Russia-Ukraine War Will Redefine Global Economic Architecture - Bawumia
During the Vice President’s address at the festival, he mentioned that the Ukraine and Russia war has brought about economic hardship leading to the hike in fuel prices. "War has hindered global growth and has aggravated inflationary pressures and disrupted supply change that we have known.”He continued and noted the Government’s commitment to ensuring the economy is stable. The vice president also acknowledged the importance of the Chieftaincy institution to the development of the country and appealed to the Nananom to continue to play their part in nation-building. In Okyenhene Amoatia Ofori Panin’s address, he admitted the Vice President’s remarks on the hardship attributed to the Ukraine and Russia war, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.
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June 28, 2022 10:09 UTC
Arise Ghana secures stay of execution after court judgement
General News of Monday, 27 June 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comArise Ghana plans protestPolice disagree with planned time for demonstrationPolice takes Arise Ghana to courtOrganisers of Arise Ghana have secured a stay of execution against the Ghana Police Service. This follows an earlier judgement by an Accra Court on Monday, June 27, 2022. Bernard Mornah who was unhappy about the High Court's ruling however appealed the ruling and filed for a stay of execution pending the determination of the appeal on July 12, 2022. In a post confirming this on Facebook, Rex Omar who is part of the group said,"We’ve secured stay of execution against the Ghana Police Service and therefore the arrangements by the ARISE GH Group still stands and we hope to stage a peaceful and historic demonstration. Background:Arise Ghana DemoArise Ghana have planned a historic two-day demonstration primarily to protest persistent and astronomical hikes in fuel prices by the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government that has imposed excruciating economic hardships on Ghanaians.
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June 28, 2022 05:35 UTC
Ghana will have to borrow to pay wages soon - Gabby Otchere-Darko
He indicated that Ghana's current economic stance is not the best, with the country using all the revenue it raises to pay its debts. "We can't continue to use all the little revenues raised to pay our debts. Very soon we may have to borrow to pay wages!" We can’t continue to use all the little revenues raised to pay our debts. Very soon we may have to borrow to pay wages!
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June 27, 2022 20:43 UTC
Two-day demonstration to begin in Ghana tomorrow
A youth group calling itself “Arise Ghana” has settled on Tuesday, June 28 to begin a historic two-day demonstration in the capital city Accra. The demonstration is aimed at protesting the hikes in fuel prices and the harsh economic conditions imposed on Ghanaians by the Akuffo Addo/Bawumia-led administration. -Police interference-The planned protest already appears to be encountering some challenges as the Ghana police Service is seeking a court injunction on the protest. In a statement on Sunday, June 26, the GPS says it needs the court to determine the period for the Arise Ghana demonstration. Organisers had told local media that the demonstration will hold as planned,
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June 27, 2022 16:08 UTC
Five top personalities who have openly endorsed Arise Ghana demo
The pressure group, Arise Ghana, is set to undertake the June 28 – 29, 2022 demonstration in Accra in a bid to highlight economic and governance challenges bedevilling the country. Randy AbbeyHost of the Good Morning Ghana programme on Metro TV, on Thursday, June 23, declared his support for the Arise Ghana demo stating that the issues being raised sat well with him. Randy Abbey’s endorsement was made on Metro TV during his show, he said: “Next Tuesday, next Wednesday is the (Arise Ghana) demo, you know I have never participated in a demonstration but I endorse your demonstration. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe and Charles Wereko-BrobbeyThe two founding members of the NPP declared support for the demonstration at separate meetings with leaders of the Arise Ghana demonstration when they paid courtesy calls to them. He tweeted: “ARISE GHANA DEMO!
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June 27, 2022 07:24 UTC
Police file suit to change duration of Arise Ghana demo
General News of Sunday, 26 June 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comCourt to determine duration of Arise Ghana demo on June 26Arise Ghana did not agree with us on changing time for June 28 demo – PoliceArise Ghana demo scheduled to take place between June 28 – 29, 2022The Ghana Police Service has indicated that it has filed a suit in court for the determination of the duration of the planned demonstration by Arise Ghana Coalition. According to the Police, the suit filed was necessitated by the lack of agreement with the organisers of the demonstration on when the protest should start and the time it should end. to“… the Police received a verbal response from the organisers the effect that they are unable to change the time of the demonstration. It added that the court will be hearing its suit against the duration of the demo on Monday, June 27, 2022. Read the full statement released by the police below:Meanwhile, GhanaWeb is accepting nominations for the prestigious GhanaWeb Excellence Awards – Youth Edition.
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June 27, 2022 02:05 UTC
LIVE UPDATES: Hearts of Oak vs Bechem United (MTN FA Cup final)
Sports News of Sunday, 26 June 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comHello and welcome to GhanaWeb's live coverage of the 2021/2022 MTN FA Cup competition. All is set for the MTN FA Cup final between giants Accra Hearts of Oak and Bechem United at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday, June 26, 2022. Bechem United finished 3rd on the 2021/2022 Ghana Premier League table making it one of their best campaigns in the last decade. The Hunters after winning their maiden FA Cup trophy against Okwahu United in 2016 will have another chance to win the competition on Sunday. This will be GhanaWeb's live text commentary of the season as the 2021/2022 Ghana football season ends today.
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June 26, 2022 20:19 UTC
I’m completely dissatisfied with this government, they have failed – Kwesi Pratt
According to him, despite being dissatisfied with the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government, it was important that only legal means are used to remove the government i.e. The veteran journalist spoke on June 25, 2022 on the Alhaji and Alhaji Show on Pan African Television whiles discussing the upcoming Arise Ghana demonstration. “Is that true, if that is true; what is the purpose? “That should inform the NDC’s participation in any activity if that is the strategic goal of the NDC. “But between me and you, just think, where in the world will anybody allow demonstrators to converge in front of the president’s house.
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June 26, 2022 15:24 UTC
8 times Akufo-Addo used ultra-luxury-chartered flights
General News of Sunday, 26 June 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comOkudzeto Ablakwa slams Akufo-Addo for misuse of public fundsNorth Tongu MP publishing details of President’s chartered travelsAblakwa, others pushing for Bill on Presidential travelsPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has often used chartered flights on official trips whenever the trip is especially outside of the continent. Government, through the Ministry of Defense, explained last year that the President was acting on expert advice relative to the capacity of the current Presidential jet. One politician who has been seized with the chartered flights of the President, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has since May 2021, published details of Akufo-Addo’s trips aboard jets he described as ‘ultra-luxury’ and ‘top-of-the-range’ jets. TWI NEWSThe North Tongu MP, on Saturday (June 25) published what he said were details of the president’s luxury jet trips over the last 13 months. He alleged that the trips had cost the taxpayer around GH¢34million.
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June 26, 2022 14:27 UTC
‘Things were not this bad when I joined the Occupy Ghana Friday protest’ – Samson Anyenini
General News of Sunday, 26 June 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comArise Ghana demonstration to hit Accra next weekProminent public figures announce support for protestsProtest scheduled for 28th - 29th June, 2022Lawyer and host of Joy News’ Newsfile programme, Samson Lardy Anyenini has expressed support for the upcoming Arise Ghana demonstration. Recalling his days as part of the Occupy Ghana group, he said: “I am going to look for my red outfit which I used to wear for the Red Fridays and to observe the Occupy Flagstaff House demonstration few years back. TWI NEWS“Things were not this bad when I did and joined the Occupy Ghana Friday protest,” he concluded. About the Arise Ghana demoArise Ghana describes itself as a group comprising political party leaders, media practitioners, civil society players, creative arts, trades union among others determined to relentlessly champion the common cause of the Ghanaian people. Others are to protest the grabbing of State lands by officials of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government, particularly the de-classification of huge portions of the Achimota Forest reserve.
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June 26, 2022 11:37 UTC
6 important developmental projects abandoned by the NPP government in Ashanti Region
TWI NEWS"In the last 4 budgets presented to parliament, it was announced that some developmental projects would be done in the Ashanti Region. It is the monies coming from Ashanti Region that are being used to develop Ghana. It is the yet-to-be extracted Bauxite in the Ashanti Region, which president Akufo-Addo has even used as collateral for Ghana...Why is the NPP government neglecting us?" He then praised former presidents, J.A.Kuffour, John Atta Mills, and John Dramani Mahama for their contribution to the growth of the region. "The next on the list is the Sofoline Interchange started by former president John Agyekum Kufour, which late former president Mills and Mahama continued.
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June 25, 2022 13:33 UTC
E-Levy: 8 out of 10 Ghanaians have changed MoMo transaction behaviour – Report
According to a myjoyonline.com report, the research focused on the effect of the 1.5% tax on all electronic transfers and how government will rake in money from this E-Levy. The research also looked at how often people use digital financial services accounts, especially mobile money. TWI NEWSIt further highlighted that about 31% of respondents make between 1 to 5 transfers a week. Goverment imposed a 1.5% charge on all electronic transfers above GH¢100. Meanwhile, the charging entities for the E-Levy are telecommunications companies, commercial banks, special deposit-taking institutions and Payment Service Providers (PSPs).
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June 25, 2022 03:44 UTC
‘I support your demo, the issues sit well with me’ – Randy Abbey to Arise Ghana
General News of Friday, 24 June 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comRandy Abbey expresses support for Arise Ghana demoDemo scheduled to take place between June 28 – 29, 2022Protest to highlight economic hardship and governance issuesHost of the Good Morning Ghana programme on Metro TV, Randy Abbey, has declared his support for the Arise Ghana demo scheduled to take place next week. Randy Abbey’s endorsement was on Thursday, June 23 on his programme when he hosted the National Democratic Congress’ National Communications officer, Sammy Gyamfi, who is a convenor of the Arise Ghana group. “Next Tuesday, next Wednesday is the (Arise Ghana) demo, you know I have never participated in a demonstration but I endorse your demonstration. The issues, the basis for the demonstration sits well with me and I endorse it,” he stressed. Arise Ghana described itself as a group comprising political party leaders, media practitioners, civil society players, creative arts, trades union among others determined to relentlessly champion the common cause of the Ghanaian people.
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June 24, 2022 22:10 UTC
This is not the time for a National Cathedral – President of Catholic Bishops' Conference
General News of Friday, 24 June 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comEverybody expected Akufo-Addo to find money for National Cathedral - Archbishop NaamehPalmer-Buckle not representing the Catholic Church on National Cathedral Board - Archbishop NaamehGhanaians bemoan construction of National CathedralPresident of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference, Most Rev. According to the Archbishop, building a National Cathedral should not be a priority for the country, given the current hardships Ghanaians are going through, newswiregh.com. He further stated that since the National Cathedral was President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's promise to God, the president was expected to find the money for the project rather than using taxpayers' money for it. The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference, who is also the Archbishop of Tamale, clarified Most Rev. Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral, is not representing the church but was selected by President Akufo-Addo to be part of the project.
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June 24, 2022 20:00 UTC
Don’t Politicise Challenges Of School Feeding Programme - Speaker Of Parliament
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has said that the ongoing challenge with the School Feeding Programme is of grave concern and must be resolved as soon as possible. According to a citinewsroomonline.com report, the Speaker, made these remarks when he visited the National Buffer Stock Company and the National School Feeding Programme, urging Ghanaians not to politicise the challenges of the feeding programme. I am trying to understand the challenges they are experiencing and how we can support them to do their work. Meanwhile, the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has suggested that the School Feeding Programme is facing dire challenges. The GNECC indicated that the program is struggling and could collapse if the government fails to address the challenges stakeholders in the programme are facing.
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June 24, 2022 11:32 UTC