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Joseph Nii Quaye Armah adjudged best farmer at Ningo Prampram
A 59-year old man, Joseph Nii Quaye Armah, was adjudged the overall best farmer in the Ningo Prampram District at its Farmers’ Day last Friday.
Mr Armah who started farming four years ago has 30 acres of maize farm, 25 acres of water melon, 12.5 acres of rice, 10 acres of cabbage, 10 acres of onions and five acres of lettuce.
He owns also 70 goats, 120 sheep, 400 rabbits, 10 fish ponds and two fish hatchery.
Mr Armah in an address advised the youth to go into farming because “there is dignity in it and it is profitable.”
Seven other farmers were also honoured at the ceremony.
They were Robert Gblekpo, the District Best Livestock Farmer, Rich Agro Limited won the Best District Crop Farmer award, Noah Kporsu, District Best Youth Farmer and Rose Ametowudufia, as the District Best Physically Challenged Farmer.
The rest were Patience Ackam, District Best Female Farmer, Gloria Asamoah, District Best Extension Officer and the first runner up for the best farmer being David Asem.
They received quantities of pesticides, liquid fertilisers, matchetes, wheelbarrows, wax print, 32 inches television sets, weedicides, table top fridges.
The overall best farmer received a double door refrigerator, bicycle, a 32-inch television set among others.
Speaking on the theme “Enhancing Agribusiness Development under COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities” the Ningo-Prampram District Chief Executive, Mr Jonathan Teye Doku noted that the Planting for Food and Jobs had been a major intervention crop production programme for the district.
The Ningo-Prampram District Acting Director of Agriculture, Mr Prince Ofori-Boateng, noted that agriculture transformation remained the underpinning factor for Ghana’s economic development and must be given the needed attention to build a solid economy.
He was hopeful that the processes being implemented by government to transform agriculture into business would create more jobs, raise farmers’ incomes and further reduce malnutrition.
From Godfred Blay Gibbah, Tsopoli
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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
