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Author: Persis

  • Sacks containing human skeletons discovered in Eastern Region

    Sacks and polythene bags containing large quantities of human skeletons have been found in a valley along Akuapem Larteh – Ayikuma road in the Eastern Region.

    The human parts were found by a motorcyclist who informed the police.

    The Akropong District Police Commander, Superintendent Stephen Tetteh, told Starr News the large quantities of human skeletons were found in the valley when police visited the scene with some traditional leaders in Larteh.

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    “An informant reported that he saw some human skeletal remains in the valley. So Police accompanied him to the scene about 150 meters away in a nearby bush where some old human skeletal remains were found in a refuse dump. Upon observation and inspection, the remains were in sacks and polythene bags.”

    He said investigations have commenced but police suspect that the human remains were exhumed and dumped by estate developers building in old cemeteries or grave looters.

    “Preliminary investigations suggest it was dumped there for quite some time. It could not be ruled out that the remains were dumped by grave looters.”

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    The Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, Sergent Francis Gomado has allayed the fear of residents.

    He said further investigations are being conducted to ascertain where the skeletons were brought from.

    Source: starrfm.com.gh

  • 3 arrested with rosewood at Mole Park

    Three persons have been arrested for possessing banned rosewood at the Mole National Park at Larabanga in the Savannah Region.

    Information gathered by DAILY GUIDE indicates that sometime last year, the owners of the said rosewood were chased out of the park leaving behind the rosewood they were harvesting.

    It is believed that the suspects sneaked into the Mole Park and attempted to evacuate the rosewood but were arrested by the security guards stationed at the park.

    Ghana exported US$5.4m worth of rosewood in September despite ban EIA

    The suspects were arrested together with a green truck that was believed to have been used to evacuate the rosewood from the park.

    They have since been handed over to the Damongo police for further investigations.

    This year, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources banned the harvest of rosewood in line with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

    The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has estimated that 9,334,497 kilograms equivalence of $ 5,462,474 of rosewood was imported by China from Ghana in September 2019.

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    According to EIA, 112,535,353 kilograms equivalence of $64,790,278 of rosewood has been imported by China from Ghana since March 2019.

    The Mole National Park Manager, Umar Farouk, who confirmed the arrest to DAILY GUIDE, said they would beef up security around the park and appealed for support from other security agencies to fight the rosewood menace at the park.

    Mr. Farouk said the Mole National Park is a national asset and should be protected. He, therefore, called on residents living around Larabanga and its environs to assist the government to expose those into rosewood business and other criminal activities.

    Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

  • GES gives approval for extension of mid-semester break

    The Ghana Education Service (GES) has given approval for the extension of the mid-semester break, from November 12, 2019 to November 15, 2019.

    Students are therefore expected to return to school over the weekend to ensure, that full academic work resumes on Monday, November 18, 2019.

    A release signed by Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, Director-General of the GES and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the approval was upon a request from the leadership of Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS).

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    It said the directive equally applied to all SHS one and two students on the Gold Track, who were expected to report to school on November 12, 2019.

    The release said Regional Directors were by the directive to ensure, that all heads of SHS across the country, prepare their schools for academic work to resume on November 18, 2019.

    Source: ghananewsagency.org

  • Their response to every problem is free SHS Mahama taunts government

    Former President John Mahama has wondered why the Akufo-Addo government believes the Free SHS policy is the antidote to all problems in the country.

    According to Mr. Mahama, the NPP government has abandoned all development projects that were started under his administration.

    “It is a pity because everything that we started has come to a standstill. I go round the country and most of the roads, where we left them on 7th January 2017, that is where the roads have ended. All the community based Secondary Schools, where we left them on 7th January 2017, that is where they have ended.”

    You are even incompetent when it comes to handling a mower Wontumi jabs Mahama

    “And the tragedy is, if you ask the New Patriotic Party (NPP) what are they doing about the road they will say free SHS. If you ask about the CHPS compound, they will say we have given you free SHS, when you ask about jobs, they will say we have given you free SHS,” mahama noted in address with market women at Sogakope.

    He stressed: “All the projects have come to a standstill because the NDC left office. The Community secondary school has come to a standstill. All the road projects have come to a standstill. All the road projects have come to a standstill. All the road projects have come to a standstill.”

    He said traders and other business people are aware that they make less money now than they used to do under him as President.

    Lordina is a former Vice President of Ghana Deputy Minister mocks Mahama, NDC

    “You are selling oysters, shrimps and so many other things. Nobody needs to come and tell you that the economy is not doing well. Everybody selling something today can see that they making less sales than they used to do in the past and that is because times are hard. People came and told us that the money is there, that we were sitting on money but yet hungry.

    “Today the Finance Minister tells us that everyone knows that Ghana is broke. The NPP president in 2016 told us we are sitting on money but still hungry, so why is the Finance Minister saying Ghana is broke?” he wondered.

    Source: starrfm.com.gh

  • You are even incompetent when it comes to handling a mower – Wontumi jabs Mahama

    The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party has mocked former President Mahama for pulling a “fake PR stunt” when he grabbed a mower to clear weeds at the new Military Cemetery in Accra.

    Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako in an interview with Peacefmonline.com stated that desperation has caught up with the former President and for that reason, he was engaging himself in unnecessary activities for media attention.

    Mahama grabs mower, clears weeds in front of new military cemetery

    The NPP Chairman popularly known as Chairman Wontumi insisted that “even the way Mahama went about weeding with the mower speaks volume. Judging from the video you can tell that the man isn’t only incompetent when it comes to managing of an economy but is also incompetent when it comes to using a mower”.

    On Saturday, former president John Mahama led a section of his security detail to clear overgrown weeds in front of the new Military Cemetery in Accra.

    The overgrown weeds obstruct the view of motorists, especially towards the roundabout which motivated Mr Mahama and his team to clear the area.

    Source: peacefmonline.com

  • Sunday rains leave residents stranded at Westland

    Residents at Westland junction, a suburb of Accra have been rendered stranded following the Sunday rains which hit parts of the country.

    The rain which lasted for over an hour caused the roads and houses to be submerged by flood.

    As a result of this incident, several residents stood in awe, with some concerned about their properties and children.

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    Recently the issue of flood has been a major concern which has been trumpeted by many but no measure has since been put in place to rid the capital of this menace.

    Over the years, several areas have been engulfed with flood which has not only caused lives but also lost properties, not forgetting rendering some homeless.

    The recent of the many flood occurrences is that of Accra Tema Motorway. On October 28, a section of the road was plunged by the flood causing gridlock and travellers with little hope as to their safety or when they will arrive at their destinations.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Information Ministry to organize Ashanti Region Town Hall meeting on November12

    The Ministry of Information and the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council will, on Tuesday, November 12, jointly organise the Ashanti Regional Town Hall meeting to inform the citizenry about government programmes and policies.

    The event would also feature presentations on taxes, infrastructure and mining, as well as other flagship initiatives of the government and solicit feedback from the people.

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    The meeting would be under the patronage of Ashantehene Otumfour Osei Tutu II, and would be chaired by Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI, Bantamahene at the Centre for National Culture, Kumasi, at 0900 hours on Tuesday, November 12.

    A statement issued and signed by Mr Pius Edam Hadzide, a Deputy Minister of Information, in Accra, said there would be evidenced-based presentations on key developmental projects by all the 43 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the region.

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    The Information Services Department would also mount a photo exhibition of the several flagship projects embarked upon by the government since assuming the reins of government in 2017.

    Source: ghananewsagency.org

  • Akufo-Addo leaves for South Africa

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Sunday for Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the Second Edition of the Africa Investment Forum.

    The Forum, organised by the African Development Bank and its partners, is the largest multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary marketplace in the world, aimed at raising capital, advancing projects to a bankable stage, and accelerating financial closure of deals.

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    Whilst in South Africa, President Akufo-Addo will participate in the Invest in Africa Space event; participate in a panel discussion on “Reshaping the African Narrative: Branding for Success”; hold meetings with the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Karen Dunn Kelley, and witness the signing ceremony for the commencement of the Accra Sky Train Project.
    He was accompanied by the Minister for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, and officials of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry.

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    The President will return to Ghana on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will act in his stead.

    Source: ghananewsagency.org

  • 347 dead MFIs: 95% of depositors to get paid December Receiver

    The Receiver for some 347 collapsed microfinance companies, 23 savings and loans firms and some finance houses, Mr Eric Nipah, has disclosed that 95 per cent of clients of the dead firms would be paid their full deposits before the end of 2019.

    Mr Nipah said: “We should be in the position, by December, to have paid 95 per cent of the customers their full amount of money”.

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    He, however, noted that they can pay 90 per cent of the clients for the 23 collapsed savings and loans firms by the same date.

    “We are on course, come December, to pay approximately ninety per cent of the depositors their total amount due them,” he told Emmanuel Oscar Ugoh, a freelancer.

    The Partner at consulting firm PwC, revealed that the processing of the claims is ongoing at 96 operating branches out of the 675 branches that existed before the closure of some offices.

    According to him, the claimants individuals, financial institutions and social organisations will be reimbursed using funds from the GHS 835million provided by the government for that purpose as well as the proceeds realised from the sale of assets of the collapsed financial firms.

    Customers of collapsed MFIs may not get full deposits Eric Nipah

    The Bank of Ghana (BoG) revoked the licences of the insolvent firms including GN Savings and Loans belonging to businessman Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom on Friday, 16 August 2019.

    BoG further appointed Mr Nipah as the Receiver for the specified institutions in line with section 123 (2) of Act 930.

    Source: classfmonline.com

  • National Service releases PIN codes for newly trained teachers

    The Ghana National Service Scheme (GNSS) has released Personal Identification Number (PIN) codes for the enrolment of newly trained teachers from accredited Colleges of Education in the country.

    A total of 15,401 PIN codes have been released for the newly trained teachers who will start their National Service in the 2019/2020 service year.

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    A press release signed by the Executive Director of GNSS, Mr Mustapha Ussif, asked all prospective national service personnel to visit the scheme’s website (www.nss.gov) to have access to their respective PIN codes.

    “All prospective national service personnel are hereby requested to visit the Scheme’s website www.nss.gov.gh to access their PIN Codes with their respective Index Numbers and Date Birth and proceed to any branch of ADB Bank Ltd. throughout the country to make payment of an amount of GHC
    40.00 or GHC 41.00 using MTN Mobile Money to activate the enrolment process”, the statement said.

    Ghanaian students who graduate from accredited tertiary institutions are required by law to do a one-year national service.

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    Previously, newly trained teachers were not involved in this scheme as those who completed the Colleges of Education were recruited and posted by the Ghana Education Service without doing the mandatory National Service.

    However, in 2018, the Ghana National Service Secretariat issued a directive for newly trained teachers to register for and perform national service.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Staff agitations wont affect power delivery – ECG assures

    The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured the general public that agitations among its staff will not affect the smooth operation and quality of the service already being enjoyed by Ghanaians.

    “Management wishes to assure staff, the general public, and all stakeholders that in collaboration with the Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU), the current situation will not interfere with the core mandate of the company: to deliver safe, quality and reliable power to our cherished customers”.

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    There have been reports of agitations by some staff of the company after a decision to realign some staff positions was announced.

    This decision has been necessitated due to the termination of the PDS Concession Agreement.

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    A statement signed by the Managing Director of ECG, Kwame Agyeman-Budu, said even though the issues have been observed mainly at the Higher levels of management, efforts are being put in place to address the situation across all levels.

    Source: www.citinewsroom.com

  • Mahama mocks Akufo-Addo over Ghanaians sitting on money yet hungry comment

    Former President, John Dramani Mahama says the economic hardship in Ghana has become unbearable although President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and had prior to the 2016 general elections told Ghanaians that there was enough money in the country to improve the economy.

    Mr. Mahama argued that President Nana Akufo-Addo is yet to fulfil his promise of making life better for Ghanaians.

    Mahama grabs mower, clears weeds in front of new military cemetery

    Speaking to market women in Sogokope in the Volta Region, John Mahama said life has become unbearable for the ordinary Ghanaian.

    “You are selling oysters, shrimps and so many other things. Nobody needs to come and tell you that the economy is not doing well. Everybody selling something today can see that they making less sales than they used to do in the past and that is because times are hard. People came and told us that the money is there, that we were sitting on money but yet hungry. Today the Finance Minister tells us that everyone knows that Ghana is broke. The NPP president in 2016 told us we are sitting on money but still hungry, so why is the Finance Minister saying Ghana is broke?”

    This comes days after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, described the presidential candidate and former President, John Dramani Mahama, as one with no record to defend, and one who has no prescriptions for the future of Ghana.

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    Nana Akufo-Addo who was also responding to a comment the former President said on Sunday, 3rd November 2019, that “God brought NPP so Ghanaians can appreciate NDC”, stated that “negativity, negativity, negativity” is all Ghanaians continue to hear from the NDC leader.

    The two have been trading words for the past one month, with each comment targeted at winning more political points and overpowering the opponent.

    Source: citinewsroom.com

  • Nungua Police arrest four persons for producing fake alcoholic beverages

    The Nungua Kpeshie Divisional Police Command have arrested four (4) persons for producing fake products of GIHOC Ghana limited.

    According to the police, the four suspects were arrested at hidden joint around Nungua on Tuesday 5th 2019.

    Items retrieved by police were 120 boxes of already produced castle bridge, Herbafrik, Madingo and in addition 90 empty bottles.

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    Among the four persons arrested, one was granted bail after police interrogation whiles the remaining three suspects are still kept in police custody waiting to be processed to face court.

    The Kpeshie Divisional Assistant Police Commissioner, Tsidi Francis, addressing the media on the arrest explained that after physical examination of the products retrieved, it was observed that, GRA stamp were embossed on all the products which would have been very difficult to identify the genuineness and the authenticity of the products if the items was able to find their ways to the market.

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    Meanwhile the police has announced plans to undertake similar operations in the coming days to smoke out other persons behind these syndicates.

    Source: atinkaonline.com

  • The economy is not doing well – Mahama

    The flag-bearer of the National Democratic Congress has empathised with traders on their poor sales, attributing the situation to unfavourable economic climate created by the government.

    Addressing market women in Sogakpe in the Volta Region, John Mahama said the economic hardship Ghanaians are enduring is a fact nobody can deny.

    “According to him even, “the Finance Minister tells us that everyone knows that Ghana is broke.”

    Mahama grabs mower, clears weeds in front of new military cemetery

    He added that “You are selling oysters, shrimps and so many other things. Nobody needs to come and tell you that the economy is not doing well.

    “Everybody selling something today can see that they making fewer sales than they used to do in the past and that is because times are hard,” he argued.

    President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo recently described the John Dramani Mahama as one with no record to defend.

    He pointed out that the former president has no prescriptions for the future of Ghana.

    The President was responding to a comment made by the former President to the effect that“God brought NPP so Ghanaians can appreciate NDC”.
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    However, Mr Mahama has urged the NPP government to make good its numerous 2016 campaign promises to the people of Ghana.

    “People came and told us that the money is there, that we were sitting on money but yet hungry. So why is the Finance Minister saying Ghana is broke?” he asked.

    Source: Myjoyonline.com

  • Xenophobic attacks in S A due to economic failure Akilagpa Sawyerr

    A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana has attributed the recent xenophobic attacks on other African nationals in South Africa to economic failure of African countries.

    Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr noted that the events in South Africa were very significant because they contain lessons which should be taken seriously.

    “Many blame the people who went on the attacks, many want to retaliate, all manner of things. But I think, for me, the important point that comes out of that event is it reflects the failure of states of Africa to provide adequately for all its people,” Prof Sawyerr revealed.

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    According to the Ghana News Agency Prof Sawyerr made the remarks at the climax of his 80th birthday celebration public lectures in Accra.

    The two-day celebration (September 5-6) was on the theme: “Celebrating a Life of Academic Excellence, Public Service, Thought Leadership and Activism”.

    Prof Sawyerr, popularly known as Aki to many, was born on 24th March, 1939.

    He said the reason for the xenophobic attacks in South Africa would be linked to the nature of the economies of African countries and how they were being managed.

    “The gaps that are created between the top small number, who get all the benefits and nobody else. It is that gap, combined with the failure to explain to the ones who are down that your enemy is not your neighbour or the person from across the border,” he stated.

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    “It is a reflection of the failure of the economies, which we all run. They don’t take their frustration out on the whites bosses or the Chinese or the Indians, they take it out on other Africans…..So, that to me is another of the failures we are talking about”.

    Prof Sawyerr noted that those who engage in the xenophobia attack in South Africa fail to appreciate the commonness of their Africaness.

    “They don’t see the Zimbabwean, the Ghanaian and the Nigerian as a brother, as they should. That again is a failure of our quest for Pan-Africanism, African Unity and all of that,” he said.

    “So, whenever we are meeting at the top, the leaders are talking a lot, however, they are not generating that spirit,” adding that there was hope that Africa could still make it.

    Source: Myjoyonline.com

  • GES extends mid-term holidays for SHS students, reasons unknown

    The Ghana Education Service (GES) has pushed back the resumption date for senior high school students currently on mid-term holidays.

    The students were to return to school on Tuesday, November 12, but the GES said it has extended the date by three more days.

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    “Students are expected to return over the weekend [November 15, 2019] to ensure that full academic work resumes on Monday, November 18 2019” the GES said in a statement to all regional directors of education in the country.

    The directive, the GES said, “equally applies to all SHS 1 and 2 students on the Gold Track who were expected to report to school on November 12”.

    It explained that the decision to extend the mid-term holidays followed a request made by the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS).

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    No reasons were given as to why CHASS requested for the extension of the mid-term holidays.

    The GES has meanwhile asked all regional directors to ensure that “all heads of SHS across the country make the necessary arrangement to ready their school facilities for academic work to resume on November 18”.

    Source: 3news.com

  • Keta records high anaemia cases

    For every ten visitors to health facilities in the Keta Municipality, six are anaemic, according to Madam Perfect Titiati, Keta Municipal Health Director.

    She said it was unbelievable that though the people lived between the Sea and a lagoon, the District had for some time been recording 60 per cent anaemia cases.

    Madam Titiati made this known at a town hall meeting held at the local Assembly hall to engender discussions on results from Community Score Card interface meetings held for fisher folks between March and May 2019.

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    The community engagements formed part of a four-year European Union-funded project named ‘Far Ban Bo’ meaning,- ‘protecting the fishing livelihoods’.

    It is being implemented jointly by a consortium consisting of Care International, Friends of the Nation and Oxfam.

    She blamed the situation on a number of factors including lack of adequate fish consumption and said it was disappointing that Keta and its adjoining towns and villages situated between the sea and the lagoon could not afford to have adequate fish in their meals.

    The Health Director said eating enough fish, which contained iron, zinc, vitamin D and B2 with other nutrients could address the dietary deficiency, one of the causes of anaemia.

    Mama Wui III, Queen of Keta, called on the people to pay special attention to their diets to ensure to keep health, saying, that should not cost them much because plants and fishes filled with nutrients were locally available.

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    Torgbui Lambert Yaovi Gadah, Chief fisherman, Abutiakope in an interview with Ghana News Agency on the situation said, “Some of us fishermen are tempted to sell almost all our catch to the women because we need the money to take care of a lot of things and so we’re sometimes left with something little to take home for the family.

    I want to also say that the anaemia cases may not be as a result of lack of enough fish in our diet but the ‘light soup’ that we prepare with less ingredients in addition to our inability to eat fruits.”

    Madam Joyceline Akos Kpordugbe, a fishmonger at Woe, said shrimps and lobsters were expensive and hard to come by at landing sites at the beach and the lagoon in recent times, with many preferring to send them to markets in Ho, Accra and neighbouring Lome in Togo to stay in business than eat.

    Source: www.ghananewsagency.org

  • Rehabilitation of Salaga water system to be completed by January 2020

    Residents of Salaga and its adjoining communities will soon be saved the trouble of having to walk long distances in such of water.

    This follows the rehabilitation and expansion works on the Salaga water system after its takeover by Ghana Water Company Limited.

    The company has since assured residents the project will be completed by January 2020.

    The Salaga water system was constructed in 1962 but did not receive any major rehabilitation until 2017.
    Prior to that, it was downgraded to a community water system and its management handed over to the Community Water and Sanitation due to non-payment of water bills.

    The situation exposed Salaga to a perennial water crisis especially during the dry season.

    Perennial water crisis then became a campaign message for politicians seeking election as MPs in the Salaga area.

    However, the situation remained the same.

    This, compelled residents to trek over 6 kilometres to Kpembe dam to fetch water while others travel over 9 kilometres to the Dakar river passing through Kalande for water.

    In 2016, the East Gonja District Assembly through the local government secured a 150,000 cedis funding to build a booster station to pump water to Salaga township.

    The assembly also committed an additional 100,000 cedis from its share of the District Assembly Common Fund to the project making it a total of 250,000 cedis.

    Unfortunately, the project is yet to be completed.

    In 2017, the management of the water system was taken from the community water system to urban water under the Ghana Water Company.

    According to the companies Northern Region Distribution Manager Engineer, Joshua Ampah, the company has since taking over the water system undertaken several rehabilitation and expansion works.

    “We have installed pipelines from the main inlet source and also changed all the transmission pipes covering over 18 kilometers”

    He added a Glass Reinforced Plastic high level tank of 85,000 gallons capacity has also been installed at Kpembe.

    “In order to get water supplied to Kpembe, Sisipe, Kalande and Nkwanta, we have erected a Glass overhead tank of 85,000 gallons capacity”

    He revealed work is 90 per cent complete.

    Mr Joshua assured residents work on the project will be fully completed by three months time.

    So far, over 5 million Ghana cedis have been expended on the project.

    Meanwhile the Managing Director of Ghana Water Company, Dr. Clifford Braimah has inspected work on the Salaga water system.

    Source: 3news.com

  • 17th December referendum not for election of MMDCEs NCCE

    The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) HAS expressed regret over some “misinformation” in the media alleging that the upcoming December 17 national referendum is to elect Metropolitan Municipal District Chief Executives.

    The Commission clarified that the referendum is only to vote on the proposed amendment to allow political parties to participate in the District Level Elections.

    December 17 referendum not meant for MMDCEs election NCCE clarifies

    “The Commission wishes to clarify that the 2019 National Referendum is to enable citizens to vote on the proposed amendment of Article 55(3) of the 1992 Constitution that currently bars political parties from participating in District Level Elections (DLEs), the proposed amendment is to introduce multi-party participation in the Local Government System in Ghana,” NCCE said in a statement.

    It said the false information might cause confusion on the day of the election and urged the media to help educate the public correctly.

    Article 55(3) states that: “…Subject to the provisions of this Article, a political party is free to participate in shaping the political will of the people, to disseminate information on political ideas, social and economic programmes of a national character, and sponsor candidates for elections to any public office other than to District Assemblies or lower local government units”.

    NCCE explained that, that provision in the constitution could only be amended through a referendum where at least 40%of persons entitled to vote, vote at the referendum and at least 75% of the persons who vote cast their votes in favour of passing the bill.

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    As issued by Electoral Commission (EC), the Referendum question will appear on the ballot paper as: Are you in favour of the Bill to amend Clause 3 of Article 55 of the 1992 Constitution to allow Political Parties to sponsor Candidates for election to District Assemblies or Lower Local Government Units”? The electorate may vote YES (colour coded Yellow) or NO (colour coded Dark Brown).

    The amendment of Article 243 (1), a non-entrenched provision does not require a referendum. It states that: “…There shall be a District Chief Executive for every district who shall be appointed by the President with the prior approval of not less than two-thirds majority of members of the Assembly present and voting at the meeting…”Parliament is currently in the process of amending this article to enable eligible citizens to elect their MMDCEs.

    A successful amendment of Article 55(3) implies that, political parties would be able to sponsor candidates for election to District Assemblies or Lower Local Government Units.

    The outcome of the National Referendum will have either of the following outcomes: If the electorate votes YES, election of MMDCEs, Assembly and Unit Committee Members in the near future will be on partisan basis.

    If they vote NO, then the election of these candidates for the local level elections will be on non-partisan basis as being practised now.

    Source: www.citinewsroom.com

  • ACP Agordzo was removed from Police Service in 2007; rank reduced – Report

    It has emerged that the embattled Senior Police Officer, ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo who is facing treason charges once had a problem with the Ghana Police Service in 2007 leading to his removal, Kasapafmonline.com has learnt.

    The Outspoken Police Officer was said to have appealed to the Police Council over the punitive measure meted out to him, following which the Council reversed the decision.

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    However, ACP Dr. Agordzo had his rank reduced.

    It is unclear what the former Director of the Transformation Office of the Ghana Police Service did to warrant that action against him.

    The Kaneshie District Court on Friday, November 8, 2019, remanded him into police custody and is being held at the Ministries Police Station.

    ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo was picked up on Monday, November 4, 2019.

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    Already, senior military officer Colonel Samuel Kojo Gameli and a civilian employee of the Ghana Armed Forces Gershun Akpa, have been charged for their role in what the government describes as an “elaborate plot targeted at the Presidency.”

    Source: kasapafmonline.com

  • Kokofu exposes Sammy Gyamfi, says Akufo-Addo has given him 2 appointments

    Former Member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Henry Kwabena Kokofu has denied reports that the ruling government has been unfair to him as far as appointments are concerned.

    The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi is reported to have stated at a press conference that even though Kokofu worked hard to bring the ruling government to power, he has not yet been given an appointment.

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    However on Friday’s edition of Peace FM morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Kokofu debunked this claim insisting that President Akufo-Addo has given him two appointments.

    “As we sit here, I am a member of the forestry commission governing board, Deputy CEO of the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation and so the NDC should conduct its research well because if you use me as an example it collapses your debate. It is wrong to say that I have not been given an appointment” he said.

    Watch his submission in the video below

    Source: peacefmonline.com

  • 3 arrested for illegal rosewood logging in Mole National Park

    Three persons have been arrested in connection with logging of rosewood inside the Mole National Park in the Savannah Region.

    The three were arrested by the anti-poaching team of the park following a tip-off.

    The suspects are in the custody of the Damongo divisional police in the Savannah Region.

    The Mole National Park is the biggest National Park in West Africa that houses many species of wildlife.

    There is a ban on rosewood logging in the Savannah Region with a nine-member committee formed by the Savannah Regional Coordinating Council led by regional minister tasked to go into the causes and possible solutions to end the menace in the region.

    Source: classfmonline.com

  • Persons behind fall of Fund Management Companies to face 5-year ban SEC

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that persons whose actions and inactions resulted in the collapse of Fund Management Companies in the country will be banned from operating in the Capital Market for five (5) years.

    The Commission said the indicted persons could include past officers and shareholders of the affected companies.

    Some 53 Fund Management Companies had their licenses revoked by the SEC on Friday as part of processes to sanitize the sector.

    The action comes after several complaints about the failure of some fund managers to pay customers their monies.

    SEC said persons who were found to have engaged in criminal behaviour, leading to the revocation of the licenses, will also be made to face the law.

    “The SEC will ban past and present officers and shareholders whose actions and inactions led to the revocation, from operating in the Capital Market for 5 years. In cases of alleged criminal behaviour the SEC will forward evidence to the Attorney General for further investigation and prosecution,” SEC said on its website.

    Meanwhile, SEC has said that its authorized agents will secure the premises of the affected companies for further investigations under section 26 of the Act.

    Below is the list of companies whose licenses have been revoked

    All-Time Capital Partners Limited

    Alpha Cap Securities Limited

    Axe Capital Advisors Limited

    Apex Capital Partners Revoked

    Beige Capital Limited Revoked

    Brooks Asset Management Limited

    Cambridge Capital Advisors Limited

    Canal Capital Limited Revoked

    Corporate Hills Investment Ltd.

    Dowjays Investment Limited

    EM Capital Limited Revoked

    Energy Investments Limited

    Fromfrom Capital Limited

    Frontline Capital Advisors Limited

    FirstBanc Financial Services Limited

    Galaxy Capital Limited

    Gold Coast Fund Management Limited

    Gold Rock Capital Management Limited

    Goldstreet Fund Management Limited

    Global Investments Bankers Limited

    Heritage Securities Limited

    Ideal Capital Partners Limited

    Integrity Fund Management Limited

    Intermarket Asset Management Ltd

    Kripa Capital Ltd.

    Kron Capital Limited

    Legacy Financial Services

    Liberty Asset Management Limited

    Kamag Kapital Limited

    Mak Asset Management Limited

    Man Capital Partners Limited

    Mec-Ellis Investment(Ghana) Limited

    McOttley Capital Limited

    Monarch Capital Limited

    Mutual Integrity Assets Management Limited

    Nesst Capital Limited

    Nickel Keynesbury Limited

    Nordea Capital Limited

    Omega Capital Limited

    Procap Finance Company Limited

    QFS Securities Limited

    SGL Royal Kapita Limited

    Sirius Capital Limited

    Strategic Hedge Capital Limited

    Standard Securities Limited

    Supreme Trust Capital Limited

    Tikowrie Capital Ltd.

    Unisecurities Limited

    Universal Capital Management

    Ultimate Trust Fund Management Ltd.

    Utrak Capital Management Limited

    Wealth Vision Financial Services Limited

    Weston Capital Limited

    Source: citinewsroom.com

  • Court orders Menzgold to refund GH¢2.6m owed to 58 soldiers

    The Accra High Court has ordered Menzgold Ghana Limited, a gold dealership firm to refund GH¢2,664,000 owed to some 58 soldiers.

    The court, presided over by Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah J. in a November 4, 2019 ruling, however, refused to enforce the contractual interest at the rate contained in the respective agreements between Menzgold and the respective plaintiffs because it had been found to be a Ponzi Scheme in a previous suit.

    One-month validation will delay payment Menzgold customer

    The plaintiffs will instead be paid interest at the prevailing commercial bank rate from the date of judgement till date of final payment.

    The plaintiffs which include soldiers from the Ghana Navy, the Ghana Air Force and the Ghana Army per the writ of summons issued on December 12, 2018, had prayed the High Court to order a refund of their money.

    The sums which are their principal investments with Menzgold ranged between GH¢18,000 and GH¢244,000.

    Menzgold releases payment timetable

    One of the plaintiffs told Graphic Online that Menzgold had been served with the judgement and he was awaiting a refund of his investment.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Ghana on course in managing e-waste – Minister

    Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, said Ghana has instituted initiatives to ensure sound disposal and recycling of e-waste in the country.

    Prof Frimpong-Boateng said government among others, launched the Integrated E-waste Management Programme, to ensure efficient management of e-waste in an environmentally sound manner and turned its challenges into green business opportunities.

    The Minister said this on Thursday at a stakeholder forum on the theme “Envisioning the Future of E-Waste Management in Ghana”.

    Takoradi residents urged to participate in Sanitation Day Exercise

    The Professor said government had passed the Hazardous and Electronic Waste Control and Management Act, Act 917 (2016).

    The Act, the Minister explained, marks the initiation of two key provisions of Act 917, which were critical to the successful implementation of the new Law. “The First is the designation of the external service provider, to verify, assess and collect the Advance Recycle Eco Fee on all electrical and electronic equipment, under the Fifth Schedule of Act 917, imported from all exporting countries.

    “Second is the establishment of a state-of-the-art recycling facility to be constructed at Agbogbloshie, in fulfilment of section 31 of Act 917,” he said. He said the recycling facility would not be a stand-alone entity, as there was a component of the project to support the establishment of a network of collection centres to provide continuous supply of raw material to sustain the operations of the facility.

    This component, he said, will create over 20,000 self-sustaining jobs for the Ghanaian youth.

    Statistics show that an estimated 40 to 50 million tons of e-waste is generated annually, with Ghana serving as the final destination for e-waste.

    Used electronic and electrical equipment imported into the country continues to be the major source of electronic waste, as many have not been tested for functionality, and in contravention of regional and international laws, such as the Bamako Convention, the Basel Convention, and EU e-waste shipment regulations.

    Sanitation Minister worst-performing Minister ASEPA report

    Prof Frimpong-Boateng stressed the commitment of government and its development partners to improve the e-waste situation in the country for sound environmental development.

    The European Commission is funding the E-MAGIN Ghana project under the SWITCH Africa Green programme, implemented by the University of Cape Coast to improve the management of e-waste towards a Sustainable Consumption and Production through an integrated multi-stakeholder approach.

    Mrs Diana Acconcia, the Head of European Union in Ghana, said the Union was committed to continue support for waste management in the country.

    “Waste management is a problem that needs to be addressed in Ghana and we will look for possible solutions to overcome the challenges, together with the government institutions and private sectors,” she added.

    Mr Markus Spitzbart, Head of Programmes, German Development Cooperation Ghana, called for the need to create an interface between the different projects in order to strengthen the e-waste sector.

    Mr Larry Kotoe, the Principal Programme Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, said the Agency in collaboration with the Sustainable Recycling Industries project, had completed the development of technical guidelines on environmentally Sound E-Waste Management for collectors, collection centres, transporters, and treatment facilities.

    Source: ghananewsagency.org

  • Get serious as a political party – Nana B jabs NDC

    The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, has asked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to get serious as an opposition party.

    According to him, the NDC is not acting as a matured party seeking to come to power in 2020.

    Akufo-Addo appoints Nana B to NYA board

    “Ghanaians expect a lot from them, the hope Ghanaians have in them is more than the joke they are exhibiting. If they are serious why will you open up for manifesto ideas? I mean if you are a serious opposition party who has led the country before these things are not necessary.,” he said in an interview on Neat FM.

    “The friends and family governance they are talking about it started from the NDC, not us.”

    Stop attending funerals as achievement and push pro-youth policies Efo Worlanyo blasts Nana B

    “If you take Ken Ofori-Atta, for instance, he is one of the best Finance Ministers this country has ever had. He has been a chairman three times on different financial boards everyone can testify to his competence when it comes to finance,” he added.

    Source: adomonline.com

  • Welder gets eight months for unlawful entry

    A Ho Circuit Court presided over by Madam Pricilla Dikro Ofori has sentenced Michael Buakah, a welder, to eight months imprisonment in hard labour for unlawful entry of a house of a trader and causing harm.

    Prosecuting, Police Inspector Agnes Ahiable told the court that the complainant in the case is a trader who resides at Ho Nursing Training School Junction whilst the accused is a welder and a resident of Klefe-Atsatime, a suburb of Ho.

    The Prosecution said on April 4, 2019 thieves entered the house of the complainant and made away with his mobile phone, again on April 11, 2019, thieves again came to the house and took away three other mobile phones.

    Inspector Ahiable said the complainant then decided to keep vigil to get the miscreants and on April 20, 2019 at about 0300 hours, the complainant and a witness in the case laid ambush in the house, when the accused scaled the wall and entered the compound of the house.

    She said the complainant and the witness then accosted the accused who was then tip toeing and enquired about his mission in the house, and that the accused armed with kitchen knife could not give any tangible reason.

    The Prosecution said a struggle then ensued between them and in the melee the accused used the knife to inflict cuts on the left fingers, chest and also stabbed the left arm of the complainant but he was overpowered by the complainant and the witness.

    She said a report was then made to the police and the accused was arrested and during investigations he admitted the offence in his cautioned statement of unlawful entry and causing harm to the complainant and was charged accordingly.

    Source: ghananewsagency.org

  • US markets hit record highs as investors interpret trade news

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 notched record-closing highs on Thursday as the latest signs of progress in trade relations between the United States and China relieved investors.

    But a report later in the day – which raised worries about the outlook for a deal – limited the session’s gains.

    China said it had agreed with the US to remove tariffs in phases, while state-owned Xinhua news agency said Beijing was also considering removing restrictions on poultry imports.

    However, indexes pared gains in afternoon trading after a Reuters news agency report said the White House’s plan to roll back China tariffs faces internal opposition and that a final decision has not been made.

    Corruption dampens spirits of investors Mahama

    An interim US-China deal is expected to include a US pledge to scrap tariffs scheduled for December 15.

    “Any kind of uncertainty there, with the market at all-time highs, and it’s easy for traders and institutions to press the sell button and take some money off the table,” said Alan Lancz, president of Alan B Lancz & Associates Inc, an investment advisory firm based in Toledo, Ohio.

    ‘That’s a plus’ The S&P 500 technology index ended up 0.7 percent, with shares of Qualcomm Inc up 6.3 percent after it forecast current-quarter profit above analysts’ estimates.

    Together with Qualcomm, other chipmakers – which have a sizeable exposure to China – also rose, propping the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 0.7 percent.

    The trade-sensitive industrials sector finished up 0.2 percent.

    China is the biggest foreign investor to Ghana Chinese Ambassador

    The Dow rose 182.24 points, or 0.66 percent, to 27,674.80. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 gained 8.4 points, or 0.27 percent, to 3,085.18, and the Nasdaq Composite added 23.89 points, or 0.28 percent, to close at 8,434.52.

    The day’s gains resumed the recent record run for stocks, which have been bolstered, along with trade deal hopes, by some upbeat earnings.

    “Corporate earnings, while down year over year, are better than many had expected, and that’s a plus,” said Oliver Pursche, chief market strategist of Bruderman Asset Management in New York.

    Yet declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by a 1.06-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.09-to-1 ratio favoured advancers.

    The S&P 500 posted 54 new 52-week highs and five new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 118 new highs and 85 new lows.

    Volume on US exchanges was 7.92 billion shares, compared with the 6.83 billion-share average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.

    Source: aljazeera.com

  • Couple critically wounded in gun attack at Ada

    A couple has been critically injured at Kasseh, a suburb of Ada in the Greater Accra Region after unknown gunmen attacked them in their home Thursday dawn.

    Mr Michael Kpalam, a popular drinking bar Operator and his wife Ms Gladys Henanawopeh who were seriously wounded in the attack, are battling for their lives.

    An eye witness, Godwin K. Asare told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that, he heard warning shots in his house at about 1 a.m. He said when he opened his door, he saw about five armed men on the compound.

    CID pursue gunmen who held Nhyiaeso MP, family hostage

    Mr Asare said his sister in the same vicinity had earlier been attacked at gunpoint and forced to hand over her bag with an unspecified amount of money in it.

    He said “When the gunmen left the house her sister started screaming and this attracted the attention of Mr Kpalam and his wife who came out of their room and were shot in the process. The man was shot twice in the abdomen and the woman in her ribs and arm.”

    “I was not having any gadget to protect myself with so I couldn’t go out. I managed to call the police emergency number and the Kasseh Police came to our rescue,” he said.

    Why KNUST lecturers carry guns to lectures

    The couple was initially rushed to the Ada East District Hospital for treatment but Mr Kpalam was later transferred to the Police Hospital and later to the Greater Accra Regional (Ridge) Hospital.

    Source: Myjoyonline.com

  • George Andah assists needy students in Awutu Senya West Constituency

    Eighty students from the Awutu Senya West Constituency in the Central Region, have benefited from a scholarship scheme to enable them to continue with their tertiary education.

    The scheme initiated by the Deputy Minister for Communication and MP for the area, George Andah, was initiated three years ago to help needy but brilliant students. The scheme has so far seen about two hundred people benefiting.

    GRA, NCA will release data on KelniGVG if necessary George Andah

    In a meeting over the weekend, the MP presented the cheques to the students.

    Addressing the gathering, George Andah said the government will leave no stone unturned to ensure all are empowered through education to better their lives.

    The gathering took place exactly one year after the ghastly incident that nearly took his life together with his team at Awutu-Loye.

    Swirled up by emotions, the Communications Minister said he believes the narrow escape was by divine providence which has left him to ponder on the faithfulness of God.

    George Andah discharged from 37 hospital after accident and writes

    Mr Andah thanked the constituents for their prayers and support even as he continues with his team to initiate people-centered projects to make their lives better. The Parliamentarian also spent time commiserating with some families who have lost dear ones.

    Source: Myjoyonline.com

  • Nigeria must pay penalty for border closure – MP

    Members of Parliament (MPs) have raised several concerns over the closure of the Nigeria border, which has impacted negatively on business activities for Ghana, and other countries.

    The positions of the MPs followed a statement made on the floor of the House yesterday by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Frank Annoh-Dompere, which opened the floodgates for comments from members.

    Retaliation over Nigeria border closure, detrimental to intra-African trade

    The member for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, said Nigeria should be made to pay compensation to the affected traders. He called on the government, through the Foreign Affairs Ministry, to make a strong case at the next meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

    Since the issue broke, Nigeria has given the excuse that it was protecting its interests, and indicated it may open the border, possibly, next year. Sam George argued that Nigeria cannot claim that it was using national security concerns as a reason to hold Ghanaian businesses up for weeks.

    “The government of Ghana must make a forceful representation at the next extraordinary summit of ECOWAS, and Nigeria must pay penalties to Ghanaian businesses that have suffered. This cannot go on like this. We need to also state our position. If Nigeria is looking to protect its businesses, Ghana must also look to protect its businesses,” he remarked.

    The MP further stated that if member states of ECOWAS have signed on the Continental Free Trade Area and the Protocol on free movement, “on what basis is Nigeria holding Ghanaian businesses?” he quizzed.

    Nigeria border crisis: GUTA charges government to close eastern corridors

    On her part, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, urged Ghanaians to remain calm, because, “we all know what could happen if there are reprisals.

    “Again, we also acknowledge the fact that their concerns are genuine and we have not rested on our efforts at all since this thing happened, and the whole country is aware that myself and the Minister for Trade have gone to Nigeria to meet our counterparts. Certain agreements were made between the two sides, and a follow up case has been made by our deputy ministers and we are in the process of engaging the Nigerians at the technical level,” she observed.

    She assured the House that the government is fully engaged with Nigeria, and even ECOWAS, and would sooner than later give a full report on the issue, with an expectation that by that time, the problem would have been resolved.

    Source: thechronicle.com.gh

  • Government justifies Accra-Ouagadougou rail project

    The Minister of Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, has disclosed the reason behind the settlement of Tema as the starting point of the Accra-Ouagadougou railway interconnectivity project instead of Takoradi by President Akufo-Addo and his Burkinabe counterpart.

    According to him, the Tema Port, per the assessment of both governments through experts, was deemed more viable economically for the two countries and their neighbours.

    He revealed that there were about 700,000 metric tonnes of goods from the Tema Port to Burkina Faso annually.

    Accra-Tema railway line making gains Joe Ghartey

    On the other hand, he said, there were only about 100,000 metric tonnes of goods passing through the Takoradi Port to Burkina Faso.

    He was briefing the media yesterday at the Information Ministry in Accra on progress of the project.

    According to him, Tema may become the biggest port in West Africa or Africa in the future. The port was not just created for Ghana but also for other neighbouring countries.

    “Because of the re-engineering of the Tema Mpakadan line, we have done 100km already and we are going to take off from jumping. We are doing feasibility studies and at the same time we are also providing a potential investor on BOT basis,” he added.

    Rehabilitation of rail lines progressing Joe Ghartey

    According to him, the proposed railway line would then go through Ho, Hohoe, Jasikan, Nkwanta, Bimbila and Yendi.

    He added that the line would continue from Tamale, Walewale, Bolgatanga, Navrongo and link Burkina at Paga Dakola border (about 212km).

    The minister observed that the Burkina Faso leg of the proposed line starts from Ouagadougou, Kombissiri, Manga, Beguedo, Garango, Tenkodogo, Bagre, Zabre, Po, Dakola to Paga, covering a total distance of about 320km.

    Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

  • Whatsapp update finally stops people from adding you to groups you don’t want to be in

    A new WhatsApp update means users will no longer be added to group chats without their consent.

    The latest feature for Android and iOS devices allow users to decide who, if anyone, can add them to new groups.

    It can be enabled through the messaging app’s privacy settings, with three options now available for who is authorised to add to groups: ‘Everyone’, ‘My Contacts’, or ‘My Contacts Except…’.

    Kidi says women keep harassing him on Whatsapp

    This final option allows users to blacklist certain contacts, who will be forced to send any group chat invites through private chats. Users will then have three days to decide whether or not to accept the invite.

    The new update was first rolled out in India last month but will be available to download for all WhatsApp users from today.

    It is the latest in a string of recent updates to the world’s most popular messaging app, which is used by around 300 million people each day.

    Earlier this week the Facebook-owned app introduced an update that allows users to watch Netflix videos within the app.

    The feature, which is currently limited to the iPhone version of the app, means WhatsApp users no longer need to leave the app to preview content, similar to the way videos from Instagram and YouTube can already be viewed within WhatsApp.

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    Other recent updates include biometric security support that allows Android users to secure WhatsApp with a fingerprint to prevent people from snooping on their messages.

    WhatsApp is also expected to introduce potentially the biggest update in its history over the coming months, with the introduction of support for Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency.

    No official date has been set for Libra and various regulatory hurdles need to be overcome before its launch, though once it is ready it will allow people to send funds across Facebook’s stable of apps, including Instagram and Messenger.

    Source: independent.co.uk

  • UEW Saga: EOCO indicts Afful-Broni

    A thorough investigation conducted by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has exonerated the former Vice-Chancellor of UEW, Prof. Mawutor Avoke and his Finance officer, Dr. Theophilus Ackorlie Senyo of any wrongdoings, according to Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.

    Vice Chancellor, Afful-Broni still at post UEW

    He has therefore written to the Governing Council of the University of Education (UEW), calling on them to consider implementing the recommendations proposed by the EOCO report and ensure that justice is served.

    UEW impasse: Leave Afful-Broni alone Governing Council to UTAG

    “I have read in detail the report of EOCO and its appears regrettably that Rev. Fr. Prof. Afful-Broni who was the lead complainant of the Procurement irregularities and persistently urged my office to pursue same was indicted while his Boss, Prof. Mawutor Avoke and the Finance Officer, Dr Theophilous Senyo Ackorlie were completely exonerated of any wrongdoing” portions of his letter read.

    Source: peacefmonline.com

  • UPSA thumps GIJ in Newsroom semifinal cliffhanger

    University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) put up a gutsy performance to trounce Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) for a place at the grand finale in the ongoing Newsroom competition.

    In a tension-packed three-round clash, GIJ who were defending champions, took a 10-point lead in the first round, setting the stage for an adrenaline-popping encounter. UPSA closed the gap by 8 marks in the second round, making the third round, a do-or-die affair.

    With flair, panache, breathtaking oratory skills and ego-shattering rebuttals, the two schools made the most of their opportunities in the debate, but it was UPSA that savoured the ultimate.

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    Having lost to GIJ in an explosive grand finale in the maiden edition of the newsroom competition in 2015, UPSA came into today’s contest with revenge on their minds, but GIJ swore a repeat dose. In the end, the former had the last laugh.

    GIJ has won all editions, but this year, they have missed out on the grand finale. They however have an opportunity to redeem their image in the third-place contest where they’ll meet African University College of Communications on Friday.

    UPSA and Wisconsin International University College will do battle for the diadem on Tuesday.

    The Newsroom competition is a simulated news writing, integrated communication and debating contest among communication faculties aimed at synthesising theory with practice.

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    This year’s edition, the 4th of its kind, is holding at the University of Professional Studies, Accra.

    The Newsroom Competition is organized by Accra-based integrated communications firm, Cheetah Communications. This is the fourth edition since its commencement in 2015.

    Source: peacefmonline.com

  • Pathologist to testify in Major Mahama killers trial

    The pathologist who conducted an autopsy on Major Maxwell Adam Mahama is expected to testify at the Accra High Court on November 19, 2019.

    Dr Lawrence Edusei, the 13th prosecution witness, was in court yesterday to give evidence in the trial of the 14 people alleged to have conspired and killed the military officer, but his testimony had to be postponed due to the non-availability of the original autopsy report which he prepared.

    Although a photocopy of the autopsy report had been filed at the court, the rules of evidence stipulate that the original must be employed in the trial.

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    The prosecutor, Ms Evelyn Keelson, a Chief State Attorney, told the court that the prosecution was having a little challenge transferring the original report from the Accra Central District Court to the High Court.

    The autopsy report was part of the summary of evidence contained in the bill of the indictment filed at the District Court by the prosecution which led the court to commit the 14 accused persons to stand trial at the High Court.

    Ms Keelson prayed the court to adjourn the case to enable the prosecution to transfer the original document for Dr Lawrence Edusei to take the witness stand.

    The court, presided over by Justice Mariama Owusu, a Justice of the Court of Appeal with additional responsibility as a High Court judge, granted the prayer of the prosecution and adjourned the trial to November 19, 2019.

    Prosecution witnesses

    The prosecution intends to call 14 witnesses to prove its case.

    It has so far called 12 witnesses which include colleagues of Major Mahama, residents of Denkyira Obuasi, where Major Mahama was killed, who witness the death of the military officer, and police officers who were part of the investigations.

    Real killers of Major Mahama on the run Lawyer

    With Dr Edusei being the 13th witness, the prosecution is expected to close its case very soon.

    Background

    Major Mahama was killed at Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region on May 29, 2017.

    He is said to have been lynched as he went on a morning walk that led him to Denkyira Obuasi.

    Fourteen people, including William Baah, a former Assembly Member for Denkyira Obuasi, are standing trial in connection with the death of the military officer.

    The rest are Bernard Asamoah alias Daddy; Kofi Nyarko aka Abortion; Akwasi Baah; Kwame Tuffour; Joseph Appiah Kubi; Michael Anim, Bismarck Donkor, John Bosie; Akwasi Baah; Charles Kwaning; Emmanuel Badu; Bismarck Abanga and Kwadwo Anima.

    They have all pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from murder, abetment to murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Flood torments Kenyase residents

    Frequent floods are posing serious threats to the lives of residents of Kenyase, near Kumasi.

    A bridge linking Kenyase with Mamponteng and other towns always submerges whenever it rains, thereby, creating inconveniences for residents of the area.

    Recently, the bridge submerged after a river overflowed its banks, causing severe discomfort to residents.

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    Several vehicles with many people on board were seen parked close to the submerged bridge for hours.

    A vehicle which was being boarded by some pupils stuck midstream and it took the intervention of some energetic boys before the trapped vehicle could be pushed to safety to save the lives of the kids.

    Some of the residents accused the MP and DCE in the area of not doing enough to help the situation. They disclosed that the bridge always get flooded whenever it rains, but unfortunately nobody seems to care about the situation.

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    According to the residents, they would not vote in election 2020 if the concerned authorities fail to construct a new bridge.

    They mentioned Adwumamu, Nkenkenso and Sisrase as some of the affected areas whenever there are floods in the area.

    Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

  • PFJ leads to increased cereal grain and legumes production in Bongo

    The implementation of the government’s signature ‘Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ)’ programme has led to substantial increase in the production levels of cereal grains and legumes in the Bongo District.

    Under the programme, farmers are supplied with subsidized fertilizer and improved seeds.

    Rice production in the area, which before its’ implementation, stood at 4,821 metric tonnes, shot up to 12,390 metric tonnes, in 2018.

    That of millet, rose from 3,612 metric tonnes, to 4,358.91 metric tonnes, during the period.

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    At the same time, maize production hit 8,410 metric tonnes, from 1,094 metric tonnes.

    Things are not any different for sorghum, cowpea, groundnuts and soya beans.

    For sorghum, the production level climbed from 3,675 metric tonnes, to 6,778.80 metric tonnes, cowpea, grew to 1,687 metric tonnes, from 987 metric tonnes, with soya bean, increasing from 135 metric tonnes, to 172.70 metric tonnes.

    Groundnut production rose to 8,245 metric tonnes from 2,802 metric tonnes.

    Mr. Peter Ayimbisa Ayamga, the District Chief Executive (DCE), provided the statistics at a media briefing held in Bongo to tell the story about how government’s policies and programmes were helping to make things better for the people in the area.

    Planting for Food and Jobs yields 707,150 metric tons of cereals and legumes Minister

    He told the journalists that a total of 4,532 farmers, made up of 3,638 male farmers and 894 females, in the district, benefitted from improved planting materials and subsidized fertilizer supply in the year 2017.

    In 2018, the number of beneficiary farmers stood at 4,187 – 3,164 of them, males and 1,023, females.

    For this year, there are 3,275 male and 1,561 female farmer-beneficiaries, making it a total of 4,836.

    Source: www.ghananewsagency.org

  • Mahama promises new market, road for Sogakofe

    Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has assured the people of South Tongu in the Volta Region that his administration will build a new market with modern facilities at Sogakope for them if given the mandate as president.

    Addressing residents of Sogakope over the weekend, Mr. Mahama also announced that the road along the Volta River passing in front of Hotel Cisneros and Holy Trinity Spa will be constructed to help boost the development of tourism and hospitality in the district.

    4 dead after vehicles crash on Adidome-Sogakofe road

    Residents of Sogakofe have for sometime now, been agitating for good roads, particularly the Lower Volta Bridge, which they say has become a death trap due to the rusty expansion and contraction joints.

    Returning from Dabala where he had gone to join thousands of followers of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church to mark their centenary celebrations, Mr. Mahama made a brief stop at Sogakofe to interact with a crowd of traders who had gathered there waiting to catch a glimpse of him.

    The former President in his address committed himself to ensure the youth of Sogakope benefit from the tourism potential of the area if he is elected President again.

    “We will build a new market for Sogakofe. Sogakofe is a the centre of tourism and so we will build Cisneros road along the water so that we can have tourist resorts so that the young people in Sogakofe can find work to do in the tourist resorts,” he said to a rapturous response from the gathering most of whom are traders.

    Source: Myjoyonline.com

  • ACP Agordzo to face Kaneshie court today

    The Director of the Transformation Programmes Office of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo will be arraigned before a Kaneshie District Court today November 6, 2019, and charged with treason felony.

    His Lawyer, Martin Kpebu who together with the family of the suspect spent the whole Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) Headquarters trying to have access to him, disclosed that the move is aimed at frustrating his efforts to secure bail for him.

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    He hinted that they may have to proceed to the High Court since a District Court has no jurisdiction to grant him bail for the offence he has been charged with which is treason felony.

    According to Martin Kpebu, the wife, sons and other relatives of his client were been able to see him even after several hours of waiting at the premises of the BNI. He, as his lawyers were also denied access to his client.

    “They denied his wife, sons, sister, uncle and other brothers all of them- they have denied them access. They have been waiting since 6:30 am. I came much later, and I have also been denied access.

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    Mr Kpebu then added that the BNI has not adduced any convincing evidence, adding that it is relying on a WhatsApp message of his client to the effect that conditions in Ghana are rife for an Arab Spring and a donation he had made to Take Action Ghana, the group that was allegedly planning the coup to overthrow the Government.

    Source: mynewsgh.com

  • Agordzo on hunger strike; set for court today

    ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo, who has been charged with Treason by the state over his alleged role in the alleged coup plot is set to face court today, Wednesday November 6.

    He will be arranged before the Kaneshie district court.

    But his lawyer martin Kpebu says the district court is incapable of granting him bail in such matters.

    ” The decision to take him to the district is unfair because that court does not have the power to grant him bail in treason matters. So if the BNI does not grant him bail themselves, the district court cannot. What the BNI is doing is unconstitutional and unfortunate,” he told Starr News.

    Also revealed his client has refused to eat while in the BNI custody.

    Destabilization plot: ACP Benjamin Agordzor denied bail; faces court tomorrow

    ” He says he will not eat until he is granted bail”.

    Mr. Agordzor has been charged with abetment for treason by the state after he was invited for questioning on Monday. He is currently on detention at the BNI.

    Also, former executive secretary to the former IGP Peter Tuubo and ACP Kofi Boakye have been interrogated over the alleged attempt to destabilise the country.

    Already, senior military officer Colonel Samuel Kojo Gameli and a civilian employee of the Ghana Armed Forces Gershun Akpa, have been charged for their role in what the government describes as an “elaborate plot targeted at the Presidency.”

    Meanwhile, lawyers of the nine persons who have been charged with treason felony have accused the military High Command of invasion of privacy.

    According to the lawyers, who have some of their clients with the Ghana Armed Forces remanded at the Military custody, anytime they have conferences with them, persons with the Defence Intelligence Unit sit-in and record their private conversation.

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    Lawyer Kodjogah Adawudu made this known to the Kaneshie District Court presided over by Her Worship Mrs Eleanor Botwe when the case was called on Monday, October 28.

    ASP Sylvester Asare, prosecutor in the matter, on his part said nothing of that sought has come to his attention.

    He however assured the court that he would liaise with his colleagues at the GAF to make sure the right thing is done and report back to the court.

    Source: starrfm.com.gh

  • Government commends Dredge Masters for acquiring new equipment to curb floods

    Government has commended Dredge Masters, a local firm, for its unwavering support in the effort to clean choked drains and fight flooding in Accra.

    Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea, said Dredge Masters consistently dredged the Odaw River and Korle Lagoon for many years although the company had not been paid for previous dredging contracts.

    Dredge Masters unveils Amphibious Multipurpose Dredgers to curb floods

    He thanked the founder of the company, Joseph Siaw Agyapong, for his patriotism and dedication to the fight against filth in Accra.

    “If you pay regard to any serious work in this world, it is always the power of one man. It is not the crowd. You will see one man with a vision, trying to affect the entire world and we have examples of that,” he said to honour Mr. Siaw Agyapong.

    The Minister made the remarks Tuesday in Accra when he delivered a keynote address at the unveiling of new generation amphibious dredgers acquired by Dredge Masters.

    The equipment are said to improve the efficiency of both shallow water dredging by 50%.

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    The two watermaster class v machines come along with the latest generation cutting edge technology to shallow water dredging, according to Managing Director of Dredge Masters, Captain Khan.

    Mr Khan explained that the new machines will help to ease the flow of water and reduce flooding.

    Dredge Masters was formed in 2015 in the wake of the June 3, 2015 fire and flood disaster that claimed nearly 200 lives.

    Source: citinewsroom.com

  • 19-year-old mason gets 10 years for robbing SHS student

    A 19-year-old mason who attacked and robbed a student has been sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labour by a Circuit Court at Nkawie.

    Kwame Gideon is said to have attacked his victim, who is a day student of the Toase Senior High School (SHS), with a knife when he was returning from school to his residence at Nkorang, near Nkawie Panin.

    He pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea by the Court presided over by Mr Michael Johnson Abbey.

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    Prosecuting, Police Inspector Ruth Gborson told the Court that the complainant is a day student of the Toase SHS while the convict was a resident of Nkawie Panin.

    She said on October 29th this year at about 1800 hours, the complainant was returning from school to his house at Nkorang, through a bush path.

    The Prosecution said the convict emerged from a bush on a section of the path near Nkawie Panin and attacked the victim with a knife and demanded him to surrender all his belongings or he would be killed.

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    She said the complainant afraid for his life, surrendered his slippers and keys.

    The Prosecution said the following day the complainant saw the convict at the Nkawie township and alerted the police who arrested and brought him before the court.

    Source: ghananewsagency.org

  • Gory crash kills 7

    Seven people are feared dead while others have sustained life-threatening injuries after a gory vehicular crash.

    The bloody accident was said to have happened at a portion in-between Ejisu and Konongo on the Kumasi-Accra highway on Friday afternoon.

    The bodies of the dead have since been deposited at the morgue of a medical facility at Juaben for autopsy.

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    This was after a bus from Accra to Kumasi collided head-on with another bus, which was from the opposite direction to Accra.

    Eyewitnesses accused the driver of the bus from Kumasi of committing a blunder that led to the deadly crash.

    The offending driver, upon reaching Kubease, tried to do wrong overtaking and in the process collided head-on with the oncoming bus.

    According to eyewitnesses, the impact of the collision was so heavy that seven people died instantly while some of the passengers suffered serious injuries.

    Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

  • Courts to shutdown as workers threaten strike over salary demands

    Ahead of the 2020 budget, Judicial workers are calling for an upward review of their salaries, threatening a sit-down strike should the government fail to accede to their demand.

    According to the workers, their action is preemptive, as intelligence picked from the government sources suggests that government is seeking to sidestep a proposal on their salaries, which was submitted to the Finance Ministry for inclusion in the 2020 budget statement.

    The Finance Ministry, they claimed, rather wants to implement the said proposal agreed upon between them and the Judicial Council, in 2021 instead of 2020.

    JUSAG threatens strike over salary review

    “The Association vehemently disagrees with the position taken by Government,” the workers who form the Judicial Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) said in a letter to the National Labour Commission dated November 1, 3news has reported.

    They have thus served notice to embark on strike from November 13.

    Prior to that, the workers say they “shall put on red-arm bands and hoist red flags in the courts, nationwide” from November 5.

    The workers said their current salary was implemented in 2017 and it was to be renewed bi-annually.

    “However, in the year 2017, the Ministry of Finance sought to cancel the payment of rent allowance to our members and after several protests, the Judicial Council, Government and the Association resolved the issue in 2018 and for implementation in the year 2019,” they claimed.

    Judicial Service staff demand promotions in 2 weeks
    According to them, they wrote for the salary negotiations on April 26, 2019, and subsequently served a reminder on July 29, 2019.

    “On 1st October 2019, the Judicial Council mandated to review our salaries and other salary-related matters under the 1992 Constitution, set up a committee and considered the proposals of the Association, they said.

    The workers said it was resolved that the decisions of the meeting will be forwarded to the Presidency for approval and same captured in the National Budget for the year 2020.

    “It has, however, come to our attention that Ministry of Finance has rather slated our salary review for the year 2020 and for implementation in year 2021,” they alleged.

    This, the workers say, they will not agree to for which reason they have served notice to strike from next week on Wednesday.

    Source: Myjoyonline.com

  • Let us ‘change the change’ Mahama

    Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked electorates to vote for him in the 2020 general elections and “change the change” that came in 2016.

    He said everywhere he goes he is met with concerns over stalled projects and economic hardships and that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government under his leadership, will complete all stalled projects and address other concerns facing the citizenry.

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    “We are all experiencing our various hardships…and preparing our thumbs so that we change the change,” Mr Mahama is reported by the GNA as saying.

    The flagbearer of the NDC was speaking at the centenary celebration of Dabala branch of the Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church, Ghana in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region.

    Mr Mahama said it was good and in God’s will that the NDC lost the 2016 general elections for peace to prevail in the country and also for the citizenry to appreciate the works of the NDC and asked that the Party be voted back to power next year.

    He said his government would complete and operationalise stalled projects on water, education, health and roads among others.

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    Rev. Dr Emmanuel K. Amey, Clerk of the General Assembly, E.P. Church in a sermon on the topic, “Give thanks to God in all things”, admonished the congregation to cultivate the habit of giving thanks to God in both good and bad times for the thoughts of God for man “are good.”

    The ceremony saw the leadership of the Church raised funds in support of a chapel for the Dabala Assembly.

    Rev. Gideon K. Dabi, Dabala District Pastor of the Church said the Dabala branch was worshipping in a classroom and called for support towards the project.

    He said a chapel to mark the 100th anniversary of planting the gospel at Dabala was in place to get a better place to serve the Lord.

    Source: Myjoyonline.com

  • Man, 38, remanded over fraud

    A 38-year-old unemployed man who conspired with two others to dupe a trader of her GHC50,000, under the pretext of securing her a market stall at the Kumasi Central market, has been remanded by a Kumasi Circuit Court for fraud.

    Godwin Ackom, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    He would reappear before the Court presided over by Mr Alibaba Bature on November 27, 2019, for the continuation of the trial.

    Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Felix Akowuah, prosecuting, told the Court that in December 2015, the accused together with his accomplices; Theresa Awuah and Patrick Duah (both at large), told one Agnes, a witness that they have a market stall for sale.

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    The witness then contacted Akosua Animah, the complainant who expressed interest and decided to purchase the stall with number M 14 located at the Kumasi Central Market, which they claimed belonged to Theresa who is one of the accomplices.

    Prosecution said on April 11, 2017, accused and accomplices after jointly pricing the stall at GHC60,000.00, met the complainant at Asokwa in Kumasi where she gave a total of GHC50,000.00 to them, promising to pay the remainder being GHC10,000.00 at a later date.

    He said on May 8, 2017 at about 15:30pm, the accused went to the house of the complainant to collect the balance of GHC10,000.00, but the complainant suspecting foul play, refused to pay the money and reported the matter to the Police.

    According to the prosecution, the accused was then arrested where he led the Police to store number 15B instead of store number M14 which he had earlier showed the complaint.

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    He said a legitimate receipt of stall Number 15B was obtained from its owner, indicating that neither the accused nor his accomplices owned it.

    ASP Akowuah said the accused denied the offence in his cautioned statement but was charged and brought before the Court.

    Source: ghananewsagency.org

  • Akufo-Addo travels with about 50 vehicles to the Volta Region

    The convoy of the President has been a major talking point in recent times, especially whenever he is embarking on a nation-wide tour.

    At his recent visit to Tsito in the Volta Region, the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had about 50 vehicles in his convoy.

    The vehicles comprised V8 Landcruisers and Pickup trucks.

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    Meanwhile, there was a directive sometime in August 2018 that President Akufo-Addo had put a stop to his rather long convoys.

    The directive which was issued when he [President] was about visiting the Ashanti Region on a five day working tour stated that all Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Members of Parliament, Municipal and District Chief Executives who are mandated or wish to accompany the President on his 5-day tour of the Ashanti Region will have to make themselves comfortable in an STC bus provided by the state.

    With this new directive, government appointees willing to follow the President on tours were no longer to get the pleasure of using their V8 Landcruisers and Pickup trucks.

    It also emerged in July that the President visited the Jomoro District in the Western Region with about 75 vehicles in his convoy, but the ruling party was quick to debunk the media reports.

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    In a video that is circulating on social media, it appears that the directive which was issued in August 2018 is not being adhered to.

    Long convoys are milking the state of its little resources in terms of fueling and vehicle maintenance.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Judicial Service staff to strike indefinitely next week over salary concerns

    The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has served notice that it will lay down its tools until further notice on November 13, 2019, if salaries of its members are not reviewed.

    Even before that, the National Executive Council of JUSAG has asked Judicial Service Staff to put on red-arm bands and hoist red flags in the various courts effective tomorrow, Tuesday, November 5, 2019, to have their demands addressed.

    In a statement to announce the impending industrial action, JUSAG said it is using this opportunity to call on the Judicial Council and Government to immediately “address our legitimate issues to forefend the intended strike.”

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    “Notice is hereby given that the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) will embark on industrial strike action effective 13th November 2019.”

    “The above-intended strike action is to demand a review of our current salaries. Our current salary was implemented in the year 2017 and to be renewed bi-annually. However, in the year 2017, the Ministry of Finance sought to cancel the payment of rent allowance to our members and after several protests, the Judicial Council, Government and the Association resolved the issue in 2018 and for implementation in the year 2019”, the statement added.

    JUSAG further argues that, in 2019, it wrote letters in April to demand the commencement of salary negotiations and subsequently served a reminder in July.

    On 1st October 2019, the Judicial Council mandated to review their salaries and other salary-related matters under the 1992, constitution, set up a committee and considered the proposals of the Association.

    At the meeting, it resolved that decisions of the meeting will be forwarded to the President for approval and same captured in the National Budget for the year 2020.

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    But the association says it has however come to its attention hat the Ministry of Finance has rather slated their salary review for the year 2020 and for implementation in the year 2021.

    JUSAG thus vehemently disagrees with the position taken by the government, hence its present demand.

    To this end, the National Executive Council of JUSAG at its meeting held on 31st October 2019 has resolved as follows:

    1. That all staff of the Judicial Service shall put on red-arm bands and hoist red flags in the court nationwide effective Tuesday 5th November 2019.

    2. That all staff of the Judicial Service shall embark on an indefinite strike, beginning Wednesday 13th November 2019 until further notice.

    3. That Staff of the Judicial Service are threatened to observe the above directives without fail.

    Source: www.citinewsroom.com

  • Upsurge of flu in 3 SHSs under control GHS

    The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has brought under control the upsurge of flu cases in three senior high schools namely, Akuse Methodist Secondary School, Krobo Girls Secondary School and Legacy School (Private)) in Lower-Manya-Krobo district all in the Eastern Region.

    The GHS said its officers and experts from the national and regional levels were dispatched to the schools to provide response action and the affected students are responding to treatment.

    Outbreak of Flu in 3 SHSs under control Ghana Health Service

    According to the GHS, laboratory test conducted on the affected students confirmed seasonal flu Type-A H3N2 which responds well to current treatment regimen for flu management.

    The GHS in a statement said the affected students were given the needed medication and told to stick to common hygienic practices such as: Washing of hands with soap under running water and observe common cough etiquette such as covering the mouth with a handkerchief before a cough or sneeze to prevent further spread”

    “All the affected students have responded well to treatment and are doing very well as at today, Sunday 3rd November, 2019 and normalcy has been restored to the school, students are going about their daily routines,” the statement added.

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    The GHS reiterated that the situation is under control and encouraged parents not to panic, but rather advise their wards to cooperate with the health and school authorities, practice and enhance personal hygiene and cough etiquette as suggested by the health teams.

    The GHS said it will continue to monitor the situation very closely and do its best to contain it and provide updates to the general public as appropriate.

    Source: classfmonline.com