News of Wednesday, 25 July 2018

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14-year-old given 36 lashes by police for ‘insubordination’ Former minister makes 'I-told-you-so' analysis as Finance minister rethinks Free SHS I 'sacrificed' my late husband for a lucrative job - Woman confesses Gitmo 2 raising family in Ghana - Robert Jackson Jean Mensa is Mrs. Akufo-Addo’s niece; she can’t be neutral – Murtala Mohammed Akufo-Addo messing up our children’s future – Franklin Cudjoe

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Opinions

• Nomination of the EC Chairperson: What are the matters arising?
• Isaac Mensah’s excuse is not adding up
• Dear SHS leavers,
• Terkper on why we should protect the VAT base
• Why leaders build houses
• On 'loving' your president and yet - Deliberately embarrassing him!
• Rushing to appoint a new EC Chair won’t solve any problem
• What is it like to be a woman?
• The NDC are the greatest beneficiaries of the very things they oppose in Ghana
• Patient’s Organization call for step-up Hepatitis battle in Ghana
• Dear Akufo-Addo: This is not a sovereign referendum
• My 'slay queen' wife has no respect for my privacy
• Let’s pretend we know the causes, shall we?
• Everyone wants to be humble; nobody wants to be humbled!
• Six years on: Anyidoho and cohort must show their true love for Mills!
• Open letter to my member of parliament - Adam Mutawakilu (Garlus)
• Tribute to late Kwesi Amissah- Arthur; My wailing Pen
• Alternative Dispute Resolution: The way to restorative justice
• FEATURE: Understanding the business environment
• I disagree with Amin Lamptey about Anas’ methods
• Midland Saga: The facility management perspective
• Growing African brands: The nectar element

Diasporian News

• Ghanaian pastor ‘murdered’ in Cameroon; family accuses military

General News

• 800 US soldiers in Ghana for jungle warfare training at Achiase
• Perez University appoints renowned marketer Prof Hinson as Consulting Rector
• Charlotte Osei’s removal was politically motivated - Benyiwa Doe
• Former minister makes 'I-told-you-so' analysis as Finance minister rethinks Free SHS
• Senior Social Welfare officer appears in court on child stealing charges
• 8000 teachers to be employed this year - President Akufo-Addo
• Prudential Life organises Health Walk for Bancassurance partners
• Global Disability Summit calls for awareness on disability issues
• I 'sacrificed' my late husband for a lucrative job - Woman confesses
• We want to stop food importation – Akufo-Addo
• Ashaiman motor riders demonstrate against court fines
• US Embassy issued 16,500 visas to Ghanaians in 2017
• Helicopter carrying gold forced into emergency landing at Asamankese
• Removing and appointing new EC chair regretable - Mahama
• Ghana is not worth dying for - Mills' brother
• EC Chairperson: Rally behind the nominees - Group to NDC, others
• Some NDC members still angry with Mills - Dr Kwabena Donkor
• I swept 'Asomdwee Park' ahead of my dad's anniversary - Mills' son
• Boycotting Midland over police assault too harsh – Suhuyini
• Midland saga: I will go to court to defend 'commando' police officer - Akua Donkor
• Today at the News stands
• Bad road to Kwame Nkrumah’s hometown to be reconstructed – DCE
• ‘I will be NDC Flagbearer by January 2019’ – Sylvester Mensah
• Free SHS: Dual Intake System not same as shift system – Rev. Ntim ‘schools’ Suhuyini
• 10 things to know about EC Chair nominee Jean Mensa
• Jean Mensa is a 'good choice' for EC job – Ambassador Jackson
• ISODEC criticises government for ‘rushing through’ double-track system policy
• Free SHS will remain free for all – Gabby Otchere-Darko
• Fishing Ban: Fishermen reject new interventions
• My father is irreplaceable – Sam Kofi Mills
• We will purge Police of miscreants — IGP
• Families of killed Zongo youth may be compensated – Boniface
• Free SHS: ISODEC slams government over double track system
• Consultation for EC Chair nomination should have been exhaustive – Government experts
• Don’t go beyond three babies - Population Council warns
• Jean Mensa, et al fit for EC job – Think Tank
• Unpaid school feeding caterers threaten naked demo
• Advise Akufo-Addo to reverse ‘risky’ EC Chair nomination – DYMOG to Council of State
• Don’t go beyond three babies - Population Council
• We’re filling your pockets with economic policies – Bawumia
• Government rushing through two-track SHS system – ISODEC
• Senior Social Welfare officer appears in court on child stealing charges
• Parliament approves ECG take over
• Let’s contribute to holistic national development agenda - NCCE
• Jean is good choice to head EC - US Ambassador
• ‘3 babies’ policy unattainable – Prof Darteh
• SSNIT boss in court over $72m scam
• Mahama rejects new EC Chair
• COCOBOD approved what CRIG recommended - Witness
• New EC Chair: 'Akuffo-Addo's move ‘highly risky’ for Ghana's democracy' - DYMOG
• Fishing Ban: Fishermen reject new interventions
• Family of victim of Atwima-Kwawoma police shooting seeks justice
• Gitmo 2 raising family in Ghana - Robert Jackson
• Akufo-Addo slams Mahama over bad roads
• US Ambassador holds farewell roundtable discussion with media
• We might move body of Atta Mills to hometown – Aggrieved family
• Double-track also a shift system; it may promote truancy – Aheto Tsegah
• ‘3 babies’ policy not solution to dev’t – Adutwum
• Wontumi not in galamsey; Minority's claim 'ridiculous' – Aide
• Minority Spokesperson on Energy is a lazy politician – Sir John
• GNAT calls on government to tackle problems of teachers
• Free SHS: Double-track system makes sense in short term - US Ambassador
• Minority spokesman on Energy is a lazy politician – Sir John
• Support two-track SHS system – Akufo-Addo
• Outmoded GES should be scrapped and thrown away - Franklin Cudjoe
• Don’t mine bauxite in Atewa forest —IDCO to government
• No room for failure; NHIS must succeed – Sylvester Mensah
• Jean is good choice to head EC - US Ambassador
• Free SHS: Shift system doesn’t help – Mahama
• EC controversy: Democratic credentials are at stake - Mahama
• Galamsey not part of my DNA, I have no interest in it - Baako refutes Ken Agyapong's claims
• Akufo-Addo messing up our children’s future – Franklin Cudjoe
• NCA case adjourned to October 16
• Zongo development fund account ready in two weeks – Minister
• Jean Mensa is Mrs. Akufo-Addo’s niece; she can’t be neutral – Murtala Mohammed
• State files 52 documents in NCA trial
• Man crashed down by a tree on a cocoa farm in Suhum
• ‘We don’t want any half approach to education’ - Majority leader defends double-track system
• EC Jobs: Minority probing background of nominees – Haruna
• Ensure peaceful, credible polls - Mahama urges Zimbabweans
• Not too late for national dialogue on Free SHS - Mahama
• 14-year-old given 36 lashes by police for ‘insubordination’
• Free SHS: 'Not too late to dialogue' – Mahama
• Attendance key to determining retention of NPP MPs – Majority Leader
• Free SHS: Ofori-Atta's 'opinion' not 'government policy' – Adutwum
• Prof Gyampo criticises Akufo-Addo's 'payback time politics' in unilateral EC nomination
• UTAG threatens to strike next week over unpaid allowance
• I intend taking second wife; ‘3 children per couple’ is a no, no! – Bongo Chief
• Aburi Girls’ students litter campus with used sanitary pads
• Let’s demystify EC – Minority Leader
• Let’s demystify Electoral Commission – Minority Leader
• SHS multi-track system will improve quality - Akufo-Addo
• We appreciate your very fruitful visit to our region - N/R NPP to Akufo-Addo
• EC must get back to work – Outgoing US Ambassador
• Stanbic Bank marks Day of Caring
• Ban on new cars: Government clears Zongo Development Ministry to make purchases
• West Hills Mall opens 'Pom-Pom' Library for school children
• FLASHBACK: Mahama calls for national dialogue to save ‘failing’ Free SHS
• Arrest Sir John and Wontumi for engaging in 'galamsey' - CSSMUG
• BRT infrastructure was rushed – Transport Minister
• RTI Bill cannot be passed now – Mensah-Bonsu
• Failure of Ghana's Embassy to identify Ghanaians resulting in deportations - US Ambassador
• Newmont trains midwives on keeping mothers and babies alive
• Parliament approves $1.3bn cocoa syndicated loan
• UTAG to strike over unpaid allowance
• 'One district, One factory' is real – National Coordinator
• Roads closed for Amissah-Arthur’s burial
• Stick to Charlotte to succeed – Franklin Cudjoe to Jean Mensa
• CSOs front breaking over government appointments – Cudjoe
• Free SHS: Be humble and seek help – Ablakwa tells government
• NABCO makes special interview arrangements for Persons With Disability
• Nana Addo must recall nomination of EC officials – Youth group
• IGP orders interdiction of boy-flogger cop
• High Court nullifies CHRAJ's asset declaration ruling against Finance Minister
• Not all SHS will be used for double track education system - Steven Siaka
• IGP orders interdiction of police commander over lashing of 14-year-old

Politics

• Smoothen bad Dome-Kwabenya roads like your face - Constituents jab Adwoa Safo
• It’s reclamation, not ‘galamsey’ – Sir John rubbishes minority claims
• Spio 'Boy' strikes again
• I will be NDC flagbearer by January 2019 – Sylvester Mensah

Crime & Punishment

• TV Programmer arraigned for alleged theft
• Two arrested for illegal possession of ‘wee’ and tramadol
• Man caught allegedly having sex with goat
• TV Programmer arraigned for alleged theft

Health News

• Ghana to use specialised drones to transport essential commodities to remote areas
• Public urged to report animal bite cases
• Health Ministry reiterates commitment to newborn healthcare
• Take good care of your eyes - Ghanaians urged
• Krachi-West Hospital gets equipment from First Lady

Regional News

• Bimbilla: 1,600 students share one toilet with town folks
• Parents urged to ensure children receive holistic education
• UW Minister retrieves PWDs’ money from Wa East welfare officer
• Falling tree kills man on cocoa farm in Suhum
• 169 students in Nkwanta South receive ‘Be A Girl’ awards
• Zongo Ministry to rally NGOs for development of Zongo communities
• COCOBOD management strengthens ties with Adabraka traditional authority
• Classes under trees, open defecation; life at Teong basic school