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28 Jun

I Will Petition Twitter To Ban Okudzeto Ablakwa’s Account- Ben Gazie (VIDEO)

Wontumi2NewsBenjamin Gyau, Okudzeto Ablakwa

A communicator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Benjamin Gyau who is popularly known as Ben Gazie has stated that he will petition twitter to ban Okudzeto Ablakwa’s account. The North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa for some time has been fabricating lies about President Akufo-Addo’s travels using his twitter and Facebook accounts. Speaking on Movement In The Morning Show Ben Gazie said, ''Okudzeto has been spreading lies on Twitter. I know the platform believes in fairness and justice so I am going to petition twitter to block his account because I know it a platform that…

28 Jun

It’s Our Vision To Build A Museum And Monument In All 16 Regions- Exec. Dir. GMMB (VIDEO)

Wontumi2NewsKingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah

The Executive Director of the Ghana Museum and Monument Board(GMMB), Kingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah has indicated that it's the vision of the board to ensure that in the next 5 years, a Museum and Monument centre will be built in all sixteen regions of the country. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show, Mr. Ofosu Ntiamoah disclosed that the board had begun some consultations with the regional coordinating council and the traditional council of some regions to ensure the vision is materialized. He said, ''this is in a bid to ensure that if not for anything at all,…

28 Jun

NPP Is The First Political Party In History To Employ Over 50 People In The Museum And Monument Sector- Kingsley Ntiamoah (VIDEO)

Wontumi2NewsKingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah

The acting Executive Director for Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, Kingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah, has revealed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is the first political party in history to have employed over 50 workers in the sector. He said this when he joined the discussion on Movement In the Morning Show on Tuesday, 28th June, 2022. He said, ‘’the highest number of people that have been employed in the museum sector since independence under any government are six. When we assumed power, we realized that the workforce was low so we went took to public service commission and they gave…

28 Jun

IMF Will Be Our Last Resort- Deputy Information Minister Debunks Rumors (VIDEO)

Wontumi2NewsHon. Fatima Abubakar

The deputy Minister for Information, Hon. Fatima Abubakar, has stated that going to the International Monetary Fund(IMF) for programme support and bailout will be the last resort of the ruling Government. In an exclusive interview with Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show, the deputy Minister indicated that resorting to the IMF can never cushion the economy but could only sustain Ghanaians while the economy stays afloat. "This wouldn't be the first time Ghana may go to the IMF, we have been there before but look at the implications we had as a country following the conditionality we were…

28 Jun

Finance Ministry Set To Address The Retention Of Profit By The Multinational Companies In Ghana (VIDEO)

Wontumi2NewsHon. Fatimatu Abubakar

The deputy Minister for Information, Hon. Fatimatu Abubakar, has stated that the finance ministry has put plans underway to have a stakeholder engagement with multinational companies in Ghana on profit retention. Speaking on Movement In The Morning Show with Kwaku Dawuro she indicated that although Ghana attracts multinational companies yet the country does not make enough profit from these companies. Hon Abubakar said, ‘’one thing that drives the exchange rate and also affect economy is retention of profit by multinational companies in Ghana. There are a lot of such companies in Ghana but there is no retention policy-they take all…

28 Jun

Today In History

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Staying positive doesn't mean you have to be happy all the time. It means that even on hard days you know that there are better ones coming. On This Day, 28 June 1976 (46 years ago): The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.

28 Jun

Amakye Dede To Headline ‘Afro Cruise Jam’

wontumionline.comShowbizAmakye Dede To Headline ‘Afro Cruise Jam’

A concert on a cruise ship featuring Highlife legend, Abrantie Amakye Dede and Jamaican Reggae artiste, Gramps Morgan has been launched in Accra. The maiden event dubbed Afro Cruise Jam is being orgainsed by Cruise People, a travel cruise shop operating in Ghana. It will be a seven-day all-inclusive concert from Wednesday, September 7 to September13, 2022. In addition to the concert, patrons will tour six cities in Europe namely Athens, Patmos, Heraklion, Santorini, Mykonos in Greece and Kusadasi in Turkey. Launching the programme at the Valco Trust House in Accra, the CEO of Cruise People Limited, Mr Daniel Vanderpuye, said patrons…

28 Jun

Mitigation Measures: Traders, Transport Operators Give Government Feedback

wontumionline.comBusinessMitigation Measures: Traders, Transport Operators Give Government Feedback

Government has met the leadership of some trade groups and transport operators in what is the first of a series of engagements with key sector players within the Ghanaian economy. The three-hour engagement session took place in Accra on Monday, June 27, 2022 and provides government with an opportunity to assess the impact of the economic mitigation measures it announced in March of this year. Present at the engagement was the Senior Advisor to the President, Yaw Osafo Maafo; Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah; Minister for Agric, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto; the leadership of various trade groups, market queens…

28 Jun

Dr Bawumia Calls For Rationalisation Of Educational Systems In Sub-Region

wontumionline.comNewsDr Bawumia Calls For Rationalisation Of Educational Systems In Sub-Region

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for more effort to rationalise the governance of educational systems to achieve greater coherence, cooperation and coordination. He, however, cautioned that Africa would not be able to deliver change without building and sustaining political momentum in the region. Dr Bawumia was speaking at a day’s conference aimed at promoting human capital in the respective regions of the continent in Accra yesterday[June 27, 2022]. It was attended by 22 ministers of Finance and Education from Central and Western Africa. The conference, which was interspersed with panel and break-out sessions, was under the auspices of…

28 Jun

E-Levy Not A Bad Tax, Ghanaians Don’t Want To Pay Taxes – Gabby

wontumionline.comBusinessE-Levy Not A Bad Tax, Ghanaians Don't Want To Pay Taxes - Gabby

The failure of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) to generate expected revenues does not mean it is a bad tax, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has said. Mr Otchere-Darko said the development rather means that citizens do not want to pay taxes. If the e-levy is so far not bringing in the estimated revenues, it does not mean it is a bad tax. It means Ghanaians simply do not want to pay taxes. @@ — Gabby Otchere-Darko (@GabbyDarko) June 27, 2022 He tweeted: "If the e-levy is so far not bringing in the estimated revenues,…