Revision of voters' register begins
Communities in Bosomtwe basin to have good roads
AMA, SIF sign financial contract with two associations
Revision of voters' register begins
Accra (Greater Accra ), 08 May 2000
The revision of the voters' register began throughout the country on Saturday with the Electoral Commission (EC) projecting that about 600,000 new voters would be added during the 10-day exercise.
Mr David Kanga, Deputy Chairman of the EC, told the GNA in an interview in Accra before embarking on a tour of registration centres in the metropolis that normally about 250,000 people are expected to be registered annually, but the EC has projected 600,000 because it has not reviewed the register for the past two years.
The exercise is also for those who have already registered to check their names and to help delete names of the dead.
Those who have lost their voter identification cards are to report to EC officials while those who have changed residence should transfer to new polling stations. There are about 9.2 million voters in the present register.
Mr Kanga said the Commission is not expecting queues or problems during the exercise because the EC has prepared and is ready for the exercise.
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Accra (Greater Accra) 08 May
2000
A consignment of kerosene has been
contaminated at the Team Oil Refinery (TOR) as a result of seepage in the
equipment that separates kerosene and gasoline lines.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Mines
and Energy has directed the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST)
to temporarily suspend the delivery of kerosene to Marketing Companies from all
distribution points including TOR pending further investigations.
A statement issued in Accra on
Friday by the Ministry, said task force made up of TOR, BOST and Oil Marketing
companies has been set up to conduct tests at various filling stations and
other points where kerosene is sold.
The contamination is in respect of
supplies delivered on April 20, 2000. "While the Ministry has taken steps
to ensure the availability of certified kerosene, it regrets the inconvenience
it may cause to consumers and called for co-operation to ensure public
safety" and assured the public that the "fault has been completely
eliminated."
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Communities in Bosomtwe basin to have good
roads
Ankaase (Ashanti Region) 08 May 2000
The Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC) is to collaborate with the Ministry of Tourism to link up all communities dotted around Mr Samuel Nuamah-Donkor, Ashanti Regional Minister, said at separate meetings with the chiefs and people of Ankaase and Duase in the Amansie East district.
as part of his tour of tourists attraction centres in Ashanti.Bosomtwe Lake with good roads, announced this, said the entire Bosomtwe basin has an immense tourism potential that should be exploited by a holistic development approach.
The Regional Minister was addressing
He said the RCC and the ministry would soon undertake a tour of all communities in the basin with a view to making provision for the roads in the budget to enhance the exploitation tourist potentials of the lake which is believed to have been formed out of a crater.
He noted with satisfaction the extension of electricity and telephone facilities to some communities in the basin and asked the people to support the government in its efforts to open up the area.
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AMA, SIF sign financial contract with two
associations
Accra (Greater Accra Region) 08 May 2000
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and the Social Investment Fund (SIF) on Friday signed a 17.7 million-cedi financial contract with the Ga-Mashie Youth Association (GMYA) and the Bukom Youth Development Association (BYDA) to begin projects for the youth in the Ashiedu Keteke Sub-Metropolitan Area.
The projects, when completed, will provide employment opportunities for the youth and give support in sanitation educational programmes in some selected communities. The GYMA received a cheque for 6.3 million cedis, and the BYDA a cheque for 11.4million cedis.
Mr Emmanuel C. Kotey, Presiding Member of the AMA, signed for the Assembly, Mr Opoku Agyemang, Executive Director of SIF, on behalf of the his organisation, while Nii Armah Tagoe signed on behalf of BYDA and Mr Roger Okuley for the GMYA.
SIF is a special fund put together by the government, the African Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme to provide assistance to poor communities in Ghana. It also provides support to sub-projects initiated, designed and implemented by the communities.
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