MAINTAIN CIRCLE – DUBAI IN THE CLEAN STATE
After the construction of the Nkrumah Interchange, my fear was that in no time the streets would go back to its previous state. Thus the streets would be messed up with heap of rubbish and littering. But though it has not been a long time, I must say Ghanaians are really improving on their negative attitude towards cleanliness.
Zoom lion on the other hand, must be congratulated for their good work done by making sure the streets are kept tidy all the time. Hardly will one see a heap of dirt or litters on any corner of the streets at the Nkrumah Circle. In view of this, Ghanaians should be urged to continue with their positive attitude towards the state.
Hence, I suggest that the organisation in charge of the dustbins allocated at various points of the street should make sure they are emptied as early as possible whenever it’s filled up. I hope this will go a long way to maintain the current state of Nkrumah circle.
By Gloria Nyarko, Accra
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
court story
Car dealer swindles customer
By Gloria Nyarko, Accra
A painter who allegedly defrauded one Anokye Adjei, a trader, has been charged before an Accra magistrate court.
Richard Amegadze pleaded not guilty to defrauding by false pretence when he appeared before the court, presided over by Mr James Kodjo Botah.
He was granted bail in the sum of GH¢9,000 with one surety and the case was adjourned to May 26, 2017.
Presenting the facts of the case, Chief Inspector Victor Dosoo said the complainant is a trader and resident at Kasoa, while Richard Amegadze, a painter lives at Amasaman.
According to Chief Inspector Dosoo, Adjei’s brother who is a taxi driver once picked Amegadze who told him that he was a car dealer.
The taxi driver subsequently informed Adjei about Amegadze and Adjei contacted him for a car.
Chief Inspector Dosoo said on April 20, 2017, Amegadze met Adjei and a witness in the case at Cocoa Board in Accra and took GH¢8,800 from Adjei as part payment for a Mazda Saloon car.
The prosecutor said after taking the money, Amegadze took Adjei and the witness to Aflao were he claimed the car was located.
Chief Inspector Dosoo said Adjei then checked them into a hotel and abandoned them there.
After that, his whereabouts could not be traced and all his phone lines were also not reachable.
According to the prosecutor on April 25, 2017, luck eluded Amegadze when he was arrested and handed over to the police by Adjei.
During interrogation, Amegadze admitted the offence and was charged accordingly.
By Gloria Nyarko, Accra
A painter who allegedly defrauded one Anokye Adjei, a trader, has been charged before an Accra magistrate court.
Richard Amegadze pleaded not guilty to defrauding by false pretence when he appeared before the court, presided over by Mr James Kodjo Botah.
He was granted bail in the sum of GH¢9,000 with one surety and the case was adjourned to May 26, 2017.
Presenting the facts of the case, Chief Inspector Victor Dosoo said the complainant is a trader and resident at Kasoa, while Richard Amegadze, a painter lives at Amasaman.
According to Chief Inspector Dosoo, Adjei’s brother who is a taxi driver once picked Amegadze who told him that he was a car dealer.
The taxi driver subsequently informed Adjei about Amegadze and Adjei contacted him for a car.
Chief Inspector Dosoo said on April 20, 2017, Amegadze met Adjei and a witness in the case at Cocoa Board in Accra and took GH¢8,800 from Adjei as part payment for a Mazda Saloon car.
The prosecutor said after taking the money, Amegadze took Adjei and the witness to Aflao were he claimed the car was located.
Chief Inspector Dosoo said Adjei then checked them into a hotel and abandoned them there.
After that, his whereabouts could not be traced and all his phone lines were also not reachable.
According to the prosecutor on April 25, 2017, luck eluded Amegadze when he was arrested and handed over to the police by Adjei.
During interrogation, Amegadze admitted the offence and was charged accordingly.
Respiratory diseases on the increase
Respiratory diseases on the increase
By Gloria Nyarko, Accra
Acute respiratory illness linked to air pollution is one of the top 10 reported out patient cases in healthcare centres in Ghana.
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The Deputy Director of Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), Mr Emmanuel Appoh, who disclosed this in an interview with The Mirror in Accra said the trend had pushed respiratory diseases to the second spot as one of the top killer diseases in Ghana, after malaria.
He said emissions from rickety vehicles, open burning of refuse and plastic/electronic waste, bush burning, industrial pollution among others were contributing to the pollution of the atmosphere.
According to health experts, more than 6.5 million people in the world die annually as a result of exposure to air pollution with children and women being the worst affected.
Mr Appoh, therefore, called for the removal of rickety vehicles from the road: adoption of proper farming methods and the enforcement of regulations on waste burning.
Measurement
He explained that in 1997, the agency started an air quality assessment in the country using air monitoring stations categorised into residential, commercial, industrial and roadside.
Mr Appoh said due to inadequate supply of air monitors the agency adopted a USEPA portable air monitors with filters which were mounted at vantage points in most suburbs of Accra to prevent dust, emissions from vehicles, bush and open burning from getting into the respiratory tract of humans.
He, however, explained that the filters in the monitors could not completely expunge the menace but reduced it.
Menace
A visit by The Mirror team to some principal areas of Accra including Agbogbloshie, Adabraka, Kaneshie and Chorkor revealed some of the habits contributing to air pollution.
For instance, a resident of Agbogbloshie, who was spotted burning refuse told The Mirror, “We cannot quit burning refuse around the vicinity. Else we would not be able to stay here for a minute. The stench will kill us faster than the emission from the burning refuse”.
Ibrahim Mahammudu admitted that even though he had heard of the health implications of air pollution, there was no other option than to burn the refuse to reduce the overpowering stench it emits.
According to him, almost all the market women and the residents in the community dumped their refuse at the site and since the stench was unbearable, the only option left was to resort to burning in spite of the health risks.
He, therefore, appealed to the government to put measures in place to recycle all waste products to improve the health of citizens
Many residents in other suburbs gave a similar account of the situation .
DVLA
Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the Driver Vehicle License Authority (DVLA), Mr Francis Asamoah Tuffour, told The Mirror that the authority and the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service would soon clamp down on drivers who use rickety vehicles on the road.
He, therefore, advised drivers to present their vehicles for review before using them.
By Gloria Nyarko, Accra
Acute respiratory illness linked to air pollution is one of the top 10 reported out patient cases in healthcare centres in Ghana.
.
The Deputy Director of Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), Mr Emmanuel Appoh, who disclosed this in an interview with The Mirror in Accra said the trend had pushed respiratory diseases to the second spot as one of the top killer diseases in Ghana, after malaria.
He said emissions from rickety vehicles, open burning of refuse and plastic/electronic waste, bush burning, industrial pollution among others were contributing to the pollution of the atmosphere.
According to health experts, more than 6.5 million people in the world die annually as a result of exposure to air pollution with children and women being the worst affected.
Mr Appoh, therefore, called for the removal of rickety vehicles from the road: adoption of proper farming methods and the enforcement of regulations on waste burning.
Measurement
He explained that in 1997, the agency started an air quality assessment in the country using air monitoring stations categorised into residential, commercial, industrial and roadside.
Mr Appoh said due to inadequate supply of air monitors the agency adopted a USEPA portable air monitors with filters which were mounted at vantage points in most suburbs of Accra to prevent dust, emissions from vehicles, bush and open burning from getting into the respiratory tract of humans.
He, however, explained that the filters in the monitors could not completely expunge the menace but reduced it.
Menace
A visit by The Mirror team to some principal areas of Accra including Agbogbloshie, Adabraka, Kaneshie and Chorkor revealed some of the habits contributing to air pollution.
For instance, a resident of Agbogbloshie, who was spotted burning refuse told The Mirror, “We cannot quit burning refuse around the vicinity. Else we would not be able to stay here for a minute. The stench will kill us faster than the emission from the burning refuse”.
Ibrahim Mahammudu admitted that even though he had heard of the health implications of air pollution, there was no other option than to burn the refuse to reduce the overpowering stench it emits.
According to him, almost all the market women and the residents in the community dumped their refuse at the site and since the stench was unbearable, the only option left was to resort to burning in spite of the health risks.
He, therefore, appealed to the government to put measures in place to recycle all waste products to improve the health of citizens
Many residents in other suburbs gave a similar account of the situation .
DVLA
Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the Driver Vehicle License Authority (DVLA), Mr Francis Asamoah Tuffour, told The Mirror that the authority and the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service would soon clamp down on drivers who use rickety vehicles on the road.
He, therefore, advised drivers to present their vehicles for review before using them.
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