Thursday, September 15, 2011

CHALLENGES FACING SUNYANI MARKET

Market Women in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo region say one of the major challenges in their business is the high transportation fares that tend to affect the prices of goods and products.
The secretary of the Sunyani Market, Madame Susana Ama Kumi explains that the due to the poor roads in the area, drivers charges them high transportation fares which is slowly killing their business.
Speaking to Adom Business News, she consented that another challenge facing them is the poor storage of products such as Tomatoes and Onions.
Madame Ama Kumi says because of the poor storage of the tomatoes and Onions they find it difficult to store the farm product to last longer.

NADMO WANTS AUTHORITY TO DEMOLISH BUILDINGS

The Central Regional Administrator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Tony Arkorful has called on the government to give them the right to demolish buildings and structures in disaster zones.
He says that the District Assemblies have so much do so they cannot concentrate on demolishing buildings in disaster zones, so it will be prudent to authorize NADMO to do that job.
According to him, buildings in water ways are the major causes of flooding and its resultant loss of life and displacement.
He made the call in an interview with Adom News during a day’s workshop for Heads of Departments, chiefs and security agencies on how to prevent disasters.
CUE IN: TONY ARKORFUL

LAWYER URGE PEOPLE TO GO TO COURT IF YOU ARE ACCUSE OF WITCHCRAFT

A legal expert, Lawyer Yaw Anokye Frimpong says individuals can go to court for redress if they are accuse of witchcraft.
He explains that the customary laws and the constitution of Ghana allow individuals to sue anyone who calls him or her a witch or wizard.
Lawyer Frimpong was speaking to the issue of people who have been accused as witches and wizards and confined to witch camps across the country.

He however stresses that one cannot charge the individual for defamation because the British laws on which Ghana laws are based, do not recognized witchcraft as defamation.
Lawyer Frimpong stated that one can go the district court if he or she is accused of witchcraft.

GOVERNMENT READY TO BAN WITCHCRAFT

Chief Clinical Psychiatrist at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Akwasi Osei has revealed that government has finally agreed to ban the establishment of witch camps particularly in the three Northern Regions.
He consented that the ban on the establishment of Witch camp will help reduce the abuse of human rights against women.
According to him, the Deputy Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs, Hawawu Boya agreed
Dr Akwasi Osei made these statements after a-day workshop with the Ministry of Women’s and Children’s Affairs on the abolishing of Witch Camps.
Dr Akwasi Osei was optimistic that government will take the necessary steps to pass the law immediately in Parliament.

Commenting on how the suppose witches in the camp will be integrated into the society, Dr Osei called for a change in social and mental mindset so people will not blame their grandparents for their misfortunes.
He also tasked the government to prepare structures and measures to accommodate the women from the camp.
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