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“JERRY RAWLINGS’ BULLDOZER,” WHERE ART THOU?

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Opposition leader Nana Akufo Addo and his party, every means possible and for political capital took advantage of every other disaster that occurred under President John Mahama.  Assigns of the opposition leader would always blame the unfortunate situations on leadership. With particular reference to June 3rd disaster, Rev Owusu Bempah’s verdict was that a country that has an evil leader, calamities of such nature it suffers.   Former President JJ Rawlings It has never crossed our minds that in just 10 months such sad situations would inundate us under President Akufo Addo and his competent team having the likes of Owusu Bempah as intercessors. By the last count just through a cursory; Kitampo water falls disaster, mysterious vehicular accidents and deaths, Tema/Trade Fair/Takoradi/ Atomic junction gas explosions. Two other; restaurant and bakery related explosions were reported in Sunyani and Mankessim. Atomic Junction gas explosion site That some of the e

LET THERE BE PEACE AT NABPTEX

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During this year’s Republic Day celebration, His Excellency, the President, asked senior citizens to be “Citizens and not Spectators.” I am therefore challenged by his words to comment on issues concerning NABPTEX, making rounds in some newspapers of late.  As the first Executive Secretary and the one who brought NABPTEX from zero to its current position, I cannot sit and watch for the image of the organisation to continue to sink. When NABPTEX was established by the government in August 1995 with the inauguration of the governing board, no provision was made for office accommodation, and neither was it allocated any budget to recruit staff nor procure office equipment. Prez Akufo Addo   As a result, staff could not be recruited and between 1995 and 1997, I had to combine my job schedule at the Technical Examinations Unit and assist the Consultant for Polytechnic Affairs at the Ministry of Education, who was made the Interim Executive Secretary. But when I became the Executi

OKUDZETO FILLING STATIONS, RARE KIND JAMES KWESI APPIAH AND WHAT HE NEEDS FOR SUCCESS

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Oil business from all indications looks a very lucrative business. It is said to be one of the main sources of the Rockefeller family fortunes. Great grandfather, John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil, of which various components were later merged to form Exxon.  The family after 146 years in the oil industry announced its exit from the business. The family felt Exxon as a company through sponsored research has been misleading the public about how much fossil fuel contribute to climate change. Here in Ghana, visionary Tsatsu Tsikata laid a solid foundation for Ghana’s oil find. For instance, the petroleum sector policy, the all-important seismic data on which successors thereon relied for further oil exploratory works and productions, the legal regime on oil among others were established. The brain behind Ghana's oil find, Tsatsu Tsikata Sir Sam Jonah has in an article expressed disappointment over the country’s non-recognition of the pioneering role of Mr

NKWANTA SOUTH MP FULFILS CAMPAIGN PROMISE

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The Member of Parliament [MP] for Nkwanta South Constituency in the Volta Region has presented an ambulance to the Brewaniase Health Centre to improve health care delivery in the area. The Presentation which is in fulfilment of a 2016 campaign promise made to the people of Ntruboman area coincided with a ceremony in Brewaniase to climax a “Thank You Tour” of the constituency. The Ambulance Gracing the occasion were delegations of chiefs and elders from the Challa and Akyode traditional areas as well as Moslem leaders. Chiefs and Elders representing Add caption Addressing the chiefs and people, Geoffery Kini [Dr.] said Nkwanta District being the largest in terms of land size and the third largest in terms of population in the region but deprived, there was the need to source for resources to boost health care delivery. Hon Geoffrey Kini addressing the gathering He said the decision to station the ambulance in Brewaniase is str