Below are the official terms for the cessation of hostilities in Syria, as agreed on Monday by the United States and Russia, as co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group:
The nationwide cessation of hostilities is to apply to any
Tuesday 23 February 2016
Breaking News:Official Terms Of Cessation Of Hosttility In Syria
Below are the official terms for the cessation of hostilities in Syria, as agreed on Monday by the United States and Russia, as co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group:
The nationwide cessation of hostilities is to apply to any
OMG: Plans For Investors For This Year
Dear Reader,
Donald Trump has said plenty of outrageous things over the course of this election season...
Each time he does, the media goes into a frenzy with around-the-clock coverage.
But for investors, his most important statement has flown under the radar.
In fact, I doubt more than a few Americans have heard what could be Trump’s most controversial statement yet
Breakings News: Debate In UK Parliament
Tuesday, February 23, 2016This debate pack is prepared for a Westminster Hall debate on Wednesday 24 February 2016 at 09:30 am to 11:00 am The Member in charge is Nigel Adams MP This debate pack includes recent press articles, Parliamentary material and links to further reading on biomass as a renewable energy source
OMG:UK Plans Towards Microbeads
The role of the Advertising Standards Authority
Tuesday, February 23, 2016This Commons' briefing paper provides a brief overall of the functions and remit of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Microbeads - small particles of plastic in cosmetic products
Tuesday, February 23, 2016Microbeads are small plastic particles used in a variety of cosmetic and personal care products such as scrubs, soaps and toothpaste. A study calculated that more than 4,300 tonnes of microbeads were used in the EU plus Norway and Switzerland in 2012. Microbeads enter the environment when consumers rinse them down the drain. The microbeads are subsequently released into rivers and the sea with waste water outflows. Microbeads make up a small proportion of overall levels of microplastics in the environment. Microplastic debris in marine environments is growing in volume. It comes from a number of sources, such as the breakdown of larger pieces of plastic over time and industrial scrubbers used to blast-clean surfaces. Microplastics may have serious environmental and human health impacts. They can be ingested by marine animals leading to physical harm and reproductive or toxic effects. There is evidence to suggest that microplastics are entering the human food chain. However, more research is required to understand the implications of microplastics. In the USA a ban on microbeads in cosmetic and personal care products will be phased in over the next few years. There have been calls to introduce a similar ban in the UK and EU. The UK Government is currently working with industry on a voluntary phase-out of microbeads. A number of companies have already discontinued their use.
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Shocking news:Arm Dealer Chose Mahama Over Akuffo Adoo
All Politicians are “criminals” except
Mahama – Kofi Wayo
Ghanaman / General / Politics / All Politicians are “criminals”
except Mahama – Kofi Wayo (4 Views)
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Boss / Odike Slams EC /
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All Politicians are “criminals” except Mahama – Kofi Wayo
by gina(): 14:22 On Feb 23, 2016
Arms Dealer Charles Kofi Wayo has said President John
Mahama is the “perfect” person to be President of
Ghana.
The former flagbearer-aspirant and founder of the
United Renaissance Party (URP) told Bola Ray on Starr
Drive Thursday February 19, 2015 that apart from
President Mahama, all other Politicians in the country are
“criminals.”
“The nicest person who should be President is President
John Mahama. I’ve known him for years. He’s is the only
one when you talk to him about poor people, he’ll listen,”
he said.
According to Mr Wayo, unlike President John Mahama,
the Flagbearer of the main opposition New Patriotic
Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo is insensitive to the plight
of the poor.
Mr Wayo believes President Mahama stands tall “morally
and ethically” among all other Politicians who are trying
to lead the country.
He also said first Lady Lordina Mahama is also a
compassionate woman who does a lot of good things for
the poor in society.
Ghana need more plays as an arm dealer decleared his stand.......
Mahama – Kofi Wayo
Ghanaman / General / Politics / All Politicians are “criminals”
except Mahama – Kofi Wayo (4 Views)
Related Topics: I Just Want Omane Boamah To Redeem His
Image - Manasseh Azure Awuni / NDC Youth defends YEA
Boss / Odike Slams EC /
(1) (of 1 page)
All Politicians are “criminals” except Mahama – Kofi Wayo
by gina(): 14:22 On Feb 23, 2016
Arms Dealer Charles Kofi Wayo has said President John
Mahama is the “perfect” person to be President of
Ghana.
The former flagbearer-aspirant and founder of the
United Renaissance Party (URP) told Bola Ray on Starr
Drive Thursday February 19, 2015 that apart from
President Mahama, all other Politicians in the country are
“criminals.”
“The nicest person who should be President is President
John Mahama. I’ve known him for years. He’s is the only
one when you talk to him about poor people, he’ll listen,”
he said.
According to Mr Wayo, unlike President John Mahama,
the Flagbearer of the main opposition New Patriotic
Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo is insensitive to the plight
of the poor.
Mr Wayo believes President Mahama stands tall “morally
and ethically” among all other Politicians who are trying
to lead the country.
He also said first Lady Lordina Mahama is also a
compassionate woman who does a lot of good things for
the poor in society.
Ghana need more plays as an arm dealer decleared his stand.......
Breaking News:Delta Military plan Attack Against Goverment
Niger Delta Avengers, the militant group which claimed responsibility for blowing up the Forcados Terminal Pipeline in Delta State, recently, has served notice of attacks on more oil installations in the region until the Federal Government addresses its
Shocking..... NPP Review Hidden Secrets About Ruling Party Projects
Touching on the fourth point, Dr. Bawumia stated that since all governments undertake infrastructural products, it is disingenuous for the NDC to claim that as unprecedented, especially when compared to resources accrued, the NDC has done far less investments in infrastructure compared to the NPP government under former President John AgyekumKufuor for example, which had less than ten times the resources the NDC has had in seven years.
“The nation’s road network increased by 18,736 km and 29,970 km during the four (4) and eight (8) years of NPP-led administration respectively. At the end of year 2008, the network size met as at the end of December 2000 had been increased about 80%. In contrast, the NDC government has thus far added only 3,772 km to Ghana’s road network.
"This means that the NPP constructed 8 times more roads (km) than the NDC even though they had 10 times more money. Yet when you listen to Government propaganda, they will tell you of the massive road investments they are making. Unfortunately for them the facts completely disprove their attempt to hoodwink Ghanaians.
“Indeed, it was His Excellency President Mahama who told us that any government touting projects as achievements is conducting an exercise in mediocrity, So what has changed? The real fact is that the NDC has no real achievements to point to outside the undertaking of some projects hence their resort to mediocrity”, he said.
- So-called Massive Investments Have Not Translated into Job Creation & Production
"The proof of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating. If you have indeed undertaken massive and unprecedented infrastructural investment, then why is the economy collapsing? - Why is the NHIS in trouble?Why is unemployment on the increase? Why are businesses collapsing? Why is agricultural growth stagnant? Why is manufacturing growth negative? Why is the government having difficulty meeting statutory payments?” he queried.
“The facts therefore show that the impact of the NDC infrastructure investments have not translated into increased output, job creation and better living conditions for the people of Ghana”, Dr. Bawumia added.
- Ghanaians Can Rather Relate to a Worsening in Social Services and Conditions
Dr. Bawumia touched on vital areas like Water, Health and Education to explain that despite the huge claims of the NDC, the ordinary Ghanaian cannot relate to an improvement in services and relief.
“The NDC claims to have put in over a billion dollars in the area of water infrastructure. Yet, today many places across the country are seeing the worst shortages of water in decades. So what is the essence of the claims being made by the NDC with respect to investments in water when after seven years, the people are rather seeing worse shortages than they were before these so-called investments?” he asked.
Touching on Health, Dr. Bawumia pointed out that despite the claims of huge investments, the reality for many Ghanaians was the fact that the NHIS is failing. He also noted that despite the claims of massive investments, many existing hospitals are crying for basic equipment to deliver health care to the people.
“What Ghanaians can relate to is the many illnesses and drugs which have been taken out of the NHIS care lists, the Capitation policy and the situation where patients seeking to be treated on the basis of possession of the NHIS Card are turned away in favor of patients with money. For many Ghanaians, the sad reality is that the killer Cash and Carry program, which the NPP worked to cancel, has been technically introduced back as a result of the failure of the NHIA.
“Again, despite these huge claims of investment, our Hospitals across the country, keep crying over very essential equipment and facilities. I had this sad reality hit home when a close relative passed away last year as a result of the lack of oxygen at Tamale Teaching Hospital.
"The recent closure of certain departments in Korle-Bu also re-emphasizes this point”, he noted.
Dr. Bawumia cited the recent gory Kintampo accident as another example of how despite the huge claims of investments in Health, the Ghanaian people cannot relate to an improvement in healthcare.
“The latest case which brings this sad reality into focus was the gory Kintampo accident last week, which claimed over 60 lives.
"According to the Medical Superintendent of the Kintampo Government Hospital (where all the victims of the accident were sent), Dr. BismarkOwusuOfosu, who spoke to the BBC’s Sammy Darko, some victims of the accident who were brought in alive died because the Hospital lacked some vital logistics and medicine. “There is no supply of oxygen. Even Common Emergency Drugs are not available…” Dr. OwusuOfosu said while addressing the media on Thursday.”
“Also, the Acting Administrator of the Ambulance Service in the BrongAhafo Region, Samuel Karikari, confirmed to Citi News that at the time of the accident, the only Ambulance in Kintampo was out of commission. He confirmed that the nearest Ambulances to where the Accident occurred were all not functioning. These factors ensured that it took emergency services several hours to get to the scene and save the lives of the victims.”
“So again, what is the point in the claims of massive investment in the Health Sector when after seven years and with over 200 billion in Resources, we cannot sustain the Health Insurance Scheme which was functional when Ghana had less than 10 times the resources this government has had; and cannot provide vital logistics for our existing Hospitals and service our Ambulances to save the lives of our countrymen?”, he probed
.
- Is Every Investment Necessary or Prudent?
Ending his dissection of the NDC claims of massive investment, Dr. Bawumia stressed that investments must be assessed critically on the impact it makes to productivity and lives and not just on the basis of numbers that are bandied around.
“It is therefore clear that despite the huge claims of investment, the reality for many Ghanaians is that livelihoods have worsened and social services are not functioning.
“One point I would like to make is that investments must be assessed critically on the basis of what they mean to production and lives and not just on the basis of numbers. For example, early reports on the Kintampo Accident, which was later confirmed to the Graphic by the Police, indicate that the Accident could have been caused by a faulty brake.
So while the government may add the recent GHC3million rebranding of the MMT Buses as an investment in the Metro Mass Transit Company, the question is, would this investment not have been more prudent if it was put in the maintenance and servicing of these Buses? Will that not have saved more lives and improved on the effectiveness of the MMT, compared to the decision to rebrand these Buses?” he asked.
OMG..Dr.Bawumia Is A Threat To NDC
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, NPP Running Mate, has outlined six reasons why Ghanaians must reject the NDC’s attempt to hoodwink the public on claims of massive investments in projects as the reality points to the contrary.
Dr. Bawumia outlined these six reasons, while delivering a lecture on the topic “The Role of Financial Discipline and Investment In National Development” at a National Financial Literacy and Investment Summit organised by the University Students Association of Ghana (USAG) at the University for Development Studies, Wa Campus.
Dr. Bawumia pointed out that the NDC had increased Ghana’s debt in seven years by GHC90 billion, from GHC9.5 billion at the end of 2009 to some GHC99 billion currently; an equivalent of some 37 billion dollars at the time of borrowing.
“First, If you sum the cost of all the loan financed projects listed in the green book (even including those with artistic impressions, it is less than $7 billion. Meanwhile, the government has borrowed the equivalent of $37 billion so where is the rest of the money? Indeed, given the resources at its disposal one should expect at least four times the quantum of investment that the NDC claims to have undertaken”, Dr. Bawumia said, as he began listing the six reasons.
Dr. Bawumia proceeded to list a number of things the over 30billion dollars from borrowing the NDC cannot account for, could have done, which proves that contrary to the claims, the NDC has done a bad job at giving Ghanaians their due after undertaking unprecedented borrowing in the last seven years.
“The close to $30 billion of borrowing that was not used for projects could have inter alia:
Below are Dr Bawumia’s reasons why claims must be rejected
Developed the Rail network from Accra to Paga and transformed many parts of the country just by this investment.
Solved the water problems in Ghana
Solved the energy problem and not put the country through 4 years of dumsor at the cost of human lives and collapsing businesses and unemployment
Put in place at least 1000 kilometres of asphalted roads in each region. There will be no major road problem left in any region after this.
Transformed Agriculture in the Northern regions, Afram Plains and Ghana through investment in machinery, irrigation and dams.
Put in place one world class hospital in each region
Buy at least 1000 ambulances for the Ghana Ambulance service
Set up factories with the private sector across the country to add value to our raw materials and create jobs. On the issue of jobs, the question is, if the government has taken a whole 4 years to solve a basic problem like Dumsor, how long will it take to address unemployment? At this pace, many of the unemployed youths will be over the pension age before the NDC finds a solution to the unemployment problem.
Equip our existing health and education institutions with state of the art facilities.
Build an additional 600 of the Senior High Schools the government is currently trying to build”, he said.
Fact: Investment to GDP has declined and affected Economic Growth
The second reason, according to Dr Bawumia, is the fact that the data shows that contrary to all the claims of the NDC, infrastructure spending as a proportion of GDP has declined from an average of 11% between 2001 and 2008, when Ghana had no oil, to 5.7% between 2009
Dr. Bawumia outlined these six reasons, while delivering a lecture on the topic “The Role of Financial Discipline and Investment In National Development” at a National Financial Literacy and Investment Summit organised by the University Students Association of Ghana (USAG) at the University for Development Studies, Wa Campus.
Dr. Bawumia pointed out that the NDC had increased Ghana’s debt in seven years by GHC90 billion, from GHC9.5 billion at the end of 2009 to some GHC99 billion currently; an equivalent of some 37 billion dollars at the time of borrowing.
“First, If you sum the cost of all the loan financed projects listed in the green book (even including those with artistic impressions, it is less than $7 billion. Meanwhile, the government has borrowed the equivalent of $37 billion so where is the rest of the money? Indeed, given the resources at its disposal one should expect at least four times the quantum of investment that the NDC claims to have undertaken”, Dr. Bawumia said, as he began listing the six reasons.
Dr. Bawumia proceeded to list a number of things the over 30billion dollars from borrowing the NDC cannot account for, could have done, which proves that contrary to the claims, the NDC has done a bad job at giving Ghanaians their due after undertaking unprecedented borrowing in the last seven years.
“The close to $30 billion of borrowing that was not used for projects could have inter alia:
Below are Dr Bawumia’s reasons why claims must be rejected
Developed the Rail network from Accra to Paga and transformed many parts of the country just by this investment.
Solved the water problems in Ghana
Solved the energy problem and not put the country through 4 years of dumsor at the cost of human lives and collapsing businesses and unemployment
Put in place at least 1000 kilometres of asphalted roads in each region. There will be no major road problem left in any region after this.
Transformed Agriculture in the Northern regions, Afram Plains and Ghana through investment in machinery, irrigation and dams.
Put in place one world class hospital in each region
Buy at least 1000 ambulances for the Ghana Ambulance service
Set up factories with the private sector across the country to add value to our raw materials and create jobs. On the issue of jobs, the question is, if the government has taken a whole 4 years to solve a basic problem like Dumsor, how long will it take to address unemployment? At this pace, many of the unemployed youths will be over the pension age before the NDC finds a solution to the unemployment problem.
Equip our existing health and education institutions with state of the art facilities.
Build an additional 600 of the Senior High Schools the government is currently trying to build”, he said.
Fact: Investment to GDP has declined and affected Economic Growth
The second reason, according to Dr Bawumia, is the fact that the data shows that contrary to all the claims of the NDC, infrastructure spending as a proportion of GDP has declined from an average of 11% between 2001 and 2008, when Ghana had no oil, to 5.7% between 2009
Breaking News:... Good News For Ghana Premier League
British telecommunications giants Vodafone look set to swoop to become the headline sponsor of the exciting Ghana Premier League in a mouth-watering deal.
The move to take over the sponsorship of the biggest
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