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  • GAP and NLC announce withdrawal from December polls

    GAP and NLC announce withdrawal from December polls

    The National Liberation Congress (NLC) and the Ghana Alternative Party (GAP) have announced their withdrawal from the December 7 Polls.

    This decision was made following an emergency meeting on September 11, led by the founder and leader of GAP, Osahene Nana Agyei Boateng.

    Originally, the NLC and GAP had planned to run Stephen Atubiga as an independent candidate.

    However, the parties faced obstacles, including delays in receiving the NLC’s certification from the Electoral Commission (EC) and insufficient time to update their alliance logo.

    The decision was influenced by various factors, including voter feedback indicating that supporting an independent candidate might be futile due to the dominant competition between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    Many voters and analysts also believe that only the major parties are equipped to effectively manage the country’s current economic challenges.

    The alliance also considered that a united third force of independent candidates and smaller parties could have attracted more support. However, the fragmentation within these groups led to voter skepticism.

    Despite their exit from the election race, the NLC and GAP remain dedicated to their vision and manifesto.

    They intend to back any party that aligns with their objectives for the country’s benefit.

  • Govt to invest GHC800M in GAP to create more jobs

    Govt to invest GHC800M in GAP to create more jobs

    Government has revealed its intention to invest GH₵800 million in the Ghana Apprenticeship Programme (GAP) as part of efforts to promote skill development and employment creation. 

    Ghana is tapping into a loan of $40 million from the World Bank and €20 million from the German Development Bank for this initiative. 

    The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, made this known during the launch of the Ghana Apprenticeship Programme in Accra on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

    Vice President Dr Bawumia explained that the GAP would be of great benefit to unemployed or underemployed individuals seeking skills and jobs. 
     
    Others are high school graduates, university graduates and persons who have completed their national service can better their skills by enrolling unto the programme.

    “By modernizing the apprenticeship system, GAP strives to make it more adaptable to the evolving needs of industries, enhancing the employability of apprentices and contributing to the overall competitiveness of the Ghanaian workforce,” the Vice President said. 

    Dr Bawumia further indicated that GAP has established voucher values, which will be reviewed and updated to meet the current economic needs of the private sector and training institutions, thereby strengthening Ghana’s apprenticeship landscape. 

    The government is implementing the programme through the Ministry of Education and Commission Technical Vocational Education and Training (CTVET). 

  • New political party “GAP” emerges ahead of 2024 polls

    New political party “GAP” emerges ahead of 2024 polls

    A new political party named the Ghana Alternative Party (GAP) has surfaced, with one Osahene Nana Agyei Boateng officially serving as its founder.

    Positioned as a progressive political movement, GAP aims to transform Ghana’s future by addressing pressing issues. The party emphasizes social justice, economic prosperity, and environmental sustainability as core components of its vision.

    Osahene Nana Agyei Boateng highlighted GAP’s commitment to empowering every citizen with equal opportunities, fostering transparency, accountability, and participatory governance, and creating an inclusive political space where every voice is heard.

    “We invite all Ghanaian who share our passion for progress and desire for genuine transformation to join us on this exciting journey.

    Together, let’s build a stronger Ghana based on fairness, equality, and compassion for all its citizens”.

  • Kanye, Kardashian divorce settlement: West to $200,000 per month in child support

    In a divorce settlement, Kanye West was ordered to pay Kim Kardashian $200,000 (£167,000) per month in child support.

    Their four children will be shared between the former rapper and reality TV star.

    After eight years with West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, Kardashian filed for divorce in 2021.

    It comes after several companies severed ties with Ye due to controversies such as antisemitic remarks.

    In March, both parties were declared legally single, with Kardashian also dropping the “West” from her surname.

    In court documents filed on Tuesday, issues concerning the division of property and custody of their children were resolved.

    The two parties should consult with each other on major decisions about their children’s welfare, the documents state.

    Expenses for the children’s security, school and college will be shared.

    In addition, Ye is expected to pay $200,000 a month in child support – which the New York Post reported is because the children will spend the majority of their time with Kardashian.

    The couple have four children: North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 3.

    In several statements submitted earlier, Kardashian, 42, had said she “very much” wanted the marriage to be ended, adding that this would “help Kanye to accept” that the relationship was over.

    Ye, 45, had previously fought against the separation.

    He has faced controversy in recent months, and has been dropped by several brands, including Adidas, Gap and Balenciaga.

    The rapper provoked widespread criticism earlier this year after attending Paris Fashion Week wearing a t-shirt bearing a “White Lives Matter” slogan – a phrase often used by white supremacists.

    He then claimed his critics were being paid by a secret cabal of Jewish people, a common trope of antisemitism.

    Earlier this week, Ye announced his intention to run for US president in 2024.

    He previously ran in 2020, but gained just 70,000 votes.

  • Kanye West says he’s selling Balenciaga, Adidas, Gap hoodies for $20

    After sparking outrage in recent weeks – with anti-Semitic comments, “White Lives Matter” T-shirt designs and more antics – Balenciaga, Adidas and Gap have all severed ties with the rapper.

    Now, West has revealed his plans to get rid of the leftover products he once sold for hundreds of dollars.

    In a video published by celebrity news site X17 on Youtube, the “Gold Digger” rapper gave a tour of his Los Angeles studio, where hundreds of garments could be seen alongside workers using sewing machines.

    “I cut up 100 hoodies from Yeezy, from Balenciaga, from [Gap and Adidas] and everything we do is going to cost $20,” Ye, 45, said of the discarded inventory.

    He added, “We need to make sure everyone receives the same level of cuts, the same level of food, same level of water, same level of education.”

    “We’re engineering opportunities, we’re getting past the past, we’re focused on the future,” West continued, also showing off some new designs.

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    Speaking of the future, the “Eazy” rapper also showed off his “Ye24” designs. He claimed the attire, promoting his run for president in 2024, was made from repurposed Balenciaga sweatpants and more. He further alleged on Twitter that he met with former President Donald Trump and offered him the vice presidential spot on his ticket.

    Though the fashion brands denounced the rapper, West wore designs from his recent Balenciaga and Adidas collaboration in the video, including a white messenger bag ($1,290) and a sweatshirt ($1,150).

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    West showed off sweatpants with “Ye24” emblazoned on it, announcing that he plans to run for president in 2024.
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    On Tuesday night, Rolling Stone published an exposé in which former Yeezy employees alleged that West would often show executives porn videos, his own sex tapes and explicit images of then-wife Kim Kardashian.

    Representatives from Gap, Adidas and Balenciaga did not immediately return Page Six Style’s request for comment.

  • Kanye apologizes for George Floyd remarks, compares being criticized and losing deals to having ‘knee on my neck’

    Kanye West has more to say about the recent headlines surrounding him.

    In a video reportedly taken in Los Angeles, Ye stopped to answer questions and make statements to a crowd of people.

    “I had experiences where I felt like I was being teamed up on,” he says. “And I didn’t realize that term would be antisemitic. So I had a mediation with Adidas today and I think Adidas felt like cause everyone else was ganging up on me that they had the right to take my designs.”

    “I feel like this is God humbling me right now,” he continues. “Cause there’s two things that are happening. A lot of times when I would say ‘I am the richest Black man,’ it would be a defense that I would use for the mental health conversation.”

    “What’s happening right now is I’m being humbled. Another thing that’s happening to me is by being burned to the flesh every single day, it’s actually proving what I had to say. When I went to the mediation, what I wanna say is, Black people are like okay, ‘Lex Friedman got you to apologize, Piers Morgan got you to apologize to Jews, but you never apologized to us about the George Floyd comment that made us feel bad.’”

    He then made sure to say his statement clearly so the “soundbite” is better. “When the idea of Black Lives Matter came out, it made us come together as a people,” he says.

    “So I when said that and I questioned the death of George Floyd, it hurt my people. It hurt the Black people. So, I want to apologize [inaudible] because God has shown me by what Adidas is doing and by what the media is doing, I know how it feels to have a knee on my neck now.

    So thank you God for humbling me and letting me know how it really felt. Because how could the richest Black man ever be humbled other than to be made to not be a billionaire in front of everyone off one comment.”

    Because of Ye’s recent comments, he’s facing a $250 million lawsuit by George Floyd’s family for falsely claiming Floyd was killed by fentanyl, not police brutality. He was dropped by several companies including the aforementioned Adidas, Gap, JPMorgan Chase, Balenciaga, CAA, MRC, Foot Locker, and others.

    His words have caused harm in the community, allowing an antisemitic hate group to support his statements by hanging a banner that read “Kanye is right about the Jews” above Interstate 405 in L.A.

    You can watch the full video above, where he also coined a new term for 2022 called the “red media.”

    Source: Complex.com

  • ‘I lost $2 billion in one day’ – Kanye West says after Adidas, other brands cut ties

    Kanye “Ye” West is back on Instagram with a new message after the fallout surrounding his latest controversies, including his anti-Semitic comments and controversial “White Lives Matter” shirts.

    The 45-year-old rapper and designer lost numerous partnerships, collaborations, and deals in the wake of his comments, including ones with Adidas, GAP, Balenciaga, Vogue, his management team at CAA, and reportedly Def Jam Records.

    In his latest post titled “LOVE SPEECH,” Ye acknowledged these losses, which have caused him to be knocked off the Forbes billionaires list.

    “I lost 2 billion dollars in one day and I’m still alive,” Ye wrote. “This is love speech. I still love you. God still loves you. The money is not who I am. The people is who I am.”

     

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    He also posted a joke headline, which read, “Ye has reportedly cut ties with Kanye West,” captioning the post, “Had to cut ties bro.”

     

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    It’s been a tumultuous few weeks for Ye who debuted his controversial White Lives Matter shirts at Paris Fashion Week, and followed that up with a series of controversies, including multiple anti-Semitic remarks, which caused his Instagram and Twitter accounts to be temporarily locked.

    Numerous brands and celebrities, including his ex Kim Kardashian, have spoken out in the weeks since, condemning anti-Semitism and racism.

    Source:myjoyonline.com

     

  • Gap ‘taking immediate steps’ to remove Yeezy Gap product from stores following Kanye’s Anti-Semitic remarks

    Gap has issued a new statement in the wake of continued fallout from the artist formerly known as Kanye West’s anti-Semitic comments. In it, the company said “immediate steps” were now being taken to remove Yeezy Gap product from its stores.

    The statement, shared on Tuesday, noted that the Yeezy Gap partnership (initially slated to span a decade upon its announcement back in 2020) had previously seen its end announced in September.

    “Our former partner’s recent remarks and behavior further underscore why,” the new statement reads. “We are taking immediate steps to remove Yeezy Gap product from our stores and we have shut down [the Yeezy Gap site]. Antisemitism, racism, and hate in any form are inexcusable and not tolerated in accordance with our values. On behalf of our customers, employees, and shareholders, we are partnering with organizations that combat hate and discrimination.”

    Also on Tuesday, Adidas announced the immediate termination of its Yeezy deal, with Forbes later reporting this had resulted in Ye no longer being a billionaire.

    The latest Gap statement follows a report from Women’s Wear Daily last week revealing Balenciaga doesn’t have “any plans for future projects” involving Ye. The Kering-owned house had worked extensively with Ye, including in the form of the Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga project.

    Ye, meanwhile, was recently announced to be acquiring right-wing social media platform Parler. The CEO of Parlement Technologies is George Farmer, the husband of Candace Owens.

    Ye and Owens were photographed together at the YZY SZY 9 presentation in Paris earlier this month, both wearing a widely criticized design from the show featuring the “white lives matter” hate slogan.

    Source: Complex.com

  • Kanye West ditched by divorce lawyers over anti-Semitic remarks

    Kanye West has been dropped by his high-powered divorce attorneys amid his ongoing anti-Semitic rants.

    The rapper has been ditched by a series of collaborators — such as Gap, Vogue and Balenciaga — after he went on a social media tirade, saying that he was going “death con 3 on Jewish people.”

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    Kanye West’s divorce lawyers have stopped working with him following his anti-Semitic remarks.
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    But a source told us Monday, “The firm is no longer representing Kanye West.”

    Reps for West and his former lawyers Clair and Cohen — whose clients have included Melinda Gates, Chris Rock and Judith Nathan in her divorce with Rudy Giuliani — didn’t get back to us.

    Kanye West ditched by divorce lawyers over anti-Semitic remarks
    While West and Kardashian have both been declared single, legal wrangling in their divorce continues over custody of their four children and some financial matters. kimkardashian/Instagram

    In one of his most high-profile cases, Cohen helped Gates, 58, walk away from her divorce from Bill Gates with an estimated settlement of about $76 billion.

    Cohen and Clair were West’s fifth law firm in this divorce case, as the billionaire entertainer has had a revolving door of lawyers represent him over the past year and a half.

    Kardashian, 42, filed to divorce West in February 2021, and the former couple was declared legally single in March 2022. However, discussions have continued over finances and custody of their four kids: North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm.

    This past week, Ye, 45, has been taken off Twitter and Instagram for hateful messages about Jews.

    Kanye West ditched by divorce lawyers over anti-Semitic remarks
    Kardashian filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. Getty Images

    Following his comments, Kardashian posted a statement to her Instagram Story on Monday, writing, “Hate speech is never ok or excusable. I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.”

    Kanye West ditched by divorce lawyers over anti-Semitic remarks
    Kardashian filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. WireImage

    Plus Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner posted a statement that originated from Jessica Seinfeld’s Instagram which stated, “I support my Jewish friends and the Jewish people.”

     

    Source:myjoyonline.com