initiation night.”
“It was fun and I am enjoying everything because the players have been very warm, supportive and kind to me.”
Samu Castillejo has stated that his teammate Yunus Musah is a good player and he is the only youngster at the club that deserves to be kept and not sold.
“Well, there are many very good players in this template. I already knew Titi, when I arrived I seemed like an incredible player, Samu… There are many very good players. I could tell you all, but if I had to keep one, I quite like Yunus,” he told ElDesmarque Valencia.
Yunus Musah recently was among the first 100 candidates to be nominated for the Golden Boy 2022.
An avid viewer of Joy Prime, Christiana, has been left frustrated and in pain.
According to her, the husband ditched her for a ‘sugar mummy’ barely nine months after they got married.
She made this revelation to Host, KMJ on Prime Morning while discussing the impact of the church on marriages.
According to Christiana, the ‘sugar mummy’ is very rich and caters for the needs of her husband, making him abandon her.
“I’ve been married for getting to 10 months and my husband has met someone. The woman is a sugar mummy” She has money and she’s taking care of him. So he doesn’t sleep at home again,” she said.
She further indicated that “Anytime I complain, he beats me. He doesn’t feed me again, and right now I’m thinking of divorcing him. So I don’t know what to do right now.
Addressing the issue on the show, counsellor, Rev. Daniel Annan, explained that Christiana failed to marry the right man, saying he is an opportunist.
“She has married the wrong person. She married somebody who is an opportunist. He grasps every opportunity that comes,” he stated.
Rev. Daniel Annan encouraged Christiana to patiently wait and work on making the union with her husband strong instead of divorcing him.
“Divorce is not the issue right now. You need to go back and see how best you can work on it and win his heart. And if you’re able to do that, then he stays because she’s not in the man’s heart, she’s only in his mind,” he urged.
However, Rev. Daniel Annan urged married women to fit into their husbands’ ways of living, admitting that a woman’s world is different from a man’s world.
He admonished upcoming married couples to always seek their parents’ blessing before leaving home.
Ghana international, Kevin-Prince Boateng is finally set to have chances to play more minutes for Hertha Berlin in the German Bundesliga.
The veteran signed a contract extension deal with the Berlin-based club in the summer after helping the team to avoid relegation last season.
Since the start of the season, KP Boateng has struggled for playing time while battling with fitness as well.
After the September international break where Jean-Paul Boetius has been diagnosed with a testicular tumor, there is a chance for the former Black Stars attacker to be given the chance to play.
This week, the former AC Milan superstar has trained well and is likely to start for Hertha Berlin in the game against TSG Hoffenheim over the weekend.
His coach Sandro Schwarz is hoping that no injury will set in so that he counts on the quality and the experience of the player.
Global Citizen has announced the 2022 Global Citizen Festival campaign has culminated in over $2.4 billion in commitments to end extreme poverty.
The six-week campaign concluded with a nine-hour festival across two stages, beginning in Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana, presented by Harith General Partners, and ending in New York City’s Central Park, presented by Citi and Cisco.
The 2022 campaign saw two million actions taken by global citizens as part of Global Citizen’s mission to End Extreme Poverty NOW, more than doubling the record previously set by the international advocacy organization.
On the Global Citizen Festival: Accra stage, the governments of Ghana and South Africa announced the African Prosperity Fund, a joint initiative by the governments of Ghana and South Africa.
The fund aims to deploy $1 billion to fund projects for economic inclusion and financial participation across the continent.
The fund will focus on projects in the African Continental Free Trade Area, including infrastructure development, financial access for the participation of women and youth, education, healthcare, technology, and sustainability, all for the benefit of Africa’s 1.3 billion people.
Meanwhile, at Global Citizen Festival: NYC, U.S. members of Congress from both sides of the political aisle stood alongside world leaders, philanthropists and trailblazers from the private sector to make announcements worthy of the 10-year history of the Global Citizen Festival.
Over a video message, President Macron announced France will reallocate 30% of its Special Drawing Rights to the world’s poorest countries, specifically in Africa, to fight extreme poverty, pandemics, inequalities and climate change.
The days leading into the 10th anniversary Global Citizen Festival saw major commitments from world leaders, including Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada and President von der Leyen of the European Commission, who respectively committed CAD $1.209 billion and €715 million at the seventh replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
During the Festival, Prime Minister Trudeau and President von der Leyen thanked global citizens for taking action.
The following commitments were pledged at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival in Accra, Ghana and New York City:
FOR GIRLS Investments committed to the future of women and girls include:
Governments
Belgium committed €2.6 million to the ILO’s Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All for its second phase in Senegal and Burkina Faso, extending until 2025.
Denmark committed $17 million to UNFPA Supplies and $30 million to UNFPA over the next year as part of their broader newly announced three-year partnership.
The European Commission committed €45 million to UNFPA.
Germany, as a champion for global education, committed €10 million to Education Cannot Wait’s efforts to respond to the education needs in Ukraine.
Luxembourg committed to renewing its partnership with the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Program to End Female Genital Mutilation, with a 70 per cent increase of its funding based on previous contributions over the next three years, underlining its support for girls and women around the world.
Philanthropic foundations and the private sector
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance and Girl Effect announced an $8 million partnership to fight against the gender barriers that limit the uptake of HPV and other routine vaccines in Tanzania and Ethiopia.
The Global Menstrual Equity Accelerator was launched with the ambition to advance gender equality for girls and women through a partnership ranging from combating stigmas, increasing the availability of period products, raising public awareness and education around menstrual health and safe disposal, and beyond.
LEGO Foundation committed $25 million to Education Cannot Wait in support of its 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, including a commitment to playful learning opportunities for children affected by emergencies and protracted crises, that are gender-transformative and reach children in all their diversity.
The United Nations Population Fund announced a $10.5 million contribution from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to drive improved quality service provision for the advancement of women and girls’ health and well-being.
Procter & Gamble is committed to advancing the Care Agenda by producing and creating advertisements, digital content, and communications messaging that portrays a more equitable division of care work and challenges the gender stereotypes and societal norms that perpetuate the inequity of unpaid care work in the home and societies around the globe.
FOR THE PLANET
Commitments made to defend the planet include:
Governments
The Peace Corps committed to launching a new climate initiative to support over two million hours of volunteer service in around 50 countries, including up to 1000 volunteers who will work with host country partners to identify and implement actions that contribute to the host country’s climate priorities and national plans.
The private sector
Five major corporations signed the United Nations-led Race to Zero campaign to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, including American Eagle Outfitters, Betterfly, Harith General Partners, Juan Valdez Café, and Global Citizen Festival: NYC campaign partner World Wide Technology.
FOR THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS
Pledges made to improve food and nutrition security in response to the global food crisis include:
Governments
The Netherlands committed €25 million towards food and nutrition security in 2023, topping up the €425 million budget announced earlier this year for the next five years.
Norway committed NOK 100 million towards the African Development Bank’s Africa Emergency Food Production Facility.
Slovenia committed €1.23 million to civil society organizations fighting against hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The private sector
Citi announced its continued support for No Kid Hungry for the next three years, estimated to be equivalent to the provision of 60 million meals.
FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
Commitments made to eradicate communicable diseases include:
Governments
Canada highlighted their CAD $1.209 billion commitment made at the Global Fund replenishment
The European Commission highlighted its €715 million contribution to the Global Fund
Malta committed €30,000 to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
Philanthropic foundations
Rotary International committed $150 million to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative across the next three years.
TO DEFEAT POVERTY
Additional pledges to act in the interests of the world’s most marginalized populations include:
Governments
The United Nations in Ghana committed $257 million in funding towards the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework by 2025. This convenes more than 24 United Nations agencies, funds, and programmes with the ambition of reaching all regions in Ghana, responding to the needs of the most vulnerable and seeking to leave no one behind.
The United States committed $138 million to support human capital development in the areas of health, education, climate, and peacebuilding and $32.5 million committed to deepening partnerships across West Africa in Ghana, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Togo.
Lithuania announced they would be committing €11 million in funding towards rebuilding infrastructure including schools, homes and a bridge in Ukraine.
Philanthropic foundations and the private sector
Dutch Postcode Lottery announced a €1 million contribution to the Legal Empowerment Fund, an initiative of the Fund for Global Human Rights.
Ford Foundation announced $30 million towards organizations protecting civic space in the coming year.
Google.org committed $1 million to OutRight Action International in support of its work for LGBTIQ communities around the world.
Click here for more detail about the 2022 Global Citizen Festival campaign impact and outcomes.
At the outset of the campaign, Global Citizen called on world leaders, major corporations and philanthropic foundations to End Extreme Poverty NOW and invest $600 million into the future of women and girls; close the annual $10 billion climate financing shortfall; deliver $500 million to help African farmers respond to the global food crisis; reallocate IMF Special Drawing Rights to provide urgent relief from debts unjustly crushing economies, and defend advocacy.
Though the campaign’s outcomes and commitments represent progress for the most urgent needs facing humanity and the planet, there is still much work to be done ahead of the G20 and COP27 in November.
The Sporting Lisbon attacker was invited by the Black Stars head coach for the two friendly matches in the September international break.
In the game against Nicaragua last Tuesday, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku started the game and scored with a fine effort from distance.
Speaking after the game, Ghana coach Otto Addo backed the 18-year-old to improve but advised that he should be more decisive in the final third with his shooting.
“He’s a very good winger, who shoots with power, but sometimes he needs to calm down and be more precise with the shot instead of kicking it with full power. That’s what I told you.
“You have to feel free to do those runs between the lines, go one-on-one and when you have the opportunity, use your left foot gently. If I do that, I know it will be accurate enough to score,” Coach Otto Addo said after the Nicaragua game.
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku has returned to Sporting Lisbon where he will not be aiming for more minutes in the senior national team.
Coolio recorded eight studio albums and won an American Music Award and three MTV Video Music Awards
Stars including Michelle Pfeiffer and Snoop Dogg have been paying tribute to the US rapper Coolio who has died at the age of 59.
He was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a friend’s LA house, his manager Jarez Posey told US media.
Coolio, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr, won a Grammy for the 1995 track Gangsta’s Paradise, which led the soundtrack for Dangerous Minds.
Pfeiffer, who starred in the movie, said she was “heartbroken” at the news.
The exact cause of his death on Wednesday has not yet been revealed.
However Mr Posey told TMZ, which first reported the news, that paramedics believed he may have had a cardiac arrest.
Pfeiffer said she thought Coolio’s track was the “reason our film saw so much success” and that she still gets “chills” whenever she hears it.
“Heartbroken to hear of the passing of the gifted artist Coolio,” she wrote on Instagram, sharing a clip from the famous music video, which sees her sitting across the table from Coolio as he raps.
“A life cut entirely too short,” she continued. “I remember him being nothing but gracious.”
Dangerous Minds saw Pfeiffer play an ex-Marine who becomes a teacher working on a pilot programme for teenagers who are bright but underachieving, in a tough, inner-city school.
Coolio’s haunting track from it, which samples the Stevie Wonder song Pastime Paradise, continues to be widely listened to and has just passed a billion streams on Spotify, according to his official website.
It begins with Coolio reciting a line from the bible – “As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death” – before spinning off into a wide-ranging rap which finds him questioning the actions of those around him and wondering if he will “live to see 24”.
The film grossed nearly £85m (£78m) worldwide and the track became the biggest-selling record of the year in the US, in 1995, and Coolio was awarded the Grammy for best rap solo performance.
Snoop Dogg shared a picture of the two posing on the set of the music video for Gangsta Walk, a track they collaborated on in 2006.
Fellow rapper and actor Ice Cube said: “This is sad news. I witness first hand this man’s grind to the top of the industry,” while Vanilla Ice tweeted: “I’m freaking out I just heard my good friend Coolio passed away,”
Rapper MC Hammer described Coolio as “one of the nicest dudes I’ve known”.
“Good people. RIP Coolio,” he wrote, sharing a black and white picture of the rapper, and later posting a second picture of the pair together, along with Tupac and Snoop Dogg.
Rapper Flavor Flav said he and Coolio had been due to “perform together this Tuesday”, saying his friend was “the West Coast Flavor Flav… He loved telling everyone that.”
Singer Debbie Harry paid tribute by saying: “Rest in power”, while rapper LL Cool J wrote the same message, along with “Love & Respect”. Musician Al Yankovic posted a picture of himself with the late rapper.
Coolio started making music in the 80s, but he cemented his place in hip-hop history when he recorded Gangsta’s Paradise, which went on to become one of the most successful rap songs of all time.
A leading figure in the US West Coast rap music scene in the 90s, Coolio was born in Pennsylvania, but grew up in the LA suburb of Compton, where his career flourished.
He rejected the label gangster rapper, and instead embraced the role of an all-round entertainer.
A talented producer and actor, he appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, including Celebrity Big Brother in the UK in 2009.
And he even found an outlet for his love of food with a book and internet series, Cooking with Coolio.
[GETTY IMAGES] Coolio performing in Canberra, Australia in 2019
Over a career spanning four decades he recorded eight studio albums and won an American Music Award and three MTV Video Music Awards.
His other hits included Fantastic Voyage, Rollin’ With My Homies, 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New), and Too Hot.
He was active right up until his death – Coolio was in the middle of a tour with other 90s stars including Vanilla Ice and Young MC, and they performed in Texas just a few days ago.
Former Germany youth international Stephan Ambrosius has to wait for his Ghana debut after missing Brazil and Nicaragua’s encounter during international break.
The 23-year-old who switched allegiance to play for Ghana was named in Otto Addo’s 29-man squad for September friendlies.
Despite making the squad, the enterprising Karlsruher SC defender was not given a chance to make his debut.
He will have to wait until November to play his first game for the Black Stars.
Ambrosius has featured 5 times for Karlsruher SC in the German Bundesliga 2.
A Political Scientist, Dr Richard Amoako Baah is worried about the extent of damage the Akufo-Addo government will cause before exiting the office.
According to him, “every single day this man remains the President, the country is in peril.”
Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Dr Baah said the President is incapable of running the affairs of the country that would transform the lives of its people.
“We set our system up to fail. Everything is at the pleasure of the President. So if we are not lucky and he is incapable as we’ve seen in this government this is what is going to happen.
“You advise him, but he doesn’t listen so there is nothing for you to do but to watch him. I supported him wholeheartedly now I have seen the result and I can’t say otherwise,” he stated.
Dr Baah, therefore, called for a new constitution that would reinstate checks and balances in the governance of the country.
“We need to write a new constitution, this one cannot be amended, it is broken. Write it with inbuilt checks and balances. Take some powers away from a particular arm of government,” he stated.
The Phobians are without a win three games into the season – lost once and drawn twice with the latest being the 1-1 stalemate against Asante Kotoko at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday.
Hearts are of the opinion that there is the need for a new direction and the energy to ensure its broader objectives are achieved and it feels the time for that new direction.
“It has been a good period serving the Phobia Family. Thanks for all your support and encouragement during my time with you. Wish the club all the best in the current season and subsequent ones,” Hamza Obeng posted on his twitter page.
Ghana international, Joseph Paintsil is a doubt for Genk’s match against Oostende this weekend in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League.
The attacker sustained an injury while in action for his team early this month in the game against Royal Union SG.
During that game, he scored to continue his fantastic form before unfortunately he picked up an injury in the 37th minute and had to be substituted.
Subsequently, Joseph Paintsil missed the game against KAA Gent before the international break.
While he has made significant progress in the treatment room, he is still undergoing rehabilitation and is not likely to be back in action this weekend.
On Thursday when KRC Genk continued preparations for the upcoming league match against Oostende, the attacker was absent.
This season, The Ghana asset has made eight appearances in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League. He has four goals and one assist to his name.
Ghanaian tweets and other social media users have declared today as #WorldDaddyLumbaDay.
This is to celebrate the legendary Ghanaian musician who is turning a year older today, September 29, 2022.
The music icon on this special day turns age 58.
So far, he is in the top five trends on the bird app as some top and respected celebrities in Ghana and tweeps have taken time off their busy schedules to celebrate the one and only Charles Kwadwo Fosu, affectionately calledDaddy Lumba alias Ama Saah Ba Kwadwo Fosu among many others.
Most of these stars have shared their favorite songs of Lumba on their various social media platforms to tell the world just how much they love the award-winning musician and just how his songs have had an immense effect on them.
Check out some of the tweets and other social media posts below…
Born Charles Kwadwo Fosu in a village called Nsuta Amangoase in the Sekyere Central District, near Mampong in the Ashanti Region, Daddy Lumba has entertained music lovers for over two decades.
In these years, he has to his credit songs like…
1. Aben Wo Aha 2. Theresa 3. Dangerous 4. Menya Mpo 5. Poison 6. Akoma Da Akoma So 7. Anti Atta 8. Ye Nea Woho Beto Wo 9. 111666 10. Yɛ Nea Woho B3tɔ Wo – Yentie Obiaa 11. Bribi gyegye wo 12. Adepa Hye Adepa Mu 13. Doctor Panee 14. TOKROM 15. Bubra 16. Hye Woho Den 17. Se Wo Da Ento Pono Mu 18. A Plus 19. Fakye 20. Sika Asem 21. Enko Den 22. Mensei Da Harry – Remix 23. Wo Ho Kyere 24. Ankwanoma 25. Ghana Yonkor 26. Makra mo 27. Pony 28. Emere Pa Beba 29. Ehye Obi Yam 30. Ohia Asem 31. Wo Ara Wo Beba 32. Mensei da Remix (Harry) 33. Obi Ate Meso Buo – Remix 34. Nea Nyame Tumi Ye 35. Odo Mmra Fie 36. Esi So 37. ODO NTI 38. Yemfa Odo 39. Osoo Me So Bone 40. Sika 41. Enim A Yedi Di Sika – Asante Nkae 42. GIVE & TAKE 43. Ebi Se Eye Aduro 44. Adaka Tea 45. Ahenkye 46. Homeless 47. ENIM A YEDI DI SIKA 48. Docter Panie 49. Se Wo Tan Mea 50. Odo beba na mawu, and many more.
Many Ghanaians have expressed concern about recent heavy rains in some parts of the country, but the Ghana Meteorological Agency’s Chief Forecaster says it is not a new phenomenon.
According to Fecility Ahafianyo, La Niña is a global weather phenomenon associated with wet seasons in Western and Eastern Africa.
La Niña refers to the periodic cooling of sea-surface temperatures across the east-central equatorial Pacific – an oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon, that is the colder counterpart of El Niño, as part of the broader El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate pattern.
La Niña weather is a pattern that occurs in the Pacific Ocean. In this pattern, strong winds blow warm water at the ocean’s surface. As the warm water moves, cold water from the deep rises to the land surface rich in moisture suitable for rain cloud formation.
“When we have a La Niña phase, we have wet conditions in most of west and east Africa,” she explained.
“According to available data,” Felicity told JoyNews Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen, the phenomenon is not new, but “in terms of intensity, people should be concerned.”
She stated that each rainy season has its own variations, and this is one of the 2022 anomalies.
According to the World Meteorological Organization, there have been 24 cases of La Niña since 1951, with the strongest being in 1982-83, 1997-98, and 2015 – 16.
The most recent La Niña occurred in 2020-21, and it was moderate, similar to the first incident in 1951-52.
According to Felicity, the La Niña strengthened in the middle of June and is expected to weaken in April 2023.
This means that the country is likely to experience frequent rainfall patterns during these times.
“This year, we have a good rainy season during the main cropping season, and the La Niña intensity is about 91-94%.”
However, one major challenge is that its intensity can cause flash floods, threatening farmers’ livelihoods and other activities.
Some crops that do not require a lot of rain may be harmed, according to Felicity, and “that’s what we should be looking out for during the period.”
Felicity also discussed El Nino, which caused drier weather conditions during the 2018-2019 major rainy season. Longer dry spells shortened the cropping season.
El Niño refers to above-average sea-surface temperatures that occur on a regular basis across the east-central equatorial Pacific. It represents the ENSO cycle’s warm phase.
The 1997-1998 El Niño event was followed by a prolonged La Niña phase that lasted from mid-1998 to early 2001. El Niño/La Niña events alter the likelihood of specific climate patterns around the world, but the outcomes are never identical.
She advised Ghanaians to stay up to date on GMet weather updates in order to plan their activities.
Former Aston Villa captain, Gabriel Agbonlahor has shared that he has no doubt Arsenal needs a new midfielder.
According to him, there must be another top midfielder in the Arsenal squad to fill in for injury-prone Thomas Partey.
“Arsenal might look in January and think, ‘You know what, we are third in the league, we are second in the league, we have got a really good chance this season of finishing in the top four.’ And they will have to go out and get one. Their fans were very upset when the window closed and they didn’t get one.
“Thomas Partey is always going to be injured. He’s very injury prone. [Granit] Xhaka’s been outstanding, [Albert Sambi] Lokonga is still up and coming but they need one more,” the former Villa captain told Football Insider.
Gabriel Agbonlahor continued, “It was strange that they did not fill that position. Especially when they know, Thomas Partey is not going to play a lot of games this season because he is always injured. They need to definitely get one during the January window.”
While on the international break with Ghana, Thomas Partey had to return to England early to be assessed by Arsenal after he felt pain.
He is now a doubt for Arsenal’s upcoming match against Spurs.
Hearts of Oak are on the hunt for a new head coach following the exit of Coach Samuel Boadu.
Earlier, the capital-based club announced that it has parted ways with the head coach and his two assistants.
“Accra Hearts of Oak Plc has decided to part ways with the entire technical team of the senior team led by Coach Samuel Boadu with immediate effect. The Club is of the opinion that there is the need for a new direction and the energy to ensure its broader objectives are achieved and it feels the time for that new direction is now.
“The Board and management will like to thank Samuel Boadu and his assistants for their contribution to our history and the memories – which will always remain with us. The club will like to wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors,” an official Hearts of Oak statement said on Tuesday, September 27.
After checking with some sources, it has been uncovered that former Asante Kotoko coach Prosper Narteh Ogum is leading the race to be appointed as the new head coach.
It is understood that some officials of Hearst of Oak are pushing for the board to sanction the appointment of the gaffer who is on the market after ending his stay in Kumasi where he guided the reds to win the Ghana Premier League title last season.
are on the hunt for a new head coach following the exit of Coach Samuel Boadu.
Earlier, the capital-based club announced that it has parted ways with the head coach and his two assistants.
“Accra Hearts of Oak Plc has decided to part ways with the entire technical team of the senior team led by Coach Samuel Boadu with immediate effect. The Club is of the opinion that there is the need for a new direction and the energy to ensure its broader objectives are achieved and it feels the time for that new direction is now.
“The Board and management will like to thank Samuel Boadu and his assistants for their contribution to our history and the memories – which will always remain with us. The club will like to wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors,” an official Hearts of Oak statement said on Tuesday, September 27.
After checking with some sources, it has been uncovered that former Asante Kotoko coach Prosper Narteh Ogum is leading the race to be appointed as the new head coach.
It is understood that some officials of Hearst of Oak are pushing for the board to sanction the appointment of the gaffer who is on the market after ending his stay in Kumasi where he guided the reds to win the Ghana Premier League title last season.
Dreams still come through and Ghanaian singer, Mr Drew is a living testimony to that.
Last week, the singer took to Twitter to express his desire to link up with American singer, Usher Raymond IV.
Usher was billed to perform in Ghana at the Global Citizen Festival in Accra and was in the country at the time of Mr Drew’s tweet.
I need to linkop with @usher , his music and craft has had a huge impact on my career and has contributed to the artist I am today .. I am gonna need y’all help to make this happen Ghana 🇬🇭 🙏🏾 #seleey@GlblCtzn
Speaking in an interview with Zionfelix in Accra, Mr Drew revealed that he wanted to meet Usher because of the impact he had on his music career as an artiste.
He added that he tweetedabout his desire to meet him because he knew people out there with connections in the industry could make his dream come true and it worked.
Mr. Drew revealed that he was just there and a video call came through that the American singer wanted to talk to him and they “had a nice conversation”.
He however stated that his desire to meet his idol had nothing to do with collaborating with him on a song.
The Kibi Divisional Police Command together with the Okyeman Environmental Task Force in a joint operation have arrested 24 illegal miners at Asamang Tamfoe in the Atewa East District of the Eastern Region.
The 24 were in a group of about 36 illegal miners who were busily destroying some farmlands in the Asamang Tamfoe community when the team pounced on them.
The team led by the Divisional Commander Chief Superintendent Magnus Reindorf Sam retrieved a pump action gun, 2 excavators, 2 motorcycles, 1 tricycle and 2 pumping machines.
The commander who declined to speak to cameras indicated that the police will pursue those who managed to escape and speed up processes to prosecute those who will be found culpable after the police conclude their investigations.
There was some gunfire when police tried moving, and an excavator was impounded during the swoop.
Some youth of the area blocked the road to prevent the team from moving out of the community with the excavator, which was being towed.
The team had to fire several warning shots to disperse the crowd immediately after they started pelting the team with stones from all angles.
Asante Kotoko new signing, Steven Mukwala has been cursed not to succeed at the club.
The curse is coming from Football intermediary Ronald Fred Niwagira Mwine who facilitated the player’s move to the Ghana Premier League club.
“Mukwala, I respect you a lot as my brother but I can assure you, you will not succeed in Ghana,” the agent said in an audio aired by Citi Sports.
The agent who feels betrayed by Steven Mukwala added, “God is not stupid, I played a very big role in keeping this deal alive by lying to the Kotoko official that you had deals in Mamelodi Sundowns and TP Mazembe which improved your value.
“You can’t betray me like that. How do you go with other agents, get money and fail to recognise my efforts?”
Since arriving at Asante Kotoko, Steven Mukwala has played in four competitive matches but is yet to score for the team.
He has however performed well, especially in the two league games he has played.
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC)Upper West Regional Caucus in Parliament is accusing the Ghana Health Service of sidelining indigenes of the area in its recruitment of District Health Directors.
The group says out of the 71 vacant positions with 116 applicants, no one from the Upper West Region was selected, although the applicant with the highest score in the exams conducted emerged from the region.
The caucus says eight of the shortlisted applicants from the region were disqualified because they lacked the needed knowledge on the management of district health directorates and epidemic outbreaks.
Describing the situation as unfair, the Secretary of the Upper West NDC Caucus in Parliament, Dr. Sebastian N. Sandaare called on the Ghana Health Service to audit the recruitment process to ensure regional balance.
“The Ghana Health Service is reminded of the duty to act fairly and reasonably in the exercise of its administrative authority, as contained in Article 23 of the 1992 constitution.”
“The Ghana Health Service is enjoined to prohibit discrimination and prejudice on grounds of places of origin,” the MP said.
Former Ghana international, Laryea Kingston says he will be very happy if Black Stars head coach Otto Addo shows Ghanaians the team he will be taking to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
At the end of the friendly matches against Brazil and Nicaragua, many have said it appears coach Otto Addo does not have a team for the upcoming mundial.
Speaking to Radio Gold, Laryea Kingston says he would love to see Otto Addo show Ghanaians the team he will be taking to the world cup.
According to him, this will help the coach to focus on the team as part of the preparation for the tournament.
“For me, I will be very happy to see Otto [Addo] show Ghanaians that this is his team that he is taking to World Cup because it’s very close, he still has one more friendly to play then you are in the main tournament.
“I will prefer him focusing on the core team, a team that is going to appear and is going to play for the Black Stars in the tournament,” Laryea Kingston said.
In November Coach Otto Addo will play one final friendly with Ghana before the 2022 FIFA World Cup starts in Qatar.
Two persons have sustained gunshot wounds at Samreboi in the Western Region.
This happened after a section of the youth reportedly prevented personnel of Akonta Mining Limited from sending more mining equipment into the Tano Nimri Forest reserve.
The company is said to have been mining in the reserve despite a declaration by government that it has not granted any entry permit into the forest reserve.
Two of the vehicles transporting the mining equipment have also been burnt while some vehicles belonging to timber firm Samartex had their windscreens smashed.
The duo who sustained the wounds have been admitted to the Samartex hospital at Samereboi.
JoyNews investigations recently revealed ongoing destruction to the Tano Nimri Forest Reserve despite the government’s declaration it has not given any entry permit into the forest.
The forest, spanning about 12 football fields, has already been destroyed by mining linked to Akonta Mining Limited.
The mine is owned by NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly called Chairman Wontumi.
Superintendent Francis Ackah, Adansi South District Police Commander, has asked people in authority in the area to stop interfering with the work of the police.
He said attempts by some opinion leaders in communities and high-ranking personalities in the district to beg the police to drop cases were not helping in the enforcement of law and order in the area.
Speaking at a community durbar organized by the Adansi South District Assembly at Atobiase, he said, the mandate of the police was to protect life and property through the enforcement of law and order.
He said attempts by some people to influence police officers with money to grant suspects under investigation bail, was not right and must stop.
Supt. Ackah said it was important that suspects in criminal cases such as stealing, assault and others, were made to go through the justice system to help bring relief to victims and affected persons.
He charged residents in communities to contribute to support the work of community watchdog committees in their areas to help control criminal activities.
Supt. Ackah warned against the use of police officers by some people to collect debts and said police officers were not debt collectors.
He called on the people to collaborate with the police by providing them with information to help prevent criminal activities in the communities.
Mr. Francis Ankomah, the District Chief Executive, said the government was committed to bringing development to improve the living conditions of the people in the area.
He called on the people to support the government by paying their taxes and other levies to help generate enough revenue for development.
Mr. Franklin Osei Anokye, District Registration Officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA), appealed to Ghanaians to desist from standing as guarantors for foreigners to register as Ghanaians to acquire the Ghana card.
Mr. Ebenezer Kofi Asare, Adansi South District Director of Education, urged parents to make the education of their wards a priority.
He said the government, through the district assembly, was working to improve educational outcomes and called on the people to provide the needed support to their wards to climb higher on the education ladder.
Nana Kofi Owusu Adomfeh, Krontihene of Atobiase, appealed to the people, especially chiefs, to desist from interfering with the work of the police.
He called for tools and logistics support to enable the Police to discharge their duties effectively in the communities.
Northern Regional Minister Shani Alhassan Sayibu says eight hospitals under Agenda 111 in the Northern Region are expected to be completed by December 2023.
He said the Region which is also benefiting from the construction of a psychiatric hospital, the first of its kind in the five regions of the Northern part will also be done at the same time.
The Minister said this when he addressed stakeholders at the maiden Northern Regional Coordinating Council meeting for 2022.
The council meeting is the highest decision-making body in the region, which meets periodically to review the progress of the various activities, projects and programmes in the region.
Alhaji Shani said construction works have started in most of the districts whilst others are yet to commence.
He named the beneficiary districts and municipalities under the Agenda 111 projects as Mion, Wulensi, Kpandai, Saboba, Kumbungu, Nanton, Savelugu and Sagnarigu.
On security, the Minister commended the various security agencies for their proactive interventions which he said have contributed to reducing crime and insecurity in the region.
“We experienced some incidences earlier in the year, relating to some robberies in Tamale and some parts of the region.
“The response of our security agencies especially in Tamale has contributed to dealing with crime to the barest minimum. The current police visibility in town and traffic intersections has been quite effective,” he said.
Alhaji Shani urged the citizenry to support security in the fight against crime.
“We expect the cooperation and support of the entire citizenry to maintain law and order throughout the region,” he added.
He also cautioned those who engaged in negative activities such as wrongful parking, petty trading and among others around the Tamale interchange to desist from those activities.
“The Metropolitan Assembly should fashion out measures to ensure sanity at all times around the interchange”.
He also urged residents to inculcate the habit of monitoring activities of everyone and report suspicious behaviour and activities so that the police can deal with crimes like kidnapping, killing, armed robbery, rituals and occultism among other vices in the region.
“It is also imperative that we give attention to looming threats of violent extremism which has engulfed our neighbouring countries and especially, Burkina Faso.”
In education, the Minister urged the various assemblies to pay attention to the current and yet-to-be-written examinations adding that the students should be motivated to give in their best.
Alhaji Shani also talked of roads being constructed in the region to improve transportation and economic activities.
Host of Prime Morning Show on Joy Prime, Roselyn Felli has received three nominations at the 4th edition of the National Communications Authority (NCA)Awards 2022.
The categories are Media Woman of the Year, TV Personality of the Year and TV Show Host of the Year.
Roselyn Felli has been in the media industry for close to two decades.
The media personality began the establishment of her career with Television Africa Limited, where she served as a co-host of the morning show on TV Africa.
Host of Prime Morning and Changes
For her dedication and hard work in the industry, she has won numerous awards, including TV Personality of the Year at the National Communication Awards held in November 2021 and the second edition of the Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA).
Roselyn Felli joined the Multimedia Group Limited on September 1, 2021, after leaving TV Africa.
She is currently the co-host of Prime Morning and The Sixth Sense. She is also the host of Changes all on Joy Prime.
Roselyn Felli, has over the years carved a niche for herself in the media industry as one of Ghana’s finest TV presenters.
The media personality is also a dynamic event emcee as well as a lifestyle analyst.
Roselyn holds a diploma in Insurance from the National Insurance Commission, a certificate in Marketing from the Institute of Commercial Management and a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Events Management option from the University of Ghana.
Voting began on Monday, September 26, 2022. You can vote by dialing *920*114# or visiting www.votedigital.net.
The family of the renowned businessman and stateman, Wilson Gbli Nartey aka W. G. Nartey, has denied knowledge of any court injunction prohibiting them from organizing a befitting memorial and thanksgiving service to celebrate the life of their late father.
The family has therefore assured the general public that the memorial and thanksgiving service for the late W. G. Nartey is on schedule and currently ongoing. It added that the funeral will be climaxed on Saturday October 1, 2022.
The Family Head of the Nartey family, Numo Kabutey Nartey, explained in a statement that it has come to the notice of the family elders and children of Mr. W. G. Nartey that a certain Christopher Nartey has put out a notice and audio in the media that he has obtained an injunction to halt the “final funeral rite” of the late Mr. W.G. Nartey who died in 2019 and was buried shortly after.
According to him, the purported press release and public announcement of September 28, 2022 was not authored by the Nartey Family nor the elders of the family.
He noted that the promoter of the fake injunction, Christopher Nartey, is an imposter and does not have the authority nor the consent of the above esteemed groups to make any announcement on their behalf.
“This announcement must be treated with the utmost disgust and disdain as it is calculated to bring dishonour and disrepute to the honour and dignity of our father. Christopher Nartey is not a son of W. G. Nartey, as a son will never disgrace his father in public nor the hand that has fed him in his nurturing years.
“The Acting President of the Great Ningo Traditional Council; the Chiefs and the Paramount Chief of Ada and other well-meaning illustrious sons and daughters of Great Ningo, the diaspora and Ghana have supported the family and is organizing this Memorial and Thanksgiving Service with us. They have been present at our meetings and would never go against our concerted efforts as to give authority to such a bogus statement,” Numo Kabutey Nartey assured.
“We cannot fathom what agenda or purpose this vendetta against our father is calculated to achieve. What did WG. Nartey do to him so bad that Christopher cannot allow him to rest in perfect peace?”, he asked.
The spokesperson explains that as far as he is aware a case has been filed at the court and the purported date for the hearing is 10th October 2022. “So ostensibly an application is yet to be heard!”
He added, “Furthermore, if an application is yet to be heard, there cannot be at the same time a judgement that an injunction has been purportedly granted or obtained. Simply put, there is no order of a grant of injunction by any court. “There is no document of a grant of Injunction!
“This information being put out by Christopher that a purported Injunction has been granted to stop us giving thanks in memory of our father is a dastardly act calculated to throw dust into people’s eyes and create uncertainty.
“Our Memorial and Thanksgiving Service which is to Thank the Good Lord for the Life of our father is not a funeral but a gathering of the family and our friends to pray for and honour the memory of our father simpliciter.”
He noted that unfortunately for Christopher the celebration has already started since Monday and it will continue till next week.
“My father died three years ago on 2nd September 2019. Due to the onset of COVID, we gave him a quiet private burial. So, he is already buried. We are holding this Thanksgiving and Memorial to bring closure.
“We, the Great Ningo Traditional Council, The Paramount chief of Great Ningo, the entire W. G. Nartey family and diaspora, the legal representation/estate of Mr. W. G. Nartey and the people of Great Ningo wish to remind all well-wishers, friends, dignitaries, invited guests and intended attendees that the planned W. G. Nartey’s Life Celebration at Great Ningo for the duration, Sept 26th through to October 4th is definitely on track,” he assured.
All arrangements, program schedule and order of services for a befitting event is coming on as originally planned.
W. G. Nartey, the most honored Statesman of Great Ningo has lived a full life. His relentless efforts to assist mankind is very appreciated by all. He was a businessman and owner of Modern Ghana Builders.
Urgent action is needed to stop and reverse the steep rise in heart failure happening across the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
This was the warning issued by a group of regional experts, who collectively outlined the primary gaps in awareness, diagnosis and prevention of heart failure in the region and agreed on a set of recommendations for policymakers to take forward.
Their conclusions have been published in the Journal of the Saudi Heart Association.
The paper highlights that heart failure is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and considerably impacts patients’ quality of life, as well as incurring a substantial economic burden, with a total estimated cost of $1.92 billion.
It notes that the average age a person will develop heart failure in the MEA region is significantly lower than elsewhere: Africa (53 years), Middle East (56.4 years), North Africa (58.79 years), Asia (60 years) and Europe (70 years).
The experts point to risk factors such as diabetes, obesity, smoking and socioeconomic transition, marked by a sedentary lifestyle, lack of physical activity and high consumption of fatty foods, as the main contributors to the higher prevalence of heart failure in the region.
They also agreed that, in certain countries, high prevalence of existing infectious diseases such as tuberculosis shifts the focus and resources from non-communicable diseases like heart failure.
To mark World Heart Day 2022, the paper’s lead authors have today reiterated their recommendations and stressed the ongoing, wide gaps and unmet needs in awareness, prevention, and diagnosis of heart failures in countries across the Middle East and Africa.
“Heart failure is a serious and growing threat to health in the Middle East and Africa, but it does not have to be this way. Policymakers across the region must act now to prioritise heart failure and associated diseases, through better training for health workers, national registries to ensure the collection of quality data and improved access to novel therapies,” said Dr. Ahmed Bennis, Professor of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology in Casablanca, Morocco.
“Whilst local guidelines are available in South Africa (click), too many lives are being cut short in this part of the world due to gaps in how we identify and treat heart failure. This problem also places a huge economic burden on already over-stretched health systems. This paper clearly lays out what needs to be done to avert further suffering. In honour of World Heart Day, we are calling on policymakers to turn words into action,” said Dr. Eric Klug, Professor of Cardiology at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
“For the first time, experts from across the Middle East and Africa have published a set of region-specific measures to tackle heart failure in efforts to save lives and livelihoods. AstraZeneca is committed to playing our part and supporting health authorities to turn these recommendations into concrete actions,” said Dr. Viraj Rajadhyaksha, Area Medical Director for Middle East and Africa, AstraZeneca.
The paper points to the lack of community-level awareness and a high prevalence of associated conditions such as hypertension and diabetes, compounded by poor accessibility and affordability of healthcare, as major barriers to the prevention of heart failure in the region. It urges policymakers to take the following steps to reverse current trajectories:
Prioritise heart failure and its associated comorbidities alongside other infectious diseases
Develop and implement region-specific clinical guidelines on heart failure
Create local data registries on heart failure
Train health workers in early identification of high-risk patients
Improve access to advanced diagnostics and train primary care health workers to use the available technology
Pressure Group Occupy Ghanabelieves the main problem with illegal mining in Ghana is the government’s “sheer inability, total unpreparedness, and, or blatant unwillingness to enforce the law.”
Occupy Ghana in an open letter to President Nana Akufo-Addo said it is dumbstruck at the government’s “absolute impotence, in the face of the brazen destruction of our lands and wanton poisoning of our water bodies.”
As far as it is concerned, the government has no excuse to fail in the fight against the menace.
“Every law required to regulate the mining industry exists. Every government agency required in the police, the courts, and even the military) exists. Every district, municipality, and metropolis to enforce the law (namely the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Minerals Commission, in which Galamsey takes place has a fully-paid Chief Executive supported by an Authority and Assembly.”
“What is going on defies reason and only gives support and credence to the popular rumour or belief that the very persons who should be fighting this crime, are rather those involved in and benefit from it.”
It said the President, Nana Akufo-Addo is failing and, betraying the trust reposed in him.
“Sir, can you simply ensure that the law, namely the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), as amended, is enforced without fear and favour and irrespective of whose ox is gored?”
The pressure group vowed to pressure the President’s neck till he fulfils his promise to stop galamsey.
“We will send a reminder to you every Monday until we see firm action to stamp this crime out. If that fails, we will shame your government by going to court to compel the government to sit up and do its job. That is not a threat, sir; it is a promise,” it added.
The Experience with Diana Hamiton kicked off for the fourth time in London, the UK, on Saturday for a night of worship and praise.
This year’s experience-themed “AkwantuPa Experience with Diana Hamilton” featured incredible performances by other gospel artists, Akesse Brempong, Niiella, and Ruth, at the Dominion Centre(Gaumont Palace) in London.
With a beautiful entrance and surrounded by her band and BVs, Diana Hamilton ministered an impressive rendition of her songs which included “Ensi Wo Yie”, “Nyame Aye Bi”, “Adom”, and “Wani Ku Me Ho”, among her other hit songs.
After two successful sold-out events in Accra and Kumasi, the gospel songstress repeated a similar act at the Dominion Centre in London.
Having the 2800 fitter seat auditorium filled to capacity, she had fans captivated by her ministration as they sang along to every word of her songs, which was unarguably a memorable highlight of the event. It was, without a doubt, a successful event.
The audience experienced the presence of God through intense praise and worship.
Another memorable performance was her beautiful duet with the backing vocalists singing “Everything I need.”
The VGMA 2021 artiste of the year delivered an outstanding ministration on stage, which left fans jaw-dropped, and I believe it will take a while for fans to recover from that experience.
In an appreciation post to her fans, Diana Hamilton took to her Instagram page to write: “Still feeling thankful after what the Lord did through you at the @akwantupadhexperience on Saturday.”
“Everyone who attended, the pastors the various teams- band, BVs, supporting artistes, sound, lighting, ushering and ticketing team, catering, makeup and wardrobe, stage management, security and everyone involved. May the Lord bless you beyond your imagination. Thank You.”
Another suspect has been arrested in connection to the Mankessim murder.
Report gathered by this portal indicates that the suspect popularly known as Kobbie in the area is the husband of Akyere, Nana Clarke’s niece.
According to information, Kobbie was hired to dig the hole in which Georgina Asor Botchwey, an nursing trainee was buried at Nana Clarke’s house at Mankessim.
Kobbie was apprehended in Akwakrom, a community in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region following police intelligence.
Meanwhile, the accused persons, Michael Ekow Clarke Quansah (Nana Clarke) and Pastor Michael Darko Amponsah (Sofo Kofi) were put before the Cape Coast District Court 2 presided over by Her Lordship Bernice Mensima Ackon on September 22, 2022.
The two however were charged with conspiracy to commit crime to wit murder and murder, contrary to section 46 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act 1980, Act 29.
The prosecution, DSP Daniel Gadzo pleaded with the court to give them some time to conclude their investigations.
The initiative, which is through the use of Short Message Service (SMS), also aims at reaching out to the public about the dangers associated with arms ownership, their proliferation, illegal acquisition and abuse.
“This is the first time we are using SMS to reach out to our stakeholders and the general public. We are doing this because we want to use it as a medium to reach out to the public to educate and sensitise people to their responsibilities of particularly weapon owners.
“It is also to talk to potential weapon owners about the dangers associated with arms ownership, its proliferation and then its illegal acquisition and abuse, and what it can do to our economy,” a Deputy Director in charge of Programmes of the commission, Johnson Asante-Twum, told the Daily Graphic last Tuesday.
In addition, he said, the move was to remind weapon owners on their responsibility with regard to renewing their licences so that they did not become illicit in their hands.
For now the use of the SMS messages, he said, was only on Vodafone, and that the commission was in talks with the other mobile telephony service providers to use their platforms to get to subscribers on their networks.
Mr Asante-Twum said the SMS was only to complement the other sensitisation channels, including radio, television, community public education and sensitisation, town hall meetings and durbars.
“We have used other means, but we also think that this is another effective means of reaching out to people, and it is also cost effective, reaching out to people in places where we may not be even able to go to,” he said.
In relation to those who could not read and write, he said the commission had plans to talk to the network providers to use voice messages, for instance, to reach out to such people in various languages.
“Certainly, we have not left out those who cannot read or write; we have plans to reach out them as well,” he said.
Feedback
He said the commission had so far received positive feedback, especially from those who understood the issue of weapon proliferation and its negative effects on society and the country at large.
“We have received a lot of feedbacks on this SMS initiative. People have been very excited about it. They are happy that we are reaching out to a lot of people through this medium.
“Then you have other people who do not have any idea about it at all and you get them calling the office line that we have put out to make enquiries,” he said.
