Public Agenda articles from May 2010

Public Agenda archives from May 2010

Calibration - Key to Quality Healthcare Delivery.
May 31, 2010... The health alert carried on the front page of this paper clearly shows how the health of Ghanaians is being gambled with by operators of health facilities who decide not to calibrate their medical instruments. The fact that, only 22 health...

GNECC Involves Media in Campaign to Combat Violence Against Girls.
May 31, 2010... Byline: Akwasi Fredua The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has held a capacity building programme for journalists as part of the Coalition ' s Stop Violence Against Girls in Schools (SVAGS) campaign. The training session...

Community NGO Creates Awareness On TB Prevention.
May 31, 2010... Byline: Fidels Anipu Ghanaians have been advised to take precautionary measures by reporting early to the nearest health facility in order to receive medical care if they experience severe cough constantly to help stop the spread of...

Forced Evictions Impact Negatively On Women's Rights to Housing.
May 31, 2010... Byline: Ama A.A. Baafi and Cindy D.M. Asamoah Women rights advocates have reiterated that forced evictions should be avoided as much as possible. Otherwise, where they have already taken place or it is unavoidable, it is imperative that...

CHRAJ Rolls Out Human Rights Programme for Basic Schools.
May 31, 2010... Byline: Gifty Mensah As part of plans to bring human rights education to the doorstep of basic schools, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), last Thursday began a human rights education programme at the New Gbawe...

Parliament Imposes Levy On Electricity and Natural Gas.
May 31, 2010... Byline: Akwasi Fredua The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Works and Housing, Hon. David Tetteh Assumeng, has said that a new levy imposed on electricity and natural gas transmission services by Parliament will have minimal impact...

KMA Moves to Curb Noise Making in Kumasi.
May 31, 2010... Byline: Misbahu B Bulmuo Excessive noise making has become a nuisance to many residents and visitors to the garden city, Kumasi. The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has therefore started a process that would ensure that existing bye-laws...

GCPP is Not Dead - Party Chairman.
May 21, 2010... Byline: Gifty Mensah "The death of a flag bearer is not the death of a political party, hence despite the death of Dan Lartey, the Great Consolidated People's Party (GCPP) still goes on," Mr. John Thompson, the National Chairman of the GCPP...

Support AMA's Worthy Cause On School Construction.
May 21, 2010... The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced plans to build 50 two-storey classroom blocks in Accra District as part of the measures to do away with the eyesore spectacle of children attending schools under trees as well as the shift...

75,000 Unregistered Weapons Circulate.
May 21, 2010... Byline: Roberta Dzifa Kodzitse It is estimated that about 75,000 unregistered wea-pons circulate in Ghana, summing up to 125,000 unregistered weapons and eight million Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in Africa. The wide circulation of...

Military Cited in Reckless Septic Waste Disposal.
May 21, 2010... Byline: Cindy Dilys Asamoah Residents of Teshie Demo, a suburb of Accra have accused the Military Academy and Training School (MATS) of turning their (residents) backyard into a septic waste disposal site and raising in the process serious...

VRA Absolves Itself From Blame.
May 21, 2010... Byline: Frederick Asiamah As far as officials of the Volta River Authority (VRA) are concerned, the Authority currently produces enough electricity to meet demands from consumers. The supply is only curtailed when the water level of the...

State Celebrates Dr. Nkrumah.
May 21, 2010... Byline: Roberta Dzifa Kodzitse It is estimated that about 75,000 unregistered wea-pons circulate in Ghana, summing up to 125,000 unregistered weapons and eight million Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in Africa. The wide circulation of...

Corrupt Licensing Regime Major Cause of Killings On Our Roads.
May 14, 2010... Byline: Aberinga Milton Many of the fatal road accidents that occur on Ghana's roads are the result of the refusal of the country's road traffic regulating institutions to strictly adhere to laid down standards in vehicle and driver...

Efficient Staff Crucial to Local Government Service Act Implementation.
May 14, 2010... Byline: Ama Achiaa A. Baafi A former Local Government Minister, Mr. Kwamena Ahwoi, has said that it is necessary for Ghana to get the right calibre of people to work to ensure the successful implementation of the recently enacted Local...

Cost of Doing Business Still High, Says AGI.
May 14, 2010... Byline: Akwasi Fredua The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Business Barometer Indicator (BBI) report for the first quarter of 2010 indicates that the cost of credit still remains the most critical factor limiting the growth of businesses...

Media Urged to Assist in the Passage of Mental Health Bill.
May 14, 2010... Byline: Mohammed Suleman The acting Chief Psychiatrist of the Accra Psychiatiec Hospital, Dr.Akwasi Osei, has tasked the media to push the government into passing the Mental Health Bill into law. According to him, the bill has adequate human...

Enforce Rules in Driver's License Allocation.
May 14, 2010... Many of the fatal road accidents that occur in Ghana, according to an expert, are the result of the refusal of the country's road traffic regulating institutions to strictly adhere to laid down standards in vehicle and driver licensing. ...

NDC Must Stop Sacrificing Its Brightest and Best.
May 10, 2010... Byline: The Editor There is no doubt that the NDC abounds in talent and the requisite human capital to move this nation forward. Dr. Kwabena Donkor is a fine technocrat and patriotic for that matter. The man was arguably the only political...

Media Should Advance Women's Voice in Leadership.
May 10, 2010... Byline: Ama Achiaa Amankwah Baafi Intense media scrutiny given to women legislators and uncalled-for portrayal of women as playing second fiddle to men by the media has been identified as a major factor that affects women's participation in...

Ampofo is Victim of Political Power Play.
May 10, 2010... Byline: Steve Manteaw Though the letter terminating the appointment of the Tema Oil Refinery boss, Dr. Ampofo did not assign reasons for the decision, Public Agenda can confirm that, the dismissal of the TOR boss has nothing to do with his...

Demolition Exercise is Being Executed with a Human Face.
May 10, 2010... Byline: Cindy Dilys Asamoah Mr. Kofi Porturphy, National Coordinator of National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has said the ongoing demolition exercise nationwide is being given a human face and that its implementation is in the...

African Leaders Urged to Continue With Struggle to Overcome Challenges.
May 10, 2010... Byline: Gifty Mensah The General Secretary of the Organization of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU), Alhaji Hassan Sunmonu, has urged all African Workers and Trade Union leaders to be in the vanguard of the struggle to overcome the challenges...

'Democracy Should Fight for Workers' Rights' -Kwesi Pratt, Jnr.
May 10, 2010... Byline: Akwasi Fredua The leader of the Socialist Forum of Ghana, Mr. Kwesi Pratt, Jnr., has said that democracy is of no importance if the rights of the ordinary Ghanaian are constantly abused. According to him, the privatization of State...

Perishable Cargo Centre for KIA.
May 10, 2010... Byline: Gifty Mensah As part of plans by the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) to help prevent post-harvest losses in Ghana, a modern perishable cargo centre is to be constructed at the Kotoka International Airport in September this...

GPRTU Calls for Suspension of New Insurance Premium.
May 7, 2010... Byline: Frederick Asiamah The Greater Accra Regional branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union has called for the suspension of the new motor insurance premiums which are expected to come into force on May 10, 2010. Speaking to...

Outcomes of the Second African Water Week Still Relevant.
May 7, 2010... Byline: Patrick Baidoo The 2010 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report on sanitation and drinking water prompts a consideration of conclusions reached at the 2nd African Water Week [AWW-2] which was held in Johannesburg,...

World Bank Reviews Its Information Policy.
May 7, 2010... Byline: Akwasi Fredua Dr. Herbert Boh, World Bank's Senior Communications Officer for Africa, has said that the World Bank, which used to have a disclosure of information policy, will now make access to information available to all people....

Ceiling On Supreme Court Judges Rejected.
May 7, 2010... Byline: Basiru Adam A number of legal luminaries have rejected the call from some quarters that there should be a constitutional ceiling on the number of judges appointed to the supreme court of adjudicature. The IEA auditorium was...

Good News to Tilapia Lovers.
May 7, 2010... Byline: Seth Manteaw Koobi used to be the poor-man's fish, but since it shed its local name for 'Tilapia' it has become the toast of celebrities and a never-to-be missed item on the menu of most eateries in Ghana. With its soaring popularity...

Government Must Go to the Root of TOR's Problem.
May 7, 2010... Last Wednesday, Government announced in a press release the removal of Dr. Kwame Ampofo as the Managing Director of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). Government's action comes in the wake of agitation by TOR workers for the removal of the entire...

Manual to Assist Women Participate Effectively in Decision Making Launched.
May 7, 2010... Byline: Ama A. A. Baafi and Mohammed Suleman Women's rights advocates have said that women's participation in politics and decision-making at all levels is imperative for Ghana's democracy. They advised that women should try as much as...