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Police cautions salon operators on COVID-19
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The Public Relations Officer of the Tema Regional Police Command, Chief Inspector Mrs. Stella Dede Dzakpasu has cautioned operators of beauty, hair and barber’s salons to desist from attending to their clients without wearing nose masks
She said the situation was more serious because the closeness between a client and the providers of the service created an atmosphere where the latter breathed on the former as they were usually seated on shorter seats thus compromising their health and safety.
She called on the Police and City authorities to focus their attention on salons to call them to order so as to prevent the shops from being places which spread the virus and stressed that salons were not exempted from COVID-19 protocols.
She has ,therefore, also advised them to limit the number of clients they attend to at a time to ensure reasonable physical distancing as part of efforts to curb the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
The advice followed an observation by “The Spectator” that many providers of these services in the Tema Metropolis and its environs flouted the directive of wearing face masks while attending to their clients.
They neither took the appropriate precautions to protect themselves, their co-workers nor clients with total disregard for all safety protocols.
Chief Inspector Dzakpasu said plans were in place to meet the leadership of such businesses to educate them on the need to take the protocols of the COVID-19 seriously so that their facilities did not serve as places that spread the virus.
A Client, Adjo Totso said she had been compelled to change her salon so many times because she observed that many salons did not like to ensure that their staff or apprentices put on their masks.
“I have been tagged as being a difficult person because I always insist that if you do not wear a mask you won’t do my hair. I cannot take chances” she said.
She said the Tema Regional Police Command was intensifying education but that should not be mistaken to mean that people could not be arrested for flouting the safety protocols.
Construction of a major underground stormwater drain along the Dr. Busia Highway within the Kaneshie enclave will commence on September 7, 2026.
The Project Coordinator for the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, Dr. Kwadwo Ohene Sarfo, announced this at a special media briefing on Wednesday.
According to him, the works will involve the construction of a double-cell underground rectangular drain measuring approximately 10 metres wide and 1.95 kilometres long, stretching from Pamprom Junction to First Light Junction.
The new drain will replace the existing two 1.2-metre diameter pipes, which are inadequate to carry the volume of stormwater in the area.
Dr. Sarfo said the drain will connect at one end to the recently completed section within the Accra Academy campus and at the other end to the existing drain at Pamprom Junction.
He said the construction is expected to run from September 2026 to October 2027.
The project forms part of government’s broader flood prevention and mitigation programme aimed at addressing perennial flooding in Accra.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has withdrawn from the party’s National Chairmanship race.
In a statement issued yesterday, Chairman Wontumi who is currently serving a 20-year jail term said his decision was driven by his love for the party and his unwillingness to let his personal circumstances distract the NPP from its rebuilding efforts.
“There are moments in the life of a man when the heart wants to continue, but duty demands sacrifice. Moments when one must quietly set aside personal ambition, not because the dream has died, but because the family he loves must not be made to carry his burden. Today, I find myself at such a painful moment,” he wrote.
He disclosed that after many nights of prayer, sober reflection and consultations with his family, legal team, party elders, campaign team and trusted supporters, he concluded that his present situation must not become an additional burden on the NPP.
“This is not the decision my heart desired, but sometimes, true love requires us to release what we deeply want in order to protect what we love even more,” he added.
Recounting his years of service, Chairman Wontumi said he had served the party with everything within him, walking through heat and rain, travelling to remote communities and standing with the grassroots in both victory and defeat.
“For many years, I have served the NPP with everything within me… The NPP is not merely a political party to me. It is my family. It is my home. It is a cause to which I have dedicated a significant part of my life,” he stated.
He explained that the party, already carrying the pain of electoral defeat and the huge responsibility of preparing for the future, should not be made to carry his personal weight.
“That is why I cannot allow my present situation or personal ambition to distract the party from the difficult work of rebuilding. I cannot ask the party to carry my weight when it is already carrying the pain of defeat and the enormous responsibility of preparing for the battle ahead. I would rather carry this pain quietly than allow the party I love to suffer because of me,” he said.
He further sympathized with his supporters across the 16 regions, acknowledging that the decision would be painful for many who had sacrificed for his campaign.
“To my teeming supporters across all sixteen regions, I know this message will hurt. I know many of you will read it with tears in your eyes because I understand the sacrifices you have made for this journey,” he said.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
