Pulse News On The Go 29th December, 2015

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Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya West and Foreign Affairs Minister Hanna Tetteh, has denied media reports that the Chinese government constructed and furnished a six-classroom block as a birthday gift to her. It was reported that the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Sun Boahong, built the classroom block for Awutu DA JHS ‘B’ as a birthday gift to the MP who is also the Foreign Affairs Minister. But Hannah Tetteh has denied the report as being factually wrong and inaccurate. In a Facebook post, she said, "The school is a public school and not a private property, it certainly IS NOT a personal gift to me. Now it is a facility available to the JHS students in my District Capital and I trust that it will improve the learning experience for them."
 
 
Government is being urged to review a $98 million rural electrification deal involving Smarttys Production and Management Limited to ensure value for money.
The Minority Leader in Parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who made the call said the deal was approved by parliament because the Majority used its numbers to ensure the deal went through on the last day of sitting before the Christmas break. Speaking on Accra-based Joy FM, the minority leader said it is wrong for the government to engage Smartty's production in another deal when the previous one involving the re-branding of 116 buses is still hanging.
 
 
Ghana is set to receive the third tranche of payment in the IMF bailout program before the end of January.  This will be influenced by the performance of the ministry of finance in implementing the various fiscal consolidation measures under the bailout plan.
The IMF board is likely to endorse the payment of the third tranche of the bailout after a final meeting in January.
 
 
Aston Villa will have to do without their top striker Jordan Ayew in their Premier League clash against Sunderland on January 2. The in-form Ghana international picked his fifth yellow card of the season i their 2-0 defeat to Norwich on Monday. Ayew hauled in two shots (two on target), five aerials won, three dribbles and one key pass but received his fifth caution of the season, meaning he will serve one match ban.

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