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Create special fund to attract youth into agric
The Paramount Chief and President of the Nsein Traditional Council in the Nzema East Municipality, Awulae Agyefi Kwame 11 has asked the government to create a special fund to attract the youth into agriculture.
He said the special fund should be used as seed money to motivate the youth to go into any branch of agriculture adding “the fund should attract very little interest or no interest but will be paid back for others to also benefit”.
Awulae Agyefi Kwame 11 who was the chairman at the Nzema East Municipal Assembly 37th National Farmers’ Day celebration at Nsein in the Western Region was speaking to The Spectator after the celebration.
He said gone were the days when young men and women went to the farm with hoes and cutlasses to clear the bush before planting.
He said technology had now made inventors to come out with simple agricultural implements which were simpler and faster and could be used to clear farms before planting or sowing.
He said the government must come out and walk the talk about agricultural programmes for the youth to be attracted into the sector because office work was no longer adequate to absorb the many graduates being churned out from the universities and other tertiary institutions all over the country and beyond.
He said the youth wanted to go into agriculture but the motivation was not enough to attract any young boy or girl to go into the sector and the sweet talks from successive governments were not enough to allow the youth go into the sector.
Awulae Agyefi Kwame congratulated past and present governments on maintaining the Farmers’ Day started by late President John Jerry Rawlings who saw it prudent to recognise the contributions of Ghanaian gallant farmers who fed the nation 37 years ago.
He said that though he was a traditional ruler, he believed farming was one of the major solutions to the economic woes of Ghana so he was very serious in farming and would encourage any young man to go into it.
The Paramount Chief said he was ever ready to arrange for land for any individual or group of young men or women who decided to go into agriculture adding “the Agricultural Extension Officers are always available to assist anybody in farming techniques, aquaculture, among others.
From Peter Gbambila, Nsein.
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Seek healthcare at facilities where nursing services are available – Ministry of Health
As a result of the ongoing strike action by the Ghana Registered Nurses and
Midwives Association (GRNMA), it has become imperative for the Ministry of
Health to implement additional measures to mitigate any inconvenience that has been caused.
According to the Ministry, in a statement, it has through all appropriate channels, led negotiations to ensure the smooth approval and implementation of the
new Conditions of Service.
Against this backdrop, the statement added that in line with the Ministry’s policy to ensure healthy population for national development, it has become necessary to make provisions to fill the gaps created as a result of the strike.
Consequently, the Ministry has urged the general public to continue seeking healthcare services at various health facilities, including those where nursing services remain available, to ensure their health needs are met.
They Ministry also attached a link of health facilities across the country in the statement.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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MTN, Telecel & AT to increase value of data bundles effective Tuesday, July 1, 2025
The Minister for Communication and Digital Innovation, Sam George, has announced an increase in the value of data bundles by all telecommunication networks in the country.
Speaking at a Meet The Press held today, he said the new directive will take effect from July 1, 2025.
According to him, the implementation date of July 1, is to allow the telcos to recalibrate and reconfigure their systems to reflect the agreed-upon value increases.
He said The new directive will ensure that “AirtelTigo Ghana (AT Ghana): A 10% increase in all data bundles currently offered by the network, additionally, the GH₵400 bundle, which currently offers 195GB, will now offer 236GB.”
Touching on Telecel Ghana, he said, “A 10% increase in data bundles currently offered by the network, their GH₵400 bundle, which currently offers 90GB, will offer 250GB, effective from July 1.”
On MTN Ghana, the minister said, there would be “a 15% increase in all data bundles currently offered by the network and I am pleased to announce the restoration of GH₵399 bundle, which currently has been changed to GH₵350 that offers 92.88GB, will hence be reinstated to 214GB for GH₵399.”
Sam George has also urged the operators to invest in the quality of their network to ensure customers are better served.
He charged the regulator National Communication Authority (NCA) to strictly monitor the changes.
The minister expressed appreciation to the CEOs of the various companies for close collaboration over the last four months.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
