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Ministry of Finance welcomes Special Prosecutor’s risk assessment of Agyapa.

The Ministry of Finance says it welcomes the decision of the Special Prosecutor to undertake the risk assessment and views it as an opportunity to address some of the concerns raised in respect of this transaction.

In a statement issued by the Public Relations Unit, the Ministry said such an assessment would reassure Ghanaians that “the transaction has and will continue to adhere to the highest levels of corporate governance and transparency.”

The statement said the Ministry had notified the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that the Initial Public Offering would not be launched until the completion of the risk assessment.

It said the exercise and the findings by the Office of the Special Prosecutor of Ghana “shall be deemed material to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) and public listing of Agyapa and will therefore need to be fully disclosed in the prospectus prior to applying to the regulators of the UK and Ghana Stock Exchanges for approval to launch the IPO.”

“This Ministry is, therefore, working with the OSP to successfully complete this exercise. In the interim, the OSP has been notified by Ministry of finance that the IPO shall not be launched until the risk assessment has been completed,” it said.

On September 14, 2020, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), in exercise of its mandate pursuant to sections 2 (1) (c), 29, 69 and 73 of Act 959 and Regulation 31 (1) and (2) of L.I. 2374 requested for information and production of documents in relation to a risk assessment it was conducting on Agyapa Royalties transaction.

Source: GNA

October 12, 2020
How to keep an office relationship from meddling with work

Ghanaian actress and entrepreneur, Mahalia Bamford, has revealed how she would handle an office relationship and keep it from distracting her from her work.

Interviewed by the Ekumfi Princess Mercy Bee on eTV Ghana’s Girl Vibes show, she was asked what she would do as an employer if she gets into an intimate relationship with one of her employees. She answered that to keep this situation from affecting work output negatively, she sees only two solutions out of it.

She noted that both of them would have to come to an agreement, specifically a formal one signed on paper which will draw a line between work relations and personal relations. If he cannot agree to these terms, then she would have to lay him off the job and help him find another job elsewhere.
Either ways, we need to have an agreement on paper to hold us so that he still can keep his job and I can have my business progress. Even if things don’t work out in the romantic relationship we’re trying to have and I can’t have a contractual agreement, he will have to quit the job”, she said.

According to Mahalia, if she, as a woman has been able to start her own business, has been able to employ him and is now willing to help him set up his own business, he should have the heart to be able to start something to save both their relationship and the business

E.TV Ghana

October 12, 2020
Why investment in mental health is needed now more than ever

Protecting our mental health is always important. As anyone who has been diagnosed with a mental health condition will know, investing in our mental health is essential to returning to our full potential. COVID-19 has put unprecedented strain on our mental health, whilst simultaneously disrupting treatment and services around the world. Evidence suggests it has increased stress, anxiety, loneliness, depression, substance use, self-harm and suicidal behaviour – yet access to support, especially trained support, has never been more difficult.

At the beginning of this year, the message on mental health was loud and clear at Davos 2020: it is time to invest in mental health. This was before our world changed forever in the weeks to follow.

Our world wasn’t set up to respond to mental health needs before COVID-19 – and it certainly isn’t now. It is estimated 284 million and 265 million people are suffering from anxiety and depression respectively. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds globally. Yet only around 2% of health budgets are spent on mental health. These alarming statistics show there is a crisis of inaction on mental health all over the world.
Investing in mental health is not just the right thing to do. As experts have proven time and time again, it’s also good for business. Businesses have the power to create real change, through tackling workplace mental health and engaging in the global conversation around mental health in the workplace and beyond.

COVID-19 is taking its toll on already overburdened and underfunded mental health services in many countries around the world. We need movement on mental health and we need to see mental health as foundational to our recovery from COVID-19. We cannot move forward and rebuild without it.

The latest figures from WHO show more than 90% of member states have seen disruptions in mental health services. And while a majority of member states have included mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS) as part of their national COVID-19 response plans, only 17% have ensured full funding to cover these additional MHPSS activities.
Back in April, more than 1,000 mental health experts and advocates from more than 40 countries signed an open letter calling on global leaders to integrate mental health into recovery plans. This letter backed the recommendations of the report of the UN Secretary General on COVID-19 and mental health, which were that integrating mental health within COVID-19 response and recovery plans was essential. Over 95 member states supported this same report’s recommendations in a statement to the UN. This World Mental Health Day, campaigners, experts, governments and lived experience advocates are uniting once more to demand movement on mental health.

The question as we go into this year’s World Mental Health Day, given our continuing efforts to tackle COVID-19 and think about the world we want to rebuild post COVID-19, is this: Will our world finally move beyond talking about mental health, and invest in mental health as foundational to our collective COVID-19 response and recovery?

One thing is for sure – the future of mental health is up to us. There could be at least 60 million fewer cases of anxiety, depression and epilepsy between now and 2030 if we increase spending on mental health to recommended levels. People could gain 25 million healthy life years, and 200,000 deaths could be avoided. Countless benefits to individuals, families, communities, businesses and our world could be gained if we invest in everyone, everywhere, to give people the opportunity to reach their full potential.

We can do this by investing in our own mental health, supporting the mental health of those around us and by demanding that our leaders invest in mental health across the world. COVID-19 gives us a once in a lifetime opportunity to move mental health forward. By investing now and building mental health into all COVID-19 response and recovery plans, we can build back better.

Please join us and the growing movement as part of this year’s official World Mental Health Day campaign: #MoveForMentalHealth. Share the message among your networks that the time to move is now. Act yourself – commit to make a new investment in mental health. Campaigners around the world will be moving; playing sport, going for a walk, joining in the growing TikTok dance challenge, or marching for change as part of the Global March for Mental Health on October 9.

The future is up to us. Will you join us? It’s time we all moved forward and invested in mental health. Now, more than ever, it’s #TimeToInvest and move for mental health.

Ghanaweb

October 12, 2020
Dumelo, Lydia Alhassan doing aqua olympics in Ayawaso West after rains – Social media users

Some social media users, despite the devastating effects of Saturday’s downpour on some parts of West Lands in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, have began striking a contest between two parliamentary candidates in the area.
The two, John Dumelo contesting on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Lydia Seyram Alhassan for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been pushed to top trends Sunday, October 11, 2020 following their attempts to support their constituents.

It must be noted however, that the two have over the past months engaged in fierce political competition since the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus.

Away from coronavirus this time, the heavy downpour in some parts of Accra on Saturday presented another situation for the two to show how much they care for their people.

According to several persons who have their eyes on the constituency, John Dumelo who took the first step by jumping into the flood waters to sympathise with residents prompted a swift reaction from the sitting Member of Parliament, Lydia Seyram Alhassan.

Clad in a traditional ‘kaba and slit’ with a farmer boot, Lydia Seyram Alhassan also responded to the challenge to support her constituents.

But social media users have described the seeming political challenge as an “aqua Olympics” game between the two candidates.

Others have also humorously tagged it as a “boot for boot’ challenge because the two wore similar boots during their visit.

It would be recalled that in April this year, the two candidates were actively engaged in food distribution in their constituency.

A situation which they claimed was to help the vulnerable survive the effects of the novel coronavirus and the lockdown.

Ghanaweb

October 12, 2020
Chieftancy Disputes at the Western Region
Two persons have sustained life-threatening injuries from of a chieftaincy clash that erupted on Saturday 10th October at Dompim-Pepesa, a farming community in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region.
The Tarkwa Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent George Andrew Kumah confirming the incident to Citi News said the victims sustained severe cutlass wounds after a funeral ceremony.

“There was a funeral yesterday [Saturday] at Dompim, involving a late linguist from Wassa Fiase Traditional Council. Police provided security for the burial which was attended by the chief from Wassa Fiase, together with the Chief of Dompim, Nana Duah Panin II. It was in the evening around 5:30 pm when some boys clashed in the town. One was allegedly holding a cutlass chasing the other, but the one being chased collected the cutlass and rather slashed the bearer.”

Chief Superintendent Kumah further explained that the incident was on the back of an ensuing chieftaincy dispute in the area.

“Nana Nyowa Panin IV is now the current Chief of Dompim and Nana Ohyiawora Bian is a destooled Chief of Dompim but some people still parade him as the chief of the town. The victim was at the Information Centre telling the people of Dompim that they should not recognize Nana Nyowa Panin IV as the Chief of Dompim but rather Ohyiawora Bian, the destooled Chief. The offended supporters rushed to the Information Centre and there was a confrontation, but they were separated and everybody left.”

“The victim, Dauda Issaka, who is a supporter of the destooled chief armed himself with a cutlass and went in town and spotted the very guy who confronted him at the Information Centre, Robert Amo, alias Jato. In the middle of the confrontation, Jato rather overpowered Dauda Issaka who came with the cutlass, collected the cutlass from him and rather slashed him. Although he sustained multiple cutlass wound on the head, Dauda did not die but currently receiving treatment at the Tarkwa Apinto Hospital after he was transferred from the Simpa Clinic.”

Chief Superintendent George Andrew Kumah said besides Dauda, another lady also sustained serious injuries but information on how her injuries came about is yet to be ascertained.

“We have recorded two persons who have sustained injuries because there is a lady who has also sustained injuries, but she has not given us the details about what actually happened. When she rushed to the police station, she was immediately given medical form to the hospital and report back but she is yet to return. But so far we have arrested one person, Robert Amo, alias Jato who slashed Dauda Issaka,” he said.
Citinewsroom
October 12, 2020
Woman’s private part shaved by Pastor in Church

A video circulating on social media as Pastor seen shaving the private part of women in Church.

The pastor to the women to remove their panties by themselves because he does not want anyone to tag him of removing women panties in Church.
He told them, he will bath them later on.

The Pastor went on by saying, many people will say what he is doing is not from God, but if it is not from God, is it from their mother? He ask.

The pastor went ahead by saying, some Pastors even preach against him. But wat he is doing is from the Bible and as he quote Leviticus in the bible.

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Story by: Anita

October 12, 2020
A HUG TRAFFIC AT DOBORO CAUSING DRIVERS DELAY

Doboro is a suburb of Accra which is about hundred meteres way from Nsawam which happens to be the dimensional division between Greater Accra Region and Eastern Region of Ghana.

A charcoal car which nobody know how it fell has fallen half way of the main road from DOBORO to Accra which has caused a hug traffic on the road.

We all know the Pokuase road is also under a construction of 4tier over pass and due to that traffic jamming has become a daily activity for drivers from Eastern Region, Ashanti Region to Greater Accra Region and from Greater Accra Region to the above said regions and the suburb towns as well.

The fallen charcoal car which from how it has fallen is believe to be coming from Eastern region, Afram Plains to be precise, has made the traffics more than drivers and passengers expect.

Story: Michael Agyenim Boateng

October 11, 2020
Wife Of Late Mfantseman MP To Contest On Behalf Of Murdered Husband

The youth of Mfantseman in the Central Region where the late Member of Parliament for was murdered is calling on the executives of the New Patriotic Party to replace him with the wife.

According to the youth of the area, it is very disheartening and painful for the Member of Parliament to lose his life in this manner and therefore they want the wife to lead them to Parliament.

The Executives of the New Patriotic Party is in a staunch meeting to decide whether to replace the murdered MP with the wife of another candidate considering the fact that today is the last day for the close of Nomination forms.
The late MP. was the only child of her mother who also had two kids.

October 10, 2020
My Boss Won’t Let Me Go- Kwame A Plus
Kwame A Plus has once again posted on his timeline, a meeting he had with Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong.

According to A Plus, he paid a visit to the lawmaker at his house and the MP wouldn’t allow him leave to work.

Their conversation is believed to have been a very interesting and important one of course.

“So yesterday I visited my boss Hon. Kennedy Agyapong at home. He kept me saaa from morning till about 3pm. I didn’t understand why he won’t let me go to work. After I’d spent hours with him a friend came to him and he said, wo nim A Plus? The friend responded ei ɔno nie? Then he said, makye no atena ha the whole day. Me gyaa no pɛ ɔbɛ posti biibi wɔ Facebook against NPP ne Nana AkufoAddo. Ma hyɛ da paaa”. A Plus posted on social media.

Sometimes ago this year, Kwame A Plus had revealed ever visiting the MP soon after the “Papa No” brouhaha.

Kennedy Agyapong has become popular despite him being an MP, but known also for revealing people secrets.
October 10, 2020
Peace Concert By Evangelist Rebecca Ray
An international gospel artist, Evangelist REBECCA RAY holds a Peace Concert on 1st November, 2020 at HOPE CATHEDRAL OFF NUNGUA BEACH DRIVE,
TIME 3PM.

She has about 3 albums in credit and have performed on many international platforms like Tanzania, south africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Benin, Russia, China and of course my country ghana.

“Because I love to enjoy the peace in my country knowing how some other countries suffer war
I came out with a peace song titled WE ARE ONE
I’m part of the MUSIGA PEACE PROJECT TEAM To promote peace during and after the election 2020
I’m having a peace concert to urge our Yoths to avoid violence in our Upcoming Election ” She stated.
October 10, 2020
Kasoa SCC Road is Flooded, Travellers to and Fro should take caution

Videos making rounds on the internet give a very unfortunate account of massive rainwater that has overtaken the Accra stretch of the Kasoa-Accra highway.

The water has completely ripped the road apart as houses and cars are submerged in the running water. Individuals and people living in these areas are counting their losses as they look on with apprehension.

The havoc flooding causes in these areas especially at Kasoa Old Barrier is a known phenomenon but nothing has been done in the past years to avert the situation which has left residents with no option when the rains come down.

Social media has gone aghast at the level of water that is simply destroying everything in its way and are blaming leaders for sitting aloof and allowing the drainage system of many parts of the capital left unattended to.

Although the indiscipline of residents can be blamed for this kind of disasters, many believe the leadership of the country has failed Ghanaians which has consequentially left citizens to be swimming in rainwater every time it rains.

October 10, 2020
Owusu Bempah makes Strong allegations on Dramani Mahama

Ernest Kofi Owusu Bempah, spokesperson for the Ghana Gas company has made damning allegations against the Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama.

The failed Parliamentary Aspirant on the ticket of the People’s Progressive Party in the Asante Akyem North constituency of the Ashanti Region speaking on Wontumi Television’s Ammamuo mu nsem on Friday evening said, John Mahama is sponsoring all the failed Parliamentary aspirants of the New Patriotic Party who have decided to go independent.

He however said, John Dramani Mahama knows for a fact that he is loosing the 2020 elections and want to use Parliament to frustrate the Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo’s second term. “If the New Patriotic Party fails to get majority in the next Parliament, Parliamentary rectifications and approvals of government programs and policies will not sail through with ease and will affect Nana Addo’s government, that is the why John Mahama is supporting our own people to go independent”, He said.

He further said all the Parliamentary candidates who have refused to listen to the President to reverse their decision on their independent ambitions in our strongholds are sponsored by John Dramani Mahama.

John Mahama is funding their campaigns and doing everything within his means to get them elected.

Owusu Bempah admonished all eligible voters to vote for Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo and all New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Candidates for a smooth and better governance.

October 10, 2020
Photos of Hon. Quansah Hayford Death Surfaced Online
It was a black friday as Ghana awoke to the sad and gruesomely untimely ‘murder’ of Honourable Ekow Kwansa Hayford, the member of parliament for Mfantseman at the hands of some armed robbers. This was a very sad incident as no one even expected his sudden demise. What’s worse is that it happened in such an awful manner. According to reports, he together with his team were returning from a rally and got hijacked on the road by armed robbers who didn’t hesitate to rain bullets on them.

Scenes from the damaged vehicle have surfaced online. The car was an NPP branded pickup. The aftermath of the shooting left the car with blood soaked seats, bullet ridden holes in the body, flat tires, broken glasses, and a whole lot of things. This is truly a sad way to go. See the photos below.
October 10, 2020
Mfantseman MP; Ekow Quansah Hayford Reportedly Shot Dead

Information reaching GHBase.com indicates that Ekow Quansah Hayford, the Member of Parliament for Mfantseman Constituency, in the Central Region has been shot dead by unknown assailants.

Sources say the MP was shot on the Abeadze Dominase–Abeadze Duadzi–Mankessim Road when returning from a campaign trip on Friday 9th October, 2020 around 1:00am.

This, he said ‘angered’ the robbers who then blamed him for the problems being faced by people in the country.

“When the robbers started engaging the MP, then he [robber] said, ‘You politicians have made the country very hard to live in.’ “They brought all of us down and asked us to lie prostrate so we thought they were going to shoot us. One stated that we are not after your life…so they asked the driver why he didn’t stop when he was asked to…,” he said.

Meanwhile, the police has commenced investigations into the incident. Ekow Quansah Hayford was 49-years-old. He was married to Sarah Quansah Hayford.

Ghbase- Dikoder.com

October 10, 2020
Gun pledges for job creation and transparent governance in his turn of office

The Ghana Union Movement (GUM) has pledge to create massive work for the people of Ghana as it triumph for wishing the December 2020 polls.

Gum remains committed to his pledge which consists of industrialization , accountable and transparent governance .The party will also pull a surprise by rewarding the grassroots to buy into it vision to snatch the seat from N.P.P Reverend John Ntim Fordjour ,the sitting Member of parliament .

Among the plans ,was the shift in his Campaign Strategy to entice the electorate to give him the nod to end the over two decades political dominance of the constituency by the New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress.

Elaborating the parties 2020 election Manifesto,Nana Takra said Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews , Popularly known as “Osofo Kyiriabosom ” flagbeare for GUM in the election 2020.

He has promised to build a prosperous and disciplined Ghana under his leadership and therefore called on Ghanaians 5o believe in him and his task.

October 8, 2020