THE executive of Muslim Women In Business (MWIB) in the Zongo communities in Kumasi has congratulated both President John Evans Atta Mills and the Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, on their collaborative efforts to entrench democracy in the country.
She congratulated President John Evans Atta Mills on his victory and appealed to the newly elected President to initiate prudent measures that would reduce duty on imported products into the country to promote business.
She explained that duty paid on products imported into the country over the years was too high, and this caused importers to pass such bills onto the consuming public, thereby raising the prices of imported products.
She noted that high prices of products always militated against any form of expansion in the private sector "and this also affects the growth of the national economy".
Explaining further, she said reducing duty on imported products would have positive impact on the national economy, because it would not only encourage the business community to compete favourably with their foreign counterparts, but would also make it possible for them to expand their businesses and employ new hands to reduce the unemployment problems among the youth.
She also commended Nana Akufo Addo and pointed out that it was his commitment to the promotion of peace that made him to graciously accept defeat at a time that tension on the presidential results was building up, creating the impression that "there was going to be a head-on collision between the leadership of the NPP and that of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and their respective supporters".
Speaking to journalists at a press briefing in Kumasi, the Vice-President of MWIB, Hajia Ramatu of Mr and Lady Enterprise, pointed out that it was by accepting the defeat and assuring the numerous supporters of the NPP to calm down and refrain from any action that had the potential to create confusion in the country "that peace prevailed, thereby making it possible for the international community to recognise Ghana as one of the most peaceful nations in the world".
She said it was also that initiative, that sustained the democratic dispensation in Ghana, that peace-loving Ghanaians now live in harmony.
Hajia Ramatu, therefore, appealed to the supporters of the two major political parties in the country "to put the last general election behind us and collaborate in a way that will sustain the peace in the country to enable the citizenry focus on ventures that would accelerate the pace of socio-economic development".
She announced that the MWIB was initiating moves that would enable the business community in Ghana to explore the possibility of extending their businesses to the United States of America (USA).
Explaining, she said the business community in Ghana seemed to have concentrated its foreign transactions on some countries in Asia and the Far East, with a little transaction between it and itscounterparts in the USA.
Hajia Ramatu noted that plans were far advanced for the MWIB to begin active business with the USA and, therefore, appealed to the government to support them in that line, especially when it came to acquisition of visas.
For her part, the General Secretary of MWIB, Hajia Hamida Sulemana of Ham Florals Enterprise, noted that women in the Zongo communities in the Kumasi metropolis had a crucial role to play in collaboration with the government, to initiate measures that would accelerate the growth of the economy.
Hajia Hamida also appealed to the supporters of the two major political parties in the country to put the last general election behind them and collaborate in a way that would sustain the peace in the country to enable the citizenry to focus on ventures that would accelerate the pace of socio-economic development.
She, however, admonished a section of the public who indulged in pockets of violence in certain parts of the country to stop and not create the impression that NDC and NPP were at each other’s throat.
She assured the nation that MWIB would collaborate with the leadership of the Zongo communities to sensitise their youth to refrain from any action that had the potential to cause violence in the Kumasi metropolis and its environs.
She said they would also collaborate to sensitise the youth to appreciate the need to build employable skills in an effective and efficient way so as to make them gainfully employed.
This, she said, would help them contribute more meaningfully towards sustainable socio-economic development.
Friday, February 6, 2009
FIREMAN ACTED SWIFTLY IN DENCHEMUOSO FIRE ACCIDENT (PAGE 19)
THE Deputy Ashanti Regional Chief Fire Officer, Mr Obeng Dankwa-Dwamena, has denied that fire engines arrived very late at Denchemuoso on Thursday, January 29, 2009 when a family house caught fire.
Reacting to a Daily Graphic report of Wednesday, February 4, 2009, which quoted the Odikro of Denchemuoso, Nana Ofori Sarkodie, as saying that fire engines arrived four hours after the community had drawn their attention to a fire outbreak in a family house in the community, Mr Dwamena said his officers arrived at the scene at exactly 1. 21p.m.
“ We had the call at 1.15p.m. By 1.16p.m, my men had left the office heading towards Denchemuoso. They reached the community at exactly 1. 21p.m, ready to quench the fire, but a section of the youth started pelting them with stones,” he told the Daily Graphic in reaction to the assertion by the Odikro that the fire engines arrived late.
Mr Dankwa-Dwamena pointed out that the action of the youth compelled the firemen on the fire engines to call the Police Buffalo Unit for support “and the quick response by the police made it possible for the fire engines to put out the fire at exactly 2.50p.m. and by 3.40p.m, they had returned to the office to start writing their report on the fire outbreak”.
Explaining further, he said, “ I started monitoring the situation as soon as my attention was drawn to the fire outbreak at Denchemuoso, and followed it up when the firemen on the fire engines were confronted by a section of the youth in the community, who also pelted them with stones for reasons very difficult to explain and the assistance of the Buffalo Unit provided until my men arrived at their base at 3.40p.m.”
“It is therefore not true that we went there rather at 5p.m. as the chief wants the public to believe, because if we arrived in the community at 5p.m, my men could not have finished their job and returned at 3.40p.m. to write their report on how they quenched the fire in the community and the difficulty they encountered”.
He expressed concern about the action of the youth, saying it was time the public appreciated the value of firemen and their fire engines and supported them any time there was fire outbreak instead of creating problems for them.
He commended the Police Buffalo Unit for their quick response, which made it possible for them to put out the fire at Denchemuoso.
Reacting to a Daily Graphic report of Wednesday, February 4, 2009, which quoted the Odikro of Denchemuoso, Nana Ofori Sarkodie, as saying that fire engines arrived four hours after the community had drawn their attention to a fire outbreak in a family house in the community, Mr Dwamena said his officers arrived at the scene at exactly 1. 21p.m.
“ We had the call at 1.15p.m. By 1.16p.m, my men had left the office heading towards Denchemuoso. They reached the community at exactly 1. 21p.m, ready to quench the fire, but a section of the youth started pelting them with stones,” he told the Daily Graphic in reaction to the assertion by the Odikro that the fire engines arrived late.
Mr Dankwa-Dwamena pointed out that the action of the youth compelled the firemen on the fire engines to call the Police Buffalo Unit for support “and the quick response by the police made it possible for the fire engines to put out the fire at exactly 2.50p.m. and by 3.40p.m, they had returned to the office to start writing their report on the fire outbreak”.
Explaining further, he said, “ I started monitoring the situation as soon as my attention was drawn to the fire outbreak at Denchemuoso, and followed it up when the firemen on the fire engines were confronted by a section of the youth in the community, who also pelted them with stones for reasons very difficult to explain and the assistance of the Buffalo Unit provided until my men arrived at their base at 3.40p.m.”
“It is therefore not true that we went there rather at 5p.m. as the chief wants the public to believe, because if we arrived in the community at 5p.m, my men could not have finished their job and returned at 3.40p.m. to write their report on how they quenched the fire in the community and the difficulty they encountered”.
He expressed concern about the action of the youth, saying it was time the public appreciated the value of firemen and their fire engines and supported them any time there was fire outbreak instead of creating problems for them.
He commended the Police Buffalo Unit for their quick response, which made it possible for them to put out the fire at Denchemuoso.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
FIRE ENGULFS FAMILY RESIDENCE IN KUMASI (PAGE 20)
The property of A 55-year-old security officer and his wife was destroyed in a fire outbreak that occurred at their family residence at Denchemuoso, near Kwadaso in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
Mr Owusu Afriyie, who works as security man in Kumasi, was rendered homeless, after the fire outbreak, which destroyed property worth over GH¢70,000 belonging to the couple and other tenants of the house.
According to family sources, the house caught fire around 1 pm last Thursday under mysterious circumstances.
"I cannot assign any reason as to why the family house could catch fire at broad daylight because I personally witnessed the scene when the house was engulfed in the flame, burning every property into ashes, including those of my nephew and wife who are due for retirement," Nana Ofori Sarkodie, the Odikro of Denchemuoso, who resides in the house, told the Daily Graphic in an interview.
Explaining, he said the fire outbreak could not be attributed to any electrical fault "because the tenants had not enjoyed any power for sometime and no one was at home at the time the house caught fire".
"I am the only one in the house who sometimes uses gas cooker but it had not been used for some time now. I was standing in front of the house with my nephew, Akwasi Addo, discussing an issue when a young girl drew my attention to a smoke from one of the bedrooms," he explained further.
According to Nana Sarkodie, they called the National Fire Service as soon as they detected the fire outbreak, but when the firemen arrived at Denchemuoso around 5 pm, the house was completely burnt, and not a single item was retrieved.
He said the quick response by the youth in the community prevented the fire from spreading to the surrounding houses.
Nana Sarkodie said "at the moment, we are living under the benevolence of residents here. This is because all our furniture, clothing, food items and cash were completely burnt. So I am appealing to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to come to our aid," he pleaded.
He said financial and other support in the form of building materials by the NADMO and other philanthropists would enable them to rebuild the house.
Mr Owusu Afriyie, who works as security man in Kumasi, was rendered homeless, after the fire outbreak, which destroyed property worth over GH¢70,000 belonging to the couple and other tenants of the house.
According to family sources, the house caught fire around 1 pm last Thursday under mysterious circumstances.
"I cannot assign any reason as to why the family house could catch fire at broad daylight because I personally witnessed the scene when the house was engulfed in the flame, burning every property into ashes, including those of my nephew and wife who are due for retirement," Nana Ofori Sarkodie, the Odikro of Denchemuoso, who resides in the house, told the Daily Graphic in an interview.
Explaining, he said the fire outbreak could not be attributed to any electrical fault "because the tenants had not enjoyed any power for sometime and no one was at home at the time the house caught fire".
"I am the only one in the house who sometimes uses gas cooker but it had not been used for some time now. I was standing in front of the house with my nephew, Akwasi Addo, discussing an issue when a young girl drew my attention to a smoke from one of the bedrooms," he explained further.
According to Nana Sarkodie, they called the National Fire Service as soon as they detected the fire outbreak, but when the firemen arrived at Denchemuoso around 5 pm, the house was completely burnt, and not a single item was retrieved.
He said the quick response by the youth in the community prevented the fire from spreading to the surrounding houses.
Nana Sarkodie said "at the moment, we are living under the benevolence of residents here. This is because all our furniture, clothing, food items and cash were completely burnt. So I am appealing to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to come to our aid," he pleaded.
He said financial and other support in the form of building materials by the NADMO and other philanthropists would enable them to rebuild the house.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
THREE GRANTED GH¢96,000 BAIL (PAGE 3)
A Kumasi High Court, presided over by Justice R. C. Azumah, has granted bail in the sum of GH¢96,000 with three sureties each to three businessmen in a case of stealing and unlawful entry.
J.E.K. Arku of Kaysons Supermarket, who is a Ghanaian, Raajesh Nair of Menkish Supermarket and Rajesh Jethani of Bon Arrive, both Indians, deal in carpets.
The bail application followed an appeal by their counsel, Mr Stephen Oppong, who told the court that his clients would not jump bail because they were not only men of substance but had also fully co-operated with the police since August last year when the case was reported to them.
Earlier, all the three suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them in court. The case was adjourned to February 6, 2009.
In applying for bail, Mr Oppong also told the court that his clients had not been notified by the police that they would appear before the court.
Again, they were not formally charged for committing any offence prior to the issue of a bench warrant.
"I will prove to the court in subsequent hearings that my clients did not commit any offence to warrant their arrest," he told the court.
Mr Oppong also told the court that his clients, who represented three different companies, never forced their way into the shop of the complainant to carry the products away but that it was one of them, Arku, who negotiated with the wife of the complainant and came to an agreement that the products should be carried away to defray some debt her husband owed his company.
He said this came to light because the suspects had heard that the complainant, who owed them a substantial amount of money following a quantity of carpets supplied him, had bolted from the country and could not be traced.
Mr Oppong said when one of his clients went to the complainant’s wife to verify the whereabouts of her husband, the wife confirmed that she could not trace him and that confirmed their fears that the complainant did not want to honour his debt obligation.
He said it was based on that confirmation by the complainant’s wife that Arku decided to carry away some of the products to defray part of the debt.
Explaining further, Mr Oppong said before the goods were carried away, all the parties, including the wife of the complainant and her mother, as well as a shop owner who witnessed the incident, took inventory of all the products and signed, indicating that it was a mutual agreement before the goods were carried away.
He said the two Indian businessmen were not present when the goods were carried away and, therefore, they did not commit any offence,
Moments after the court had heard the offences of the suspects and the submission by the State Attorney, Mr Emmanuel Otu Boison, it granted bail to the suspects and adjourned the case.
Prior to that, Mr Boison had told the court that the complainant, Mr Kwame Boamah, who dealt in carpets, had transacted business with the suspects on credit basis for some time.
He said in June, 2008, while the complainant had travelled to the United States of America and left the care of his business to his wife, Diana Yaa Boamah, the suspects went into the shop and ransacked the place, carrying away the products in the store valued at about GH¢96000.00
He said following the ransacking of the shop, the wife of the complainant informed her husband about the events at home and that forced the complainant to return to Ghana and later went to Arku to demand why they entered his shop to ransack it while he was away.
Mr Boison said Arku told him that he (complainant) might not pay the money owed Kaysons if they returned the carpets, so the complainant should sign an undertaking to prove his indebtedness to the company, which he did.
According to the State Attorney, the companies refused to return the products as agreed with the complainant after he had signed the undertaking, so he reported the case to the police to enable him to retrieve the carpets from the suspects.
J.E.K. Arku of Kaysons Supermarket, who is a Ghanaian, Raajesh Nair of Menkish Supermarket and Rajesh Jethani of Bon Arrive, both Indians, deal in carpets.
The bail application followed an appeal by their counsel, Mr Stephen Oppong, who told the court that his clients would not jump bail because they were not only men of substance but had also fully co-operated with the police since August last year when the case was reported to them.
Earlier, all the three suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them in court. The case was adjourned to February 6, 2009.
In applying for bail, Mr Oppong also told the court that his clients had not been notified by the police that they would appear before the court.
Again, they were not formally charged for committing any offence prior to the issue of a bench warrant.
"I will prove to the court in subsequent hearings that my clients did not commit any offence to warrant their arrest," he told the court.
Mr Oppong also told the court that his clients, who represented three different companies, never forced their way into the shop of the complainant to carry the products away but that it was one of them, Arku, who negotiated with the wife of the complainant and came to an agreement that the products should be carried away to defray some debt her husband owed his company.
He said this came to light because the suspects had heard that the complainant, who owed them a substantial amount of money following a quantity of carpets supplied him, had bolted from the country and could not be traced.
Mr Oppong said when one of his clients went to the complainant’s wife to verify the whereabouts of her husband, the wife confirmed that she could not trace him and that confirmed their fears that the complainant did not want to honour his debt obligation.
He said it was based on that confirmation by the complainant’s wife that Arku decided to carry away some of the products to defray part of the debt.
Explaining further, Mr Oppong said before the goods were carried away, all the parties, including the wife of the complainant and her mother, as well as a shop owner who witnessed the incident, took inventory of all the products and signed, indicating that it was a mutual agreement before the goods were carried away.
He said the two Indian businessmen were not present when the goods were carried away and, therefore, they did not commit any offence,
Moments after the court had heard the offences of the suspects and the submission by the State Attorney, Mr Emmanuel Otu Boison, it granted bail to the suspects and adjourned the case.
Prior to that, Mr Boison had told the court that the complainant, Mr Kwame Boamah, who dealt in carpets, had transacted business with the suspects on credit basis for some time.
He said in June, 2008, while the complainant had travelled to the United States of America and left the care of his business to his wife, Diana Yaa Boamah, the suspects went into the shop and ransacked the place, carrying away the products in the store valued at about GH¢96000.00
He said following the ransacking of the shop, the wife of the complainant informed her husband about the events at home and that forced the complainant to return to Ghana and later went to Arku to demand why they entered his shop to ransack it while he was away.
Mr Boison said Arku told him that he (complainant) might not pay the money owed Kaysons if they returned the carpets, so the complainant should sign an undertaking to prove his indebtedness to the company, which he did.
According to the State Attorney, the companies refused to return the products as agreed with the complainant after he had signed the undertaking, so he reported the case to the police to enable him to retrieve the carpets from the suspects.
Monday, February 2, 2009
SUPPORT WILL PROPEL NPP TO VICTORY IN 2012 (PAGE 32, JAN 29)
THE Member of Parliament for Fomena, Nana Abu Bonsra, has commended the electorate of his constituency for their massive support and commitment to the cause of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), even in the face of defeat.
He pointed out that such commitment would not only encourage the top hierarchy of the party to work hard in opposition, but would also motivate and propel the NPP into victory in 2012, to enable it to continue with its policies and programmes.
" It is such support that will be the driving force to propel all Members of Parliament and other leaders of the NPP to keep on fighting till victory is won in 2012," he assured.
Nana Abu Bonsra made the remarks when he interacted with the electorate in his constituency to thank them for their support, which made it possible for the party to retain the Fomena seat.
“The leadership of the NPP and the MP for Fomena feel very much encouraged by the open demonstration of total commitment, and we appreciate all your support and commitment to the party since we lost power to our opponents after the December 28, 2008 run-off.”
He pointed out that the massive votes for him and the Presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the 2008 elections, proved that the electorate at Fomena had the NPP at heart and were poised to support the party even in opposition.
" You should not be shaken by the threats, insults, intimidations and violent posture of your opponents, but should rather continue to show your unflinching support and commitment to the ideals and forward movement of the party even in the face of losing power narrowly. This will give us the tonic to continue the battle that would return the party to power in the next general election in 2012," he advised.
Nana Abu Bonsra also advised the electorate to accept the defeat of the NPP in good faith, and also praise God for it because there was another opportunity to change the current government in the next elections due in four years time.
He also urged them to continue offering massive spiritual and moral support as was demonstrated before, during and after the last election to prove to their opponents that the NPP would survive in opposition and assume the reins of government once agian.
"We conceded defeat in the supreme interest of sustainable peace for the nation, and by this gesture, Ghana has been the ultimate winner, so the need for you to continue offering us the requisite encouragement and support will go a long way to usher us into governance sooner than expected," he noted.
He pointed out that such commitment would not only encourage the top hierarchy of the party to work hard in opposition, but would also motivate and propel the NPP into victory in 2012, to enable it to continue with its policies and programmes.
" It is such support that will be the driving force to propel all Members of Parliament and other leaders of the NPP to keep on fighting till victory is won in 2012," he assured.
Nana Abu Bonsra made the remarks when he interacted with the electorate in his constituency to thank them for their support, which made it possible for the party to retain the Fomena seat.
“The leadership of the NPP and the MP for Fomena feel very much encouraged by the open demonstration of total commitment, and we appreciate all your support and commitment to the party since we lost power to our opponents after the December 28, 2008 run-off.”
He pointed out that the massive votes for him and the Presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the 2008 elections, proved that the electorate at Fomena had the NPP at heart and were poised to support the party even in opposition.
" You should not be shaken by the threats, insults, intimidations and violent posture of your opponents, but should rather continue to show your unflinching support and commitment to the ideals and forward movement of the party even in the face of losing power narrowly. This will give us the tonic to continue the battle that would return the party to power in the next general election in 2012," he advised.
Nana Abu Bonsra also advised the electorate to accept the defeat of the NPP in good faith, and also praise God for it because there was another opportunity to change the current government in the next elections due in four years time.
He also urged them to continue offering massive spiritual and moral support as was demonstrated before, during and after the last election to prove to their opponents that the NPP would survive in opposition and assume the reins of government once agian.
"We conceded defeat in the supreme interest of sustainable peace for the nation, and by this gesture, Ghana has been the ultimate winner, so the need for you to continue offering us the requisite encouragement and support will go a long way to usher us into governance sooner than expected," he noted.
OTUMFUO MEETS BUSINESSMEN FROM SWITZERLAND, MOROCCO (PAGE 14, JAN 27)
A former skipper of the Black Stars, Abedi Ayew Pele, last Sunday introduced some business partners from Switzerland and Morocco to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, with the assurance that the businessmen were in the country to invest in some viable ventures in the Ashanti Region and other parts of the country.
The former skipper did not elaborate on the investments he and his partners were to engage in, but he was hopeful that they would create employment for the youth to enable them to contribute more meaningfully to socio-economic development.
His visit to the Manhyia Palace coincided with the celebration of the first Akwasidae festival in 2009.
Moments after he had introduced the business partners, including a lady, to the Asantehene, Abedi told Otumfuo Osei Tutu of his “desire to collaborate with the business partners who were from Switzerland and Morocco to invest in viable ventures that would create more jobs for the youth".
He explained that it was only by investing in ventures that would create and expand job opportunities for the youth, as well as build their capacities, that the country's dream of attaining a middle-income status would be fulfilled.
He commended Otumfuo Osei Tutu, the divisional and paramount chiefs of the region for sustaining their rich culture and traditional values, stressing that the customs and traditional values preserved for the present and future generations were not only impacting positively on the lives of the youth but also contributing immensely towards the effective development of the tourism industry.
Abedi advised the business partners to learn more about the rich culture of the country to enable them to appreciate the lifestyles of the citizenry and help to market the culture of Ghana in their respective countries.
Also, in the palace to pay homage to Otumfuo Osei Tutu during the celebration of the maiden Akwasidae festival was the Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu,
After the traditional exchange of pleasantries, Mr Osei-Owusu said he was now in a sensitive position to serve the nation and, therefore, needed the prayers and support of Asanteman to enable him to be successful in his venture.
Among the chiefs who celebrated the festival with Otumfuo Osei Tutu were the Asokore Mamponghene, Nana Boakye Ansah Debrah; the Bantamahene, Nana Asare Owusu Amankwatia V; the Adontenhene, Nana Adu Gyamfi; the Tafohene, Nana Agyen Frimpong; the Boayemhene, Nana Okomafo Dwamena Akenten, and the Mawerehene, Baffour Osei Hyiaman.
Also, at the Manhyia Palace to celebrate the festival were the various chiefs from the Zongo community in the Kumasi metropolis.
The former skipper did not elaborate on the investments he and his partners were to engage in, but he was hopeful that they would create employment for the youth to enable them to contribute more meaningfully to socio-economic development.
His visit to the Manhyia Palace coincided with the celebration of the first Akwasidae festival in 2009.
Moments after he had introduced the business partners, including a lady, to the Asantehene, Abedi told Otumfuo Osei Tutu of his “desire to collaborate with the business partners who were from Switzerland and Morocco to invest in viable ventures that would create more jobs for the youth".
He explained that it was only by investing in ventures that would create and expand job opportunities for the youth, as well as build their capacities, that the country's dream of attaining a middle-income status would be fulfilled.
He commended Otumfuo Osei Tutu, the divisional and paramount chiefs of the region for sustaining their rich culture and traditional values, stressing that the customs and traditional values preserved for the present and future generations were not only impacting positively on the lives of the youth but also contributing immensely towards the effective development of the tourism industry.
Abedi advised the business partners to learn more about the rich culture of the country to enable them to appreciate the lifestyles of the citizenry and help to market the culture of Ghana in their respective countries.
Also, in the palace to pay homage to Otumfuo Osei Tutu during the celebration of the maiden Akwasidae festival was the Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu,
After the traditional exchange of pleasantries, Mr Osei-Owusu said he was now in a sensitive position to serve the nation and, therefore, needed the prayers and support of Asanteman to enable him to be successful in his venture.
Among the chiefs who celebrated the festival with Otumfuo Osei Tutu were the Asokore Mamponghene, Nana Boakye Ansah Debrah; the Bantamahene, Nana Asare Owusu Amankwatia V; the Adontenhene, Nana Adu Gyamfi; the Tafohene, Nana Agyen Frimpong; the Boayemhene, Nana Okomafo Dwamena Akenten, and the Mawerehene, Baffour Osei Hyiaman.
Also, at the Manhyia Palace to celebrate the festival were the various chiefs from the Zongo community in the Kumasi metropolis.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
SCIENCE CENTRES TO BE RE-EQUIPPED (BACK PAGE, JAN 21)
A contract to revamp all Science Resource Centres in second cycle institutions in the country has been awarded to Douglas Arthur Limited, the local representative of Philip Harris International.
Under the deal, the laboratories of all public second cycle institutions are to be re-equipped with modern computers and accessories to make them more operational and effective in the teaching and learning of science.
Under the contract, new Science Resource Centres are to be established at the University of Winneba and University of Cape Coast to train teachers in medern techniques in the teaching of science before they enter the teaching field.
This, according to the GES, is to motivate students interested in science to concentrate on the study of the subject to build their capacity in a more efficient and effective way towards sustainable socio-economic development of the country in future.
In 2001, Douglas Arthur Limited was mandated to undertake maintenance work on the resource centres, but stopped midway after covering only 12 centres due to inadequate funding.
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Mr Samuel Bannerman-Mensah, made the announcement in an address read on his behalf by Mr Joseph Kwabena Onyina, the Ashanti Regional Director of the GES, during the opening ceremony of a three-week workshop for Science Teachers in the Northern Sector.
He pointed out that revamping the centres in second cycle institutions was important because it would have positive impact on both the teaching and learning of science.
Explaining, he said obsolete science equipment "and defective teaching and learning of science in senior high schools across the country "was a challenge to the GES, which needed urgent attention.
He said enough funding had now been secured since September last year to undertake the maintenance, refurbishment and the replacement of computers and accessories, as well as science equipment
About 250 science teachers from the Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Northern, Upper West and Upper East regions are taking part in the workshop, which is intended to make them more efficient in the teaching of science in their various institutions.
Under the deal, the laboratories of all public second cycle institutions are to be re-equipped with modern computers and accessories to make them more operational and effective in the teaching and learning of science.
Under the contract, new Science Resource Centres are to be established at the University of Winneba and University of Cape Coast to train teachers in medern techniques in the teaching of science before they enter the teaching field.
This, according to the GES, is to motivate students interested in science to concentrate on the study of the subject to build their capacity in a more efficient and effective way towards sustainable socio-economic development of the country in future.
In 2001, Douglas Arthur Limited was mandated to undertake maintenance work on the resource centres, but stopped midway after covering only 12 centres due to inadequate funding.
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Mr Samuel Bannerman-Mensah, made the announcement in an address read on his behalf by Mr Joseph Kwabena Onyina, the Ashanti Regional Director of the GES, during the opening ceremony of a three-week workshop for Science Teachers in the Northern Sector.
He pointed out that revamping the centres in second cycle institutions was important because it would have positive impact on both the teaching and learning of science.
Explaining, he said obsolete science equipment "and defective teaching and learning of science in senior high schools across the country "was a challenge to the GES, which needed urgent attention.
He said enough funding had now been secured since September last year to undertake the maintenance, refurbishment and the replacement of computers and accessories, as well as science equipment
About 250 science teachers from the Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Northern, Upper West and Upper East regions are taking part in the workshop, which is intended to make them more efficient in the teaching of science in their various institutions.
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