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KGL, NLA and Association of Lotto Marketing Companies Partner to Set Up Welfare Fund The Board of KGL Technology Limited, in consultation with the leadership of both the National Lottery Authority(NLA) and Association of Lotto Marketing Companies(ALMC), will set up a Welfare Fund aimed at availing funds to be accessed solely by all officially licensed Lotto Marketing Companies under the National Lottery Authority(NLA). The fund seeks to promote the shared objective of improving revenue generation, by enhancing operations of Lotto Marketing Companies under the Authority. The Boards and Leadership of KGL, NLA and Association of Lotto Marketing Companies are in final stages of discourse to settle on the seed amount as well as the criteria and modalities for Lotto Marketing Companies to access funds, which will go a long way to address the welfare challenges and concerns. KGL Technology Limited, although the driving force behind this initiative, is an equally licensed Online Lotto Marketin...

“ COCOA PRODUCER PRICE INCREASED BY 28% TO GH¢10,560 PER METRIC TON” – PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO   “Nananom, beginning 1st October 2020, I am happy to announce the award of a new cocoa producer price of ten thousand, five hundred and sixty cedis (GH¢10,560) per metric ton, equivalent to six hundred and sixty cedis (GH¢660) per bag for the coming 2020/21 crop year. This represents a hike of more than twenty-eight per cent (28%) over the price obtained in the outgoing crop year of 2019/2020.”   These were the words of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 24th September 2020, on day 1 of his 3-day tour of the Western North Region, when he launched the Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme, in Sefwi Wiawso.   The current 2019/20 producer price of eight thousand, four hundred and twenty cedis (GH¢8,240) per metric ton, i.e. five hundred and fourteen cedis (GH¢514) per bag, was an 8.2% increase over the 2018/2019 price of seven thousand, six hundred and ...

  Election 2020 and the Politics of Infrastructure....Daniel Amateye Anim Writes. On the 7th December, 2020 Ghana will go to the polls to elect new President for the governance of the country. This will test our pride as the beacon of democracy in Africa and the shining example to many emerging democracies globally. Interestingly, our democracy primarily is anchored on elections, which is important to democratic stability in this part of our world. However, it is my considered submission that beyond elections, we must strengthen resource and build the capacity of democratic institutions within the country so that they can effectively perform their constitutional mandate, thereby helping to consolidate our democracy. The 2020 election is an interesting one due to the fact that, we have both former President, H.E John Dramani Mahama and sitting President, H.E Nana Akufo Addo of the Republic contesting on the tickets of NDC and NPP respectively. It is against this background that, bot...

  North Dayi District Assembly “praised” for massive development…. Economist. The Center for Greater Impact Africa, a research and development expects have rated very high the performance of North Dayi District assembly for massive socio-economic development projects aim at fostering sustainable development. The Executive Director and foundation President of the institution, Rev. Dr. Samuel Worlanyo Mensah who is an economist and a lecturer at the Wisconsin International University College has stated. Photo of the District Chief Executive.. Hon. KUDJOH ATTAH   The assessment was carried out considering thirty (30) district across the country which the North Dayi came first by scoring 76% using a contemporary development scale. Others that came after North Dayi includes the Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly among others. The 2020 research was considering project commencement and effective implementation which has taken into account value for money. The Executive Director, Rev. Dr. W...

NPP’s Wontumi, Kennedy Agyapong top MFWA’s list of most abusive persons on radio The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has named the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, as the most abusive individual on radio. In its August report on Language monitoring on radio, the Regional Chairman was closely followed by the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, and host of Power FM’s Inside Politics, Mugabe Maase. “Over the monitoring period (August 1-31), a total of 1,019 radio programmes were monitored on 15 selected radio stations across the country. “The programmes included news bulletins, and political/current affairs discussions aired on the 15 radio stations. “A total of 99 indecent expressions were recorded by 34 individuals. The 99 indecent expressions are made up of Insulting and Offensive comments; Unsubstantiated allegations; Threats; Provocative remarks; Expressions or Comments pr...

   John Mahama is the Godfather of Deception, Lies and Trickster.... CVM John Mahama is the Godfather of Deception, Lies and Trickster... CVM Former President John Dramani Mahama has made known his penchant for attacking political opponents at the least opportunity. It is obvious he is unrepentant of the use of vulgar, acidic, intemperate and highly divisive language as the 2020 electioneering campaign heats up. What is clear to Concerned Voters Movement (CVM) is the fact that Mr. Mahama in his desperation to get back to the Jubilee House has thrown caution to the dogs and spews gibberish without cross-checking the facts. If Mr. Mahama had taken time to listen and read statements and speeches delivered by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia each time they cut sod for the commencement of any project, he would have appreciated the fact that the source of funding, the duration of the project and the budgetary allocation are always captur...

  NDC To Establish a Sports Development Fund to Promote Sports in Ghana In Their Next Gov't ...... Sammy Gyamfi Football undoubtedly, is the passion of the nation, and a sport that has put and continues to put food on the tables of many of our country men and women. Indeed, Ghana football evokes such deep sense of national pride and also generates economic opportunities for thousands of Ghanaians, that any government worth its sort must support the growth, development and welbeing of this most cherished sport. The NDC recognizes the dire straits that our Sports Associations, particularly the Football fraternity and Premier Leeague Clubs have endured in the past two years, first as a result of the disruption that was caused by the #12 investigations, and currently due to the debilitating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ghana football which has been halted since early this year. This is why, H.E John Dramani Mahama, the Nation Builder, has among other things, committed himself...

 Electoral Commission of Ghana  "Kalabule".... Dr. H. Kwame Afaglo Blast. Following an earlier post regarding this title, it is clear per the currency exchange rate reason given by the Electoral Commissioner (EC) to organize the elections this December 2020 in Ghana (Ogyakrom), that:  They have no determined pricing mechanism;  They are only in to fleece the presidential and parliamentary candidates; They are oblivious of the economic indicators of the country; They have a clear agentry of preventing other suitable candidates the opportunity to present themselves to be elected; They are selective and dangerous bias in a country that upholds universal adult suffrage. If the Deputy EC in the person of Dr. Bossman needs to know, he is towing the path of public deceit and manipulation of which is a crime against democracy that he may have thought years in the university before being appointed to this policing office. Firstly, the whole process and wares for the elections...

  John Mahama is a Hindrance to Development Process of the Youth... CVM  The youth of this Country deserve better and decent jobs with well paid salary than okada business which serves as a means to an end. Most of the youth who are okada riders are doing it because of lack of available jobs. Most of them too were unable to have access to free SHS due to the incompetence of John Mahama and his NDC Administration.  The NPP Government is committed to ensuring that every Ghanaian would be employed in a decent working environment with well paid salary that is why since the coming into office, Akufo-Addo led Government has committed a lot of resources to the establishment of one district one factory under Public-Private Partnership.  The successful completion of the one district one factory policy would give an opportunity to Ghanaians including okada riders to work in those established factories. Even if they still want to operate the motorcycle they would be employed in...

 Four Lotto Fraudsters Arrested In Volta Region .  The National Lottery Authority(NLA) in collaboration with the Volta Regional Police Command have successfully arrested four lotto fraudsters in the Volta Region. The four lotto fraudsters are Godwin Agbenyefia alias Demon aged 19, Reuben Abusah alias Last Burial aged 20, Kelvin Kwame Abouzi alias Kartel aged 20 and Kingsley Adelekey aged 21. The accused persons were operating from Akatsi and Ho in the Volta Region.  The Circuit Court in Ho presided over by His Honor, Felix Datsomor has remanded the suspects in police custody to re-appear on 23/9/2020. The lotto fraudsters have created several Facebook accounts, Whatsapp platforms and other social media platforms using the logo and pictures of the Staff of the National Lottery Authority(NLA) and sometimes pictures of other people to defraud the unsuspecting public. It is very sad that these lotto fraudsters are able to convince people who want to be rich overnight to make ...

Twifo Atti-Morkwa District: "One Hot Meal" Turns Two Per A Day At Twifo Kayireku-Ashire Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his 15th briefing on the covid-19 pandemic on August 16, disclosed that the final year students who are preparing to write their exit examination including the teaching staff would be given one hot meal a day from 24th August, 2020.  The story is conspicuously different in the Kayireku-Ashire electoral area in the Twifo Atti-morkwa district of the central region. There are five Junior High Schools in the electoral area which include Kayireku D/A JHS, Nkohunuho D/A JHS, Dorkordorkor Victory preparatory school, Otukrom D/A JHS and Ashire D/A JHS respectively.  Except for Kayireku D/A JHS which enjoyed the full fulfilment of the President's promise, the other four schools did not receive their share of the one hot meal on the day one of the implementation. However, all the five schools in the electoral area have been graciously receiving two hot meals on dai...