Author: Papa Linc

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South Dr Clement Apaak is questioning why the Ghana Education Service (GES) has spent GH¢34.8 million on another set of questions and examiners’ reports for this year’s WASSCE when those purchased last year, at a cost of GH¢33.6 million are with the schools.According to Dr Apaak the government has spent GH¢68,513,455.75 so far, on past questions for WASSCE candidates which started with the 2020 candidates, the very first batch of Free Senior High School students.The lawmaker said the guarantee to success of students in exams are; curriculum, instructions and assessment but the most important…

– Advertisement – The deputy minister of Tourism and creative arts Hon Mark Okraku has defended GMA-USA for their effort in securing visas for artiste to attend this year’s ADONKO GMA-USA.  In a quick response to Socrate Safo on Peace FM’s entertainment show hosted by Halifax who sat in for Kwasi Aboagye said, the board director of the scheme had a lengthy talk with his outfit and used all the available means to secure visas for artistes to attend this year’s event but to no avail.  “They push hard but the fact is that the embassy is not giving visas…

Sports News of Monday, 30 August 2021 Source: goal.com 2021-08-30 Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel wants Odoi to stay as a cover Chelsea have told a host of players, including Callum Hudson-Odoi, that they cannot seek loan moves after encountering issues negotiating for both Sevilla’s Jules Kounde and Atletico Madrid’s Saul Niguez. In the case of Saul, the Blues are keen to do a deal if it can be done as a straight loan but the Spanish champions want a clause that makes it likely to become a permanent deal for £34 million ($47m). The 26-year-old is keen to move to…

In a drive to continuously support the Creative Arts Industry in Ghana and Africa, Access Bank Ghana Plc has sponsored the Gallery 1957’s Cultural Weekend, started on Friday, 28th and ends on Tuesday, 31st August 2021. Though dubbed Cultural weekend, it is a week-long programme comprising a gallery visit, art fairs, tour of historic monuments in Accra with exhibitions, presentations, and a trip to Palais de Lome in Togo. Launched on Ghana’s Independence Day in 2016, Gallery 1957, an affiliate of the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel, provides a platform for international exchanges between contemporary West African artistes and the rest…

The sister of one of the 13 US troops killed in an ISIS-K suicide blast in Afghanistan last week slammed President Biden for comments he made while paying his respects Sunday, referring to them as ‘scripted’ and ‘shallow.’  On Sunday, the remains of Marine Rylee McCollum, 20, were returned to the United States, where Biden, along with McCollum’s pregnant wife, Jiennah Crayton, and his sister Roice, received him at Dover Air force in Delaware. Biden met privately with McCollum’s family, in addition to families of the 12 other fallen service members, before quietly observing flag-draped cases transport their bodies off a plane.  On Sunday, the…

Titi, mother of BBNaija: Shine Ya Eye housemate, Angel, has revealed that she also tried applying for the reality show but it never worked out. The housemate’s mother, who is currently in her mid-30’s, made this revelation while issuing a stern warning to trolls who have been insulting her because of her daughter’s actions on the show. According to her, she encouraged her daughter to get into the show so if anyone tries to insult her, she will retaliate and block the person. In a post she shared on her Instagram page, Titi wrote, “A Lot of you don’t know…

Popular TV host, Adams Ibrahim Adebola, popularly known as VJ Adams, has opined that only poor people make statements like “money doesn’t bring happiness” or “money is the root of all evil”. VJ Adams, in the video he shared on his Instagram page, stated that he has never heard any wealthy person say money doesn’t make them happy, however, it is local and poverty-stricken people who make such statements. According to him, he has learnt not to take advise from people who are not living proof of their own advise so he won’t take those statements seriously. Speaking further, the…

Ida, now a slow-moving tropical storm over southwestern Mississippi, still will pose a major threat for more flooding not just in the Deep South but also into the Tennessee and Ohio valleys as it crawls north over the next few days.Rescuers are getting numerous reports of people who’ve climbed into attics or onto roofs as waters rose in their homes, especially in parishes just outside New Orleans. About 15 people were helped off roofs and into boats early Monday in the city of Slidell alone, and rescuers in high-water vehicles still were taking people to safety in the lower side…

As of the end of June 30, 2021, the overall profitability of the rural banking sector was positive, and the sector recorded an annual growth of 27.4 per cent in total assets, which amounted to GHS6.5 billion. This was disclosed by the governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison when he delivered a speech at the 40th-anniversary celebration of the Akuapem Rural Bank on Saturday, 28 August 2021. According to Dr Addison, advances, deposits and investments also increased by 23.6, 31.2 and 50.1 per cent, respectively. The sector’s non-performing loans ratio also declined to 11.5 per cent…

– Advertisement – Ace Pundit Mr Logic on Monday slams GMA-USA by questioning their authenticity.  He quizzed Andy Dosty why GMA-USA followed the same pattern VGMA followed by crowning Diana Hamilton as the artiste of the year. He said it is sad, as credible as he thought GMA-USA was they will follow the footsteps of VGMA.  He said he needs answers from the board and will make sure he gets answers.  GMA-USA team in a quick response said they are surprised Mr Logic is posing these questions.  The general public, board and academy voted and they said Diana won so…