TWO galamsey operators accused of attempting to carry out illegal mining in the Birim River at Ankaase in the Eastern Region have been sentenced to a GH¢700 fine each by the Anyinam Magistrate’s Court.
In default, Ishmael Donkokoa, 38, and Azekeh Zakaria, 32, will serve a one-year prison sentence with hard labour.
The two accused persons were committed to the fine on their own plea.
The two had pleaded for forgiveness from the court on the ground that they were only about to begin their operations in the river when they were arrested.
While passing sentence, the court, presided by Mr Joseph Twumasi, said the two convicts were quite youthful, first offenders and, therefore, should be spared custodian sentences.
The prosecution’s case was that the convicts, who are residents of Akwatia, went to Ankaase, near Anyinam, to carry out their illegal mining activities.
According to Detective Chief Inspector Martin Amofah, about 9 a.m. on April 22, 2010, the Okyeman Mining Task Force, led by the Chief of Enyiresi, Nana Kyei Sarfo Kantanka, spotted a boat-looking structure on the Birim River near Ankaase.
The members of the task force, who were on their routine patrol duties along the Birim River to check the activities of illegal mining, suspected that the structure was being used for illegal mining and, therefore, informed the Anyinam Police.
Detective Chief Inspector Amofah said a team of policemen was immediately sent to where the structure had been found on the river.
He said after thorough investigations, the two convicts claimed ownership of the structure.
"When the police took them to the Anyinam Police Station, they told the police during interrogations that they had just mounted the structure on the river when they were arrested," the prosecutor stated.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
AKUAPEM MAMPONG INSTALS NEW CHIEF (SPREAD, APRIL 27, 2010)
A 53-year-old businessman, Mr Otu Baah, was last Saturday installed as the new chief of Mampong-Akuapem.
Under the stool name Osabarima Kwame Otu Dartey III, the new chief succeeds the late chief of the town, Nana Otu Pabi IV, who died in 2008 after reining for 16 years.
At a colourful durbar of the chiefs and people of Mampong-Akuapem, the new chief was paraded through the main streets of the town, to the admiration of the townfolks who defied a heavy rainfall to witness and show solidarity during the installation of their chief.
The event drew a large gathering of people, including the Member of Parliament for Akropong, Mr William Ofori Boafo, and the District Chief Executive for Akuapem-North, Mr George Opare-Addo.
Swearing the oath of allegiance to the Amankrado of Mampong-Akuapem, Nana Anson Owura II, and the elders of the town, Osabarima Dartey expressed his gratitude to the people for the confidence reposed in him to be the new chief of the town.
He appealed to the people to unite and be truthful to one another to enable them to peacefully co-exist and contribute meaningfully to the town's development.
The chief also called on the people to give priority to the education of their children, saying, "it’s only by this that we can aspire to raise more learned people to serve our society and the country as a whole".
Osabarima Dartey, who advised the people to keep their surroundings clean in order to stay healthy, also advised them to register with the National Health Insurance Scheme to enable them to enjoy affordable health care being provided by the three health facilities in the area.
Under the stool name Osabarima Kwame Otu Dartey III, the new chief succeeds the late chief of the town, Nana Otu Pabi IV, who died in 2008 after reining for 16 years.
At a colourful durbar of the chiefs and people of Mampong-Akuapem, the new chief was paraded through the main streets of the town, to the admiration of the townfolks who defied a heavy rainfall to witness and show solidarity during the installation of their chief.
The event drew a large gathering of people, including the Member of Parliament for Akropong, Mr William Ofori Boafo, and the District Chief Executive for Akuapem-North, Mr George Opare-Addo.
Swearing the oath of allegiance to the Amankrado of Mampong-Akuapem, Nana Anson Owura II, and the elders of the town, Osabarima Dartey expressed his gratitude to the people for the confidence reposed in him to be the new chief of the town.
He appealed to the people to unite and be truthful to one another to enable them to peacefully co-exist and contribute meaningfully to the town's development.
The chief also called on the people to give priority to the education of their children, saying, "it’s only by this that we can aspire to raise more learned people to serve our society and the country as a whole".
Osabarima Dartey, who advised the people to keep their surroundings clean in order to stay healthy, also advised them to register with the National Health Insurance Scheme to enable them to enjoy affordable health care being provided by the three health facilities in the area.
Monday, April 26, 2010
ROTARY CLUB ASSISSTS NGO AT KOFORIDUA (PAGE 43, APRIL 26, 2010)
THE Rotary Club of Accra Airport has presented a cheque for GH¢15,730 to the Matthew Chapter 25 House, a Koforidua-based Christian non-governmental organisation, which caters for persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHAs).
The donation formed part of the club's annual support to the House to cater for the medical expenses, feeding, school fees and educational materials for orphans and PLWHAs.
The donation comprised a cheque for GH¢3,000 to offset the accumulated debt owed by the PLWHAs of the House to the Eastern Regional Hospital at Koforidua and a cheque for GH¢5,200 as scholarships for three senior high school female students.
Orphans living with the disease were also presented with a cheque for GH¢900 to cater for the educational material needs.
Additionally, a cheque for GH¢7,000 was also given to the House to pay for drugs for the PLWHAs and another cheque for GH¢4,000 to enable the House to pay for expenses incurred on their feeding.
Presenting the cheques, the President of the club, Mr Ebow Acquah, said members of the club decided to donate the cheques as part of its yearly support for the good work being done by Matthew Chapter 25 for PLWHAs in Koforidua and its environs.
"The members of the club have over the past four years found the good work being done by the Director of the House, Rev. Fr Alex Bobby Benson, and his staff as effective and dedicated to alleviating the plight of PLWHAs who come from various backgrounds," he stated.
According to him, not long ago, the club donated 20 mattresses and some medical equipment to the House, paid the school fees of a number of students and medical treatment of the PLWHAs at the House.
Receiving the items, Rev. Fr. Benson thanked the members of the Rotary Club of Accra Airport for their support.
He said that was a great relief to the cause being pursued by the House in catering for food, medical and educational expenses for adults, students and orphans at the House.
The donation formed part of the club's annual support to the House to cater for the medical expenses, feeding, school fees and educational materials for orphans and PLWHAs.
The donation comprised a cheque for GH¢3,000 to offset the accumulated debt owed by the PLWHAs of the House to the Eastern Regional Hospital at Koforidua and a cheque for GH¢5,200 as scholarships for three senior high school female students.
Orphans living with the disease were also presented with a cheque for GH¢900 to cater for the educational material needs.
Additionally, a cheque for GH¢7,000 was also given to the House to pay for drugs for the PLWHAs and another cheque for GH¢4,000 to enable the House to pay for expenses incurred on their feeding.
Presenting the cheques, the President of the club, Mr Ebow Acquah, said members of the club decided to donate the cheques as part of its yearly support for the good work being done by Matthew Chapter 25 for PLWHAs in Koforidua and its environs.
"The members of the club have over the past four years found the good work being done by the Director of the House, Rev. Fr Alex Bobby Benson, and his staff as effective and dedicated to alleviating the plight of PLWHAs who come from various backgrounds," he stated.
According to him, not long ago, the club donated 20 mattresses and some medical equipment to the House, paid the school fees of a number of students and medical treatment of the PLWHAs at the House.
Receiving the items, Rev. Fr. Benson thanked the members of the Rotary Club of Accra Airport for their support.
He said that was a great relief to the cause being pursued by the House in catering for food, medical and educational expenses for adults, students and orphans at the House.
KWAEBIBIREM ASSEMBLY ACQUIRES GRADER (PAGE 43, APRIL 26, 2010)
THE Kwaebibirem District Assembly has acquired a grader to enable it to undertake minor road construction projects in the district which is a major producer of oil palm in the country.
The grader, which costs GH¢385,843, will be paid for by the assembly over the next two years under a hire purchase arrangement with the management of J.A. Plant Pool (Ghana), to support district assemblies to improve on the road networks in their respective areas.
Taking delivery of the equipment, the Municipal Chief Executive for Kwaebibirem, Mr George Agyeman Duah, said the district was endowed with many suitable farmlands, tourist sites and other natural resources which could be developed for the benefit of the people.
"However, one major problem confronting this district is the poor road network as most of the roads are not tarred and, therefore, hardly possible to drive on during the rainy season," the DCE said.
He was, therefore, happy that the acquisition of the grader would help the assembly to undertake minor road constructional works to facilitate the transportation of people and agricultural produce.
Mr Duah said the assembly had set up a seven-member management committee chaired by the District Co-ordinating Director to ensure the effective use of the grader.
Inaugurating the equipment, the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, urged the assembly to ensure that the grader would be used for the purpose for which it was acquired.
The grader, which costs GH¢385,843, will be paid for by the assembly over the next two years under a hire purchase arrangement with the management of J.A. Plant Pool (Ghana), to support district assemblies to improve on the road networks in their respective areas.
Taking delivery of the equipment, the Municipal Chief Executive for Kwaebibirem, Mr George Agyeman Duah, said the district was endowed with many suitable farmlands, tourist sites and other natural resources which could be developed for the benefit of the people.
"However, one major problem confronting this district is the poor road network as most of the roads are not tarred and, therefore, hardly possible to drive on during the rainy season," the DCE said.
He was, therefore, happy that the acquisition of the grader would help the assembly to undertake minor road constructional works to facilitate the transportation of people and agricultural produce.
Mr Duah said the assembly had set up a seven-member management committee chaired by the District Co-ordinating Director to ensure the effective use of the grader.
Inaugurating the equipment, the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, urged the assembly to ensure that the grader would be used for the purpose for which it was acquired.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
IDENTIFY LOCAL ECONOMIC POTENTIALS FOR DEVELOPMENT (PAGE 14, APRIL 24, 2010)
THE Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has called on metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in the country to identify their local economic potentials and make investment in those areas a priority.
That, he said, would boost their ability to create wealth and more jobs for the people and thereby become less dependent on the common fund from the central government.
Speaking at the second ordinary meeting of the Kwaebibirem District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Mr Ankrah said, "It is no longer prudent for assemblies to exist only as administrative and political entities; they should also make investment in their local economies a priority to become financially empowered."
He noted that with the emergence of the new concept of local economic development and empowerment, there was the need for a paradigm shift in the pursuit of the development agenda by district assemblies.
He said instead of district assemblies heavily relying on the Common Fund for development, such as the provision of social amenities, they should rather identify and invest in the economic potentials of their areas.
He called on the Kwaebibirem District Assembly to take advantage of the vast tracts of suitable land for the cultivation of oil palm in the area and offer the needed incentives to farmers in order to make oil palm cultivation a lucrative venture for the people, especially the youth.
"As the fulcrum of development, you must not be so myopic in the pursuit of your development programmes; you must diversify in investment projects that can create wealth and employment and address other socio-economic challenges facing your development," he said.
He reminded district assemblies to take advantage of the agro-processing and small-scale enterprises programmes launched by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, to improve on their agro-processing capacity to stimulate their local economies.
For his part, the District Chief Executive for Kwaebibirem, Mr George Agyeman Duah, highlighted various development achievements such as the construction of a number of classrooms, the rehabilitation of roads in the area and the supply of assorted educational materials to basic schools in the area.
That, he said, would boost their ability to create wealth and more jobs for the people and thereby become less dependent on the common fund from the central government.
Speaking at the second ordinary meeting of the Kwaebibirem District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Mr Ankrah said, "It is no longer prudent for assemblies to exist only as administrative and political entities; they should also make investment in their local economies a priority to become financially empowered."
He noted that with the emergence of the new concept of local economic development and empowerment, there was the need for a paradigm shift in the pursuit of the development agenda by district assemblies.
He said instead of district assemblies heavily relying on the Common Fund for development, such as the provision of social amenities, they should rather identify and invest in the economic potentials of their areas.
He called on the Kwaebibirem District Assembly to take advantage of the vast tracts of suitable land for the cultivation of oil palm in the area and offer the needed incentives to farmers in order to make oil palm cultivation a lucrative venture for the people, especially the youth.
"As the fulcrum of development, you must not be so myopic in the pursuit of your development programmes; you must diversify in investment projects that can create wealth and employment and address other socio-economic challenges facing your development," he said.
He reminded district assemblies to take advantage of the agro-processing and small-scale enterprises programmes launched by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, to improve on their agro-processing capacity to stimulate their local economies.
For his part, the District Chief Executive for Kwaebibirem, Mr George Agyeman Duah, highlighted various development achievements such as the construction of a number of classrooms, the rehabilitation of roads in the area and the supply of assorted educational materials to basic schools in the area.
Monday, April 19, 2010
DON'T SUBMIT FICTITIOUS CLAIMS - VEEP (SPREAD, APRIL 19, 2010)
THE Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has appealed to healthcare providers to refrain from submitting fictitious huge claims for payment to prevent a possible collapse of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
He said proper management of the scheme could help generate enough revenue that would not only take care of the health of the people, but could also improve health infrastructure across the country and provide health facilities in areas that lacked them.
"Huge claims, a lot of which were fictitious, were being made and if we had not put in place the necessary processes and weeded out such claims, as well as ensure that there is accountability in the system, the scheme would have collapsed one day," the Vice-President said.
Speaking at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Ghana Nurses' Association in Koforidua on Saturday, Mr Mahama said "the scheme was on the verge of collapse because we have not been accountable in the handling of the scheme since its implementation".
The event, which was on the theme, "Moving Nursing and Midwifery to a Professional Excellence", was also used to inaugurate a GH¢935,000 four-storey building, which is the association's second hostel complex in the country.
The edifice would serve as an accommodation and offices for the members of the association.
The second phase of the project would involve the construction of a conference hall and a library complex soon.
The event was also used to honour 10 nurses from all the regions who had distinguished themselves in the profession over the years.
He recalled that when the government assumed office last year, many healthcare providers threatened not to offer services to NHIS card holders any longer because of the huge debt of the scheme.
He, however, gave an assurance that the government had put in place a more accountable system to ensure that when claims were made, they would be met promptly.
On the one-time premium payment, the Vice-President gave an assurance that the government was feverishly working on it.
The Vice-President also appealed to trained nurses to accept posting to rural parts of the country in order to make healthcare delivery more accessible to the people.
He, however, assured them of the government’s commitment to enhance their conditions of service and remunerate them appropriately so as to encourage them to stay in the country and contribute their quota towards its development.
Mr Mahama commended the members of the association for their distinguished services to the nation in the past 50 years and expressed the hope that they would upgrade themselves to enable them to show more professionalism in the discharge of their duties.
For his part, the Deputy Minister of Health, Mr Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, expressed worry over the lack of health personnel in certain parts of the country and suggested the recruitment of retired nurses to complement the few health professionals in the affected areas to improve healthcare delivery.
He also appealed to nurses to be vigilant and help reduce the corruption associated with the NHIS, saying "you must ensure that all claims are verified before they are submitted for payment".
The President of the GRNA, Mrs Alice D. Asare-Allotey, said since the establishment of the association, there had been a unification of all nursing and midwifery professionals, who had demonstrated true professionalism in the discharge of their services to the country.
The president called on stakeholders to help improve the conditions of service of the nurses to enable them to stay in the country and contribute to quality healthcare delivery.
He said proper management of the scheme could help generate enough revenue that would not only take care of the health of the people, but could also improve health infrastructure across the country and provide health facilities in areas that lacked them.
"Huge claims, a lot of which were fictitious, were being made and if we had not put in place the necessary processes and weeded out such claims, as well as ensure that there is accountability in the system, the scheme would have collapsed one day," the Vice-President said.
Speaking at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Ghana Nurses' Association in Koforidua on Saturday, Mr Mahama said "the scheme was on the verge of collapse because we have not been accountable in the handling of the scheme since its implementation".
The event, which was on the theme, "Moving Nursing and Midwifery to a Professional Excellence", was also used to inaugurate a GH¢935,000 four-storey building, which is the association's second hostel complex in the country.
The edifice would serve as an accommodation and offices for the members of the association.
The second phase of the project would involve the construction of a conference hall and a library complex soon.
The event was also used to honour 10 nurses from all the regions who had distinguished themselves in the profession over the years.
He recalled that when the government assumed office last year, many healthcare providers threatened not to offer services to NHIS card holders any longer because of the huge debt of the scheme.
He, however, gave an assurance that the government had put in place a more accountable system to ensure that when claims were made, they would be met promptly.
On the one-time premium payment, the Vice-President gave an assurance that the government was feverishly working on it.
The Vice-President also appealed to trained nurses to accept posting to rural parts of the country in order to make healthcare delivery more accessible to the people.
He, however, assured them of the government’s commitment to enhance their conditions of service and remunerate them appropriately so as to encourage them to stay in the country and contribute their quota towards its development.
Mr Mahama commended the members of the association for their distinguished services to the nation in the past 50 years and expressed the hope that they would upgrade themselves to enable them to show more professionalism in the discharge of their duties.
For his part, the Deputy Minister of Health, Mr Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, expressed worry over the lack of health personnel in certain parts of the country and suggested the recruitment of retired nurses to complement the few health professionals in the affected areas to improve healthcare delivery.
He also appealed to nurses to be vigilant and help reduce the corruption associated with the NHIS, saying "you must ensure that all claims are verified before they are submitted for payment".
The President of the GRNA, Mrs Alice D. Asare-Allotey, said since the establishment of the association, there had been a unification of all nursing and midwifery professionals, who had demonstrated true professionalism in the discharge of their services to the country.
The president called on stakeholders to help improve the conditions of service of the nurses to enable them to stay in the country and contribute to quality healthcare delivery.
ACCRA-AIRPORT ROTARY SUPPORTS TUTU PRESBY SCHOOL (PAGE 11, APRIL 19, 2010)
THE Rotary Club of Accra-Airport has presented assorted reading materials to the Tutu Presbyterian Junior High School in the Akuapem North District of the Eastern Region.
The materials included those of science, mathematics, environmental and social studies, information and communication studies, as well as novels.
The donation of the books, which formed part of activities to mark the club's 10th anniversary, was meant to inculcate reading habit among the students of the school.
Handing over the materials to the school, the President of the club, Mr Ebow Acquah, said the members of the club decided to make the donation as part of their contribution towards assisting the students to improve on their academic performance.
"It is our firm belief that the presentation of these reading materials will motivate the students to read wide and acquire knowledge that will help them improve their academic work," he stated.
As part of activities to mark the club's anniversary, he said the members of the club had also selected a number of public basic schools which would be supported in diverse ways including the provision of educational materials and the renovation of school buildings.
Receiving the items, the headmistress of the school, Mrs Grace M. 0safo, thanked the members of the club for their support to the school, and said for many years "we have been yearning for such a philanthropic gesture".
According to her, the school had been in existence for about 150 years and had produced many influential people who were currently serving in various capacities in society.
"However, the school cannot boast of any modern logistics to meet the demands of the educational reform as it lacks electricity, a computer laboratory, a library and a staff common room," she added.
The materials included those of science, mathematics, environmental and social studies, information and communication studies, as well as novels.
The donation of the books, which formed part of activities to mark the club's 10th anniversary, was meant to inculcate reading habit among the students of the school.
Handing over the materials to the school, the President of the club, Mr Ebow Acquah, said the members of the club decided to make the donation as part of their contribution towards assisting the students to improve on their academic performance.
"It is our firm belief that the presentation of these reading materials will motivate the students to read wide and acquire knowledge that will help them improve their academic work," he stated.
As part of activities to mark the club's anniversary, he said the members of the club had also selected a number of public basic schools which would be supported in diverse ways including the provision of educational materials and the renovation of school buildings.
Receiving the items, the headmistress of the school, Mrs Grace M. 0safo, thanked the members of the club for their support to the school, and said for many years "we have been yearning for such a philanthropic gesture".
According to her, the school had been in existence for about 150 years and had produced many influential people who were currently serving in various capacities in society.
"However, the school cannot boast of any modern logistics to meet the demands of the educational reform as it lacks electricity, a computer laboratory, a library and a staff common room," she added.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
28 PERISH IN 2 ACCIDENTS (1B, APRIL 12, 2010)
Story: A. Ampratwum-Mensah, Sunyani & Nana Konadu Agyeman, Asenema
TWENTY-EIGHT people died in two separate accidents at Attakrom, near Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region, and Asenema, near Adukrom in the Eastern Region, last Saturday.
At Attakrom, a village between Babatokuma and Dawadawa, 16 people, including a child under one year, died on the spot and seven others later at the Kintampo Government Hospital.
The accident occurred when two 207 Benz buses on which they were travelling from opposite directions collided on the main Kintampo-Tamale trunk road.
The bodies of the 16 were deposited at the Sunyani Regional Hospital mortuary for autopsy, while the remaining five were kept at the Kintampo Hospital mortuary.
Those who sustained various degrees of injury are on admission at the same hospital.
The Kintampo District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Desmond Owusu-Boampong, who briefed the Daily Graphic yesterday, indicated that while the bus with registration number AW 2370 Q was moving from Tamale to Techiman, the other, with number AS 472 V, was on its way from Techiman to Tamale.
According to him, the accident occurred about 7.30 p.m. on Saturday when the Techiman-bound vehicle was overtaking a tractor, in the process of which it collided with the other vehicle.
He explained that the decision to transport the 16 bodies to the Sunyani Hospital was due to the bad state of the Kintampo Hospital mortuary, adding that the five bodies being kept there were to be embalmed immediately.
When the Daily Graphic visited the Sunyani Hospital mortuary, this reporter counted about nine bodies out of the 16, including a female, lying on the floor, while the mortuary attendants were in the process of preparing them for autopsy.
Scores of people believed to be relatives of the deceased were identifying the bodies of their relations, while some sympathisers had grouped in front of the hospital gate.
A young lady this reporter met wailing uncontrollably claimed that her mother had been involved in the accident.
A medical officer who declined to mention his name indicated that the bodies had been brought in at dawn yesterday.
In the second accident, five people were killed in a grisly accident when a Daewoo bus belonging to the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) ran into a Nissan Urvan bus at Asenema, near Adukrom in the Akuapem North District on Saturday.
Two persons died on the spot, while three others later passed away at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua.
Ten out of the 38 injured people on board both buses who were rushed to the hospital were admitted and are responding to treatment, while the others were treated and discharged.
The 10 on admission, including a 16-year-old mother, Flora Nyarko, and her 13-month-old baby, were among the 12 passengers on board the Nissan mini bus, with registration number ER 435 S, travelling from Koforidua to Adukrom.
Those whose bodies have so far been identified at the morgue of the Eastern Regional Hospital include Kingsley Annor, the driver of the Nissan mini bus, Yaw Kono and Dorinda Kono.
The accident occurred about 3.30 p.m. on Saturday when the GRIDCO bus, which was travelling from Larteh to Prestea in the Western Region with about 25 mourners, veered into the lane of the oncoming Nissan mini bus.
The driver of the GRIDCO bus, who was allegedly said to be descending the curvy and hilly road in a high gear, veered into the lane of the mini bus in a bid to avoid running into a trench along the road but ended up running into the oncoming vehicle.
The GRIDCO bus, with registration number GW 5613 T, pushed the mini bus about 10 metres into a trench in the curve, mangling the Nissan bus in the process.
The passengers on board the GRIDCO bus, comprising workers of the company and some Jehovah’s Witnesses of Prestea, had attended the funeral of the late father of a staff member at Larteh and were returning to Prestea when the accident occurred.
Briefing the press on the accident, the Eastern Regional Director of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), Mr Stephen Anokye, said preliminary investigations into the cause of the accident revealed that the driver of the GRIDCO bus had been descending the steep road in a high gear.
"In his bid to avoid running off the road, the driver of the GRIDCO bus possibly lost control of the bus and, therefore, went into the lane of the oncoming Nissan bus, resulting in a head-on collision," he stated.
"This tragic accident could have been avoided if the driver of the GRIDCO bus had exercised extreme caution and observed the road signs while descending the hill," he added.
Mr Anokye advised motorists who used the mountainous Koforidua-Adukrom road not to ignore the various road signs erected along the road, saying that "strictly abiding by these signs can help reduce accidents on the road".
For his part, the Akuapem North District Chief Executive, Mr George Opare-Addo, who visited the scene of the accident, appealed to motorists to avoid speeding and drink driving in order to save lives on the road.
TWENTY-EIGHT people died in two separate accidents at Attakrom, near Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region, and Asenema, near Adukrom in the Eastern Region, last Saturday.
At Attakrom, a village between Babatokuma and Dawadawa, 16 people, including a child under one year, died on the spot and seven others later at the Kintampo Government Hospital.
The accident occurred when two 207 Benz buses on which they were travelling from opposite directions collided on the main Kintampo-Tamale trunk road.
The bodies of the 16 were deposited at the Sunyani Regional Hospital mortuary for autopsy, while the remaining five were kept at the Kintampo Hospital mortuary.
Those who sustained various degrees of injury are on admission at the same hospital.
The Kintampo District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Desmond Owusu-Boampong, who briefed the Daily Graphic yesterday, indicated that while the bus with registration number AW 2370 Q was moving from Tamale to Techiman, the other, with number AS 472 V, was on its way from Techiman to Tamale.
According to him, the accident occurred about 7.30 p.m. on Saturday when the Techiman-bound vehicle was overtaking a tractor, in the process of which it collided with the other vehicle.
He explained that the decision to transport the 16 bodies to the Sunyani Hospital was due to the bad state of the Kintampo Hospital mortuary, adding that the five bodies being kept there were to be embalmed immediately.
When the Daily Graphic visited the Sunyani Hospital mortuary, this reporter counted about nine bodies out of the 16, including a female, lying on the floor, while the mortuary attendants were in the process of preparing them for autopsy.
Scores of people believed to be relatives of the deceased were identifying the bodies of their relations, while some sympathisers had grouped in front of the hospital gate.
A young lady this reporter met wailing uncontrollably claimed that her mother had been involved in the accident.
A medical officer who declined to mention his name indicated that the bodies had been brought in at dawn yesterday.
In the second accident, five people were killed in a grisly accident when a Daewoo bus belonging to the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) ran into a Nissan Urvan bus at Asenema, near Adukrom in the Akuapem North District on Saturday.
Two persons died on the spot, while three others later passed away at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua.
Ten out of the 38 injured people on board both buses who were rushed to the hospital were admitted and are responding to treatment, while the others were treated and discharged.
The 10 on admission, including a 16-year-old mother, Flora Nyarko, and her 13-month-old baby, were among the 12 passengers on board the Nissan mini bus, with registration number ER 435 S, travelling from Koforidua to Adukrom.
Those whose bodies have so far been identified at the morgue of the Eastern Regional Hospital include Kingsley Annor, the driver of the Nissan mini bus, Yaw Kono and Dorinda Kono.
The accident occurred about 3.30 p.m. on Saturday when the GRIDCO bus, which was travelling from Larteh to Prestea in the Western Region with about 25 mourners, veered into the lane of the oncoming Nissan mini bus.
The driver of the GRIDCO bus, who was allegedly said to be descending the curvy and hilly road in a high gear, veered into the lane of the mini bus in a bid to avoid running into a trench along the road but ended up running into the oncoming vehicle.
The GRIDCO bus, with registration number GW 5613 T, pushed the mini bus about 10 metres into a trench in the curve, mangling the Nissan bus in the process.
The passengers on board the GRIDCO bus, comprising workers of the company and some Jehovah’s Witnesses of Prestea, had attended the funeral of the late father of a staff member at Larteh and were returning to Prestea when the accident occurred.
Briefing the press on the accident, the Eastern Regional Director of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), Mr Stephen Anokye, said preliminary investigations into the cause of the accident revealed that the driver of the GRIDCO bus had been descending the steep road in a high gear.
"In his bid to avoid running off the road, the driver of the GRIDCO bus possibly lost control of the bus and, therefore, went into the lane of the oncoming Nissan bus, resulting in a head-on collision," he stated.
"This tragic accident could have been avoided if the driver of the GRIDCO bus had exercised extreme caution and observed the road signs while descending the hill," he added.
Mr Anokye advised motorists who used the mountainous Koforidua-Adukrom road not to ignore the various road signs erected along the road, saying that "strictly abiding by these signs can help reduce accidents on the road".
For his part, the Akuapem North District Chief Executive, Mr George Opare-Addo, who visited the scene of the accident, appealed to motorists to avoid speeding and drink driving in order to save lives on the road.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
SHARE WEALTH WIH UNDERPRIVILEGED (PAGE 23, APRIL 10, 2010)
THE Koforidua Area Head of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Samuel Ofosu, has called on Christians to learn in sharing their wealth with the underprivileged in society.
He said apart from being a practical demonstration of their commitment to improving the lot of the underprivileged, the practice would also help to win more souls for Christ.
"We can only call ourselves true Christians when we learn to share our wealth, material gains and other blessings with those who are unfortunate in society. This is the surest way to draw more souls to Christ," he stated.
Preaching a sermon to climax the Easter convention of the church at Koforidua, Apostle Ofosu said, "as a demonstration of our appreciation for the death and resurrection of Christ, Christians should also learn how to share the gospel and their material wealth with the needy."
The four-day event on the theme: "Being transformed into the image of Christ," brought together four assemblies of the church in the Ogua Zone of the New Juaben Municipality.
Apostle Ofosu appealed to the people, especially Christians, to be practical doers of teachings of the Bible, saying "the death of Christ was a practical demonstration of God's love and forgiveness for mankind".
"Before we can be transformed into true and practical Christians, we must know and appreciate Christ, His sufferings and death, and practise the same love and forgiveness towards others," he emphasised.
Apostle Ofosu added that "this is what we can also do for God and not what we will get from Him".
He also appealed to the political leadership of the country to demonstrate honesty and transparency in the pursuit of their political careers.
The Apostle said the commitment of politicians to focus on the supreme interest of the people they served would motivate the masses to look up to them as role models in society, instead of being associated with corruption.
"The desire of our politicians to go into politics to serve and seek the supreme interest of the people requires them to honestly apply every fund meant for development and the benefited of the people without any diversion of such funds," Apostle Ofosu stated.
According to him, most developed countries had attained an enviable socio-economic status by virtue of the commitment of the leadership of such countries, which focused on the welfare and interest of the masses.
"This can never be said of most developing countries that are currently experiencing under-development since the commitment of their leadership is always questionable as they only go into politics to seek their parochial interests at the expense of the masses whom they profess to serve," he stated.
He said apart from being a practical demonstration of their commitment to improving the lot of the underprivileged, the practice would also help to win more souls for Christ.
"We can only call ourselves true Christians when we learn to share our wealth, material gains and other blessings with those who are unfortunate in society. This is the surest way to draw more souls to Christ," he stated.
Preaching a sermon to climax the Easter convention of the church at Koforidua, Apostle Ofosu said, "as a demonstration of our appreciation for the death and resurrection of Christ, Christians should also learn how to share the gospel and their material wealth with the needy."
The four-day event on the theme: "Being transformed into the image of Christ," brought together four assemblies of the church in the Ogua Zone of the New Juaben Municipality.
Apostle Ofosu appealed to the people, especially Christians, to be practical doers of teachings of the Bible, saying "the death of Christ was a practical demonstration of God's love and forgiveness for mankind".
"Before we can be transformed into true and practical Christians, we must know and appreciate Christ, His sufferings and death, and practise the same love and forgiveness towards others," he emphasised.
Apostle Ofosu added that "this is what we can also do for God and not what we will get from Him".
He also appealed to the political leadership of the country to demonstrate honesty and transparency in the pursuit of their political careers.
The Apostle said the commitment of politicians to focus on the supreme interest of the people they served would motivate the masses to look up to them as role models in society, instead of being associated with corruption.
"The desire of our politicians to go into politics to serve and seek the supreme interest of the people requires them to honestly apply every fund meant for development and the benefited of the people without any diversion of such funds," Apostle Ofosu stated.
According to him, most developed countries had attained an enviable socio-economic status by virtue of the commitment of the leadership of such countries, which focused on the welfare and interest of the masses.
"This can never be said of most developing countries that are currently experiencing under-development since the commitment of their leadership is always questionable as they only go into politics to seek their parochial interests at the expense of the masses whom they profess to serve," he stated.
Friday, April 9, 2010
DWENASE TO ENJOY PIPE-BORNE WATER (PAGE 1, APRIL 9, 2010)
A SOD-CUTTING ceremony has been held for work to commence on a GH¢789,176 water project at Akyem Dwenase in the Kwaebibirem District in the Eastern Region.
The Small Town water project will include the construction of a treatment plant, mechanised boreholes, stand pipes and an overhead reservoir.
On completion, the project would supply about 180,000 litres of water a day for the people of Dwenase and Apinamang, two neighbouring farming communities where the inhabitants’ source of water is the Birim River which is polluted with the mercury and cyanide used by illegal miners.
The project, which is expected to be completed in November, 2010, is being funded by the Danish Government through the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA).
Cutting the sod at Dwenase for work on the project to begin, the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, said the project was part of the government’s commitment to provide the two communities with potable water.
That, he said, would improve the health of the inhabitants and curtail the various water-borne diseases affecting them.
Mr Afriyie-Ankrah appealed to the beneficiary communities to co-operate with the board that would be instituted to manage the project.
The District Chief Executive for Kwaebibirem, Mr George Agyemang-Duah, appealed to the contractor working on the project to work speedily to ease the people's dependence on the Birim River.
The chief of Dwenase, Nana Amoah Kuko Ntiamoah, expressed appreciation to the government for its commitment to the welfare of the people.
He, however, appealed to the government to provide the area with a senior high school and also improve the access road to the area.
The Small Town water project will include the construction of a treatment plant, mechanised boreholes, stand pipes and an overhead reservoir.
On completion, the project would supply about 180,000 litres of water a day for the people of Dwenase and Apinamang, two neighbouring farming communities where the inhabitants’ source of water is the Birim River which is polluted with the mercury and cyanide used by illegal miners.
The project, which is expected to be completed in November, 2010, is being funded by the Danish Government through the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA).
Cutting the sod at Dwenase for work on the project to begin, the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, said the project was part of the government’s commitment to provide the two communities with potable water.
That, he said, would improve the health of the inhabitants and curtail the various water-borne diseases affecting them.
Mr Afriyie-Ankrah appealed to the beneficiary communities to co-operate with the board that would be instituted to manage the project.
The District Chief Executive for Kwaebibirem, Mr George Agyemang-Duah, appealed to the contractor working on the project to work speedily to ease the people's dependence on the Birim River.
The chief of Dwenase, Nana Amoah Kuko Ntiamoah, expressed appreciation to the government for its commitment to the welfare of the people.
He, however, appealed to the government to provide the area with a senior high school and also improve the access road to the area.
FOUR IN COURT FOR MURDER OF CHIEF'S WIFE (PAGE 31, APRIL 9, 2010)
FOUR persons have been remanded in prison custody by the Koforidua Circuit Court in connection with the murder of Madam Rose Asantewaa, 54, the wife of the chief of Dede-Sawirako.
The four are Christopher Narh, the Assembly Member for Dedeso and elder of the Church of Pentecost; Mantey Teye and his father, Joseph Teye, and Isaac Teye, who allegedly killed Madam Asantewaa.
Joseph Teye, who had gone to the court to show solidarity with his son, Mantey, who was alleged to have given the machete to Isaac to commit the crime, was arrested when Osabarima Bosompem Ayiripe, the Chief of Dede-Sawirako, identified him on the premises of the court as one of the suspects linked to the death of his wife.
The pleas of the four, who were charged with murder and abetment of crime, were not taken and they were remanded in prison custody to appear again on April 22, this year.
Presenting the facts of the case to the court, presided over by Mrs Barbara Tetteh Charwey, Inspector Eric Twum Frimpong said some months ago, Osabarima Ayiripe sold a piece of land located near his palace and the Church of Pentecost to a cattle owner.
He said Narh, who was against the sale of the land, protested to the chief on the grounds that since he (Narh) was a member of the church, the land should rather have been sold to him.
Two weeks later, the purchaser dug a foundation in an attempt to develop the piece of land but Narh, joined by other members of the church, went to the project site and covered the foundation.
Not satisfied with his action, the prosecutor said, Narh allegedly proceeded to Osabarima Ayiripe’s house to warn him that since he (the chief) had sold the land to another person, he (Narh) would kill him.
According to Inspector Frimpong, the chief reported the threat on his life to the police.
About 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2010 Isaac went to the chief’s house wielding a machete, and inflicted deep matchete wounds on his wife.
Opare, a 17-year-old son of the butchered woman, who reportedly saw the assailant in the act, took a stick and attempted to hit Isaac with it but Isaac turned around and made an attempt to kill the boy too.
While running away, Opare was said to have shouted for help but the assailant took to his heels to inform Narh about the act he had committed.
However, Isaac was arrested by some youth in the village and handed over to the police.
The chief’s wife, who was said to be bleeding profusely, was rushed to the Begoro District Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
The four are Christopher Narh, the Assembly Member for Dedeso and elder of the Church of Pentecost; Mantey Teye and his father, Joseph Teye, and Isaac Teye, who allegedly killed Madam Asantewaa.
Joseph Teye, who had gone to the court to show solidarity with his son, Mantey, who was alleged to have given the machete to Isaac to commit the crime, was arrested when Osabarima Bosompem Ayiripe, the Chief of Dede-Sawirako, identified him on the premises of the court as one of the suspects linked to the death of his wife.
The pleas of the four, who were charged with murder and abetment of crime, were not taken and they were remanded in prison custody to appear again on April 22, this year.
Presenting the facts of the case to the court, presided over by Mrs Barbara Tetteh Charwey, Inspector Eric Twum Frimpong said some months ago, Osabarima Ayiripe sold a piece of land located near his palace and the Church of Pentecost to a cattle owner.
He said Narh, who was against the sale of the land, protested to the chief on the grounds that since he (Narh) was a member of the church, the land should rather have been sold to him.
Two weeks later, the purchaser dug a foundation in an attempt to develop the piece of land but Narh, joined by other members of the church, went to the project site and covered the foundation.
Not satisfied with his action, the prosecutor said, Narh allegedly proceeded to Osabarima Ayiripe’s house to warn him that since he (the chief) had sold the land to another person, he (Narh) would kill him.
According to Inspector Frimpong, the chief reported the threat on his life to the police.
About 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2010 Isaac went to the chief’s house wielding a machete, and inflicted deep matchete wounds on his wife.
Opare, a 17-year-old son of the butchered woman, who reportedly saw the assailant in the act, took a stick and attempted to hit Isaac with it but Isaac turned around and made an attempt to kill the boy too.
While running away, Opare was said to have shouted for help but the assailant took to his heels to inform Narh about the act he had committed.
However, Isaac was arrested by some youth in the village and handed over to the police.
The chief’s wife, who was said to be bleeding profusely, was rushed to the Begoro District Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
MOTORBIKES FOR ASSEMBLIES IN ER (BACK PAGE, APRIL 6, 2010)
THE Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development last Thursday presented 52 motorbikes to all the 21 municipal and district assemblies in the Eastern Region.
The items were meant to enhance the mobility of project inspectors to effectively monitor and evaluate the various development projects being implemented in the districts.
Presenting the motorbikes in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, urged the assemblies to ensure that the items were effectively used to monitor projects such as the National Youth Employment Programme, the School Feeding Programme and the yet-to-be-implemented afforesta-tion initiative by the government.
Receiving the items on behalf of his counterparts, the District Chief Executive for Kwahu North, Mr Charles Evans Apraku, thanked the government for the items, which he promised would be used to achieve the aim for which they were provided.
The items were meant to enhance the mobility of project inspectors to effectively monitor and evaluate the various development projects being implemented in the districts.
Presenting the motorbikes in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, urged the assemblies to ensure that the items were effectively used to monitor projects such as the National Youth Employment Programme, the School Feeding Programme and the yet-to-be-implemented afforesta-tion initiative by the government.
Receiving the items on behalf of his counterparts, the District Chief Executive for Kwahu North, Mr Charles Evans Apraku, thanked the government for the items, which he promised would be used to achieve the aim for which they were provided.
Monday, April 5, 2010
PUT CENSUS RESOURCES TO JUDICIOUS USE — OFOSU AMPOFO (PAGE 14, APRIL 5, 2010)
THE Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has urged regional and district census implementation committees to ensure that resources that would be allocated to them for the programme would be put to judicious use.
He said the effective management of such resources would ensure the successful execution of the programme, funded by both the government and its development partners.
"For us to continue to enjoy the support of stakeholders, including our development partners, the committee should ensure accountability and judicious use of resources that we will receive," Mr Ampofo stated.
The regional minister made the call when he joined the Government Statistician, Dr Grace Bediako, to inaugurate 13-member census regional and district implementation committees in the region in Koforidua last Thursday.
The committee, comprising directors of relevant institutions, is being chaired by the Eastern Regional Co-ordinating Director, Mr Samuel Bawah.
The establishment of the committees, which formed part of efforts to decentralise the management of this year's census to ensure the best outcomes, will among other things, facilitate the programme to ensure its success in all the 21 municipalities and districts in the region.
Mr Ofosu Ampofo said the population census was one of the most important and expensive data collection exercises any country could undertake.
Nonetheless, he said the government had decided, and was determined to have the fifth post-independence population census, which would be conducted at the latter part of the year.
"The upcoming census will provide the country with the opportunity of updating data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics at the national, regional, district, constituency and locality levels, the result of which will be critical to ensure equity in the distribution of the nation's resources, services and representation at all levels," Mr Ofosu Ampofo said.
He added that the census would ensure the availability of essential data for the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of the country's population and socio-economic development programmes, especially the Ghana Poverty Strategies and the Millennium Development Goals," he stated.
To ensure the success of the programme, he called for the active participation of the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies in the census to enhance its implementation, adding "the role played by the MMDAs enabled the country to achieve successes in the previous census."
"I therefore hope the district assemblies will continue to support the Ghana Statistical Service to ensure effective implementation of this year's programme," he appealed to the MMDAs.
For her part, Dr Bediako said the 2010 population and housing census would require the mobilisation of substantial resources, both human and financial, to successfully execute it at every part of the country.
She said in all, about 45,000 field workers would be recruited and trained between four and five weeks, adding "as we draw close to the exercise, there is the need to broaden the support base and tap the wide range of skills from all segments of society to constitute a pool of expertise needed to undertake the exercise."
Dr Bediako urged stakeholders, including the media, communities, institutions, individuals and groups as well as development partners to join hands in order to make the exercise a success.
On behalf of his colleagues, Mr Bawah gave the assurance that the committees would work hard to make the programme's implementation a success.
He said the effective management of such resources would ensure the successful execution of the programme, funded by both the government and its development partners.
"For us to continue to enjoy the support of stakeholders, including our development partners, the committee should ensure accountability and judicious use of resources that we will receive," Mr Ampofo stated.
The regional minister made the call when he joined the Government Statistician, Dr Grace Bediako, to inaugurate 13-member census regional and district implementation committees in the region in Koforidua last Thursday.
The committee, comprising directors of relevant institutions, is being chaired by the Eastern Regional Co-ordinating Director, Mr Samuel Bawah.
The establishment of the committees, which formed part of efforts to decentralise the management of this year's census to ensure the best outcomes, will among other things, facilitate the programme to ensure its success in all the 21 municipalities and districts in the region.
Mr Ofosu Ampofo said the population census was one of the most important and expensive data collection exercises any country could undertake.
Nonetheless, he said the government had decided, and was determined to have the fifth post-independence population census, which would be conducted at the latter part of the year.
"The upcoming census will provide the country with the opportunity of updating data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics at the national, regional, district, constituency and locality levels, the result of which will be critical to ensure equity in the distribution of the nation's resources, services and representation at all levels," Mr Ofosu Ampofo said.
He added that the census would ensure the availability of essential data for the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of the country's population and socio-economic development programmes, especially the Ghana Poverty Strategies and the Millennium Development Goals," he stated.
To ensure the success of the programme, he called for the active participation of the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies in the census to enhance its implementation, adding "the role played by the MMDAs enabled the country to achieve successes in the previous census."
"I therefore hope the district assemblies will continue to support the Ghana Statistical Service to ensure effective implementation of this year's programme," he appealed to the MMDAs.
For her part, Dr Bediako said the 2010 population and housing census would require the mobilisation of substantial resources, both human and financial, to successfully execute it at every part of the country.
She said in all, about 45,000 field workers would be recruited and trained between four and five weeks, adding "as we draw close to the exercise, there is the need to broaden the support base and tap the wide range of skills from all segments of society to constitute a pool of expertise needed to undertake the exercise."
Dr Bediako urged stakeholders, including the media, communities, institutions, individuals and groups as well as development partners to join hands in order to make the exercise a success.
On behalf of his colleagues, Mr Bawah gave the assurance that the committees would work hard to make the programme's implementation a success.
LINDA DOR HOSTS EASTER JAM (PAGE 31, APRIL 1, 2010)
LINDA Dor Restaurant and Rest Stop, a popular restaurant on the Accra-Kumasi Highway, will today host one of the Easter street jams — the Adom FM Kwahu Akwaaba and Easter Party.
The event, which will mark the 10th anniversary of the Tema-based radio station, will showcase the station's presenters, who will interact with the numerous travellers and revellers who will stop by at the restaurant.
Dubbed, "Ofie Akwaaba", the event will be used to transmit live programmes, especially Ofie Kwanso, from 10 a.m., to be followed by a bash which will feature some favourite local artistes such as Sarkodie, Nana Borrow, Danso Appiah and others.
Expected to thrill the numerous travellers and revellers who will be on their way to Kwahu to celebrate the Easter festivities, the Ofie Akwaaba party will also provide the people with a serene atmosphere to enjoy their favourite music, eat, drink, relax, as well as partake in the various entertainment programmes that day.
The Programmes Director of Adom FM, Daddy Bosco, told the Daily Graphic that the event would begin with a live broadcast from the restaurant, after which there would be a bash that would feature some popular artistes.
According to him, his outfit chose the Linda Dor Restaurant and Rest Stop because of the unique atmosphere it provided the numerous travellers who, over the years, had made the place their favourite place to eat, drink, relax, pray and attend to the call of nature.
The Managing Director of Linda Dor Restaurants, Mrs Linda Doris Akorful, assured travellers that her outfit would provide them the usual unique atmosphere to eat, drink, relax and engage in other social activities which had, over time, become a trade mark of the restaurant.
"With our specialised different restaurants, including the full restaurant, the buffet restaurant and the local kitchen, we are more than poised to serve our customers and travellers alike with assorted sumptuous local, European and Chinese dishes, all of which have become the hallmark of our business in the minds of customers over the years,” she added.
The event, which will mark the 10th anniversary of the Tema-based radio station, will showcase the station's presenters, who will interact with the numerous travellers and revellers who will stop by at the restaurant.
Dubbed, "Ofie Akwaaba", the event will be used to transmit live programmes, especially Ofie Kwanso, from 10 a.m., to be followed by a bash which will feature some favourite local artistes such as Sarkodie, Nana Borrow, Danso Appiah and others.
Expected to thrill the numerous travellers and revellers who will be on their way to Kwahu to celebrate the Easter festivities, the Ofie Akwaaba party will also provide the people with a serene atmosphere to enjoy their favourite music, eat, drink, relax, as well as partake in the various entertainment programmes that day.
The Programmes Director of Adom FM, Daddy Bosco, told the Daily Graphic that the event would begin with a live broadcast from the restaurant, after which there would be a bash that would feature some popular artistes.
According to him, his outfit chose the Linda Dor Restaurant and Rest Stop because of the unique atmosphere it provided the numerous travellers who, over the years, had made the place their favourite place to eat, drink, relax, pray and attend to the call of nature.
The Managing Director of Linda Dor Restaurants, Mrs Linda Doris Akorful, assured travellers that her outfit would provide them the usual unique atmosphere to eat, drink, relax and engage in other social activities which had, over time, become a trade mark of the restaurant.
"With our specialised different restaurants, including the full restaurant, the buffet restaurant and the local kitchen, we are more than poised to serve our customers and travellers alike with assorted sumptuous local, European and Chinese dishes, all of which have become the hallmark of our business in the minds of customers over the years,” she added.
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