Worry no more about unemployment – Mahama tells Nungua youth

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Worry no more about unemployment – Mahama tells Nungua youth
Dr. Edward Nasigre MahamaFlagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Dr. Edward Nasigre Mahama has assured youth in the Krowor Constituency of the Greater Accra Region that “there’s no need to worry anymore” since his government is capable and committed to fix the issues of youth unemployment that has bedevilled the country for a long time now.
He urges the youth to galvanize support and vote for him massively to win power in November polls. Dr. Mahama gave the assurance whilst addressing youth in Nungua near Adogon in the Krowor Constituency during a familiarization tour to the area last Sunday. Most of the youth who listened to Dr. Mahama shared their frustration concerning lack of jobs characterized by undue hardship they have to battle with each day, appealing for his intervention to end the crisis when given the nod. Dr. Mahama reiterated his message of hope which revolves around his “New Force” which is aimed at fixing youth unemployment which, he estimates, is a big challenge to the nation. Earlier on Dr. Mahama also visited Alajo Seventh-Day Adventist Church to introduce his ‘New Force’ agenda to the youth at a function dubbed the Foundation Stone Laying Service Organized by the Church. He stressed the need for the youth to ensure that the fear of God guides them in doing what is right always. Dr. Mahama urged them to vote for him come November 7, pledging he will restore life and hope to all those who are afflicted in any way as a result of bad governance by the current administration. Meanwhile, Member of Parliament for Ayawaso Central, Henry Quartey has charged pastors and leaders of other religious bodies to guard against inflammatory remarks when delivering sermons to their patrons. He cautioned the youth to desist from all social vices that seeks to mar the peace Ghana enjoys this election year. Source: tv3network.com|Ghana

Kwaku Manu damns Ghana Movie Award organisers

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Kwaku ManuPopular movie actor, Kwaku Manu, has taken a swipe at the organisers of the Ghana Music Awards for the ‘unfair treatment’ given to the country’s local film actors, which he said is disrespecting.
The actor-cum-comedian was particularly displeased that local actors popularly referred to as Kumawood actors, who show up at the award ceremony are not given equal recognition as their English speaking counterparts. Speaking on Accra-based Onua 95.1fm Friday, Kwaku Manu said the local actors are often viewed as ‘villagers’, hence hosts of the ceremony do not give them mentions, saying “I may be sitting right in front of the MCs but wouldn’t acknowledge or mention my name or that of my colleagues because we don’t speak English” He also claimed that the photos of Kumawood actors who get nominated for the award are not featured on any of the billboards that are mounted in various parts of the country as well as other promotional materials by the organisers. “It took me to campaign against them before Kwadwo Nkansah’s [Lil Wayne] photo featured on their billboards two years ago,” he told host of Anigye Mmre Friday. He said it was unfortunate that organisers have failed to appreciate the contribution of Kumawood stars, noting “I’m telling you that, we can’t do without movies shot in our local language. Our movies entertain and help people to release stress” Meanwhile, Kwaku Manu asked international acclaimed Ghanaian child actor, Abraham Attah, to focus on acting in Hollywood where there are prospect and recognition for actors as against Ghana. He explained that acting in Ghana is like playing for the Ghana black stars, and that when you are injured nobody would take care of your treatment, as they will leave you to your fate. “The day I watched the ‘Beasts of No Nation’, I realized that Abraham Atta is truly a gem, even though that was his first movie, I believe he did well” he said Source: Onua95.1fm|Ghana

Meet Majorie Arthur: a DJ cum Banker as we celebrate Women

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Majorie ArthurAs the world celebrates International Women’s Day on Tuesday March 8, 2016, I take a close look at Majorie Marcel Arthur a.ka DJ MJ, a banker by profession who was born and bred in Takoradi.
Also known as the ‘Unpredictable’, Majorie had her basic education at the Archbishop Porters Secondary and proceeded to Takoradi Polytechnic before pursuing Business and Accounting at Wisconsin International University. But there is an interesting twist to the story of this young banker who believes there is more to a woman than just spending over eight hours at work on a daily basis. Majorie is also a professional DJ and sound engineer. According to her, she developed the vibe for DJing during her days at secondary school where she used to have a teacher who was a Dj at that time. “Growing up, I had always wanted to be a DJ and I had been DJing for a long time until things became serious after I was given a chance to play at a party by a friend called Adze from Mentor as well as Uncle Ebo and Dj Dkay at Tarven (2131) lounge”. She recalled, “I have also had some radio experience with XFM, radio Gold and Montie fm and also played at some top night clubs like Tantra night club, Devino (DnD), Aphrodisiac, Django, Hollywood night club, Kahuna, Tarven amongst others”. “I would say my family, team and fans have been my inspiration and I am always motivated by my passion for music and my dream of achieving greater heights,” She told TV3. “I was given the name ‘Yaa Asantewaa’ because I was always found in competitions with my male colleagues which is always an interesting battle I really do enjoy,” she said with a smile. She added, “My message for women out there is that they should always believe in themselves and their dreams because determination and hard work with the help of God is the key to success because the sky is never the limit”. Majorie Arthur recently took part in the Hitz FM’s Hottest DJ competition and BPM national DJ where she placed 2nd and 4th respectively. She was also nominated for Ghana DJ awards in Discovery DJ and Best Female DJ awards of the year as well as best female DJ of the Year.   Source: | tv3network.com

ISD workers in crunch meeting over Ghana@59 brochures

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ISD workers in crunch meeting over Ghana@59 brochures
Among the numerous errors in the brochure was the tagging of Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta as President of Ghana Staff of the Information Services Department (ISD) are in a crunch meeting in an attempt to clear the air over the brochures for the 59th independence anniversary celebrations.
Though an apology has been rendered by the Department in a statement issued by Acting Director Francis Kwarteng Arthur, staff say they want to let Ghanaians know that they were not responsible for this year’s brochures. “We have been printing it since time immemorial but this year’s one we did not print it,” a worker told TV3’s Daniel Lartey on Tuesday, March 8. The brochures were strewn with factual and grammatical errors most conspicuously being the designation of Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta, who was the Special Guest, as the President of the Republic of Ghana. Many Ghanaians have called for the head of those responsible for the embarassment and blame is being directed at the Department. The member of staff debunked reports that his colleagues seethed with anger at the meeting. “Not that we are angry but we are confused.” Source: tv3network.com|Ghana

Ex-US missionary jailed for abusing Kenyan orphans

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Ex-US missionary jailed for abusing Kenyan orphans

Matthew Lane DurhamA former US missionary has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya.

Matthew Lane Durham, 21, had committed “heinous crimes on the most vulnerable victims”, the US court said. Durham targeted orphans while working as a volunteer at the Upendo Children’s Home in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, between April and June 2014. He is the latest charity worker in Kenya to be convicted of sex crimes. The BBC’s Abdinoor Aden in Nairobi says that Upendo Children’s Home, where Durham was accused of abusing more than 10 children – some as young as four years, has welcomed the sentence by an Oklahoma court. It has put up a video on YouTube with the headline: “Upendo Children Celebrate Justice!!”, showing the orphanage’s founder telling her colleagues in Nairobi about the sentencing, which she had attended. “It is a new beginning for them,” Eunice Menja said. In court, Ms Menja fought back tears as she read a statement, saying that the sexual abuse carried out by Durham was “not only a betrayal of the Upendo mission but of the trust Upendo placed in him”, the Associated Press news agency reports. “Matthew Durham defiled the children. Matthew has no remorse. After he got caught, he still denied [the charges],” she is quoted as saying.

‘Worst nightmare’

Although Durham said he was innocent of the charges, he added that he was sorry that the accusations against him had damaged the orphanage. “The Upendo kids do not deserve this,” Durham said, AP reports. Judge David Russell said Durham, who appeared in court in a prison-issued orange jumpsuit, was the abused children’s “worst nightmare come true”, it reported. The court also ordered the former charity worker, who was arrested in 2014 at the home of his parents in the US after fleeing Kenya, to pay restitution of $15,863 (£11,000). Last year, UK charity boss Simon Harris was jailed for more than 17 years by a UK court for abusing street children between 1996 and 2013 in the agricultural town of Gilgil in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Last week, British Airways agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to children who were sexually abused by one of its pilots, Simon Wood, in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Wood took his own life in 2013. Source: BBC

JJ goes to Ghana’s rescue as State Protocol flops

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JJ goes to Ghana’s rescue as State Protocol flops
IMG_6265manchie IMG_6266manchie One of the biggest flops at this year’s independence celebration was at the close of the event.
After the departure of President John Dramani Mahama, the visiting presidents – Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta and Guinea-Bissau’s Jose Mario Vaz – were left standing in the scorching sun for over 15 minutes waiting for their vehicles. Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings noticing the mishap walked to President Kenyatta to keep him company as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hannah Tetteh, run around to salvage the situation.
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President Kenyatta waited over 15 minutes for his vehicle

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Guinea-Bissau’s Jose Mario Vaz stood in the scorching sun for minutes

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IMG_6227manchie IMG_6251manchie IMG_6245manchie The look on President Kenyatta’s face was a clear sign of displeasure until Former President Rawlings walked to him. This gross display of indiscipline, lack of responsibility and negligence of duty must not go unpunished. Where was the protocol team at that time?   By Ayerkie Narnor|tv3network.com|Ghana

Mahama cuts sod for project to boost technical education in Ghana

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Mahama cuts sod for project to boost technical education in Ghana
The chiefs and people of Ada joined in the sod-cutting ceremonyPresident John Dramani Mahama was at the Ada Technical Institute on Monday, March 7 to cut sod for the construction facilities to boost technical and vocational training across the country.
Under the Development of Skills for Industry Project (DSIP), the construction will benefit 10 technical institutes, two polytechnics and one university namely College of Technology Education, Kumasi. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony, President Mahama said the main aim of the project is “to enhance the quality of technical and vocational education with a view to giving our young people lower and middle level skills in order to prepare them for the world of work”. He emphasised that the project falls in line with his vision to rebrand technical and vocational training by making it the first option instead of the last resort. The nationwide project will be undertaken by the government in partnership with the African Development Bank. While the Bank is contributing $124 million, the government is committing $15 million for the project. So far, some achievements have been made under the project, the president disclosed at Ada. About 1,550 students have been awarded bursaries to get formal training while 2,000 have gotten bursaries in the informal sector. Twnety-five PhD and Masters scholarships have also been awarded faculties to upgrade their capacities. Source: tv3network.com|Ghana

JJ goes to the rescue as State Protocol flops

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President Of Kenya and former president Rawlings One of the biggest flops at this year’s independence celebration was at the close of the event.
After the departure of President John Dramani Mahama, the visiting presidents – Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta and Guinea-Bissau’s Jose Mario Vaz – were left standing in the scorching sun for over 15 minutes waiting for their vehicles. Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings noticing the mishap walked to President Kenyatta to keep him company as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hannah Tetteh, run around to salvage the situation. Kenyatta President Kenyatta waited over 15 minutes for his vehicle Kenyatta1 Guinea-Bissau’s Jose Mario Vaz stood in the scorching sun for minutes Kenyatta2 Foreign Minister Hannah Tetteh anxious Kenyatta3 Kenyatta4 The look on President Kenyatta’s face was a clear sign of displeasure until Former President Rawlings walked to him. This gross display of indiscipline, lack of responsibility and negligence of duty must not go unpunished. Where was the protocol team at that time? Source: tv3network.com/Ghana

Horrific! ‘Surgical negligence’ leaves 8-yr old bedridden with gaping hole [Graphic Images]

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Horrific! ‘Surgical negligence’ leaves 8-yr old bedridden with gaping hole [Graphic Images]
The girlAn alleged surgical negligence by medical doctors at the Sunyani Regional Hospital has left an eight-year-old girl bedridden with a gaping hole in her intestines.
Doctors at the Hospital who operated the primary two pupil last November of appendicitis, reportedly failed to properly stitch the young girl causing her stomach to swell. The doctors were said to have used a tube to drain water that filled the swollen stomach after which they asked her parents to give her food; something that caused the stomach to be reddened and later developed into a sore causing the surgical stitches to open. The once healthy looking girl, Priscilla Pomaa of the Chiraa Model Primary School in the Brong Ahafo Region has now lost weight and become what could best be described as a skeleton. Four other surgeries that sought to correct what the mother of the girl claim were negligence on the part of the doctors failed, and the doctors are said to have declared they have “exhausted the level of their professional knowledge” on the girl’s condition. She’s currently battling for her life. Sleepless nights arising out of pain, passing excreta through the gaping hole in her stomach through the opened intestines has become the agony of the girl and her mother.  She’s now a sad spectacle. Her mother, Mary Adumaa narrated to TV3 Online how it all started, saying her daughter returned from school one day complaining of headache so she gave her paracetamol as first aid but that did not help. Old picture of the girlShe said she took her to a private clinic at Chiraa where she was given an injection but that could also not get her child to feel better, hence she took her another private hospital, Karmo at Chiraa. The young girl was hospitalised for three days “but still the condition of my daughter wasn’t improving so the Karmo hospital transferred her to the Sunyani Regional Hospital” where she was diagnosed of appendicitis, the mother told TV3 Online. A day later, her mother said, doctors performed first surgery on the girl, noting “after the successful operation, we noticed that her stomach has swollen and the doctors said it was water, so the doctors pass NG tube to drain the water in the stomach and we were asked to give her food to eat, while eating, the stomach continued to reddened and developed into a sore and the operation place opened” She said the doctors then performed a second surgery successfully about  and four days later,  “the operated hole opened again with human excreta coming from the place.” “The doctors told me that during the second operation, some of the intestines were having holes on them but they managed to stitch. My daughter was sent for the third operation and the doctors said what will help the girl was to be given a fistula by the side, but still the third operation was not successful,” she told TV3 Online. The girl's current condition “They took her again to the theatre for the fourth operation and was given another fistula by the side to allow the human excreta to pass, but some of the excreta also passes through the operated wound. I was promised again that they will come and take her for the fifth time and that is going to be the last operation on her, so I agreed as the mother,” she continued. “After the fifth operation, everything was normal until three days later the operated wound open again with the excreta coming from the wound. I then called the attention of the doctors and asked them about the opening of the operation and they told me that for now they can’t do anything again to my daughter,” she said in despair. For Madam Adumaa, what she needs for her daughter now is God’s divine intervention and support from benevolent individuals and organisations, after which she hopes to seek justice. Source: tv3network.com|Ghana

US air strike ‘kills 150 Somali militants’

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US air strike ‘kills 150 Somali militants’
Al-Shabab was pushed out of Mogadishu but continues to launch attacks in the regionA US air strike has killed more than 150 al-Shabab militants in Somalia, the Pentagon says.
Spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said the strike hit a training camp where a “large-scale” attack was being planned. “We know they were going to be departing the camp and they posed an imminent threat to US and [African Union] forces,” Captain Davis said. “Initial assessments are that more than 150 terrorist fighters were eliminated,” he added. Mr Davis said the strike, by both drones and manned aircraft, took place on Saturday and targeted Raso Camp, a training facility about 120 miles (195km) north of the capital, Mogadishu. The camp had been under surveillance for some time, according to Mr Davis. “There was a sense that the operational phase was about to happen,” he said. He said the group had neared the completion of specialist training to conduct “offensive operations”, but did not give any details about the alleged plans. Al-Shabab, an affiliate of al-Qaeda, was pushed out of Mogadishu by African Union peacekeeping forces in 2011 but has continued to launch frequent attacks in its bid to overthrow the Western-backed government. The group has said it carried out a string of recent attacks including a twin bombing at a busy restaurant in the Somali city of Baidoa last month. Also on Monday, the Australian navy said it had seized a huge cache of weapons on a fishing boat off the coast of Oman that was apparently heading for Somalia. Grenade launchers, machine guns, and 2,000 assault rifles were concealed under fishing nets, a Navy spokesman said. Source: BBC
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