Day: September 8, 2022

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GAF’s Millennium Marathon winners present trophies to CDS?

Accra, Sept.8, GNA – Winners of the 2022 Millennium Marathon paid a courtesy call on Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, Chief of Defence Staff  (CDS) at his office in Burma Camp to present to him medals and trophies won at this year’s event. 

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) team put up a top performance at this year’s event to sweep almost every award in the 21km and 5km race. 

The Chief of Defense Staff speaking at the presentation ceremony commended the efforts of the young talents who represented GAF in achieving greatness. 

According to him, “Sports development is taken very serious in the Ghana Armed Forces, and so when I had the invitation, I saw it as an opportunity for the athletes to showcase their might and we won laurels in the competition”.

Vice Admiral Amoama expressed his delight in the performance of the GAF team and urged them to do more in order to raise the flag of Ghana high at other competitions. 

He further stated that the team would excel and make Ghana proud in the upcoming All African Games in Ghana. 

Madam Catherine Morton, the Race Director of the Millennium Marathon thanked the Ghana Armed Forces and the CDS for their role in sports development in Ghana. 

According to her, this year’s event received massive registrations from over 22 countries and over 4,000 runners and in the end it was athletes from the Ghana Armed Forces who managed to sweep almost all the top prizes. 

“We have a new record for the millennium marathon which was set by an Ethiopian and this record has been broken for the first time, we have three athletes from Ghana breaking the record and completing the race in 64 minutes.” 

She further thanked the Ghana Armed Forces and urged the athletes to continue training to become world champions. 

The 2022 edition saw GAF’s Ishmael Arthur set a new millennium marathon record with a time of 1:02:05s.

Source: Ghana News Agency

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No importation of alcohol to Qatar during world cup – CEO

Doha, Qatar, Sept. 8, GNA – Nasser Al Khater Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup Qatar 2022 has said fans will not be allowed to bring into Qatar any form of alcohol during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

“You would not be allowed to take your whiskey, or any alcohol in your bag into the country. They would be seized at the airport,” Al Khater in an answer to a question posed by the international media during a press conference on Thursday in Doha, Qatar.

He however noted that there was no ban on consumption of alcohol during the 2022 global event saying, “alcohol would be sold at designated areas”.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Al Khater said there were many misconceptions about the issue of alcohol at the world cup, but to clear the air there would be sale of alcohol during the world cup.

“Alcohol would be sold at the stadium, fan zones, designated hotels and other liencensed places.

“At the stadium alcohol would be sold three before the match and one hour after the match, per FIFA directives.

“So it is not true alcohol would not be allowed in Qatar during the world cup, we have made adequate provisions for that in partnership with FIFA,” the CEO stated.

The subject of alcohol has been one of the most topical issues in the build up to the world cup, following strict Islamic rules on the consumption of alcohol in the country.

There were earlier fears that there would be total ban on the consumption of alcohol during the world cup.

With this development, fans would have the opportunity to consume alcohol during the 29-day football festival.

Source: Ghana News Agency

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“We are ready to host the world” – Qatar

Doha, Qatar, Sept. 8, GNA – Nasser Al Khater Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup Qatar 2022 has said Qatar is ready to host the rest of the world during the biggest football festival in the world.

At a press conference with the international media on Thursday, the CEO said, they were ever ready to host the competition adding that, infrastructure was complete and all they were waiting for was the icing on the cake.

“You can see for yourselves, the road networks have been fixed, the rail system is working all other forms of transportation is ready.

“Our stadiums are ready, and we are commissioning the last one tomorrow and I can say we are ready to give the world a beautiful experience.

“We have also made adequate provisions for accommodation for fans who would come to the world cup. There are hotels, apartments and other forms of accommodation capable of meeting the pockets of everyone.

“All I can say is the this is an arab world cup, this is the first world cup in the Middle East and we shall give the world the best of experience,” he added.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar would be played between November and early parts of December.

Source: Ghana News Agency

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Akyere Rockson adjudged Humanitarian Entrepreneur of the Year

Accra, Sept. 8, GNA – Madam Gladys Akyere Rockson, Chief Executive Officer of Lamrock Agency, organisers of the Miss Health Ghana pageant, has won the Humanitarian Entrepreneur of the Year award at the Global Women’s Leadership Summit & Honors 2022.

She received this recognition considering her contribution to the health sector, having undertaken various projects all targeted towards improving people’s well-being. 

Madam Akyere Rockson has been one of the few mavericks in the health sector, spearheading various initiatives to champion the course of healthy living over the past decade. 

Speaking after receiving the award, Madam Akyere Rockson expressed her delight at getting recognition and lauded the organisers for creating the platform to honour changemakers. 

“I would like to thank the organisers for recognising my efforts and I receive this award with great pleasure.

“This award also goes to my hard-working team, who have played a crucial role in our organisation’s success, and I would urge them to keep doing their best for the good of humanity,” she said.

Madam Akyere Rockson, who doubles as the CEO of Rockson’s Foundation, added that the award would further inspire her to bring more health initiatives to safeguard and protect lives.

Source: Ghana News Agency

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‘Tell Ghanaians about our threesomes’ – Nana Tonardo dares Afia Schwarzenegger

Nana Tornado has dared controversial comedian and socialite Afia Schwarzenegger to tell Ghanaians about the threesomes they had in the past.

It seems the fight between Afia Schwarzenegger and Nana Tornado isn’t ending anytime soon as Tornado intensifies the fight.

In a video shared on the page of Nana Tornado, he slammed Afia Schwarzenegger for shaming him with sexual allegations. He disclosed that he engaged in some of the craziest sexual positions with Afia Schwarzenegger.

This rebuttal from Nana Tornado comes after Afia Schwarzenegger alleged that Nana Tornado has been sleeping with a popular Ghanaian man of God.

In a video shared on his page, he said; “Afia and I have done so many things in this life that we are in. For those who have taken this as a world cup and are fighting for her, you have no idea. Afia, I have told you already and I am saying it again, if you are woman enough, mention the pastor’s name and I will explain the rest to Ghanaians.

“Afia, tell Ghanaians that that pastor you claim to have given me money in Kumasi used to sleep with you. Make Ghanaians aware that that pastor you said gave me GHC30,000 that you mentioned, wanted you and me to have a threesome with him,” Tornado said.

He continued “mention the pastor’s name if you are confident enough, and I will explain the rest. I have told Ghanaians to take their mouths off my case with Afia. Afia and I have done so many things in our lives. Afia, if you are explaining to Ghanaians explain it well”.

Nana Tornado detailed that he rejected having a threesome with Afia and the pastor because of the preacher’s title and who he was.

“Don’t sit there and throw dust in the eyes of Ghanaians. Make Ghanaians aware that the pastor wanted you and me to have a threesome with him because this is something we have been doing. As we walk around, naturally, we are cheap.

“That’s why you are my friend. Let Ghanaians know that when you told me about the pastor’s intentions for us to have a threesome, I told you I couldn’t because of his kind of person. I also told you it’s not any money he can give me,” he claimed in the video below.

Source: Modern Ghana

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MyteeYardman drops his 15th song titled “unstoppable”

Accra, Sept. 09, GNA – Sensational rising star known in the music industry as MyteeYardman has dropped his 15th song titled “unstoppable”.

The song produced by Dosty Beats Productions tells the zeal and passion from his past experiences in his music career.

Mytee Yardman, who started singing at the age of four in school, when he joined the cultural arts in school to develop his talent said the motivation behind his music career has been his background.

“Growing up in the trenches of Accra and I had nothing to offer, as a young man with no support from anyone,” he stated.

In an interview with GNA Entertainment, he said “unstoppable” had been one of his most enthusiastic songs amongst the 15th songs he is written.

“I want to stand strong and prove I’m among the best in the industry. I want to be the face of Ghana music both within and outside,” he added.

According to him, the Ghana music industry was developing and there were more ways to get listeners attention than before, adding that the situation had also given underground artistes the opportunity to be heard and know.

MyteeYardman has been in the music industry for four years which has given him the feature and exposure to other artistes like Stonebwoy.

His upcoming project, “Road to Success” a mixtape which has four tracks will be his album to be released soon.

Listen to “unstoppable” here https://youtu.be/HK5dqhfiSKk

Source: Ghana News Agency

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I have gone through body enhancement but non-surgical – Sista Afia

Ghanaian singer and songwriter, known widely as Sista Afia in showbiz, has finally given a revelation about her body shape.

Liposuction and other surgical body enhancement procedures have become the order of the day, especially for female celebrities.

Speaking on “Shouts On Y”, an entertainment program aired on the Accra-based Y FM, monitored by Modernghana News, Sista Afia debunked rumours that her body has gone through such a surgical enhancement.

She admitted having gone through some enhancement, but she stressed that it was not surgical.

“There are two types of procedures when it comes to enhancing the body. We have the non-surgical procedures and the surgical procedures and mine was the non-surgical procedure.

“It’s a machine that does it. You don’t have to be in an operating room to get that done so, I haven’t gone under the knife mine is just fat freezing,” she clarifies.

She further explained that the only difference between the two is that while nonsurgical is not painful and lasts for a short time, the surgical is painful.

“With this, you can still be on your phone while it’s being done. The only thing is this one takes time and it fluctuates too. Even as we speak, my stomach is coming out again and this is why some do the other procedures,” she noted.

Source: Modern Ghana

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Establish medical jurisprudence in Ghana-Dr Adomako

Aburi (E/R) Sept. 8, GNA – Dr Isaac Adomako, a specialist at the Salvation Army Hospital in Agona Duakwa has called for the establishment of a medical jurisprudence in Ghana to deal with medical negligence in the nation’s healthcare system.

He said a lot of healthcare workers tend to be careless when administering care, because they know that even if something goes wrong they will be covered.

“In Ghana, many healthcare workers or doctors are not held responsible for negligence, but in developed countries healthcare workers tend to be more careful because they know they can be sued and their licenses revoked should something go wrong,” Dr Adomako told the GNA in an interview.

Medical jurisprudence is the branch of law that studies the relationship between medical facts and legal issues. Medical witnesses may testify in front of courts, administrative tribunals, inquests, licencing agencies, boards of inquiry or certification, or other investigative organisations.

Dr Adomako explained that with the establishment of a medical jurisprudence in Ghana, there will be a breed of medical doctors who are also specialized in law to ensure that patients are treated right and also have a place to report to should they feel they are not treated well.

He expressed believe that establishing a medical jurisprudence in Ghana will help sanitise our healthcare system and reduce the many cases of medical negligence that occurs in our hospitals.

Source: Ghana News Agency