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A former deputy sheriff will spend the rest of his life in jail after pleading guilty to several sex crimes. This included putting his sperm into a cake his wife had made for her students at the school she taught at. Dennis Perkins, 46, from Louisiana, was given a 100-year sentence and follows in the footsteps of wife Cynthia, 37, who was sentenced to 41 years in prison in February for pleading guilty to her role in her husband’s crimes. The pair were involved in producing child pornography and as part of her sentencing, Cynthia agreed to testify against her…
Single-use plastic plates, cutlery and balloon sticks will be banned by the end of the year under new legislation. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey will unveil the latest green law next week, claiming it will have a “huge impact” on the number of pollutants clogging up the planet’s rivers and seas. The single-use plastics take around 200 years to decompose. Plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers have been banned since October 2020, while plastic bags have carried a 5p charge since 2015. Businesses still using plastic cutlery and trays will now be forced to invest in sustainable alternatives, the government…
Ken Ofori-Atta The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is taking giant steps to have debts of Ghana, along with five other countries cancelled. If the negotiations go through, Chad, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Ethiopia and Zambia, are also to benefit from a possible cancellation of debts owed their respective international creditors. The possible cancellation of debts owed international creditors by Ghana and the other countries follow the “distressed debt challenges” of the countries. Making the disclosure in an interview on Wednesday, Managing Director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva stated that, “It is very important for their people that we find the resolution…
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that this year will be tougher than 2022 for most of the global economies as the United States, European Union and China see slowing growth. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said 2023 will be a “tough year”, with one-third of the world’s economies expected to be in recession. “Why? Because the three big economies, [the] US, EU, China, are all slowing down simultaneously,” Georgieva said during an appearance on the CBS programme “Face the Nation” on Sunday. The remarks come after the IMF in October cut its global growth forecast…
Nantional Identification Authority (NIA) has indicated it preparedness to begin registration of Ghanaians outside the country onto the National Identity Register (NIR). The Authority has designed in collaboration with the Identity Management Systems II Limited (IMS II) and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MoFARI) headed by the Acting Chief Director of the Ministry, Ambassador Ramses Joseph Cleland have formed a joint committee as part of the preparedness to commence the registration of Ghanaians abroad. Sections 4(1)(a) and 7(1)(a) of the National Identification Authority (NIA) Act, 2008 (Act 750) mandate the NIA to register Ghanaian citizens…
An Accra High court has placed an interlocutory injunction on the residential policy decision by the University of Ghana (UG). This was after some frustrated students of the Commonwealth Hall of the University on Friday, January 6, 2023, filed a lawsuit against the university for directing residing students to seek accommodation outside the campus as a result of possible perennial housing problem at University as some freshmen always have to rent outside the campus during reopening periods. On October 26, 2022, University of Ghana asked the continuing students of Commonwealth Hall to find accommodation outside the campus. “All continuing students…
President Akufo-Addo says his government is leaving nothing to chance in its digitalisation drive. He believes it is the best option for the government or economy to survive in the 21st century. That, he said was part of the reason the digitalisation agenda remains one of the most important objectives of his government; because it had become the new language, new science, and new knowledge for the progress and development of the human race. This was when the Council members of the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), formerly Ghana Telecom University College (GTUC) paid a courtesy call on him at…
Rishi Sunak has invited striking union leaders for “grown-up, honest” talks on Monday as the Government seeks to end the wave of industrial action. Pressed on whether the talks could include discussions on be this year’s pay during a visit to a school in Battersea, West London today, Mr Sunak said: “What we’ve said is we want to have a grown-up, honest conversation with all union leaders about what is responsible, what is reasonable and what is affordable for our country when it comes to pay. “We think those conversations should happen. That’s why we’ve invited everyone in to have…
The Tema Collection Sector of the Customs Division, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has held a pulling out ceremony for its’ outgoing Sector Commander, Assistant Commissioner Julius Aweya Kantum (Rtd) after 37 years of service. A citation presented to the outgoing sector commander stated that his meticulous vetting of documents on Integrated Customs Management System (ICUM) platform to establish corrections of values, and the origin of goods among others was the guiding principle of his administration. These skills and knowledge manifested in high tax revenue performance where the collection significantly reduced the tax variance of negative 16.39 percent recorded in the…
The outgoing Minister for Trade, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen will be officially leaving his position next week January 16, 2023. Alan cash as is commonly known tendered in his resignation Thursday January 5, 2023 to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The president has in turn accepted his resignation and asked Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to take over caretaker minister until a substantive minister is appointed to manage the affairs of the office. Two days after his resignation, Mr. Kyerematen has thanked the President for the opportunity to serve and for graciously accepting his resignation as Cabinet Minister. “I would like to…
