The Overlord of Mamprugu, the Nayiri, Naa Bohogu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, has applauded the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for seeing to the construction and completion of several projects which had been on the wish list of the chiefs and people of Mamprugu for many years. According to the Nayiri, the impact of the work undertaken by President Akufo-Addo has been felt by the entire country, especially the people of the North East Region. He indicated that several town water projects across the North East Region, which have been commissioned, the asphalting of the Nalerigu, Gambaga, and Walewale town roads, as well as the ongoing construction of Wulugu-Kpasenkpe Road, the Nasia-Kparigu road, the Nalerigu-Bunkpurugu road, the Nalerigu-Gbintiri road and Gbintiri-Chereponi Road, all in the North East Region, are examples of projects undertaken by the Akufo-Addo government. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/the-female-coup-plotter-who-wanted-prez-akufo-addo-eliminated “The above-mentioned projects that are being witnessed, have been on the request list of Mamprugu for years which eluded, and, undoubtedly, passed on from government to government. Certainly, we owe you tons of gratitude,” the Nayiri added. Naa Bohogu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga made this known on Tuesday, 22nd June 2021, when the President paid a courtesy call on him at his palace, as part of his two-day tour of the North East Region. The Nayiri also expressed gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for the Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam and Irrigation Project, which he described as the “Super Game Changer Project in the North”, which will result in the provision of electricity, and 25,000 hectares of irrigation facilities. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/ghana-s-participation-on-un-security-council-is-a-blessing-to-africa-shirley-ayorkor-botchwey “The Dam I also understand will serve as a receptacle to collect all water upstream which has been the source of the region's perennial flooding,” he added. Touching on the pro-poor policies implemented by the Government of President Akufo-Addo since 2017, such as the free Senior High School policy, Planting for Food and Jobs, One-constituency-One Ambulance, the expansion of the National School Feeding Program and the introduction of the Nation Builders Corps he indicated that these policies are “well-thought-out and targeted policies that are aimed at reducing poverty. Ours is a young region on which these policies perfectly fit.” The Nayiri thanked President Akufo-Addo for the appointment of the former Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama to the high office of Ghana's Ambassador to the United States of America. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/facemask-coda-boss-urges-police-to-enforce-laws “We are forever most grateful. Your appointment of Hon. Mustapha Ussif as Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Hajia Abudu Zuweira Lariba as Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection is being highly appreciated,” he added. Below are some pictures: Credit: Presidency

Scott Morrison has lashed out over the “disgusting and sickening” reports of male senior government staff performing sex acts inside Parliament House in Canberra. The Prime Minister said it was “not good enough” and “totally unacceptable” after the graphic images and videos of staff performing lewd acts — in one instance, on the desk of a female MP — were shared with Network 10. “The people who come to work in this building are better than this,” Mr. Morrison said in a statement. “The actions of these individuals show a staggering disrespect for the people who work in Parliament, and for the ideals, Parliament is supposed to represent.” READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/empire-star-bryshere-gray-sentenced-to-jail-in-domestic-violence-case He said the Government had “identified the staff members at the center of these allegations and terminated his employment immediately”. Mr. Morrison urged anyone with further information to come forward or call the incident support line on 1800 APH SPT and said he will have more to say on the matter “and the cultural issues we confront as a parliament” in the coming days. A male staffer sits on a desk and exposes himself, with the Parliament House rule book behind him. Picture: 10 News READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/we-suspect-arson-targeted-at-destruction-and-concealment-of-material-evidence-at-tano-south-ndc In the weeks since news.com.au broke the story of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape by a colleague inside Defence Minister Linda Reynolds’ office, a spotlight has been shone on the sexual harassment, misogyny, and bullying many women encounter inside the Canberra bubble. Now, another Parliament House insider has come forward under the condition of anonymity, telling 10’s Political Editor Peter van Onselen that “the culture needs to change” “Now is the time to speak up, now is the time to put it on the record. It is a culture of men thinking that they can do whatever they want,” the man, identified only as Tom, said. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/summit-will-enable-authority-deliberate-take-decisions-on-political-security-in-mali-s-botchwey He provided the network with a number of photographs and videos recorded inside Parliament House, depicting male staff proudly filming themselves while engaged in blatant sex acts. News.com.au understands that a staffer has now been fired following the publication of the images and videos. One of the images shows a man sitting at a desk and exposing himself, with a copy of the Parliament House rule book behind him. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/amplified-will-focus-on-amplifying-mentoring-youth-dev-t-activities-in-various-quarters-gov-t Another showed a male pointing to the desk of a female Liberal MP, before performing a solo sex act on it. “The fact that it is a female MP only adds to the disgrace that it is,” Tom said. Other images were “so bad” and “shocking” that they couldn’t be shown by the network at all. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/bui-power-ceo-is-wrong-the-energy-minister-has-not-been-misled-by-gridco “It is surprising and I think a lot of people will be stunned,” he said, of the fact the acts could take place in a building that’s upheld as a paragon of decency and democracy. Tom also revealed that a group of coalition staffers routinely swap explicit photos of themselves, saying that he has “received so many that I’ve just become immune to it” Government staffers and even MPs would also often use a small room on the upper level of Parliament House – known as the prayer or meditation room – as a place to have “a lot” of sex. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-coda-outdoors-credit-union-to-support-informal-sector-pictures “I can probably say there is very little meditation or prayer going on in that room,” said Tom, confirming that he himself has used the room for that purpose. Tom also revealed that he knew of female and male sex workers being brought into the building “for the pleasure of Coalition MPs”. He said “a considerable amount of conservative staffers” were engaging in the acts. While Tom said he didn’t think the “disgusting, disgraceful, privileged” staffers had “broken any laws, morally, they are bankrupt” READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/facemask-coda-boss-urges-police-to-enforce-laws Kristina Keneally, Labor’s home affairs spokeswoman, told The Australian, "The behavior was disgusting, degrading and utterly disrespectful of female Members of Parliament” “Coming on the heels of Brittany Higgins’ brave revelations, the behavior of these male staffers, with their depraved mockery of a Coalition female MP’s desk as a prop in their obscene videos, is reprehensible … I’m revolted,” Senator Keneally said. The day after Ms. Higgins’ allegations were made public, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the first two of what is now five inquiries into the workplace culture and support for staffers at Parliament House. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/facemask-coda-boss-urges-police-to-enforce-laws “We must continue to address the environment of this place,” Mr. Morrison said. “I believe over the last few years since this occurred, there have been changes and there have been improvements. But I’m not naive enough to think – and I don’t think any of you are, or anyone else in this place is naive enough to think – that that is not a position of vulnerability that can still occur, whether it’s here or, frankly, in so many other workplaces around this country" “So, I hope Brittany’s call is a wake-up for all of us from that point of view.” READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/covid-19-coda-donates-ppes-to-ga-traditional-council-ahead-of-homowo-celebrations A second independent inquiry – led by sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins – will also be conducted into the culture of Parliament House, coordinated by Finance Minister Simon Birmingham, who said he hoped it will focus on safety for staffers. In response to the 10 News story, Minister Birmingham said anyone involved in the videos should “pack their bags and leave the building for good”. “I’m disgusted and appalled at what I see alleged in relation to that story. It shows a complete disregard for all that our parliamentary democracy stands for,” he said. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/a-role-of-a-teacher-is-not-bad-take-up-the-profession-it-s-a-calling-good-thing-krowor-mp “It also demonstrates an enormous disrespect for the employing member or senator in relation to those staff and those offices. It equally shows a complete contempt frankly for the Australian taxpayers who have paid the wages of such staff and in my opinion, any individuals who engaged in such activity ought to prepare to pack their bags and leave the building for good. “They should also think intently about apologizing not just to their employing member and senator but to the parliament and to the Australian public.” With that review now underway, Tom said it’s time for the “privileged boys club” of Parliament House to go. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/the-female-coup-plotter-who-wanted-prez-akufo-addo-eliminated “It needs to start with the removal of this toxic, powerful, privileged boys club that does what it wants when it wants, where it wants,” he said. Watch the video below: Credit: broadcastghana.net

Information reaching Thinknewsonline.com indicates that some unknown gunmen have attacked two pastors of the Manicheri Assembly in the Gushegu District of the Church of Pentecost leaving one with gunshot wounds. It is emerging that the Gushegu District Minister of the Church Of Pentecost, Overseer Foster Kokou Payo, and Deacon Alidu Dalabra were on a motorbike returning from an evening church service of which the unfortunate incident occurred. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/facemask-coda-boss-urges-police-to-enforce-laws Sources further revealed that the robbers laid ambush and pounced on the two men of God. The pastors, however, managed to escape of which Deacon Dalabra was later taken to the hospital for treatment. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/facemask-coda-boss-urges-police-to-enforce-laws It is emerging that Deacon Dalabra has since been discharged and doing very well now. Below are some pictures: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

The Dean of Students’ Affairs at Pentecost University, Rev. Johnathan Koffie is reported died. He died at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital today Tuesday, June 22. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/amplified-will-focus-on-amplifying-mentoring-youth-dev-t-activities-in-various-quarters-gov-t The university convened an emergency assembly meeting to break the news to management and students at the James McKeown Auditorium. He was involved in a fatal accident between Nkoranza and Techimam while on official duty. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-coda-outdoors-credit-union-to-support-informal-sector-pictures He was admitted to a hospital in Techimam but was later transferred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi where he died. Below are some pictures: Credit: thepressradio.com

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has allayed public fears over the recording of cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant in the country. According to the health service, the Covid-19 vaccines (AstraZeneca and Sputnik V) are still effective against the variant which originated from India. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/empire-star-bryshere-gray-sentenced-to-jail-in-domestic-violence-case The strain is known to have caused a spike in Covid-19 cases recorded in India, and an increase in cases in the UK despite a large section of the population in those countries being vaccinated. The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said the AstraZeneca and Sputnik V vaccines are effective and can fight the Indian variant( Delta) READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/we-suspect-arson-targeted-at-destruction-and-concealment-of-material-evidence-at-tano-south-ndc He rejected the claims that the vaccines procured by Ghana are not potent against the new Delta variant of the novel coronavirus. He added that 6 cases of the new delta variant have been confirmed at the Kotoka International Airport and it is because of the surveillance at the airport, that is why they detected the virus READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/summit-will-enable-authority-deliberate-take-decisions-on-political-security-in-mali-s-botchwey Below are copies of the release and video: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Pressure continues to mount on the founder and leader of the Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI), Bishop Dag Heward-Mills after his sermon criticizing the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II went viral. Five traditional youth groups in the Asante Kingdom have threatened to shut down the over seventy branches of the church within the Ashanti Region if Bishop Dag Heward-Mills fails to seek counsel with the Asantehene and the Manhyia Palace. In the audio that has gone viral, the renowned global evangelist questioned the impact and legacy of Asantehene beyond the yearly celebrations of his reign. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/empire-star-bryshere-gray-sentenced-to-jail-in-domestic-violence-case His comments did not sit well with the King’s subjects and some persons who have threatened to attack LCI branches in Kumasi, the seat of the Asantehene. Though Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has apologized to the Asantehene explaining that the offensive sermon was preached 20 years ago, the groups made up of the Asante Youth Association, Kumasi Youth Association, Asante Zongo Youth Union, Asante Student’s Union, and Mponponsuo USA, have issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Bishop Heward-Mills to seek counsel with the Asantehene and the Manhyia Palace over the matter. “We are calling on Bishop Dag to seek wise counsel within 48 hours. Otherwise, none of his churches in the Asanteman enclave will be allowed to operate. Also, we are warning all and sundry who hide behind religion and politics to push this evil agenda against Asanteman and his royal majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu. We will let them know that we will meet them up with brute force” the General Secretary of one of the groups [Kumasi Youth Association], Kwabena Frimpong said. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/we-suspect-arson-targeted-at-destruction-and-concealment-of-material-evidence-at-tano-south-ndc Asante group replies Bishop Dag Apart from these groups, another group, known as the Asante Professionals Club, is also incensed about Bishop Heward-Mills’ comments. The group’s outrage about the “disparaging comments” stems from what they say was the Bishop’s “complete ignoramus utterances.” In a statement to set the records straight, the Asante Professionals Club maintained that since Otumfuo’s enthronement in April 1999, he has been an agent of peace and development in Asanteman and beyond. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/summit-will-enable-authority-deliberate-take-decisions-on-political-security-in-mali-s-botchwey Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has been in the news in recent times following a suit filed by some former pastors of his church against him, alleging the non-payment of their social security benefits after years of serving under him. Watch video below: Credit: Citinewsroom

The Methodist Bishop of the Accra Diocese of the Methodist Church, Ghana, and the Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Peace Council, Rt. Rev. Samuel K. Osabutey is calling on the government to ensure the various security agencies in the country are depoliticized. According to him, depoliticization of the various security agencies will give the citizenry enough confidence in whoever is put in charge of their safety at the local level, the regional level, and also the national level. Speaking exclusively to Thinknewsonline.com on countering post-2020 election violence & building consensus for greater political tolerance in Ghana, the Diocesan Methodist Bishop for Accra said "One of the challenges that we face as a nation is the politicization of our security services and this came out very, clearly because those of them on the ground know some of the security personnel and so when they speak, they speak with authority and confidence that they know the allegiances of some of the security personnel. As a nation, we need to depoliticize our security agencies, and here, I mean all the security agencies. We need to politicize them and make sure that the citizenry are confident about whoever put in charge of the security at the local level, the regional level, and also the national level" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/the-female-coup-plotter-who-wanted-prez-akufo-addo-eliminated He also added "Once that is that we have just done on security issues that there can never be national security without local security, there can never be national security without local security because a lot of promise would become national emanate from these various localities, and so we need to really depoliticize this" Rt. Rev. Samuel K. Osabutey further challenged the leadership of the various securities agencies to be truthful, transparent, and fair when recruiting new people. "How do we recruit people into the Armed Forces? How do we recruit people into the Police Service? How do recruit people into the Immigration Service? How do we get people into the Fire Service and all the other allied security agencies is something that as a country we need to sit down and look at because it is also what was also identified as a source of challenge in these areas in such a way that sometimes when political crimes are being committed, the incumbent government that has its people on the ground are not unable to deal with infractions that are caused by their own perceived party members" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/a-role-of-a-teacher-is-not-bad-take-up-the-profession-it-s-a-calling-good-thing-krowor-mp Touching on adequate resources for the various security agencies, he said "I think that our security agencies it's not a question about resourcing. I think about the willingness to enforce the law because in very recent times you all have been witnesses to see the effort that governments upon governments, at least every government in living reality in the last 10 years have tried the best to, increase the logistics that the police need but the issue is about the willingness to enforce the law" The Methodist Bishop of the Accra Diocese, however, lambasted the various security agencies over some lackadaisical attitudes stressing that they should not alone act swiftly when it involves their own but also non-security-personnel. "Anytime there's a crime and it got to do with one of their own, they quickly move in but sometimes when it involves non-security persons, they give the excuse that they are not able to fish out the perpetrators. This to me is a dilemma because you have the resources, and you are able to fish out when a crime is committed against the police" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/covid-19-coda-donates-ppes-to-ga-traditional-council-ahead-of-homowo-celebrations The Chairman of the Peace Council further admitted that although Ghana has not reached the United Nation's requirement of police to man ratio, he believes that the reinforcement of community police can help solve some of the issues in the country. "It is true the police to man ratio in terms of the United Nations requirement, we have not yet gotten there but at least with the little that we have, I think that one of the things we need to do as a country is to begin to reinforce what we call community police, where people in the community can be trained by the security personnel to assume security responsibilities and the first work of security is not to arrest, but rather to prevent a crime" Speaking on the need to nurture kids with decent languages, he said "Every community has a way it brings up its people, the cultures also differ and one of the challenges that were the major part of the discussion, was the upbringing and nurturing of children, with civil language. Unfortunately, is not the best, It's not only for the Ododdiodio Constituency but in every community, we need to take the nurturing of our children very seriously because a nation is built and committed not just on community, but on families and all of us from the list to the highest person in the country comes from a family, and we are losing that family value because in the past, whenever something happens in the community, they ask which house do you come from. Today, we are losing that and we are rather asking institutions to handle those things instead of handling them at the community level" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/facemask-coda-boss-urges-police-to-enforce-laws Rt. Rev. Samuel K. Osabutey also mentioned that if the use of abusive words is not dealt with, it will continue to have a negative effect on the citizenry and country. "The chief is an embodiment of it because everybody is able to take that so we need to get back to the cultural roots to find out how we are bringing up our children, the use of language and unfortunately, this is finding itself into the highest, highest places of our political discourse, where you see the younger persons in the society insulting Ministers, where did they learn it from? So there's a work we have to do, as you know, in nurturing our families" Rt. Rev. Osabutey hinted that the workshop organized by the National Peace Council will help the various political parties to know where they went wrong, correct their mistakes, and prepare them for much peaceful, free, and fair elections. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/facemask-coda-boss-urges-police-to-enforce-laws "As we are speaking now, we are within the Odododiodio Constituency where we have brought together artists, NCCE and Regional Peace Council, and also the leadership of the various political parties to dialogue on how we can reduce tensions and post-election conflicts. The issues that have come up in numerous. But these can be summed up as one they have identified that part of the issues that need to be dealt with is the issue of unemployment and unemployment in the sense that many of the young people become prey to political leaders, especially during the political season and so they use them for all sorts of violence" he averred. He also revealed that lack of mistrust contributes to election violence. "Second is what we call adequate education, but adequate education. Many of them are not taking advantage of the educational system that right to be able to become literate enough to be able to discern what political leaders will be telling them and so they become vulnerable and everybody comes and says, we have also raised an issue of mistrust amongst themselves, mistrust amongst the various political parties who try to do our duty. And this mistrust arises as a result of this information. For example, an example was given that when there are elections and the results are being announced, each of their parties tries to claim that they are winning and so when they are doing that, it begins to create a lot of problems for the others. Instead of waiting for the electoral commission to announce the results, then it backs off a lot of violence within the group is another issue that was also raised, which is very, very, very critical, is the mistrust of the security system in the sense that they think that at any time that a crime is committed, like, let's say, politically related crimes, the incumbent is unable to deal with the issue, especially if it has to do with some people who are perceived to be their own members, and then the cycle is repeated, when another political party also goes, they tend to become, you know, the governing team for the country, and these inconsistencies had made it difficult for political-related crimes to be dealt with and dealt with" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-coda-outdoors-credit-union-to-support-informal-sector-pictures In a session moderated by the Deputy Director, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the National Peace Council, Nana Kojo Impraim, it emerged that for politicians to win the votes of electorates in the Odododiodio Constituency, some had no option than to bail persons who had been arrested for deviant behaviors. Thinknewsonline.com also gathered that persons purported to be political party vigilantes were non-card-bearing members of both, NDC and NPP. They further explained that persons who misbehave, cause violence, or deal with others during and after elections do that out of the love they have for their various. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/bui-power-ceo-is-wrong-the-energy-minister-has-not-been-misled-by-gridco Both leaders from the NPP and NDC noted that due to mistrust on the part of party sympathizers, it is difficult for them to even have dialogues among themselves adding that they are not enemies but one family. The media has however not spared as they were also blamed for some of the violence which occurs in some constituencies. It also emerged that there is a trust deficit between the NPP, NDC, Electoral Commission, and Police adding that there is also dishonesty on the party of the political leaders. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/amplified-will-focus-on-amplifying-mentoring-youth-dev-t-activities-in-various-quarters-gov-t "When you drive around, you see lots of problems but the political parties are happy because they will make politics out of it in 2024. So they are happy seeing the problems" Nana Kojo Impraim highlighted. On her part, the Greater Accra Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education, Lucille Hewlett Annan said "Let us allow the laws to deal with those who commit crimes and not go and bail them" She expressed disappointment in some political actors stressing that bailing criminals or offenders will help in developing a community or a nation. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/summit-will-enable-authority-deliberate-take-decisions-on-political-security-in-mali-s-botchwey "Truth is very important in everything we do. It must reflect in all aspects. It's like installing the Ga Mantse, as you sit here, you know who is heir to the throne and for the sake of peace, we must not play around with truth" She also appealed to the political leaders of both NPP and NDC in the Odododiodio Constituency set an exemplary standard ahead of the 2024 elections. Madam Hewlett Annan says she is confident that with a change in attitude and behavior, Ghana's elections moving forward will be free and fair. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/we-suspect-arson-targeted-at-destruction-and-concealment-of-material-evidence-at-tano-south-ndc Board Member of the National Peace Council, Numo Blafo Akotia Omaetu III said "What can we do as a community? We have a school which will benefit our kids. We should not wait for the political actors to come and build it for us. What can we do to attract the attention of the Government to realize the educational needs of the children in the constituency is important. Just imagine where these kids attend school. It's very bad" He further charged the political actors in the constituency to constantly do follow-ups on their own solutions adding it will not only help shape their political ambitions but the community and constituents. "If we just give out solutions and we don't follow up on them, it will yield no results. Political Vigilantism is real. No one can tell me, there is no such thing in existence" READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/empire-star-bryshere-gray-sentenced-to-jail-in-domestic-violence-case He appealed to the constituencies to walk the talk for a better Odododiodio Constituency. The political party representatives outlined some solutions which they believe will help curb election violence among other social vices. Below are some videos: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith

Chief Census Officer, Professor Samuel Kwabena Annim, has announced that more than eight million structures out of the 11 million targeted have been chalked and listed within six days. The chalking and listing of structures started on June 14, and is expected to end on June 23, which formed the first phase of the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC). The enumeration of Ghanaians and foreigners would officially commence on Monday, June 28, but there would be a Census Night on Sunday, June 27, to count persons in transit and the homeless. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/empire-star-bryshere-gray-sentenced-to-jail-in-domestic-violence-case The Census would gather comprehensive and accurate data on the population and structures to guide policy formulation and resource allocation. The two weeks national exercise will end on July 11, 2021, but there is an opportunity for a mop-up to capture those who were not counted. Prof Annim, also the Government Statistician, addressing the media in Accra on Sunday, said 99.7 per cent of data on the structures had been captured and left with only 107,000 structures to be marked in the next four days. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/we-suspect-arson-targeted-at-destruction-and-concealment-of-material-evidence-at-tano-south-ndc The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is the Lead Agency for conducting the 2021 Census and has earmarked 51,922 Enumeration Areas and 131,739 localities. The Chief Census Officer identified some challenges encountered during the six days of chalking and listing of structures, including boundary disputes, security concerns, and a long period of power outages in the Wa Municipality of the Upper East Region. “For four days, there was no power in the Wa Municipality and thus making it difficult for our census officers to charge their computer tablets,” Prof Annim added. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/summit-will-enable-authority-deliberate-take-decisions-on-political-security-in-mali-s-botchwey He said those who obstruct census officers from doing their work would be sanctioned per the Ghana Statistical Service Legislation. He said offenders could receive a penalty of not less than 200 penalty units and/or one-year imprisonment. The Chief Census Officer urged the media to complement the GSS’s efforts in educating the citizens on the benefit of the PHC. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/amplified-will-focus-on-amplifying-mentoring-youth-dev-t-activities-in-various-quarters-gov-t Credit: GNA

Ghana has been ranked the second most peaceful country in Africa in the 2021 Global Peace Index report by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). The IEP is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank dedicated to shifting the world’s focus to peace as a positive, achievable, and tangible measure of human well-being and progress. A look at the snapshot of the global state of peace as captured in the report, Ghana is ranked 38th in the world out of the 163 countries reviewed. Ghana scored 1.715 which represents a two-point move upwards from the previous Global Peace Index report. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/bui-power-ceo-is-wrong-the-energy-minister-has-not-been-misled-by-gridco Other African rankings Mauritius, the only African country ahead of Ghana in the Peace index on the first position in Africa ranked 28th in the global space. Botswana took third place in Africa and was ranked 41st on the global peace index. Iceland is ranked number one as the most peaceful country in the world with a score of 1.1. New Zealand, Denmark, Portugal, and Slovenia are ranked second, third, fourth, and fifth respectively. Least peaceful countries The five least peaceful countries in the world, according to the 2021 global peace index are Iraq (ranked 159th), South Sudan (ranked 160th), Syria (ranked 161st) Yemen (ranked 162nd), and Afghanistan (at the bottom ranking163rd). READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/amplified-will-focus-on-amplifying-mentoring-youth-dev-t-activities-in-various-quarters-gov-t Covid-19 impact on peace As part of the key findings of the 2021 Global Peace Index, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which has wreaked massive economic havoc around the world also had “a significant impact on levels of conflict and violence”. The level of civil unrest the report says “rose in 2020, fuelled in large part by responses to coronavirus restrictions”. Over 5,000 pandemic-related violent events were recorded between January 2020 and April 2021 worldwide. “The deterioration in militarization and improvement in ongoing conflict were both influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, which had a major negative impact on economic activity, human movement, and international relations in 2020. The pandemic had a noticeable impact on the violent demonstrations and political instability indicators, with 25 and 46 countries respectively recording deterioration on these indicators,” the report further highlighted. Global peace deterioration According to the Index, “the average level of global peacefulness deteriorated by 0.07 percent in the 2021 Global Peace Index. Although a relatively small deterioration, this is the ninth time in the last 13 years that global peacefulness has deteriorated”. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/summit-will-enable-authority-deliberate-take-decisions-on-political-security-in-mali-s-botchwey The report notes that “in the past year, 87 countries recorded an improvement in peacefulness, while 73 countries recorded a deterioration. Three countries recorded no change in their overall score. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remained the world’s least peaceful region. It is home to three of the five least peaceful countries in the world. However, it recorded the largest regional improvement over the past year”. Europe the report says “remains the most peaceful region in the world. The region is home to eight of the ten most peaceful countries, and no country in Europe is ranked outside the top half of the index”. The GPI and IEP The 2021 Global Index report is the 15th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the GPI is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. The report presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to date on trends in peace, its economic value, and how to develop peaceful societies. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/we-suspect-arson-targeted-at-destruction-and-concealment-of-material-evidence-at-tano-south-ndc The GPI covers 99.7 percent of the world’s population, using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from highly respected sources, and measures the state of peace across three domains: the level of Societal Safety and Security, the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict, and the degree of Militarization. IEP achieves its goals by developing new conceptual frameworks to define peacefulness; providing metrics for measuring peace; and uncovering the relationships between business, peace, and prosperity as well as promoting a better understanding of the cultural, economic, and political factors that create peace. IEP is headquartered in Sydney, with offices in New York, The Hague, Mexico City, Brussels, and Harare. It works with a wide range of partners internationally and collaborates with intergovernmental organizations on measuring and communicating the economic value of peace. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/empire-star-bryshere-gray-sentenced-to-jail-in-domestic-violence-case Credit: Myjoyonline.com

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) will on 23rd and 24th June 2021, hold the maiden Ghana Diaspora Investment Summit at the Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel. The event, themed “The New Normal, leveraging Diaspora investments to build back better” will create an avenue to foster partnerships between local and Diaspora investors, and showcase Ghana as a choice destination for doing business, to spur the inflow of Diaspora Direct Investments. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/empire-star-bryshere-gray-sentenced-to-jail-in-domestic-violence-case The two-day program will bring together various primary stakeholders to steer conversations on the Ghana-Diaspora business relationship. Among the host of esteemed speakers include; the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, H.E Wamkele Mene, Minister of Finance, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, and the Chief Executive Officer of the GIPC, Mr. Yofi Grant. The summit is consistent with the recent "Beyond the Return" initiative, which is a follow-up to the "Year of Return” campaign that was launched in 2019. It is expected to engender a more constructive interaction with Africans in the diaspora and all people of African descent in areas such as trade and investment, as well as skills and knowledge development. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/we-suspect-arson-targeted-at-destruction-and-concealment-of-material-evidence-at-tano-south-ndc It will be recalled that while commemorating the ‘Year of return’, the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo stressed the need to effectively mobilize and engage the diaspora as active partners in the nation’s development. “Let us all remember that the destiny of all black people no matter where they are in the world is bound up with Africa. We must help make Africa the place for investment, progress and prosperity and not from where our youth flee in the hope of accessing the mirage of a better life in Europe or the Americas” he said. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/summit-will-enable-authority-deliberate-take-decisions-on-political-security-in-mali-s-botchwey Initiatives have since been amplified to create awareness and allow for greater contribution from diasporas, including the setting-up of the Diaspora Investment Desk (DID) at the GIPC. “A lot of Diasporas have consistently expressed interest in either living or establishing a business in Ghana. It is, therefore, our expectation to convert these opportunities to viable economic activity that will benefit the nation and the continent as a whole” said Yofi Grant, CEO of the GIPC. “I’m confident that the summit will thus open the door for partnerships and encourage sustained home-based investments by persons in the diaspora, as we consider them as our partners in development”, he added. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/amplified-will-focus-on-amplifying-mentoring-youth-dev-t-activities-in-various-quarters-gov-t The Ghana Diaspora Investment Summit is being held under the auspices of the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ministry of Information, the Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President, Diaspora Africa Forum, and Beyond the Return Secretariat under the Ghana Tourism Authority. There will be exhibitions and opportunities to pitch projects during the two-day summit. Interested persons should call 050 572 3242 or Email: did@gipc.gov.gh. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/bui-power-ceo-is-wrong-the-energy-minister-has-not-been-misled-by-gridco Additionally, interested participants can follow the GIPC on its social media platforms @gipcghana on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linked In and YouTube for a link to register, or catch the live event on 23rd and 24th June 2021 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm each day. Credit GIPC

An 18-year-old woman has died while having sex on her wedding night after suffering a heart attack. Cops said the young bride was consummating her marriage with her new husband, 29 when she started to feel unwell and collapsed at the couple’s home in the city of Ibirite in Brazil on Thursday evening. The husband dashed out to call his neighbour for help and ordered a taxi to take his wife to the hospital, O Tempo reports. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/empire-star-bryshere-gray-sentenced-to-jail-in-domestic-violence-case But the taxi driver refused to take the couple, who have not been identified, to the hospital. A second taxi was called, but the driver also refused to help and said the husband needed to call the emergency services instead. When paramedics finally arrived, they found the woman struggling to breathe and confirmed she had suffered a heart attack. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/we-suspect-arson-targeted-at-destruction-and-concealment-of-material-evidence-at-tano-south-ndc She sadly died on the way to the hospital, G1 reports. The husband claimed it took an hour for the ambulance to arrive at the couple’s house. But the emergency services said the first ambulance was cancelled and then the second arrived within 21 minutes, according to reports. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/summit-will-enable-authority-deliberate-take-decisions-on-political-security-in-mali-s-botchwey The bride’s body showed no signs of foul play or violence and her tragic death is being treated as accidental, cops said. The neighbour reportedly told the police she didn’t hear any screams or noises before the woman died. And post-mortem examination found the woman had a history of bronchitis. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/amplified-will-focus-on-amplifying-mentoring-youth-dev-t-activities-in-various-quarters-gov-t The couple had been married during a ceremony at the husband’s farm earlier in the day. The devastated man said he wasn’t sure if he could continue living in the same city in Brazil following his wife’s death. It comes after a Colombian woman died after having sex for five hours while taking drugs. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/bui-power-ceo-is-wrong-the-energy-minister-has-not-been-misled-by-gridco The 32-year-old was said to have complained of feeling unwell before going into cardiac arrest in Cali, Colombia. The woman is believed to have lost consciousness and begun “convulsing”, El Periodico reports. Her male partner reportedly called for help, but emergency services took too long to arrive and he decided to wrap her in a sheet and rush her to the University Hospital del Valle in a taxi, it is claimed. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/local-news-coda-outdoors-credit-union-to-support-informal-sector-pictures But medics couldn’t save her and she died shortly after arrival. Source: New.com.au

The Coastal Development Authority (CODA) has embarked on an inspection on a number of projects in the Gomoa West Constituency in the Central Region as a means of accomplishing its goal of developing every community in all constituencies within the Coastal Development Zone. Gomoa West, a constituency in the Central Region upon a stakeholders’ engagement and needs assessment with the team from CODA, prioritized a number of needs in the constituency which enabled CODA to formulate projects. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/unless-he-is-100-gay-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-man-and-woman-being-besties-princess-shyngle Some of these projects are completed while others are ongoing and nearing completion. A Community-based health and planning services (CHPS) compound with ancillary facilities at Gomoa Asempanyin has been constructed by the Authority. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/opinion-the-james-town-bullion-van-attack-a-sad-story-of-a-police-officer-and-a-hawker The facility is made up of a consulting room, a patient waiting area, recovery room, family planning center, midwifery/delivery room, treatment room, and a storeroom. A 3-unit classroom block has also been completed and ready for use. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/provide-fortified-armoured-vehicles-for-carting-currencies-or-lose-police-escort-igp-warns-banks In addition, a 20- seater toilet at Apam Nsawam and a 20-seater toilet at Gomoa Brofo are ongoing projects being constructed by CODA. Also, a 20-seater toilet each at Gomoa Sampa and Gomoa Tarkwa are also ongoing projects at various levels of completion. READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/empire-star-bryshere-gray-sentenced-to-jail-in-domestic-violence-case The projects are expected to accelerate social and economic development in the country by tackling each constituency’s needs. The project is funded by the Government of Ghana through the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP). READ ALSO: https://www.thinknewsonline.com/post/the-female-coup-plotter-who-wanted-prez-akufo-addo-eliminated Below are some pictures: Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith