•An economics professor has called for private sector participation to achieve govt's one million jobs agenda •He believes the move will only be successful depending on the private sectors' response •Government through the Finance Minister in the mid-year budget announced an ambitious plan to create jobs for the youth Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Professor Peter Quartey has indicated government’s resolve to create
•An economics professor has called for private sector participation to achieve govt's one million jobs agenda •He believes the move will only be successful depending on the private sectors' response •Government through the Finance Minister in the mid-year budget announced an ambitious plan to create jobs for the youth Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Professor Peter Quartey has indicated government’s resolve to create
The Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Hon.
•Manasseh claims a powerful at Metro TV tried to block the employment of Bridget Otoo •He alleges that the said stormed the station on Tuesday to prevent Bridget Otoo from reading the news •Bridget Otoo read the 7pm news on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has given a comprehensive account of what he alleges to be an attempt by a certain influential figure at Metro TV to block the employment
•Eugene Boakye Antwi raised a number of issues with the protest •He accused the protestors of breaching COVID-19 protocols •He also asked them to take responsibility in some of the issues in the country Eugene Boakye Antwi, the Member of Parliament for Subin Constituency has sought to belittle the concerns raised by #FixTheCountry protestors who took to the streets of Accra on Wednesday, August 5, 2021, to register their grievance
• Metro TV says Bridget Otoo is part of the Metro TV family • There were reports that she was prevented from casting the major news on Tuesday due to government interplay • But the TV station denied in a post on their verified social media timeline Metro TV has debunked widespread allegations that Jubilee House officials tried to prevent Bridget Otoo from presenting her first major broadcast in her new role as a newscaster.
• Saglemi Housing project agreement signed between the GoG and the states that the project will be done in four phases • 668 housing units were completed out of a total of 5000 housing unit • Collins Dauda and four others are facing 52 counts of causing financial loss to the state The Saglemi Housing project has been trending because of the commencement of the prosecution of Collins Dauda, a former minister of Works and Housing.
•The demonstration saw no clashes between the police and the protestors •The IGP Akuffo Dampare and the officers have been praised for their conduct •The IGP addressed the officers ahead of the march and charge them to act responsibly George Akuffo Dampare, the newly-installed Inspector General of Police looks to have earned himself some plaudits with how his officers dealt with the #FixTheCountry demonstration.
•The #FixTheCountry demonstration was held on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 •The protest was covered extensively by both local and international media •The media highlighted the issues raised by the demonstrators After months back and forth with Ghana Police Service, the #FixTheCountry campaigners on Wednesday got their wish of pouring out on the streets to protest against poor governance and other issues which in their wisdom is
• University of Ghana is to pay a judgement debt of $165 million for terminating a contract in 2018 • The order was made by a US Federal Court • The court indicated that the University defaulted on a flagship developmental partnership programme A US Federal Court has awarded a $165 million judgement debt against the University of Ghana for wrongly terminating the Africa Integra Contract in 2018.
• The #FixTheCountry campaigners did not present any petition • They believe that the placards of those who participated in the protest is enough petition for those in authority • The #FixTheCountry campaign started on social media On August 4, 2021, the much-anticipated and much-publicised #FixTheCountry campaign drew hundreds of Ghanaians onto the streets of Accra to pile up pressure on the Government of Ghana to address Ghana’s numerous challenges - but strikingly,
• John Dramani Mahama says the government should not roll out new programmes • He stated that, it will be better for the government to focus on completing abandoned projects • Mahama made this known when he visited the Volta Region together with some Minority MPs Former President John Dramani Mahama, has advised the Akufo-Addo administration to not roll out new projects, but instead focus on the old projects and complete them.
•A parliamentary document reveals that ET Mensah indeed said that the Saglemi Housing project was going to be phases •The Hansard of October 31, 2021 shows that ET Mensah in response to a concern by Papa Owusu Ankomah said that the project was going to be in phases •ET Mensah on Metro TV denied making such statements In a bid to validate his claims that the document laid in Parliament on October 31, 2021, seeking Parliamentary
•The Saglemi Housing Project was approved by Parliament on October 31, 2021 •During debate, some MPs spoke said that due diligence was not done by the government of the time •Collins Dauda, a former Minister of Water, Works and Housing has been charged for causing financial loss to the state When the proposal containing the Saglemi Housing project was tabled before Parliament on October 31, 2012, some Members of Parliament on the
• Dr Michael Obeng has been arrested by the MDC • He was arrested together with some quack doctors and dentists • The doctor was operating without a valid licence Dr Michael K.
• Dr Michael Obeng has been arrested by the MDC • He was arrested together with some quack doctors and dentists • Dr Obeng was operating without a valid licence Dr Michael K.
•Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is not impressed with the current crop of players at Kotoko •He believes the club's standard has dropped •Asante Kotoko finished second in the just-ended GPL season Prominent Kumasi Asante Kotoko fan, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said when pitted against previous Kotoko teams, the current players will not get anywhere close to the starting teams.
The Tema Regional Command of the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police has reminded the driving public that motorbike riders also have equal assess and usage of the roads as other drivers.
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have been urged to take urgent steps to mend the reputational damage that has arisen from the deliberate anti-slavery marketing approach being used by chocolate manufacturers in Europe.
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