Day: October 4, 2024

District Assemblies urged to prioritise special needs parents in disbursing disability funds

Mrs Esther Mawusi Bribi, a special needs mother to child with Cerebral palsy has called on the District Assemblies to pay attention to special needs parents in the disbursement of the funds for Persons with disabilities. She said I have tried for the last six years to get some funds from the Assembly as a special needs mother to expand my provision shop but to no avail ‘Taking care of my 10-year-old son with Cerebral palsy is expensive and there is the need for extra support from government, however, I have never benefited from the funds given by the District

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Prez Akufo-Addo holds talks with Organised Labour over galamsey concerns

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,has held a crunch meeting with Organised Labour at the Jubilee House, Accra, to discuss issues pertaining to illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’. In a statement issued by Information Minister Fatimatu Abubakar in Accra on Friday, it said the Government is committed to engaging all stakeholders in pursuit of sustainable mining and environmental protection. ‘The government would like to thank Organised Labour for attending upon the President’s invitation,’ the statement said. The Organised Labour recently issued a statement to embark on industrial action on Thursday, October 10, 2024, if the government fails to address

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Ghana, U.S. hold international peace and security talks

Officials from Ghana and the United States on Thursday discussed international peace and security and explored areas for further security collaboration at a joint event in Washington. Dubbed the U.S.-Ghana Security Dialogue, the discussions were led by Mr Kurt Campbell, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Albert Kan-Dapaah, Ghana’s Minister of National Security. A joint statement released by the two countries said the meeting also discussed measures to advance the strategy to prevent conflict and promote stability in coastal West Africa. ‘The U.S.-Ghanaian partnership recognises the importance of our shared values of democracy, prosperity, security, and respect for human rights to

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