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The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has issued a stinging warning to state security agencies, accusing them of being the number one threat to Ghana’s press freedom. In the Association’s most powerful statement yet, it denounced the rising attacks on journalists as a “coordinated assault on democracy” and vowed to take the fight to those responsible—uniformed or not. GJA President Albert Kwabena Dwumfour minced no words. “We are sick and tired of the silence, the cover-ups, and the empty promises. “This impunity needs to end,” he declared during a press conference in Accra today. “Any security guard who strikes a journalist…
One of the key questions ordinary citizens ask about government budgets is “how will it affect me?” This is a particularly important question for people who live in poverty or are part of disadvantaged and marginalised groups. For them, how much tax they pay or what public services they receive can make the difference between deprivation and well-being. This is even more relevant during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, when poverty and inequality worsen and governments are called on to provide assistance to those most in need.The World Bank estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to push between…
The Health Ministry’s bid to borrow $82 billion to buy mosquito nets is denied by the Senate. The Nigerian Senate has rejected a proposal by the Federal Ministry of Health to borrow $200 million (N82,070,388,916.76) under the malaria program to purchase mosquito nets in the 2022 budget. A member of the Senate Committee on Health, Gershom Bassey, spoke out against the proposal by the Ministry at the Federal Ministry of Health’s 2022 budget defense on Tuesday. Bassey told Mahmuda Mamman, the Permanent Secretary, that the idea to borrow $200 million (approximately N82 billion at the official exchange rate of N410…
Senate enquiries FG intends to borrow $200 million to purchase mosquito nets. The Federal Ministry of Health says it is planning to secure a loan of $200 million to procure mosquito nets to prevent malaria in 13 of the 36 states. The Senate has frowned at a plan by the federal government to borrow $200 million to purchase mosquito nets and other ancillary medical therapies to prevent malaria. Members of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts faulted the proposed loan requests when the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Mahmuda Mamman, informed them of the plan. Mr…
The Ghanaian cedi has depreciated sharply against many currencies, in particular the U.S. dollar since the start of 2022. The cedi has declined more than 55% between January and October 2022, among the steepest declines of any currency in the world this year. When a currency falls in value, imports become more expensive. Effects on Importers: Ghanaian importers are struggling to stay in business due to the high cost of importing and of clearing of goods from Ghanaian ports. Some importers are unable to raise enough money to finance planned shipments. Increasingly restricted access to foreign exchange (forex) delays trade:…
Three people are detained by Ghana police for trying to sell a body for $1,153. On Monday, police in the Volta region of Ghana announced that they had detained three individuals on suspicion of killing a man and trying to sell his body. According to a police statement, the suspects—42-year-old Kalefe Korku, 21-year-old Afedo Kpotor, and 27-year-old Ametoke Sitsofe—killed 30-year-old Albert Anyinado and asked a traditional priest whether he might assist them in finding a buyer. However, local media said that the police pretended to be interested in the trade after learning about it and bargained to purchase the body…
Selena Gomez has stated that she prefers a “funny” guy over a “arrogant” one. The 28-year-old celebrity, who has dated Justin Bieber and The Weeknd in the past, is searching for a funny guy without being conceited. “Funny does it for me—you just have to be funny,” she responded when asked by New! magazine what qualities she looks for in a man. I truly detest arrogance, even yet I admire guys who are self-assured.” The actress from ‘Only Murders in the Building’ maintained that she is ‘absolutely cool’ about being single since, in her late 20s, there are a lot…
Teachers and Students Selected for the 2021 VAPA Spotlight Awards The VAPA Spotlight Awards celebrate “Transforming Lives Through the Arts” across the San Diego Unified School District. These awards highlight outcomes that are aligned with the goals of VAPA’s strategic plan, adopted by the Board of Education in 2016. Awardees are nominated through an open call by district VAPA stakeholders including teachers, parents, community arts partners, administrators, and students. Winners are selected by a committee that represents classroom teachers, VAPA leaders, the VAPA Advisory Council, and the VAPA Foundation. The VAPA Foundation is sponsoring $250 scholarships for the ten student…
A Ghanaian national has been detained by Kenyan authorities on suspicion of defrauding a woman of $83,000 (£58,490) through a romance scam. Victor Anane, a Ghanaian, met a female manager at Tala, a digital lender that provides small loans to Kenyans, via an online dating site, according to the police’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). “The suspect… masquerades as a preacher, approaches innocent women looking for love and affection online, with promises of making their lives better before fraudulently obtaining money from them.” The woman only became suspicious of Mr Anane when she visited his house in the capital, Nairobi,…
On the day of his wedding, the girl set her ex-boyfriend on fire in Aba for leaving her to marry another woman. There is an unsettling stillness in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia state, as one Ms. Oluchi, a jilted lover, is said to have lit her ex-boyfriend on fire on his wedding day after learning that he was about to wed someone else after abandoning her. Other locals were shocked by the tragedy that occurred on the evening of December 31, 2021, in Obohia, Ndiegoro axis. After dating for more than eight years, eyewitnesses claim that the ex-boyfriend…