JOY FM'S FRED SMITH ENDORSES JEORGE WILSON KINGSON FOR NUGS PRESS AND INFORMATION SECRETARY FRED SMITH – ASSISTING EDITOR, JOY 99.7 FM Without any hesitation, I’m pleased to recommend Mr. Jeorge Wilson Kingson for the post of Press and Information Secretary for the National Union of Ghana Students as students go to the polls next week. I do this for one major reason. He’s my personal friend and a former colleague at e.TV Ghana. Whilst he worked at e.TV, he showed exceptional dedication to duty. I realized this because I was the News Editor at the station then. This is how we became friends. Since we both left the station for other greater opportunities, I’ve monitored his work and come to the conclusion that he has what it takes to restore any lost reputation of NUGS. As assisting Editor at Joy FM, I have the privilege of knowing why Joy FM hesitates in doing stories relating to NUGS even though the union is one of the most important groupings in our country. The major reason is the division among the ranks of the Union. Jeorge’s dedication and hard work will promote a healthy and positive environment in the management of issues affecting students and education in general. He has the expertise, experience, willingness and the connections to help transform NUGS into a union that all news outlets will feel proud about. As you go to the Congress to elect your National Executives for the next one year, I urge you to throw your support behind MR. JEORGE WILSON KINGSON as he seeks the mantle to become the next NUGS Press and Information Secretary. He has the interest of you and your colleague students at heart. I say YES, vote for him because I’m returning to school this year, and can’t wait to have him as the one communicating my interest as a student. God bless us all. FRED SMITH – ASSISTING EDITOR, JOY 99.7 FM 0266.230.677
Monday, August 31, 2015
Today’s Front Pages Date: 31-08-2015
Today’s Front Pages
Date: 31-08-2015
DISTRICT-LEVEL ELECTIONS TOMORROW
Tomorrow, Ghanaians will go to the to elect assembly members for the various metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) across the country.
WE WANT TO PRINT MAJORITY OF TEXTBOOKS – LOCAL PRINTERS APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT
Local printers have challenged the government to give practical meaning to its promise of building the capacity of local industries by offering them the job to locally print textbooks and exercise books.
INADEQUATE BUDGETARY SUPPORT HAMPERS WORK OF CHRAJ
Employees of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) have had to contribute to help the commission operate for the most part of the year.
2 COPS KILLED IN GORY CRASH
Two police officers, of them a woman and the other the driver, lost their lives in a vehicular accident on the Winneba – Accra road on Saturday.
KNUST ISIS RECRUIT IS BOMB MAKER
It has emerged that one of the Muslim youth that allegedly joined the swelling ranks of the dreaded Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is capable of manufacturing bombs.
NDC REJECTS EZENATOR
Executives of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Klottey Korle constituency in Accra have said they are not sure of the commitment of parliamentary aspirant, Dr Ezenator Rawlings, daughter of the party’s founder, Jerry John Rawlings.
SCRAP 1% LEVY – BUSINESSES DEMAND AS CUSTOMS TAKE OVER FROM DICS
As the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) resumes classification and valuation of imports tomorrow, the Joint Private Sector Businesses Consultative Forum has called on government to scrap the 1percent levy of Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) value of Destination Inspection Companies (DICs)
METRO MASS STAFF PRAISE EX-MD
Both the junior and senior workers union of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) has commended Noble John Appiah, the immediate-past Managing Director of the company, for the concrete measures he instituted to transform the company and position it on the path of profit-making.
8,700 JOBS LOST IN GOLD PRICE FALL
More than 8,700 workers in the local mining industry lost their jobs last year as volatility of gold price on the world market took a toll on the gold sector, data from the Chamber of Mines has revealed.
BANKS MUST LEARN TO UNDERSTAND SMES
Chief Executive Officer of UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng believes the surest way for banks to attract and retain investments from the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the private sector is by moving away from their sedentary office approach and touching base with them.
STAFF OF DICS PETITION GOVERNMENT OVER JOBS
Workers of the five Destination Inspection Companies whose jobs are on the line, following Ghana Revenue Authority’s (Customs Division) readiness to take over the classification and valuation process at the country’s ports, have petitioned government to absorb them into the new revenue generation stream.
US INVESTORS STORM GHANA IN SEPTEMBER
The United States Government would in September this year lead the largest ever business trade mission to Ghana and seven other sub-Saharan African countries to look for investment opportunities.
ILLEGAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN TROUBLE
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is set to introduce a new Deposit Protection Scheme to enhance its regulatory powers in dealing with illegal and unlawful
deposit taking institutions.