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Akufo-Addo lifts restrictions on religious gatherings, service hours increased

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Akufo-Addo lifts restrictions on religious gatherings, service hours increased

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that from 1 August 2020 the restrictions on the number of congregants worshipping at a time in Church, Mosques will be lifted, with the length of worship extended.

Speaking in his 14th address to the nation on Sunday, President Akufo-Addo noted that he was pleased with the compliance of religious bodies at their various worship centres, ensuring the safety protocols to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.

“Our Churches and Mosques have been open for prayers and services for the past seven (7) weeks, adhering to twenty-five per cent occupancy (25%) or up to one hundred congregants over a time duration of up to one hour per service. I extend my deepest appreciation to our religious leaders for their strict adherence to the safety protocols which have prevented any known outbreaks since they restarted their services,” President Akufo-Addo said.

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Announcing the easing of restrictions at religious gatherings, President Akufo-Addo said, “I am, therefore, very happy to announce that, in consultation with our Church leaders, from 1 August 2020, the restrictions on the number of congregants worshipping at a time in Church will be lifted, with the length of worship extended from one (1) to two (2) hours per service.”

He further added that “Church leaders who are desirous of implementing this enhanced easing directive, must ensure that congregants wear face masks at all times, and the one (1) metre social distancing rule is scrupulously applied. These same guidelines apply to worship in our Mosques.”

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The president also cautioned religious leaders against the use of air conditions and rather urged religious leaders to ensure ventilation of fresh air during services.

“With greater numbers of congregants likely to return for worship, I would, respectfully, ask the religious leaders to pay even greater attention to the fresh air ventilation of their premises, rather than relying on the use of air conditioners,” Nana Addo added.

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Free electricity till end of the year – Akufo-Addo

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Free electricity till end of the year – Akufo-Addo

Government has announced the extension of free electricity supply to lifeline tariff customers until the end of the year.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made this known during his 14th live televised address to the nation on Sunday, July 26, 2020.

He stated that the government will review the early announcement by the Finance Minister during the mid-year budget review.

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“In the Finance Minister’s mid-year budget review, he, again, announced that all Ghanaians are to enjoy free water supply for another three months. I intend to have it reviewed at the end of the period,” Akufo-Addo said.

He added that the government’s incentives for frontline health workers is, however, extended for the next three months.

“…I announced the extension of incentive packages for health workers by another three (3) months, i.e. July, August and September. ”

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Students, teachers flee as gas tanker catches fire

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Students, teachers flee as gas tanker catches fire

Students and Teachers of the Presbyterian Senior High School in Akuapem Mampong in the Eastern Region fled from the school Friday when a gas tanker truck filled with Liquefied Petroleum gas (LPG) caught fire in front of the school.

The gas tanker carrying LPG from Tema to be discharged at Mampong Akuapem caught fire on reaching Mampong Presbyterian Senior High School.

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Police and Fire service proceeded to the scene where they met the vehicle in flames.

According to the Acting Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command Sargeant Francis Gomado, it took firefighters and a Police team about two hours to douse the fire preventing it from exploding.

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Multimedia Group Ltd. Partners KNUST to Train Student Journalists

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Multimedia Group Ltd. Partners KNUST to Train Student Journalists

Multimedia Group Limited (MGL) and the College of Health Sciences (CoHS) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

The MoU is to formally establish a partnership between the University and Multimedia to train selected students from the College of Health Sciences to acquire special Journalistic skills to effectively report on health-related issues.

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Such personnel may also become experts in-house; who will be able to report on complex medical news in simple terms for the benefit of the general public.

Medical journalism is a blend of medical science and the art of journalism. The emergence of myriad of medical conditions and pandemics have called for the understanding of research findings to make it simpler for public understanding.

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Mr. Jimmy Aglah, General Manager, MGL

Mr. Jimmy Aglah, the General Manager of MGL, said the collaboration would nurture science reporters in providing accurate information regarding the medical field especially the novel coronavirus.

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Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Vice-Chancellor, KNUST

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, thanked MGL for arranging practical training for students of CoHS. He proposed to MGL to also, bring the social sciences on board to effect attitudinal change regarding general societal issues.

The MoU shall remain in force for an initial period of three (3) years from the date of signing, July 8, 2020, and may be renewed by mutual consent for an agreed period.

Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso and Mr Andrews Kwasi Boateng, the Registrar, KNUST signed for KNUST and Ken Ansah, Chief Operating Officer of MGL signed for the Multimedia Group Limited.

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KNUST SHS student’s death: Committee presents report to GES

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KNUST SHS student’s death: Committee presents report to GES

The seven (7)-member committee set up to investigate circumstances that led to the death of a final year student of the KNUST Senior High School (SHS) has submitted its report to the Ashanti Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES).

The committee, which was given two weeks to complete investigations was tasked to look into circumstances leading to delays by school authorities in attending to the late Leonard Sam, which ultimately led to his demise.

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It was also tasked to listen to the grievances of students and give them a platform to voice their concerns.

The committee during its sittings for the period interviewed teachers, students and also spoke to parents of the deceased student to gather more information on the incident.

The committee had the opportunity to peruse the autopsy report of the deceased student as part of its investigations.

The composition of the committee comprised; Professor Francis Kofi Ampong, Chairman, a representative from the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Dr. Kwaku Baah Benjamin, Oforikrom Municipal Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Kingsley Osei-Kwakye and a representative from the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), Francis Kwadwo Kusi who are also members.

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Other members included; Oforikrom Municipal Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dorothy Opare Baidu, a representative from the Teacher Union, Peter Boateng and a representative of the Regional Director of Education, Stephen Ofori.

Chairman of the Committee, Professor Francis Kofi Ampong on Friday, 24th July 2020 led the members to present the report to the Ashanti Regional Education Director.

Although Professor Kofi Ampong declined to give details of what is contained in the report, he is hopeful the findings and recommendations will go a long way to ensure such an event will not happen in any Senior High School in the country again.

“The only challenge we had was getting the boy’s parent since they were still mourning and also the autopsy report also delayed. Apart from that, we didn’t have any challenge. All the teachers and students, we invited had cooperated so well with us,” he said

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Ashanti Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Mrs. Mary Owusu Achiaw who received the report said it will be handed over to the Director-General for implementation.

She, however, assured the Committee that the findings and recommendations will be implemented.

Background

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Senior High School (KNUST SHS) on Tuesday, 7th July 2020 held a protest against the school authorities following the death of a student.

According to the students, the deceased, Leonard Sam who had an ulcer and was ill was not attended to adequately by the school authorities.

Headmistress of the school, Felicia Asamoah Dankwaa who was accused of negligence by her students was interdicted by the GES.

Two other staff, Owusu Ansah Seth, a senior housemaster, and Anthony Awotwe, a housemaster for the Densu house, where the deceased student resided, were also asked to step aside for investigations to proceed.

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Kweku Baako mocks ‘fake’ pastors, ‘backs’ Kennedy Agyapong’s ‘crusade’ against them

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Kweku Baako mocks ‘fake’ pastors, ‘backs’ Kennedy Agyapong’s ‘crusade’ against them

Renowned journalist and Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr says COVID-19 has exposed fake pastors in the country.

He is wondering why the so-called Prophets who are often seen and heard prophesying the deaths of some persons could not foresee the emergence of the pandemic.

“Didn’t they foresee COVID-19? They can foresee deaths but they couldn’t see COVID coming? Did nobody sound a warning to them? Now it’s here and they don’t have the cure. COVID has exposed many of them especially the noisy ones” he said.

Meanwhile, Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong says some Pastors in the country are secretly pleading with him after he threatened to expose them.

Kennedy Agyepong said he has a list of some fake Pastors who are engaging in ‘shady deals’; he intends to expose them.

Contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, he said: “that’s one thing I support Kennedy on; except I don’t know if everything he’s saying is true…too many of them out there; polluting the Ghanaian environment”.

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Medical negligence: Wrong dosage, wrong names spelling on the rise – Nurse reveals

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Medical negligence: Wrong dosage, wrong names spelling on the rise – Nurse reveals

A nurse (name withheld) has revealed that a lot of patients seeking medical care in hospitals have been subjected to conditions that can be described as medical negligence, some of which she said included the wrong prescription of drugs, wrong spelling of names and wrong ages.

When problems arise out of these situations, she said, most of the hospitals deliberately blame the patients in order to make the hospitals look good or exonerate them from any accusations.

She told Alfred Ocansey on the 3FM’s Sunrise Thursday, July 23, that some hospitals take a deliberate decision to cover up the wrongdoings or the negligence by the doctors and nurses, hence without a strong evidence available to a victim, there cannot be a legal action taken against the hospitals.

She revealed that in her practice over the years, a lot of patients have died from ailments that should not have taken their lives but for the medical negligence.

“Wrong injections, misspelling of names, writing the wrong age, giving the wrong dosage. These are the negligence or the malpractices,” she said.

“I think that for all of them the biggest I will say is medical staff covering up for the mistakes of others”.

“The attitude surrounding this is a problem, we are not even remorseful about it, you can cover up and the patient will not know or you can blame it on the patient”, she added.

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Ibrahim Mahama sues Maurice Ampaw, Wontumi TV for GHC2m over defamatory comments

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Ibrahim Mahama sues Maurice Ampaw, Wontumi TV for GHC2m over defamatory comments

Businessman, Ibrahim Mahama, has sued celebrity lawyer, Maurice Ampaw, for defamatory comments made on a television show.

Joined to the suit is the TV station on which the said defamatory comments were made, Wontumi TV, in Kumasi, owned by Wontumi Multimedia Company Limited.

According to the suit sighted by GhanaWeb.com, Mr Ampaw stated that a previous case filed by Mr Mahama against Bernard Antwi-Boasiako a.k.a Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is “part of the grand scheme to muzzle Chairman”.

The suit further alleged that Mr Ampaw also stated that by filing the suit against the NPP Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Mahama, who is a brother to former President John Mahama, has opened himself up for attacks and hence warned him to prepare for these attacks.

“We find it more convenient now more than ever, to revisit the dossier of the numerous allegations made against him to chastise him like his role in the collapse of the Merchant Bank and the diabolical plot he hatched with his brother, former President John Dramani Mahama, to secure the exclusive right of ownership of the vast Nyinahin bauxite deposits,” Mr Ampaw is alleged to have stated on the TV programme.

Mr Ibrahim Mahama, therefore, wants the court to order the defendants to pay GHC2 million in damages for defaming him in the eyes of right-thinking members of society.

Read the full suit below.

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Social media users descend on Sammy Gyamfi for threatening security forces

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Social media users descend on Sammy Gyamfi for threatening security forces

The National Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi is facing social media backlash after his comments that supposes that security officers will lose their jobs if President Nana Addo is voted out of power.

In a press conference held at the NDC Headquarters yesterday, Sammy Gyamfi indicated that security officials who he accused were in bed with the President will be mercilessly dealt with when the NDC comes into power.

“The police officers and the military officers are making their career conterminous with that of President Akufo-Addo. The day President Akufo-Addo exits office will be the last day they will serve as policemen and military men and we will deal with them mercilessly”.

Sammy Gyamfi further took to his twitter handle to stress his message as he tweeted: “Notice is hereby served to all unscrupulous Security Officials who have lent themselves to the despotic Akufo Addo-gov’t as pliant agents of violence against innocent citizens, that the next NDC gov’t will fish them out and deal with them mercilessly when power eventually shifts”.

These comments by the Communications Director did not sit well with social media users. Twitter users have descended on Sammy Gyamfi as they describe his comments as loose talk.

Watch Sammy Gyamfi‘s post below.

Police officers career will end when Akufo-Addo exits from power – Sammy Gyamfi

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EC releases approved rate for registration officials after fervent agitation

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EC releases approved rate for registration officials after fervent agitation

The Electoral Commission has made public an approved rate for personnel who have been engaged in the 2020 voters registration exercise.

The development comes after a GhanaWeb publication which projected the plights of some registration officials. The personnel had expressed discontentment over the decision by the body to pay them an amount they describe as “woefully inadequate.”

They accused the EC of cajoling them into accepting to serve as officers at various registration centres with the promise of giving them appreciable remuneration only to be disappointed weeks into the exercise.

“The EC told us to start work without telling us how much we’ll be paid. We were told we will be given a hefty amount in return,” one of the aggrieved officers registered his displeasure to GhanaWeb.

“The registration started three weeks ago and a payment plan was presented to us yesterday. There is no health insurance package.”

Sounding furious and disappointed, to say the least, another personnel lamented that the treatment meted out to them is a slap in the face.

“Laminators are taking GHC60, Data Entry Clerks are taking GHC70 while Registration Officials are taking GHC80 daily. We work eleven (11) hours a day. We’ve sacrificed to work in the midst of coronavirus scare and can’t be given GHC100 a day; what kind of treatment is that? This is a matter of life and death,” the personnel fumed with rage.

Barely hours after the publication, the EC has in a memo to Regional Directors stated the approved rates for various categories of officials and instructed strict compliance.

Per the account of the officials as trumpeted in the publication and the figures projected in the memo, there has been an increase in the rates.

As evident in the memo, Laminators are expected to be paid an amount of GHC75 per day while Data Entry Clerk and Registration Officers are to be paid GHC90 and GHC100 per day respectively.

The EC also noted that monies have been allocated to cater for the transportation fares of officials.

Below is the memo.

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