Be cautious on the road- Police to drivers

 The Ghana Police Service has advised drivers to adhere to the rules and regulations when driving to the help curtail road accidents in the country.

Director of Public Affairs of the MTTD at the Ghana Police Service, Supt. Alexander Kwaku Obeng speaking to the media said, 96 out of 100 road accidents are caused by human errors hence the need for them to be cautious when driving.

The Ghana Police Service has drivers whose vehicles have been captured by special police monitoring cameras across the country for traffic violations.

The special cameras, which are installed at all traffic intersections and vantage points throughout the country as part of the Traffic Monitoring and Surveillance Centre, captured the offenders within the last two weeks.

Supt. Obeng added that, videos of the activities of the offenders would be used as evidence against them in the course of the prosecution.

He said the surveillance centre is to fight indiscipline among road users and reduce to the barest minimum the carnage on our roads.

"All offences are immediately detected and the jurisdiction notified, and that helps track the vehicle. This will help clear our roads of miscreants who do not comply with road traffic regulations," he said.

 

Chief Imam donated in a haste- Spokesperson

Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheik Aremeyaw Shaibu has disclosed that, the Chief Imam (Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu) never had the intention of donating any amount for the construction of the National Cathedral.

Construction of the National Cathedral has received a boost with a ¢50,000 contribution from the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu.

He is hopeful, the money will aid the speedy construction of the national edifice, which is also expected to serve as a tourist site to earn revenue for the construction.

But according to Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, the Chief Imam took the decision to donate when he got the information that, the Board of Trustees where visiting him.

He added that, he was overwhelmed with how the Board of Trustee respected him by paying a visit.

 He added that, this gesture to assure everyone that, both Christians and Muslims live in peace and harmony in the country hence the need for him to prepare himself when the trustee visited him.

 

EPA engages MDAs, CSOs in Bono East on fight against climate change

Dr. Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, Director in charge of Climate Change at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Head Office in Accra has urged Ghanaians to seriously desist from activities that deplete the atmosphere because the negative impacts of climate change on humans worsen by the day.

He made this observation in an interview with the media during a sensitization workshop in Techiman which brought together Coordinating Directors, Planning Officers, Agric Directors, Gender Desk Officers, Civil Society Organizations, NGOs and Media from all the eleven (11) Municipal and District Assemblies in Bono East region.

Dr. Antwi-Boasiako Amoah noted that the training under the theme, “Climate change and gender mainstreaming” was aimed at equipping the Stakeholders with skills to enable them mainstream climate change into the assemblies' plans and ensure that those plans are climate smart and gender sensitive.

 On his part, Mr. Kanton Salifu Issifu Executive Director for Community Development Alliance who represented "Abantu for Development" pleaded with the assemblies to come up with policies that will not discriminate against women and children.

 Finally, Mr. Duah Anthony acting Bono East regional head of EPA advised residents to henceforth take this education seriously in order to reduce climate change. 

 

FDA to crack whip on regulation offenders after training Traditional Healers in Techiman

Mad. Akua Amponsah Owusu Head of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in charge of Bono East, Bono and Ahafo regions has hinted that, very soon her outfit in collaboration with State security agencies will seriously go after people practicing or selling herbal medicines without registration or licensing.

According to her, the FDA has embark on a lot of education and sensitization which is too much opportunity for everyone who genuinely wants to practice traditional healing to pass through the right channel, therefore anyone caught flouting the regulations will be made to face the full rigors of the laws of Ghana.

Mad. Akua Amponsah Owusu made this disclosure in an interview with the media during a training workshop for herbal or traditional healers in the Techiman North and South.

 Some executives of Ghana National Association of Traditional Healers on behalf of their members expressed gratitude to FDA for the training and made some appeals to government.