BANTAMA GANG RAPE, ONE JAILED 7 YEARS FOR DEFILEMENT, 4 REFERRED TO THE JUVENILE COURT FOR PROSECUTION

Bantama gang rape, One jailed 7 years for defilement, 4 referred to juvenile court for further prosecution. A Kumasi Circuit Court, presided by Mrs. Comfort Tasiameh, on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, has sentenced a 20-year-old man seven years imprisonment for defilement captured in a viral ‘gang rape’ video in a Bantama suburb in the Ashanti region.
Ernest Asare, who is the oldest of five actors arrested in December, 2017 after a video of a teen being gang raped went viral on social media has been sentenced to prison with hard labour. The other actors who are minors and students in junior and senior high schools have been referred to the juvenile court for persecution and perhaps sentencing. All of the actors were all found guilty of conspiracy to commit defilement. The fifth convict was found guilty of an additional charge of aiding and abetting for filming the incident which later went viral on social media. An assembly man in the area caused the arrest after the video stirred up on social media. Non-governmental organization American Relief Center took interest in the case and offered assistance to the police. It paid for the police medical examination, transportation and an age assessment for some of the accused. Five months after the incident, a court judgment has left the convicts and their parents grieving as their fate was determined.

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 BANK OF GHANA TO INTRODUCE NEW 100 GHANA CEDIS NOTES

Bank of Ghana to introduce new 100 Ghana Cedis notes

Incontrovertible information picked up over the week, Since May 20, 2018, by damakmediapublications.gh.com suggest that the Bank of Ghana would soon announce to the general public about its intention to introduce new 100 Cedis Notes onto the market with a set of new features.

It is not clear why the introduction of the new notes but it is expected that the Governer of the Bank of Ghana will soon announce it.

A sample of the new notes with its unique features, which the governor is expecting to make publicly soon is shown above.

More soon

Source: damakmediapublications.gh.com

Story By; Akgri Daniel

TAKE YOUR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AWAY, WE ARE MUCH CIVILIZED - PARLIAMENT

Parliament has taken a tough position against any attempt to legalize same-sex marriage in the country.
The legislators say they will not under any circumstances accommodate the act which is gaining root in some developed countries.
The right and acceptance of Lesbianism, Gayism, Bisexualism and Transgender was topical during the recent Commonwealth meeting with the UK Prime Minister pushing for reforms among members countries to legalize the practice.
There were suggestions that when President Akufo-Addo was at the just ended Commonwealth Heads of State meeting in London, he met with the UK Prime Minister on the issue.
But the Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey denied any such commitment.
The House on Tuesday took a stand with a strong warning to the executive not to bow to external pressure to legalize the practice.
“Mr Speaker, God created Adam and Eve but he did not create Eve and Eve or Adam and Adam So that is where we have to start from.
“God in his own infinite wisdom said he will ensure we will multiply on the earth but not that he would create Eve and Eve to stay like they are. Secondly, in Africa, we have our norms and cultural practices to protect,” Patricia Appiagyei said.
Stating the official position of the Legislature on the issue, the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin said same-sex marriage is a non-starter in Africa, which believes in procreation.
“We know the purpose of creation and we will not stand against God and we will not be misled by those who believe they are civilized. The future of the world belongs to Africa and we will not be misled again,” he said emphatically.
The Nadowli-Kaleo MP said he is excited with the parliament’s response and “if need be, we may move to a motion one day and resolve to give direction to the country”.
Mr Bagbin stressed that Parliament is grown and “no longer will the small boys and girls of any country” shove its agenda on its throat.

Source: Myjoyonline
Updated by
Damak Media Publication

$1m PERCONSTITUENCY PROMIS, GOV'T USING TO BUILD TOILETS - SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER

MY GOVERNMENT HAS REDUCED CORRUPTION, PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO

President Nana Akufo-Addo believes corruption has reduced under the New Patriotic Party  (NPP) administration.
Though scandals including bribery and extortion allegations against the Energy Minister, the presidency and the Trade Ministry have rocked his government, the President insisted that corruption had reduced under his administration.
“The rot and corruption are gradually reducing in Ghana. We are no longer a subject of corruption on a massive scale- that is no longer a part of the reality of Ghana today,” said the President.
“My Opponents will have no message in 2020′
The President also stressed that his political opponents would have no campaign message against him ahead of the 2020 elections, as he would have fulfilled promises made in the run-up to the 2020 elections.
“To those who say they are still not seeing anything, they should wait and watch me. By the end of the four years, they will have nothing to say. They will acknowledge that we came to work for the development of Ghana.”
“One by one we are keeping our promises.

Free SHS is now a reality. In September this year, the Free SHS policy will cover new entrants, in addition to those who will then be in SHS 2. By September 2019, it will cover all students in Senior High Schools across the country. Teacher and nursing trainees are also receiving their allowances.
He said they have also retired a large chunk of the NHIS debt left by my predecessor, and the NHIS is working,”

President Akufo-Addo made this known when he visited the Asutifi South, Asutifi North, Asunafo North and Asunafo South constituencies, on day 2 of his 3-day tour of the Brong Ahafo Region.
As part of his tour, President Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the construction of an administrative block for the Asunafo South District Assembly; and inspected the newly constructed bridge for residents of Asumura in the Asunafo North constituency.
President Akufo-Addo also commissioned the newly constructed special ward at the St. Theresa's Hospital at Hwidiem in Asutifi South; and inspected the 68-bed hospital and semi-detached maternity block, which is under construction at Kenyasi in the Asutifi North constituency.
              By
Akgri Mbabugri Daniel

Damak Media Publication

REHABILITATION OF KUMASI ROADS BEGINS

Rehabilitation of Kumasi roads begin, Damak Media Publication report.

Rehabilitation works to give face-lift to roads in the Kumasi Metropolis has begun, with a call on the contractors to work diligently for the successful execution of the project.
Mr Osei Assibey-Antwi, the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), said they should ensure value for money and avoid shoddy works in the course of their activities.
‘We are optimistic the contractors would attach much importance to this project, working according to the given specifications to enhance the lifespan of our roads’, he noted.
The rehabilitation works are part of moves by the Department of Urban Roads under the Ministry of Roads and Highways to bring to standard the deteriorating roads in the metropolis.
Mr Assibey-Antwi, toldotecnews during an inspection of on-going works at Manhyia, a suburb of Kumasi, that about 14 kilometres stretch of road, requiring urgent attention, were being put to shape.
Messrs. Joshob Construction Company Limited had been contracted to execute the project within the next two years, including asphalt overlaying, pothole patching and sealing.
The MCE appealed to the people to exercise patience and be supportive of the project as it would initially, create congestion in some parts of the Metropolis.
Nana Atta Poku Agyemang, the Metropolitan Engineer, advised the people to refrain from practices that tended to shorten the longevity of rehabilitated roads.
‘I am advising drivers and car washing firms to desist from washing their cars on the roads or performing other duties inimical to the maintenance of the road’, he said.
                By
Akgri Mbabugri Daniel, Damak Media Publication

ASHANTI REGIONAL NASARA EXECUTIVES ENDORSED Mr. Ali Suraj FOR NPP NATIONAL NASARA COORDINATOR CONTEXT

NPP Nasara Wing Coordinators in the Ashanti Region have given 100%  endorsement to Ali Suraj to lead the National Nasara wing of the NPP.

All the ninety-four Nasara Coordinators in the 47 constituencies in the Ashanti Region have expressed their deepest trust in the fortitude and sense of responsibility of Ali Suraj

In a joint meeting with the eminent Nasara Coordinators in the Ashanti region as part of the national campaign tour, Ali Suraj appealed to be given the mandate to save the NASARA   WING as the national coordinator  to enhance his policy framework and how he intend to steer the Nasara wing of the great NPP.

In reaction, the Nasara Coordinators maintained that despite Ali Suraj being one of their own, his competence, capability and capacity to the Nasara wing is not questionable. On that basis, there will be no hesitating to give Ali Suraj the all-round support.

Speaking during the function, The Suame Constituency Nasara coordinators, Alhaji Eliasu Moro Epala ( aka Kasanipaho ), maintained that, “Ali Suraj is youthful, vibrant and firm on the ground. He is very exposed. He is possibly the most exposed of all the contenders. He has been a Nasara Coordinator in the Diaspora, he has been a NPP USA Deputy Organiser, he has traveled the world, he has participated in other democracies and in elections across the world. He was born in the Zongos and he is always with the Zongos He is over qualified”. Own a superb hotel room in Dubai, earn
profitable rental returns in dollars. Hence, he deserves 100% support.

By Damak Media Publication

Asantehene is a King - A rejoinder

Source: By Abdul Malik Kweku Baako (Editor In Chief of The New Crusading GUIDE At Large)

Date: 15-05-2018 Time: 06:05:40:pm



Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu

In an article on the above-mentioned topic published in Myjoyonline on the 10th of May 2018, one Dr. Osei-Tutu Darkwa sought to attack my position on the issue whether or not the Asantehene is a King within the terms of the 1992 Constitution.

In this rejoinder, I hold no brief for the names or the political parties he mentioned in his article. This reaction is to the extent that it affects me, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako. Description of me and my submission on Peace Fm’s Kokroko program on May 9, 2018 as arrogant, impudent and ignorant are politely ignored for good reason. We need to stay focused on the substantive issue as to whether or not we have “Kings” in Ghana today in the face of the fundamental law of the land (The 1992 Constitution), The Chieftaincy Act (Act 759) and any other relevant statute relative to the noble institution of Chieftaincy!

My position is simply this: In so far that the 1992 Constitution, as well as the modern laws of Ghana, do not directly or indirectly mention any chief as a King, there can be no chief in Ghana today who can legally be described as a King. My reasons are as follows:

* i.    No provision in the current laws of Ghana defines “a chief” as a king. The current laws include the Chieftaincy Act, 1971, (Ac t370), s. 48; the 1979 Constitution, art 181; The Chieftaincy Act, 2008 (Act 759), s 57(1); and 1992 Constitution, art 277.

* ii. When a person is to be installed as a chief, the law requires that he is installed as a chief or queen mother but never as “a king.” This is clearly set out in art 277 and all the laws which determine when a person is legally made a chief

* iii. I have sought legal advice and been informed that the rules on interpretation stipulate that it is not right to import words into a statute in seeking to interpret it if the statute is clear on its face and excludes the imported provision.

* iv. Since none of the laws in our recent years and current times allow a chief to be referred to as a king, it is obvious that the word “king” is not intended to be part of our vocabulary when describing who a chief is. If the Legislature or the framers of the Constitution wanted the word “king” to be used to describe chiefs, what prevented them from saying so expressly? My view is that the word “king” does not appear in the laws or the 1992 Constitution because the Legislature and the framers of the Constitution did not intend that (king) to be used to describe a chief.

* v.A “king” presides over an empire or a kingdom. Where is the kingdom or empire over which the “king” of modern times may be said to preside?

* vi. There are certain attributes one has to possess or customs one has to perform in order for him to be acknowledged as a king. What are the attributes exhibited by the chiefs of today or customs of kings performed by the chiefs of today which qualify them to be described as kings if the good writer is invited to point to these attributes or customs of kings or customs performed by any chief in modern Ghana for which he may be called a king instead of just a chief.

* vii. There is no doubt that in the past Ghana had kings and kingdoms. Typical instances were the Nayire of the Mamprusi kingdom and the Asantehene of the Ashanti Kingdom. When kings are referred in the past or in the historical context, that is in order and no one will question that. That is part of history. But when modern chiefs are referred to, it will be legally wrong to describe a chief in Ghana today as a king.

* viii. Out of respect for our kings of the past, they may be referred to as kings. But that does not make them kings in the modern context in any legal sense.

* ix. In Ghana today, people give birth to their children and name them as Nii, Ohene, Chief, Nana, Naaba, Kuoro, Togbe, Narh. These are appellations given to chiefs. Does the fact that such children are given such appellations make them chiefs?

* x. I concede that any group of people may choose to call their chief by any name they prefer. But in the legal sense, the chief must satisfy the conditions or requirements laid down by the law before the legal status of the particular chief can be attached to him. For instance, a paramount chief must satisfy the conditions laid down in the Constitution before a chief will qualify to be called a paramount chief.   What are the conditions to be satisfied before a person will qualify to be called a king? There is none in any law or the Constitution because the law does not recognize that position and that is why it does not take the trouble to lay down any conditions to be satisfied.

* xi. The reference to the meaning of customary law relied on by the writer is a question of interpretation. Until the courts come out with the interpretation or implication that he has relied on, he is as much entitled to his interpretation as I am entitled to my interpretation.

* xii. The difference between the two of us is that I rely on the law as it is on the face of it but he relies on his own interpretation of the law as he deduces from his understanding of the law. I rely on the law as it is: He relies on the law as it ought to be by his interpretation. Which one is more reliable?

* xiii. I still maintain that on the law as it stands or on its face, there is no king in Ghana today.

In conclusion, I maintain that I am right and the writer is wrong for the reason that by Article 1(2) of the 1992 Constitution, any law or conduct which is inconsistent with the Constitution is void to the extent of the inconsistency. In so far that the Constitution contains no provision on the term "king", in so far that the Constitution does not include "king" in its definition of who a chief is, it is inconsistent to invoke "king" within the meaning of "a chief" as provided in the Constitution.  The argument of the writer is therefore void and wrong to the extent of the inconsistency!

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EASTERN REGION, SANITATION OFFENCES, 145 PROSECUTED by akgridaniel   A total of 145 culprits were prosecuted over various sanitation offences in the Eastern Region in 2017, according to the Regional Environmental Health Department. The Regional Environmental Health Officer, Bassanyin Isaac, said that enforcement of sanitation bye-laws is crucial to the improvement of sanitation condition in the region and has therefore tasked the Districts and Municipal environmental officers in the region to intensify prosecution of sanitation offenders . “Sanitation right now in Ghana has three basic areas-the Educational aspect, enforcement and putting up structure. Now with enforcement being the basic pragmatic measure putting place, the environmental officers are enforcing the laws,taking people to court.As at last year, records prove that they have taken about 145 people to court on Sanitation cases”. He said sanitation in the region is improving gradually but expecting massive improvement in the coming years due to the political commitment exhibited by the Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Darfuor who has made sanitation a key requisite to measure performance of the municipal and District Assemblies upon which performance agreements have been signed with the MDCEs. The Sustainable Development Goal 3 and 6 enjoins countries to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages and ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation. However, Ghana is struggling to fulfill these goals due to multiple reasons including poor sanitation management system, low technology in sanitation management ,and poor sanitation law enforcement. It is estimated that,the poor sanitation condition in Ghana Costs government Ghc293 million every year . The negative health implication of unsanitary condition in Ghana is mind-boggling. For instance , in 2014, preventable diseases, including diarrhoea, killed over 4,500 children in Ghana, while cholera killed 247. Currently,sanitation improvement rate of the country is around 15% which is very low in meeting the SDG goals.  akgridaniel | April 23, 2018 at 7pm