2 million summons await sanitation offenders in Krowor Municipality
The battle line has been drawn as the Krowor Municipal Assembly (KroMA) has printed two million summons to deal decisively with sanitation offenders.
The Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Joshua NiiBortey said the Assembly’s action was in tandem with President Akufo-Addo’s clarion call for a clean environment especially his commitment to make Accra the cleanest capital city in the Sub-region if not Africa.
He said that some people were being trained at Bundase to come and manage the sanitation situation in the municipality stressing that there would be no sympathy for any offenders.
The MCE brought these to the fore when he addressed a gathering at the launch of “Operation Clean Your Frontage” on Tuesday at the Nungua Lorry Station.
“I know my people are law-abiding citizens and would not go wayward. But in the event that someone breaks the law, the court would deal with that person.
“The Assembly is ever prepared to follow the footsteps of the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr. Henry Quartey, who has waged a relentless war against filth and indiscriminate dumping of waste in communities,” he said.
Mr. Bortey commended the Assembly members for their support, good work and dedication to the welfare of the people in the municipality.
The Member of Parliament for Krowor Constituency, Madam Agnes NaaMomoLartey also said that sanitation was a challenge in the municipality which needed collective effort to fight the canker.
She said that there were about 600 churches in the Constituency so the members should not only worship God but also help to keep the environment clean.
“The Assembly should consider its fee fixing by not making it too costly for the people otherwise they would dump their waste indiscriminately,” she said.
By Castro Zangina-Tong
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113 Cardinals hold 3rd General Congregation in Rome
The 113 Cardinals present in Rome held the third General Congregation on Thursday morning, and announced who will deliver the two pre-conclave meditations.
The Cardinals decided that Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández will celebrate the Mass on the sixth day of the Novemdiales, instead of Cardinal Kevin Farrell.
They agreed that Fr. Donato Ogliari, O.S.B., Abbot of St. Paul Outside the Walls, will deliver the first meditation on Monday, and that Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher Emeritus of the Papal Household, will deliver the second meditation at the beginning of the conclave, whose starting date has not yet been decided.
The Cardinals began a conversation about the Church and the world, deciding to hold the next General Congregation on Friday morning at 9:00 AM.
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, told journalists that 61,000 people have paid their respects to the late Pope Francis as of 1:00 PM on Thursday, adding that St. Peter’s Basilica should close at midnight on Thursday, unless large crowds are still queuing to enter.
Following the Pope’s funeral on Saturday, April 26, a Rosary will be held in front of the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Saturday at 9:00 PM.
Mr. Bruni said the burial service for Pope Francis will take place in private.
Starting the morning of Sunday, April 27, the faithful may begin to visit the tomb of Pope Francis at the Marian Basilica.
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
