Editorial
Go to the right place for breast cancer treatment
The issue of breast cancer keeps frightening people in this country.
This is an issue that cannot be swept under the carpet. In other words, breast cancer should be thoroughly investigated and reported to the appropriate quarters for medical care.
Many a time, individuals who suspect of having contracted certain diseases go to unapproved places for medical care. Some of them go to spiritual camps for special prayers even though what such people need is proper medical care.
After wasting so much time in these prayer camps, they then decide to visit medical centres for proper care. This happens after much time has been wasted already, making it difficult for the situation to be brought under control.
For this reason, The Spectator appeals to the public to report promptly to medical centres for proper care.
Breast cancer is a disease that causes severe pain to people who have it.
Medical experts have always advised our women, especially, to regularly examine their breasts to see if there are lumps. When this happens, any lumps detected can be reported to medical persons for help.
Let all of us pay attention to our health needs.
To be able to prevent cancer, medical experts have advised us against smoking and excessive drinking, among others. Let us keep to these principles so that as much as possible, people can be prevented from getting cancer.
The most important thing of all is to take a good and healthy meal that is also balanced so that the body can grow healthily and prevent diseases.
Dear Editor,
I wish to use this esteemed platform to urge the traditional councils of Osu and La to call for independent investigation into the recent demolition exercise at Kaajaano.
The exercise rendered hundreds homeless.
Information about the reason for the demolition has been scanty with those desiring to know feeding heavily on social media posts.
One particular name –Jato, has been associated with it but under whose instruction the exercise was carried is also not known.
Sadly, instead of getting to know who ordered the demolition and for what reasons, traditional authorities of Osu and La have been embroiled in a tug-of-war over ownership of the said land.
This is premature. At this moment, they should call for investigation into the exercise to know the people behind it.
When that is done, then discussions about the owners of the site can begin. That would end the posture of the two neighbouring town which has the potential to turn into something else.
Ataa Osa Mensah,
Osu
Dear Editor,
I wish to use your respected platform to draw the attention of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to the behaviour of traders and some drivers about the use of lower denomination coins, specifically the 20 and 10 pesewas.
About two weeks ago, I read in your sister newspaper, The Ghanaian Times about this problem and the caution that followed from the BoG and some economic analysts.
The warning they gave was that the continuous rejection of the notes could create pricing problems which can eventually affect inflation.
I thought that would put to bed that practice or refusal to accept the coins when given out as change or use to pay for particular service.
Unfortunately, the problem still persist among traders, drivers, customers and passengers alike. Only last week, there was as altercation in the Accra Central area where a woman refused to accept five 20 pesewas note totaling one cedi.
As the argument continued, the trader decided not to sell to the customer again after by-standers explained to her that it was still a legal tender and those that refused it could become offenders.
This is an issue the BoG and other regulatory agencies must go and explain to the people and let them know that it is unlawful not to accept a currency that is still in use.
It nothing was done, it could create a much more serious problems.
Mary Osei Badu,
Swedru
