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  • Philanthropist Donates To Abroma D/A JHS.

    Philanthropist Donates To Abroma D/A JHS.

    Mr. Edward Owusu-Korkor, a Philanthropist, has donated 100 furniture dual desk worth GHc8,000 to the Abroma D/A JHS, situated in the Afigya Kwabre North District of Ashanti Region.

    The chairs were donated alongside a well-furnished computer laboratory to the school with the purpose of helping solve the problem of furniture and improving ICT skills, hampering the effectiveness of teaching and learning at the Junior high school.

    The donation was in response to a request made by Master Boakye Douglas, Head-teacher of the school in a call to the stakeholders depicting the plight of the children due to the lack of furniture.

    Mr. Edward Owusu-Korkor, when speaking to media after the presentation says, it’s his wish to help the students obtain a better future.

    “Scholarship has already been awarded to some of the students in the senior high school before the introduction of free SHS, a French teacher has been employed to teach in the school from my own coffers and other infrastructural projects has been done for the school”, he reveals.

    He noted that it is his personal goal to build Abroma University in the next 11 years, to Foster the education level in the Afigya Kwabre North District and beyond for Abroma name to be registered in the public domain.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng. |DFM|DIKODER.COM|

  • MOST GOVERNMENT APPOINTEES ARE EMBARRASSING

    MOST GOVERNMENT APPOINTEES ARE EMBARRASSING

    Most of the government appointees haven’t lived to their expectations in their areas of appointments, they have equally developed some egos and making it difficult for people to approach them.

    The ministers, chief executives, mmdces and the various coordinators for the government institutions and agencies have lost touch with reality and in  dealing with others, most of this appointees use their positions to pay back people and suffocate them of vital information or revellings for which  they should benefit and the worse is the mmdces who are doing absolutely performing abysmal prior to the government plans and policies

    Mr. Alfred Ahiatsi who is the national convener of loyal citizens was causing government to have a ground listening ear and shouldn’t hesitate to fire nonperforming appointees.

    Mr. Alfred concluded that most of these appointees have their own agenda and that people should on the 12 of December come out massively and vote for the referendum to have mmdces elected to make them more responsible.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng. |DFM|DIKODER.COM|

  • COCOA FARMERS REJECT PRODUCER PRICE OF COCOA FOR 2019/2020 COCOA SEASON.

    COCOA FARMERS REJECT PRODUCER PRICE OF COCOA FOR 2019/2020 COCOA SEASON.

    Cocoa farmers of sefwi Bodi, Juaboso and Akontombra are unhappy about the new producer price of cocoa announced by Nana Addo’s government in this economic hardship. higher cost of living, a higher increase in electricity bills, communication service tax, bad environment for business activities and among others.

    Since this government assumed office in 2017, there is no pesewa added to cocoa price for two years but to make an increment in 2019/2020 cocoa season, the government added only gh40 and It is a fact that in the Last 3 years Nana Addo’s government has only added 40 Ghana cedis to the existing price of 475 which we understand it as a cheat and way of stealing farmers.

    To be sincere and honest to cocoa farmers, the government of Ghana over the years considered some factors that determine the producer price of cocoa, these are some of the factors;

    a. World market price (Free On Board price of cocoa).

    b. Premium receipts (quality of cocoa produce)

    c. The exchange rate (cedi and dollar relationship)

    d. Cost of Operation

    All things being equal, the exchange rate is favorable for the huge producer price of cocoa. To expand and explain the above factors, the FOB price of $2300 secured for the 2019/20 crop year is higher than the 2018/19 price of $2200. We should be mindful of the fact that Ghana through forwarding sales has sold the 2019/20 produce, even though we are yet to harvest.

    Now let us do these basic mathematics by using our exchange rate.

    PREMIUM INCLUSIVE

     a. 2016/17 cocoa season, $1=gh3.9

    FOB price+Premium $2950 (Per tonne which is 16 bags), so gh3.9×$2950=ghc11,505

    Value in ghc11,505

    NOTE, NO PREMIUM ADDED

    b.  2019/20 cocoa season, $1=gh5.3

    FOB price-Premium   $2300 (Per tonne which is 16 bags), so, gh5.3×$2300=ghc12,190

       Value in ghc12,190

    If the government had added the premium receipts to the FOB price of cocoa, the price per bag of cocoa as of today would have been not less than ghc800. Let us also note that, if the government has even overlooked premium receipts and rogue farmers, the cocoa price for farmers should have been ghc630

    We haven’t forgotten how President Mahama government increased producer price of cocoa for 2016/2017 to ghc475 indicating an increase of ghc263 over his 4 year period from our late president Atta Mills ghc212

    Story by  Emmanuel koranteng |DFM|DIKODER.COM|

  • MOST GOVERNMENT APPOINTEES ARE EMBARRASSING AND MAKING THE GOVERNMENT UNPOPULAR

    MOST GOVERNMENT APPOINTEES ARE EMBARRASSING AND MAKING THE GOVERNMENT UNPOPULAR

    Most of the government appointees haven’t lived to their expectations in their areas of appointments, they have equally developed some egos and making it difficult for people to approach them.


    The ministers, chief executives, MMDCEs and the various coordinators for the government institutions and agencies have lost touch with reality and in  dealing with others, most of this appointees use their positions to pay back people and suffocate them of vital information or prevelliges for which  they should benefit and the worse is the MMDCES dces who are doing absolutely performing abysmal prior to the government plans and policies 
    Mr. Alfred Ahiatsi who is the national chairman of loyal citizens was c government to have a ground listening ear and shouldn’t hesitate to fire nonperforming appointees.


    Mr. Alfred concluded that most of these appointees have their own agenda and that people should on the 12 of December come out massively and vote for the referendum to have mmdces elected to make them more responsible.

    Story by Mavis Davor

  • Electricity tariff up 5.94%, water 2.22%

    Electricity tariff up 5.94%, water 2.22%

    Three months after the last adjustment, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has announced an upward review of electricity by 5.94%

    It also announced an increase in water tariffs by 2.22% bringing the combined increase to over 8%.

    In a statement Monday, the PURC explained, the increase in tariffs was determined by the Automatic Adjustment Formula (AAF) which considers eight factors including inflation, in arriving at a review.

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    PURC announced, consumers should expect the increase to kick in on October 1, 2019.

    The PURC in June 2019 announced an 11% increase in electricity which took effect July 1.

    Story by: Pearl Abaidoo-Abbam

  • Grant me the opportunity again Ghana – Avram Grant

    Grant me the opportunity again Ghana – Avram Grant

    Former Black Stars Coach Avram Grant says he will welcome an opportunity to manage the senior national team again.

    “I really miss Ghana and I want to re-unite with Ghana again if I am given the opportunity. I have so many memories about Ghana and I must say that Kwesi Nyantakyi did extremely well as the President of the Ghana Football Association but it’s quite unfortunate,” he said in an interview.

    He added that “there is too much politics in the game which I don’t want to talk about or involve himself. I love Ghana and ready to come back again”.

    On February 28, 2017, The Ghana Football Association released a statement saying the FA and Mr. Grant have gone into a mutual agreement to end the contract upon its expiry.

    The former Chelsea manager took over from current coach Kwesi Appiah in November 2014 following Ghana’s disappointing World Cup which included poor performances on and off the pitch.

    Following Avram’s decision to part ways with Ghana, he is quoted by the BBC as saying “the time is right” for him to seek a new challenge and that he had enjoyed his time in charge as the Ghana Coach.

    story by: Pearl Abaidoo-Abbam |DFM |DIKODER.COM|

  • MUSLIM SCHOOL WILL STUDY ARABIC LANGUAGE COMPULSORY

    MUSLIM SCHOOL WILL STUDY ARABIC LANGUAGE COMPULSORY

    The Ashanti Regional Chairman for Islamic Education Unit who doubles as President for Muslim Executives Foundation, Sheik Osman Bawa Orlando has a passionate voice out about what the government led by H. E Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo,  the ministry of education headed by Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh and other authorities saying the Arabic language is not allowed in Muslims schools anymore.

    According to Sheik Osman Bawa Orlando, the government, the education ministry, and other authorities should forget that the Arabic language is totally canceled from all the Islamic Schools, they will teach the Arabic language in all Muslims Schools across the country, thus; Ghana.

    Sheik Osman again said that all the Islamic Schools in Ghana here belong to Muslim Missions, so No government, No education ministry, and authorities can force them to stop teaching the Arabic language in Compulsory which is in possible to say that the Arabic language is out from the *New Curriculum*.

    Sheik Bawa further explains that the government and the ministry of education should forget that Islamic Schools will not study the Arabic language again because they own all Islamic Schools across Ghana here.

    He is, therefore, urging the government and the ministry of education should come back again by saying the Arabic language is been canceled compulsory in the New Curriculum.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng.

  • PERSONAL CONTACT IS NEEDED ON ID CARDS _ NADMO DIRECTOR

    PERSONAL CONTACT IS NEEDED ON ID CARDS _ NADMO DIRECTOR

    The Director of National Disaster Management Organization( NADMO) in Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region, Mr. George Akwasi Gyempeh is appealing to the government led by H.E Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo and the Parliamentarians to implement a special law for ‘NATIONAL ID CARDS’providers, they are: Electoral Commission(EC), Drivers and Vehicle License Authority ( DVLA), National Insurance Authority (NHIS), National Identification Authority and others to provide a personal contact on a given ID CARDS in the country.

    According to Mr. George Gyempeh,  most Ghanaian lost their ID CARDS because there is no personal contact on it the bearers can not refund it.

    Again, some offices can not find the owners of ID CARDS; especially if you go to banks, post office, police stations, and other offices across the nation thus; Ghana, they find it difficult to identify the missing Cards over there; due to no personal contact on it.

    He, therefore, appealing to the government and Parliamentarians to implement serious law which will help us to prevent our cards for good use in the country.

    Story by Emmanuel koranteng.

  • Emery denies Arsenal communication problems.

    Emery denies Arsenal communication problems.

    Unai Emery insists that his English is good enough to communicate his ideas clearly to his Arsenal players after 18-year-old winger Bukayo Saka claimed 10 days ago that he turns to assistant first-team coach Freddie Ljungberg for clarification when he does not understand the manager.

    ”Last year on the first day I spoke to them [in] very bad [English], more than today, as you hear in the press conference,” Emery said. “Now my English is, from one to 10, maybe a six. But at six I think the players can understand me. But if not, some help is good.”

    Emery assistant Juan Carlos Carcedo generally speaks to the group as a whole, while Ljungberg, first-team coach Pablo Villanueva and goalkeeping coach Javi Garcia work one-to-one. “But it is normally with every player, not only Bukayo Saka. Also, I spoke to Saka alone in my office and prepared sometimes some videos. I have also done videos with English players, Spanish players, German players, French players.”

    He has a long way to go before he reaches the native-speaker standard of Hector Bellerin, who arrived at Arsenal from Barcelona eight years ago and spoke confidently at the Oxford Union last year. But he admits that the return of Bellerin to the first-team squad after injury will help both the team’s play on the field and the head coach’s job of it.

    Filled by Theresah Mensah.

  • Mourinho: My future will not be in Italy

    Mourinho: My future will not be in Italy

    Jose Mourinho does not expect his next coaching position to be in Italy despite the phenomenal success he masterminded at Inter.

    The 56-year-old won five major honours during his two seasons at San Siro, including a historic treble in 2010 that culminated with a 2-0 win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.

    Mourinho hinted after that victory at the Santiago Bernabeu it would be his last match in charge and he officially departed less than a week later to take over at Real Madrid.

    Despite happy memories of his time in Italy, he doesn’t see a return to the game there, although he says it was hard to leave.”My future? I don’t think it will be in Italy,” he told Dfm sports.

    Filled by Theresah Mensah.

  • Nigerian gospel musicians understand gospel music business than Ghanaians – Celestine Donkor

    Nigerian gospel musicians understand gospel music business than Ghanaians – Celestine Donkor

    Ghanaian gospel minister, Celestine Donkor, has stated that Nigerian gospel musicians understand the gospel music business better than Ghanaian gospel artistes, dikoder.com monitored.

    In an interview on Peace FM’s Entertainment Review hosted by Akwasi Aboagye, Celestine revealed that Nigerian Gospel musicians she has dealt with in the past understand the work of God more than her colleagues here in Ghana.

    She made this assertion based on the fact that some Ghanaian gospel artistes demand as much as 70 percent of money before appearing on her platform unlike other foreign artistes, especially Nigerians she’s dealt with who show their unflinching support to her anytime she needs them for her event.

    The eighth edition of Celestial Praiz headlined by Ghanaian celebrated gospel artiste, Celestine Donkor, was held successfully at the Victory Bible Church International on 29th September 2019.

  • Ghana moves to revive trade ties with Czech Republic

    Ghana moves to revive trade ties with Czech Republic

    Ghana has called on Czech Republic, Tomas Patrick to revamp industries it set up in the country during the 1950s.

    The West African nation has also urged the Government of Czech Republic to assist with the establishment of factories that have been identified by the Government through the One District One Factory policy.

    Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey made the call as she held bilateral talks with her counterpart from the Czech Republic, Tomas Patrick, in New York, USA, on the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.

    She expressed the determination of Ghana to build stronger bilateral relations with the Czech Republic for the mutual benefit of their peoples.

    Madam Ayorkor Botchwey acknowledged the contribution of the Czech Republic to Ghana’s socio-economic development during the early independence era and further mention the assistance provided in the establishment of a number of factories including the Aboso Glass Factory, Saltpond Ceramics, Kade Match Factory, Komenda Sugar Factory, and the Kumasi Shoe Factory.

    She disclosed that the Government of Ghana remains mindful of the importance of the manufacturing sector to achieve economic growth, and its renewed focus on adding value to primary products and raw materials through the industrialization of the economy for enhanced export returns and job creation for the youth.

    As a result, she observed, the Ghanaian Government was implementing an economic policy of “One District One Factory”, which seeks to equip and empower communities to utilize their local resources in manufacturing products for local and international consumption.

    According to her, opportunities abound for cooperation between the two countries in the areas of agriculture and agro-processing, construction, manufacturing, energy, oil, services, and security.

    She urged the Czech Government to further consider enhancing cooperation with the Government of Ghana in the aforementioned areas.

    The Minister recalled the strong cultural and technical cooperation that has existed between the two countries, which enabled many Ghanaian students to pursue studies in diverse fields such as health, engineering, and agriculture on Czech Government scholarships in the past.

    She acknowledged the immense impact that the beneficiaries of these scholarships have had on the national development of Ghana and take advantage of the opportunity to propose the renewal of such cooperation and scholarship schemes.

    She stated Government’s policy of engaging and tapping into the expertise of Ghanaians in the diaspora to accelerate national development and underscore Government’s commitment to supporting the work of Dr. Karl Laryea as well as Dr. John Logah, a Ghanaian Neurosurgeon in the Czech Republic who intends to establish, together with his colleague specialists, a Ghana Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT), in the country for the management of sickle cell disease on a non-profit basis.

  • Hearts of Oak beat Okwahu United 2-1 in Nkawkaw in friendly

    Hearts of Oak beat Okwahu United 2-1 in Nkawkaw in friendly

    Hearts of Oak beat Okwahu United 2-1 in a pre-season friendly played at the Nkawkaw Park on Sunday.

    The match had to wait until the 53rd minute for the first goal when defender Chris Bonney converted a penalty to give the Phobians the lead.

    But Okwahu United leveled after 66 minutes when MacLean Ampadu leveled the scoring.

    Hearts of Oak managed to snatch the winner in the 84th minute after William Dankyi beat the offside trap to slot home.

  • My wife and I left office cashless – Rawlings reveals

    My wife and I left office cashless – Rawlings reveals

    Former President Jerry John Rawlings has revealed that after 19 years in office as a military and democratic leader, he and former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings left office without a dollar in account.

    He claimed that contrary to what was being speculated he owned a Swiss account in which several millions of dollars were stashed in, it was only after his exit from power on January 7, 2001, that he open a foreign account.

    Speaking at the National Cadres conference for the middle belt held at Kumasi in the Ashanti region which was under the theme: “Effective mobilisation and organization” for victory 2020: The role of cadres” How many of you would be believe that after 19 years in office, My wife and I left office without a dollar in any foreign or local account. In the first place, we didn’t own a foreign account then. We only did after we left office”

    John Rawlings revealed that but for the intervention of a respected figure, the late Kofi Annan who ‘forced’ him to open a foreign bank account, he had never owned any bank account outside the shores of Ghana.

    “My wife and I opened a foreign account at the urge of former United Nations General Secretary, Kofi Annan. He told me he will need me to help in the UN anti-AIDS campaign and once in a while the UN will pay me some allowance.” He said.

    “My wife and I were in office for nineteen years, by the time we were leaving office, we did not have even one dollar foreign account”, he reiterated.

    He further revealed that the foreign bank account was no longer functional following the closure of the program for which it was opened.

    “The campaign has ended long ago and that account has been closed. I don’t have any hidden foreign account and she (his wife) does not’’.

    Story by Pearl Abaidoo-Abbam |DFM |DIKODER.COM|

  • REASONS TO STAY SINGLE

    REASONS TO STAY SINGLE

    There is always pressure on individuals who have attained the age to be in a romantic relationship.

    Sometimes this pressure comes from family, at other times from friends.

    However, there are compelling reasons to stay single! It’s worth thinking about those before rushing into a relationship.

    According to the Law of Attraction, it is better to be fully ready before getting into a romantic relationship.

    Check the reason:

    Firstly, some people assume that being single means you are unsociable, unattractive, selfish or immature.

    Consequently, you may feel pressured to be in a relationship, even if you don’t really want to be in one or haven’t really found a suitable partner.

    The reality is that single people can thrive, be deeply charismatic and entirely unselfish all while staying single.

    Try to let go of the idea that being single means you’re not successful.

    2. You May Not Love Yourself Yet

    It’s said a lot, but that’s because it’s true: You can’t truly love someone else until you’ve learned to love yourself.

    If you’re still working on your self-esteem or on getting to know yourself, it’s well worth putting off the formation of romantic relationships. This way, if or when you do decide to find a partner, you can go into it as a confident, self-aware individual who has a good sense of their own needs.

    Spend time figuring out what you want your life to look like! Plus, focus on finding pursuits that you can enjoy as a single person.

    3. Being Single Provides Freedom

    It’s also important to remember that there are pros and cons to being in a committed relationship.

    The spontaneity available to you as a single person is not to be taken for granted… You can spend your money as you like, live how you want, book last-minute trips and plan solely according to what you want.

    Perhaps this is a time in your life when it’s important to simply enjoy that freedom, lest you resent giving it up too quickly.

    4. You May Be Carrying Too Much Baggage

    When you struggle to manifest something that you want, like love, it is often because you’re still holding too much negative emotion about that thing.

    If you stay single long enough to process your feelings and thoughts about past relationships, you can attract and fully commit to a loving, stable connection with a new person.

    5. Friendships Are Just As Valuable

    Yes, you can certainly maintain friendships while dating, but the more significant relationships you have (as well as other life commitments) the harder it is to keep up with them all.

    One reason for staying single is that you might be just as fulfilled by loving friendships as you would by romance.

    6. Being Single Allows Exploration

    Whether you want the freedom to casually date without commitment or want more literal exploration

    This fosters personal development. It also reduces the risk of you feeling resentful if or when you do decide that you want to leave the single life behind.

    Story by Mavis Davor |DFM|DIKODER.COM