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Ada women kick against commissioning of mortuary near salt lagoon
The Association of Women in Salt Mining in Ada-Songor is kicking against the commissioning of a mortuary near the salt lagoon in the community saying the gesture will jeopardise the market for Ada Salt.
The salt miners are, therefore, suggesting that, the facility be converted into a cold store.
The women in the communities kicked against the location of the facility because according to them it is a drainage into the Salt Lagoon and also a cemetery for the Anyamam community.
President of the association, Madam Mary Akuteye blamed traditional leaders and government representatives for turning a deaf ear to the plight of the people.
According to her, it is forbidden to cross the lagoon with a dead body.
She said, “If it happens inadvertently, it demands ritual purification to appease the gods before the lagoon will crystalise salt again. We hold the view that, waste water from the mortuary will seep into the lagoon.”
“We believe that, the location of the mortuary is a danger to the salt market: locally, nationally and internationally.”
Speaking to Mr Woliatse Raymond Abayateye, the chief fisherman of the community who gave the land for the construction of the mortuary, he explained that, several years ago authorities of the Battor Catholic Hospital, consulted the chiefs and people of the coastal communities for a piece of land to establish a hospital but they declined the offer.
“Posterity will judge me if history is repeated. Battor Catholic Hospital management needed a land to construct a mortuary for communities along the Sege coastal communities so I offered them land,” he added.
The demand for a mortuary is due to the increasing number of corpses from the coastal communities.
The Ada District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Adjoteye Lawerh Akrofi said, “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the district and regional team has certified and given clearance for the project.”
Their shouts will rather publicise the salt wrongly in the market,” he added.
Meanwhile, , Monica Kuadzo-Gbor, a management member of the Battor Catholic Hospital said, prevention was their priority as a health institution, therefore, measures have been put in place to ensure social, economic and environmental safety.
The salt lagoon was the source of life for many people in the Ada state.
From Lucy Laryea ,Ada
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana has signed a debt restructuring agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium as part of efforts to restore the country’s economic stability after the financial crisis that hit the nation in 2022 and 2023.
The Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, today disclosed that he signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Ghana.
He explained that Ghana experienced a very difficult period during the crisis, which forced the government at the time to declare a debt default.
However, he indicated that the country is now recovering and witnessing a significant economic turnaround.
According to him, stronger systems are also being put in place to ensure that Ghana does not return to such a situation again.
Dr Forson noted that the agreement with Belgium is the eighth deal Ghana has concluded with countries under the Official Creditor Committee as part of its external debt restructuring programme.
He expressed appreciation to the Government of Belgium for its support and partnership with Ghana during the process.
The Finance Minister thanked Carole van Eyll, Ambassador of Belgium to Ghana, for her role in strengthening relations between the two countries.
The agreement forms part of Ghana’s broader effort to restructure its external debts and stabilise the economy following the crisis.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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