THE Tema General Hospital (TGH) now has a separate block for its pharmacy department to avoid overcrowding and congestion in the existing facility which is in the main out-patients block.
The new pharmacy which is located near the fevers unit of the hospital has a conference room, counselling unit, drug information unit, four store rooms and three offices and was constructed at GH¢270,000.
It was initiated by the Head of the Pharmacy department of the hospital, Mr Stephen Adase.
Speaking at the ceremony to officially open the pharmacy, the Medical Director of the hospital, Dr (Mrs) Charity Sarpong, said the project was funded through the hospital’s internally generated funds.
She said the hospital had not seen any major renovation since it was established over 50 years ago.
That, Dr Sarpong noted, had created overcrowding and congestion at the existing facilities. He also hinted that most of the departments leaked but the pharmacy was the worst hit.
“This has led to extensive destruction of drugs stocked for distribution to patients,” she lamented.
According to her, the old pharmacy department had a limited space for the client population that visited the facility daily.
While commending the staff for strides made to ensure the completion of the expanded facility, Dr Sarpong paid glowing tribute to the officials of GR Pharma, Tobinco Pharmacy and Ernest Chemist for providing furnishing and drug stock for the department.
She appealed to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) to speed up the processes of upgrading the facility into a regional hospital as it has become a referral point for all forms of cases in and out of Tema.
The Director General of the Ghana Health Services, Dr Ellias Sory, who inaugurated the project with the assistance of the Tema Mantse Nii Adjei Kraku challenged other health institutions to emulate the effort made by the management of the Tema General Hospital and take the initiative instead of waiting for funding from the GHS .
He called for better maintenance practices towards the project to extend the lifespan of the facility.
Dr Sory was of the view that maternal deaths that occurred at health facilities were not necessarily from complications and negligence but also from unhygienic conditions at the centres.
He explained that this has been identified as a major threat to the efforts of the GHS to fight against maternal and child mortality.
Dr Sory called for greater collaboration between hospital staff, management and the general public towards clients who trooped to health facilities daily for solutions to their health needs.
The Tema Mantse Nii Adjei Kraku who chaired the function praised the management of the hospital for their initiative .
He said the construction of the facility had come at an opportune time to serve the numerous referred and accident cases owing to its proximity to main roads leading to the Volta and Eastern Regions.
Nii Kraku re-echoed earlier calls for the adoption of good maintenance cultures.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
FIFA HANDS OVER GOAL PROJECT (PAGE 31, SEPT 28, 2010)
OFICIALS of FIFA have handed over a dining hall facility constructed at the cost of $400,000 to the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
The facility, which has a 40-seater restaurant and a fully furnished kitchen, was put up under FIFA’s Goal Three project.
The Goal Programme, initiated by the world football governing body, is aimed at providing member associations with tailor-made projects such as the construction of association headquarters, technical centres, natural and artificial playing turfs and football schools.
Handing over the facility, the FIFA development officer for West Africa, Mr Sampson Kablan, said the occasion signified FIFA’s commitment to a collaboration with federations and governments on improving football infrastructure across developing nations.
He said FIFA’s Goal projects were aimed at bridging the gap between advanced countries, particularly those of Europe and their counterparts from elsewhere, while promoting parity in Africa, Asia and South America, who are considered underdeveloped.
The General Secretary of the GFA, Kofi Nsiah, and a GFA executive committee member, Awuah Nyamekye, who received the facility on behalf of the FA and the government, commended FIFA for the gesture.
The two announced that the GFA had concluded works on drawings for the proposed construction of a football academy with a full primary to secondary educational centre attached as part of its efforts to harness potential amongst the youth.
The project, which will commence next year, according to them, will be financed with funds from Ghana’s allocation under the Goal projects.
The facility, which has a 40-seater restaurant and a fully furnished kitchen, was put up under FIFA’s Goal Three project.
The Goal Programme, initiated by the world football governing body, is aimed at providing member associations with tailor-made projects such as the construction of association headquarters, technical centres, natural and artificial playing turfs and football schools.
Handing over the facility, the FIFA development officer for West Africa, Mr Sampson Kablan, said the occasion signified FIFA’s commitment to a collaboration with federations and governments on improving football infrastructure across developing nations.
He said FIFA’s Goal projects were aimed at bridging the gap between advanced countries, particularly those of Europe and their counterparts from elsewhere, while promoting parity in Africa, Asia and South America, who are considered underdeveloped.
The General Secretary of the GFA, Kofi Nsiah, and a GFA executive committee member, Awuah Nyamekye, who received the facility on behalf of the FA and the government, commended FIFA for the gesture.
The two announced that the GFA had concluded works on drawings for the proposed construction of a football academy with a full primary to secondary educational centre attached as part of its efforts to harness potential amongst the youth.
The project, which will commence next year, according to them, will be financed with funds from Ghana’s allocation under the Goal projects.
Monday, September 27, 2010
TEMA GOLF CLUB HOSTS NIGERIA (PAGE 31, SEPT 25, 2010)
THE Tema Country Golf Club will play host to golfers from Ikeja, Nigeria, in a two-day international golf competition beginning today.
The Manager of the Tema Country Golf Club, Ebenezer Adablanu, said about 45 golfers from the West Africa country are expected to tee off with their Ghanaian counterparts in the scratch and hadicap event.
“And to give our Nigerian counterparts a good golfing weekend, participants from sister golfing clubs wishing to partake are to register at the club by Friday,” he said.
According to Mr Adablanu, the competition, which would be played in various handicap, would see the Men handicap A playing in 1-18, while hole 19-28 would be for handicap B, while the ladies category, hosts handicap A from 1-20 and B ranging from 21-28.
The competition which is open to all golfers from golfing clubs within the Accra and Tema metropolis would feature familiar faces such as Mathias Dorfe from the Achimita Golf club, Emmanuel Tetteh Mensah (Tema), scratch queen expert Mona Myers-Lamptey (formerly Mona Captan), Lady Scientific, Florence Etwi-Barimah (Tema) and Briggette Harrington ( Celebrity)
In a related development, the by-monthly Lipton tournament is expected to tee off on October 2, this year.
The Manager of the Tema Country Golf Club, Ebenezer Adablanu, said about 45 golfers from the West Africa country are expected to tee off with their Ghanaian counterparts in the scratch and hadicap event.
“And to give our Nigerian counterparts a good golfing weekend, participants from sister golfing clubs wishing to partake are to register at the club by Friday,” he said.
According to Mr Adablanu, the competition, which would be played in various handicap, would see the Men handicap A playing in 1-18, while hole 19-28 would be for handicap B, while the ladies category, hosts handicap A from 1-20 and B ranging from 21-28.
The competition which is open to all golfers from golfing clubs within the Accra and Tema metropolis would feature familiar faces such as Mathias Dorfe from the Achimita Golf club, Emmanuel Tetteh Mensah (Tema), scratch queen expert Mona Myers-Lamptey (formerly Mona Captan), Lady Scientific, Florence Etwi-Barimah (Tema) and Briggette Harrington ( Celebrity)
In a related development, the by-monthly Lipton tournament is expected to tee off on October 2, this year.
Friday, September 24, 2010
GOVENOR OF LIONS CLUB TOURS EYE CENTRE (PAGE 18, SEPT 24, 2010)
THE Governor of the District 403-A of the Lions Clubs International (LCI), Lion Alphonse Achkar has inspected a $600,000 eye care centre built by the Tema Lions Club at the Tema General Hospital.
Mr Achkar is on a week’s visit to enable him get first hand information on projects being undertaken by the club and also interact with members of the club.
He was accompanied to the project site by the Second Vice Governor of District 403-A of LCI, Mrs Gloria Larsey, the Chairperson for Region 16 of LCI, Ms Nana Esi Parry, the immediate past Chairperson of Zone 161 of LCI, Ms Kate Baaba Hudson, the Chairman of Zone 161 of LCI, Lion Emmanuel Gyimah and Ms Nana Baah Okoampah IV, Adviser to the District Governor in charge of Anglophone as well as other executives and members of the Tema and other Lions Clubs in the country.
According to him, there was a high incidence of eye problems associated with onchocerciasis popularly referred to as river blindness and glaucoma across Africa.
This, he stated could be attributed to inadequate water provision, which forces humans and cattles to share the same water source.
He commended members of the Tema Lions Club and its allied donors for investing in the facility aimed at reducing the high incidence of eye infections among the populace.
The President of the Tema Lions Club, Mrs Mary Nyarko assured the governor that members had developed strategies aimed at ensuring that the hospital staff will make maximum use of the facility.
The Lions Clubs International (LCI) was founded in the United States of America in 1917 by Melvin Jones, a Chicago businessman as a secular service organisation.
It has over 44,500 clubs and more than 1.3 million members in 206 countries round the world.
Mr Achkar is on a week’s visit to enable him get first hand information on projects being undertaken by the club and also interact with members of the club.
He was accompanied to the project site by the Second Vice Governor of District 403-A of LCI, Mrs Gloria Larsey, the Chairperson for Region 16 of LCI, Ms Nana Esi Parry, the immediate past Chairperson of Zone 161 of LCI, Ms Kate Baaba Hudson, the Chairman of Zone 161 of LCI, Lion Emmanuel Gyimah and Ms Nana Baah Okoampah IV, Adviser to the District Governor in charge of Anglophone as well as other executives and members of the Tema and other Lions Clubs in the country.
According to him, there was a high incidence of eye problems associated with onchocerciasis popularly referred to as river blindness and glaucoma across Africa.
This, he stated could be attributed to inadequate water provision, which forces humans and cattles to share the same water source.
He commended members of the Tema Lions Club and its allied donors for investing in the facility aimed at reducing the high incidence of eye infections among the populace.
The President of the Tema Lions Club, Mrs Mary Nyarko assured the governor that members had developed strategies aimed at ensuring that the hospital staff will make maximum use of the facility.
The Lions Clubs International (LCI) was founded in the United States of America in 1917 by Melvin Jones, a Chicago businessman as a secular service organisation.
It has over 44,500 clubs and more than 1.3 million members in 206 countries round the world.
WESTERN UNION DONATES MOSQUITO NETS TO HOSPITALS (PAGE 19, SEPT 24, 2010)
WESTERN Union, a leader in the money transfer segment of global payments, and its local agents have presented 3,000 pieces of mosquito nets to the Tema General and the Pantang hospitals at a ceremony in Tema.
Other beneficiary hospitals include, Effia Nkwanta Hospital, Ewim Urban Hospital, Cape Coast Metro Hospital and Holy Family Hospital at Nkawkaw.
The rest are Bekwai Government Hospital, Volta Regional Hospital, Aflao Hospital, Tamale Central Hospital, Tamale West Hospital and the Holy Family Hospital, Techiman.
The presentation, which forms part of a nation-wide donation of 3000 pieces at the cost of $25,000 to selected hospitals in the 130 districts in the country, was in line with its vision to continue to touch lives through sensitisation programmes.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Head of money transfer and remittance at the Agriculture Development Bank (ADB), Mr Anthony Kemevor, said the daunting statistics of three million cases of clinical malaria reported in public health facilities in the country annually were an issue that ought to be given utmost attention in all spheres of policy formulation and implementation.
“It was for these reasons that the Western Union and its agents have chosen to answer the question ‘Can you protect your family against malaria?’ with the power of Yes,” he stated.
He said the distribution of the long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) was to complement the Ghana Malaria Control Programme’s objective that followed the global principles laid down by the World Health Organisation (WHO) aims at having up to 85 per cent of the most vulnerable groupings, made up of children under the age of five and pregnant women, sleeping under LLINs by 2015.
The Deputy Director of Nursing Services at the Tema General Hospital, Mrs Evelyn Tekyi-Mensah, who received the nets on behalf of the institutions, commended Western Union for the gesture.
Other beneficiary hospitals include, Effia Nkwanta Hospital, Ewim Urban Hospital, Cape Coast Metro Hospital and Holy Family Hospital at Nkawkaw.
The rest are Bekwai Government Hospital, Volta Regional Hospital, Aflao Hospital, Tamale Central Hospital, Tamale West Hospital and the Holy Family Hospital, Techiman.
The presentation, which forms part of a nation-wide donation of 3000 pieces at the cost of $25,000 to selected hospitals in the 130 districts in the country, was in line with its vision to continue to touch lives through sensitisation programmes.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Head of money transfer and remittance at the Agriculture Development Bank (ADB), Mr Anthony Kemevor, said the daunting statistics of three million cases of clinical malaria reported in public health facilities in the country annually were an issue that ought to be given utmost attention in all spheres of policy formulation and implementation.
“It was for these reasons that the Western Union and its agents have chosen to answer the question ‘Can you protect your family against malaria?’ with the power of Yes,” he stated.
He said the distribution of the long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) was to complement the Ghana Malaria Control Programme’s objective that followed the global principles laid down by the World Health Organisation (WHO) aims at having up to 85 per cent of the most vulnerable groupings, made up of children under the age of five and pregnant women, sleeping under LLINs by 2015.
The Deputy Director of Nursing Services at the Tema General Hospital, Mrs Evelyn Tekyi-Mensah, who received the nets on behalf of the institutions, commended Western Union for the gesture.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
FACES OF FEMALE ASPIRANTS ...In assembly elections (PAGE 11, SEPT 23, 2010)
MS Millicent Margaret Kwablah (alias Quist) has expressed her desire to contest the Ashaiman Night Market Electoral Area seat in the upcoming district assembly elections. A Caterer by profession, Ms Kwablah’s electoral area comprises Zongo Laka, Night Market and New Quarters, all in the Ashaiman metropolis.
According to her, the entire municipality which has 11 electoral areas with a total voter population of 50,000, has only two women among the 11 assembly representative. That she said was a stimulus for her to seek election as a first timer to the assembly.
Outlining her visions in an interview with the Daily Graphic, Ms Kwablah said there was the need to improve communication between the electorate and the assembly, as a step to enhance development within the community, stressing that poor sanitary conditions, high illiteracy rates, inadequate security, poor drainage system and non availability of proper places of convenience, were some of the issues that required immediate attention.
She stated that the yearly flooding of some areas in the municipality could be avoided with the adoption of proactive measures.
She said she was initiating moves for the reconstruction of drains along the main Night Market stretch, down to the New Quarters, to reduce the perennial flooding in the area.
She lamented the low number of female representation at the assembly and said if elected, she intended to seek support in the area of micro finance to aid women engage in small and medium scale enterprises as poverty reduction measures and offer skill training for the illiterate youth in the electoral area to provide them with employable skills.
She is also seeking support for the provision of 100 streetlights to improve security situation at the Night Market and its environs where crime rates were said to be high. Ms Kwablah has therefore called on the electorate to vote for her and elect her as their representative in the assembly, to enable her serve their interest and contribute to the development of the electoral area.
Ms Helen Baka, who intends to contest in the forthcoming district assembly elections in the Awate-Agame Electoral Area in the Kpando District of the Volta Region, has appealed to the electorate to vote for her, to enable her work hand-in-hand with them to develop the community.
She said through her initiative, the people had formed the ‘Milenorvisi’ (come together) Group, which has opened an account with the Agricultural Development Bank and rural banks in the community to make it possible for the group to access loans from the bank.
She said if given the nod, she would assist the group to access loans to invest in agriculture, which is the mainstay of the people, as well as other income-generating ventures to improve their living conditions.
She said she would also encourage the youth to be involved in the Youth in Agriculture Programme to engage them in viable economic ventures and keep them away from anti-social vices.
Ms Baka said she also intended to collaborate with telecommunication companies to improve the communication network in the area.
She indicated that the community lacked a clinic and streetlights, while schools in the area had to be rehabilitated and indicated her commitment to work in collaboration with relevant agencies to address these problems, if she is elected as an assemblywoman.
Ms Baka is also committed to improving sanitation in the community through the provision of public places of convenience and refuse containers, and indicated that she intended to organise regular clean-up exercises to keep the community clean.
She advised women to come together and take advantage of the various opportunities available to them to enhance their economic and political empowerment and get more women to take part in the decision-making process.
She advised parents and guardians to live up to their responsibilities and commit themselves to the proper upbringing of their children to enable them live productive and responsible adult lives.
THE matron of the Zion College of West Africa at Anloga , Miss Mabel Asamany has expressed her intention to contest the district assembly elections in the Kpando-Fesi electoral area in the Kpando District of the Volta Region.
According to the 44-year-old woman, her intention to contest the elections is in line with her determination to champion the interest of women and help them articulate problems confronting them.
She said she would liaise with non-governmental organisations to help people in her community access loans for small-scale projects and income generating projects.
Miss Asamany also said she would promote girl-child education and encourage women to pursue education to the highest level possible.
She said if given the nod, she would step up public education programmes to increase awareness among women to explore opportunities and avenues in the local government sector for their self advancement.
Ms Comfort Goni, a 44-year-old self employed and the incumbent assemblywoman for the Kpevi-Gonikope Electoral Area in the Akatsi District, has expressed her desire to contest the seat for a second term.
She said she had initiated a number of projects and was also in the process of initiating other projects to enhance development in the area, adding that, she needed continuity to enable her accomplish the on-going projects.
She mentioned a dam at Klokpe-Kporwuvi which had collapsed although it had been the main source of irrigation for all -year farming in the community over the years. She said she had lobbied the Akatsi District Assembly to rehabilitate the dam in order to boost farming activities in the area which was the mainstay of the people.
Ms Goni said she would also lobby for improvement in education, extension of electricity and the construction of a school block for Dzave in the electoral area. She said she would also help to revive unit committees to consolidate the decentralisation process.
According to her, the entire municipality which has 11 electoral areas with a total voter population of 50,000, has only two women among the 11 assembly representative. That she said was a stimulus for her to seek election as a first timer to the assembly.
Outlining her visions in an interview with the Daily Graphic, Ms Kwablah said there was the need to improve communication between the electorate and the assembly, as a step to enhance development within the community, stressing that poor sanitary conditions, high illiteracy rates, inadequate security, poor drainage system and non availability of proper places of convenience, were some of the issues that required immediate attention.
She stated that the yearly flooding of some areas in the municipality could be avoided with the adoption of proactive measures.
She said she was initiating moves for the reconstruction of drains along the main Night Market stretch, down to the New Quarters, to reduce the perennial flooding in the area.
She lamented the low number of female representation at the assembly and said if elected, she intended to seek support in the area of micro finance to aid women engage in small and medium scale enterprises as poverty reduction measures and offer skill training for the illiterate youth in the electoral area to provide them with employable skills.
She is also seeking support for the provision of 100 streetlights to improve security situation at the Night Market and its environs where crime rates were said to be high. Ms Kwablah has therefore called on the electorate to vote for her and elect her as their representative in the assembly, to enable her serve their interest and contribute to the development of the electoral area.
Ms Helen Baka, who intends to contest in the forthcoming district assembly elections in the Awate-Agame Electoral Area in the Kpando District of the Volta Region, has appealed to the electorate to vote for her, to enable her work hand-in-hand with them to develop the community.
She said through her initiative, the people had formed the ‘Milenorvisi’ (come together) Group, which has opened an account with the Agricultural Development Bank and rural banks in the community to make it possible for the group to access loans from the bank.
She said if given the nod, she would assist the group to access loans to invest in agriculture, which is the mainstay of the people, as well as other income-generating ventures to improve their living conditions.
She said she would also encourage the youth to be involved in the Youth in Agriculture Programme to engage them in viable economic ventures and keep them away from anti-social vices.
Ms Baka said she also intended to collaborate with telecommunication companies to improve the communication network in the area.
She indicated that the community lacked a clinic and streetlights, while schools in the area had to be rehabilitated and indicated her commitment to work in collaboration with relevant agencies to address these problems, if she is elected as an assemblywoman.
Ms Baka is also committed to improving sanitation in the community through the provision of public places of convenience and refuse containers, and indicated that she intended to organise regular clean-up exercises to keep the community clean.
She advised women to come together and take advantage of the various opportunities available to them to enhance their economic and political empowerment and get more women to take part in the decision-making process.
She advised parents and guardians to live up to their responsibilities and commit themselves to the proper upbringing of their children to enable them live productive and responsible adult lives.
THE matron of the Zion College of West Africa at Anloga , Miss Mabel Asamany has expressed her intention to contest the district assembly elections in the Kpando-Fesi electoral area in the Kpando District of the Volta Region.
According to the 44-year-old woman, her intention to contest the elections is in line with her determination to champion the interest of women and help them articulate problems confronting them.
She said she would liaise with non-governmental organisations to help people in her community access loans for small-scale projects and income generating projects.
Miss Asamany also said she would promote girl-child education and encourage women to pursue education to the highest level possible.
She said if given the nod, she would step up public education programmes to increase awareness among women to explore opportunities and avenues in the local government sector for their self advancement.
Ms Comfort Goni, a 44-year-old self employed and the incumbent assemblywoman for the Kpevi-Gonikope Electoral Area in the Akatsi District, has expressed her desire to contest the seat for a second term.
She said she had initiated a number of projects and was also in the process of initiating other projects to enhance development in the area, adding that, she needed continuity to enable her accomplish the on-going projects.
She mentioned a dam at Klokpe-Kporwuvi which had collapsed although it had been the main source of irrigation for all -year farming in the community over the years. She said she had lobbied the Akatsi District Assembly to rehabilitate the dam in order to boost farming activities in the area which was the mainstay of the people.
Ms Goni said she would also lobby for improvement in education, extension of electricity and the construction of a school block for Dzave in the electoral area. She said she would also help to revive unit committees to consolidate the decentralisation process.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
COURT REMANDS 28 RIOTERS (BACK PAGE, SEPT 22, 2010)
THE Ashaiman Circuit Court has remanded 28 suspects arrested in connection with last Friday’s incident at Tema Newtown, where irate youth went on the rampage and destroyed property running into millions of Ghana cedis.
They are Richter Nii Armah Amarfio, Nii Adjei Kraku, George Bruce, Charles Kwame Essel, Paa Kwesi, Kwame Ayiah, Isaac Tawiah, Vincent Agya Kally, Robert Oppong, Kwadwo Mensah, Isaac Nana Essuman, Mark Addo, Ato Kwame, Ashietey Larbi and Emmanuel Ansah.
The rest are Ekow Mensah, Mensah Brabba, Daniel Mahama Martey, Kwesi Ansah, Kwamena Anso Nyamekye, Theophilus Boakye, Isaac Armah, Jonathan Klottey, Tetteh Elvis, Nii Tetteh Kwamena, Adjei Quaye, Adjei Tawiah, John Nketiah and James Koranteng.
Four juveniles, Elvis Tetteh, James Koranteng, Isaac Amarh and Kofi Annan, were, however, granted bail in the sum of GH¢10,000 with two sureties each to be justified.
The suspects are to reappear on September 30, 2010.
The prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police Ms Enyonam Klu, told the court that the suspects were among some irate youth who went on the rampage at the Tema Fishing Habour attacking officials of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), who were on duty at the Toa yard, which had been leased out to a private developer for the construction of a palm oil refinery.
She said the accused persons, wielding locally manufactured guns, machetes and other dangerous implements, set ablaze three offices belonging to the GPHA, a bulldozer and a Nissan pickup parked on the premises.
The accused, she said, also ransacked the offices of the Tema Traditional Council, where they vandalised the palace, smashed glass doors and burnt two pickups and a Toyota 4Runner belonging to the council.
The plea of defence counsel, Messrs Adomako Acheampong and Mike Oquaye Jnr, for bail for the accused was refused by the court on the grounds that they might interfere with investigations.
They are Richter Nii Armah Amarfio, Nii Adjei Kraku, George Bruce, Charles Kwame Essel, Paa Kwesi, Kwame Ayiah, Isaac Tawiah, Vincent Agya Kally, Robert Oppong, Kwadwo Mensah, Isaac Nana Essuman, Mark Addo, Ato Kwame, Ashietey Larbi and Emmanuel Ansah.
The rest are Ekow Mensah, Mensah Brabba, Daniel Mahama Martey, Kwesi Ansah, Kwamena Anso Nyamekye, Theophilus Boakye, Isaac Armah, Jonathan Klottey, Tetteh Elvis, Nii Tetteh Kwamena, Adjei Quaye, Adjei Tawiah, John Nketiah and James Koranteng.
Four juveniles, Elvis Tetteh, James Koranteng, Isaac Amarh and Kofi Annan, were, however, granted bail in the sum of GH¢10,000 with two sureties each to be justified.
The suspects are to reappear on September 30, 2010.
The prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police Ms Enyonam Klu, told the court that the suspects were among some irate youth who went on the rampage at the Tema Fishing Habour attacking officials of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), who were on duty at the Toa yard, which had been leased out to a private developer for the construction of a palm oil refinery.
She said the accused persons, wielding locally manufactured guns, machetes and other dangerous implements, set ablaze three offices belonging to the GPHA, a bulldozer and a Nissan pickup parked on the premises.
The accused, she said, also ransacked the offices of the Tema Traditional Council, where they vandalised the palace, smashed glass doors and burnt two pickups and a Toyota 4Runner belonging to the council.
The plea of defence counsel, Messrs Adomako Acheampong and Mike Oquaye Jnr, for bail for the accused was refused by the court on the grounds that they might interfere with investigations.
Monday, September 20, 2010
YOUTH ON RAMPAGE...Vehicles, offices, chief's palace vandalised (DAILY GRAPHIC, BACK PAGE, SEPT 18, 2010)
AN angry mob of fishermen and youth of Tema Manhean went on rampage yesterday firing locally manufactured pistols and hurling stones.
In the ensuing melee a number of vehicles were smashed and burnt.
The rioters vandalised and set ablaze two pick-ups and a Toyota 4-runner belonging to the Tema Traditional Council, a Komatsu Bulldozer and a Toyota Tacoma.
Also vandalised and set ablaze was the Toa office yard from where the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) operated, but fire fighters from the Ghana National Fire Service arrived promptly to bring the fire under control.
The mob resisted all attempts by the police to control the situation and rather engaged them in a shoot-out that made the police call for reinforcement and support from the 1st Battalion of Infantry, Michel Camp, and the Ghana Navy.
Other offices visited by the mob were the Tema East Sub-Metro and the Meridian FM.
The mob, on seeing the security reinforcement, ran and sought refuge at the beach at Abonkor, an area in Tema Manhean.
Fifteen suspects were arrested during the operation and sent to the Tema Regional Police Command.
A wrapped substance suspected to be moringa powder, laced with cocaine and 'wee', was found on one of them.
Giving a background to what the police termed 'indiscipline', the Tema Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Augustine Gyenning, said the Tema Metropolitan Assembly pulled down some structures in an area at the fishing harbour.
He said when the workers returned there yesterday morning to burn the debris and clear the land the mob attacked them.
ACP Gyenning said the police were called to ensure that there was peace, but were met with attacks from the mob, who were mostly fishermen and some youth.
He said the mob attacked and shot at the police with locally manufactured pistols, noting that 'the police ensured that lives were not lost during the scuffle and gave the assurance that they would do their best to protect lives and property”.
ACP Gyenning said the police would continue to patrol the area to deter any mob attacks on innocent people.
Some of the residents told the Daily Graphic that the incident was as a result of the sale of a parcel of land to a foreign oil company to put up a factory.
They claimed that the land was the only area left for them to do their fishing business on.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic on phone, the Chief Fisherman, Nii Adjeiter Mator, said the fishermen did not go to sea because of the mob action.
He said he was in support of the action taken by the youth, noting that the land was for the people of Tema Manhean, who had engaged in activities there for the past 51 years.
He said he did not see why it had to be taken away from them.
Nii Mator said 'the sale of the land had made the government unpopular among the fisherfolk'.
The Tema Mantse, Nii Adjei Krakue, had taken refuge at an unknown destination, and so was not present when the mob attacked the palace.
His palanquin and drums were seized by the mob and deposited in the middle of the road leading to the palace.
The chief’s son, Richard Adjei Adjetey Krakue, a student who was present when the mob attacked the palace, said they came with knives and pistols, calling for the blood of his father.
He said he and two others, Asafoanye Nabla and Joshua Addo, hid to avoid being harmed, while the mob smashed windows, doors, plastic chairs, vehicles and some decorative structures, including statues of two of the lions mounted at the frontage of the palace.
Richard said the mob explained that his father, Nii Adjei Krakue, had a hand in the sale of the land.
He said his father went on air on Meridian FM to announce his innocence to the citizens before taking refuge.
At the TMA Sub -Metro offices at Manhean, the mob destroyed computers and other office equipment.
The Daily Graphic could not meet any senior citizen of Tema Manhean to talk to because they had all taken refuge to avoid the wrath of the youth.
At a press conference held by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority later in the day, management explained that the land in question was the property of the authority as embodied in the Tema Township Acquisition Act 1952.
Addressing the media, the Director General of GPHA, Mr Nestor Galley, said the authority only leased out a portion of the land to the oil refining company WILMA Africa, to enable it to put up structures for its operations.
He says the Tema Traditional Council and the GPHA have set up a 17-member committee to consider some aspects of employment opportunities, among others, for the natives when the company starts work.
In the ensuing melee a number of vehicles were smashed and burnt.
The rioters vandalised and set ablaze two pick-ups and a Toyota 4-runner belonging to the Tema Traditional Council, a Komatsu Bulldozer and a Toyota Tacoma.
Also vandalised and set ablaze was the Toa office yard from where the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) operated, but fire fighters from the Ghana National Fire Service arrived promptly to bring the fire under control.
The mob resisted all attempts by the police to control the situation and rather engaged them in a shoot-out that made the police call for reinforcement and support from the 1st Battalion of Infantry, Michel Camp, and the Ghana Navy.
Other offices visited by the mob were the Tema East Sub-Metro and the Meridian FM.
The mob, on seeing the security reinforcement, ran and sought refuge at the beach at Abonkor, an area in Tema Manhean.
Fifteen suspects were arrested during the operation and sent to the Tema Regional Police Command.
A wrapped substance suspected to be moringa powder, laced with cocaine and 'wee', was found on one of them.
Giving a background to what the police termed 'indiscipline', the Tema Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Augustine Gyenning, said the Tema Metropolitan Assembly pulled down some structures in an area at the fishing harbour.
He said when the workers returned there yesterday morning to burn the debris and clear the land the mob attacked them.
ACP Gyenning said the police were called to ensure that there was peace, but were met with attacks from the mob, who were mostly fishermen and some youth.
He said the mob attacked and shot at the police with locally manufactured pistols, noting that 'the police ensured that lives were not lost during the scuffle and gave the assurance that they would do their best to protect lives and property”.
ACP Gyenning said the police would continue to patrol the area to deter any mob attacks on innocent people.
Some of the residents told the Daily Graphic that the incident was as a result of the sale of a parcel of land to a foreign oil company to put up a factory.
They claimed that the land was the only area left for them to do their fishing business on.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic on phone, the Chief Fisherman, Nii Adjeiter Mator, said the fishermen did not go to sea because of the mob action.
He said he was in support of the action taken by the youth, noting that the land was for the people of Tema Manhean, who had engaged in activities there for the past 51 years.
He said he did not see why it had to be taken away from them.
Nii Mator said 'the sale of the land had made the government unpopular among the fisherfolk'.
The Tema Mantse, Nii Adjei Krakue, had taken refuge at an unknown destination, and so was not present when the mob attacked the palace.
His palanquin and drums were seized by the mob and deposited in the middle of the road leading to the palace.
The chief’s son, Richard Adjei Adjetey Krakue, a student who was present when the mob attacked the palace, said they came with knives and pistols, calling for the blood of his father.
He said he and two others, Asafoanye Nabla and Joshua Addo, hid to avoid being harmed, while the mob smashed windows, doors, plastic chairs, vehicles and some decorative structures, including statues of two of the lions mounted at the frontage of the palace.
Richard said the mob explained that his father, Nii Adjei Krakue, had a hand in the sale of the land.
He said his father went on air on Meridian FM to announce his innocence to the citizens before taking refuge.
At the TMA Sub -Metro offices at Manhean, the mob destroyed computers and other office equipment.
The Daily Graphic could not meet any senior citizen of Tema Manhean to talk to because they had all taken refuge to avoid the wrath of the youth.
At a press conference held by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority later in the day, management explained that the land in question was the property of the authority as embodied in the Tema Township Acquisition Act 1952.
Addressing the media, the Director General of GPHA, Mr Nestor Galley, said the authority only leased out a portion of the land to the oil refining company WILMA Africa, to enable it to put up structures for its operations.
He says the Tema Traditional Council and the GPHA have set up a 17-member committee to consider some aspects of employment opportunities, among others, for the natives when the company starts work.
NGO PROVIDES LIBRARY FOR GOMOA-DASUM (PAGE 22, SEPT 18, 2010)
THE Needy African Child Foundation (NACIF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has constructed a library for the Gomoa–Dasum Primary and Junior High Schools in the Central Region.
The GH¢11,000 project was financed by the foundation with a $5,000 grant from US-based Motorola Foundation. The Cambridge Public Library in the USA donated books and other teaching aids to equip the project.
The facility was named after the late Isaac Justice Sarkwah, a founder member of the NGO and native of the community, who passed on in the course of providing humanitarian assistance to the community.
Speaking at the inauguration of the project at a ceremony at Gomoa-Dasum, the Executive Director of the foundation, Mrs Josephine Deh, said the facility was provided to help raise literacy levels among schoolchildren.
According to her, NACIF as a charitable institution was committed to the academic performance among schoolchildren in deprived communities.
“We intend replicating similar projects in very deprived communities within the three northern and the Volta regions as part of initiatives aimed at reducing poverty through education in selected communities,” Mr Deh stated.
She paid glowing tribute to the Motorola Foundation for its continuous support for the activities of the foundation and challenged the community to fully utilise the facility towards the reduction of poverty.
The Nkosuohene of Gomoa-Dasum, Nana Kofi Otabil I, who received the facility on behalf of the school, commended the foundation for the gesture.
He called on the government and well-meaning Ghanaians to extend support to the community, as the citizens had been living in abject poverty due to neglect.
The Needy African Child Foundation, which was established in 2000, had over the years provided assistance to the underprivileged through the provision of educational scholarship schemes.
The GH¢11,000 project was financed by the foundation with a $5,000 grant from US-based Motorola Foundation. The Cambridge Public Library in the USA donated books and other teaching aids to equip the project.
The facility was named after the late Isaac Justice Sarkwah, a founder member of the NGO and native of the community, who passed on in the course of providing humanitarian assistance to the community.
Speaking at the inauguration of the project at a ceremony at Gomoa-Dasum, the Executive Director of the foundation, Mrs Josephine Deh, said the facility was provided to help raise literacy levels among schoolchildren.
According to her, NACIF as a charitable institution was committed to the academic performance among schoolchildren in deprived communities.
“We intend replicating similar projects in very deprived communities within the three northern and the Volta regions as part of initiatives aimed at reducing poverty through education in selected communities,” Mr Deh stated.
She paid glowing tribute to the Motorola Foundation for its continuous support for the activities of the foundation and challenged the community to fully utilise the facility towards the reduction of poverty.
The Nkosuohene of Gomoa-Dasum, Nana Kofi Otabil I, who received the facility on behalf of the school, commended the foundation for the gesture.
He called on the government and well-meaning Ghanaians to extend support to the community, as the citizens had been living in abject poverty due to neglect.
The Needy African Child Foundation, which was established in 2000, had over the years provided assistance to the underprivileged through the provision of educational scholarship schemes.
MARY GHANSAH SINGS AT ICGC (PAGE 25, SEPT 18, 2010)
VETERAN gospel musician Mary Ghansah is set to perform at the Calvary Temple of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) at Sakumono as part of activities lined up for the church's maiden women's week celebration.
The celebration, which is on the theme A Woman of Honour, a Woman of Positive Influence, is from tomorrow, September 19 to September 26, and would embrace music and dance as well as a health walk, screening for hypertension and diabetes, a bazaar and capacity building workshops.
In a chat with Daily Graphic, Mary Ghansah, who has not been seen much in the public after the release of her Jesus album in 2005, said she was excited to be associated with the programme. She promised patrons an exciting show, the type that made her the reigning gospel queen in the 1990s.
Mary Ghansah, whose first outing on the music scene was in 1988 with her Onyame Osayeyi hit, has over the last 22 years provided inspiration to many young gospel artistes.
She is currently studying for a degree in Theology and Management at the Glory Leadership Seminary and hopes to go into the studio soon with Nacy to record a new album.
The celebration, which is on the theme A Woman of Honour, a Woman of Positive Influence, is from tomorrow, September 19 to September 26, and would embrace music and dance as well as a health walk, screening for hypertension and diabetes, a bazaar and capacity building workshops.
In a chat with Daily Graphic, Mary Ghansah, who has not been seen much in the public after the release of her Jesus album in 2005, said she was excited to be associated with the programme. She promised patrons an exciting show, the type that made her the reigning gospel queen in the 1990s.
Mary Ghansah, whose first outing on the music scene was in 1988 with her Onyame Osayeyi hit, has over the last 22 years provided inspiration to many young gospel artistes.
She is currently studying for a degree in Theology and Management at the Glory Leadership Seminary and hopes to go into the studio soon with Nacy to record a new album.
Friday, September 17, 2010
BARCLAYS ORGANISES HEALTH SCREENING FOR TEMA RESIDENTS (PAGE 18, SEPT 17, 2010)
THE Community Relations Manager of Barclays Bank in charge of Africa, Dr William Derban, has challenged corporate institutions to make the health needs of their clients a priority.
According to him, recording growth in business may be an illusion without the contribution of the client whose resources can significantly transform miniature enterprises to multinational institutions.
Speaking at a health screening and sensitisation programme organised by the Tema branch of the bank, he noted that customer input towards business expansion could not be swept under the carpet although most financial entities believed they could do without it.
“It is for this reason, the Barclays Bank world-wide has developed a new approach to its customer relations as a commitment to give the customer the sense of being part of our business,” Dr Derban stated.
“And while we also seek to encourage volunteerism among staff towards clients, the bank as parts of its thematic declaration this year towards improving upon the lives of clientele through the engagement of 90,000 hours to community service.” he remarked.
Participants were screened for Hepatitis B, diabetes, breast and cervical cancer and general medical conditions. Voluntary HIV/AIDs counselling and testing was also provided.
The Branch Manager of the bank, Mrs Audrey Abakah said the idea of opening up the banking hall for such programmes was informed by its adoption as a customer branch.
According to her, the approach which was part of the bank’s medium term strategy was to offer non financial services to clients and potential clients for choosing to do business with them.
“We believe the provision of non financial services give a new definition to social responsibility aimed at complementing government’s efforts in achieving developmental goals,” she said.
The Deputy Director of Nursing services at the Tema Metropolitan Health directorate, Madam Elizabeth Odoi who supervised the exercise bemoaned the high incidence of new HIV/AIDs infections in the metropolis.
According to her, intensified education embarked on by the metro health in collaboration with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) had identified that unprotected sex among sexually active persons was still rampant, thereby thwarting sensitisation efforts by the commission.
While appealing to corporate institutions to complement the efforts of the health institutions towards a reduction of the spread of the disease, she called on the clergy to place special emphasis on the disease in their messages.
The Member of Parliament for Tema East, Mr Evans Ashong Narh said, the millions of cedis being spent by the government towards the improvement of sanitation across the country would have been channelled into other areas that needed utmost attention if residents maintain good sanitary practices.
According to him, recording growth in business may be an illusion without the contribution of the client whose resources can significantly transform miniature enterprises to multinational institutions.
Speaking at a health screening and sensitisation programme organised by the Tema branch of the bank, he noted that customer input towards business expansion could not be swept under the carpet although most financial entities believed they could do without it.
“It is for this reason, the Barclays Bank world-wide has developed a new approach to its customer relations as a commitment to give the customer the sense of being part of our business,” Dr Derban stated.
“And while we also seek to encourage volunteerism among staff towards clients, the bank as parts of its thematic declaration this year towards improving upon the lives of clientele through the engagement of 90,000 hours to community service.” he remarked.
Participants were screened for Hepatitis B, diabetes, breast and cervical cancer and general medical conditions. Voluntary HIV/AIDs counselling and testing was also provided.
The Branch Manager of the bank, Mrs Audrey Abakah said the idea of opening up the banking hall for such programmes was informed by its adoption as a customer branch.
According to her, the approach which was part of the bank’s medium term strategy was to offer non financial services to clients and potential clients for choosing to do business with them.
“We believe the provision of non financial services give a new definition to social responsibility aimed at complementing government’s efforts in achieving developmental goals,” she said.
The Deputy Director of Nursing services at the Tema Metropolitan Health directorate, Madam Elizabeth Odoi who supervised the exercise bemoaned the high incidence of new HIV/AIDs infections in the metropolis.
According to her, intensified education embarked on by the metro health in collaboration with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) had identified that unprotected sex among sexually active persons was still rampant, thereby thwarting sensitisation efforts by the commission.
While appealing to corporate institutions to complement the efforts of the health institutions towards a reduction of the spread of the disease, she called on the clergy to place special emphasis on the disease in their messages.
The Member of Parliament for Tema East, Mr Evans Ashong Narh said, the millions of cedis being spent by the government towards the improvement of sanitation across the country would have been channelled into other areas that needed utmost attention if residents maintain good sanitary practices.
BUSINESSMAN ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY (PAGE 18, SEPT 17, 2010)
THE Sakumono Police have arrested a Nungua-based businessman for alledged robbery.
The suspect, Michael Kwabena Rockson, 25, was arrested on August 19, this year at about 1.00p.m. after he raided a house at Coastal Estate on the Spintex road.
The suspect was said to have scaled the wall of the building after successfully covering the electrical barbed-wires with a blanket.
Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Sakumono District Commander, Superintendent Alex Kojo Wowolo, said a police patrol team on duty rounds in the vicinity was alerted by a neighbour who heard an unusual noise emanating from a nearby house although occupants were reported to have left for work earlier in the day.
According to Supt. Wowolo, the suspect scaled the wall into another compound in an attempt to escape upon seeing members of the patrol team who managed to enter the compound where Rockson was busily packing household effects after breaking into the room using a hack saw, car jack and other cutting equipment.
He was subsequently arrested after a hot chase. Supt Wowolo said the suspect, who drove a Chrysler saloon car with registration number GR 1102-10, often parks his vehicle in front of the house he was going to rob and armed with his own padlock, would lock the main entrance upon entry, thereby denying original occupants an entry, should they appear in the course of his operations.
A search conducted in his home revealed a 23-inch plasma television, an Acer laptop computer and living room furniture, among other household effects. The suspect, who also wore hand gloves at the time of his arrest, claimed to be the owner of V-Jay Art and Gallery located at Nungua and said he scaled the wall to prevent being lynched by residents who besieged his vehicle upon the arrival of the police.
Rockson who denied breaking into the compound in his caution statement, however, told the police that he entered the compound to collect a debt owed him by a client whose name and telephone number he could not provide. Superintendent Wowolo said the suspect would be put before court after investigations.
He bemoaned the indifferent attitude of Ghanaians; where persons residing nearby do not care to know each other’s name let alone exchange greetings, and appealed to the general public, particularly people living in estates, to engage their neighbours through the exchange of telephone numbers to enable them to enquire from each other suspicious activities and prying sounds from within. This, he said, would go a long way to help the police combat crime effectively.
The suspect, Michael Kwabena Rockson, 25, was arrested on August 19, this year at about 1.00p.m. after he raided a house at Coastal Estate on the Spintex road.
The suspect was said to have scaled the wall of the building after successfully covering the electrical barbed-wires with a blanket.
Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Sakumono District Commander, Superintendent Alex Kojo Wowolo, said a police patrol team on duty rounds in the vicinity was alerted by a neighbour who heard an unusual noise emanating from a nearby house although occupants were reported to have left for work earlier in the day.
According to Supt. Wowolo, the suspect scaled the wall into another compound in an attempt to escape upon seeing members of the patrol team who managed to enter the compound where Rockson was busily packing household effects after breaking into the room using a hack saw, car jack and other cutting equipment.
He was subsequently arrested after a hot chase. Supt Wowolo said the suspect, who drove a Chrysler saloon car with registration number GR 1102-10, often parks his vehicle in front of the house he was going to rob and armed with his own padlock, would lock the main entrance upon entry, thereby denying original occupants an entry, should they appear in the course of his operations.
A search conducted in his home revealed a 23-inch plasma television, an Acer laptop computer and living room furniture, among other household effects. The suspect, who also wore hand gloves at the time of his arrest, claimed to be the owner of V-Jay Art and Gallery located at Nungua and said he scaled the wall to prevent being lynched by residents who besieged his vehicle upon the arrival of the police.
Rockson who denied breaking into the compound in his caution statement, however, told the police that he entered the compound to collect a debt owed him by a client whose name and telephone number he could not provide. Superintendent Wowolo said the suspect would be put before court after investigations.
He bemoaned the indifferent attitude of Ghanaians; where persons residing nearby do not care to know each other’s name let alone exchange greetings, and appealed to the general public, particularly people living in estates, to engage their neighbours through the exchange of telephone numbers to enable them to enquire from each other suspicious activities and prying sounds from within. This, he said, would go a long way to help the police combat crime effectively.
BUSINESSMAN ACCUSES POLICE OF INACTION (PAGE 19, SEPT 17, 2010)
A BUSINESSMAN, Mr Joseph Owusu, who claims to have been attacked and assaulted by five men in the full glare of security officers is accusing the police of not doing anything to apprehend his assailants.
Mr Owusu sustained wounds on his wrist in the incident which occurred at Tema Community 11 on July 25, this year.
His alleged attackers were said to have pursued him from the Leisure spot where he had gone to buy rice balls, popularly referred to as ‘Omotuo’, closed in on him and allegedly slashed the back tyre of his vehicle after a hot chase.
The assailants then succeeded in taking away his wristwatch and an undisclosed amount of money in his possession at the time of the incident.
According to him, although his assailants are still driving around town in a Toyota Camry saloon car with registration number GN 2047 Z used in pursuing him, the police were yet to make any arrest though he was chased to the premises of the Community 11 police station where he tried to seek refuge while officers on duty looked on.
He wondered why the police were still reluctant in getting data on the said vehicle used by his assailants from the offices of the Driver, Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) to enable them to apprehend the suspects.
Mr Owusu, who is currently on holiday in the country from Europe, said the incident that occurred at about 3p.m. on the said day seemed to confound him as to whether some people were after his life.
The police investigator in the case, Mr Debrah, on the other hand said although a full investigation into the incident had been launched, he could not give details of progress made so far because he was on leave.
Mr Owusu sustained wounds on his wrist in the incident which occurred at Tema Community 11 on July 25, this year.
His alleged attackers were said to have pursued him from the Leisure spot where he had gone to buy rice balls, popularly referred to as ‘Omotuo’, closed in on him and allegedly slashed the back tyre of his vehicle after a hot chase.
The assailants then succeeded in taking away his wristwatch and an undisclosed amount of money in his possession at the time of the incident.
According to him, although his assailants are still driving around town in a Toyota Camry saloon car with registration number GN 2047 Z used in pursuing him, the police were yet to make any arrest though he was chased to the premises of the Community 11 police station where he tried to seek refuge while officers on duty looked on.
He wondered why the police were still reluctant in getting data on the said vehicle used by his assailants from the offices of the Driver, Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) to enable them to apprehend the suspects.
Mr Owusu, who is currently on holiday in the country from Europe, said the incident that occurred at about 3p.m. on the said day seemed to confound him as to whether some people were after his life.
The police investigator in the case, Mr Debrah, on the other hand said although a full investigation into the incident had been launched, he could not give details of progress made so far because he was on leave.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
ICGC BRINGS OUT MARY GHANSAH (GRAPHIC SHOWBIZ, PAGE 4, SEPT 16, 2010)
By Della Russel Ocloo
VETERAN gospel musician, Mary Ghansah is set to perform at the Calvary Temple of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) at Sakumono as part of activities lined up for the church's maiden women's week celebration.
The celebration, which is on the theme A Woman of Honour, a Woman of Positive Influence, is from September 19 to September 26 and would embrace music and dance as well as a health walk, screening for hypertension and diabetes, a bazaar and capacity building workshops.
In an interview with Showbiz, Mary Ghansah, who has not been seen much in public after the release of her Jesus album in 2005, said she was excited to be associated with the programme. She promised patrons an exciting show, the type that made her the reigning gospel queen in the 1990s.
Mary Ghansah, whose first outing on the music scene was in 1988 with her Onyame Osayeyi hit, has over the last 22 years provided inspiration to many young gospel artistes.
She is currently studying for a degree in Theology and Management at the Glory Leadership Seminary and hopes to go into the studio soon with Nacy to record a new album.
VETERAN gospel musician, Mary Ghansah is set to perform at the Calvary Temple of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) at Sakumono as part of activities lined up for the church's maiden women's week celebration.
The celebration, which is on the theme A Woman of Honour, a Woman of Positive Influence, is from September 19 to September 26 and would embrace music and dance as well as a health walk, screening for hypertension and diabetes, a bazaar and capacity building workshops.
In an interview with Showbiz, Mary Ghansah, who has not been seen much in public after the release of her Jesus album in 2005, said she was excited to be associated with the programme. She promised patrons an exciting show, the type that made her the reigning gospel queen in the 1990s.
Mary Ghansah, whose first outing on the music scene was in 1988 with her Onyame Osayeyi hit, has over the last 22 years provided inspiration to many young gospel artistes.
She is currently studying for a degree in Theology and Management at the Glory Leadership Seminary and hopes to go into the studio soon with Nacy to record a new album.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
UNILEVE LAUNCHES NEW PRODUCT (GRAPHIC BUSINESS, PAGE 8, SEPT 14, 2010)
By Della Russel Ocloo, Tema
UNILEVER Ghana has launched a new addition to its homecare and laundry portfolios, the Sunlight 2-in-1 washing powder at a ceremony in Tema
The washing powder which comes with the same strong and sweet fragrance of the household sunlight laundry bar soap according to Mr Akofa Atta, Head of Brand Building was to make washing more exciting and less stressful.
Welcoming guest at the launch, Mr Atta indicated that, Unilever as an entity was committed providing branded solutions to meet the everyday demands of consumers.
He said the company’s Omo brand had been identified as a strong pillar in the laundry business with a market volume share of 27 per cent whilst over 160 million people worldwide were said to be daily consumers of Unilever brands. That he said clearly indicated the company’s attributes that sought to promote efficiency in home management.
In line with the company’s vision to help people feel good and get more out of life with brands and services, “the introduction of the sunlight 2-in-1 washing powder was intended to provide comfort and satisfaction to users while facilitating growth that would translate into more business for trade partners,” Mr Atta stated.
He assured of the company’s dependability on business profitability for the benefits of employees, stakeholders and the government as a whole.
Category Manager in charge of Homecare, Mrs Leticia Insaidoo said the sunlight 2-in-1 washing powder was ideal for all washing occasions, and particularly for the low budget families and homes, it was the ideal for the pocket. GB
According to her, the sunlight branch which had been on the Ghanaian market for almost half a century had over the years delivered consistency of purity, gentleness and freshness.
“In addition its affordability, she said the product which was developed after a thorough research work comes to add to the Omo brand that was noted for its strong effects on stains.”
The sunlight 2-in-1 washing powder which comes in 1, 25, 30 and 50 kilogram’s will be available at all Unilever distribution outlets throughout the country. GB
UNILEVER Ghana has launched a new addition to its homecare and laundry portfolios, the Sunlight 2-in-1 washing powder at a ceremony in Tema
The washing powder which comes with the same strong and sweet fragrance of the household sunlight laundry bar soap according to Mr Akofa Atta, Head of Brand Building was to make washing more exciting and less stressful.
Welcoming guest at the launch, Mr Atta indicated that, Unilever as an entity was committed providing branded solutions to meet the everyday demands of consumers.
He said the company’s Omo brand had been identified as a strong pillar in the laundry business with a market volume share of 27 per cent whilst over 160 million people worldwide were said to be daily consumers of Unilever brands. That he said clearly indicated the company’s attributes that sought to promote efficiency in home management.
In line with the company’s vision to help people feel good and get more out of life with brands and services, “the introduction of the sunlight 2-in-1 washing powder was intended to provide comfort and satisfaction to users while facilitating growth that would translate into more business for trade partners,” Mr Atta stated.
He assured of the company’s dependability on business profitability for the benefits of employees, stakeholders and the government as a whole.
Category Manager in charge of Homecare, Mrs Leticia Insaidoo said the sunlight 2-in-1 washing powder was ideal for all washing occasions, and particularly for the low budget families and homes, it was the ideal for the pocket. GB
According to her, the sunlight branch which had been on the Ghanaian market for almost half a century had over the years delivered consistency of purity, gentleness and freshness.
“In addition its affordability, she said the product which was developed after a thorough research work comes to add to the Omo brand that was noted for its strong effects on stains.”
The sunlight 2-in-1 washing powder which comes in 1, 25, 30 and 50 kilogram’s will be available at all Unilever distribution outlets throughout the country. GB
Friday, September 10, 2010
NIGERIAN, 32, MURDERED OVER 'SAKAWA' MONEY (MIRROR, PAGE 27, SEPT 11, 2010)
From Della Russel Ocloo, Tema
A 32-year-old Nigerian, Chibuzor Iwabu alias Saka has been murdered by his accomplices after they had allegedly engaged in a cyber fraud popularly known as ‘sakawa’.
This was after the deceased was said to have cashed an amount of 3200 euros the previous day from a Western Union cash point in Accra from a transaction he and his accomplishes had contributed enormously.
Consequently, three persons, Chigozie Nwa-Obani, 46, Awal Mohammed, 36 and Kingsley Emeka, 38, suspected to be involved in the murder of the deceased are assisting the Sakumono police in investigations.
A fourth person, who was only identified as Muda, an ex-convict is, however, at large, while a fifth person, Stephen Akano, who was said to have identified the deceased as his brother has been granted a police enquiry bail.
According to Superintendent of Police, Mr Alex Kojo Wowolo, the Sakumono District Police Commander, his outfit received a distress call from a security man on duty at a private residence within the Parakuo Estate on the Spintex Road on August 12, 2010 about an unidentified dead body dumped in the vicinity.
He stated that a team of policemen who were dispatched to the scene after thorough investigations on the body suspected foul play thus were convinced to launch investigations into the death.
He said Akano, who later in the morning called at the station to identify the body, told the police that the deceased together with Chigozie and Emeka had engaged in ‘Sakawa’.
According to Superintendent Wowolo, Chigozie who after frantic efforts to reach both the deceased and Emeka on their mobile phones for his share of the proceeds failed, employed the services of Awal and Muda, both residents of Nima in Accra, to kidnap Emeka at the Sakumono estate junction on suspicion that, the said money was in his possession.
The two, according to the District Commander, forcibly pushed Emeka into a taxi belonging to Awal and a struggle ensued between the three attracting by-standers who advised that Emeka be sent to the police station.
Mr Wowolo stated that the two who had earlier claimed to be police personnel, upon entering the station told officers on duty that Emeka and the deceased had defrauded Chigozie who had lodged a complaint for his arrest, but could not give any tangible reason why he was brought to the station and left immediately during an interrogation by the police.
The District Commander said the suspects would be put before court immediately investigations were over.
A 32-year-old Nigerian, Chibuzor Iwabu alias Saka has been murdered by his accomplices after they had allegedly engaged in a cyber fraud popularly known as ‘sakawa’.
This was after the deceased was said to have cashed an amount of 3200 euros the previous day from a Western Union cash point in Accra from a transaction he and his accomplishes had contributed enormously.
Consequently, three persons, Chigozie Nwa-Obani, 46, Awal Mohammed, 36 and Kingsley Emeka, 38, suspected to be involved in the murder of the deceased are assisting the Sakumono police in investigations.
A fourth person, who was only identified as Muda, an ex-convict is, however, at large, while a fifth person, Stephen Akano, who was said to have identified the deceased as his brother has been granted a police enquiry bail.
According to Superintendent of Police, Mr Alex Kojo Wowolo, the Sakumono District Police Commander, his outfit received a distress call from a security man on duty at a private residence within the Parakuo Estate on the Spintex Road on August 12, 2010 about an unidentified dead body dumped in the vicinity.
He stated that a team of policemen who were dispatched to the scene after thorough investigations on the body suspected foul play thus were convinced to launch investigations into the death.
He said Akano, who later in the morning called at the station to identify the body, told the police that the deceased together with Chigozie and Emeka had engaged in ‘Sakawa’.
According to Superintendent Wowolo, Chigozie who after frantic efforts to reach both the deceased and Emeka on their mobile phones for his share of the proceeds failed, employed the services of Awal and Muda, both residents of Nima in Accra, to kidnap Emeka at the Sakumono estate junction on suspicion that, the said money was in his possession.
The two, according to the District Commander, forcibly pushed Emeka into a taxi belonging to Awal and a struggle ensued between the three attracting by-standers who advised that Emeka be sent to the police station.
Mr Wowolo stated that the two who had earlier claimed to be police personnel, upon entering the station told officers on duty that Emeka and the deceased had defrauded Chigozie who had lodged a complaint for his arrest, but could not give any tangible reason why he was brought to the station and left immediately during an interrogation by the police.
The District Commander said the suspects would be put before court immediately investigations were over.
Monday, September 6, 2010
BOARD DESTROYS 2,700 CARTONS OF TURKEY TAILS (PAGE 19, SEPT 4, 2010)
TWO thousand, seven hundred cartons of turkey tails have been destroyed at the Tema Port after an operation to inspect abandoned containers.
The exercise was undertaken by the Foods and Drugs Board (FDB) and allied agencies such as the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), National Security and the Police.
The consignment, valued at GH¢16,200, was said to have been imported into the country by Vinamay Enterprise on July 21, 2009 but was later abandoned.
Briefing the Daily Graphic at the Kpone landfill site where the cargo was buried, the head of Import and Export of FDB, Mr Yaw Kwarteng, indicated that the destruction was part of stringent regulations adopted by the board and the Ministry of Trade in 1999, aimed at banning the consumption of poultry products with total fat content exceeding 15 per cent.
According to him, the continuous consumption of the product which contained saturated fats had worsened the high incidence of various ailments such as heart conditions.
Quoting from scientific findings, Mr Kwarteng stated that high saturated fats in daily diets of individuals could massively increase the risk of lung, colon, uterine and prostrate cancers and, therefore, called for public support in the enforcement of the ban on turkey tail imports.
He implored the general public to adhere to the regulations owing to the health risk associated with the consumption of turkey tails.
“As part of measures being employed by the board as a major stakeholder in ensuring food safety in the country, a stakeholder’s forum on the adoption of new modules for the importation of frozen food would soon be held to consider inputs from the general public”, Mr Kwarteng stated.
The head of Public Relations of FDB, Mr James Lartey, assured the general public that the Board, in conjunction with the Veterinary Services Department, National Security and the CEPS had intensified the inspection of all frozen cargo to curtail the smuggling of turkey tails into the market.
“Frequent inspections of all cold storage facilities are ongoing as a mop up exercise aimed at confiscating any consignment that might have entered into the market through unauthorised routes”, Mr Lartey assured.
The exercise was undertaken by the Foods and Drugs Board (FDB) and allied agencies such as the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), National Security and the Police.
The consignment, valued at GH¢16,200, was said to have been imported into the country by Vinamay Enterprise on July 21, 2009 but was later abandoned.
Briefing the Daily Graphic at the Kpone landfill site where the cargo was buried, the head of Import and Export of FDB, Mr Yaw Kwarteng, indicated that the destruction was part of stringent regulations adopted by the board and the Ministry of Trade in 1999, aimed at banning the consumption of poultry products with total fat content exceeding 15 per cent.
According to him, the continuous consumption of the product which contained saturated fats had worsened the high incidence of various ailments such as heart conditions.
Quoting from scientific findings, Mr Kwarteng stated that high saturated fats in daily diets of individuals could massively increase the risk of lung, colon, uterine and prostrate cancers and, therefore, called for public support in the enforcement of the ban on turkey tail imports.
He implored the general public to adhere to the regulations owing to the health risk associated with the consumption of turkey tails.
“As part of measures being employed by the board as a major stakeholder in ensuring food safety in the country, a stakeholder’s forum on the adoption of new modules for the importation of frozen food would soon be held to consider inputs from the general public”, Mr Kwarteng stated.
The head of Public Relations of FDB, Mr James Lartey, assured the general public that the Board, in conjunction with the Veterinary Services Department, National Security and the CEPS had intensified the inspection of all frozen cargo to curtail the smuggling of turkey tails into the market.
“Frequent inspections of all cold storage facilities are ongoing as a mop up exercise aimed at confiscating any consignment that might have entered into the market through unauthorised routes”, Mr Lartey assured.
Friday, September 3, 2010
FDB WARNS IMPORTERS OF MEDICAL DEVICES (PAGE 18, SEPT 3, 2010)
THE Food and Drugs Board (FDB) has warned companies and individuals importing and distributing medical devices, claimed to been used for diagnosis and treatment of various ailments in the country to halt the practice and seek further directives from the board.
A press statement signed and issued by FDB Chief Executive, Dr Stephen K. Opuni, said, post-market surveillance carried out by the board revealed that the said medical devices were detoxifying , blood circulation and life prolonging machines.
It stated that the importation, sale and supply of these medical devices without registering them with the FDB flouted Foods and Drugs Board Law, PNDC L 3058.
The statement said that "one of the operators of the machine claimed that the toxic waste being removed from the human body by the device includes Sulphuric Acid though there is no Sulphuric Acid in the human body (Sulphuric Acid can burn tissues)."
The statement also said that investigations conducted by the FDB revealed that although the devices were imported from China, they had neither been certified by the Chinese Regulatory Authority nor being used in the country of origin.
According to Dr Opuni, the fact that these devices had not been given approval for use in China where they originated sent precarious signals about their veracity and the claims being made.
“The FDB has therefore cautioned the general public; especially dealers and users of the devices to note that the board has not registered any such device as mandated by law and cannot therefore assure their efficiency and safety”, the statement said.
Dr Opuni assured the general public of its readiness to ensure public health and safety at all times, and appealed to the public to give any information on persons suspected to be in any practice that compromised public health and safety to the FDB.
A press statement signed and issued by FDB Chief Executive, Dr Stephen K. Opuni, said, post-market surveillance carried out by the board revealed that the said medical devices were detoxifying , blood circulation and life prolonging machines.
It stated that the importation, sale and supply of these medical devices without registering them with the FDB flouted Foods and Drugs Board Law, PNDC L 3058.
The statement said that "one of the operators of the machine claimed that the toxic waste being removed from the human body by the device includes Sulphuric Acid though there is no Sulphuric Acid in the human body (Sulphuric Acid can burn tissues)."
The statement also said that investigations conducted by the FDB revealed that although the devices were imported from China, they had neither been certified by the Chinese Regulatory Authority nor being used in the country of origin.
According to Dr Opuni, the fact that these devices had not been given approval for use in China where they originated sent precarious signals about their veracity and the claims being made.
“The FDB has therefore cautioned the general public; especially dealers and users of the devices to note that the board has not registered any such device as mandated by law and cannot therefore assure their efficiency and safety”, the statement said.
Dr Opuni assured the general public of its readiness to ensure public health and safety at all times, and appealed to the public to give any information on persons suspected to be in any practice that compromised public health and safety to the FDB.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
ENFORCE BAN ON USE OF UNDERSIZE NETS (PAGE 42, SEPT 1, 2010)
THE Ghana Inshore Fisheries Association (GIFA) has appealed to the government to ensure that the ban on the use of undersize nets by canoe fishermen is enforced to create a level playing field for all local fishermen.
The Tema District President of GIFA, Mr Joe Klamoh, who made the appeal at Tema, said Subsection 4 of the new Fisheries Regulation, Section 12, was explicit on the prohibition and must not be swept under the carpet.
The regulation states that a person shall not use a small pelagic purse seine net which has a mesh size of less than 25 millimetres mandated by artisan fishermen.
According to him, “Artisan fishermen with a population of 13,000 canoes in our waters of a number about 8,000 that are actively applying a ratter lower size nets of a quarter of an inch to undertake fishing, resulting in the depletion of the sea stock of juvenile fish such as anchovies (Keta school boys)”.
Mr Klamoh further stated that the practice of light fishing was still persistent at the shore although there were regulations prohibiting the practice.
“It is regrettable to note that the use of portable generator switch bulbs beyond 500 watts was still visible among the fisher folk,” he stated.
Mr Klamor has as a matter of urgency, called on the Fisheries Commission and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to ensure that fishermen adhered to laid down rules governing the fishing trade.
He also called on stakeholder agencies in the fishing trade to develop the use of technology, which he said, were realities in the fishing industry elsewhere.
Quoting from a research vessel to guide, RV KAKADIAMA, which was scraped some 15 years ago, fishermen had difficulty obtaining information on the movements of fishes.
The trend, Mr Klamor said, left local fisherman going on open sea without any scientific direction and sometimes roam the surface without a single catch.
He noted with regret the current deplorable conditions of the country’s only fisheries research institute located at Community 2 which collapsed a decade ago.
The Chief Fisherman, Nii Adjieteh Mator II, for his part, said his outfit was working towards a roundtable discussion with their inshore counterparts for peace to prevail since they were all aiming at one common goal, to feed Ghana with its fish needs.
All attempts to get government’s take on the issues were unsuccessful as Deputy Minister in charge of Fisheries, Nii Amasa Namoale,could not be reached on his mobile phone.
The Tema District President of GIFA, Mr Joe Klamoh, who made the appeal at Tema, said Subsection 4 of the new Fisheries Regulation, Section 12, was explicit on the prohibition and must not be swept under the carpet.
The regulation states that a person shall not use a small pelagic purse seine net which has a mesh size of less than 25 millimetres mandated by artisan fishermen.
According to him, “Artisan fishermen with a population of 13,000 canoes in our waters of a number about 8,000 that are actively applying a ratter lower size nets of a quarter of an inch to undertake fishing, resulting in the depletion of the sea stock of juvenile fish such as anchovies (Keta school boys)”.
Mr Klamoh further stated that the practice of light fishing was still persistent at the shore although there were regulations prohibiting the practice.
“It is regrettable to note that the use of portable generator switch bulbs beyond 500 watts was still visible among the fisher folk,” he stated.
Mr Klamor has as a matter of urgency, called on the Fisheries Commission and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to ensure that fishermen adhered to laid down rules governing the fishing trade.
He also called on stakeholder agencies in the fishing trade to develop the use of technology, which he said, were realities in the fishing industry elsewhere.
Quoting from a research vessel to guide, RV KAKADIAMA, which was scraped some 15 years ago, fishermen had difficulty obtaining information on the movements of fishes.
The trend, Mr Klamor said, left local fisherman going on open sea without any scientific direction and sometimes roam the surface without a single catch.
He noted with regret the current deplorable conditions of the country’s only fisheries research institute located at Community 2 which collapsed a decade ago.
The Chief Fisherman, Nii Adjieteh Mator II, for his part, said his outfit was working towards a roundtable discussion with their inshore counterparts for peace to prevail since they were all aiming at one common goal, to feed Ghana with its fish needs.
All attempts to get government’s take on the issues were unsuccessful as Deputy Minister in charge of Fisheries, Nii Amasa Namoale,could not be reached on his mobile phone.
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