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GREL inaugurates KVIP at Komonfokrom
The KVIP
The Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL), producers of raw rubber have handed over a 10 seater Kumasi Ventilated Improved Pit (KVIP) costing GHC 284,000.00 to the Komanfokrom in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region.
The Corporate Affairs Manager of GREL, Mr. Perry Acheampong said proper disposal of refuse, sanitary pads and human excreta contributed greatly to the hygienic conditions of any community.
He said GREL was concerned with the health of the community members they operated with because a healthy people would be very productive not only to GREL but the community and the nation as a whole.
He said that was the reason why GREL as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility provided potable water, public places of convenience, health facilities among others to ensure that the communities were well catered for in terms of good health.
Mr. Acheampong appealed to the people to use the facility and stop the open defaecation “free range method” because human excreta would go and pollute the water bodies which could cause water borne diseases like cholera, diarrhoea and others.
He thanked the people of Komanfokrom for the peaceful co-existence between GREL and the community and promised to come with more development projects base on the needs of the community
The chief of Komanfokrom, Nana Gyentsi Amoako X who received the keys on behalf of the community expressed his gratitude adding “GREL has redeemed its promised made about four months ago”.
He said the community would no longer visit the nearest bush to go to toilet because it was even dangerous visiting the bush.
He promised that a committee would be constituted as a management team to take the maintenance of the facility serious in order to qualify for more projects.
The chairman of ACLANGO (Association of Chiefs on whose Lands GREL Operates) who is also the Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove, Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX remarked that GREL was doing so well and often responded swiftly to the request of the communities it operated.
He commended the people of Komanfokrom for their cooperation during the construction of the facility.
From Peter Gbambila, Komanfokrom
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Barker-Vormawor granted GH¢20K bail after three-week detention
Convener of the Democracy Hub protest, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has been granted bail to the tune of GH¢20,000 with two sureties.
Barker-Vormawor was arrested along 52 others on Monday, September 23, 2024 and charged for allegedly causing public disturbances during the Democracy Hub protest
He is expected to report to the police twice a week.
He has been charged with counts of stealing, unlawful assembly, unlawful damage, assault on a public officer and offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace.
He was denied bail by the Accra Circuit Court and further remanded by the High Court when his lawyers appealed the Circuit Court’s ruling.
The High Court judge, who was concerned whether Barker-Vormawor will not commit another offence if granted bail, as he already was on bail for treason felony charges at the time of the alleged offences, warned to grant bail if prosecution fails to commence the trial.
Barker-Vormawor’s lawyers thus repeated the bail application at the High Court, which was granted.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
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The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has reiterated that its mandate is not to determine or appoint the country’s president.
During a live broadcast of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, EC Chairperson Madam Jean Mensa emphasised that the Commission’s sole responsibility is to declare the choice of the voters, not to influence the outcome.
She assured that the EC will uphold this stance in the upcoming 2024 general elections, reaffirming the Commission’s neutrality and dedication to fairness.
Madam Mensa also called on political parties to refrain from spreading misinformation about the EC’s role, urging them to be clear about the Commission’s limited authority in the election process.
“I would like to quote from Dr Hassan Ayariga’s statement where he said the EC can never make anybody a president, and I think that we all know that around this table. And therefore, we should not peddle misinformation,” she said.
She added, “And peddle false news and disinformation and give the innocent citizens who do not know the process that the Electoral Commission can make somebody a President. I would like to quote from Dr Hassan Ayariga’s statement that the EC can never make anybody a President.
“What the EC does is to declare who the voters choose as their President. And so, it’s the Ghanaian voter who votes a president into being and not the EC that makes a President. We only declare the voter’s choice. And that is what will happen come December 2024. It’s who the voter wants to be President of this land who will be declared by the EC,” she concluded.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
