Entrepreneurs diary

The Media Foundations for West Africa (MFWA) is blaming recent defamatory cases filed against media houses in the country on  unprofessional-ism  and sensationalism. Some media houses have been sued for defamatory publications.   Recent one is a defamatory case I against the daily guide newspaper for wrongfully publishing a picture of a lady in the alleged Asamaoh Gyan sex tape. The lawyer for the plaintiff is seeking GH¢600,000 damages. Another case is filed by the youth organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party, John Boadu against global publications, the publishers of the Republic news paper over claims that the plaintiff has bought a Hyundai SUV vehicle worth $43,000 with his party’s cash. He is seeking GH¢50,000 general and exemplary damages, retraction and apology from the news paper over the report. A number of cases have been recorded apart from these two in just a month. Speaking to ultimate fm on the subject, Programs Officer at the Media...

Agitated nurses who have threatened a strike over unpaid 17 months salary will soon have the monies hit their accounts. Oppongview has intercepted confidential letter from the office of the finance ministry which contains their clearance signed by the chief director at the  ministry  of  finance . Major (RTD) M.S. Tara The Unpaid Nurses and Midwives Association in Kumasi threatened to go on strike to protest what they describe as unfair treatment by management. The nurses and midwives numbering about 200 say they have not been paid for the past 16 months and efforts to get the situation resolved have been fruitless. Meanwhile a copy of clearance form available to oppongview shows these nurses will soon be paid their salaries. BELOW IS A COPY OF THE FINANCIAL CLEARANCE