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Anglican Priest who kissed 3 students at St Monica’s College of Education relieved of his duties

At the center of the kissing controversy, the Anglican priest has been relieved of his duties at the St Monica’s College of Education in Asante Mampong. This formed part of the conclusions at a crunch meeting convened by school authorities in Asante Mampong over a kissing incident that went viral on Monday. In the amateur footage, the priest, Father Balthazar Obeng, is seen kissing three female students before a cheering congregation. However, the third lady seemed unwilling but eventually gave in to the deed. Tuesday’s decision comes amid calls from the public and civil society organizations for the Chaplain’s head. The Anglican Church of Ghana has already expressed its dissatisfaction about the matter and has initiated internal investigations. An August 17 statement indicated that “the said Priest will be dealt with in accordance with the norms and values of the Anglican Communion where morality is extremely revered in the Church.” An education think tank, Africa Education Watch, has
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‘There is no majority, they don’t have the power’ – Alban Bagbin tells NPP

  Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) does not have the majority power in Parliament. According to him, aside from the fact that the people during the 2020 elections voted for an equal number of seats for both NPP and the opposition NDC, most of the NPP MPs are in the Executive arm of government and sometimes fail to attend parliamentary sittings. He explained that because these MPs have been tasked to take care of matters at their respective ministries, they can sometimes vote on some matters. “The 137-137, it was the people who decided. There was no system or formula put in place; the people just voted. One of the persons who made them the majority, they didn’t want him, so he stood as independent and beat the government candidate.” “He is now the second deputy speaker, so actually, there is no majority. But, if not because of my impartiality, anytime they want to vote, I step aside, and one of them will come and sit down, and they are 13
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The Rebecca Foundation Establishes Market Creches to Support Traders

  Ghana’s First Lady,  Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, through The Rebecca Foundation, has introduced the “Market Crèches” project under its ‘Terema Initiative’ that seeks to support women to improve their economic status and general well-being. Through Terema, the Foundation is putting up crèches in a number of markets in various parts of the country to cater for toddlers and pre-schoolers of traders, while they concentrate on their businesses.   Currently, four of the crèches are under construction at the Dome and Adenta markets in Accra,  Koforid ua Zongo Market in the Eastern Region; and the Apremdo Market in the Western Region. It is expected that each crèche will have auxiliary facilities including washrooms, changing rooms, a health post and canteen and will be accommodating 100-150 children.   The Rebecca Foundation believes that building these creches will serve as safe, accessible, and affordable childcare centres, which will give women and families the choice and opportunity to work
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Alex Saab Writes to Cape Verde Constitutional Court Over Ill-treatment Subjected to Him

  The Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Nain Saab Moran who is fighting against his extradition to the United States of America has written to Cape Verde Constitutional Court to express in his own words the inhumanity and indignity, the ill will and ill-treatment which he has been subjected to for more than a year. After 428 days of his arrest on the Island of Sal, Alex Saab has since been denied the opportunity to appear before the Court to express himself in his own voice. Despite his status as a Special Envoy, Mr. A. Saab believes that many procedural irregularities occurred because the local police, the Prosecutor General and Interpol were more interested in meeting the needs of the United States than worrying about his legal rights and how Cape Verde has been thrust into the middle of an ongoing political battle between his home country, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the United States. Mr. A. Saab in the letter said he’s not naïve enough to believe that politi
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Desire of the U.S. Authorities to Extradite a Third-Country Diplomat a Negative Impact on International Relations- Russia

  The Russian Foreign Ministry says it is illegal, actions to extradite Special Envoy of the Government of Venezuela to the United States Alex Nain Saab Moran. This is contained in a statement released by the Ministry and signed by the Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry N.T. Lakhonin. The Russian  Foreign Ministry expressed worry over t he practice of seizing citizens of other countries, including the Russian Federation, in third countries on fabricated charges by  the  U.S. law enforcement agencies, as according to the Ministry, has become the infamous "business card" of the United States.   The Russian Foreign Ministry believes  Washington seems to have decided to "go to a new level", setting a harmful precedent for the extradition of an authorized person with diplomatic   status. The  Venezuelan Special Envoy A lex Nain   Saab Moran was detained in June 2020, despite his diplomatic passport,  at the request for
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Directing NDC’s proposed reforms to IPAC a Big Mistake – Gyampo to EC

  Professor Ransford Gyampo of the University of Ghana has said that the Electoral Commission (EC) erred in directing the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to submit their proposed electoral reforms to the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC). Professor Gyampo said IPAC is not the right forum for a political party to present its proposals to. “EC must receive it first then if it can send it to IPAC. It is not the right directive to the political party,” he said on Good Evening Ghana on Thursday, August 12. He added “IPAC is not a legally binding body, has no law backing. It is not the right directive to the NDC. It is a misdirection.” The Electoral Commission has directed the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to submit all their electoral proposals to the IPAC. The EC said they do not deal with individual political parties, rather it is the IPAC that does that. “We don’t deal with individual parties, and IPAC is designed to promote multi-party views,
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Suhum: 38yr Old Woman Killed In a Fatal Motor Accident.

  A 38-year-old woman whose name was given as Dzifa Doris has been killed in a fatal motor accident at Krobom-Obretema near Suhum on the Accra-Kumasi highway , akobenonline.com can report. Reports say the driver, Michael Kotei, 36 years, lost control of his  Honda accord  with  trade plate number DV 2115C-2021 with three persons on board from Accra  heading  towards Kumasi. The vehicle  veered from the road and knocked down the  38yrs  old woman  who was standing by  the roadside waiting to board a commercial vehicle  and divided the victim into two . The vehicle finally landed in a nearby Bush  and the driver together with occupants in the vehicle sustained injuries and was rushed to the Suhum Government Hospital . The body of the deceased has been  deposited at the same Hospital  for preservation and Autopsy. Source: akobenonline.com
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