Editorial
Thumbs up to GRCL
I would like to commend the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) for the effort in rehabilitating trains and rail lines which have not been in good shape.
Earlier this week, the rail transport from Tema to Accra was restored after the service had been suspended for some time and it, indeed, comes as a relieve to many commuters.
Rail transport, undoubtedly, is a fast and convenient means for traders and the general public and goes a long way to boost economic activities and create jobs. This is why many of us were worried over the suspension of the service for nearly two years.
Resumption of the service would afford traders and other individuals easy access to their respective workplaces and market centres without having to deal with heavy traffic on the major roads in the city.
I want to plead with the government to help sustain the operations of the railway company as it continues its expansion project to other parts of the country. The advantages of rail transport cannot be overemphasised and we cannot afford to erode the gains made in the sector so far.
Thumbs up to GRCL as it continues to do more for us.
Pamela Davordzie,
Gbawe-Zero, Accra.
Dear Editor,
AS schools reopen after the holiday, pressure will start to mount on both parents, guardians and teachers.
As a parent, I wish to use this platform to appeal to the basic school authorities through the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reduce the prices of food served our children.
It is very clear and obvious to all that prices of foodstuff have reduced drastically and that was the reason people felt the last Christmas was the best in recent years.
From tomatoes, onions and other vegetables needed to make good meals for the children have seen a reduction in prices.
It will therefore be unfortunate if the school authorities are not humane enough to reduce the school feeding charges. That would amount to wickedness.
This is something the authorities must see to. It will no doubt ease the huge burden on the parents.
Parents were reasonable enough with two different increments when prices shot up. Now that prices seem to have dropped, the schools should do the needful.
That would create some goodwill between the teachers and the parents.
Rose Aboagyewaa, Kasoa
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Dear Editor,
I write to wish you and your staff a Happy New Year and commend you for the good work you have done over the years.
It is my prayer that the good Lord bless you and make available the resources you need to do a better work in the New Year.
I wish to bring your attention to the return of traders to the pavements at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle area.
In the previous decongestion exercise before the holidays, I noticed the authorities intentionally allowed them some freedom to sell at certain areas with lines drawn to demarcate an area for them to do their business.
A visit to the area in the first week of the year revealed that these traders have gone beyond those demarcations and are selling on the spaces left for pedestrians.
The pedestrians are therefore left with narrow pathways to navigate, creating unnecessary congestion in the area and making it difficult for people to move around freely.
I wish to use this platform to inform the authorities about the development. They should send their officers to the market areas to check this for themselves and make sure they move back to the areas designated for them.
Mike Niiaste, Kaneshie
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