A Technology Analyst, Maximus Ametorgoh has called for the deadline for SIM re-registration to be scrapped.
According to him, he does not see the need for the deadline.
Speaking in an interview on Newsfile, Saturday, Mr Ametorgoh said the government should rather find a possible way to register those who are unable to beat the deadline. https://www.youtube.com/embed/-A3a1yIGBvM
“Why don’t they find a smarter way of getting the other people who can’t access a registration centre because of geographical restrictions, age etc? he asked.
The Technology Analyst further explained that the registration process should not be forced on people but rather should be a process where people should be encouraged to do so when they are available.
“So it doesn’t make sense to me that we have been worrying ourselves doing extensions. Let’s get people to do this as and when they are available to do it. Telecommunication service is a tool of convenience which you don’t sell with inconvenience.
“So I believe that the extension must be done, it should go beyond the January 2023 people are talking about”, he said.
In regards to this, Mr Ametorgoh said the government is not losing anything when it comes to the registration process so there is no need for a deadline.
“You are using the experience centres of most of the telecommunication companies, MTN’s and the rest, they have their experience centres. I’m not sure government is paying them for using their workers to do SIM registration”, he wondered.
Newest internet sensation, Big Ivy whose rap dexterity has travelled beyond Ghana’s borders says she is overwhelmed by the results of what she had intended to do just for fun.
“I’m surprised especially on social media. I wasn’t expecting it to be this big. I really love it. You know this world has a lot of stress so we are using it to ease the stress.
“We are having fun. I’m preparing to face Mummy Dollarz, whom I’ve changed to Mummy Naira.”
CJ Biggerman and his mum, Big Ivy
Big Ivy stated that while she raps for fun, her raps are intended to motivate young people on how to succeed in life.
“My rap is full of advice. For the first one, I’m advising on how to keep a man. The second one is about money. It tells people not to throw money around. You need to plan before the money comes otherwise you will spend money you do not have,” she noted.
In a related development, she revealed that she is overwhelmed by the responses and support on social media following her ‘Big Momma’ song.
According to her, Big Momma, a song that birthed the Ghanaian actor’s beef with Nigeria’s Mummy Dolarz, has made her more popular than her acting career ever did.
Speaking to Doreen Avio on Hitz FM’s Daybreak Hitz, Big Ivy revealed that rap is something that she loved growing up but she dropped it to focus on getting her degrees and later an acting career.
Big Ivy therefore noted that she is working on releasing more songs.
The Suntreso Police in the Ashanti Region have stepped up investigations into the killing of a student of the Oyoko School of Dispensing Optics by unknown gunmen at Sofoline in Kumasi on July 19, 2022.
Kwabena Asumadu, 23, was shot multiple times in the neck and head through the driver’s window of his unregistered Mercedes Benz car.
His lifeless body was found at the crime scene moments after the attack by the Suntreso Police at about 11:50pm.
But the assailants had fled the scene.
Police sources say the Level 100 student was allegedly returning from his native Offinso town after dropping off a female friend when he was attacked.
Information on what led to the murder remains scanty.
The Police have been following up on positive leads that could lead to the arrest of the suspected killers.
The investigations appear to have been boosted by CCTV footage accessible to the Police Intelligence Unit.
The sources say the footage could prove decisive in the pursuit of the criminals suspected to have used pump action assault rifle in their operations.
The body of the deceased has since been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital’s morgue pending autopsy.
Pope Francis has said the time may soon come when he needs to consider stepping down – and would do so if he felt his health meant that could not serve in the way he should.
He made the comments at the end of a trip to Canada – where he apologised to indigenous people – which involved extensive travel and long days.
The 85-year-old pontiff stressed that for the moment he intends to continue in his duties – and will be guided by God as to when he will step down, if he steps down at all.
“It is not a catastrophe to change Pope, it is not a taboo,” he told journalists from a wheelchair on the plane from Canada’s Arctic territory to Rome.
“The door [to retiring] is open – it is a normal option. But until today I have not knocked on that door. I have not felt the need to think about this possibility – that is not to say that in two days’ time I might not start thinking about it.”
Over recent months Pope Francis has suffered ongoing knee trouble that has impacted his mobility. He spent much of his visit to Canada in a wheelchair.
But he has previously dismissed speculation about more serious, life-threatening illnesses.
“This trip has been intense,” he said. “I don’t think I can keep travelling with the same rhythm I used to at my age and with the limitation of this knee.
“I either need to save myself a little in order to continue serving the Church, or I need to consider the possibility of stepping aside.”
The Pope – whose predecessor Benedict XVI retired due to ill health in 2013 – did say that he was keen to visit Ukraine soon, but would have to seek advice of his doctors first.
On his visit to Canada, his sombre focus had been to apologise to indigenous people of the region for the wrongs committed against them by those within the Catholic Church.
The Pope appeared most engaged in his interactions with local people – particularly survivors of abuse at Catholic schools.
But there were times during some of the formal proceedings with politicians that his tiredness on a busy trip looked obvious.
He spoke to journalists on the plane back about a range of topics and became animated in his criticism of so called “traditionalists” in the Church – as it happens, those most likely to welcome a change in pontiff.
“A church that doesn’t evolve is a church that goes backwards,” Pope Francis said.
“Many people who call themselves traditionalists, they are not, they just go backwards. That is a sin.
“Tradition is the living faith of the dead, instead their attitude is the dead faith of the living. It is important to understand the role of tradition – a musician used to say the tradition is the guarantee of the future, it is not a piece that belongs in a museum.”
Rapper Desmond Amoah, known in the industry as Dee Moneey, has advised against having close friends in the music space.
Speaking to Sammy Forson on Daybreak Hitz, he mentioned that it is better to treat everything related to one’s music career as a business.
“I don’t think it is healthy to have friends in the industry. Some people feed their family on this so they feel the competition more than someone who sees it as a side hustle. There are 2 different types of people in the industry.”View this post on Instagram
Dee Moneey believes that his reason for doing music is solely because of his passion and might not attach too much seriousness to it as much as other artistes who depend on music to make a living.
“I do this for the passion and the love of it but someone will take a certain decision because they need to eat from their works.”
He advised that even when one makes friends, the business aspect should be paramount. “You can be friends in the industry but you have to always treat it as a business and always understand the business aspect of it,” he noted.
Dee Moneey is a gifted songwriter, rapper, and performer who started making music at a young age.
For a generation raised with hip-life, hip-hop, and pop music, Dee Moneey has created a style that blends hip-hop, techno, dance, house cadence, and Hip-life inflection to make such a unique sound.
To date, he has written for and worked with various artistes and producers in Ghana and other countries.
He has performed alongside artistes such as Ice Prince, Wizkid, U.S rapper, Fabulous, and Lil Wayne’s Young Money Crew just to mention a few.
Dee Moneey has a couple of hit singles out- ‘Finish Line’ featuring Sarkodie & Jtown, ‘Marilyn Monroe’ featuring Fuse ODG, and ‘Money Talks’ featuring Kwaw Kese.
He is currently promoting his latest album dubbed ‘Omanhene’, which he released as a tribute to his late father.
Omanhene is a 22-track album that features artistes like Joey B, Jay Bhad, Efya, Ice Prince, and a few others.
Ameyaw Kissi Debrah,known professionally as Ameyaw Debrah, is a Ghanaian celebrity blogger, freelance journalist, and reporter. He founded AmeyawDebrah.com, an entertainment website and blog that primarily publishes news about Ghanaian celebrities.
Brother of late President John Evans Atta Mills and MP for Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem, Samuel Atta Mills has disclosed that the late President prior to his death slept in a room with a leaking ceiling roof at the castle.
In an interview with Raymond Acquah on Upfront, Wednesday, the MP said the late President had only two houses, one of which was situated at the castle which contained the leaking roof.
“One house he had never slept in and the other one was where he lived. When he lived at the castle, his bedroom leaked. Whenever it rained, we had to put about 8 buckets in his bedroom. All the fixtures were rusted because it is so close to the ocean and maintenance over there was so difficult,” he said.
According to him, there were many suggestions to the President to move out from the castle to his other residence at Spintex.
He explained that the late President, however, refused and said “No. I will stay here.”https://www.youtube.com/embed/xQZREEGjOOs
“He did not want to inconvenient Ghanaians on the Spintex road coming to work every morning and you know how busy Spintex road was and is now. Can you believe every morning the President with the sirens and everything pushing cars everyday just to come to work and then he will do that in the evening when everybody was gone?” he noted.
He added that “he did not want to even inconvenient the people living in his neighbourhood…he would rather stay at this leaky roof place so that he could save some money and not inconvenient anybody and whatever savings that he could get, he could use it to refurbish schools or whatever.”
This Sunday will mark the 10th Anniversary of the death of former President John Evans Atta Mills.
According to the Head of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, a memorial thanksgiving service will be held after which President Akufo-Addo will commission the Asomdwe Park.
Ghana lost approximately GH₵5 billion in cash through the payment of bribes to public officials in 2021, the Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey (GIPSS) has disclosed.
This is equivalent to almost one-third of the 2021 budget of the Ministry of Education, which is implementing one of the Government’s flagship programmes, Free Senior High School (free SHS).
The Government is currently racing against time to raise about GHS4.5 billion through the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) – a domestic revenue mobilisation enhancement measure to support national development.
The maiden national survey, titled: “Corruption in Ghana – people’s experiences and views” also disclosed that more than 17.4 million bribes were paid in the same period.
The survey was conducted by the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in collaboration with the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
It collected evidence-based information from 15,000 households across the country involving people who were 18 years and older on the forms of corruption affecting the population of Ghana.
This is to determine the prevalence of the situation and its prevailing typologies, give benchmark indicators that can be used to inform relevant policies to curb administrative corruption in various public institutions in the country.
Apart from the cash payment, which contributed 84.8 per cent of the forms of bribe paid, 13.3 per cent of the bribes paid were food and drinks; 9.7 per cent, exchange for other services; 5 per cent valuables, and 2.2 per cent animals.
The bribes were paid by 33.6 per cent citizens to speed up procedures; 15.8 per cent, as a sign of appreciation; 13.8 per cent, to avoid the payment of fine; 10.8 per cent to avoid problems, and 3.1 per cent, to avoid the cancellation of public utilities.
Speaking at the launch of the report in Accra on Wednesday, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, said that more than a quarter of the country’s adult population (26.7 per cent) paid bribes to a public official in 2021.
Prof Annim also noted that most of the bribes were paid at the direct request of the public officials involved, as six out of 10 bribes paid (59.4 per cent) were directly requested by those officials.
Findings from the survey showed that the Ghana Police Service, Immigration Service and the custom officers of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) were the three top institutions that received bribes.
They were followed by the Lands Commission, Driver and Vehicle Licencing Authority (DVLA), Passport Agency officials, and prosecutors, judges and magistrates, with elected government officials being the least recipients.
In his remarks, Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, a Justice of the Supreme Court, who stood for the Chief Justice, said that corruption was the most dangerous threat to the country’s democracy, development and national security.
He said that: “If we fail to prevail in our fight against corruption, it is fast draining the public purse, creating barriers to economic development, decreasing the effectiveness and efficiency of public services, increasing transaction costs, undermining legal rules and eroding the legitimacy of government and will ultimately bring down our democracy.”
Justice Kulendi noted that the report provided verifiable attempt to validate the prevalence of corruption in Ghana, therefore, offer scientific measures to tackle corruption for development of tailored anti-corruption interventions.
Mr Richard Quayson, the Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, said that: “In order to fight corruption more effectively, it is critical to improve society’s understanding of its different manifestations and to make regular, scientifically-based efforts to measure its occurrence,” which the survey provided.
He noted that GIPSS would support achievement of the goals of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), SDG 16 and the United Nations Convention against Corruption Article 61.
Ms Jennifer Sarvary Bradford, a Crime Prevention and Criminal Officer at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, also said that the report would help Ghana produce an evidence-based policy to fight corruption.
The report called for stakeholder engagement at both the national and sub-national levels, publication of analytical reports, institutionalisation of GIPSS, and the anti-corruption implementation roadmap to address the situation.
The Zion Praise Chapel International is set for the 25th edition of the annual International Prophetic Gathering (IPG) dubbed ‘Performance’ at the church’s auditorium in Takoradi from July 31 to August 7.
The event is in two parts – morning sessions start at 9 am, and evening sessions which commence at 5:30 pm are projected to host over 20,000 patrons.
“Prayerfully selected seasoned men of God from Ghana and Nigeria are billed to storm our city as guest speakers for the demonstration of the Apostolic and Prophetic Grace that attracts resources, opportunities and phenomenal blessings to people who are desperate for God.
“Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams, Apostle Joshua Selman, Nathaniel Bassey and Bishop Chingbundu are on the bill,” Bishop Ogyiri Asare, the Convener of IPG mentioned.
At a press conference on Friday, in Takoradi, Bishop Bernard Ogiri Asare who doubles as the Founder of Zion Praise Chapel International to give details about the event.
He said, “It is of paramount interest to us to make sure that everyone who is present is under tight security surveillance. The Western Regional Police Command has been informed to make provisions throughout the event.”
Bishop Ogyiri Asare added “The main objective of IPG is bringing together people from all walks of life to feed on God’s word, receive divine direction and experience uncommon transformation in all aspects of their lives.”
The man of God disclosed that as part of the programme, his new book titled ‘Children and their Parent,’ will be launched on July 24 at Zion Praise Chapel Auditorium.
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that his government will restore the economy to its thriving form.
The President said the current state of the economy is a temporary one.
Speaking at the NPP National Delegates Conference on Saturday, July 16, 2022, President Akufo-Addo said the New Patriotic Party has a tradition of reviving Ghana’s economy whenever there is a challenge.
“We took Ghana out of HIPC in President Kufuor’s time. We took Ghana out of the derailed IMF programme of 2015, our party was the one that made it possible for us to survive the Covid pandemic with one of the lowest mortality rates of any government of any country anywhere in the world.https://www.youtube.com/embed/M20Rcl37lc8
“We have done it before and believe me, we are going to do it again. And in so doing, the strong economy that we’re going to build is the economy that is going to provide the platform for our victory in 2024”.
The President assured that his government is negotiating a good deal with the IMF that will serve the best interest of the country.
“I want to assure the people of Ghana that we are going to negotiate a good deal with the IMF. A deal that would allow us to revive our economy and to continue the task of building an even stronger economy than we had before.”
He further assured that, “we will be in a position, not only to negotiate, but implement a good arrangement”.
An immigration officer at Elubo in the Jomoro District of the Western Region identified as Francis Amankwa is reported to have met his untimely death as the building he lived in collapsed on him at Elubo.
The incident happened in the wee hours of Saturday July 16, 2022 as a result of a heavy downpour which collapsed a neighbour’s wall and eventually hitting the room the deceased slept in.
According to eyewitness accounts, it took personnel from the Ghana Fire service, police service, and Immigration Service to rescue him but unfortunately, he died even before he was rescued.
Twitter fired back at Elon Musk on Monday, accusing the world’s richest person of “knowingly” breaching an agreement to buy the social media firm.
It comes days after the Tesla CEO sought to back out of the $44 billion deal, accusing Twitter of breaching its obligations under the merger agreement.
In a letter sent to Musk, dated Sunday and filed with regulators on Monday, Twitter refuted the claim, calling the attempt to scrap the deal “invalid and wrongful”.
The letter also stated that the merger agreement remains in place and demanded Musk’s side comply with their obligations under the contract.
The company is planning to sue Musk to force a completion of the deal, a threat he laughed off earlier on Monday, when he sent a series of tweets mocking Twitter and its threat to enforce the agreement in court.
Analyst and Managing Director at Wedbush, Dan Ives, said it’s all a loss for both sides.
“Reputation wise, there’s not a clear winner. I think to some extent they’re both losers regardless of how it all plays out.
The worst that could happen for Musk is that the court ultimately rules he need to buy Twitter, something he doesn’t want to own. That obviously, if you look up the term ‘awkward’ that would probably be the definition of what happens there. And I think at that point, it’s probably likely some sort of settlement, if that ultimately ended up. Because for Twitter, the last thing you want is someone owning your company that didn’t want to own it in the first place.”
People familiar with the matter told Reuters, Twitter is planning to file a lawsuit early this week in Delaware.
Tory MPs are jockeying for position in the race to succeed Boris Johnson after the prime minister quit as Tory leader following a dramatic cabinet mutiny.
Tom Tugendhat is the latest MP to enter the leadership battle, joining Attorney General Suella Braverman and Brexiteer Steve Baker who have shown interest.
Mr Johnson plans to stay on as PM until a replacement is found by the autumn.
Many Tory and opposition politicians want him to leave now – but he has already filled cabinet jobs.
New Education Secretary James Cleverly said he did not agree with calls for Mr Johnson to stand down immediately, saying there was no need for a caretaker prime minister.
But some Tories are deeply unhappy that Mr Johnson is not quitting immediately, with the former Prime Minister Sir John Major saying it would be “unwise” for him to stay until a replacement is chosen.
The Labour Party has also threatened to try and unseat the PM immediately through a vote of no confidence, although this would need considerable support among Conservatives to succeed.
Senior backbencher Tom Tugendhat has launched a leadership bid
Labour’s Deputy Leader Angela Rayner told the BBC “the fact he’s trying to cling on for the next couple of months is completely unacceptable”.
Mr Johnson resigned on Thursday, following two days of desperate attempts to cling onto power amid a flood of resignations.
Nearly 60 Conservative MPs have quit government roles in recent days at both senior and junior levels, raising doubts about the government’s ability to function.
A timetable for the Tory leadership race is due to be confirmed next week and the new prime minister is expected to be in position by September.
But unofficially, the contest is already under way. The chair of the foreign affairs committee, Mr Tugendhat, launched his leadership bid by writing in the Daily Telegraph on Friday, promising tax cuts and “new energy and ideas” for government.
“I have served before – in the military, and now in Parliament. Now I hope to answer the call once again as prime minister,” said the former soldier, who has been a prominent critic of Mr Johnson.
Attorney-General Ms Braverman has already confirmed she will stand, while former Brexit minister Mr Baker said he was “seriously” considering running after being asked by people to do so.
Sajid Javid, the former health secretary, and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps – who both revolted against Mr Johnson – are also considering putting their hats into the ring, the BBC has been told.
Others tipped to run include Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and ex-Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
More declarations are expected in the coming days – but some senior Tories have already said they will not be running, including former Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and former Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
Boris Johnson greets his wife Carrie and their children after delivering his statement in Downing Street
Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg criticised Mr Sunak on Thursday, saying he was “not a successful chancellor” and “not alert to the inflationary problem”.
Speaking on Channel 4 News, the Johnson loyalist said the PM had been an “exceptionally good leader” who had been brought down by some “relatively minor missteps that got taken out of all proportion”.
Transport minister Robert Courts said Mr Shapps, who he works alongside, would be a “great choice” and also suggested Ben Wallace, the defence secretary.
“I think we need someone who’s got experience, someone who is able to campaign… someone who’s able to deliver,” he told BBC Newsnight.
Any candidate for the leadership race would need to secure the backing of Tory MPs, with the final two candidates then going to a ballot of Conservative members.
Tories sources have told the BBC the contenders are likely to be whittled down to two by the end of July, with a leadership contest over the summer.
There could be a new Tory leader in place by the start of September, in time for the party’s annual conference a month later.
Women in PR Ghana is set to host the 6th edition of its annual summit for female professionals and students in the communication and public relations industry.
The two-day event which is themed “PR Women as Change Agents in the Competitive Corporate World” will be coordinated both virtually via zoom and Facebook on Day 1 and physically at AH Hotel in East Legon on Day 2 starting from 10am to 3pm each day.
This year’s summit will highlight key topics in the areas of Female Leadership and Mentorship, Executive Visibility, Sustainable Development, Corporate Communications, Digital Storytelling, and Social Currency amongst others.
Ms Faith Senam Ocloo, founder of Women in PR Ghana, shares her thoughts on the main theme for this year’s summit saying, “For the next year, we are looking at how PR Women can lead in advocating for change in various organisations through advocacy and developing projects and campaigns that will make us competitive”.
The summit will feature distinguished speakers and communication experts from Ghana, Nigeria, Benin and UK including Uche Ofodile, Chief Executive Officer, MTN Benin; Asiedua Addae; Head, Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing, Standard Chartered Bank; Nwamaka Onyemelukwe – Director, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability for Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited.
There will be two Panel discussions with experts such as Ronke Lawal, Founder, Ariatu PR; Iretomiwa Akintunde-Johnson, Lead PR & Communications Adviser, ID Africa; Adisa Amanor, Director, Abjel Communications; Georgina Asare Fiagbenu, Senior Communications Manager, MTN Ghana; Ivy Heward-Mills, Deputy Director Public Affairs, UPSA; Doro Fatoumata, Managing Director, Vlisco; Anne Sackey; Marketing and Communications Professional amongst others.
This year’s summit will also introduce Women in PR Ghana Mentoring Programme with the 2021 Top 10 Women in PR where young female professionals will have the opportunity to be mentored as part of one of our key objectives of mentoring the next generation of PR women.
Business News Editor at Media General Ghana Limited, Nana Akua Abroampah, will be the host for this year’s summit while Pamela Boateng, PR Officer at SIC Life Company Limited and Samuel Osei, Manager, Communications & External Relations, Newmont will moderate both Day 1 and Day 2 panel discussions respectively.
The 2022 Summit is supported by GTP Adepa, MTN Ghana, Total Petroleum Ghana PLC, Hollard Insurance, Vivo Energy Ghana , AH Hotel, e’april Public Relations, Adubea Jensen, Excelsis, Presentation Plus, Amaghanaonline.com. Follow Women in PR Ghana Page for all live streaming videos.
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A doctor who killed a mother-of-three when he botched a procedure during a routine appointment has been jailed.
Dr Isyaka Mamman, now thought to be 85, admitted gross negligence manslaughter over the death of Shahida Parveen, 48, at the Royal Oldham Hospital in 2018.
He used the wrong needle and inserted it in the wrong place, piercing the sac holding Mrs Parveen’s heart.
Mrs Justice Yip at Manchester Crown Court said Mrs Parveen’s death was his fault and sentenced him to three years.
She also criticised the NHS trust, pointing to the fact that Mamman had both lied about his age and had been involved in two critical incidents similar to that which led to Mrs Parveen’s death.
The court heard Mrs Parveen attended Royal Oldham Hospital on September 3, 2018, to give a bone marrow sample.
This is usually taken from the hip bone but, after failing in his first attempt, Mamman tried to instead take it from her sternum.
This was a “highly dangerous” procedure, the court was told, and one which had led to another of Mamman’s patients being permanently disabled three years earlier.
‘Excessive force’
A formal complaint was made to the hospital in 2015 after a patient complained Mamman had used “excessive force” during a bone marrow biopsy.
The unnamed patient was told that Mamman was “in his 70s” and his colleagues thought he should retire but they could not dismiss him purely because of his age.
She was assured he would be put on light duties in the future.
The court went on to hear that Mrs Parveen lost consciousness as soon as the needle was inserted and pierced her pericardium, also known as the heart sac, causing massive internal bleeding.
Her husband ran from the room shouting: “He killed her. I told him to stop three times and he did not listen. He killed her.”
Haemotologist Mamman qualified as a doctor in Nigeria and had worked in the UK since 1991.
He was employed by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust from 2004 until Mrs Parveen’s death.Shahida Parveen, 48, died at the Royal Oldham Hospital in 2018
Mamman’s “true age” is a matter of “controversy”, the court heard, since his birthplace in rural Nigeria had no system of birth registration.
During his medical training, he said he was born on 16 September, 1936, meaning he was 21 when he began his training as a doctor, qualified in 1965, and was 81 at the time of the fatal incident.
But he also told NHS bosses that he had been born in 1941 – suggesting he commenced his medical degree aged 16.
And in 2001, when approaching the then compulsory retirement age of 65, he adopted an even later birth date of October 1947 when applying for naturalisation as a British citizen.
This would have meant he had been only 10 when he started his medicine degree.
‘System failings’
In 2004 Mamman was found guilty of serious professional misconduct by the General Medical Council (GMC) and suspended for 12 months for lying about his age.
The Pennine Trust sacked him but then rehired him in 2006 after he had been restored to the register by the GMC, who accepted his date of birth to be 1943.
This would suggest he would have been only 14 or 15 when he began his training.
Mamman gave no reaction as he was sentenced, but members of his family wept in the public gallery.
Mrs Justice Yip said it was “hard to understand” why the previous serious incidents had not led to Mamman’s retirement from medicine, and said there had been “failings in the system”.
Dr Chris Brookes, deputy chief executive for the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, which now runs the Oldham Royal Hospital, said: “We wish again to offer our sincerest condolences to Mrs Parveen’s family and friends and we are deeply sorry for their loss.”
He said the trust had admitted liability in relation to a civil claim brought by the family.
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold a series of meetings with government officials on Ghana’s economic recovery programme, beginning Wednesday July 6.
The meeting is taking place after Ghana announced it would engage the Fund for a Balance of Payment Support.
President Akufo-Addo on Friday authorised the Ministry of Finance to formally engage the Fund for a Balance of Payment support.
The president had earlier engaged the IMF Managing Director, Miss Kristalina Georgieva to declare the government’s intention.
A statement released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday said the IMF delegation would arrive in the country on Tuesday.
“The Ministry further takes this opportunity to assure Ghanaians of the Government’s commitment to successfully negotiate a program with the IMF in the coming months, in support of Ghana’s economic recovery,” the statement said.
The government upon exiting an IMF programme in 2019 is heading back to the Fund after being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia Ukraine crisis.
The twin crisis led to increased inflation and high debt levels of almost 80 per cent of GDP, locking the country out of the International Capital Market.
A declining foreign exchange reserve has put pressure and led to the depreciation of the cedi against major trading currencies.
Stress is nature’s reaction to day-to-day activities when the body is overworked.
A medical practitioner, Dr Hannah-Lisa Tetteh has said that the human body reacts in certain ways to inform you that the body is tired, hence it being stressed.
Speaking to Roselyn Felli on Prime Morning’s Good Living segment Tuesday, she stated that so many factors can cause stress but there are various ways to relieve yourself of it.
She claimed that while sex can be a stress release for males, it is not the same for women because women appear to associate emotions with sex in contrast to men.
“For men, yes. But for a woman who is stressed out, it actually adds more stress to her, generally. There are women who enjoy sex and for that, it could be a stress reliever. But for men, generally, when they are stressed, they can use it,” she answered when asked about the benefits of sex.
Dr Tetteh added that a significant stressor for today’s youth is social media.
As a result of the youth’s inability to be pleased with what they have and their need to compare themselves to others.
She urged the young people to be happy with themselves and not wait for others to do so.
Find a hobby or activity that you like and appreciate. To unwind and have fun, you don’t need to spend a lot of money, she added.
The government is expected to formally begin negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an economic programme, as officials of the Fund will arrive in the country this Wednesday, July 6th, 2022, from Washington D.C. in the United States.
The visit by the IMF team which is often described as mission engagement will primarily focus on data gathering from all the relevant institutions in the various sectors of the economy.
The data will help the team to know the current state of the Ghanaian economy as well as get some understanding of government programme in stabilising the economy to achieve what many describe as fiscal consolidation.
Already, a team from the Fund, have been in the country as part of the Article IV consultation to assess the strength of the Ghanaian economy.
The IMF team is expected to put forward a strategy that includes a programme with full commitment from the government and other stakeholders.
After the preliminary engagement, the government is expected to put forward an official document from the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta and the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, for government request from the IMF.
The Finance Minister will subsequently lead the government delegation in the negotiation with the Fund.
Sources say the major agenda on the table will be about Ghana’s rising debt stock and the fiscal deficit position.
The IMF team is expected to meet President Akufo-Addo, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, officials of the Finance Ministry and the Bank of Ghana as well as some civil society groups before they return to the USA.
A Chinese father who reportedly tutored his son daily for a year went viral for bursting into tears after his son scored six out of 100 points on a math exam.
The child’s parents from Zhengzhou, Henan Province, received his test score on June 23. Upon learning that their son had only received six points for his final math test, the father burst into tears, as seen in a video posted to Weibo by Qilu Evening News.
“I don’t care anymore, my efforts are wasted, let him struggle by himself!” the father reportedly said.
He can be seen crying in a bedroom and wiping his eyes, while his wife can be heard laughing in the background.
The man purportedly tutored his child until midnight every day for the past year. His disappointment also stems from his son’s inconsistent test results. The child’s scores had ranged from 40-50 points to 80-90 points in previous examinations, according to his mother.
The video went viral on Weibo, with many netizens sympathizing with the father’s parenting struggles. However, others argued that the child’s score was a reflection of the father’s inability to teach math. Some viewers also suggested that the father’s late-night tutoring may have affected his son’s ability to pay attention at school.
“Teaching the child in the middle of the night every day, but the child needs a lot of rest to have a good mental state and perform well,” one commenter said.
“The more stressed my daughter was when she was a child, the more unable her brain was to think, so it would be fine to let her play.”
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A mass corruption trial has begun in Angola with nearly 50 army and state security officers accused of numerous crimes including embezzlement and abuse of power.
Most of them were employed during the era of the former president José Eduardo dos Santos.
Prosecutors alleged that their offences cost the state more than $50m (£41m).
More than 200 witnesses have been lined up to testify.
One of the defence lawyers said he would seek to have the trial stopped due to procedural irregularities.
President João Lourenço came to power in 2017 promising to tackle rampant corruption that took root under his predecessor Mr Dos Santos.
The Police fired shots at some of the demonstrators after they were pelted with stones.
TV3’s Eric Mawuena Ebegta who witnessed the scenes reported that “The Police are still firing as individuals are still throwing stones at the Police.
“They are insisting on using the Ring Road through to the Presidency and the Police are refusing to allow them to do that which has resulted in the firing of tear gas and the use of water canon against the demonstrators. That is the current situation at the Obra spot in Accra.”data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
In the early hours of the demonstration, Ningo Prampram lawmaker, Samuel Nartey George said that members of the pressure group will continue to put pressure on the government to do the right things.
A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has disclosed that the Electronic Transactions Levy (e-levy) has generated less than ¢60 million, close to two months of its implementation.
He said the levy has failed to live up to the expectations of the government.
This particular tweet follows several others from him on whether the government should seek support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Although, Otchere-Darko said he is not against a move to the IMF, he is opposed to them offering “peanuts” to the country which comes with harsh conditions.
“I am not for an IMF program that throws peanuts at us but imposes conditions that will end up hurting the poor, jobs and businesses more. Covid-19 and War in Ukraine are not of Africa’s doing but more to our doom. A program that pretends it is all our doing is doomed to fail.”
“We do something that will inject confidence in our capacity to ride this heavy storm, and that something should happen pretty quickly. Are you against an IMF program?”
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Following the implementation of the e-levy on May 1, most Ghanaians are said to have changed their behavior toward the electronic transfer of funds.
According to a study, 83% of the populace felt compelled to do so in order to adjust to the limits introduced by the said levy as far as their livelihoods are concerned.
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These were part of research findings on the effect of the new tax slapped on citizens, geared towards shoring up revenue for the government.
The e-Levy is 1.5% on all electronic transfers.
It was rolled out by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on May 1, after the E-levy Bill was passed by Parliament and subsequently assented to by President Akufo-Addo.
The implementation of the levy was initially greeted with displeasure from the public domain, with panic withdrawals hitting various mobile money vending stations.
Others also complained about wrongful deductions which resulted from transactions that were exempt, but the Authority has been refunding those deductions.
Again, the GRA, in collaboration with the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications and other stakeholders, heightened sensitisation on the tax measure to assuage the public’s fears and restore their confidence in the usage of electronic wallets.
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