Editorial
Be conscious of the safety valve of your gas cylinder
Gas is a source of energy which helps in cooking food at home, restaurants, canteens and many places.
It serves a good purpose as it is neat, reliable and dependable. It helps to preserve the forests or vegetation in the country.
However, the use of gas at home or elsewhere can be dangerous if the gas cylinders are not properly taken care of.
To avoid any danger, we need to pay attention to certain safety measures. First of all, the gas cylinders for cooking should be kept outside the kitchen.
Second, the safety valve should be checked regularly to ensure that it is in good condition. People should never use stones on top of the safety valve.
We need to be careful at all times so that disasters can be avoided.
If we all keep to these safety protocols we will remain protected from fires.
Prevention is always better than cure so let us use our gas cylinders with great care to keep ourselves safe.
The Ghana National Fire Service is always carrying out education on this issue to alert us on the dangers associated with wrong use of gas.
We need to support them by keeping to all safety measures to prevent the outbreak of fire at home and other places leading to loss of precious lives and destruction of properties, among others.
Editorial
Merits and demerits of scraping betting tax
Dear Editor,
Over the past years, a lot of concerns have been raised about the rise of sports betting companies in the country, their operations, and how it impacted negatively on the youth of the country.
I have also witnessed how some of the youth go to the extent of borrowing money from friends or use companies’ money to stake bets, which they were not guaranteed of winning.
Due to this, I was happy when the previous government introduced the betting tax, as I felt it would deter the youth from engaging in it.
However, some Ghanaians hold the view that the betting tax would help create employment.
It wasn’t surprising to see the excitement that greeted the announcement of the scrapping of the tax by the Finance Minister.
My worry now is how, as a country, the youth can be discouraged from engaging in betting.
I believe that as the betting tax has been scrapped, it is about time that the government finds ways of addressing the issue of betting among the youth as it is becoming more serious than before.
I believe that there should be a multi-stakeholder engagement between the various stakeholders to proffer solutions to address them.
Editorial
Rail crossing point at circle- Kaneshie road needs attention
Dear Editor,
I read with happiness a letter published in the previous edition about the poor state of the rail crossing stretch of the Circle-Kaneshie road.
I totally agree with the concerns raised by the writer and I wish to add my voice to the call on the authorities to quickly work on that stretch of the road.
What the writer left out was the occasional happenings when vehicles break down on the rail line. I have witnessed that before.
It is not a comfortable thing driving on it at all. It is a huge dent on the beauty the interchange was expected to bring to the area.
The traffic it creates is a major inconvenience to people who are rushing to work.
I wish to appeal to the authorities to quickly do something about that portion of the road to make it convenient for drivers. Thank you for the space.
Maxwell Amamoo,
Odorkor
