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Ashanti Centre for National Culture presents computers to 24 district offices
The Ashanti Regional Centre for National Culture has expressed its determination to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of cultural programming and documentation across the districts in the region.
It has, therefore, procured and presented 28 computers and accessories to the 24 district offices it operates.
Similarly, the office of the Deputy Director, Administrator, Accounts Department and the Visual Art Department (Painting and Graphic Session) have also been furnished.
According to the Ag.Regional Director of the Centre, Peter Kofi Marfo, the development would enable the officers in the district to document, preserve and promote all cultural activities and sites in their districts for tourism promotion in the country.
He disclosed these during their staff durbar, here, at the weekend.
Mr Marfo emphasized that, the computers and the accessories would go a long way to make information flow between the Regional office and the Metropolitan, Municipal and District offices more accessible and would also help in storage and retrieval of documents easily.
The dean of the District Cultural Officers, Isaac Fynn, received the computers on behalf of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District offices and expressed gratitude to the leadership of the centre.
Mr Stephen Kwamena Anderson, the Municipal Cultural Officer for Kwabre East on behalf of the Metropolitan, Municipal Cultural Officers, thanked management of the centre for such a laudable gesture and asked for more resources for the upliftment of culture in Ashanti Region.
From Kingsley E.Hope, Kumasi
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Steps underway to repeal L.I 2462 – Prez assures
President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that steps are underway to repeal Legislative Instrument 2462 as part of efforts to protect the country’s forests and water bodies.
During his media encounter at the Jubilee House, the president explained that the repeal will formalise the ban on mining in forest reserves and strengthen enforcement against illegal mining.
He stressed that his administration is committed to safeguarding the environment, reclaiming degraded reserves, and deploying more personnel to protect river bodies across the country.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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9 forest reserves recovered from illegal mining – President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has announced the recovery of nine forest reserves from illegal mining under his government’s intensified environmental protection drive.
Addressing journalists at the Jubilee House, the president explained that hundreds of excavators, water pumps and other equipment have been seized as part of the operation, while degraded areas are being reclaimed and restored.
He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to end mining in protected areas, deploy more personnel to safeguard river bodies and strengthen laws to secure Ghana’s natural resources for future generations.
This notwithstanding, President Mahama revealed that two of the retrieved forest reserves had gone back into the hands of illegal miners, however, adequate measures have been put in place to reclaim them.
By: Jacob Aggrey
