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North Dayi DCE promotes sports in the District
The North Dayi District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Edmond Kudjoh Attah has personally supported sports in the area, and asked the youth, to develop interest in sports and promised to help them to unearth their talents through the game, which would help the District to produce quality players to join the national football team in future.
He said the involvement of the youth in sports, would not only help them to develop their talents but would also promote peace and unity in the area, and said peace and unity were prerequisite for development, and urged stakeholders to support the development activities of the Assembly to bring more development to the people.
Addressing the North Dayi District Football team during their final training at Anfoega, to compete in the Volta region District competition underway at Anloga, Mr Attah said sports had proven over the years to promote high level of discipline among the youth, and appealed to the team to remain discipline to enable them to achieve success.
Mr Attah who personally supported the Junior High School (JHS) and Senior High Schools sports activities in the District, stressed that his commitment to promote sporting activities would not be limited to the District Sports Team (DSPT) but he would continue to ensure a vibrant youth, peaceful and united District through sports.
The DCE believed that it was only when the youth were fully committed to sports, they would become highly discipline, and they would meaningfully be engaged and all forms of vices in the District would be reduced, adding that regular sporting activities would help improve on academic performance of pupils and students.
Mr Attah said he decided to personally sponsored the camping of girls and boys under 15 level, who formed the District Team, donated 40 pieces of running vests, sanitary pads, toiletries and assorted items to the District Sports and athletics Team.
According to the DCE, he also took interest in the Anfoega and Vakpo Senior High Schools (SHS) inter- houses sports and promised to provide customised jerseys and footballs for the inter-schools competition to be held at Kpando next week and called on teams from both schools to be discipline to enable them to emerge victorious.
He said the vision and mission of the Assembly was to promote a vibrant youth and skills development among the youth would help facilitate rapid development of the area, and called on the youth to take advantage of available opportunities to prepare themselves for the future.
The Headmaster of Anfoega SHS, Mr Albert Kwasi Dodo commended the DCE for the interest demonstrated in sporting activities at basic and second cycle institutions in the District, saying Mr Attah had shown quality leadership over the years, which would remain historic in the administration of the District.
Mr Dodo said the management of the school was appreciative of the level of support from the Assembly and called on NGOs, individuals and organisations to help provide the Anfoega and Vakpo SHS with an ASTRO Turf to complement the efforts of the DCE.
From LAWRENCE MARKWEI, ANFOEGA
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Sam George authorises dismissal of about 100 Ghana Post staff over irregular recruitment
Communications Minister, Sam George, has authorised the dismissal of nearly 100 staff of the Ghana Post Limited, citing an irregular recruitment process.
The affected staff members were employed after the December 7, 2024, election, a period during which the minister says proper procedures were not followed.
Speaking about the decision, Sam George expressed his commitment to clearing the ministry of individuals whose recruitment was not in line with the established protocols.
He stated that as the head of the ministry, he could not work with staff members whose employment was marred by irregularities.
“If you are a minister and you take over a ministry that has 3,117 staff in the ministry and its agencies and 600 were recruited after December 7, you cannot expect me to come and inherit such a mess, and so the rationalisation is ongoing,” he told the press on Tuesday.
He added, “Today, I have authorised a termination of a few more at Ghana Post, almost 100 that were done post-election.”
The Communications Minister explained that the irregular recruitment had created a situation where positions were filled without following due process, leading to inefficiencies within the department.
The Ningo-Prampram legislator emphasised that he is on a mission to “Clean up the ministry to make sure that it is lean and efficient and carries out its works.”
The government has been reverting many post-election employment in the public sector, which it says was done without following the laid down procedures in various sectors of the economy.
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High Commissioner of Barbados to Ghana pays courtesy call on Minister of Health
The High Commissioner of Barbados to Ghana, Juliette Byone-Sutherland, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to discuss key issues in the health sector.
During the meeting, Mr.Akandoh highlighted the need for increased funding to ensure the effective implementation of healthcare processes.
To address the challenges faced by health workers in rural areas, the Minister mentioned a proposed package of incentives, including an additional 20% of their basic salaries, quicker promotions, and scholarships for further training.
He also emphasised the importance of providing steady leave with pay to encourage health workers to remain in these areas.
Mr.Akandoh stressed the need for six additional hospitals to cater to the new regions created in Ghana. He also discussed plans to upgrade regional and teaching hospitals to attract more skilled health workers.
In response, High Commissioner Byone-Sutherland expressed her appreciation for the Minister and the government’s efforts to improve the health sector.
She also suggested that nurses from Barbados could benefit from health training programmes in Ghana, gaining practical experience in the field.
This courtesy call highlights the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing between countries to improve healthcare outcomes.
The Ministry of Health remains committed to addressing the challenges faced by health workers and ensuring that Ghanaians receive quality healthcare services.
