Day: March 16, 2024

The Cape Coast High Court II has set Tuesday, April 16, 2024, to constitute a jury to sit on the murder case of a 25-year-old prospective nurse, Georgina Asor Botchwey at Mankessim in September 2022.

The court, presided over by Justice John Mark Nuku Alifo, made the decision at the case management conference held in chambers on Thursday, at which all parties were present.

Present at the conference were Principal State Attorney, Vincent Nyineku and Madam Monica Geraldo-Delima, the Assistant State Attorney for the prosecution, Mr Daniel Amosa holding brief for Michael Monney, for Christopher Ekow Clark Quansah, who is the first accused and Mr Roland Hamilton, for Michael Darko, the second accused.

The two accused persons, Quansah, alias Nana Clark, 65-year-old trader and Darko, 48-year-old pastor, were also present.

The court agreed that the pathologist who conducted the autopsy on the deceased would be in Court to present his report, while the prosecution was also expected to engage Akan language interpre
ters.

The case has been adjourned to Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Quansah and Darko are standing trial for allegedly murdering Asor in cold blood at Mankessim.

They pleaded not guilty to the offences of conspiracy to commit murder and murder when they appeared before the Cape Coast High Court II on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

They also pleaded not guilty to three charges of unlawfully possessing explosives, firearms and ammunition.

The court shot down an application by counsel to admit them to bail.

The judge directed the prosecution to file all disclosures and witness statements and serve same on the lawyers of the accused within two weeks to ensure an expedited trial.

The facts of the case are that the deceased, Georgina Asor Botchwey, a resident of Yeji in the Bono East Region and an applicant seeking admission at the Ankaful Psychiatric Nursing School in the Central Region, arrived in Cape Coast on Thursday, September 8, 2022, for an interview at the school.

Upon arrival, Botchwey called Darko who was
her senior sister’s fiancé and informed him about her presence in the region and her mission there.

Darko then offered to pick her up after her interview at the Nursing School and later arrived in a taxi as had been arranged and sent her to Pedu Junction in Cape Coast, where Quansah had parked his Benz Car with registration number GT 8686-C, and she joined them.

Quansah then drove them to Akwaakrom near Mankessim, seized the deceased’s iPhone and locked her in a room.

The accused persons went to Asikafo Ambantem, a suburb of Mankessim, where they allegedly dug a hole in an uncompleted storey building belonging to Quansah and went back for the lady.

On September 9, 2022, around mid-day, Quansah and Darko allegedly killed Georgina by hitting her head with a club and when she fell Darko held her neck till she died.

The two allegedly took away some pubic hair of the deceased and left the uncompleted storey building around 0200hours the next day.

A complaint was lodged with the police by the deceased’s broth
er, Alfred Duodu, a soldier, after frantic efforts made to reach his sister proved futile.

The police later picked up an intelligence that it was Darko who picked Georgina at Ankaful.

Armed with the information, the police searched for Darko, who was arrested on Friday, September 19, at Anomabo and he admitted to the crime.

He subsequently led the police to where the deceased had been buried and the body was exhumed.

Further police intelligence led to the arrest of Quansah from his hideout at Ekumfi Akwaakrom.

The accused persons were first put before the Cape Coast District Court II, presided over by Madam Bernice Mensima Ackon, and were charged with conspiracy to commit crime to wit murder and murder.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The operations of the Bui Generating Station (BGS) has opened up the Banda District of the Bono Region to investors, thereby stimulating rapid socio-economic growth and development, Mr Emmanuel Akone, the Banda District Chief Executive has said.

He commended the Bui Power Authority, the managers of the BGS for highlighting the economic prospects and attracting more investors into the district.

In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the sidelines of the inauguration of a cashew factory at Bui in the District, Mr Akone said a gold mining company had completed prospecting and would soon commence actual mining in the area.

The BPA collaborated with the Cashew-U Company Limited of China to construct the factory, which will add value to raw cashew products for export, under the government’s One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) initiative.

Mr Akone noted that the construction of the Bui Reservoir and a landing site had improved the fishing business, and thereby enhancing the socio-economic livelihoods o
f the fisher folks and women fishmongers.

He said economic activities in the area kept flourishing, saying buying and selling had improved, with more women engaged in viable economic activities to better their lives.

On completion, Mr Akone explained the on-going construction of a Sugar Factory at Fawoman in the area would create employment opportunities for the youth in the area.

As part of the BPA’s corporate social responsibility, Mr Akone said infrastructure development had also improved in the district, with the locals easily accessing quality healthcare, and education, saying the road networks in the area were also better now.

Earlier, Mr Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, the Chief Executive Officer of the BPA explained the Authority’s collaboration with the Cashew-U Company Limited entailed the development of a 500-acre cashew plantation and the establishment of a processing plant on a 20-acre land, with the aim of producing 12,000 metric tons of cashew nuts annually.

Additionally, plans are underway to upgrad
e the facility for cashew nut oil processing in the near future, he stated, saying the factory signified the Authority’s pursuit of industrialization and economic growth within the Bui enclave.

The location of the factory, nestled within the 184,000 hectares of land secured for the Bui Project, showed the Authority’s commitment to maximizing local resources for economic development.

Mr observed the ‘Bui enclave has long been known for its significant role in cashew farming, with nearly every household actively involved in this agricultural activity’.

During a visit to some of the Bui Dam Resettlement Camps, the Ghana News Agency (GNA) noticed communal facilities such as schools, community centres, boreholes as well as playing grounds, clinic, and health centre at the resettlement townships near Bongase and in Jama.

Access roads and drainage systems had also been completed in the resettlement areas.

Technology has also advanced in the townships as digital satellite dishes that enable residents to access v
arious television channels were seen erected on the roof of a number of households.

Additionally, the establishments of a Community Health-based Planning Services (CHPS) compound each at the two resettlement townships had made it easier for the people to access healthcare and improve their health status.

The construction of the Bui Dam created a reservoir, which is now the source of the economic boom in the environs of the dam.

In an interview, some of the residents around the dam expressed appreciation to the BPA for improving their lives and called on the authorities to do more and create more jobs for the young people in the area.

They said they also needed more assistance to engage in commercial farming and cashew plantation to improve their socio-economic livelihoods.

The Bui hydroelectric project was designed primarily for hydro-power generation. It, however, includes the development of an irrigation scheme for agricultural development and presents an opportunity for enhanced eco-system and fisheri
es.

It also comprises a resettlement and community support programme.

The project, which was expected to cost about 622 million dollars, was funded with a concessional loan of 263.5 million dollars from China, a buyers credit of 298.5 million dollars from the EXIM Bank of China together with governments contribution of 60 million dollars.

It however experienced a funding shortfall of 168 million dollars, arising primarily from the unanticipated effects of the 2008 global financial upheavals as well as unforeseen essential works.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Former president John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) flag bearer, has announced that when voted into power, his government will create an accelerated export development programme.

Mr Mahama said he, as president, would personally chair that programme while stakeholders in maritime and port would have representatives on it.

The NDC leader said this when he met and interacted with industry players in the maritime and port industries, such as the Importer and Exporters Association of Ghana, the National Fisheries Association of Ghana (NAFAG), the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders, and port workers, among others.

He said the accelerated export development programme would look at factors that could make it easier for exporters to export their products so that it encourages more exports, as the country needs to balance its trade between imports and exports.

‘If more exports go out, it will bring more dollars that will balance out the dollars we have to send out,’ he said.

The form
er president further said that in the imports sector, NDC was thinking of developing a transit terminal for the landlocked countries on the country’s northern border to enable their containers to be transported there directly.

He said, ‘It makes it easier for them to take their containers from there instead of bringing their trucks and hauling their containers all the way. If we have the resources, it will be good to build a rail line to service that terminal. So that as soon as their containers arrive, we just put them on the rail, and it takes them through the destination.’

Mr Mahama further said he will also licence financial companies and non-banking financial institutions to help importers, explaining that if their containers arrive at the port and they are unable to come up with the needed money to immediately clear the goods, they could then fall on these companies through an agreement for a short-term loan facility.

‘When your container comes, they will pay for it and move it to a special location.
So, the government will receive its money, GPHA, and the freight forwarders will all have been paid; the owner of the container will now work with that company and take his container and things,’ he explained.

The NDC flagbearer, however, added that the government will regulate their interests to prevent the companies from taking advantage of the importers.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Tema Chapter of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), as part of the commemoration of International Women’s Day, has organised a day’s capacity building for female students of Chemu Senior High School.

Ms Delali Buahini, the Tema Regional Manager of GNCCI, said even though International Women’s Day was celebrated on March 8, they thought about the theme and decided to catch the attention of the girls in entrepreneurship.

Ms Buahini said, ‘We thought about the theme, which was ‘inspiring inclusion’ so we thought of catching them young by having this training for them, because if they would be included and their voices would be heard, then they would need the right capacity building and the right set of skills.’

She said it was important to educate the youth about the way forward, how businesses were evolving and dynamic, and how best they could position themselves for the future.

She encouraged the young ladies to consider entrepreneurship as they climb the educational ladder so
as not to be unemployed graduates.

Ms Paulina Abrokwa, the Chief Executive Officer of Trade Links Logistics Limited, said entrepreneurship was the way to go, as getting a job has become a daunting task nowadays.

Ms Abrokwa said once a person develops a skill or knowledge in any area, they could turn it into a business to earn a living and support their dependents.

She said being an entrepreneur also provides the opportunity to employ others, adding that even though it is not an easy path to choose, it is doable.

She stated that it was not easy, especially for women, because of the many responsibilities of taking care of children and the home at the same time.

She added, however, that the moment women become determined and make time to go into entrepreneurship, they succeed.

She encouraged women to learn, add value to themselves, and put their skills to use to obtain economic power and self-reliance.

Ms Jenny Naa Akweley Laryea, the Creative Director of Twinnie Craft, said that even though it was diffic
ult to do one’s own business in Ghana, it was worth it and satisfying.

Ms Laryea said some of the challenges are difficulty accessing financial resources and support, adding that ‘but with hard work, being loyal, staying true to yourself and

the brand, and making sure that you produce quality for people, your business will survive.’

She added that there is peace in having one’s own money as a woman, and therefore she encouraged women to develop their hobbies into careers, as it was very important for women to have some source of income for themselves and their children.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) in the Western Region has participated in the second global meeting to discuss strategies to transform and develop urban cities.

The meeting held, in Barcelona, Spain, was under the Partnerships for Sustainable Cities programme, established in 2018 and supported by the European Union (EU) to foster peer-to-peer exchanges among cities of EU local authorities and partner countries around shared challenges.

It sought to promote collaboration and innovative solutions in areas such as urban planning, good governance, social inclusion and environmental sustainability, with a particular focus on resilience and fragility.

The programme also aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 11, aimed at making cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.

Mr Isaac Aidoo, Daniela Prinzivalli and Margherita Maniscalco, coordinators of the three-year Twin-Cities in Sustainable Partnership Project (TCSPP), funded by the EU, and implemented by the STM
A and Palermo Municipality participated in the meeting.

A statement signed by Mr John Latse, STMA Communications Officer, and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the participating municipalities at the meeting determined their own priorities within a set of broad themes, including urban governance, social inclusiveness, resilience to climate change and other shocks, and greening of cities among others.

The statement said stakeholders at the event adopted strong territorial approaches to develop their respective urban areas.

‘By working together, municipalities from Europe and partner countries can contribute to achieving this goal and creating more liveable, sustainable, and resilient cities,’ it said.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has introduced court shift system in some selected courts to improve efficiency and access to justice delivery in the country.

The shift system, to be rolled out on pilot basis, would start on March 25, 2024.

They will sit in the morning from 8:30am to 1:30pm while the afternoon session would be from 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm.

In a directive issued to the staff by Justice Cyra Pamela C.A. Koranteng, the Judicial Secretary, the pilot would start with the Adentan High Court 1 and 2, Amasaman High Court 2, Weija Circuit Court, La and Teshie District Courts, Madina District Court A and B and the High Court in Nsawam.

According to the directive, the rationale for the shift system ‘stems from the fact that, findings from a physical count of dockets undertaken in all courts nation wide demonstrated that a number of identified courts have huge case loads with some in excess of 600 pending cases.

‘It is envisaged that the court shift system when implemented will reduce the backlo
g cases in the specified courts, improve accessibility to justice for citizens by offering flexible court hours that accommodate diverse schedules and enhance the overall effectiveness of the judicial system.’

Source: Ghana News Agency

Awulae Amihere Kpanyinli III, President of the Eastern Nzema Traditional Council, has expressed the resolve of the Council to spearhead development of the Ellembelle District by fighting galamsey and other issues which were inimical to development.

He said,67 years after independence Ghana had chalked some milestones and entreated traditional rulers to protect and preserve their heritage.

Awulae Amihere Kpanyinli III said the traditional council would fight homosexuality being attributed to Nzemas since it was alien to the Nzema culture.

Awulae Amihere Kpanyinli III was addressing the first traditional council meeting of 2024 at Atuabo in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region.

It was attended by chiefs and queen mothers from the various communities in the District, Representatives of Companies, some heads of departments and representative of the Ellembelle District Chief Executive.

The meeting afforded participants the opportunity to express their views and concerns on issues militating against
development of the area and how to chart a common path to address them.

Awulae Amihere Kpanyinli III reiterated the clarion call to clamp down on the galamsey nuisance to protect the purity and sanctity of water bodies and the land.

The Paramount Chief said though majority of youth involved in galamsey activities claimed they were jobless, however, the alarming proportion at which galamsey had degraded the environment and destroyed water bodies, called for serious concerns to halt galamsey activities.

He said if care was not taken, no land would be available for unborn generations to live on.

Awulae Amihere Kpanyinli III therefore reminded any Chief who was masterminding and shielding galamsey activities to halt the practice.

He said, ‘any Chief who indulged in galamsey activities was not worth his salt and would be brought to book’.

Awulae Kpanyinli appealed to the committee in charge of Land and Rivers to monitor galamsey activities closely and curb the practice.

The Chief of Basake, Nana Bonya Kofi
allergies that politicians were neck deep in galamsey activities, but people usually pointed accusing fingers at traditional rulers, most of whom, were innocent.

He expressed wary that ‘concessions were given to people to do mining without the knowledge of chiefs’.

Nana Bonya Kofi appealed to Awulae Kpanyinli III to voice out this issue at the Regional House of Chiefs for it to be dealt with.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The outputs of commercial agro production and processing companies are being affected by the attitude of some farm out-growers.

Mr Chris Amponsah Sackey of the Projects Department of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) said major agro companies in the country faced growing disappointment from out-growers they contract to meet input demand.

He raised the concern at a stakeholder breakfast meeting in Ho organised by GEPA, saying the situation needed to be addressed to save numerous agro processing companies springing up across the country, under the Government’s industrialisation initiative.

Citing the experience of Caltech, Ghana’s largest processor of cassava, he said the company was facing growing dishonesty from its out-growers.

He said Caltech depended on the supply agreement with hundreds of farmers in Volta Region where its factory was located, and the Company’s operations had been significantly hit as the out-grower outputs failed to meet targets.

Mr Amponsah said some farmers under contra
ct refused to sell their produce to the Company despite receiving free seeds and other input including land preparation.

‘They are spending time and money chasing out-growers for their produce. This is affecting majority of these companies, and out-growers need to understand the concept and help grow industrialisation,’ he said.

Mr Amponsah told the GNA that it was an attitudinal challenge, therefore education should be considered for the farming community.

He called for law-backed and strict agreements for such endeavours, saying, the Government and sector stakeholders should consider disciplinary measures to help sustain out-grower programmes.

‘Education is key. We need to disabuse mindsets. Out-growers should understand that they are helping themselves and the nation as well,’ adding that the Volta Region’s prominence as a cassava production and processing hub was being affected by the situation.

The Volta had great potential and could significantly contribute towards the realisation of the targeted 2
5.3 billion dollar export revenue for the country, as starch also could fetch over two billion dollars for the region, but the cassava industry was suffering, Mr Amponsah said.

The breakfast meeting brought together stakeholders in the Volta Region to deliberate on growing the export economy.

Participants included the leadership of the Association of Ghana Industries in the Region, the Ghana EXIM Bank, and the Director of the Volta Regional Coordinating Council, Mr Augustus Awiti.

Mr Alexander Dadzawa, the Programmes Director of GEPA, said the Volta Region was fast becoming an export hub and commended the various entrepreneurs that help up the sector.

He said the Region among others embraced the GEPA’s coconut revitalisation project, and should sustained the patronage to help expand the prospects of the tree crop

Ms Doris Bansah, the Regional Director of GEPA, said the meeting aimed at strengthening collaboration among the various stakeholders, noting a ‘lack of full linkage’ among stakeholders on export
.

She said it was the first meeting of its kind by the Authority in the Region and should help address the ‘low economic and slow pace of progress of the export sector in Volta.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The National Communication Authority (NCA) says it is working with all relevant stakeholders round the clock to restore full internet connectivity.

The telecommunication industry regulator’s assurance follows disruption to internet services suffered by users across the country since Thursday, March 14, 2024.

‘Internet users across the country suffered a significant degradation of data services,’ NCA confirmed Thursday evening.

The disruptions occurred following a cut to multiple submarine cables carrying communication traffic between the West African sub-region and the rest of the world.

‘Currently, only my [AirtelTigo] phone is giving me some sensible internet this morning. If the others are having any downtime, I don’t know. As a customer, no one has told me sh#$ ??,’ popular Ghanaian blogger, Ameyaw Debrah, expressed his frustration on his Facebook page.

NCA, in a post on its corporate website, announced that a number of measures to restore connectivity were being pursued while troubleshooting and re
storation work progressed.

Currently Mobile Network Operators are rerouting traffic through alternative paths.

‘The Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and subsea cable landing service providers continue to work with partners within the sub-region whose cables have not been impacted by the current outage to provide some connectivity,’ NCA said.

Additionally, the MNOs were leveraging local caches, including content from the Ghana Internet Exchange (GIX) and other local in-house caches to provide efficient data services, it added.

The Regulator said: ‘Disruptions affecting multiple undersea cables responsible for carrying international traffic have occurred in Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire and with some disruptions in Portugal.’

‘…All subsea cable landing service providers in Ghana (ACE, MainOne, SAT-3 and WACS) were completely cut off from international data services.’

Some industry experts have said that repairing the damaged cables was a process that usually would take ‘some time.’

Here’s how the cable cuts a
ffected internet speeds in Ghana:

Slower downloads and uploads: Users might experience slower loading times for webpages, videos, and other online content.

Lag in online applications: Activities that rely on real-time data, like GPS navigation, video conferencing or online gaming, might experience delays or interruptions.

Limited functionality for some services: Services that require a lot of bandwidth, like streaming high-definition videos, might be unavailable or work poorly.

The severity of these impacts depends on the specific cable cuts, how quickly repairs are made, and how effectively internet service providers can reroute traffic.

It is also important to remember that not all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Ghana are created equal.

Some ISPs might have more redundancy built into their networks, making them less susceptible to the effects of cable cuts.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Nana Kofi Abuna V, the Paramount Chief of Essipong has called on the government, parents, teachers and other stakeholders to invest in women and make the education of the girl child a priority for national development.

She said counting women in, educating the girl child and inspiring their inclusion in the decision making and policies of the country, would go a long way to help in national development.

‘Women have great ideas when it comes to nation building, therefore including them in the decision-making process of the nation will help bring the needed growth and development we expect,’ she said.

She made the call at an event as part of the ongoing activities to mark the International Women’s Day, and it was organised by the National Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), Western Region Women Caucus.

It was on the theme ‘Inspire Inclusion: Count her in, invest in women and accelerate progress’.

Nana Abuna advised women to take interest in education by supporting their female children through schooling a
nd help them attain enviable positions in future.

She encouraged students to study hard so they could add their voices to the decision-making processes of the country.

‘When women raise their voices, it is for equity and their rights and that of others for peace and justice in our nation,’ she said.

Madam Maribel Okine, the Regional Director of the Department of Gender, tasked women to invest in themselves, starting by believing in themselves that they had the potential to do more when it came to nation building and development.

‘You need to persevere through life regardless of the challenges you encounter, make yourself counted,’ he said.

She called on the Ghana Education service to keep on investing in children of school going age especially the girl child for national development.

Dr Bertha Danso, a Senior Lecturer at the Takoradi Technical University (TTU), urged women to work hard and put in more efforts and determination to sail through life.

‘Utilise all resources at your disposal, you can make
it in life irrespective of your gender, status in life and age,’ she said.

She entreated women and young girls not to look down on themselves, but rather take up challenging roles that would help shape them for development.

Dr Danso urged students not to hesitate in seeking help, encouraging them to seek ideas, share them and produce results amongst their peers, because inclusiveness was beneficial for self-progress and nation building.

Other participants expressed joy at the gradual progress of women in the society and encouraged each other especially the younger ones to do more for the nation’s future.

Participating groups were students from the Ahantaman Girls Senior High School, Sekondi College, Kojokrom and Sekondi Market Women Association, Assembly and Unit Committee Members and Academicians all in the Western Region.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Adventist Heritage Cooperative Fund (AHCoF) has extended its services to the Abrepo and Suame areas by opening a new branch at the Northern Ghana Union Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) at Abrepo Akoko Specs in Kumasi.

The extension of the micro credit and financial support services aims at helping the people in the area, especially members of the church, to easily access credit facilities to support and expand their businesses.

Mrs Elizabeth Kusi-Nsiah, the Chief Executive Officer of AHCoF, said the fund, an investment and micro credit scheme of the S.D.A church, also supported church projects, tithes, evangelism, media projects, schools and hospitals.

The inauguration of the new office was in response to the growing population, opportunities, as well as the convenience of business and customers in Abrepo, Suame and the nearby environs.

Mrs Kusi – Nsiah said as at December 31, 2023, the total assets of the fund stood at GH ?104,140,344.20.

Total contributions of members also stoo
d at GH ?78,952, 093.10.

The fund had supported various projects to the tune of GH?69,383,431.00, while its net worth stood at GH?23,727,204.83.

The new office would bring services closer to the door steps of customers in that area , she said, and assured stakeholders and customers of the credibility of the fund and safety of their investments.

Pastor Dr, Kwame Annor Boahene, the Board Chairman of AHCof, said the new office was in fulfilment of the fund’s mandate to maintaining growth and expansion to serve members better.

Dr. Samuel Koranteng Pipim, of the fund’s Chaplaincy, said the office was part of efforts to sell the brand of the Adventist Heritage Cooperative Fund Limited.

It would also encourage society to quickly identify and experience the Adventist heritage brand and create the desire to choose its products over other competitors.

In a related development, the fund donated seats to the Out Patients Department (OPD) of the Kwadaso SDA Hospital.

It also presented GH?20,000.00 to the Hospital t
o offset the bills of patients who were unable to do so.

Dr Randoulf Baah Adu, the Medical Director of the Hospital, called on other organisations to emulate the gesture and assured that the donations would be used for their intended purposes.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Simien Mountains National Park announced that it has introduced GPS tracking system to monitor and safeguard the endemic Red Fox population in the park.

The Red Fox Conservation Program Coordinator at the Park, Getachew Assefa told ENA that this tracker has been deployed in collaboration with the Ethiopian Wildlife Protection Authority and international partner organizations.

The system introduced is the Collar GPS tracker wherein GPS-enabled collars are attached to the necks of 8 red foxes with forty family members.

The tracker enables to trace movements of the foxes as they search for food and navigate through potential threats, he said.

By utilizing the system, we can track the distances covered by the foxes each day in their pursuit of sustenance as well as the dangers they encounter along the way, Getachew elaborated.

As a pilot project last year, GPS trackers were employed on two red foxes, leading to the acquisition of crucial information when these animals faced life-threatening situations, incl
uding death and severe injuries.

The Collar GPS tracker also facilitates the tracking and controlling of illegal poaching activities.

According to the program coordinator, the red foxes primarily inhabit mountainous regions above an elevation of three thousand meters.

Covering an expansive area of four hundred twelve square kilometers, Simien Mountains National Park is not only the largest national park in Ethiopia but also a UNESCO designated international heritage site.

It encompasses the highest portions of the Simien Mountains, including Ras Dashan, the highest peak in Ethiopia.

The park serves as a sanctuary for numerous endangered species, including the Ethiopian Wolf and the Walia Ibex, a unique wild goat found nowhere else in the world.

Additionally, the Simien Mountains park is home to the Gelada Baboon and the caracal, a remarkable feline species. Over 50 bird species, including the bearded vulture with its impressive 3-meter wingspan, inhabit the park.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Mr Austin A. Gamey, a Labour Expert has said while Ghana needs good leadership to move the country forward it also need a strong economy that would create avenues and job opportunities for all the people to thrive.

Mr Gamey, who is also a former Minister of State, made this remark when he delivered a paper at an event on the topic ‘One Hour to Midnight Only the Bride will be ready for Rapture,’ at Ashiaman in Accra.

He said the nation deserved quality leadership, better governance and accountability, and a strong economy that created opportunities for all.

‘We must do away with corruption, greed and other social cankers that militates against the development of the nation,’ Mr Gamey, who is also the Head pastor of the Abundance Grace Tabernacle said.

He said the country must make progress and build a better society for the nation adding that ‘we must hold on to hope, determination and a collective will to overcome and build the Ghana we want for ourselves and the future generations’.

Mr Gamey called on
all to join hands in the fight against corruption which had bedeviled the country.

On the 2024 general elections, Mr Gamey called for peace before, during and afterwards.

He called for the complete rejection of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuals, Transgender, Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) describing it as abomination.

Source: Ghana News Agency