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Apple jams Facebook's web-tracking tools

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Apple will attempt to frustrate tools used by Facebook to automatically track web users, within the next version of its iOS and Mac operating systems.

"We're shutting that down," declared Apple's software chief Craig Federighi, at the firm's developers conference.

He added that the web browser Safari would ask owners' permission before allowing the social network to monitor their activity.

The move is likely to add to tensions between the two companies.

Apple's chief executive Tim Cook had previously described Facebook's practices as being an "invasion of privacy" – an opinion Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg subsequently denounced as being "glib".

At the WWDC conference – where Apple outlines its software plans for the months ahead – Mr Federighi said that Facebook keeps watch over people in ways they might not be aware of.

"We've all seen these – these like buttons, and share buttons and these comment fields.

"Well it turns out these can be used to track you, whether you click on them or not."

He then pointed to an onscreen alert that asked: "Do you want to allow Facebook.com to use cookies and available data while browsing?"

"You can decide to keep your information private."

One cyber-security expert applauded the move.

"Apple is making changes to the core of how the browser works – surprisingly strong changes that should enable greater privacy," said Kevin Beaumont.

"Quite often the changes companies make around privacy are small, incremental, they don't shake the market up much.

"Here Apple is allowing users to see when tracking is enabled on a website – actually being able to visually see that with a prompt is breaking new ground."

He added that the firm appeared willing to flash up a lot of prompts despite the potential for this to become annoying.

"Perhaps Apple is gambling on websites reining in tracking rather than users having to give constant permission to track their device," he added.

Apple also said that MacOS Mojave would combat a technique called "fingerprinting", in which advertisers try to track users who delete their cookies.

The method involves identifying computers by the fonts and plug-ins installed among other configuration details.

To counter this, Apple will present web pages with less details about the computer.

"As a result your Mac will look more like everyone else's Mac, and it will be dramatically more difficult for data companies to uniquely identify your device," Mr Federighi explained.

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Ex-Trump campaign aide accused of witness tampering

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US prosecutors have accused Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, of trying to tamper with potential witnesses ahead of his trial.

Robert Mueller, who is investigating alleged Russian election interference, said Mr Manafort had contacted people related to his money laundering and tax fraud case in breach of his bail terms.

Mr Manafort, 69, denies all charges.

They are not connected with allegations of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign during the US election.

Mr Trump denies any collusion and has consistently spoken of a witch-hunt.

Mr Manafort's first trial, on charges of money laundering and illegal lobbying, is due to begin in September.

According to Mr Mueller's motion, Mr Manafort contacted witnesses who would be called to testify about unlawful lobbying allegedly carried out on behalf of Ukraine's previous pro-Russian government.

Mr Manafort is said to have made tens of millions of dollars from a campaign to bolster that government's reputation within Europe and the US, but failing to register this work.

The communications with witnesses were an "effort to influence their testimony and to otherwise conceal evidence", FBI Special Agent Brock Domin wrote in a separate declaration filed to the court.

Mr Manafort resigned as chairman of the Trump campaign in August 2016. He has been under house arrest since he was charged last October.

Mr Mueller urged the judge to review the conditions of his release from jail.

Mr Manafort's reaction to the new allegations of witness tampering was not immediately known.

His other trial – on tax fraud charges – is due to start next year.

Mr Mueller's investigation, which began last year, has so far issued 22 indictments: 16 to Russian individuals and companies and the rest to Americans.

The former Trump campaign and administration staff indicted also include Michael Flynn, the president's former national security adviser; Rick Gates, a former deputy campaign chair; and George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser.

The three have worked out plea deals with prosecutors and said they are co-operate with the main investigation.

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First Klass Music Offically Signs Artiste Obibini Takyi Jnr

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Ghanaian owned United Kingdom-based, record label First Klass Music, has officially signed Rising Afropop and Highlife Artiste Obibini Takyi Jnr.

This is a Record Label under First Klass Shipping Company Limited that’s a door-to-door shipping company from the UK to Ghana owned by a young enterprising Ghanaian Ashanti Businessman, Michael Obeng.

Obibini Takyi has been working on a couple of music projects behind the scenes and this happens to be his first major deal.

The signing of this deal definitely opens a new lease in the music career of this singing youngster.

Obibini Takyi Jnr. happens to be the son of one of Ghana’s most celebrated Highlife music legends, Obibini Takyi Senior of ‘Akosombo Nkanea’ fame.

Obibini Takyi Jnr. hails from Ashanti Akyem Atwedie in the Ashanti region.

The deal also comes at a time the artiste, Obibini Takyi Jnr. is working on his new music video from his single entitled 'POWDER.'

The song POWDER is a classic danceable masterpiece with afrobeat rhythm produced by popular Kumasi-based Engineer, APYA and also mastered by Award Winning DANNYBEATZ in Accra.

Obibini Takyi Jnr teams up with another talented Artiste Luther on this POWDER track.

Watch out for more from this talented youngster.

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"Keep the airport washrooms clean" – Aviation minister advises public

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The Minister for Aviation, Madam Cecelia Dapaah, has urge the public to keep the washrooms of the Ghana Airport Company Limited clean and desist from abusing the place.

She made this statement during an unannounced visit to the Airport Company today in Accra.

The purpose of her visit was to inspect some parts of the airport facility after seeing a video that has gone viral suggesting that  the airport washrooms are in a deplorable state.

“Misusing and abusing the place will breed sickness and also be a disgrace to the nation as many people uses there” Madam Cecelia stressed.

At the Kotoka International Airport, Madam Dapaah stated that individuals who misuse the washrooms of the international airport will be punished when caught.

Madam Cecelia pleaded with the public to help keep the Kotoka International Airport clean especially the washrooms and also assist friends who are not able to use the facility when the need arises. “Let’s help others on how to use the facilities here if the need arises before they misuse and destroy some them, because replacing them will cause financial loss to the state” Madam Cecelia advised.

Ghana | atinkaonline.com | Frank Eshun 

 

 

We’ve Erred, Forgive Us – Anita De Sosoo Begs Rawlings

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A National Vice Chairperson of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Anita Desooso was on her knees Monday afternoon pleading with the party’s founder, former President Jerry John Rawlings to forgive the sins of the party.

President Rawlings’ grip of the NDC began chipping away in the aftermath of his presidency in 2000, totally losing control of the party during the Presidency of John Mahama, where junior officials of the government openly rebuked him for criticizing the government.

Worried by the seeming friction between the founder and the party, Desooso said “let’s respect and love those who have sacrificed for us. Let’s respect and sacrifice for those who have helped us”.

“Now to my father – Founder, I know your children we have erred, and I also know that you are a human being and you have also done something; may be it is not right.

“And I was so happy when I heard you say that; when you brought that statement out, rendering an apology – you are a hero. You are a hero. This shows that what you have taught me is still within me. If you are a leader, be prepared to say that I am sorry. If you are a child, be prepared to say that daddy I’m sorry. So, I will take this opportunity on behalf of the party to kneel down before my dad – please forgive us. Let us come together to build this country,” an emotional De-Sosoo pleaded with the former president.

She was speaking at the commemoration of the June 4 uprising on Monday.

Advising party members to be bold enough to speak the truth no matter what, she said; “We should not always think about money like my uncle said. Very soon there will be elections – people will bring money. If you take the money and you vote for them you become their slaves. There are people who have integrity but they don’t have money – they are in to serve. It is time we stop taking money from people before we vote for them.”

 

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10 great health benefits of Noni juice

Daniel Opare
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Noni is the common name given to the Morinda citrifolia tree, which grows in South East Asia, the Caribbean and Australasia. It’s an evergreen shrub, and all parts of the tree are used in medicines, including the fruit, leaves, stems and flowers. The fruit itself can be juiced, eaten or used topically and it has some great health benefits. The famous Victoria Secret model Miranda Kerr loves to include noni juice in her healthy diet. Noni juice supplements have received some bad press lately, because some spammers have been claiming that it’s almost the elixir of life, but don’t be put off by that. As with everything, eaten as a part of a balanced diet, noni juice can have same amazing health benefits and here are ten of those:

1. Antidepressant

Health benefits of noni juice are numerous. Noni juice has both antidepressant and mild sedative properties. The fruit helps to stimulate the production of the mood balancing hormone serotonin along with melatonin, which calms you and helps you get a good night’s sleep.

2. Controls hypertension

Another noni juice health benefit is that it can help control hypertension. The juice of the noni fruit contains an amino acid called tryptophan, which helps to promote the production of serotonin which, amongst other things, helps you and your body to relax and so helps to control high blood pressure.

3. Noni juice weight loss

Another one of health benefits of noni juice is that it aids weight loss and promotes muscle growth. Drinking noni juice produces nitric oxide in the body, which is used by the muscles to metabolize energy. The effect of this is that nitric oxide is that it takes energy from food and fat deposits to feed the muscles, thus helping you to lose weight, whilst building up muscle mass at the same time.

 4. Helps to control blood sugar levels

When used in conjunction with insulin treatments, noni juice was found in a research study to assist in controlling the blood sugar levels in diabetics. The fruit contains the compounds triterpenes and saponins, which are known to benefit in this way.

5. Boosts energy levels

Health benefits of noni juice also include improved energy levels. Native Polynesians are known to often eat the fruit of the noni tree to ward off fatigue. The fruit contains a wide range of nutrients and antioxidants that can increase energy levels and improve stamina and physical performance.

6. Anti-aging properties

The antioxidants and other nutrients, including vitamin C, found in noni juice, nourish the cells of the body and fight off the effect of free radicals. Drinking the juice is thought to ward of the signs of aging, maintain the elasticity of the skin and add a beautiful healthy glow to your complexion.

7. Analgesic properties

Studies have shown that the noni fruit has analgesic properties, comparable with off-the-shelf painkillers. It can be effective in reducing pain for sufferers of arthritis and the noni tree is known, in some quarters, as the painkiller tree.

8. Boosts the immunity and has cancer fighting properties

One of the most powerful health benefits of noni juice is that it can tremendously boost your immunity. Noni juice contains antioxidants and a polysaccharide-rich substance, which is thought to be able to boost the immune system and combat the growth of cancerous cells. The nitric oxide, that drinking the juice promotes in the body, also restricts the replication of cancerous cells.

9. Combats hair loss

The vitamins and minerals contained in noni juice help to promote the healthy growth of hair. Drinking the juice strengthens the immune system and promotes healthy blood circulation. Noni juice is often recommended for people who have been through cancer treatments, to help promote the re-growth of their hair.

10. Anti-inflammatory properties

Health benefits of noni juice don’t stop there. Noni juice also has anti-inflammatory properties, which make it useful in treating allergies and skin reactions. Drinking the juice can act as an anti-histamine and so it can be beneficial in reducing the symptoms of hives and allergic skin reactions.

Have you ever tried to drink noni juice? What other health benefits of noni juice did we forget to include in our list?

Feel free to share your thoughts and healthy eating tips in the comment section below.

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Newmont, Consar, DRA Fined $2.7m Over Ahafo Mine Disaster

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The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has imposed a $2.7 million fine on DRA limited, Consar and Newmont Ghana Gold limited over the recent Ahafo Mines disaster that claimed six lives.

DRA limited, the company under whose supervision Consar Limited was working is to bare $2 million of the fine in addition to a series of recommendations by the committee tasked to look into the Newmont Ahafo Mines disaster in April this year.

Newmont Ghana is expected to pay $500, 000 while Consar Ghana Limited is to pay an additional fine of US$200,000.

The fatal accident that occurred at the Newmont Ahafo Mine at Kenyasi No 2 in the Brong Ahafo region on Saturday, April 7, 2018 claimed the lives of six workers.

The deceased were identified as Kwadwo Asare, Gideon Amankwaa, Kojo Bismarch, Ben Brako, Agyei Wale and Ebenezer Sarfo.

They were workers of Consar Company Limited, a sub-contracting firm which had been contracted to construct a reclaim tunnel roof at the Ahafo Mill Expansion Project.

They were on the site when the structure collapsed and trapped them.

Four others, Musa Sulemana, Seth Kwame, Daniel Dzitor and one other person who got injured during the accident were treated and discharged at the SOS Clinic of the mine.

Below is the full statement

PRESS STATEMENT BY HON. MINISTER FOR LANDS & NATURAL RESOURCES ON ENQUIRY REPORT ON MULTIPLE FATALITY ACCIDENT AT NEWMONT AHAFO MILL EXPANSION (A.M.E.) PROJECT ON 7TH APRIL 2018

On 7th April 2018, in compliance with Regulation 26 of Minerals and Mining (Health Safety and Technical Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2182), Management of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (Newmont or NGGL) Ahafo Mine, reported an accident which resulted in multiple fatalities (six dead) and various degrees of injuries to four other workers of Consar Limited.

Consar is a contractor working under the supervision of DRA Ghana Limited, an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Management (EPCM) agent of NGGL, constructing a Reclaim Tunnel as part of the Ahafo Mill Expansion (AME) Project. The employees were reportedly involved in pouring a mixture of concrete at the Reclaim Tunnel when the two-level formwork structure at the west end of the Reclaim Tunnel failed, fatally injuring six men and injuring four others.

On the Sunday 8th April, 2018 the Hon. Minister led a team of Ministry and Mineral Commission officials to visit the accident site at the Ahafo mine in order to ascertain on firsthand the cause and the circumstances leading to the accident. The Hon. Minister and the team also visited the deceased families to commiserate with them as well as the injured.

INVESTIGATIONS
Pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(c) of L.I. 2182, the Hon. Minister constituted an investigation team under the auspices of the Inspectorate Division of the Minerals Commission to conduct an enquiry into the causes and circumstances leading to the accident.

The objectives of the enquiry were:
• To find out the cause(s) leading to the fatal injury
• To find out whether there were standard operating procedures, which were complied with in consonance with tenets of the Minerals and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical) Regulations, 2012 (LI 2182).
• To find out whether any negligence or omission was occasioned
• To find out the occasion of lapses leading to the accident
• To find out the occurrence of any operational challenges leading to the accident
• To institute corrective and preventive measures to obviate any future occurrence of the incident.
• To effect appropriate sanctions if any.

FINDINGS
On 18th May 2018, a copy of the Report of the investigation Team was presented/submitted to the Ministry of Lands & Natural Resources. The investigations which took almost five weeks came up with several findings which bordered on design, operational and managerial failures leading to the fatalities and casualties. The Ministry has been reliably informed that NGGL has already deployed resources to support the injured and the families of the deceased victims.

RECOMMENDATIONS
The investigations team has come out with the following recommendations:

I. Newmont Ghana Gold Limited Ahafo Mine shall suspend DRA Ghana Limited from all their activities at NGGL Ahafo Mine for failure to ensure the absolute health, safety and security of their contractor employees and therefore in branch of Regulation 553, LI 2182 of 2012.

II. DRA Ghana Limited shall be dismissed from undertaking any construction project management on any mining site in Ghana for their blunt disregard for safety.

III. DRA Ghana Limited shall be fined US$10,000 for operating at the Ahafo site without Mining Services Operation Permit (breach of Regulation 8(4 and 5) LI 2182 of 2012) and for each day that the Company had operated without the Mining Services Operating Permit, an additional fine of US$200 shall be imposed.

IV. Newmont Ghana Gold Limited shall also be fined US$10,000 for failure to ensure that DRA Ghana Limited obtains a Mining Services Operating Permit prior to commencing operations at the Ahafo Site (breach of Regulation 8(4 and 5) LI 2182 of 2012) and for each day that the Company had operated without the Mine Support Operating Permit, an additional fine of US$200 shall be imposed.

V. Newmont Ghana Gold Limited for failure to ensure the safety of contractor employees working at the Ahafo Mine Site shall pay the fatally wounded and the injured employees the appropriate workmen compensation. In addition, the fatally wounded employees should be compensated for their traumatic death, loss of their life and jettisoning of their livelihood.

VI. NGGL shall be fined US$10,000 for breach of Regulation 23(1), L.I. 2182 of 2012).

VII. Mr. Osei Owusu Adansi (Supervisor of Consar Ltd.) shall be dismissed from working as a supervisor at the A.M.E. Project site, for not ensuring the safety of his workmen (breaches of Regulations 550 and 553, L.I. 2182 of 2012).

VIII. In the event of a major spill of concrete mixture during pouring, Consar Limited shall ensure that pouring of concrete mixture into formworks shall be halted, and a report should be made to the Project Managers for assessment and decision making.

IX. There shall be no work underneath any erected formworks during the pouring of concrete mixtures. Work can only take place after the concrete mixture had been certified to be cured by a competent person.

X. Consar Limited in continuing their work shall develop and implement controls to prevent workers from working beneath suspended load across the entire site with immediate effect.

XI. The designs and construction of all formworks at the A.M.E. Project shall be reviewed immediately to take into consideration the horizontal forces on the haunch/chamfer at the edges of slabs.

XII. Provisions shall be made in all designs and construction of formworks for diagonal or cross and horizontal bracings for all Projects on the Mine.

XIII. Newmont shall immediately review all organograms to ensure that The General Manager has oversight responsibilities over all projects pursuant to Regulation 40 and 55, LI. 2182 of 2012. For this breach NGGL shall be fined US$10,000.

XIV. Further, NGGL shall ensure that Functional Managers have control and oversight responsibilities over the operational activities of all Projects on the Mine.

XV. NGGL shall immediately review its organizational structure to be consistent with operational responsibilities of the statutorily appointed managers to remedy the breach of the requirements under Regulation 35, LI. 2182 of 2012. For this breach NGGL shall be fined US$10,000.

XVI. General Manager of NGGL, Ahafo Mine shall ensure absolute responsibility of all the activities of Contractors over the life of the A.M.E. Project.

XVII. There shall be a civil supervisor and Safety Officer always present at the site during all operations by all contractors.

XVIII. All props shall be aligned vertically and braced appropriately during all such installations of formwork and supports.

XIX. All formworks designed by a Certified Engineer shall be inspected ad proved by same after installation.

XX. All Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) of all activities at the A.M.E. Project shall specify responsible and accountable persons for each task.

XXI. Consar Limited shall provide logbooks on site to record instructions, activities etc.

XXII. Consar Limited shall provide details of their Emergency Response Plans to the Inspectorate Division of the Minerals Commission by May 30, 2018. Consar Limited shall be fined US$10,000 each for failure to have site specific emergency response plan.

XXIII. NGGL shall be fined US$10,000 for not ensuring that DRA Ghana Limited and Consar Limited had emergency response plan.

XXIV. Newmont shall review its emergency Reponses Plan to include construction related scenarios by May 30, 2018.

XXV. Consar Limited shall immediately ensure that risk assessment completed for the tasks have adequate controls.

XXVI. All concrete mixing trucks for Consar Limited shall have waybills in them.

XXVII. Consar Limited shall ensure careful supervision and continuous inspection of formwork during erection, concrete placement, and removal of formwork.

XXVIII. Consar Limited shall remove the deformed formwork and iron rods and fix new ones before the concrete slab is recast.

XXIX. All the conveyor support structure, equipment and chutes which had been installed prior to pouring the concrete mixture, shall be removed to enable the appropriate supports to be erected prior to recasting the slab.

XXX. NGGL shall ensure that all agents and contractors working at the Ahafo Mine site identify, label and communicate exclusive zones to workers each day prior to commencement of task.

XXXI. NGGL shall ensure that all contractors on the Mine have Mine Support Services Operating Permits.

XXXII. Henceforth there shall be counterpart Ghanaian Consulting Engineers and Architects for all Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Management activities at all mine sites in fulfillment of Local Content requirements.

DIRECTIVES FROM THE HON. MINISTER ON THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE

Upon receipt of the report, DRA submitted a petition in response in a bid to absolve itself. However, following a review of the said petition, the Hon. Minister has subsequently directed the Minerals Commission to implement to the letter all the recommendations made by the investigation team. Indeed, above recommendations notwithstanding, and without any prejudice to any further action required by law and/or as recommended by the Investigation Report, The Hon. Minister as per the Minerals and Mining Act 2006, Act 703 Section 5(1) hereby directs as follows:

1. For their contribution to the accident and save the implementation of item (i) and (ii) of the recommendations above by the Government of Ghana i.e. suspension and /or revocation of operating licence:
a. DRA Ghana Limited is to pay an additional fine of US$2 million;
b. NGGL is to pay an additional fine of US$500,000; and
c. Consar Ghana Limited is to pay an additional fine of US$200,000.

2. DRA should open a fully functioning local office in Ghana which is manned by a resident Managing Director within two weeks upon receipt of this report.

In general, safety of workers at all mine sites in Ghana is of paramount interest to government. To this end, all operators on all mines sites in Ghana are also reminded that they are to comply with all laws, regulations and terms of their licences without fail. Failure to do so would come with sanctions which could include withdrawal of their licences as well as other punitive penalties.

All operators at all mine sites in Ghana are therefore to take note of these directives and strictly comply with them forthwith.

Signed
Hon. Minister
For Lands & Natural Resources

 

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Korley Klottey MP introduces flood detection app

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Member of Parliament for Korley Klottey, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has introduced an application to detect flood in her constituency.

The mobile application which was partnered by Vodacom Business Ghana and the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) of the University of Ghana is aimed at monitoring weather conditions and warning users of impending dangers including floods.

Speaking to Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive, MP for Korley Klottey, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, mentioned that the “Ghana Flood Monitoring System” app will offer regular weather forecasts to users.

According to the law maker, the app will also offer tips on the safest place to head to during floods as well as give users emergency contacts to reach out in terms of disasters. She intimated that some churches, schools and individuals have supported the flood monitoring system by offering their premises as safe havens.

She mentioned Ghana Police, National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Meteorological Services Department, National Fire Service, Hydrological Services Department of the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the 48 Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces as partners in the establishment of the app.

She called on the general public to download the “Ghana Flood Monitoring System” app to ensure that individuals are safe especially during disasters.

Ghana | atinkaonline.com | Vivian Adu Boatemaa

June 3: AMA promises continuous support for disaster victims

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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has promised its unflinching support for victims of the 2015 June 3 twin disaster.

More than 150 people perished in the middle of a heavy flooding and rainstorm mid-night Wednesday, June 3 2015, after a fuel tanker exploded at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Branch of the GOIL filling station in Accra.

Survivors of the disaster numbering about 100 have since complained that they have not received the benefits due them after they were discharged from the hospital. At a thanksgiving service the survivors called on the government as well as benevolent bodies to come to their aid.

In an interview with Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive, Accra Mayor, Mohammed Adjei Sowah mentioned that the AMA shares in the plight of the victims and that he will continue to support the victims in whatever way that he can.

According to Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the AMA as part of its plans has invested about 1.5 million Ghana Cedis in desilting and dredging gutters to ensure that Accra becomes flood free. “We will plead with the people of Accra to desist from depositing refuse in the gutter. It cannot be a cycle where the AMA will always have to desilt gutters, we will need to help make Accra clean” he said.

Ghana | atinkaonline.com | Vivian Adu Boatemaa

‘Shameless’ Persons In NDC Seeking To Erase June 4 History – Rawlings

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Former President JJ Rawlings has said some “shameless” persons within the NDC with “deeply malicious motives”, for over a decade, spewed falsehood about the party’s history to downplay the story of the June 4 uprising.

“Indeed, many of these personalities have shamelessly disassociated themselves from our history in a bit to create the impression that it is a blot on the image of the party,” he stated.

“It was that suicidal tendency,” according to him, which led to the party’s humiliating defeat in 2016 elections with former President John Mahama as presidential candidate.

The social democratic credentials that gave birth to the NDC, he bemoaned “are lost on many of us,” adding, “our party has almost become a clone of what the other side used to be [referring to the NPP].”

Mr. Rawlings was speaking Monday at the 39th June 4 revolution commemoration at Madina in Accra.

He continued, “elitism and gross display of affluence has almost engrossed us and as I stated in 2017, we are still at the cross roads.”

He warned that those determined to disassociate the NDC from the June 4 uprising will fail, saying “June 4 represents a force that cannot be erased. June 4 is about the semantics of probity, accountability, freedom, justice, truth and integrity. It is about a unified force and power that can move mountains.

“It is a force that defies negativity and revolves on a fulcrum of ordinary peoples’ power. It was the energy that led to the eruption of 1979. That energy was like the force of Gas explosion ignited by the gross disrespect and abuse of people to the point where the bottled-up anger exploded in full force.”

.The revolution sparked when the then military government of the  Supreme military Council (SMC II) of General F K. Akuffo put then flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings on public trial for attempting to overthrow the government on May 15th 1979. This happened because Rawlings was a junior soldier in the Ghanaian Army who with other soldiers were refused to be given their salaries.

Rawlings turned the trial against the government by accusing it of massive corruption and requesting that his fellow accused be set free as he was solely responsible for the mutiny. He was incarcerated. His diatribe resonated with the entire nation as there was massive suffering.

In the night of June 3rd 1979, junior military officers including Major Boakye Djan broke into the jail where Rawlings was being held and freed him, and ostensibly marched him to the national radio station to make an announcement. The first time the public heard from Rawlings was a now legendary statement that he Rawlings had been released by the junior officers and that he was under their command. He requested all soldiers to meet with them at the Nicholson Stadium in Burma Camp in Accra.

The entire nation went up in uproar. The soldiers rounded up senior military officers including three former heads of states, General F. K Akuffo, Ignatious Kutu Acheampong and Afrifa for trial. They were subsequently executed by firing squad.


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