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Renovate, rename market after former President Rawlings …Berekum Rawlings Park market women appeal
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Market women and traders at the Rawlings Park market at Berekum in the Bono Region have appealed to the next NDC government to convert the market into a modern one with better facilities to honour the memory of the former head of state.
The current deplorable state of the market, according to the women exposes them to the vagaries of the weather, making business and trading activities unbearable for them.
The market which is an open structure without lockable stores was constructed during the Rawlings administration but has since deteriorated.
The leader of the market women, Maame Yaa Badu, made the appeal when the Vice presidential candidate of the NDC visited the area during a campaign tour of the Bono Region
The market, one of the busiest which attracts traders from within and outside the Berekum municipality was earmarked to be named after Former president Rawlings but it did not materialise.
The market women subsequently installed Prof. Opoku-Agyemang as a market queen of the Rawlings Park market to signify their unflinching support for the NDC party.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang on her part appealed to market women to vote massively for former President John Dramani Mahama in the December polls.
The NDC party, she noted has superior policies and programmes to improve the cause of women and Ghanaians in general, saying that the only way such policies could materialise was for the NDC to come to power.
She said the party would establish a women’s bank to offer soft loans to women to support their trading activities as well as improve their livelihoods.
According her, policies such as the big push, apprenticeship programme and 24-Hour economy would boost training and employment opportunities for the youth of the country.
She further challenged Ghanaians to demand accountability from their political leaders, saying that the essence of elections was about development.
From Daniel Dzirasah, Berekuma
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Vice President Opoku-Agyemang meets Ghanaian community in Rwanda, shares updates on reset agenda
Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has met with members of the Ghanaian community in Kigali, Rwanda, to discuss their experiences abroad and developments back home.
The meeting, held while she was in Kigali for the inaugural Africa Mindset Reset Forum, saw the Vice President encouraging Ghanaians living abroad to register with Ghana’s diplomatic missions to stay connected and access support when needed.
She and her team shared updates on government’s Reset Agenda, highlighting progress in stabilising the economy and government’s commitment to prudent spending and responsible resource management.
“Our approach is to build from the ground up so that national development reaches communities,” Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said.
She noted that this includes major investments in road infrastructure, explaining that good roads support virtually every aspect of development. Government is also deepening decentralisation and directing more resources to local development through the District Assemblies Common Fund, with guidelines to ensure the funds translate into tangible improvements across districts.
On health, the Vice President said government’s broad objective remains universal healthcare.
She pointed to Free Primary Healthcare as a measure to strengthen preventive care and access at the community level, while the Ghana Medical Trust Fund supports treatment for costly non-communicable diseases. Together with the uncapping of the National Health Insurance Scheme, she said, these interventions aim to progressively close gaps in healthcare access.
She added that government continues to strengthen secondary schooling through dedicated and sustainable funding, while addressing some of the challenges that affected performance.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang thanked the Ghanaian community for the warm reception and for upholding Ghana’s good reputation in Rwanda, and encouraged them to continue looking out for one another and to remain worthy ambassadors of the country.
A delegation from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister for Health, Prof.Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, to explore areas of collaboration in support of Ghana’s efforts to reduce maternal mortality.
The delegation was led by the Country Director of KOICA, Mr. Dong Wan Woo.
The meeting focused on Ghana’s Maternal Mortality Action and Response Programme (MMARP) and how KOICA can support the country’s push to end preventable maternal deaths.
The engagement provided an opportunity for both parties to discuss strategies to strengthen maternal healthcare services.
Also, they looked at how to address gaps in care delivery, and improve health outcomes for mothers across the country.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
