Government declares December 27 holiday
Two security guards found dead
Birim South Town Planning Officer not happy
Agbenaza commends journalists for efficiency
DCE commends NADMO for assisting victims
Government declares December 27 holiday
Accra (Greater Accra) 23 Dec. '99
The government has declared Monday, December 27 as a public holiday, according to an official statement issued in Accra on Wednesday by the Minister of the Interior, Nii Okaija Adamafio.
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Two security guards found dead
Takoradi (Western Region) 23 Dec. '99
Two security guards of the Ghana Postal Service (GPS) were on Wednesday found dead in the main yard of the company in Takoradi.
The two, J. K Yalley, 54, and Peter Obeng, 46, were on duty the previous night.
The bodies were found by some workers when they reported for duty around 06:00 hours and the Police was informed.
The hands and legs of Yalley were tied with his shoelace and blood was oozing from their mouth.
The Takoradi Railway Police confirmed the death and said the case is under investigation.
The bodies have been deposited at the Takoradi Hospital mortuary for autopsy.
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Birim South Town Planning Officer not happy
Akim Oda (Eastern Region) 23 Dec. '99
The Birim South Town Planning Officer, Mr Kwame Ampaabeng-Kyeremeh, has expressed concern about the alarming rate at which churches and private schools are springing up on residential plots contrary to provisions made in layouts for the development of the district.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Akim Oda, on Wednesday, he warned that if the practice was not checked, sooner or later, there would be chaos in the area as some residents were poised to confront those churches, that make noise in the night.
Mr Ampabeng-Kyeremeh said under Local Government Act 462 of 1993, it would be an offence for anybody to re-zone land use plans.
He explained that "an allocation of land shall be null and void of the purpose or use for which the allocation is made contrary to the provision of an approved developers plan."
"Any person who allocates, transfers, sells or develops land for a purpose that is contrary to an approved development plan commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 200,000 cedis or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both," he stressed.
The District Planning Officer, therefore, appealed to the District Director of Education and the President of the Local Council of Churches to alert their outfits of the offence, saying that, "much as no one is against the establishment of churches, the right thing must be done".
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Agbenaza commends journalists for efficiency
Cape Coast (Central Region) 23 Dec. '99
The Central Regional Minister, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Agbenaza (Rtd.), has commended journalists in the region for their efficiency and dedication to duty.
The minister, who was addressing the press corps at an end-of-year meeting in Cape Coast on Tuesday, expressed his appreciation to the media for their good coverage of events in the region and urged them to keep it up.
He assured residents of Cape Coast, that roads that have not been included in the rehabilitation exercise currently going on in Cape Coast under the World Bank Urban III Project will be tackled by the Municipal Assembly.
Col. Agbenaza regretted that, in spite of the relatively high number of educational institutions in the region, the literacy rate there was low, adding that the Regional
Co-ordinating Council would, therefore, continue to support educational development in the region.
A lot of improvement has, however, been made in the health sector, with all district capitals and major urban centres now having health facilities.
The regional minister said electricity, water and telecommunications have also improved remarkably, adding that all the district capitals have been hooked to the national grid.
Apart from Twifo Praso, Ajumako and Asikuma Districts, all the other districts also have some form of telecommunication facilities.
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DCE commends NADMO for assisting victims
Salaga (Northern Region) 23 Dec. '99
Mr Jerry Draman Jackson, East Gonja District Chief Executive, has commended the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and other benevolent organisations for assisting the district assembly in its efforts to resettle victims of the recent floods.
He said their contribution of relief items notably, building material; medicine and food have greatly helped in alleviating the plight of the people.
Mr Jackson gave this commendation at Salaga when he took delivery of 200 pieces of student mattresses and 1,400 mosquito nets from NADMO for distribution to area and town councils.
He said the Tamale Catholic Arch-diocese Development Organisation has also provided 500 mini-bags of maize and 560 emergency kits containing empty jelly cans, blankets and provisions for supply to victims at Makango and Lonto fishing communities, who were among those seriously affected.
He appealed to the people to reciprocate this goodwill by stepping up agricultural and other economic activities.
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