EFFIDUASI, a suburb of Koforidua, was on Thursday thrown into a state of sadness when a nine-year-old girl who accompanied her elder brother to fetch water from a well got drowned in it.
The deceased, a primary two pupil of the Methodist Primary School at Effiduasi, was said to have gone to the well with her 12-year-old brother to fetch water from the well at 8.15 a.m.
While the brother was fetching water from another well, the deceased, who was also fetching water from an adjacent well, was said to have been drawn into it due to the weight of the water in her bucket.
The elder brother, who heard a loud noise from the well where his deceased sister was fetching water rushed to the house and reported to family members that his sister had fallen into the well.
Attempts by neighbours to rescue the deceased from the deep well with several ladders and collecting some of the water from the well proved futile until 30 minutes later when a young teenager bravely dived into the well and retrieved the deceased, who was then alive.
The deceased, who was rushed to hospital in a taxicab, however, died shortly at the hospital, where her body had been deposited.
Confirming the sad incident to the Daily Graphic, a 72-year-old grandfather of the deceased, Kofi Bekoe, said her grand-daughter could have survived if the family had immediate access to an ambulance, since the taxicab that conveyed her to the hospital encountered several difficulties in traffic.
“At a point our cab slammed into another vehicle ahead of it in a bid to avoid the thick traffic,” the grandfather stated.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
310 RECEIVE MASLOC FACILITIES (PAGE 20)
THE Koforidua office of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has paid GH¢85,300 to 310 beneficiaries of the scheme resident in Koforidua and its environs.
Each of the beneficiaries, including 14 physically challenged persons, had between GH¢200 and GH¢500.
The amount, which was disbursed through the Koforidua branches of the Mumuadu and the South Akim Rural banks, formed part of the GH¢800,000 package earmarked for 3,625 individual artisans and traders as well as operators of small-scale businesses in the area.
Making the presentation, the Eastern Regional Co-ordinator of MASLOC, Mr Dominic Baah-Ayim, told the beneficiaries that the government introduced the scheme to make available credit facilities to the various associations and individuals to undertake income-generating ventures to raise their standard of living.
He, therefore, urged the beneficiaries to invest the money in productive ventures to enable them to repay the loans on schedule and enable others to benefit from the scheme.
Some of the beneficiaries including Ms Ama Anna, a cloth seller, who spoke to the Daily Graphic, expressed their appreciation to the government for the support.
According to Ama, the facility would enable her to expand her business.
It would be recalled that in May, this year, 600 people in the Koforidua area benefited from a similar package amounting to GH¢1,400.
The disbursement of the loans followed the presentation of withdrawal slips to 210 beneficiary groups in the region by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MASLOC, Mr Lawrence Prempeh; the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Kwadwo Affram Asiedu, as well as district and municipal chief executives in the region, at Koforidua about two months ago.
Each of the beneficiaries, including 14 physically challenged persons, had between GH¢200 and GH¢500.
The amount, which was disbursed through the Koforidua branches of the Mumuadu and the South Akim Rural banks, formed part of the GH¢800,000 package earmarked for 3,625 individual artisans and traders as well as operators of small-scale businesses in the area.
Making the presentation, the Eastern Regional Co-ordinator of MASLOC, Mr Dominic Baah-Ayim, told the beneficiaries that the government introduced the scheme to make available credit facilities to the various associations and individuals to undertake income-generating ventures to raise their standard of living.
He, therefore, urged the beneficiaries to invest the money in productive ventures to enable them to repay the loans on schedule and enable others to benefit from the scheme.
Some of the beneficiaries including Ms Ama Anna, a cloth seller, who spoke to the Daily Graphic, expressed their appreciation to the government for the support.
According to Ama, the facility would enable her to expand her business.
It would be recalled that in May, this year, 600 people in the Koforidua area benefited from a similar package amounting to GH¢1,400.
The disbursement of the loans followed the presentation of withdrawal slips to 210 beneficiary groups in the region by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MASLOC, Mr Lawrence Prempeh; the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Kwadwo Affram Asiedu, as well as district and municipal chief executives in the region, at Koforidua about two months ago.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
METRO MASS TRANSIT EXTENDS SERVICES TO AFRAM PLAINS (PAGE 20)
THE Metro Mass Transit Limited (Mt) has extended its services to the Kwahu North District (Afram Plains) as part of efforts to ease the transportation problem of the people.
Under the initiative, a fleet of seven buses would ply the Nkawkaw-Adawso-Ekye-Amafrom-Donkokrom road and other routes within the district.
With the introduction of the buses to the area, difficulties encountered by the travelling public, notably traders in the area, would be minimised.
In line with the new initiative, the Mt has conducted a test drive with passengers and newsmen, as well as the District Chief Executives for Kwahu North and Kwahu South, Nana Onwona Asante and Mr Boansi Darko respectively.
The bus, which was driven by the Managing Director of the company, Mr Henk Visschers, was also used to announce the commencement of the service to the communities along the route.
The Deputy Managing Director of the company, Mr Martin Afram, told the Daily Graphic that the initiative formed part of the company’s efforts to provide affordable, efficient and reliable transport system for the rural dwellers.
He gave the assurance that based on the high patronage of the buses, the Mt would soon add other buses to the fleet to facilitate the movement of people and the carting of goods to and from the area.
Mr Afram said to ensure the successful implementation of the initiative, his outfit had recruited and trained experienced local drivers and conductors to handle the passengers in a professional manner.
For their parts, Nana Asante and Mr Darko stated that the introduction of the buses to the area was a manifestation of the government’s commitment to promoting public mass transportation in all parts of the country.
The DCE for Kwahu North, Mr Solomon Yaw Fordjour, however, bemoaned the inadequate number of commercial vehicles plying between the area and other towns, a situation that did not reflect the level of development that had taken place in the area.
Mr Fordjour, therefore, expressed his delight at the introduction of the Mt services to the area and pleaded with the management of the company to reduce the fair to ensure high patronage.
Under the initiative, a fleet of seven buses would ply the Nkawkaw-Adawso-Ekye-Amafrom-Donkokrom road and other routes within the district.
With the introduction of the buses to the area, difficulties encountered by the travelling public, notably traders in the area, would be minimised.
In line with the new initiative, the Mt has conducted a test drive with passengers and newsmen, as well as the District Chief Executives for Kwahu North and Kwahu South, Nana Onwona Asante and Mr Boansi Darko respectively.
The bus, which was driven by the Managing Director of the company, Mr Henk Visschers, was also used to announce the commencement of the service to the communities along the route.
The Deputy Managing Director of the company, Mr Martin Afram, told the Daily Graphic that the initiative formed part of the company’s efforts to provide affordable, efficient and reliable transport system for the rural dwellers.
He gave the assurance that based on the high patronage of the buses, the Mt would soon add other buses to the fleet to facilitate the movement of people and the carting of goods to and from the area.
Mr Afram said to ensure the successful implementation of the initiative, his outfit had recruited and trained experienced local drivers and conductors to handle the passengers in a professional manner.
For their parts, Nana Asante and Mr Darko stated that the introduction of the buses to the area was a manifestation of the government’s commitment to promoting public mass transportation in all parts of the country.
The DCE for Kwahu North, Mr Solomon Yaw Fordjour, however, bemoaned the inadequate number of commercial vehicles plying between the area and other towns, a situation that did not reflect the level of development that had taken place in the area.
Mr Fordjour, therefore, expressed his delight at the introduction of the Mt services to the area and pleaded with the management of the company to reduce the fair to ensure high patronage.
Monday, August 25, 2008
PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS END TRAINING (SPREAD)
THIRTY-TWO United States (US) Peace Corps volunteers who have successfully undergone a 10-week training in the education sector were last Tuesday dispatched to various communities across the country.
The volunteers, who studied aspects of the country’s culture, would be teaching various subjects such as Mathematics, Science, and English language in some selected basic and senior high schools for two years.
The programme, which has been a partnership between Ghana and the US since 1961, when the first 50 volunteers arrived in the country, is aimed at fostering greater friendship and helping to raise educational standards in the country.
The US Chargé d’Affaires, Mrs Sue K. Brown, urged them to do everything to impact positively on the lives of the pupils and students they would teach as well as the entire communities.
Such commitment, she noted, would help to maintain the legacy that over 4,000 predecessors had left in the country since 1961. According to her, Ghanaians across the country had been grateful for the positive influence a number of Peace Corps volunteers had made in their lives, adding, “I am sure you too will have that kind of lasting impact on your students and communities.”
Always remember that your work is important, even if you cannot see the change immediately. Your success will flow from the deep commitment and abiding respect you have for your students, counterparts and your communities,” she assured.
The Chargé d’Affaires, who expressed appreciation to the various families that hosted the volunteers during their 10-week training, also thanked the government for opening its doors to the Peace Corps, a partnership that has strengthened the bond of friendship between the two countries for the past 47 years.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Kwadwo Affram Asiedu, who said he had personally benefited from the programme, commended the volunteers for their preparedness to make a positive impact on the educational standard of deprived communities.
He, however, urged the volunteers to live above reproach to enable them to be looked to as role models by the beneficiary communities and the students.
The volunteers, who studied aspects of the country’s culture, would be teaching various subjects such as Mathematics, Science, and English language in some selected basic and senior high schools for two years.
The programme, which has been a partnership between Ghana and the US since 1961, when the first 50 volunteers arrived in the country, is aimed at fostering greater friendship and helping to raise educational standards in the country.
The US Chargé d’Affaires, Mrs Sue K. Brown, urged them to do everything to impact positively on the lives of the pupils and students they would teach as well as the entire communities.
Such commitment, she noted, would help to maintain the legacy that over 4,000 predecessors had left in the country since 1961. According to her, Ghanaians across the country had been grateful for the positive influence a number of Peace Corps volunteers had made in their lives, adding, “I am sure you too will have that kind of lasting impact on your students and communities.”
Always remember that your work is important, even if you cannot see the change immediately. Your success will flow from the deep commitment and abiding respect you have for your students, counterparts and your communities,” she assured.
The Chargé d’Affaires, who expressed appreciation to the various families that hosted the volunteers during their 10-week training, also thanked the government for opening its doors to the Peace Corps, a partnership that has strengthened the bond of friendship between the two countries for the past 47 years.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Kwadwo Affram Asiedu, who said he had personally benefited from the programme, commended the volunteers for their preparedness to make a positive impact on the educational standard of deprived communities.
He, however, urged the volunteers to live above reproach to enable them to be looked to as role models by the beneficiary communities and the students.
Friday, August 22, 2008
BANKER BOLTS WITH GG¢9,800 (PAGE 26)
THE New Tafo Police in the Eastern Region have mounted an intensive search for an employee of the Adonteng Rural Bank, Moses Kofi Danso, for bolting with GH¢9,800 belonging to the bank.
Danso, a native of Yeji in the Brong Ahafo Region, was said to have stolen the money from the bank’s coffers on April 17, this year, while working as a project manager of the bank.
According to Chief Inspector Christopher Tawiah, the Public Affairs Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, the theft was detected when the bank’s management conducted internal checks on its operations, during which they discovered certain malpractices on the part of the suspect.
The situation, he said, prompted the management of the bank to invite external auditors to audit the accounts, which found out that a total of GH¢19,800 had been stolen by the suspect.
Chief Inspector Tawiah stated that when the bank’s management confronted Danso on the theft, he refunded GH¢10,000 with the assurance that the rest of the money would be paid within two days and that was the end.
He said since June 13, 2008, Danso had not been reporting for work and his whereabouts are also unknown.
Chief Inspector Tawiah stated that the New Tafo District Magistrate’s Court had issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Danso. He appealed to members of the public to volunteer vital information that would lead to the arrest of the suspect.
Danso, a native of Yeji in the Brong Ahafo Region, was said to have stolen the money from the bank’s coffers on April 17, this year, while working as a project manager of the bank.
According to Chief Inspector Christopher Tawiah, the Public Affairs Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, the theft was detected when the bank’s management conducted internal checks on its operations, during which they discovered certain malpractices on the part of the suspect.
The situation, he said, prompted the management of the bank to invite external auditors to audit the accounts, which found out that a total of GH¢19,800 had been stolen by the suspect.
Chief Inspector Tawiah stated that when the bank’s management confronted Danso on the theft, he refunded GH¢10,000 with the assurance that the rest of the money would be paid within two days and that was the end.
He said since June 13, 2008, Danso had not been reporting for work and his whereabouts are also unknown.
Chief Inspector Tawiah stated that the New Tafo District Magistrate’s Court had issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Danso. He appealed to members of the public to volunteer vital information that would lead to the arrest of the suspect.
Monday, August 18, 2008
DRIVER, MATE BEAT PASSENGER TO DEATH ...Over 80Gp fare (PAGE 49)
A 25-year-old man, Mawuli Ahianoy, who refused to pay 80Gp demanded by a driver and his mate as the fare from Nsawam to Okanta, a farming community eight kilometres from Nsawam, died last Saturday when he was allegedly assaulted by the driver and his mate.
The deceased, believed to be a farmer and in the company of an unidentified lady, was said to have joined a Hyundai Grace commercial mini-bus, with registration number GR 8308 Y, from the Nsawam Shell Filling Station to Okanta at about 1.30 p.m.
The deceased, who felt being cheated by the driver, Kwame Tuga, 25, and his 18-year-old mate, Raphael Ayeh, 18, was said to have insisted on paying only 40Gp as the fare.
Enraged by the deceased’s attitude, the mate was also said to have insisted on the 80Gp when the deceased got to his destination and was about to alight, leading to a confrontation between them.
In the process the driver, who could not tolerate the behaviour of the deceased, threatened to drive him from Okanta to Suhum but was prevented by the deceased, who held the steer of the vehicle and diverted it into a nearby bush.
The driver then alighted, allegedly attacked the deceased, and assaulting him with the assistance of his mate.
As a result, the deceased was said to have become unconscious, while the lady who was in his company began shouting for help but the passengers on board the vehicle, incensed by the deceased’s conduct, declined to go to his aid.
However, a good Samaritan, who heard the cry of the lady, emerged from a nearby farm and rushed to the scene, where he impressed upon the driver and the mate to rush the deceased to the Nsawam Government Hospital.
On the way to the hospital, the good Samaritan was said to have prevailed on the driver and the mate to first make a report to the Nsawam Police Station before proceeding to the hospital but the deceased was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
The Nsawam Police Commander, Superintendent Daniel Asare Nyampong, who confirmed the incident to the Daily Graphic, said the police were yet to conduct investigations into the incident.
He said the body of the deceased had been sent to the Police Hospital for an autopsy.
The deceased, believed to be a farmer and in the company of an unidentified lady, was said to have joined a Hyundai Grace commercial mini-bus, with registration number GR 8308 Y, from the Nsawam Shell Filling Station to Okanta at about 1.30 p.m.
The deceased, who felt being cheated by the driver, Kwame Tuga, 25, and his 18-year-old mate, Raphael Ayeh, 18, was said to have insisted on paying only 40Gp as the fare.
Enraged by the deceased’s attitude, the mate was also said to have insisted on the 80Gp when the deceased got to his destination and was about to alight, leading to a confrontation between them.
In the process the driver, who could not tolerate the behaviour of the deceased, threatened to drive him from Okanta to Suhum but was prevented by the deceased, who held the steer of the vehicle and diverted it into a nearby bush.
The driver then alighted, allegedly attacked the deceased, and assaulting him with the assistance of his mate.
As a result, the deceased was said to have become unconscious, while the lady who was in his company began shouting for help but the passengers on board the vehicle, incensed by the deceased’s conduct, declined to go to his aid.
However, a good Samaritan, who heard the cry of the lady, emerged from a nearby farm and rushed to the scene, where he impressed upon the driver and the mate to rush the deceased to the Nsawam Government Hospital.
On the way to the hospital, the good Samaritan was said to have prevailed on the driver and the mate to first make a report to the Nsawam Police Station before proceeding to the hospital but the deceased was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
The Nsawam Police Commander, Superintendent Daniel Asare Nyampong, who confirmed the incident to the Daily Graphic, said the police were yet to conduct investigations into the incident.
He said the body of the deceased had been sent to the Police Hospital for an autopsy.
NEW BIRTH CERTIFICATES SOON ...To check fraud (PAGE 50)
THE Births and Deaths Registry will soon introduce new birth certificates, embedded with security features as part of efforts to fight fraud in the acquisition of the certificates.
The new certificates, which will have features such as water mark, invisible fibres and hologram seal, is expected to discourage multiple registration and acquisition of certain legal documents.
The Registrar of Births and Deaths, Mr Stephen Amoah, who disclosed this at a training workshop for staff of the registry at Bunso on Saturday, said the new certificates formed part of the computerisation system initiated by the registry to ensure prompt and efficient delivery of service to the public.
The one-week workshop brought together the 339 staff of the registry across the country to learn the new computerisation system, standard operating procedures and how to gather, store, process and access captured data to ensure efficient and effective delivery of services.
The event, which was also used to equip the staff on how to detect document fraud to prevent duplication, was organised by the registry, with sponsorship from the Government of Ghana and the European Union.
Mr Amoah said in spite of the measures being put in place by the registry to curb faking of birth certificates over the years, some fraudsters used various means to acquire forged birth certificates.
This practice, he noted, had enabled some non-Ghanaians and other unscrupulous individuals to obtain travelling documents and other legal Ghanaian documents to assume false identities.
“Being a global issue, faking of birth certificates has given some fraudsters and individuals the opportunity to perpetrate criminal acts such as armed robbery, terrorism and money laundering,” he said.
Such a situation, he noted, had increasingly been aggravated by a lack of technology, which had made it difficult to track down the fraudsters.
To curb such practice, he said the registry had been liaising with the various foreign embassies within and outside the country to detect the submission of fake birth certificates by fraudsters for travelling documents.
For his part, the Senior Assistant Registrar, Mr Kingsley Asare Addo, said the Births and Deaths Registry was making every effort to provide reliable, timely and accurate population data, which could be used to enhance policy formulation and development in the country.
This, he said, would help to provide quality services to the citizenry and ensure proper planning and development across the country.
The new certificates, which will have features such as water mark, invisible fibres and hologram seal, is expected to discourage multiple registration and acquisition of certain legal documents.
The Registrar of Births and Deaths, Mr Stephen Amoah, who disclosed this at a training workshop for staff of the registry at Bunso on Saturday, said the new certificates formed part of the computerisation system initiated by the registry to ensure prompt and efficient delivery of service to the public.
The one-week workshop brought together the 339 staff of the registry across the country to learn the new computerisation system, standard operating procedures and how to gather, store, process and access captured data to ensure efficient and effective delivery of services.
The event, which was also used to equip the staff on how to detect document fraud to prevent duplication, was organised by the registry, with sponsorship from the Government of Ghana and the European Union.
Mr Amoah said in spite of the measures being put in place by the registry to curb faking of birth certificates over the years, some fraudsters used various means to acquire forged birth certificates.
This practice, he noted, had enabled some non-Ghanaians and other unscrupulous individuals to obtain travelling documents and other legal Ghanaian documents to assume false identities.
“Being a global issue, faking of birth certificates has given some fraudsters and individuals the opportunity to perpetrate criminal acts such as armed robbery, terrorism and money laundering,” he said.
Such a situation, he noted, had increasingly been aggravated by a lack of technology, which had made it difficult to track down the fraudsters.
To curb such practice, he said the registry had been liaising with the various foreign embassies within and outside the country to detect the submission of fake birth certificates by fraudsters for travelling documents.
For his part, the Senior Assistant Registrar, Mr Kingsley Asare Addo, said the Births and Deaths Registry was making every effort to provide reliable, timely and accurate population data, which could be used to enhance policy formulation and development in the country.
This, he said, would help to provide quality services to the citizenry and ensure proper planning and development across the country.
NO DOOMSDAY FOR GHANA — ASIEDU (PAGE 14)
THE Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Kwadwo Affram Asiedu, has called on Ghanaians, particularly politicians, to refrain from unguarded utterances before, during and after the December elections.
As responsible citizens, he said, they should rather endeavour to make a conscious effort to ensure the conduct of a free and fair elections in their own interest.
“If we know and appreciate the untold hardships that wars and conflicts can unleash on a country and its people, we will all contribute to ensure a peaceful election”, he stated.
At the 26th annual national delegates’ conference of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Men’s Fellowship at Koforidua at the weekend, Mr Affram Asiedu said “wars and conflicts are no respecter of persons and once they start, they consume everybody and everything”.
The four-day event, under the theme “Going on to Maturity — The Way to please God”, was used to take stock of the fellowship’s achievements, shortcomings and to strategise for the way forward.
The Eastern Regional Minister said over the years, and recently, wars and conflicts had unleashed untold hardships on men of all races and eroded many years of achievements of the countries in question.
“We must, therefore, remember that we are duty bound to refrain from capitalising on the least electoral malpractice to mischievously predict that Ghana will be like Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Angola, Rwanda and recently Kenya”, he stated
Mr Affram Asiedu added that since there was no single cause that could trigger conflicts , Ghanaians must not allow any trivial issue to become a potential cause of social instability, adding “we should therefore try to avert any triviality that can degenerate into conflict or war”.
Mr Affram Asiedu, who bemoaned the increasing rate of anti-social behaviours in the country, such as drug trafficking, armed robbery, mobile phone snatching, urged the Presbyterian Men’s Fellowship to lead exemplary lifestyles to serve as role models to the youth.
For his part, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt Rev. Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, asked Ghanaians to show fellow feelings towards one another and be each others keeper as a people with a common destiny.
The Moderator also asked the people to turn out in their numbers during this year’s election to vote massively for the person who has the fear of God to rule the country.
The National President of the fellowship, Mr Jonathan Y. Asamoah, who expressed worry about indecent dressing by the youth and poor attitudes towards the environment, appealed to the church to help address the situation.
As responsible citizens, he said, they should rather endeavour to make a conscious effort to ensure the conduct of a free and fair elections in their own interest.
“If we know and appreciate the untold hardships that wars and conflicts can unleash on a country and its people, we will all contribute to ensure a peaceful election”, he stated.
At the 26th annual national delegates’ conference of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Men’s Fellowship at Koforidua at the weekend, Mr Affram Asiedu said “wars and conflicts are no respecter of persons and once they start, they consume everybody and everything”.
The four-day event, under the theme “Going on to Maturity — The Way to please God”, was used to take stock of the fellowship’s achievements, shortcomings and to strategise for the way forward.
The Eastern Regional Minister said over the years, and recently, wars and conflicts had unleashed untold hardships on men of all races and eroded many years of achievements of the countries in question.
“We must, therefore, remember that we are duty bound to refrain from capitalising on the least electoral malpractice to mischievously predict that Ghana will be like Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Angola, Rwanda and recently Kenya”, he stated
Mr Affram Asiedu added that since there was no single cause that could trigger conflicts , Ghanaians must not allow any trivial issue to become a potential cause of social instability, adding “we should therefore try to avert any triviality that can degenerate into conflict or war”.
Mr Affram Asiedu, who bemoaned the increasing rate of anti-social behaviours in the country, such as drug trafficking, armed robbery, mobile phone snatching, urged the Presbyterian Men’s Fellowship to lead exemplary lifestyles to serve as role models to the youth.
For his part, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt Rev. Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, asked Ghanaians to show fellow feelings towards one another and be each others keeper as a people with a common destiny.
The Moderator also asked the people to turn out in their numbers during this year’s election to vote massively for the person who has the fear of God to rule the country.
The National President of the fellowship, Mr Jonathan Y. Asamoah, who expressed worry about indecent dressing by the youth and poor attitudes towards the environment, appealed to the church to help address the situation.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
CHURCH ELDER INFLICTS WOUNDS ON LOVER (PAGE 3)
From Koforidua Nana Konadu Agyeman also reports that a 35-year-old elder of the Pentecost Church at Akyem Maase in the Eastern Region, who inflicted severe machete wounds on her lover on his farm at Akyem Maase, has found himself in the grips of the law.
The accused, Emmanuel Tagbor, who is also a Sunday School teacher of the church, was said to have agreed to meet with Mary Owusu, 32, on his farm to give her GH¢55 on June 25, this year to abort a pregnancy she had conceived.
When the unemployed victim, who has four children with the accused, went to the farm at 2 p.m to demand the money, a quarrel ensured between them when Tagbor failed to honour his promise.
However, when the victim decided to leave the farm, the accused gradually followed and inflicted the deep machete wounds on her head, face, neck and arms and chopped off two of her fingers.
The victim, who was taken to the Koforidua Regional Hospital by the two brothers of the accused, is currently responding to treatment.
The accused, Emmanuel Tagbor, who is also a Sunday School teacher of the church, was said to have agreed to meet with Mary Owusu, 32, on his farm to give her GH¢55 on June 25, this year to abort a pregnancy she had conceived.
When the unemployed victim, who has four children with the accused, went to the farm at 2 p.m to demand the money, a quarrel ensured between them when Tagbor failed to honour his promise.
However, when the victim decided to leave the farm, the accused gradually followed and inflicted the deep machete wounds on her head, face, neck and arms and chopped off two of her fingers.
The victim, who was taken to the Koforidua Regional Hospital by the two brothers of the accused, is currently responding to treatment.
Friday, August 15, 2008
NDOUM PROMISES SUPPORT FOR LOCAL INDUSTRIES (PAGE 16)
THE flag bearer of the Conventional People’s Party (CPP), Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, has stated that if voted into power, his government would provide tax incentives to local industries that use local research to promote the local manufacturing industry.
This, he said, would help to boost production and consumption of local goods and services and create employment opportunities for the youth.
Speaking at the “Youth Encounter with Flag bearers” in Koforidua, Dr Nduom said “under my leadership, the CPP government will use state purchasing power to ensure that we eat what we grow and use what we produce in Ghana”.
The event, which planned as part of the celebration of the was United Nation’s World Youth Day, on the theme, “Youth and Climate Change: Take Action”, brought together students from educational institutions in the New Juaben Municipality.
The event, which was also used to officially launch the Youth Employment Forum (YEF), was organised by the African Youth Development Organisation (AYDO).
Dr Nduom said since the CPP believed in self-determination for Ghanaians, particularly the youth, his administration would improve the business climate to ensure greater investment in job creation, to attract the youth to stay in the country and contribute their quota to national development.
To this end, he promised to support local industries, farmers and fishermen with low interest loans, technical assistance, tax incentives and ensure their access to ready-market in the country.
“It is for this reason that I will challenge Apostle Safo, the Suame Industrial Centre and others to produce a limousine to be used by me as a President of the Republic of Ghana,” he emphasised.
On education, he stated that to ensure a continuous free and compulsory education for every Ghanaian youth, the CPP government would equip all public schools, from the kindergarten to the senior high school level with the necessary infrastructure and facilities.
This, he believed, would enable such schools to provide equal access to quality teaching and learning for all children and the youth to develop their potential to the fullest.
“The provision of quality teaching and learning for every Ghanaians child is the only means we can ensure the rapid socio-economic progress of our dear country from a third world to a first world,” Dr Nduom added.
Besides education, the CPP flag bearer also indicated the preparedness of his government to create a clean and safe environment to enable the youth to grow up to become healthy and productive to contribute to national development.
Sharing views on the sale of national assets, Dr Nduom, expressed disappointment at the rate at which various national assets were being sold to foreign establishments to the detriment of the people by both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), “saying while we the CPP government built, others only came to sell”.
Dr Nduom advised the youth to develop a positive attitude towards the environment as part of their contribution in reducing the effects of climate change, saying “what we negatively do today will always come back to us”.
He pledged to lead a national crusade to embark on massive tree-planting exercise across the country to save the environment from destruction.
With the discovery of commercial quantity of oil in the country, Dr Nduom pledged the commitment of a CPP administration to building a petro-chemical industry in the Western Region to create jobs for the youth, “instead of exporting raw crude oil and gas”.
For his part, the Public Relations Officer of the AYDO, Nii Kpakpo Sylvester, called on the youth to spearhead the fight against climate change by helping to raise people’s awareness of the effect of the phenomenon.
This, he said, would help to boost production and consumption of local goods and services and create employment opportunities for the youth.
Speaking at the “Youth Encounter with Flag bearers” in Koforidua, Dr Nduom said “under my leadership, the CPP government will use state purchasing power to ensure that we eat what we grow and use what we produce in Ghana”.
The event, which planned as part of the celebration of the was United Nation’s World Youth Day, on the theme, “Youth and Climate Change: Take Action”, brought together students from educational institutions in the New Juaben Municipality.
The event, which was also used to officially launch the Youth Employment Forum (YEF), was organised by the African Youth Development Organisation (AYDO).
Dr Nduom said since the CPP believed in self-determination for Ghanaians, particularly the youth, his administration would improve the business climate to ensure greater investment in job creation, to attract the youth to stay in the country and contribute their quota to national development.
To this end, he promised to support local industries, farmers and fishermen with low interest loans, technical assistance, tax incentives and ensure their access to ready-market in the country.
“It is for this reason that I will challenge Apostle Safo, the Suame Industrial Centre and others to produce a limousine to be used by me as a President of the Republic of Ghana,” he emphasised.
On education, he stated that to ensure a continuous free and compulsory education for every Ghanaian youth, the CPP government would equip all public schools, from the kindergarten to the senior high school level with the necessary infrastructure and facilities.
This, he believed, would enable such schools to provide equal access to quality teaching and learning for all children and the youth to develop their potential to the fullest.
“The provision of quality teaching and learning for every Ghanaians child is the only means we can ensure the rapid socio-economic progress of our dear country from a third world to a first world,” Dr Nduom added.
Besides education, the CPP flag bearer also indicated the preparedness of his government to create a clean and safe environment to enable the youth to grow up to become healthy and productive to contribute to national development.
Sharing views on the sale of national assets, Dr Nduom, expressed disappointment at the rate at which various national assets were being sold to foreign establishments to the detriment of the people by both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), “saying while we the CPP government built, others only came to sell”.
Dr Nduom advised the youth to develop a positive attitude towards the environment as part of their contribution in reducing the effects of climate change, saying “what we negatively do today will always come back to us”.
He pledged to lead a national crusade to embark on massive tree-planting exercise across the country to save the environment from destruction.
With the discovery of commercial quantity of oil in the country, Dr Nduom pledged the commitment of a CPP administration to building a petro-chemical industry in the Western Region to create jobs for the youth, “instead of exporting raw crude oil and gas”.
For his part, the Public Relations Officer of the AYDO, Nii Kpakpo Sylvester, called on the youth to spearhead the fight against climate change by helping to raise people’s awareness of the effect of the phenomenon.
CALL FOR PROPER SANITARY FACILITIES (PAGE 35)
THE second runner-up of the Ghana’s Most Beautiful pageant, Ms Mavis Enyiram Dotse, has stressed the need for the institution of proper sanitary facilities in society to improve hygiene and environmental sanitation at homes, schools, communities and offices.
This, she noted, would help to curb the frequent outbreak of diseases such as malaria, cholera, diarrhoea and typhoid fever, which are major causes of most of the reported cases at health facilities.
At the celebration of the International Year of Sanitation at Koforidua, Ms Dotse said “the provision of proper sanitary facilities, such as hygienic toilets, can reduce the transmission of the diseases that cause great human suffering especially to women and children”.
The event was used to showcase the various toilet facilities that could be made with the use of locally manufactured materials.
“Investment in social sectors like education, water, health and tourism are imperilled by poor sanitation, which is a major cause of poverty, hunger, poor education, among others,” Ms Dotse stated.
According to her, most of the reported cases of diseases at the outpatients department of various health facilities across the country were filth-related, a situation which had been a major drain on the country’s scarce resources.
Such unfortunate situation, triggered by unclean surroundings and inadequate access to proper sanitary facilities, had also severely undermined the ability of the people, particularly women, to undertake profitable economic ventures to improve their lot.
“People, especially children and women, who lack access to proper toilets facilities at homes spend a great deal of productive hours each day queuing up for public toilets or seeking unsuitable places to ease themselves,” she stated.
“It therefore behoves property owners and the government to ensure that proper sanitary facilities are provided at homes, school and offices to make life worth living for the people,” she added.
For her part, the National Co-ordinator of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency, Mrs Theodora Adomako-Adjei, stated that poor sanitation had over the years become a threat to public health and therefore called for greater investment in proper sanitary facilities to enhance the health status of the people.
“Sanitation is not about diseases and hygiene but relates to dignity, health and development which are necessary for economic progress of the country and its people,” she stated.
The Eastern Regional Health Promotion Officer, Mr Bechesani Demuyakor, who chaired the function, called on residents of the region to keep their surroundings clean to enhance environmental sanitation in the area.
This, she noted, would help to curb the frequent outbreak of diseases such as malaria, cholera, diarrhoea and typhoid fever, which are major causes of most of the reported cases at health facilities.
At the celebration of the International Year of Sanitation at Koforidua, Ms Dotse said “the provision of proper sanitary facilities, such as hygienic toilets, can reduce the transmission of the diseases that cause great human suffering especially to women and children”.
The event was used to showcase the various toilet facilities that could be made with the use of locally manufactured materials.
“Investment in social sectors like education, water, health and tourism are imperilled by poor sanitation, which is a major cause of poverty, hunger, poor education, among others,” Ms Dotse stated.
According to her, most of the reported cases of diseases at the outpatients department of various health facilities across the country were filth-related, a situation which had been a major drain on the country’s scarce resources.
Such unfortunate situation, triggered by unclean surroundings and inadequate access to proper sanitary facilities, had also severely undermined the ability of the people, particularly women, to undertake profitable economic ventures to improve their lot.
“People, especially children and women, who lack access to proper toilets facilities at homes spend a great deal of productive hours each day queuing up for public toilets or seeking unsuitable places to ease themselves,” she stated.
“It therefore behoves property owners and the government to ensure that proper sanitary facilities are provided at homes, school and offices to make life worth living for the people,” she added.
For her part, the National Co-ordinator of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency, Mrs Theodora Adomako-Adjei, stated that poor sanitation had over the years become a threat to public health and therefore called for greater investment in proper sanitary facilities to enhance the health status of the people.
“Sanitation is not about diseases and hygiene but relates to dignity, health and development which are necessary for economic progress of the country and its people,” she stated.
The Eastern Regional Health Promotion Officer, Mr Bechesani Demuyakor, who chaired the function, called on residents of the region to keep their surroundings clean to enhance environmental sanitation in the area.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
MAN, 24, FOUND HANGING IN ROOM (PAGE 41)
AGBOGIRI, a quite suburb of Koforidua, was on Thursday, thrown into a state of sadness when a 24-year-old man, Kwabena Sasu, was found hanging in his room, dead.
The deceased was said to have allegedly committed the act with a sponge on Sunday, August 3, 2008 after attending a church service.
He was found dead by a co-tenant who detected a stench emanating from his room on Wednesday.
The body of the deceased, described as a keen evangelist and a member of the End Time Ministry at Adweso, a Koforidua suburb, was found in a decomposing state and was taken to the Koforidua Regional Hospital for autopsy.
Some of the co-tenants, who spoke to the Daily Graphic, indicated that the deceased, who was unemployed, had rented the place a few months ago.
According to them, the last time he was seen was on Sunday, after he had returned from church, where he led the praise and worship segment of the service.
They, however, said the deceased was never seen again until he was found dead on Wednesday in his room which was locked from within.
When contacted, the New Juaben Municipal Police Commander, Superintendent John A. Naami, said an autopsy would be carried out on the body to determine the cause of death.
The deceased was said to have allegedly committed the act with a sponge on Sunday, August 3, 2008 after attending a church service.
He was found dead by a co-tenant who detected a stench emanating from his room on Wednesday.
The body of the deceased, described as a keen evangelist and a member of the End Time Ministry at Adweso, a Koforidua suburb, was found in a decomposing state and was taken to the Koforidua Regional Hospital for autopsy.
Some of the co-tenants, who spoke to the Daily Graphic, indicated that the deceased, who was unemployed, had rented the place a few months ago.
According to them, the last time he was seen was on Sunday, after he had returned from church, where he led the praise and worship segment of the service.
They, however, said the deceased was never seen again until he was found dead on Wednesday in his room which was locked from within.
When contacted, the New Juaben Municipal Police Commander, Superintendent John A. Naami, said an autopsy would be carried out on the body to determine the cause of death.
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