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  • Murder cases: No fears, Ashanti region is safe Minister assures

    The Ashanti Regional Minister Hon Simon Osei Mensah has assured that there is no cause for alarm over murder cases that have occurred in recent times in the region.

    According to the Regional Minister Hon Simon Osei Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) is working tirelessly to deal with armed robbers and criminals in the region.

    Since January 2019, seven women have been murdered, including a community nurse who was gang-raped and murdered last week at Ayuom in the Ashanti Region.

    The Ashanti Regional Minister Hon Simon Osei Mensah speaking to the media in Kumasi said adequate security measures have been put in place by the security agencies to protect law-abiding citizens in the region.

    The Minister explained that though the Region has recorded several cases, armed robbery, murder, and other crimes have reduced drastically with the help of the security.

    “When you start doing swoop and parading criminals, people get frightening that is why nowadays the police do not parade arrested people after swoop. The region is safe because we are putting in much effort to deal with criminals and armed robbers. The most important thing is to reduce it drastically even if we cannot eliminating it” the Minister said.

    “The crime rate in the region has reduced down as compared to the previous. The security agencies are ready to protect lives and properties in the region. There is no cause for alarm” He added.

    The Region Minister Hon Simon Osei Mensah revealed that police in the region have commenced serious investigations into murder cases that have occurred in the region especially the nurse who was allegedly murdered at Sewua.

    The Minister, however, appealed to the general public to be security-conscious and also assist the police to fight criminals and armed robbers.

    Source: kingdomfmonline.com

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  • Government to ban importation of accident and overaged vehicles into Ghana

    Government has initiated processes to pass the Customs Amendments Bill into law to regulate the importation of vehicles into Ghana.

    Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs disclosed this in a radio interview on Okay FM, an Accra based Radio Station Tuesday morning.

    He said the decision to ban importation of accident and overaged vehicles into Ghana is to create the enabling environment and market for the many automobile companies about to establish outlets in Ghana. Not only that, he also said they are the reasons why we have so many accidents on our roads.

    Currently, overaged vehicles are allowed into the country after the payment of penalty but Government is considering a complete ban of the importation of vehicles which are 10 years old and also prevent the importation of salvaged vehicles. (Salvage vehicles are those that have been involved in an accident or vehicles that are flooded).

    German car-maker, Volkswagen, Nissan and Toyota are various vehicle manufacturing companies that have plans to set up assembling plants in Ghana to serve the Ghanaian market and other countries.

    Source: gbcghanaonline.com

  • Government secures US$250m World Bank funds to start National Development Bank in 2020

    The National Development Bank is expected to commence operations in 2020 to provide access to cheaper and long-term funding to some key companies operating in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors.

    The Finance Minister delivering the 2020 budget statement to Parliament said the government is set to complete discussions with the World Bank and other development partners to capitalize the bank in 2020 for it to commerce operations.

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    “We have secured US$250 million from the World Bank as initial capitalization to kick-start the operations of the NDB and an interim board was set-up.”

    “In view of the high level of interest generated, other donors such as DFID, KFW, AfDB are expected to provide additional capitalization for the Bank once it becomes operational in 2020.”

    “The National Development Bank as envisioned will refinance credit to industry and agriculture as a wholesale bank, and also provide guarantee instruments to encourage universal banks to lend to these specific sectors of the economy,” he added.

    The Bank is expected to act as an independent institution with a strong corporate governance framework and would be globally rated to enable it to leverage foreign private capital for industrial and agriculture development in the country.

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    Mr Ofori-Atta said the government will also provide periodic dedicated funds for intervention in key areas of the economy such as large scale agro-processing, housing, through various schemes and funds as needed for economic and social development and jobs.

    2020 Budget Statement and Economic Policy by The Independent Ghana on Scribd

    Source: citinewsroom.com

  • Government pledges GHC12.2m for Kumawu roads

    Government is expected to construct 5.2 kilometers road in the Kumawu township of the Ashanti Region.

    The construction process is to cost the State an amount of GH¢ 12.2 million.

    Minister of Roads and Highways, Amoako-Atta, made this known on Friday, October 11, 2019, in Kumawu.

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    He made the announcement after the Omanhene of Kumawu, Barima Sarfo Tweneboa Kodua, Omanhene of Kumawu Traditional Area, pleaded with President Nana Akufo-Addo to address the road challenge in the area.

    The Minister said by June 2020, the roads will be completed.

    The roads include Market square link road, Krobo Adusei, Kumawu Anglican Church, he said.

    President Akufo-Addo assured the Chief that the three factories expected to be built in the area would be completed.

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    The President is on a tour of the Ashanti Region.

    He was accompanied by the ministers of education, food and agriculture, health, among others.

    Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

  • Government urged to enforce fishing by-laws

    SEND-Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, has called on government to enforce bye-laws to properly regulate the fishing industry and reduce illegal activities.

    A Field Officer of SEND-Ghana, Nana Kwesi Barning-Ackah said application of the laws had become necessary to ensuring that the fisher folk increased their yield.

    He made the call at a national dialogue on a situational analysis of farmers and fisher-folk in Accra.

    The meeting, held in partnership with Oxfam, brought to the fore the challenges crop farmers and fisher-folk face with potential gender differences.

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    It was on the theme: “Promoting Economic Justice, Food, Security and Agricultural Governance Using Gender Responsive Budgeting.”

    He said to effectively patrol the over 300 landing sites dotted along the coast, the laws must work and people who flouted it must be dealt with accordingly.

    Nana Barning-Ackah appealed to government to assist by subsidising the cost of fishing inputs such as outboard motors and fishing nets, fast-track the construction of landing beaches, particularly in James Town, and strengthen sensitization of fisher-folk on new fishing methods.

    Reporting on the findings of the agricultural sector, he said food security was important to the economy and, therefore, the need for government to commit resources to increase yield.

    He said farmers were constantly faced with the challenges of land acquisition, marketing, agricultural inputs, storage facilities and loans to enhance their work.

    It was, therefore, important for government to recruit more extension officers and equip them with the needed tools to assist farmers to ensure best practices, Nana Barning-Ackah said.

    He said government should dialogue with traditional authorities to limit encroachment on dedicated agriculture lands as there were not enough lands for farming activities.

    “Government should fast-track the construction of warehouses/storage facilities to help farmers store their produce during bumper harvests and have reserves for the dry season as well as create avenues for farmers and fisher-folk to easily access loans,” he said.

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    Dr Emmanuel Ayifah, the Deputy Country Director SEND-Ghana, said the dialogue was to increase evidence to inform public policy debates on gender-responsive budgeting in agriculture and the fisheries sector.

    Rev. Enock Baodu Amo, the Deputy Director/Acting Head, Research, Statistics and Information Management Directorate, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, commended SEND-Ghana for carrying out the research.

    He said the Ministry had taken note of the various challenges in the sector and was working to mitigate them.

    Mr Amo said plans to build fishing harbours at the landing beaches and inland were underway to ensure proper storage.

    He noted that the close season had come to stay and urged fishermen to adhere to it to reduce the over-exploitation of fish stocks in marine waters.

    Mr Robert Nettey, a Fisherman at James Town, called on government to ensure that all forms of illegal fishing methods were stopped to give meaning to the close season.

    Chief Osman Fukuyama, a Farmer at Bereku in the Central Region, called for organic agriculture to enhance the sector, saying; “We need to keep our lands fertile to increase yields if not Ghana would soon have to import food to feed her citizens.”

    Source: Myjoyonline.com