GENERAL NEWS

What Governments All Over The World Are Doing After Covid

Published

11 months ago

June 18, 2022

Lionel

One of the most important ways that societies intervene to buffer the adverse consequences of socioeconomic disadvantage is through the provision of social assistance. Social assistance refers to government programs that provide a minimum level of income support to individuals and households living in poverty.

When people talk about people receiving public assistance – food stamps, disability, unemployment payments, and other government help – they often have stereotypes and inaccurate perceptions of who those people are and what their lives are like.

The view of some people is affecting policy for the growing ranks of our nation’s poor, says a new report from a joint project from Save the Children and the Center for American Progress. The report compares the U.S. means of measuring economic opportunity and poverty with the experience of other countries, including five peer nations on the same income scale. It shows that people in many peer countries are given assistance as a matter of public policy, and these nations tend to view welfare programs as a short-term term emergency measure.

Many countries like the U.S and spend significantly more taxpayer money on assistance than peer countries. After a few years of assistance, people on welfare in the U.S. have a much more difficult time finding jobs, according to the recent National Survey of Transitional Assistance Providers. These programs lend support either in the form of direct cash transfers or through a variety of in-kind benefits (e.g. food stamps and rent subsidies). Social assistance has been shown to strengthen the purchasing power of the poor and raise their material standards of living.

However, the government does not provide these social assistance programs to ensure marginalized populations are treated fairly, the report says. In fact, U.S. policy determines participation by significant factors, such as the stigma associated with poverty.

Many social programs determine eligibility before a person’s need for support. They include the U.S. Earned Income Tax Credit, which provides an additional tax refund to working families. Similarly, these benefits are made available only to the poor, as with food stamps and Medicaid eligibility. The report finds positive signs.

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GENERAL NEWS

Toto ST outdoors New Album Dubbed, “Flavours Of Time”

Published

4 weeks ago

April 26, 2023

Lionel

FLAVORS OF TIME album of Toto ST, is a blend of vibes. The album which was released in November 2022,

Toto ST composed this album in a month, during the second lockdown, with the desire to uplift everone’s daily life. This second confinement has been very
difficult from an economic and social point of view in Angola, further aggravating the already very
complicated situation. “I saw people so sad and so afraid, that they had to rediscover the joy of living at
the same time as the meaning in their daily lives. it was obvious to me that the music of my childhood
and teenage years, which influenced me a lot, would
be my inspiration. .
CONCTAT
Astrid Bailo – 17A7
0033-649 480 005 / [email protected]
I went to the studio in Luanda with Mr Roland, a fabulous young pianist I work with regularly. We
started with some notes, some harmonies. The songs appeared one after the other. With this R’n’B
Soul album, I want to bring you joy and the incredible energy of the 80’s and 90’s.”
FLAVORS OF TIME back to the first soul, funk, loves RnB by Toto ST. It’s a flash back to the 80’s, 90’s
African-American music, years that influenced a lot of his music. The lyrics promote self-love, self-
confidence and self-esteem.

FLAVORS OF TIME : 12 tracks (listen by clicking on the SOUNDCLOUD logo)
Compositions, lyrics, artistic production: Toto ST
Voice, guitar, electric guitar: Toto ST
Keyboards, programming: Mr Roland
Mixing and mastering: Milson Record, Letra e Sons studio, Luanda, Angola
Executive Producer: Astrid Bailo 17A.

Listen.

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BREAKING

A 21-Year-Old Soldier Man Dies At Ashiaman.

Published

3 months ago

March 7, 2023

Lionel

A soldier belonging to the 3rd Battalion Infantry in Sunyani has been murdered in Tafia, a suburb of Ashaiman, in the Greater Accra region, on Friday, 3rd March 2023.

Imoro Sheriff, a 21-year-old boy was allegedly killed by a gang after he visited his girlfriend in the area.

Imoro, whose position could not be immediately verified, was attacked with knives and other weapons, immediately after leaving the girlfriend’s home.

It was said that Imoro usually visits his girlfriend anytime he goes to Ashaiman where he was born and raised.

When the Ghanaian Times visited the family home of Imoro, at Zongolika, a suburb of Ashaiman, on Monday, mourners were in a state of shock. The father of the deceased, Asanubu Imoro, confirmed the death of his son, saying he heard it via social media.

Asanubu Imoro said the son, who was based in Sunyani, Bono Region, informed him that he was attending a military programme in Accra and will visit family members on Friday.

“We were expecting him. When we called his number late into the night, there was no response. Somebody showed me a video and asked, do you know this man, that was when I identified my son.”

According to Asanubu Imoro, the military and other security agencies have been in close contact with the family as the investigation into the killing was ongoing.

When the Ghanaian Times contacted the Ashaiman Divisional Police Command concerning the incident, the authorities declined to speak on the matter, but indicated that 13 suspects had been arrested so far.
Source: Ghanaian Times.

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