Editorial
Whip up interest in wildlife conservation
Dear Editor,
I would be glad if you could spare me some space to talk about wildlife conversation as I am attracted to wildlife in many ways due to the benefits and value they add to human existence.
There are various interest groups and organisations working to provide safer habitat for animals, birds, and plants that are becoming extinct in our country but I wish to indicate that the idea of protecting wildlife should be embedded in young people right from the start.
I believe getting young people, especially children, interested in natural history and conservation is one of the steps we can take.
When parents start instilling in children the value of protecting animals, it may go a long way to help develop a new generation of young people who would forever remain interested in environmental conservation.
I am aware many children have interest in animals; therefore, whipping up their interest through good literature, field trips, documentaries and other interesting activities would yield long term results.
Jennifer Yayra Opare,
Student, University for Development Studies (UDS)
Nyankpala Campus.
Editorial
Merits and demerits of scraping betting tax
Dear Editor,
Over the past years, a lot of concerns have been raised about the rise of sports betting companies in the country, their operations, and how it impacted negatively on the youth of the country.
I have also witnessed how some of the youth go to the extent of borrowing money from friends or use companies’ money to stake bets, which they were not guaranteed of winning.
Due to this, I was happy when the previous government introduced the betting tax, as I felt it would deter the youth from engaging in it.
However, some Ghanaians hold the view that the betting tax would help create employment.
It wasn’t surprising to see the excitement that greeted the announcement of the scrapping of the tax by the Finance Minister.
My worry now is how, as a country, the youth can be discouraged from engaging in betting.
I believe that as the betting tax has been scrapped, it is about time that the government finds ways of addressing the issue of betting among the youth as it is becoming more serious than before.
I believe that there should be a multi-stakeholder engagement between the various stakeholders to proffer solutions to address them.
Editorial
Rail crossing point at circle- Kaneshie road needs attention
Dear Editor,
I read with happiness a letter published in the previous edition about the poor state of the rail crossing stretch of the Circle-Kaneshie road.
I totally agree with the concerns raised by the writer and I wish to add my voice to the call on the authorities to quickly work on that stretch of the road.
What the writer left out was the occasional happenings when vehicles break down on the rail line. I have witnessed that before.
It is not a comfortable thing driving on it at all. It is a huge dent on the beauty the interchange was expected to bring to the area.
The traffic it creates is a major inconvenience to people who are rushing to work.
I wish to appeal to the authorities to quickly do something about that portion of the road to make it convenient for drivers. Thank you for the space.
Maxwell Amamoo,
Odorkor
