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Greenglobe Ghana plants 2000 economic trees at Anfoeta Tsebi
Greenglobe Ghana, an environmental non-governmental organisation, in collaboration with Community Resource Management Group (GRMA) a community group, has embarked on tree planting at Anfoeta Tsebi in the Ho West District of the Volta Region.
They planted over 2000 economic trees like Wawa, Ofram, Mahogany and other exotic tree species around degraded areas of some sacred groves in the area to protect them from further degradation.
In an interview with Samuel Deh, Chief Executive Officer of Greenglobe Ghana, he said the exercise was to help tackle emerging climate change issues including wind and rain storms that affected the environment.
He said their target was to plant over 200,000 around Eweto Range and called on the community to take active part in the exercise.
Mr Samuel Deh revealed that the project, which was funded by New England Biolab Foundation from the United States, would last for one year.
According to him, people in the communities continued to destroy the forest with impunity for their livelihoods.
“We need to protect the earth against further degradation caused by human activities, promote sustainable resource use at local and national global levels”, he added.
Togbe Kwasi Draft, Paramount Chief of Anfoeta Traditional Area, in his remarks lauded the efforts of the NGO, adding that it was a welcome initiative which must be encouraged.
He pledged his full support and gave the assurance that, the community members would take active participation in their next communal work.
From Kafui Gati, Anfoeta Tsebi
President John Dramani Mahama has held a high-level meeting with the Heads of Security Agencies, Minister for the Interior and Acting Minister for Defence on the ongoing security services recruitment process.
Following a briefing on the process, the President has directed that the number of men and women to be recruited to the various security agencies should be increased from twenty-thousand (20,000) to forty thousand (40,000) over a four year period.
The President has also directed the Heads of the Security Agencies to ensure transparency and fairness in the recruitment process.
Present at the meeting were the Chief of Staff, Secretary to the President, Senior Presidential Advisor on Governmental Affairs, National Security Coordinator, Inspector General of Police Director General Prisons, Director General Fire Service, Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service and the Director General of the Narcotics Control Commission
At the request of the minority leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met with members of the Parliamentary Minority Caucus today.
The engagement afforded the Caucus an opportunity to provide the Fund with feedback on recent economic developments in Ghana.
The discussions were mutually beneficial to both sides as stakeholders in Ghana’s governance.
The IMF delegation was led by Adrian Alter, Resident Representative, accompanied by Mr. Razafimahefa Ivohasina Fizara, Coordinator of AFRITAC West 2 and Mr. Osa Ahinakwah Economist at the IMF Country Office.
Members of the Caucus in attendance were, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, Second Deputy Minority Whip; Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Ranking Member on Finance; Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Ranking Member on Economy and Development; Kweku Agyeman Kwarteng, Chairman on Budget; Abena Osei-Asare, Chairperson of Public Accounts; and Collins Adomako-Mensah, Deputy Ranking Member on Energy.
Dr. Antoinette Tsiboe-Darko, Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, also represented the Party.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
