Story: Rose Hayford Darko, Tema
The Tema Municipal Chief Executive, Mr David Quaye Annang, has disclosed that the current HIV prevalent rate in the municipality, estimated to be 3.6 per cent, calls for caution because the figure continues to swell.
He stated that in 2005 the prevalence rate in the municipality reduced from 5.8 to 2.2, representing a depreciation of the situation.
Mr Annang made this disclosure at the Greater Accra Regional celebration of the World AIDS Day in Tema.
He called on residents to adopt sexual practices that would lead to healthy lifestyles to avoid the spread of the virus.
Mr Annang noted that though there had been various ways of educating the public, some people had ignored them and continued to lead promiscuous lifestyles.
He appealed to the youth especially to take it serious because they were the future of the world.
Mr Annang also advised against stigmatisation and discrimination against infected people to give them support and comfort.
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Sheikh I.C. Quaye, was not happy that the prevalenct rate was high among the economically active in society, especially among those aged between 20 and 40 years.
He called on all Ghanaians to make concerted efforts to contribute towards the moral upbringing of the youth to ensure social protection, offer care, job security and rights of both the infected and affected.
Sheik Quaye said the Regional Coordinating Council and all District Assemblies in the region would intensify the educational process of developing work place polices to help limit the spread of the virus.
He noted that the campaign would consider the rapidly changing lifestyle and technological development which had rendered the youth vulnerable to sexual immorality.
Meanwhile, workers of Unilever in Tema walked to raise funds for people living with AIDS (PLWA) and also raise awareness.
They covered a distance of six kilometres through the streets of Tema and later converged at the factory premises to be taken through free testing and counselling.
The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Charles Cofie, in an interview after the walk appealed to Ghanaian workers and the public at large to present themselves for testing to enable them know their status.
Over 200 workers and volunteers went through the testing and counselling after the walk.
Mr Cofie expressed concern about the impact of the disease on the social security system and increasing social expenditure on health care, pensions and sickness benefits.
He said the company would add its contribution to the amount realised during the walk and present it to the PLWAs.
Friday, December 21, 2007
CHURCH PROMOTES PATRONAGE OF MADE-IN GHANA GOODS. PUBLISH DECEMBER 18TH 2007....METRO PAGE GRAPHIC PAGE 29
Rose Hayford Darko , Tema
The Tema Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana has initiated a program to educate members of the need to patronize made in Ghana products as a means to contribute to the boosting of the trade and local industry .
Dubbed a ‘Trade Week Seminar’ members were treated to topics on ‘Global Trade in Food and its impact on poor economics ; Trade Justice and the Right to Food ; and International Trade and Free Trade Liberation .
A Circuit Minister of the Tema Diocese Very Rev. Comfort Ruth Quartey - Papafio who spoke on the Trade Justice and Right to Food called on the government to initiate policies and taxations that would provide an income base for access to food security .
Very Rev. Quartey -Papafio was of the view that Ghanaians could be taxed adequately and the monies used wisely to subsidize the cost of farming in the country to make agriculture appreciative .
She said Ghanaians must not be proud of food aid but have the vision to prevent trade injustices by producing to meet the demand of the market to build a strong data base for the economy .
Very Rev. Quartey –Papafio noted that trade was one of the key elements to determine sufficiency of food but observed that the current pricing pressure had made farmers to suffer most and appealed for a review of the system to make pricing attractive to the consumer .
She explained that this system could push imported goods and food out of business .
Very Rev. Quartey said Ghanaians would be helping themselves if they patronized the locally produced food like the local rice and chicken instead of the ‘perfumed rice’ which had lost its real nutritious value.
She therefore called on Ghanaians to sacrifice to use made in Ghana goods and boycott the many poor quality goods which have been put on the market .
The Presiding Bishop of the Church Rt Rev . Samuel Archamfuor in his presentation outlined that there were some reasons why farmers in the country had not been able to make their mark .
He noted that the rich had taken advantage of the poor citing examples during bumper harvests when fish and food alike were purchased at very low prices because their produce had no value added and had no storage facilities for their produce .
Rt Rev Archamfuor commented that the poor however had to purchase their needs at very exorbitant prices and most times had to live on loans .
He observed that this trend could be found on the world market when Ghanaian farmers produced cocoa but prices were fixed for them .
Bishop Archamfuor related it to the bible that God wanted justice for all and therefore stated that it was immoral for some to close their markets while they expected other markets to be opened for them .
He prayed for rightness to be obtained in trade for mercy and justice to be done to the poor .
Other Speakers included Very Rev . Gaisie Amoah and Rev Patrick Kofie Amissah all of the Tema Diocese of the Methodist Church , Ghana .
The Tema Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana has initiated a program to educate members of the need to patronize made in Ghana products as a means to contribute to the boosting of the trade and local industry .
Dubbed a ‘Trade Week Seminar’ members were treated to topics on ‘Global Trade in Food and its impact on poor economics ; Trade Justice and the Right to Food ; and International Trade and Free Trade Liberation .
A Circuit Minister of the Tema Diocese Very Rev. Comfort Ruth Quartey - Papafio who spoke on the Trade Justice and Right to Food called on the government to initiate policies and taxations that would provide an income base for access to food security .
Very Rev. Quartey -Papafio was of the view that Ghanaians could be taxed adequately and the monies used wisely to subsidize the cost of farming in the country to make agriculture appreciative .
She said Ghanaians must not be proud of food aid but have the vision to prevent trade injustices by producing to meet the demand of the market to build a strong data base for the economy .
Very Rev. Quartey –Papafio noted that trade was one of the key elements to determine sufficiency of food but observed that the current pricing pressure had made farmers to suffer most and appealed for a review of the system to make pricing attractive to the consumer .
She explained that this system could push imported goods and food out of business .
Very Rev. Quartey said Ghanaians would be helping themselves if they patronized the locally produced food like the local rice and chicken instead of the ‘perfumed rice’ which had lost its real nutritious value.
She therefore called on Ghanaians to sacrifice to use made in Ghana goods and boycott the many poor quality goods which have been put on the market .
The Presiding Bishop of the Church Rt Rev . Samuel Archamfuor in his presentation outlined that there were some reasons why farmers in the country had not been able to make their mark .
He noted that the rich had taken advantage of the poor citing examples during bumper harvests when fish and food alike were purchased at very low prices because their produce had no value added and had no storage facilities for their produce .
Rt Rev Archamfuor commented that the poor however had to purchase their needs at very exorbitant prices and most times had to live on loans .
He observed that this trend could be found on the world market when Ghanaian farmers produced cocoa but prices were fixed for them .
Bishop Archamfuor related it to the bible that God wanted justice for all and therefore stated that it was immoral for some to close their markets while they expected other markets to be opened for them .
He prayed for rightness to be obtained in trade for mercy and justice to be done to the poor .
Other Speakers included Very Rev . Gaisie Amoah and Rev Patrick Kofie Amissah all of the Tema Diocese of the Methodist Church , Ghana .
Thursday, December 13, 2007
PARENTS URGED TO DEVELOP TALENTS OF CHILDREN.....Page 17
Story: Rose Darko, Tema
THE Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chamber of Mines, Ms Joyce Aryee, has called on parents to help develop the talents of their children in their formative years for social and emotional development.
Ms Aryee said this could be achieved in collaboration with school authorities who were trained in the early child development aspects of children’s growth.
She was speaking in Tema at a one-day children's conference organised by Monton Heights 2007, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), on the theme: “Keys for the Growing Child.”
It was attended by students drawn from both junior and senior high schools in Tema and Ashaiman.
Ms Aryee, who spoke on the topic ‘Digging the Gold in the Growing Child', stated that most parents were willing to invest a lot of money in their children's education, even from the day-care stage, in the hope of identifying the “gold” in them.
The CEO noted that with proper environment and education, the ‘gold in children could be dug’.
She said parents needed to educate themselves or have the resources and time to help their children learn, and also set academic goals for them.
She, therefore, urged the students to take their studies seriously to make the investments made in them productive.
The CEO commended the NGO for instituting the programme, saying that it would enhance the learning abilities of the children.
She also appealed to the children to count themselves lucky by being in school and having the opportunity to attend the children's conference, which was to prepare them for their future endeavours.
A Principal Investigator at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mrs Joyce Boahene, who spoke on “The Child’s Rights and Responsibility’, placed much emphasis on moral decency, discipline, peer pressure and courtesy for boys and girls.
She said moral decency must reflect in their attitudes towards others and called on the children to learn to distinguish right from wrong through their behaviour.
Mrs Boahene observed that an undisciplined child had no self-control and could thus easily fall prey to temptation which would retard his or her life in future.
THE Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chamber of Mines, Ms Joyce Aryee, has called on parents to help develop the talents of their children in their formative years for social and emotional development.
Ms Aryee said this could be achieved in collaboration with school authorities who were trained in the early child development aspects of children’s growth.
She was speaking in Tema at a one-day children's conference organised by Monton Heights 2007, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), on the theme: “Keys for the Growing Child.”
It was attended by students drawn from both junior and senior high schools in Tema and Ashaiman.
Ms Aryee, who spoke on the topic ‘Digging the Gold in the Growing Child', stated that most parents were willing to invest a lot of money in their children's education, even from the day-care stage, in the hope of identifying the “gold” in them.
The CEO noted that with proper environment and education, the ‘gold in children could be dug’.
She said parents needed to educate themselves or have the resources and time to help their children learn, and also set academic goals for them.
She, therefore, urged the students to take their studies seriously to make the investments made in them productive.
The CEO commended the NGO for instituting the programme, saying that it would enhance the learning abilities of the children.
She also appealed to the children to count themselves lucky by being in school and having the opportunity to attend the children's conference, which was to prepare them for their future endeavours.
A Principal Investigator at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mrs Joyce Boahene, who spoke on “The Child’s Rights and Responsibility’, placed much emphasis on moral decency, discipline, peer pressure and courtesy for boys and girls.
She said moral decency must reflect in their attitudes towards others and called on the children to learn to distinguish right from wrong through their behaviour.
Mrs Boahene observed that an undisciplined child had no self-control and could thus easily fall prey to temptation which would retard his or her life in future.
Friday, December 7, 2007
POLICE , MILITARY TEAM ARRESTS SUSPECTED CRIMINALS ( Published Dec 5, 2007. Page 31)
Story: Rose Hayfron Darko, Tema
BARELY 24 hours after the arrest of some members of a suspected armed robbery gang, the Tema Police, in conjunction with a military patrol team, has swooped on some suspected criminals at separate locations at the Coastal Estates and Community 18 (Batsonaa), near Sakumono, and made arrests of seventeen persons.
Several incriminating equipment and materials, including four rubber stamps bearing the insignia of the Office of the President, the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Ghana and the International Commercial Bank, were retrieved.
Seven of the suspects who were arrested on Saturday in a rented house at the Coastal Estates were Vincent Dennis, 25, Gabriel Ojugo, 28, Franklin Anana, 29, Kingsley Osu Eto, 30, Aniekom Olumba, 31, Anthony Archibong, 29, and Patrick Archibong, 34.
Ten other suspects — Freeborn Mukore, 35, Agise Billy, 23, Johnson Yomi, 23, Blessing Sapilo, 34, Emmanuel Owos, 21, Kingsley Siprako, 25, Williams Uche, 37, Paul Adams, 23, Ezekiel Ufuoma, 32, and Sisan Oebaro, 30 — were also picked up from a rented house at Batsonaa on Sunday.
The Tema Regional Police Public Affairs Officer, Chief Inspector Yaw Nketia-Yeboah, said the Tema municipality had experienced a spate of robberies and other serious crimes which called for prompt attention.
He said the 17 were suspected to be involved in cyber/Internet fraud.
Chief Inspector Nketia-Yeboah said the police would continue with the swoops on the hideouts of criminals until the system was cleared of them.
He said the police retrieved a wireless GPRS modem and its memory, 10 mobiles phones, floppy diskettes, pen drives, fax machines, printers, laptop system units and some cash in dollars and cedis in the first swoop.
They also seized one Toyota Solara saloon car (GW 2826 W), a Lexus 50 saloon car (GS 254 Y) and a VW Jetta (GS 1491 Y) saloon car and a quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.
Chief Inspector Nketia-Yeboah said in the second swoop on Sunday at Batsonaa, the police retrieved 16 mobile phones, two Nigerian passports, two laptops and their accessories and two saloon cars — a Toyota Camry (GT 7162 T) and a Toyota Corolla (GR 753 Y).
He appealed to the public to provide information for the police or report anyone who would post a message to them with the promise of giving them big money.
Chief Inspector Nketia-Yeboah said the police were investigating further to break the syndicate involved in the cyber fraud business.
BARELY 24 hours after the arrest of some members of a suspected armed robbery gang, the Tema Police, in conjunction with a military patrol team, has swooped on some suspected criminals at separate locations at the Coastal Estates and Community 18 (Batsonaa), near Sakumono, and made arrests of seventeen persons.
Several incriminating equipment and materials, including four rubber stamps bearing the insignia of the Office of the President, the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Ghana and the International Commercial Bank, were retrieved.
Seven of the suspects who were arrested on Saturday in a rented house at the Coastal Estates were Vincent Dennis, 25, Gabriel Ojugo, 28, Franklin Anana, 29, Kingsley Osu Eto, 30, Aniekom Olumba, 31, Anthony Archibong, 29, and Patrick Archibong, 34.
Ten other suspects — Freeborn Mukore, 35, Agise Billy, 23, Johnson Yomi, 23, Blessing Sapilo, 34, Emmanuel Owos, 21, Kingsley Siprako, 25, Williams Uche, 37, Paul Adams, 23, Ezekiel Ufuoma, 32, and Sisan Oebaro, 30 — were also picked up from a rented house at Batsonaa on Sunday.
The Tema Regional Police Public Affairs Officer, Chief Inspector Yaw Nketia-Yeboah, said the Tema municipality had experienced a spate of robberies and other serious crimes which called for prompt attention.
He said the 17 were suspected to be involved in cyber/Internet fraud.
Chief Inspector Nketia-Yeboah said the police would continue with the swoops on the hideouts of criminals until the system was cleared of them.
He said the police retrieved a wireless GPRS modem and its memory, 10 mobiles phones, floppy diskettes, pen drives, fax machines, printers, laptop system units and some cash in dollars and cedis in the first swoop.
They also seized one Toyota Solara saloon car (GW 2826 W), a Lexus 50 saloon car (GS 254 Y) and a VW Jetta (GS 1491 Y) saloon car and a quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.
Chief Inspector Nketia-Yeboah said in the second swoop on Sunday at Batsonaa, the police retrieved 16 mobile phones, two Nigerian passports, two laptops and their accessories and two saloon cars — a Toyota Camry (GT 7162 T) and a Toyota Corolla (GR 753 Y).
He appealed to the public to provide information for the police or report anyone who would post a message to them with the promise of giving them big money.
Chief Inspector Nketia-Yeboah said the police were investigating further to break the syndicate involved in the cyber fraud business.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
OFOSU-WARE IS NDC MAN FOR TEMA EAST (Page 16)
Story: Rose Hayford Darko, Tema
THE Tema East Constituency of the National Democratic Party (NDC) has elected Mr Robert Kempis Papa Nii Ofosu-Ware, a Director of Power FC Football Club, as its parliamentary candidate for the 2008 elections.
This was at the party’s constituency primary held at the weekend at Tema, which was supervised by the Deputy Tema Electoral Officer of the Electoral Commission, Mr Fitz Addo.
Ofosu-Ware polled 119 out of the 275 votes against 36, 19 and 90 votes his three other contestants — Mr Albert Antwi Nuamah, Mr Joseph Djanie Kotey, and Mrs Emelia Kai Adjei — respectively.
Another contestant, Mr Edem Dogbe, was disqualified for issuing a dud cheque for ¢10 million being the filing fee.
Addressing the delegates shortly before the voting process, the Deputy General Secretary (Operations) of the NDC, Mr Baba Jamal, reminded them that the party had suffered for too long in the opposition and, therefore, they must elect candidates who would clinch victory for the party.
He cautioned the delegates not to allow any body to be a stumbling block in their bid to win the 2008 elections, emphasising that “anyone who makes himself a stumbling block will be crushed”.
Mr Jamal called for transparency in the elections and warned the delegates against anything that would send aggrieved members rushing to join other parties.
Mr Jamal called on the NPP to surrender before the national elections in 2008 because through the democratic principles of the NDC and the hard work of its delegates and members the party was assured of victory.
The election was observed by some national and regional executive members of the party including the National Organiser, Mr Ofosu Ampofo; the National Treasurer, Mrs Clarke Kwesie, and representatives of the Tema East NPP executive.
THE Tema East Constituency of the National Democratic Party (NDC) has elected Mr Robert Kempis Papa Nii Ofosu-Ware, a Director of Power FC Football Club, as its parliamentary candidate for the 2008 elections.
This was at the party’s constituency primary held at the weekend at Tema, which was supervised by the Deputy Tema Electoral Officer of the Electoral Commission, Mr Fitz Addo.
Ofosu-Ware polled 119 out of the 275 votes against 36, 19 and 90 votes his three other contestants — Mr Albert Antwi Nuamah, Mr Joseph Djanie Kotey, and Mrs Emelia Kai Adjei — respectively.
Another contestant, Mr Edem Dogbe, was disqualified for issuing a dud cheque for ¢10 million being the filing fee.
Addressing the delegates shortly before the voting process, the Deputy General Secretary (Operations) of the NDC, Mr Baba Jamal, reminded them that the party had suffered for too long in the opposition and, therefore, they must elect candidates who would clinch victory for the party.
He cautioned the delegates not to allow any body to be a stumbling block in their bid to win the 2008 elections, emphasising that “anyone who makes himself a stumbling block will be crushed”.
Mr Jamal called for transparency in the elections and warned the delegates against anything that would send aggrieved members rushing to join other parties.
Mr Jamal called on the NPP to surrender before the national elections in 2008 because through the democratic principles of the NDC and the hard work of its delegates and members the party was assured of victory.
The election was observed by some national and regional executive members of the party including the National Organiser, Mr Ofosu Ampofo; the National Treasurer, Mrs Clarke Kwesie, and representatives of the Tema East NPP executive.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
TEMA POLICE NAB GANG OF ROBBERS (Page 31)
Story: Rose Hayford Darko, Tema
THE Tema Regional Police Command has busted a suspected syndicate of armed robbers believed to be operating around Tema and Sakumono.
Two members of the gang who are in the custody of the police are Mumuni Billa, a 34-year-old Burkinabe, and Okoh Armah, 34, a Ghanaian.
They were arrested while in possession of locally-manufactured shotguns moulded in the likeness of the AK 47 assault rifle.
The Tema Regional Police Commander, ACP John Kudalor, told the press in Tema at the weekend that of late armed robbery in the Tema Region had been concentrated in Sakumono and its environs, prompting the police and the military to intensify their day and night patrols there.
He said on November 30, 2007, the police had information that a man was seen undergoing weapon training in the bush around Tema Community 10.
ACP Kudalor said that led to the arrest of Mumuni, who had the locally-manufactured shotgun, and on interrogation, he claimed to be a hunter and vegetable farmer and that he was practising how to fire to protect his vegetable farm.
He said when Mumuni was further quizzed, it became evident that he was the leader of an armed robbery group.
ACP Kudalor said Mumuni led the police to arrest Armah at Ashaiman Tulaku, and a search in his room led to the retrieval of another shotgun, which was covered by a permit.
He said Armah claimed to be the supervisor of a bath bay at Ashaiman and also a hunter but he later admitted selling the locally-manufactured gun to Mumuni for GH¢40.00 (¢400,000) and that he occasionally supplied him with some cartridges he purchased for his licensed gun.
ACP Kudalor said the two persons were highly suspected to be operating with an armed gang and they would be put before court.
In another development, the patrol team retrieved some personal effects at Ashie, near Oyibi, when two men escaped, leaving behind stolen goods from the area.
THE Tema Regional Police Command has busted a suspected syndicate of armed robbers believed to be operating around Tema and Sakumono.
Two members of the gang who are in the custody of the police are Mumuni Billa, a 34-year-old Burkinabe, and Okoh Armah, 34, a Ghanaian.
They were arrested while in possession of locally-manufactured shotguns moulded in the likeness of the AK 47 assault rifle.
The Tema Regional Police Commander, ACP John Kudalor, told the press in Tema at the weekend that of late armed robbery in the Tema Region had been concentrated in Sakumono and its environs, prompting the police and the military to intensify their day and night patrols there.
He said on November 30, 2007, the police had information that a man was seen undergoing weapon training in the bush around Tema Community 10.
ACP Kudalor said that led to the arrest of Mumuni, who had the locally-manufactured shotgun, and on interrogation, he claimed to be a hunter and vegetable farmer and that he was practising how to fire to protect his vegetable farm.
He said when Mumuni was further quizzed, it became evident that he was the leader of an armed robbery group.
ACP Kudalor said Mumuni led the police to arrest Armah at Ashaiman Tulaku, and a search in his room led to the retrieval of another shotgun, which was covered by a permit.
He said Armah claimed to be the supervisor of a bath bay at Ashaiman and also a hunter but he later admitted selling the locally-manufactured gun to Mumuni for GH¢40.00 (¢400,000) and that he occasionally supplied him with some cartridges he purchased for his licensed gun.
ACP Kudalor said the two persons were highly suspected to be operating with an armed gang and they would be put before court.
In another development, the patrol team retrieved some personal effects at Ashie, near Oyibi, when two men escaped, leaving behind stolen goods from the area.
Monday, December 3, 2007
155 RESIT EXAM (Page 17)
Story: Rose Hayford Darko, Tema
ONE hundred and fifty-five students out of the 251 who failed to write the 2007 West African Examinations council School
Certificate November/December examinations in October, last Tuesday wrote the Physics Paper Three at the Tema WAEC Hall.
The two hour- 45 minute paper started at exactly 9 a.m. with 96 students being absent.
The examination was conducted under a peaceful atmosphere and without any incidents, though some of the students reported after 9 a.m. when the examination had already started.
When the Daily Graphic visited the centre, it saw some of the students reporting late .
The Supervisor of the centre, Mr Paul Dzineku, said the WAEC law allowed 30 minutes for the late comers to join the class.
Mr Dzineku was optimistic that with the sufficient announcements made both in the print and electronic media, he did not expect any complaints from those who did not turn up to write the paper.
Most of the students who registered to write the paper at the Tema WAEC hall last October were disappointed because of a break in communication between the students and the WAEC.
The students claimed that they were to write the paper at 2 p.m. on October 18 but the time turned out to be 9 a.m; as a result a lucky few had the opportunity to write while over 200 candidates missed the paper.
On October 25, the WAEC invited all the affected students to a meeting during which the students were made to write their statements to indicate reasons which led to their inability to participate in the October 18 examinations.
An official from the WAEC, Mr John Yao Newlands, disclosed at the meeting that students who failed to write the paper constituted the minority and assured them that no candidate would be at a disadvantage as a result of the incident.
He said the council had mechanisms to deal with such situations.
When the Daily Graphic interviewed some of the students after the paper, they claimed that even though the paper was not easy, they did their best and hoped for the best.
ONE hundred and fifty-five students out of the 251 who failed to write the 2007 West African Examinations council School
Certificate November/December examinations in October, last Tuesday wrote the Physics Paper Three at the Tema WAEC Hall.
The two hour- 45 minute paper started at exactly 9 a.m. with 96 students being absent.
The examination was conducted under a peaceful atmosphere and without any incidents, though some of the students reported after 9 a.m. when the examination had already started.
When the Daily Graphic visited the centre, it saw some of the students reporting late .
The Supervisor of the centre, Mr Paul Dzineku, said the WAEC law allowed 30 minutes for the late comers to join the class.
Mr Dzineku was optimistic that with the sufficient announcements made both in the print and electronic media, he did not expect any complaints from those who did not turn up to write the paper.
Most of the students who registered to write the paper at the Tema WAEC hall last October were disappointed because of a break in communication between the students and the WAEC.
The students claimed that they were to write the paper at 2 p.m. on October 18 but the time turned out to be 9 a.m; as a result a lucky few had the opportunity to write while over 200 candidates missed the paper.
On October 25, the WAEC invited all the affected students to a meeting during which the students were made to write their statements to indicate reasons which led to their inability to participate in the October 18 examinations.
An official from the WAEC, Mr John Yao Newlands, disclosed at the meeting that students who failed to write the paper constituted the minority and assured them that no candidate would be at a disadvantage as a result of the incident.
He said the council had mechanisms to deal with such situations.
When the Daily Graphic interviewed some of the students after the paper, they claimed that even though the paper was not easy, they did their best and hoped for the best.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
LET'S MAKE XMAS ACCIDENT-FREE (P.18, Sat. Dec 1, 2007)
Story: Rose Hayford Darko, Tema
THE National Road Safety Commission has assured Ghanaians of a sustained effort to promote safety on the roads during this Christmas season, and called for support from the public to observe safety regulations to make it successful.
Drivers and pedestrians alike are to put in maximum effort to prevent the occurrence of accidents on the roads.
The Director of Finance and Administration of the Commission, Mr Adom Boateng, made the call when he addressed workers of Unilever Ghana to mark the company’s road safety month of accident-free for 430 working days.
The theme for the programme was ‘Speed kills, arrive alive’.
He commended the company for making conscious efforts to eliminate accidents at workplaces and on the roads.
Mr Boateng noted that as a company that had the dual purpose of producing heavy equipment and conveying them by road to depots all over the country, it took them much more efforts to achieve the safe working days without accidents.
He disclosed that the commission had a target of achieving a single digit percentage of accidents in the country, and expressed the hope that all road users would make it a success.
Mr Boateng said the number of vehicles in the country had increased, making the roads much busier than it was before. He, therefore, called on road users to be more cautious.
He said drivers must not drive when tired, but should stop after every four hours to relax and gain composure, instead of relying on such stimulants as chewing gums, Nescafe and cola to keep them awake.
The second in command at the Tema MTTU, ASP Alice Gyamfi, cautioned drivers against speeding and overtaking, fatigue and drunkenness and called on them to, be patient on the road.
She said various areas on the roads had different speed limits which needed to be adhered to for the prevention of accidents.
ASP Gyamfi advised management to acquire alcho-meters to test the level of drunkenness by drivers who were suspected to be drunk to prevent them from conveying their goods.
She also expressed concern about drivers who were not registered instructors, but used their private cars to train prospective drivers how to drive, and noted that it was an offence and against the regulations of the profession.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Unilever Ghana, Mr Charles Kwofie, disclosed that the company loaded 30 trucks for distribution of its products daily.
He said the safety programme involved workers on the factory floor, drivers who conveyed workers and those who delivered goods.
Mr Kwofie noted that the company would continue to ensure safety and behavioural change among the workers.
He disclosed that it was the third year running that the company had observed the safety month without any accidents, noting that it had been a collective responsibility for all to reduce accidents to its barest minimum by observing simple rules on the road and in workplaces.
Mr Kwofie urged the drivers to avoid driving when tired, using mobile phones and being aggressive on the road.
He congratulated all the workers on making it possible for the company to achieve its target of safe working days.
Some workers were honoured for extra efforts they put in to support the company by reporting and, on their own, dealing with incidents which could have resulted in accidents.
THE National Road Safety Commission has assured Ghanaians of a sustained effort to promote safety on the roads during this Christmas season, and called for support from the public to observe safety regulations to make it successful.
Drivers and pedestrians alike are to put in maximum effort to prevent the occurrence of accidents on the roads.
The Director of Finance and Administration of the Commission, Mr Adom Boateng, made the call when he addressed workers of Unilever Ghana to mark the company’s road safety month of accident-free for 430 working days.
The theme for the programme was ‘Speed kills, arrive alive’.
He commended the company for making conscious efforts to eliminate accidents at workplaces and on the roads.
Mr Boateng noted that as a company that had the dual purpose of producing heavy equipment and conveying them by road to depots all over the country, it took them much more efforts to achieve the safe working days without accidents.
He disclosed that the commission had a target of achieving a single digit percentage of accidents in the country, and expressed the hope that all road users would make it a success.
Mr Boateng said the number of vehicles in the country had increased, making the roads much busier than it was before. He, therefore, called on road users to be more cautious.
He said drivers must not drive when tired, but should stop after every four hours to relax and gain composure, instead of relying on such stimulants as chewing gums, Nescafe and cola to keep them awake.
The second in command at the Tema MTTU, ASP Alice Gyamfi, cautioned drivers against speeding and overtaking, fatigue and drunkenness and called on them to, be patient on the road.
She said various areas on the roads had different speed limits which needed to be adhered to for the prevention of accidents.
ASP Gyamfi advised management to acquire alcho-meters to test the level of drunkenness by drivers who were suspected to be drunk to prevent them from conveying their goods.
She also expressed concern about drivers who were not registered instructors, but used their private cars to train prospective drivers how to drive, and noted that it was an offence and against the regulations of the profession.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Unilever Ghana, Mr Charles Kwofie, disclosed that the company loaded 30 trucks for distribution of its products daily.
He said the safety programme involved workers on the factory floor, drivers who conveyed workers and those who delivered goods.
Mr Kwofie noted that the company would continue to ensure safety and behavioural change among the workers.
He disclosed that it was the third year running that the company had observed the safety month without any accidents, noting that it had been a collective responsibility for all to reduce accidents to its barest minimum by observing simple rules on the road and in workplaces.
Mr Kwofie urged the drivers to avoid driving when tired, using mobile phones and being aggressive on the road.
He congratulated all the workers on making it possible for the company to achieve its target of safe working days.
Some workers were honoured for extra efforts they put in to support the company by reporting and, on their own, dealing with incidents which could have resulted in accidents.
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