President John Dramani Mahama To Address 92nd Convention Of The Ahmadiyaa Muslim Mission Today AFRICA NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - January 9, 2025January 9, 20250 Story by George Yawson Vineh President John Dramani Mahama will this morning address the 92nd Annual Jalsa (Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission at Pomadze in the Central Region.It will be his first public engagement since his swearing-in on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.The 2024 Annual Jalsa is on the theme “Justice and Peace; The Essential Ingredient for National Development”. The three-day convention is chaired by the Ameer and Missionary in Charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Alhaj Maulana Noor Mohammed Bin Salih. And expected bring members of the Arhmadiyya Muslim community and other stakeholders to discuss and reflect on the importance of justice and peace in national development of our country. President Mahama's address will likely highlight his administrations commitment to promoting the
CARE Ghana Raises Concerns Over 2024 Election Security Lapses LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - January 9, 2025January 9, 20250 Story by George Yawson Vineh On January 8, 2025, Care Ghana, a civil society organization committed to promoting transparency, fairness, and democratic values in Ghana's elections, held a press conference at the International Press Center. The event aimed to present the organization's comprehensive report on security issues observed during the 2024 general elections. David Kumi Addo, Executive Director of Care Ghana, led the press conference, highlighting the need for urgent reforms in the Ghana Police Service.According to Mr. Addo, the 2024 general elections presented an opportunity for Ghana to demonstrate its democratic maturity. However, the organization's observations revealed lapses, particularly in the management of election security. These shortcomings raise serious concerns about the Ghana Police Service's role under the leadership of the
GHANET intensifies public sensitization in some parts of Accra AFRICA NEWS LOCAL by George Vineh Yawson - January 4, 2025January 4, 20250 Story by George Yawson Vineh. The Ghana HIV/AIDS Network (GHANET) has taking its awareness creation of the virus to the beaches of Accra following the patronage of the sites in the festive season.The exercise saw the sharing of over fifty boxes of condoms, over fifty testing kits and free self-testing of HIV/ADIS and council of participants at the beach.With a surge in HIV/AIDS infection reaching nightmarish proportions, the need for awareness creation in reducing the figures remains crucial.It is at the backdrop of this the Ghana HIV/AIDS Network has extended its campaign to the beaches of Accra in sensitizing the public on the pandemic.The President of the Network shared the importance of the exercise, adding that they have shared over fifty
Presidential Inauguration: Zoomlion Deploys 500 Personnel To Beautify Accra Ahead Of Event LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - January 4, 2025January 4, 20250 Story by George Yawson Vineh. As Ghana prepares for the presidential inauguration on January 07, 2025, government has contracted Zoomlion Ghana Limited to embark on a massive cleanup and beautification exercise in Accra’s ceremonial areas. A team of over 500 personnel have been deployed to ensure that the city is spotless and radiant for the historic event. The cleanup exercise includes cleaning the Black Star Square and ceremonial streets, decorating traffic lights and trees with national colors, weeding road medians, sweeping streets, and clearing drains. Aside this, Zoomlion has also taken the initiative, as part of its social responsibility efforts and demonstration of its commitment to keeping Ghana clean and beautiful, added the painting of pavements and pedestrian walkways to the task to beautify
Access To Education – English Arabic Old Students Renovate Alma Mater LOCAL NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - December 21, 2024December 21, 20240 By: Daniel Asare Students of Kassimiyah English-Arabic junior high school in bimbila in the northern region now enjoy a more conducive learning environment following the renovation of the long dilapidated three classroom block which has been in poor condition for nearly a decade. As the first Arabic school in the area Kassimiyah’s poor infrastructure has made the school unattractive to students leading to low enrollment. To address these school alumni in collaboration with the Parent teacher Association (P.T.A) undertook the renovation project in order to provide a better learning space for teaching.
We Want Adaptable Tax Component For The Business Community-Takyi Addo AFRICA NEWS LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - December 21, 2024December 21, 20240 BY: DANIEL ASARE In his congratulatory message to the President-elect John Mahama, the Director of Communications for the Abossey-Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association of Ghana, Takyi Addo, highlighted some challenges hurting their operations as an Association He urged the incoming administration to implement a flexible tax component for the business community in order to generate more revenue for the country when he assumes office. “We have some challenges over the years, our spare parts business has gone down, and you can see the draconian taxes on spare parts issues are very bad”. Says Mr. Addo “You see one challenge we have in Ghana is we don’t have control price, control market, everybody do whatever they want to do, now if the government reduce the
Freddie Blay’s Son Accusedof Using Armed Guards To Protect Seized Land. LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - December 21, 2024December 21, 20240 Story by George Yawson Vineh Sino Africa, a subsidiary of Jospong Group, has accused Kwame Blay, son of former NPP National Chairman, Freddie Blay, of seizing 29 acres of their 328-acre land in Borteyman, Nungua. According to the company, Kwame Blay has claimed 29 acres of their land through Royal Bell Investments Limited and Terraform Development Limited, companies believed to be owned by him, adding that his father was also using his influence as a member of the ruling NPP government to back his son’s actions Sino Africa said Freddie Blay's son was not only using armed land-guards but police officers to protect his illegal activities on the land. Further, it said these armed personnel were constantly intimidating and harassing anyone who approaches the
Spaces For Change Leads Dialogue On Financial Oversight And Civic Freedom In Ghana LOCAL NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - December 17, 2024December 17, 20240 By Stanley Kwabla Arku A workshop on the National Risk Assessment (NRA) exercise for Ghana was held recently, bringing together key stakeholders to strengthen the nation’s capacity to monitor and mitigate risks of terrorism financing and money laundering. The learning and practice workshop was organized by Spaces for Change, in collaboration with the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The event focused on risk-based monitoring and the regulatory framework for non-profit organizations (NPOs), which are often categorized as “at-risk” due to vulnerabilities in financial oversight. Participants included the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), Ghana and civil society organizations (CSOs). The workshop addressed critical aspects of risk management, emphasizing:Regulation of At-risk NPOs: Highlighting the need for greater oversight of NPOs that may inadvertently or intentionally be used
Second-Hand Dealers At Lapaz Expect President Elect To Abolish Nuisance Taxes LOCAL NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - December 12, 2024December 12, 20240 By: Daniel Asare Some traders at Lapaz, a suburb of Accra are calling on President-elect, John Dramani Mahama to fulfill all promises made to the business community after his inauguration on January 7, 2025. They are also expecting him to abolish nuisance taxes levied on items at the port, create decent and sustainable jobs for the unemployed and also address the cedi’s shortfall against some major trading currencies. Traders in Lapaz, Accra, expressed grave concern over cedi depreciation and duty charges for importers, calling on President-Elect John Dramani Mahama to address them with utmost urgency. A Trader who also doubles as a technician, Eddie Yamoah said “The promises were much, but the business community our main expectation from him is reducing of taxes so
Spare Parts Assiciation Of Ghana Urge President-Elect To Fulfill Promises LOCAL NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - December 10, 2024December 10, 20240 By: Daniel Asare General Secretary of the Spare parts dealers Association of Ghana, Gifty Lovelock Fianu has expressed her excitement with John Dramani Mahama’s emphatic victory in recently-concluded elections. According to her, fulfillment of promises will boost the success and sustainability of businesses across the country. Ghana’s Electoral Commission declared ex-President and main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama winner of the presidential election with 6, 238, 397 votes representing 56.55% of the votes. His main rival, Vice President and ruling-party presidential candidate Mahamudu Bawumia, graciously conceded defeat to defuse tensions. With growing dissatisfaction over the political climate in addition to declining living standards, limited job opportunities and deepening economic crisis, the Spare Parts Association of Ghana which reeled from the malaise have shared their expectations