Day: March 12, 2024

A driver, who stole GHC162,500.00 worth of clinical items belonging to his boss has been sentenced to four years imprisonment in hard labour by the Accra Circuit Court Four. Solomon Kofi Addo Yeboah conspired with one Alhassan, who was also employed by their Pakistani boss and is currently on the run, to steal the items. Yeboah simply admitted that he conspired with Alhassan, thus, he was sentenced to two years for conspiracy and four years for stealing but sentences are to run concurrently. Police Inspector DaCosta Bobie Ansah told the Court presided over by Mrs Kizita Naa Koowaa Quarshie that Rab Naweiz Khan, the complainant is a Pakistani and a businessman residing at Tse Addo, La, a suburb of Accra. He said Yeboah, the convict, also lived at Kasoa, as Alhassan, a cook to the complainant, is now at large. Police Inspector Ansah said Yeboah and Alhassan worked in the complainant's company that 'deals in clinical equipment.' He said on January 18, 2024, Yeboah and Alhassan did conspire to break into th e complainant's warehouse located at Tse-Addo and made away with 50 pieces of ultrasound paper notes, five pieces of Diathamy machine, four pieces of suction machine, two ultrasound printers and one computer. The prosecution said the next day, the complainant lodged a report with the La Police, leading to the arrest of Yeboah whilst Alhassan bolted with the goods. During the investigation, Police had information about where the items had been kept by Alhassan at Weija, the Court?heard. He said the Police proceeded to the said location to retrieve the items. After investigation, Yeboah was charged with the offences and put before the Court as efforts were underway to arrest Alhassan, his accomplice, the Police said. Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr Michael Nkpa, Visual Arts tutor, has urged the government to prioritize skill training in Senior High Schools to reduce the unemployment rate in the country. Mr Nkpa, also the Chief Executive Officer of NKG Textiles, said many students were not adequately prepared for the market because schools often prioritise academic subjects over practical vocational skills training. He said by incorporating practical skills training into the curriculum, students could graduate with the skills needed to succeed in the job market, which would reduce unemployment and help boost the economy by providing businesses with a skilled workforce. Mr Nkpa, Visual Arts Tutor at the Nkwanta Community Senior High and Technical School in the Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region, made the appeal in an interview with the Ghana News Agency when over 200 students at Yabram Community Day Senior High Technical received practical training on soap making, batik tie and dye, screen printing, and plastic management. Mr Nkpa said pr oviding students with practical skills in the fields could increase their chances of finding employment after graduation among young people who lack the necessary skills to secure a job. He, however, urged the government to prioritise skills training in schools and provide students with opportunities to develop their talents in fields such as visual arts. Some students who received the training appealed for more resources and support from technical schools to ensure they have access to quality education and training opportunities. The students expressed joy after the training and stressed the importance of hands-on skills training in preparing students for future careers and contributing to the overall development of the country. Source: Ghana News Agency

Traders at the Keta Market in the Volta Region are appealing to the authorities to reconstruct the facility into a modern market to enhance business operations. They called for a facelift of almost all structures in the market, including the stalls, which they said must be reconstructed into two or three storeys. Among the anxiliary facilities should be a clinic to provide emergency healthcare on market days, an educational centre, probably a crèche, to cater for the children, and modern washrooms. The traders made the appeal in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) upon a visit to the market last week. 'The Keta Market is one of the oldest markets in Ghana so it deserves to be better than its current form,' one woman said. Madam Rejoice Adzo, a former Assembly-member and Market Queen, appealed to the Government to restore the market to its past glory. 'This market was a colonial market. People from Northern Volta, Togo, and Dzemeni used to come here to trade but it is not like that anymore. The Government must help us to restore it to its former glory,' she said. Meanwhile, some drivers have also appealed for the renovation of the town roads, especially the one linking the market, complaining that its bad nature was impeding their work. 'We suffer when bringing traders here on market days. So, we sometimes drop them off at Tayagagbor (quite a distance from the market) because the potholes are affecting our tires,' a driver lamented. The Keta Market is one of the oldest markets established in the Volta Region around the 15th Century, which attracted people from far and near to trade in fish, salt, and vegetables, being the major commodities produced in the area. It has, however, deteriorated in recent times until the Keta Municipal Assembly renovated some sheds with its internally generated fund in 2021. Source: Ghana News Agency

The Keta Municipal Assembly would inaugurate its seven zonal councils over the next few days. The three-day inauguration exercise is expected to come off on Wednesday, March 13, Thursday, March 14 and Monday, March 18, 2024. Mr. Innocent Komla Gavua, Municipal Coordinating Director, Keta Municipal Assembly, made the announcement Monday, during the sitting of the Assembly to elect its Presiding Member (PM). Dzelukope, Keta and Anlo-Afiadenyigba zonal councils will be inaugurated on Wednesday, March 13 at the PWD yard, Assembly Hall and Anlo-Afiadenyigba Market Square respectively. Tsiame-Asadame, Atiavi and Wego area (Wenyago, Agorvinu, Sasieme, Hagodzi) zonal councils will be done on Thursday, March 14 at the Asadame office, Atiavi community centre and Abor lorry station respectively, while that of Anyako zonal council will be done on Monday, March 18 at the forecourt of the market office. The inauguration exercise forms part of the structures of the local governance process as stipulated in the Local Go vernance Act 936 Part 1 (2) A zonal council is established with a population of not less than 3,000 people. It consists of not more than five persons elected from among the members of the relevant municipal assembly with not more than 10 representatives from unit committees and not more than five persons ordinarily resident in the zone. Source: Ghana News Agency