‘Hike in water tariff will lead to alcohol consumption’

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akuffo addo retirement party 8 years ago

Rubbish

Rubbish
Anokwa 3tw3 y3d3 papaapa 8 years ago

It is a done deal. it is obvious mahama days are numbered together with his bunch of criminals.
we will change atopahene like the way he changes school girls

It is a done deal. it is obvious mahama days are numbered together with his bunch of criminals.
we will change atopahene like the way he changes school girls
NOTHERN GHANA 8 years ago

The Auditor General has said that under this government we have 47,000 Ghost Names.
During the npp regime under
president Kufour, ghost names were reduced to 3,800. And it was on the verge of total eradication. But what do ...
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The Auditor General has said that under this government we have 47,000 Ghost Names.
During the npp regime under
president Kufour, ghost names were reduced to 3,800. And it was on the verge of total eradication. But what do we see now, president John Mahama has seen it as opportunity to siphon Ghc23million every month for ndc campaign as a result of this number of ghosts they have placed on the government payroll. President John Mahama and his ndc are not tired of stealing from the national coffers. They are impoverishing Ghanaians.
KOFI YAROO 8 years ago

NOTHERN GHANA WILL NEVER DUMP JM FOR CHEEPANZEE ,WHAT CHANGE HAS A CHEEPANZEE HAS, KEEP YOUR OLD EVIL SCAM CHEEPANZEE IN REGION

NOTHERN GHANA WILL NEVER DUMP JM FOR CHEEPANZEE ,WHAT CHANGE HAS A CHEEPANZEE HAS, KEEP YOUR OLD EVIL SCAM CHEEPANZEE IN REGION
Freeman 8 years ago

We're all more closely related to Chimps and Monkeys than god or the devil. Be nice to each other. And respect the Chimps and the Monkeys among us!

We're all more closely related to Chimps and Monkeys than god or the devil. Be nice to each other. And respect the Chimps and the Monkeys among us!
mRNA + tRNA 8 years ago

If consumers have that enough money to buy alcohol, then they can afford to buy water

Good night and good luck!

If consumers have that enough money to buy alcohol, then they can afford to buy water

Good night and good luck!
obibenyaw 8 years ago

Nonsense

Nonsense
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

Mr. Multiple Monikers, go get yourself a life, Haba!

Mr. Multiple Monikers, go get yourself a life, Haba!
SARPONG 8 years ago

We have clueless President and his administration who cannot think outside the box.

With this government, the only way it knows how to raise revenue is either to increase taxes or go for loans.

For a country that collec ...
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We have clueless President and his administration who cannot think outside the box.

With this government, the only way it knows how to raise revenue is either to increase taxes or go for loans.

For a country that collects only 30% of taxable revenues, there is no need to continue increasing taxes when it can improve on its tax collecting methods and collect taxes from those who are not paying their taxes. If the government can collect even 60% of taxes due to it, even taxes will be reduced.

Another way of helping the citizens is to cut expenses by slowing down infrastructure development but because this government is collecting about 30% as bribe on every developmental project, expense cutting is not even on the agenda.
mRNA + tRNA 8 years ago

Did you do economics in college? Find yourself a teacher to explain the subject Economy to you, then come here to make your comment! Even the developed nations depend on taxes or loans for developmental projects in their coun ...
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Did you do economics in college? Find yourself a teacher to explain the subject Economy to you, then come here to make your comment! Even the developed nations depend on taxes or loans for developmental projects in their country.

Good night and good luck!
Jordys 8 years ago

Exactly!

Alcohol is no synonyme for water...

Exactly!

Alcohol is no synonyme for water...
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

Oh Ghana! In fact, there are too many bogus organizations in that country of ours. Unbelievable!

Oh Ghana! In fact, there are too many bogus organizations in that country of ours. Unbelievable!
Nana 8 years ago

Weird! Is water and alcohol substitute goods. Do consumers derive the same satisfaction from water and alcohol?

Weird! Is water and alcohol substitute goods. Do consumers derive the same satisfaction from water and alcohol?
Nana 8 years ago

Weird! Is water and alcohol substitute goods. Do consumers derive the same satisfaction from water and alcohol?

Weird! Is water and alcohol substitute goods. Do consumers derive the same satisfaction from water and alcohol?
OMG 8 years ago

This argument does not hold water.

This argument does not hold water.
legs 8 years ago

Has lots of beer though. If water is ore expensive than beer ??

Has lots of beer though. If water is ore expensive than beer ??
The Future Force 8 years ago

This is pure pure nonsense! Whoever said this is very silly and foolish.

This is pure pure nonsense! Whoever said this is very silly and foolish.
SUSUNYA 8 years ago

There may be nothing wrong with that. After all, that is what the Germans do.
This may happen, if water is more expensive than beer so say beer and NOT ALCOHOL.

There may be nothing wrong with that. After all, that is what the Germans do.
This may happen, if water is more expensive than beer so say beer and NOT ALCOHOL.
Abdul 8 years ago

Haha, well, I'm sure that wouldn't be new to some of my Ghanaian friends. They only need to change their identities from Ghanaians to Irish. Cheers!!!!!

Haha, well, I'm sure that wouldn't be new to some of my Ghanaian friends. They only need to change their identities from Ghanaians to Irish. Cheers!!!!!
Akon 8 years ago

There are too much foolish talks in the country. Why? Any stupid person just opens the mouth and spew filth. Ah Ghana!

There are too much foolish talks in the country. Why? Any stupid person just opens the mouth and spew filth. Ah Ghana!
SENKOAAH 8 years ago

IF YOU HAVE FOOLISH AND WICKED LEADERS,YOU ALWAYS HAVE FOOLISH TALKS COMING FROM STUPID PEOPLE.IN A SHORT TIME WE ARE GOING TO SHARE ENTRANCE TO BUY BOTTLED WATER FROM THE MALLS WITH HARD-CORE TERRORISTS FROM YEMEN SO DON'T W ...
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IF YOU HAVE FOOLISH AND WICKED LEADERS,YOU ALWAYS HAVE FOOLISH TALKS COMING FROM STUPID PEOPLE.IN A SHORT TIME WE ARE GOING TO SHARE ENTRANCE TO BUY BOTTLED WATER FROM THE MALLS WITH HARD-CORE TERRORISTS FROM YEMEN SO DON'T WORRY,MAY BE BECAUSE OF THEIR FEARFUL FACE AND THEY MAY NOT INCREASE IT.
Adu Boah 8 years ago

That will not happen

That will not happen
david O 8 years ago

Very hard to believe. This assertion is totally flawed.

Very hard to believe. This assertion is totally flawed.
Akora 8 years ago

The association must know that no right thinking person will replace water with alcohol just because water tariff has been increased.

The association must know that no right thinking person will replace water with alcohol just because water tariff has been increased.
Godfred 8 years ago

sorry for them but they should not judge ghanaians because our interest is not their interest.

sorry for them but they should not judge ghanaians because our interest is not their interest.
AGBESI KWESI 8 years ago

“O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you….A people asked such before you; then they became thereby disbelievers.” (Qur’an 5:101-102)

Such a passage hardly ...
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“O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you….A people asked such before you; then they became thereby disbelievers.” (Qur’an 5:101-102)

Such a passage hardly inculcates a spirit of free inquiry and intellectual curiosity. And this is the wave of the future: since the Western government and media elites are now dedicated to avoiding offending Muslims at all costs, and even asking theological questions can offend Muslims, we all just must accept the dictates of our new overlords without question. Wan Sulaiman Wan Ismail should have known better.
“For seeking answers on Islam, Muslim gets charged with blasphemy,” by Zurairi Ar, Malay Mail Online, May 29, 2015:
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah,” is the first part of the shahadah, a declaration of faith for Muslims, which has its origins in a verse in the Quran.
“I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God,” is the second part, but unlike the first, it does not appear in any of the holy scriptures.
So, where did it come from?
This was the question on the mind of Wan Sulaiman Wan Ismail, 53, when he sought clarification in 2013 from religious teachers on the origin of a practice considered as one of the key pillars of Islam.
The former businessman from Perak said he raised that question to several religious teachers, including scholars in the Ipoh mufti office, the Perak religious authorities and even state mosque imams. Many of these clerics, he said, were familiar with him as he met with them regularly for the past 15 years.
None, however, were able to answer him, so Wan Sulaiman stopped asking a year later.
But for seeking answers, Wan Sulaiman earned the attention of the Perak Islamic Religious Department (JAIP). He was summoned several times in 2014 by the authority, whose officers he claimed tried to dissuade him from posing his questions and to convince him to abandon several Quranic practices he has adopted.
The matter came to a head on January 21 this year when state religious enforcers raided his home in Ipoh and confiscated his handwritten personal notes, in addition to screening his personal computer and mobile phone.
On the same day, Wan Sulaiman was charged in the Ipoh Shariah High Court under Section 15 of the Perak Shariah Criminal Enactment 1992, with “mocking, ridiculing or insulting Quranic or hadith texts”.
According to a copy of his charge sheet sighted by Malay Mail Online, the Perak religious enforcers claimed that Wan Sulaiman possessed notes, some of which were hung on his wall, that allegedly “ridicule” the hadith — the collections of Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and deeds.
Wan Sulaiman, however, insisted that the notes were meant only for his personal use.
The prosecution also accused him of disputing authentic hadith for failing to interpret the Quran, and of rejecting the shahadah as taught by Muhammad by allegedly only accepting the first part.
He was also accused of translating the terms “fajar prayers” and “wusto prayers” by “using his own intellect without referring to the Prophet’s hadith”.
His case was set to be heard on May 21, but it was postponed to July 2. If guilty, Wan Sulaiman can be fined not more than RM5,000, jailed not more than three years, or both….
Freeman 8 years ago

No truth in god! Read Evolution to find out.

No truth in god! Read Evolution to find out.
Morris capetown 8 years ago

Oh sachets water is abt 2 be 3p oh ama ghana cant u shake urself like akua nigeria to prove how matured u are whn it comes 2 democratic games,granting ndc for the 3rd term is boko haram cos now tht al qaeedas a around

Oh sachets water is abt 2 be 3p oh ama ghana cant u shake urself like akua nigeria to prove how matured u are whn it comes 2 democratic games,granting ndc for the 3rd term is boko haram cos now tht al qaeedas a around
Nana K. Akropong 8 years ago

a bottle of beer more expensive than a sachet of pure water so where lies your logic?

a bottle of beer more expensive than a sachet of pure water so where lies your logic?
KP 8 years ago

People are not seeing this and if someone complains about this you will see those that are being fed by this incompetent defending it. What amazes me more is when I see the so called celebrities and even chiefs endorsing the ...
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People are not seeing this and if someone complains about this you will see those that are being fed by this incompetent defending it. What amazes me more is when I see the so called celebrities and even chiefs endorsing the hardships and the mess being brought about by this incompetent government. Posterity will judge us all
Ken Kweku Agyeman 8 years ago

Such analogies are flawed.
Alcohol can never be a substitute for water.
All and sundry must acquaint themselves with their flaws and always be responsible for their actions

Such analogies are flawed.
Alcohol can never be a substitute for water.
All and sundry must acquaint themselves with their flaws and always be responsible for their actions
GHANA FIRST 8 years ago

This article is too poor to be understood. What volume of water is in this equation writer? How can you give price without what is being paid for and expect readers to understand your article? Please rewrite this article bett ...
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This article is too poor to be understood. What volume of water is in this equation writer? How can you give price without what is being paid for and expect readers to understand your article? Please rewrite this article better than it is now.
kwesi tarkwa 8 years ago

This water sachet producers are complaining,those times that they were smuggling water from GWL they were happy but I bet you some of them are still STEALING FROM GWL AND ECG

This water sachet producers are complaining,those times that they were smuggling water from GWL they were happy but I bet you some of them are still STEALING FROM GWL AND ECG
monto 8 years ago

Water & alcohol are not the same. No matter how u drink ,u will Still need water.

Water & alcohol are not the same. No matter how u drink ,u will Still need water.
SD 8 years ago

Nonsensical and useless deductions

Nonsensical and useless deductions
North 8 years ago

Funny assumption. Ghanaians should be serious.

Funny assumption. Ghanaians should be serious.
Dan 8 years ago

Unintelligent statement, the deference between water and alcohol is clear, if you choose to drink alcohol instead because water tariffs are high, so be it. Clearly water tariff is high, but please don't say people would resul ...
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Unintelligent statement, the deference between water and alcohol is clear, if you choose to drink alcohol instead because water tariffs are high, so be it. Clearly water tariff is high, but please don't say people would result to alcohol consumption because of that. If you want to drink yourself to death, good job go ahead and die. We know the benefits of water, and we know the harmful effects of alcohol. My friend clarify that educate people in that direction. When you hold that microphone as a public figure, it becomes a powerful tool that can educate or deceive the people.
Kofi Charlie 8 years ago

What a silly and nonsensical deduction by drunkards in that association! When would some of these our so-called group leaders display simple logic by just think a little bit harder! Water rates has gone up and beer is cheaper ...
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What a silly and nonsensical deduction by drunkards in that association! When would some of these our so-called group leaders display simple logic by just think a little bit harder! Water rates has gone up and beer is cheaper so people will drink more beer and would become aloholics! My mother selks alcohol at home and we had free and easy access to alcohol but non of us has turned an alcoholic. There many factors leading to misused of alcohol. It is not just the cost. Why politicise every issue for selfish and parochial political ends. Anyway, some of us Ghanaians are not as gullible feeble minded or politically daft as some these imbeciles might think.
PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 8 years ago

A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.

Four worms were placed into four separate jars.

The first worm was put into a container of alcohol. The second worm was put into a ...
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A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.

Four worms were placed into four separate jars.

The first worm was put into a container of alcohol. The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke. The third worm was put into a container of water. The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.

At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results:

The first worm in alcohol -Dead.

The second worm in cigarette smoke - Dead

Third worm in water Alive

Fourth worm in good clean soil -Alive.

So the Minister asked the congregation -What did you learn from this demonstration?

Maxine was sitting in the back, quickly raised her hand and said,

'As long as you drink alcohol and smoke Cigarette , you won't have worms!'

That pretty much ended the service!
Murphy 8 years ago

Monto, u r right. How can u compare water to Alcohol? Alcohol takes bitter while water takes good. No matter how much u take Alcohol u will still need water. so spare us with ur comparison, ok. please

Monto, u r right. How can u compare water to Alcohol? Alcohol takes bitter while water takes good. No matter how much u take Alcohol u will still need water. so spare us with ur comparison, ok. please
Crackadoodledooooo 8 years ago

This is so illogical. This article makes no sense.

This is so illogical. This article makes no sense.
Gangstalicious 8 years ago

At least Ghanaians will now be drunk and forget about dumsor. It's all a plot ????????

At least Ghanaians will now be drunk and forget about dumsor. It's all a plot ????????
Kwesi 8 years ago

Ghanians shouldn't be fooled this time by Mahama's shaky ways. If NDC gives you money take it. You don't have to vote for them, after all you are the only one who knows who to vote for.

Ghanians shouldn't be fooled this time by Mahama's shaky ways. If NDC gives you money take it. You don't have to vote for them, after all you are the only one who knows who to vote for.
spyky 8 years ago

nonsense,just wake up from your bed just spit out rubbish.how does alcohol replace water in quenching our thirst. Infact the citizen is going crazy in these country of ours.

nonsense,just wake up from your bed just spit out rubbish.how does alcohol replace water in quenching our thirst. Infact the citizen is going crazy in these country of ours.
Nana Pee 8 years ago

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Paa Joe 8 years ago

IS ALCOHOL WATER AND EVEN THEN WHERE IS THE AVERAGE GHANAIN GOING TO GET THE FUNDS TO DRINK EVEN A BOTTLE OF BEER.

DO YOU PEOPLE WANT TO TELL GHANAIANS TO GO AND FRINK APETHESHI.

PURELY RUBBISH:

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP

IS ALCOHOL WATER AND EVEN THEN WHERE IS THE AVERAGE GHANAIN GOING TO GET THE FUNDS TO DRINK EVEN A BOTTLE OF BEER.

DO YOU PEOPLE WANT TO TELL GHANAIANS TO GO AND FRINK APETHESHI.

PURELY RUBBISH:

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
ORIGINAL VOICE OF REASON 8 years ago

This is what happens when a low iq greedy buffoon rigs elections to become president.The sad thing is that he is on course to rig the 2nd time bcos the rigging machinery is still intact unless we all clamour for a new registe ...
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This is what happens when a low iq greedy buffoon rigs elections to become president.The sad thing is that he is on course to rig the 2nd time bcos the rigging machinery is still intact unless we all clamour for a new register
Gideon 8 years ago

keep drinking dia all liquid

keep drinking dia all liquid
Enough is Enough 8 years ago

Nonesense talk how can alcohol be taken instead of water? We will drink water straight from the taps after all the sachet water does not go through any special treatment before packaging. Who is forcing you to package water ...
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Nonesense talk how can alcohol be taken instead of water? We will drink water straight from the taps after all the sachet water does not go through any special treatment before packaging. Who is forcing you to package water for him/het to drink?

‘Hike in water tariff will lead to alcohol consumption’

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