THE Care Generation Africa Foundation, a social group, has presented items worth GH¢800 to the inmates of the female and male wards of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital near Cape Coast.
The items comprised used clothing, detergents, footwear, provisions and soap.
The Chairman of the association, Mr T.E. Andoh, made the presentation after visiting the Foster ward for males and the Nightingale ward for females.
He said the gesture was the society’s contribution towards maintaining people admitted at the psychiatric hospital.
Mr Andoh said the society would adopt one of the wards at the hospital and provide assistance to the inmates on admission.
He commended the staff of the hospital for their dedication and zeal in the face of the challenges involved in handling psychiatric patients.
It came out during the visit that apart from budgetary and staff constraints, the hospital also lacks the needed tools to handle the patients on admission.
He called for more support from both the government, philanthropists, government agencies and non-governmental organisations to help provide the needs of the hospital.
The Patron of the Care Generation Africa Foundation, Mr John Obeng, promised to provide an instrument for checking the pressure of patients in the wards.
The Principal Nursing Officer at the hospital, Mr Ebenezer Abaka-Sey, who received the items, commended Care Generation Africa Foundation for its concern.
He expressed the hope that other agencies would emulate their example to alleviate the plight of the inmates.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
GHANA NATIONAL COLLEGE MARKS 60TH ANNIVERSARY (PAGE 49)
A two-storey library complex for the Ghana National College, valued at GH¢290,000, has been inaugurated by the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Ernest Debrah.
The minister, also on behalf of the GETFund and in fulfilment of the President's promise, presented a 55-seater bus to the school to ease its transportation problems.
Speaking at the 60th anniversary celebration of the school, Mr Debrah, a former student of the school, commended the founder, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, and the pioneering staff for their vision and foresight which had produced many products who occupied key positions in various sectors of the economy and at the international level.
The college was established in 1948 for students who participated in the demonstration against the British colonial government and who were dismissed from their schools.
Mr Debrah said the establishment of the school was linked with the history of the country and that as the school of destiny, it had become the prototype of the co-educational Ghana Education Trust schools which were established throughout the country after independence to admit students, irrespective of their religion and tribe.
He said the government would provide extra classrooms in all second-cycle schools throughout the country to address the problem that would come with the extension of the duration of the senior high school from three to four years.
The Chief Executive Officer of Taylor and Taylor Company Limited in Accra, Dr David K. A. Taylor, another old student, donated GH¢10,000 towards the rehabilitation of the school’s senior science block in honour of Professor Francis Allotey, also an old student and acclaimed international mathematician and scientist.
He suggested that the science block be named after Prof. Allotey for his international feat in science and mathematics.
Dr Taylor also promised to sponsor for 10 years two pupils from the St Peter’s Primary School at Saltpond where Prof. Allotey started his basic education.
The Headmaster of the Ghana National College, Mr Robert Koomson-Barnes, commended the government for improving the water supply system in the school and providing it with a modern library and a bus.
He, however, called on it to provide more accommodation for staff to ensure their retention for effective academic work.
Prof. Allotey, who chaired the function, called for a new educational system which would put emphasis on creativity, science, and information and communication technology.
The Archbishop of the Cape Coast Archdiocese of the Catholic Church, his Eminence Peter Cardinal Appiah-Turkson, advised the students to submit themselves to be nurtured, polished and refined into youthful gems worthy of example to their peers.
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, urged students to be disciplined and study hard to enhance their future.
The minister, also on behalf of the GETFund and in fulfilment of the President's promise, presented a 55-seater bus to the school to ease its transportation problems.
Speaking at the 60th anniversary celebration of the school, Mr Debrah, a former student of the school, commended the founder, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, and the pioneering staff for their vision and foresight which had produced many products who occupied key positions in various sectors of the economy and at the international level.
The college was established in 1948 for students who participated in the demonstration against the British colonial government and who were dismissed from their schools.
Mr Debrah said the establishment of the school was linked with the history of the country and that as the school of destiny, it had become the prototype of the co-educational Ghana Education Trust schools which were established throughout the country after independence to admit students, irrespective of their religion and tribe.
He said the government would provide extra classrooms in all second-cycle schools throughout the country to address the problem that would come with the extension of the duration of the senior high school from three to four years.
The Chief Executive Officer of Taylor and Taylor Company Limited in Accra, Dr David K. A. Taylor, another old student, donated GH¢10,000 towards the rehabilitation of the school’s senior science block in honour of Professor Francis Allotey, also an old student and acclaimed international mathematician and scientist.
He suggested that the science block be named after Prof. Allotey for his international feat in science and mathematics.
Dr Taylor also promised to sponsor for 10 years two pupils from the St Peter’s Primary School at Saltpond where Prof. Allotey started his basic education.
The Headmaster of the Ghana National College, Mr Robert Koomson-Barnes, commended the government for improving the water supply system in the school and providing it with a modern library and a bus.
He, however, called on it to provide more accommodation for staff to ensure their retention for effective academic work.
Prof. Allotey, who chaired the function, called for a new educational system which would put emphasis on creativity, science, and information and communication technology.
The Archbishop of the Cape Coast Archdiocese of the Catholic Church, his Eminence Peter Cardinal Appiah-Turkson, advised the students to submit themselves to be nurtured, polished and refined into youthful gems worthy of example to their peers.
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, urged students to be disciplined and study hard to enhance their future.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
GARI PROCESSING CENTRE FOR ABURA KWAMANKESE (PAGE 20)
A US$12,000 gari processing centre for the people of Abura Kwamankese, near Mankessim, sponsored by the Trinity Chapel in the United Kingdom, has been inaugurated.
The Chief Executive of GRATIS Foundation, Mr Emmanuel Asiedu, who performed the inaugural ceremony, commended the good work of the donor for providing funds for the centre.
He said the provision of the centre would go a long way to reduce poverty, since the bulk of farmers in the community cultivated cassava.
A senior pastor of the Trinity Chapel in London, Rev Dr Shala Fola-Alade, said appropriate technology was the only solution to the toil of the rural woman.
He said technology would also help improve quality, as well as quantity, and enable women to generate more income.
Rev Fola-Alade expressed the hope that the district assemblies, non-governmental organisations and donor agencies would assist communities to acquire processing equipment to ensure that rural communities were equipped with improved substitutes for the traditional ways of production.
He said by doing so they would be helping to alleviate poverty, enhance food security and at the same time help GRATIS to become self-sufficient.
An elder of Kwamankese, Mr James Quansah, on behalf of the people, thanked Trinity Chapel, UK and the GRATIS Foundation for the gesture.
He assured the donors that the facility would be put to good use to enhance the living conditions of the people.
The Chief Executive of GRATIS Foundation, Mr Emmanuel Asiedu, who performed the inaugural ceremony, commended the good work of the donor for providing funds for the centre.
He said the provision of the centre would go a long way to reduce poverty, since the bulk of farmers in the community cultivated cassava.
A senior pastor of the Trinity Chapel in London, Rev Dr Shala Fola-Alade, said appropriate technology was the only solution to the toil of the rural woman.
He said technology would also help improve quality, as well as quantity, and enable women to generate more income.
Rev Fola-Alade expressed the hope that the district assemblies, non-governmental organisations and donor agencies would assist communities to acquire processing equipment to ensure that rural communities were equipped with improved substitutes for the traditional ways of production.
He said by doing so they would be helping to alleviate poverty, enhance food security and at the same time help GRATIS to become self-sufficient.
An elder of Kwamankese, Mr James Quansah, on behalf of the people, thanked Trinity Chapel, UK and the GRATIS Foundation for the gesture.
He assured the donors that the facility would be put to good use to enhance the living conditions of the people.
BE VIGILANT DURING ELECTIONS — MILLS (PAGE 16)
THE flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, has admonished NDC faithful to remain calm, peaceful, honest and faithful but vigilant during the forthcoming elections.
He said as a man of peace and repute, he would not inflame passions to create chaos in the country.
Addressing separate rallies during a tour of parts of the Central Region, Professor Mills explained that he refused to accept the National Award due to the polarisation it created among sections of the Ghanaian populace.
He said he took the independent decision without the prompting of anyone but in the interest of national peace.
Professor Mills said as a man of peace and unity, he thought the award would help heal the wounds of the past and reconcile the people.
He said he realised that when his name was mentioned among the recipients, comments made about his nomination polarised the populace, at a time when Ghanaians should be preaching peace, unity and reconciliation before the December 7 elections.
He said since the comments generated an atmosphere of bitterness, he decided to decline the award to calm all the nerves in the national interest.
He reminded Ghanaians of the current hardships they were facing and said they should not allow themselves to be influenced by empty promises, gifts and money to sell their votes but exercise their franchise based on the issues and their genuine conscience.
A member of the NDC campaign team, Mr Ato Ahwoi, said the government was paying the cocoa farmer less than the 70 per cent it claimed it was paying because while a tonne of cocoa sold at GH¢3,200, the government paid the farmer GH¢1,200.
The National Women’s Organiser of the party, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, advised the people to be wary of empty promises and vote massively for the NDC to reverse the hardships they were going through under the NPP administration.
The visit took the team to Denkyira Asikuma, Kyekyewere, Dunkwa-on-Offin, Nyame Bekyere, Stom, Diaso, Denkyira Obuasi and Anyanfuri in the Upper Denkyira East and Upper DenkyiraWest constituencies.
...AND CELEBRATES DAY WITH ORPHANS
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, who turned 64 on Monday, has reached out to orphans of the Peace & Love Orphanage at Frafraha, near Accra with donations amounting to several million cedis.
Represented by his wife, Mrs Naadu Mills, Professor Mills presented a number of items, including bags of rice, bags of sugar, gallons of cooking oil, boxes of drinks, food seasoning, and boxes of biscuits to the orphanage.
Mrs Mills said she and her husband were contributing their widow’s mite to the orphanage and expressed the hope that the fortunate in society would always reach out to the less fortunate.
"My husband believes that there is more blessing in giving than there is in receiving and believes in sharing, hence this humble gesture of ours," said Mrs Mills.
A teacher herself, just like her husband, Mrs Mills thanked the teachers for the huge sacrifices they were making in the education of the kids and encouraged them to keep up their good work.
Mrs Mills also had a word of caution for the youth: “You must stay away from premarital sex”.
According to the educationist, it was when people were not ready for children and yet went ahead and engaged in sexual relations that there would be unwanted pregnancies and the abandoning of babies.
Mr Eric Adu Opare, the supervisor at the orphanage, thanked Mrs Mills and her husband for their very kind gesture and gave the assurance that the orphanage was most grateful.
On the issue of the sacrifices that the teachers were making, the supervisor said: "As teachers, we hope that when you and your husband become the President and First Lady, you would pay particular attention to the plight of teachers, especially those of us who are sacrificing the way we are doing."
It would be recalled that last year, Professor Mills celebrated his birthday at the Saltpond Hospital, where he donated lots of items to the hospital.
Indeed, the year before, he also celebrated his birthday at the Osu Children’s Home.
Mrs Naadu Mills was accompanied by the Parliamentary candidate for Adenta, Mr Kojo Adu Asare; Ms Kakra Vanlare, Greater Accra Vice Chairperson; Nii Lantey Vanderpuje, Director of Operations of the Mills Campaign Team; Koku Anyidoho, Head of Communications, Mills Campaign Team; Miss Clarissa Acolatse, Office of Prof. Mills and other executive of the Adenta Constituency.
He said as a man of peace and repute, he would not inflame passions to create chaos in the country.
Addressing separate rallies during a tour of parts of the Central Region, Professor Mills explained that he refused to accept the National Award due to the polarisation it created among sections of the Ghanaian populace.
He said he took the independent decision without the prompting of anyone but in the interest of national peace.
Professor Mills said as a man of peace and unity, he thought the award would help heal the wounds of the past and reconcile the people.
He said he realised that when his name was mentioned among the recipients, comments made about his nomination polarised the populace, at a time when Ghanaians should be preaching peace, unity and reconciliation before the December 7 elections.
He said since the comments generated an atmosphere of bitterness, he decided to decline the award to calm all the nerves in the national interest.
He reminded Ghanaians of the current hardships they were facing and said they should not allow themselves to be influenced by empty promises, gifts and money to sell their votes but exercise their franchise based on the issues and their genuine conscience.
A member of the NDC campaign team, Mr Ato Ahwoi, said the government was paying the cocoa farmer less than the 70 per cent it claimed it was paying because while a tonne of cocoa sold at GH¢3,200, the government paid the farmer GH¢1,200.
The National Women’s Organiser of the party, Mrs Ama Benyiwa-Doe, advised the people to be wary of empty promises and vote massively for the NDC to reverse the hardships they were going through under the NPP administration.
The visit took the team to Denkyira Asikuma, Kyekyewere, Dunkwa-on-Offin, Nyame Bekyere, Stom, Diaso, Denkyira Obuasi and Anyanfuri in the Upper Denkyira East and Upper DenkyiraWest constituencies.
...AND CELEBRATES DAY WITH ORPHANS
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, who turned 64 on Monday, has reached out to orphans of the Peace & Love Orphanage at Frafraha, near Accra with donations amounting to several million cedis.
Represented by his wife, Mrs Naadu Mills, Professor Mills presented a number of items, including bags of rice, bags of sugar, gallons of cooking oil, boxes of drinks, food seasoning, and boxes of biscuits to the orphanage.
Mrs Mills said she and her husband were contributing their widow’s mite to the orphanage and expressed the hope that the fortunate in society would always reach out to the less fortunate.
"My husband believes that there is more blessing in giving than there is in receiving and believes in sharing, hence this humble gesture of ours," said Mrs Mills.
A teacher herself, just like her husband, Mrs Mills thanked the teachers for the huge sacrifices they were making in the education of the kids and encouraged them to keep up their good work.
Mrs Mills also had a word of caution for the youth: “You must stay away from premarital sex”.
According to the educationist, it was when people were not ready for children and yet went ahead and engaged in sexual relations that there would be unwanted pregnancies and the abandoning of babies.
Mr Eric Adu Opare, the supervisor at the orphanage, thanked Mrs Mills and her husband for their very kind gesture and gave the assurance that the orphanage was most grateful.
On the issue of the sacrifices that the teachers were making, the supervisor said: "As teachers, we hope that when you and your husband become the President and First Lady, you would pay particular attention to the plight of teachers, especially those of us who are sacrificing the way we are doing."
It would be recalled that last year, Professor Mills celebrated his birthday at the Saltpond Hospital, where he donated lots of items to the hospital.
Indeed, the year before, he also celebrated his birthday at the Osu Children’s Home.
Mrs Naadu Mills was accompanied by the Parliamentary candidate for Adenta, Mr Kojo Adu Asare; Ms Kakra Vanlare, Greater Accra Vice Chairperson; Nii Lantey Vanderpuje, Director of Operations of the Mills Campaign Team; Koku Anyidoho, Head of Communications, Mills Campaign Team; Miss Clarissa Acolatse, Office of Prof. Mills and other executive of the Adenta Constituency.
Monday, July 21, 2008
NPP TO BOOST CAMPAIGN AT KEEA (PAGE 17)
THE Kommenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Constituency branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has constituted eight committees to boost the campaign of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag bearer, Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo Addo, and the Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, who is contesting the seat as an MP in the December general election.
The committees are Advisory, Campaign and Monitoring, Research, Fund-raising, Communication, Security, Electoral and Operations.
At the inauguration Nana Arthur commended members of the team for accepting to join the campaign train to ensure victory for the NPP.
Nana Ato Arthur reminded the team of how to package campaign messages as a “whole to capture the seat and mobilise the people, especially, those who have attained voting age to vote for the NPP’’.
He said when given the nod, he would continue to work hard to improve education, health and the socio- economic conditions of the people under the Elmina 2015 strategy, which he championed when he was the District Chief Executive of the KEEA.
Nana Arthur said the district had benefited immensely from the various economic intervention policies pursued under President Kufuor’s administration, and admonished the people to rally behind the party.
The Mpotuhen of the Anomabo Traditional Area, Nana Aggrey, who chaired the function, promised to provide the necessary support for the NPP to win massively in the forthcoming elections.
Nana Aggrey advised members of the committee to live up to the task ahead of them and drum up support for the parliamentary and the presidential candidates of the NPP.
The committees are Advisory, Campaign and Monitoring, Research, Fund-raising, Communication, Security, Electoral and Operations.
At the inauguration Nana Arthur commended members of the team for accepting to join the campaign train to ensure victory for the NPP.
Nana Ato Arthur reminded the team of how to package campaign messages as a “whole to capture the seat and mobilise the people, especially, those who have attained voting age to vote for the NPP’’.
He said when given the nod, he would continue to work hard to improve education, health and the socio- economic conditions of the people under the Elmina 2015 strategy, which he championed when he was the District Chief Executive of the KEEA.
Nana Arthur said the district had benefited immensely from the various economic intervention policies pursued under President Kufuor’s administration, and admonished the people to rally behind the party.
The Mpotuhen of the Anomabo Traditional Area, Nana Aggrey, who chaired the function, promised to provide the necessary support for the NPP to win massively in the forthcoming elections.
Nana Aggrey advised members of the committee to live up to the task ahead of them and drum up support for the parliamentary and the presidential candidates of the NPP.
GOMOA EAST ASSEMBLY FAILS TO APPROVE NOMINEE (PAGE 16)
The Gomoa East District Assembly failed to approve the President’s nominee, Mr Mark Jewel Joseph Annan, for the post of District Chief Executive at its maiden sitting at Gomoa Afransi.
Mr Annan, Assembly member for Gomoa Fetteh and a staff of the Parliamentery Service, who polled 15 votes, however secured 51.7 per cent of the total number of members present who voted with 14 dissenting, and therefore stands the chance for another round of voting within 10 days.
Under the Local Government law on the approval of a nominee for the position of a District Chief Executive, the nominee should secure two thirds of the total number of Assembly members present who cast their ballot.
No date was, however, fixed for the next round of ballot within the 10-day period under the law.
At its inauguration on June 18, the 30-member assembly could not elect a presiding member after two keenly contested ballots because the two contestants failed to secure the needed two thirds of votes of members.
During last Friday’s sitting, it took the persuasive instinct of the Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, to convince members to unite and settle on one of the candidates to enable the assembly to settle down for business for the development of the area.
This was after members had again voted twice without any of the candidates getting the required two-thirds majority.
During the first ballot, Mr Bright Lambert Enyan Hackeem, 34, a Social Science graduate of the University of Cape Coast, polled 13 whilst Prince Charles Abbam, a 46-year-old printer, gained 15.
In the second round, Mr Hackeem’s votes dropped to 12 with Prince Abbam receiving 17.
After consultations, Mr Hakeem stepped down for peace and unity to prevail and when the final ballot, supervised by Mr Cerebrum Quaicoe, Deputy Central Regional Electoral Director of the Electoral Commission, conducted the balloting, Prince Abbam was endorsed by 28 votes with only one against.
Nana Ato Arthur commended the members for electing a presiding member, and urged them to close their differences and endorse the DCE whenever they were called upon to do so within the 10-day period.
He reminded members and the presiding member of the challenges ahead of them and advised them to work as a team for the benefit of their people.
The Co-ordinating Director of the assembly, Mr Atta-Ullah Dason, was also introduced to members of the assembly.
Mr Annan, Assembly member for Gomoa Fetteh and a staff of the Parliamentery Service, who polled 15 votes, however secured 51.7 per cent of the total number of members present who voted with 14 dissenting, and therefore stands the chance for another round of voting within 10 days.
Under the Local Government law on the approval of a nominee for the position of a District Chief Executive, the nominee should secure two thirds of the total number of Assembly members present who cast their ballot.
No date was, however, fixed for the next round of ballot within the 10-day period under the law.
At its inauguration on June 18, the 30-member assembly could not elect a presiding member after two keenly contested ballots because the two contestants failed to secure the needed two thirds of votes of members.
During last Friday’s sitting, it took the persuasive instinct of the Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, to convince members to unite and settle on one of the candidates to enable the assembly to settle down for business for the development of the area.
This was after members had again voted twice without any of the candidates getting the required two-thirds majority.
During the first ballot, Mr Bright Lambert Enyan Hackeem, 34, a Social Science graduate of the University of Cape Coast, polled 13 whilst Prince Charles Abbam, a 46-year-old printer, gained 15.
In the second round, Mr Hackeem’s votes dropped to 12 with Prince Abbam receiving 17.
After consultations, Mr Hakeem stepped down for peace and unity to prevail and when the final ballot, supervised by Mr Cerebrum Quaicoe, Deputy Central Regional Electoral Director of the Electoral Commission, conducted the balloting, Prince Abbam was endorsed by 28 votes with only one against.
Nana Ato Arthur commended the members for electing a presiding member, and urged them to close their differences and endorse the DCE whenever they were called upon to do so within the 10-day period.
He reminded members and the presiding member of the challenges ahead of them and advised them to work as a team for the benefit of their people.
The Co-ordinating Director of the assembly, Mr Atta-Ullah Dason, was also introduced to members of the assembly.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
MAKE TEACHER TRAINING TECHNOLOGY-BASED (PAGE 16)
THE Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Reverend Prof Emmanuel Adow Obeng, has stressed the need for a change in the current system of training teachers to a more responsive, technology-based system.
That, he said, would go a long way to transform the present state of education in sub-Saharan Africa.
Addressing the opening of an international conference on teacher education in sub-Saharan Africa, Rev Prof Obeng said teachers constituted an important element in the achievement of the Education For All and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) commitments that had been globally set for all countries.
He said the large number of teachers needed to transform the present state of education in sub-Saharan Africa could not be trained through what he described as the “brick-and-mortar” campus-based training system.
Rev Professor Obeng said the emergence of affordable communication technologies provided a more efficient way of training teachers through the “brick-and-click” system (that is, using the affordable communication technologies).
He said it was in that light that Teacher Education in sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA), a consortium, had developed the largest teacher education programme using available and affordable new technology and communication tools which enhance the rapid development and dissemination of materials and tools.
He said TES had also developed the Open Education Resources Movement with the philosophy of adapt and share and social networking to make educational resources available and free to all.
The TES is a consortium of 18 organisations, including 13 higher educational institutions from nine sub-Saharan African centres and three international organisations in the BBC World Service Toast, the Commonwealth of Learning and the Open University of the United Kingdom.
It represents Africa’s largest teacher education research community, stretching across institutions in the Sudan, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and South Africa.
Rev Prof Obeng said across sub-Saharan Africa, many institutions were incorporating the study units into their teacher education programmes, adding that nearly half a million teachers would receive training on those programmes in the coming years.
He said more countries had expressed their desire and interest to join the consortium and urged others to be part of the partnership.
The Director of the Institute of Education of the UCC, Professor Joseph Kingsley Kweku Aboagye, who chaired the function, said TESSA provided very imaginative ways of training teachers outside the classroom.
Professor Aboagye said the high budgetary resources needed to expand teacher training institutions to admit more trainees, improve quality of teachers and continuous training to upgrade their skills called for the introduction of TESSA training institutions.
That, he said, would go a long way to transform the present state of education in sub-Saharan Africa.
Addressing the opening of an international conference on teacher education in sub-Saharan Africa, Rev Prof Obeng said teachers constituted an important element in the achievement of the Education For All and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) commitments that had been globally set for all countries.
He said the large number of teachers needed to transform the present state of education in sub-Saharan Africa could not be trained through what he described as the “brick-and-mortar” campus-based training system.
Rev Professor Obeng said the emergence of affordable communication technologies provided a more efficient way of training teachers through the “brick-and-click” system (that is, using the affordable communication technologies).
He said it was in that light that Teacher Education in sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA), a consortium, had developed the largest teacher education programme using available and affordable new technology and communication tools which enhance the rapid development and dissemination of materials and tools.
He said TES had also developed the Open Education Resources Movement with the philosophy of adapt and share and social networking to make educational resources available and free to all.
The TES is a consortium of 18 organisations, including 13 higher educational institutions from nine sub-Saharan African centres and three international organisations in the BBC World Service Toast, the Commonwealth of Learning and the Open University of the United Kingdom.
It represents Africa’s largest teacher education research community, stretching across institutions in the Sudan, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and South Africa.
Rev Prof Obeng said across sub-Saharan Africa, many institutions were incorporating the study units into their teacher education programmes, adding that nearly half a million teachers would receive training on those programmes in the coming years.
He said more countries had expressed their desire and interest to join the consortium and urged others to be part of the partnership.
The Director of the Institute of Education of the UCC, Professor Joseph Kingsley Kweku Aboagye, who chaired the function, said TESSA provided very imaginative ways of training teachers outside the classroom.
Professor Aboagye said the high budgetary resources needed to expand teacher training institutions to admit more trainees, improve quality of teachers and continuous training to upgrade their skills called for the introduction of TESSA training institutions.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
ASIKUMA-ODOBEN-BRAKA INSURANCE SCHEME COMMENDED (PAGE 35)
THE District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, Mr Emmanuel Adjei-Domson, has commended the management of the District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme for its dedication and commitment which has resulted in the increasing membership of the scheme from 31,818 in 2006 to 51,677 in 2007.
He has, therefore, urged them to continue to broaden the scheme for the benefit of the people in the district.
Mr Domson made the commendation at the third annual general meeting of the scheme at Breman Asikuma.
He implored the Board of Directors of the scheme to ensure commitment and respect for good governance, which include transparency, accountability and the rights of all clients.
Mr Domson advised them to avoid interference in the management of the scheme, and urged them to be prudent in its operations.
He also called on the management to avoid acts of intimidation, back-biting, corruption and disrespect for the rights of clients of the scheme.
On behalf of the assembly, the DCE promised to donate 100 bags of cement to support the completion of the scheme's office complex.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the scheme, Reverend Patrick Nyampong, said last year, the scheme paid GH¢491,409 for 44,000 members who accessed health care from the various service providers.
He said the scheme collected a total premium of GH¢118,244.69 as against GH¢48,912,26 in 2006.
Mr Nyampong attributed the success of the scheme to the massive education and the sensitisation of the programmes mounted by the scheme in communities in the district.
The Central Regional Manager of the National Health Insurance Council, Mr Emmanuel Badu, said the council would print a single identification card to enable clients to attend any health facility in any part of the country.
He advised the management of the scheme to step up its sensitisation programme for the national target of 60 per cent of the populace to be achieved by the end of the year.
He has, therefore, urged them to continue to broaden the scheme for the benefit of the people in the district.
Mr Domson made the commendation at the third annual general meeting of the scheme at Breman Asikuma.
He implored the Board of Directors of the scheme to ensure commitment and respect for good governance, which include transparency, accountability and the rights of all clients.
Mr Domson advised them to avoid interference in the management of the scheme, and urged them to be prudent in its operations.
He also called on the management to avoid acts of intimidation, back-biting, corruption and disrespect for the rights of clients of the scheme.
On behalf of the assembly, the DCE promised to donate 100 bags of cement to support the completion of the scheme's office complex.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the scheme, Reverend Patrick Nyampong, said last year, the scheme paid GH¢491,409 for 44,000 members who accessed health care from the various service providers.
He said the scheme collected a total premium of GH¢118,244.69 as against GH¢48,912,26 in 2006.
Mr Nyampong attributed the success of the scheme to the massive education and the sensitisation of the programmes mounted by the scheme in communities in the district.
The Central Regional Manager of the National Health Insurance Council, Mr Emmanuel Badu, said the council would print a single identification card to enable clients to attend any health facility in any part of the country.
He advised the management of the scheme to step up its sensitisation programme for the national target of 60 per cent of the populace to be achieved by the end of the year.
STUDENT STABBED TO DEATH BY COLLEAGUE (PAGE 3)
A FIRST-year Agricultural Science student of the St Andrews Senior High School at Assin Fosu, Antwi-Boasiako, was stabbed to death by his course mate, Osei-Gyamfi, when the deceased demanded a GH¢7 debt owed him by Osei-Gyamfi.
According to the Proprietor of the school, Mr Richard Asiedu, both Osei-Gyamfi and Antwi-Boasiako were day students of the school and lived in the same rented premises at a Fosu suburb and that from their relationship as classmates, nothing seemed to suggest any bad blood between them.
Mr Asiedu said it all started when the landlord demanded his rent from the two and Antwi-Boasiako told Osei-Gyamfi, who owed him GH¢7, that he was giving Osei-Gyamfi GH¢1 to add to the GH¢7 to pay his (Antwi-Boasiako’s) rent.
The proprietor said that demand did not go down well with Osei-Gyamfi, resulting in a quarrel which degenerated into a fight.
He said during the brawl, Osei-Gyamfi picked a knife and stabbed Antwi-Boasiako several times, resulting in his death.
He said Osei-Gyamfi had since been arrested.
Antwi-Boasiako’s body has been deposited at the St Francis Xavier Catholic Hospital at Assin Fosu, while police investigations continue.
According to the Proprietor of the school, Mr Richard Asiedu, both Osei-Gyamfi and Antwi-Boasiako were day students of the school and lived in the same rented premises at a Fosu suburb and that from their relationship as classmates, nothing seemed to suggest any bad blood between them.
Mr Asiedu said it all started when the landlord demanded his rent from the two and Antwi-Boasiako told Osei-Gyamfi, who owed him GH¢7, that he was giving Osei-Gyamfi GH¢1 to add to the GH¢7 to pay his (Antwi-Boasiako’s) rent.
The proprietor said that demand did not go down well with Osei-Gyamfi, resulting in a quarrel which degenerated into a fight.
He said during the brawl, Osei-Gyamfi picked a knife and stabbed Antwi-Boasiako several times, resulting in his death.
He said Osei-Gyamfi had since been arrested.
Antwi-Boasiako’s body has been deposited at the St Francis Xavier Catholic Hospital at Assin Fosu, while police investigations continue.
TANKER DRIVE BURNT TO DEATH (BACK PAGE)
A 44-year-old driver of a petrol tanker , Yusif Mumuni, died on the spot when his vehicle burst a front tyre, somersaulted and burst into flames on the outskirts of Nyamoransa in the Central Region on Thursday evening.
The Central Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Emmanuel Teye Okoso, said the driver was trapped between the head of the vehicle and the tank in his attempt to escape from the fire.
Two others on the vehicle who managed to escape are on admission at the Central Regional Hospital in Cape Coast, while the charred body of the deceased has been deposited at the same hospital’s morgue.
Inspector Okoso said it took the police and Fire Service personnel a hectic time to retrieve the charred body of the driver from the flames.
He said Mumuni, who was employed only three months ago by the Glory Oil Company, was driving the vehicle with registration number GR 6536 K loaded with petrol from Tema to Glory Oil Filling Station near the police barrier at the Moree Junction.
Inspector Okoso said the police were investigating the case.
The Central Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Emmanuel Teye Okoso, said the driver was trapped between the head of the vehicle and the tank in his attempt to escape from the fire.
Two others on the vehicle who managed to escape are on admission at the Central Regional Hospital in Cape Coast, while the charred body of the deceased has been deposited at the same hospital’s morgue.
Inspector Okoso said it took the police and Fire Service personnel a hectic time to retrieve the charred body of the driver from the flames.
He said Mumuni, who was employed only three months ago by the Glory Oil Company, was driving the vehicle with registration number GR 6536 K loaded with petrol from Tema to Glory Oil Filling Station near the police barrier at the Moree Junction.
Inspector Okoso said the police were investigating the case.
Friday, July 11, 2008
CR MINISTER TOURS REGISTRATION CENTRES (PAGE 27)
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, has stated that there might be the need for the extension of the deadline for the National Identification registration currently going on in the Central region.
The exercise, which started on July 1 on a pilot basis in the region, is expected to end by July 17.
After touring a number of registration centres in the Cape Coast Metropolis last Wednesday, Nana Arthur said even though the exercise was going on smoothly, a lot more needed to be done to ensure its success.
He said the exercise had challenges which needed to be addressed and called on personnel handling it to show more commitment and dedication to surmount the challenges.
He said, for instance, that there was the need to increase the personnel in some of the centres to make the exercise less cumbersome and reduce the time one has to spend at the centre to register.
He appealed to the people to exercise patience with the registration officials and cooperate with them in view of the challenges the exercise had imposed on the staff.
The regional minister stressed the need to sensitise the people to the importance of the exercise to reduce the frustration they went through at the registration centres.
He suggested to the registration officials to sacrifice to work on Sundays and also make special arrangements with school authorities to have their pupils and students registered.
Problems that came out during the visit ranged from lack of forms, confusion over queuing, lack of co-ordination between the registration officials and the camera operators and communication gap between some registration supervisors.
At most of the centres visited, officials complained of lack of forms, and impatience on the part of people who turned up for registration, among others.
At the time the regional minister got to the University Primary School registration centre around 11.30 a.m. there were no registration forms and people had queued since morning waiting to be registered.
It was also learnt that some people filled the forms on their own and made a lot of mistakes, which needed to be corrected, whilst others who also filled the forms previously did not turn up for their photographs to be taken.
At the Castle registration centre, Ms Gifty Tetteh told the regional minister that she had made arrangements to register staff of the Ghana Commercial Bank after church service on Sunday.
Nana Arthur, who was not satisfied with some of the explanations given by the registration personnel, advised them be up and doing and that anyone found to have been drawing back the excise would be replaced immediately.
At the Old High Court building near the Pitmans Secretariat School in Cape Coast, an 85 year-old lady who did not see why she should join a queue to be registered walked away, saying “no one would ask me for an identification card at the cemetery”.
The exercise, which started on July 1 on a pilot basis in the region, is expected to end by July 17.
After touring a number of registration centres in the Cape Coast Metropolis last Wednesday, Nana Arthur said even though the exercise was going on smoothly, a lot more needed to be done to ensure its success.
He said the exercise had challenges which needed to be addressed and called on personnel handling it to show more commitment and dedication to surmount the challenges.
He said, for instance, that there was the need to increase the personnel in some of the centres to make the exercise less cumbersome and reduce the time one has to spend at the centre to register.
He appealed to the people to exercise patience with the registration officials and cooperate with them in view of the challenges the exercise had imposed on the staff.
The regional minister stressed the need to sensitise the people to the importance of the exercise to reduce the frustration they went through at the registration centres.
He suggested to the registration officials to sacrifice to work on Sundays and also make special arrangements with school authorities to have their pupils and students registered.
Problems that came out during the visit ranged from lack of forms, confusion over queuing, lack of co-ordination between the registration officials and the camera operators and communication gap between some registration supervisors.
At most of the centres visited, officials complained of lack of forms, and impatience on the part of people who turned up for registration, among others.
At the time the regional minister got to the University Primary School registration centre around 11.30 a.m. there were no registration forms and people had queued since morning waiting to be registered.
It was also learnt that some people filled the forms on their own and made a lot of mistakes, which needed to be corrected, whilst others who also filled the forms previously did not turn up for their photographs to be taken.
At the Castle registration centre, Ms Gifty Tetteh told the regional minister that she had made arrangements to register staff of the Ghana Commercial Bank after church service on Sunday.
Nana Arthur, who was not satisfied with some of the explanations given by the registration personnel, advised them be up and doing and that anyone found to have been drawing back the excise would be replaced immediately.
At the Old High Court building near the Pitmans Secretariat School in Cape Coast, an 85 year-old lady who did not see why she should join a queue to be registered walked away, saying “no one would ask me for an identification card at the cemetery”.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
ASSIN KRUWA GETS TEACHERS' BUNGALOWS (PAGE 47)
The Minister of Education, Science and Sports, Professor Dominic K. Fobih, has inaugurated GH¢65,000 a six-unit teachers’ bungalow for the Assin Kruwa District Assembly Basic School and Junior High School.
Speaking at the ceremony, Professor Fobih who is also the Member of Parliament for Assin South, said the construction of the bungalow formed part of the Assembly’s policy to improve education in rural communities in the district.
Professor Fobih said hitherto, most teachers posted to the community had either refused to go or applied for transfer due to accommodation difficulties they faced and said even though it could not accommodate all teachers, it could provide some relief for those who found themselves there.
He said the government was committed to uplifting education, hence, the various interventions such as the Capitation Grant, the School Feeding Programme and the teachers' awards scheme, and urged parents to take advantage of those interventions to educate their children.
The District Chief Executive for Assin South, Ms Millicent Alice Korankye, said the best legacy parents could bequeath to their children was education and advised them to educate their children to enable them to become useful citizens of their communities.
The Presiding Member of the Assin North District Assembly, Mr Anthony Arthur, urged the community to cooperate with the teachers to improve education in the area.
The Chief of Kruwa, Nana Akwa Desi II, advised the teachers to use the facility to improve education in the area.
Nana Akwa Desi appealed to the government to improve the road network in the area to stimulate economic actitvities.
He also appealed for the extension of electiricity to the other areas of the town.
Speaking at the ceremony, Professor Fobih who is also the Member of Parliament for Assin South, said the construction of the bungalow formed part of the Assembly’s policy to improve education in rural communities in the district.
Professor Fobih said hitherto, most teachers posted to the community had either refused to go or applied for transfer due to accommodation difficulties they faced and said even though it could not accommodate all teachers, it could provide some relief for those who found themselves there.
He said the government was committed to uplifting education, hence, the various interventions such as the Capitation Grant, the School Feeding Programme and the teachers' awards scheme, and urged parents to take advantage of those interventions to educate their children.
The District Chief Executive for Assin South, Ms Millicent Alice Korankye, said the best legacy parents could bequeath to their children was education and advised them to educate their children to enable them to become useful citizens of their communities.
The Presiding Member of the Assin North District Assembly, Mr Anthony Arthur, urged the community to cooperate with the teachers to improve education in the area.
The Chief of Kruwa, Nana Akwa Desi II, advised the teachers to use the facility to improve education in the area.
Nana Akwa Desi appealed to the government to improve the road network in the area to stimulate economic actitvities.
He also appealed for the extension of electiricity to the other areas of the town.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
BOREHOLES FOR 2 CENTRAL REGION COMMUNITIES (PAGE 20)
TWO communities, Nso Nyame Ye and Bebia Ni Ha in the Abura-Asebu-Kuamankese District of the Central Region, have benefited from two boreholes.
Pioneers-Ghana and Brute Labs, California, USA financed the boreholes at a cost of GH¢18,000.
Before the drilling of the boreholes, the communities were relying on stagnant water and ponds which cause water-borne diseases for their domestic purposes.
Inaugurating the boreholes, the Leader of California-based Done Well Team, Mr Joshua To, expressed the hope that the wells would improve the socio-economic well-being of the people.
He commended Mr Fred Dimado, the Executive Director of Pioneers-Ghana and the two communities that worked tirelessly to see the project through.
Pioneers-Ghana is the Ghanaian branch of Pioneers Africa, a non-governmental organisation.
The Central Regional Director of the Community Water and Sanitation Project, Mr Kofi Opoku Tufuor, urged the communities to maintain the boreholes by setting up committees to manage them.
The Chief of Nso Nyame Ye, Nana Odom Darkoh IV, on behalf of the beneficiary communities, thanked Brute Labs, California, and Pioneers-Ghana for providing them with safe drinking water, which would improve their health.
Pioneers-Ghana and Brute Labs, California, USA financed the boreholes at a cost of GH¢18,000.
Before the drilling of the boreholes, the communities were relying on stagnant water and ponds which cause water-borne diseases for their domestic purposes.
Inaugurating the boreholes, the Leader of California-based Done Well Team, Mr Joshua To, expressed the hope that the wells would improve the socio-economic well-being of the people.
He commended Mr Fred Dimado, the Executive Director of Pioneers-Ghana and the two communities that worked tirelessly to see the project through.
Pioneers-Ghana is the Ghanaian branch of Pioneers Africa, a non-governmental organisation.
The Central Regional Director of the Community Water and Sanitation Project, Mr Kofi Opoku Tufuor, urged the communities to maintain the boreholes by setting up committees to manage them.
The Chief of Nso Nyame Ye, Nana Odom Darkoh IV, on behalf of the beneficiary communities, thanked Brute Labs, California, and Pioneers-Ghana for providing them with safe drinking water, which would improve their health.
Monday, July 7, 2008
PRESIDENT CAUTIONS CHIEF EXECUTIVES TO BE VIGILANT ON CONFLICTS (PAGE 55)
THE President, Mr J.A. Kufuor, has cautioned chief executives of the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies to be vigilant about indications of tension, confrontation and potential trouble spots in their areas.
In this regard, he noted that discretion was critical.
President Kufuor said this in a speech read on his behalf by the Minister for Chieftaincy and Culture, Mr S.K. Boafo, at the mid-year review conference for metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) for the southern sector at Elmina.
He said while chief executives must keep themselves informed, they must also maintain an open mind.
He said since timely action was essential, they should take warning signals seriously, adding that they needed good judgement in order to identify what was real and what was false.
He also advised them against taking sides in any conflict, especially those involving traditional authorities, which must be very carefully managed.
President Kufuor also reminded the chief executives of the problem of waste collection in the cities, and said the sector minister would give instructions to all MMDAs for compliance.
He said the instructions might include the need to procure reliable waste contractors and an agreement signed with them , to which the partnership should include shared reward and burdens as well as timely payment to the contractors.
He, therefore, entreated them to engage contractors who possessed the best qualities since that was critical in a long-term relationship.
The President advised the chief executives to maintain good relationships with all key players including Members of Parliament in their districts, showing courtesies, decorum, effective communication and the willingness to work with them for the good of the district.
He said the establishment of the Local Government Service which had lagged behind in the decentralisation process had been initiated and considerable progress made in the arrangement to decouple it from the main civil service since the decoupling policy was launched at the end of last year.
The Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and the Environment, Mr Kwadwo Adjei-Darko, reminded the chief executives to initiate ways of mobilising their internal resources to augment whatever they received from the Common Fund.
He said 50 out of the 138 MMDAs assessed on the Functional Organisation Assessment Tools for 2006 might be able to access the District Development Fund.
He reminded them of citizenship participation in governance.
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, said although global environment had become harsh these days, the future of the country seemed bright.
He said a lot of achievements had been made over the past seven years with the support and efforts of MMDCEs.
The Omanhen of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta, urged the assemblies that had not set up internal audit units to do so without delay to ensure accountability and transparency in their procurement transactions.
In this regard, he noted that discretion was critical.
President Kufuor said this in a speech read on his behalf by the Minister for Chieftaincy and Culture, Mr S.K. Boafo, at the mid-year review conference for metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) for the southern sector at Elmina.
He said while chief executives must keep themselves informed, they must also maintain an open mind.
He said since timely action was essential, they should take warning signals seriously, adding that they needed good judgement in order to identify what was real and what was false.
He also advised them against taking sides in any conflict, especially those involving traditional authorities, which must be very carefully managed.
President Kufuor also reminded the chief executives of the problem of waste collection in the cities, and said the sector minister would give instructions to all MMDAs for compliance.
He said the instructions might include the need to procure reliable waste contractors and an agreement signed with them , to which the partnership should include shared reward and burdens as well as timely payment to the contractors.
He, therefore, entreated them to engage contractors who possessed the best qualities since that was critical in a long-term relationship.
The President advised the chief executives to maintain good relationships with all key players including Members of Parliament in their districts, showing courtesies, decorum, effective communication and the willingness to work with them for the good of the district.
He said the establishment of the Local Government Service which had lagged behind in the decentralisation process had been initiated and considerable progress made in the arrangement to decouple it from the main civil service since the decoupling policy was launched at the end of last year.
The Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and the Environment, Mr Kwadwo Adjei-Darko, reminded the chief executives to initiate ways of mobilising their internal resources to augment whatever they received from the Common Fund.
He said 50 out of the 138 MMDAs assessed on the Functional Organisation Assessment Tools for 2006 might be able to access the District Development Fund.
He reminded them of citizenship participation in governance.
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, said although global environment had become harsh these days, the future of the country seemed bright.
He said a lot of achievements had been made over the past seven years with the support and efforts of MMDCEs.
The Omanhen of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta, urged the assemblies that had not set up internal audit units to do so without delay to ensure accountability and transparency in their procurement transactions.
ELECTIONS NOT A BATTLE — CR MINISTER (PAGE 16)
The Central Regional Minister, Nana Ato Arthur, has reminded Ghanaians that the December elections is not a battle but a platform to select candidates to represent them.
Nana Ato Arthur who is contesting the parliamentary seat of Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA) on the ticket of the NPP, therefore urged all to ensure peace before, during and after the elections.
He was speaking at a durbar of chiefs and people of the Edina Traditional Area to climax their annual Bakatue festival at Elmina at the weekend.
He commended the government for initiating a number of development projects, including the dredging of the Baya Lagoon.
He further advised the people to unite for the success of the “Elmina 2015 Strategy” which is aimed at developing the area to an appreciable level.
The Minister of Trade, Industry, PSI and Private Sector Development, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, admonished Ghanaians to form links with their roots and support the socio-economic development of their areas.
Papa Owusu-Ankomah who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekondi said most often than not, people after sojourning to other areas tended to forget about their roots and even fail to visit their areas during festive occasions.
He said even though their societies expected some contributions from them, such contributions were not necessarily monetary but regular visits and interactions to inspire them for development.
The minister, who stood in for the President, said even though Elmina could boast prominent people in both the public and private sectors most of them rarely visited home, leaving the burden of development on the shoulders of the chiefs and the few ones who identified themselves with the area.
He advised them not to shirk their responsibilities to their roots whilst contributing to their new areas of abode.
The Omanhen of the Elmina Traditional Area, Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, reminded the people of events in Rwanda, Kenya and Zimbabwe, and cautioned against electoral violence.
He appealed for support to enable him to complete a multi-purpose palace for the traditional council.
The Member of Parliament for the area and now the flag bearer of the CPP, Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, was also at the function.
Nana Ato Arthur who is contesting the parliamentary seat of Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA) on the ticket of the NPP, therefore urged all to ensure peace before, during and after the elections.
He was speaking at a durbar of chiefs and people of the Edina Traditional Area to climax their annual Bakatue festival at Elmina at the weekend.
He commended the government for initiating a number of development projects, including the dredging of the Baya Lagoon.
He further advised the people to unite for the success of the “Elmina 2015 Strategy” which is aimed at developing the area to an appreciable level.
The Minister of Trade, Industry, PSI and Private Sector Development, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, admonished Ghanaians to form links with their roots and support the socio-economic development of their areas.
Papa Owusu-Ankomah who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sekondi said most often than not, people after sojourning to other areas tended to forget about their roots and even fail to visit their areas during festive occasions.
He said even though their societies expected some contributions from them, such contributions were not necessarily monetary but regular visits and interactions to inspire them for development.
The minister, who stood in for the President, said even though Elmina could boast prominent people in both the public and private sectors most of them rarely visited home, leaving the burden of development on the shoulders of the chiefs and the few ones who identified themselves with the area.
He advised them not to shirk their responsibilities to their roots whilst contributing to their new areas of abode.
The Omanhen of the Elmina Traditional Area, Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, reminded the people of events in Rwanda, Kenya and Zimbabwe, and cautioned against electoral violence.
He appealed for support to enable him to complete a multi-purpose palace for the traditional council.
The Member of Parliament for the area and now the flag bearer of the CPP, Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, was also at the function.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION EXERCISE TAKES OFF IN CENTRAL REGION (SPREAD)
The National Identification exercise, which began in the Central Region, had a few hitches with the cameras and the computers being used for the exercise.
Even though the exercise started on time, some of the cameras could not be operated as a result of the way they were handled during their late release.
While some technicians, who promptly responded to distress calls by the Registration Officers, managed to make some of the cameras to function the rest of the cameras were yet to be attended to.
The situation did not, however, affect the enthusiasm with which people received the exercise.
There seem to be some encouragement and hope that the exercise will be successful in the region.
As of 11.30 a.m. when the Daily Graphic visited the centre at the Cape Coast Castle, the Registration Officer, Mr Yaw Asiedu, said 10 people had been registered with their pictures taken.
At the Neighbourhood Centre, the Registration Officer, Ms Patience Wood, said 50 had registered but the only hitch was with the battery, which had to be charged for pictures of those who had been registered to be taken.
The Registration Officer at the Philip Quaicoe Boys Basic Schools, Mr Richard Mensah, said he had a problem with the computer at the centre but had recorded 26 registratiosns by 12 noon.
At the Old High Court at Bakaano, the Registration Officer, Ms Philippine Ekudi said even though they initially had a problem with the camera about 28 people had registered after the problem was rectified around 11.30 a.m.
When contacted on phone, Ms Bertha Dzeble, Head of the Information Department of the National Identification Authority, said the exercise was moving on smoothly with the exception of some few areas which had problems with their cameras, even though they were all tested in Accra before they were moved to the region.
She expressed the hope that things would be normalised by today Wednesday, July 2.
Even though the exercise started on time, some of the cameras could not be operated as a result of the way they were handled during their late release.
While some technicians, who promptly responded to distress calls by the Registration Officers, managed to make some of the cameras to function the rest of the cameras were yet to be attended to.
The situation did not, however, affect the enthusiasm with which people received the exercise.
There seem to be some encouragement and hope that the exercise will be successful in the region.
As of 11.30 a.m. when the Daily Graphic visited the centre at the Cape Coast Castle, the Registration Officer, Mr Yaw Asiedu, said 10 people had been registered with their pictures taken.
At the Neighbourhood Centre, the Registration Officer, Ms Patience Wood, said 50 had registered but the only hitch was with the battery, which had to be charged for pictures of those who had been registered to be taken.
The Registration Officer at the Philip Quaicoe Boys Basic Schools, Mr Richard Mensah, said he had a problem with the computer at the centre but had recorded 26 registratiosns by 12 noon.
At the Old High Court at Bakaano, the Registration Officer, Ms Philippine Ekudi said even though they initially had a problem with the camera about 28 people had registered after the problem was rectified around 11.30 a.m.
When contacted on phone, Ms Bertha Dzeble, Head of the Information Department of the National Identification Authority, said the exercise was moving on smoothly with the exception of some few areas which had problems with their cameras, even though they were all tested in Accra before they were moved to the region.
She expressed the hope that things would be normalised by today Wednesday, July 2.
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