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The 68-year-old, a plumber and owner of the local Wayne Jude Encalarde plumbing and public works business, says the deadly storm ruined more than just his vehicle and equipment. It disrupted business operations for years, causing him to lose most of his customers.He was just starting to bounce back. Then Hurricane Ida came along.”My business was just now starting to see a profit,” Encalarde told CNN Business. “I was just getting things together.”Encalarde is one of many New Orleans business owners who say that Hurricane Ida could be a nail in their company’s coffin. The storm left at least 13…

Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr John Ampontuah Kumah Deputy Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament for Ejisu (MP), Dr John Ampontuah Kumah has asked young persons and potential entrepreneurs to make their ideas practical so they could attract the funds available for such at the Ministry.Addressing participants at a business forum organised by ASA Job Placement Centre in collaboration with Calvary Charismatic Centre (CCC), last Friday, Dr Kumah said government was ever ready to support persons whose business ideas can be practicable to the extent of creating job avenues.Giving an example, the Deputy Minister said the National Entrepreneurship &…

– Advertisement – East Legon landlady Tracey Boakye has called on Ghanaians to come together to pray for Ayisha Modi aka She_loves_Stonebwoy after Afia Schwar tagged her as a drug addict. Afia Schwarzenegger and Tracey Boakye have been in a fight for some weeks now after the issue concerning Moesha Boduong’s mental health following her suicide attempt. The two have been throwing jabs at each other at every given time these past few weeks. Yesterday, they continued their fight again this time around Afia Schwar attacked Ayisha Modi using some photos in her archive and telling the whole world that…

Veteran coach Joseph Emmanuel Sarpo Veteran coach Joseph Emmanuel Sarpong has said the current Black Stars ‘don’t have quality’ after the team’s defeat against South Africa on Monday.Charles Akonnor’s side were beaten 1-0 by Bafana Bafana at the FNB Stadium in their second match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.Black Stars are no longer on top of Group G because of the defeat. South Africa are now in control of the group with four matches remaining.“Black Stars don’t have quality at this stage,” Sarpong reacted to the defeat.“It is sad this is happening because this is not our Black…

The leader of the coup which ousted Guinea’s President Alpha Condé has said a new “union” government would be formed in weeks. Col Mamady Doumbouya told ministers who served in Mr Condé’s government that there would be no witch-hunt against former officials. President Condé remains in detention, but his fate is unclear. The United Nations (UN), African Union, and regional body ECOWAS have condemned the coup and called for a return to civilian rule. “I strongly condemn any takeover of the government by force of the gun and call for the immediate release of President Alpha Condé,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres…

Man who survived 12,000-foot fall at 200kmh when a skydive with his daughter went horribly wrong relives the moment hero instructor sacrificed himself to save his lifeHero skydiving instructor save a grandfather’s life after cushioning impact  Christopher Rantall, 54, and his daughter went skydiving in June this year Arron Toepfer turned at last second after the primary and backup chutes failed By Brett Lackey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:16 EDT, 7 September 2021 | Updated: 09:29 EDT, 7 September 2021 A grandfather has told of the moment his parachute didn’t open when skydiving and paid tribute to the hero instructor who sacrificed…

Simone Biles has hit back at criticism she received over the summer after pulling out of events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics over concern for her own mental health. Several questions were rasied including controversial former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan criticising her and accusing her of letting her country down over her withdrawal to focus on her mental health. The 24-year-old American gymnast later returned to the competition in time for the balance beam final and ended up winning a bronze medal and  silver medal for the women’s team all-around. Four weeks on, Biles has been reflecting on…

Fans of controversial former Big Brother Naija housemate, Tega have expressed concern after she was spotted without her wedding ring while on a media tour. Tega who was evicted from the Big Brother house last Sunday, has started her media rounds and photos from the tour have found it’s to the internet. However, the photos have gotten netizens buzzing on social media as they point out that the married woman was without her ring. Fans found this strange because Tega always wore her wedding ring on her left hand alongside a bracelet throughout her stay in the house. In the…

But even in those early, optimistic days of Abiy’s premiership, as he kickstarted a flurry of ambitious reforms — freeing thousands of political prisoners, lifting restrictions on the press, welcoming back exiles and banned opposition parties, appointing women to positions in his cabinet, opening up the country’s tightly-controlled economy to new investment and negotiating peace with neighboring Eritrea — Berhane Kidanemariam had his doubts. The Ethiopian diplomat has known the prime minister for almost 20 years, forging a friendship when he worked for the governing coalition’s communications team and, later, as CEO of two state-run news organizations, while Abiy was…

Former President John Dramani Mahama • Mr Mahama has described the ruling government as the luckiest under the Fourth Republic•He however says that the government has nothing to show for it despite the advantage• Mr Mahama has attributed the current hardship to government’s mismanagement of the economyFormer President, John Dramani Mahama has stated that despite the abundance of resources under the Akufo-Addo-led government, not much has been attained under his leadership.Mr Mahama has described the ruling government as “the luckiest government under the fourth republic” but according to him, the New Patriotic Patry (NPP) has blown the state funds through…