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SYND holds meeting to build capacity of green business owners in Ghana
The Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND) on Friday held an inception meeting for young green business owners in Ghana.
It was attended by financial institutions, green entrepreneurs, donors and the media.
Similarly, it was to build capacities of these green business owners to meet the required International Standards so they could attract funds from donors or financial institutions.
Speaking to the media, Priscilla Adogo Ahiada Project lead for the Young Green Entrepreneurs (YGE) said the meeting would usher them into a one- year program aimed at promoting the interventions of young entrepreneurs by enhancing their skills in Ghana’s climate and environmental sustainability as well as build their capacities to meet the required standards to attract funds from donors.
“By providing orientation, support, and community building opportunities, the meeting will help the YGE entrepreneurs to thrive and make a positive impact on the environment and society” she stated.
Giving the reason why the engagement was important, Ms Ahiada said the meeting was a crucial step in setting the stage for the success of the cohort of green entrepreneurs.
For her, global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) had increased by almost 50 per cent since 1990, with the past 7 years being the hottest on record adding that climate change affects both developing and developed countries, and a growing world population causing increased pressure on resources resulting in their depletion and degradation.
That she said required urgent action and that was why entrepreneurs especially the youth who had taken it upon themselves to produce products targeted at reducing the menace needs to be thoroughly equineedto help address this climate change.
She said a survey was carried out to find out some of the challenges faced by these entrepreneurs and they were access to funds, low marketing and sale skills, not aware of tax incentives andbeing poor development of business cases.
Ms Ahiada pledged to create space for continuous knowledge learning and sharing among young green entrepreneurs.
Mr Emmanuel Asamoah a bee harvester said he was optimistic that the one-year programme would equip him to have more knowledge about the work and contribute his quota to the development of the country.
SYND -Ghana is a nongovernmental organization focused on conducting research on various climate and environmental policies from the youth perspective and provide advocacy support on climate change in Ghana on key international and national issues such as UNFCCC processes including negotiations.
BY BENEDICTA GYIMAAH FOLLEY
Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammy Awuku, has expressed deep sorrow following the sudden passing of Isaac Batsa, the constituency secretary for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker issued a statement on Tuesday reacting to the news, which has shocked the local political community.
Mr.Awuku praised the late NDC secretary for his bipartisan approach to local governance.
He noted that despite their different political affiliations, Batsa consistently rose above party lines to serve the constituency with diligence.
The MP revealed that the news was particularly shocking given that he had last interacted with Batsa just three days prior on Saturday.
Concluding his statement, Sammy Awuku extended his heartfelt condolences to Batsa’s family, the constituency and regional executives, and the entire NDC fraternity, wishing the deceased peaceful eternal rest.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has petitioned the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps to intervene in what it describes as the unlawful arrest and detention of the Bono Regional Chairman of the party, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC.
Speaking during the presentation of the petition, NPP Member of Parliament, Jerry Ahmed Shaib accused the government led by John Dramani Mahama of promoting what he described as a “culture of silence.”
According to him, the continued detention of Abronye DC over a bailable offence was unacceptable and against the principles of justice.
He argued that keeping an accused person in custody until a matter is fully determined was not common practice in democratic states.
“It can only happen in a kangaroo or banana state,” he stated.
Mr. Shaib further alleged that state institutions were being influenced to intimidate political opponents.
He maintained that the criminal libel law had long been repealed in Ghana and questioned why individuals were allegedly being targeted over comments on national issues.
According to him, citizens should not be arrested simply for expressing views, including claims that power outages, popularly known as “dumsor,” had returned.
The lawmaker also accused the presiding judge in the matter of showing bias and claimed the court had failed to indicate when Abronye DC would reappear or be released.
He explained that the NPP deliberately chose a peaceful approach in presenting the petition to the diplomatic community instead of organising demonstrations.
Mr. Shaib noted that the delegation was acting on the instructions of the party leadership, including the Minority Leader, the General Secretary, the National Organiser, and former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia.
He called on the diplomatic community and ambassadors in the country to engage the Ghanaian authorities and ensure that justice and human rights were upheld.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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