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GREL HANDS OVER TWO WATER PROJECTS TO CHAVENE AND ELLOBANKATA.
The Managing Director of the Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL), Mr. Lionel Barre has advised the people of Chavene and Ellobankata both in the Ahanta Municipality of the Western Region to consider the two Water Projects the company has provided their own and maintain them.
He said the time government built infrastructure and maintained them for the communities had outlived its usefulness so beneficiary communities of government, Non-Governmental Organisations or philanthropists projects should take good care of them.
The Corporate Affairs Manager of GREL, Mr. Perry Acheampong was reading the Managing Director’s speech at the inauguration and handing over of two separate Water Projects undertaken by GREL at the cost of GH¢286, 100.00 at Chavene and Ellobankata, two farming communities. The Chavene Water Project cost GH¢93,500.00 while that of Ellobankata cost GH¢192,500.00.
He said GREL had been renowned through its many social intervention projects that it was championing in the 90 operational area communities in the Western, Central and Eastern regions of Ghana.
He said GREL believed it was essential to create and maintain a strong relationship with the stakeholders for improved livelihoods of residents in the operational areas by firmly holding on to their Sustainable Policy of Respect for Human Rights, Responsible Development of their Operations and Best Management Practices in line with National and International Laws Regulations and Conventions.
He said the water projects were in line with their SIFCA (GREL’s mother company) and GREL’s commitment to give meaning to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal Six (6) which talks of “Clean Water & Sanitation”.
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ahanta West Municipality, Mr. John K. Agyare observed that what the two communities had got was an expression of true love from GREL because anybody or organisation that brought water to a particular group of people actually gave such people life.
He said government alone could not meet all the social needs of the communities so companies, NGOs and individuals should try to complement government’s efforts by offering projects for some communities.
The Chairman of (ACLANGO) Association of Chiefs on Whose Lands GREL Operates, Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX, told the beneficiary communities to form workable committees to take control of the water projects and see to it that the projects worked very well.
The Vice Chairman of ACLANGO, Awulae Attibrukusu II noted that GREL had brought life to the people of these two communities who before then had no access to potable water.
He said the Water Project would allow people to lay pipe lines into their homes in order to have better access to the water making the walking of women and children to the river side to fetch water a thing of the past.
FROM PETER GBAMBILA, CHAVENA AND ELLOBANKATA.
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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.
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TTH doctors declare indefinite suspension of emergency and outpatient service
Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have declared an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services following the dismissal of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Atiku Adam.
They have pointed to some challenging working environments that lack basic medical supplies and an insult to their dignity by top government officials.
In a statement released after an emergency general assembly meeting held at noon on Tuesday, the Doctors’ Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital (DATTH) announced that its members would no longer offer services at the General OPD, Antenatal Clinic, Specialist Clinic, and Paediatrics OPD.
Following their earlier press release, the Doctors’ Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital held an emergency General Assembly meeting at noon yesterday.
The Doctors after the meeting, demanded that with immediate effect, all members of DATTH should proceed on an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services, General OPD, Antenatal clinic, Specialist clinic, Paediatrics OPD.
This notwithstanding, they added that Inpatient Care shall continue.
Against this backdrop, they demand an unqualified apology from the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and the Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini.
“We shall resume provision of emergency and outpatient services after we receive appropriate apologies,” they stated.
They further added that the management of the hospital should ensure that the following are available in the short term for them to work effectively.
Read the full statement below
