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Water shortage hits Tema
Empty Veronica buckets were the first to greet staff, clients and guests to various institutions this week in the Tema Metropolis.
This was as a result of the interruption in water supply due to routine maintenance works by the Ghana Water Company Limited.
The situation had caused an acute water shortage as many institutions and homes struggled for water for cleaning and handwashing.
Washing of hands under running water had been one of the key safety protocols for the corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic to ensure clean hands to curb the spread of the virus.
However, a common sight had been the disappointment on the faces of persons who confidently walked to Veronica buckets mounted at various entrance and exit points to turn on the taps only to realise the tap was not flowing.
This Reporter observed that most of such persons just walked away to go about their normal businesses without taking the trouble to sanitise their hands.
One of such disappointed persons, a commercial vehicle driver, Musah Kadiri who had gone to renew his document in an office told The Spectatorin an interview that the practice had the potential to spread the virus as each person opened the tap with possibly contaminated hands and left.
He suggested that much as the water situation appeared terrible, heads of various institutions must endeavour to provide water for handwashing since their clients came from other places and could be carrying the virus.
The Spectator is drawing the attention of the Ghana Water Company Limited to the inconveniences being caused to the public to resolve whatever challenges that caused the interruption of water supply to alleviate the suffering of the public.
From Dzifa Tetteh, Tema
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We have built enough buffers to pay all DDEP obligations – Finance Minister Ato Forson
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has assured banks that the government has built sufficient financial buffers to meet all Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) obligations this year.
Speaking at a high-level meeting with over 22 Managing Directors of banks, he reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and restoring confidence in the financial sector.
“We do not intend to default,” Dr. Forson declared.
“All outstanding holdouts have been paid, and we have put in place the necessary buffers to ensure that every single DDEP obligation for this year will be met.”
The Minister explained that these buffers were created through fiscal discipline, strategic investment cuts, and prudent resource allocation.
As part of this approach, the government has reset goods and services expenditure to 2023 levels and is working to achieve a primary surplus of 1.5% to sustain economic stability.
He also announced plans to submit a fiscal responsibility rule to Parliament, which will set a debt ceiling that the Ministry of Finance cannot exceed.
This measure aims to prevent excessive borrowing and reinforce financial discipline.
Beyond ensuring timely DDEP payments, Dr Forson revealed that the government is taking deliberate steps to reduce reliance on the Treasury bill market.
By improving coordination between fiscal and monetary policies, the government aims to stabilize interest rates and ease liquidity pressures on the banking sector.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
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NSA commences President Mahama’s ‘Nkoko Nkitikiti’ vision
President Mahama’s Vision in Progress as the National Service Authority has received 10,000 “Nkoko Nkitikiti” (Day Old Chicks ) earlier this morning.
Their ongoing 100,000 Poultry infrastructure will be receiving 10,000 Day Old Chicks every few weeks until they hit their 100,000 mark for Broilers at a site in NSA Demonstration farm in Accra.
NSA is working assiduously nationwide with partners to put the infrastructure in place for hundreds of thousands of Poultry Capacity for Broilers in clusters.
Egg production is also top of their agenda in separate projects. NSA is currently putting in place the infrastructure that will receive thousands of layers in President Mahama’s quest to bring down the cost of eggs.
They expect to expand their poultry capacity base in furtherance of President Mahama’s vision to reduce the importation of poultry products and create employment
