GRi Press Review 16 – 04 – 2003
Rawlings, 5 others for Boston University
Summit
Work on Tetteh Quarshie interchange
progresses
Cocoa farmers to get ¢16,000 bonus per bag
Obed is a disaster
and must go now
Rawlings must pay us – Journalists demand
Rawlings, 5 others for
Boston (USA)
Billed as a summit to consider ''the short-term impact of
the
''I think it has become increasingly clear that the folks who would do the United States harm view Africa as a staging area for terrorism and that this nation's national security is directly related to the economic security of African countries,'' Charles Stith, director of Boston University's African Presidential Archives and Research Centre, said in an interview.
Stith should know. A former
''The foot soldiers of terrorist groups tend to be on the lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder,'' Stith said. ''I think that over the long term, economic engagement, not special ops, will be the most effective means of ending terrorism. We simply don't have the capacity to police the planet.''
Getting the
Stith hopes the summit, which also
will be attended by
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The prophet, who walked into the offices of Chronicle in
The man of God, who claims to have prophesied Dr. Busia's victory in the
"If he has powers to cause a party's defeat in
elections, there is one in the offing and I dare him to prove his claim,"
he said. Prophet Crowther countered Ahiable's claim, saying President Kufuor's
victory in the last elections was divine. "He (Kufuor) was ordained by Yaweh, the living God, to rule
He said like Busia who had been chosen to purge the nation of the evils of the Nkrumah regime, Kufuor's government was to atone for the atrocities of the previous regimes. A surprised Prophet Crowther, as he is simply called, queried Ahiable for claiming credit for the work of God.
He also attributed the HIPC status of
Concerned that women should be held in high esteem like the
biblical Sarah, Prophet Moses urged WAJU and FIDA to thoroughly investigate the
causes of sexual promiscuity among women and find lasting solutions to them.
"This way, the country would be showered with abundant blessings and make
the Kufuor-led government the chosen one for Ghanaians in fulfilment of the
prophecy," he assured. - Ghanaian Chronicle
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Work on Tetteh Quarshie interchange
progresses
A worker at the site quipped to the Accra Daily Mail (ADM) that a rock, which was discovered under the first layer of soil, might hinder work on the project, as the impediment would have to be blasted. In view of this therefore, he added that officials from the Ministry of Interior and some security personnel visited the place yesterday to deliberate on how to blast the rock in a manner that would not disturb the environment.
Another source at the site told the ADM that diversion of
vehicular traffic would be necessary if casualties are to be avoided when the
blasting is going to be undertaken. When ADM visited the site
on Monday work on the project continuing with activities like the drilling of
rocks and the excavation of loops. -
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Cocoa farmers to get ¢16,000 bonus per bag
A statement signed in
Cocobod advised cocoa farmers to
contact their respective LBCs in their districts for
their share of the bonus. - Cocobod
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Obed is a
disaster and must go now
The Party Chairman, who last week revealed a plot to get him out of the party, is being blamed for the woes bedevilling the party. In a statement last week, Dr Asamoah remarked that some "latter day saints" are plotting to get him out of the party. He also criticised former President Rawlings for taking centre stage in party affairs, at the expense of the flagbearer, Prof Atta Mills.
In an interview with the "Statesman", Francisca Essiam has fired another salvo, describing Dr Asamoah as a stumbling block to the progress of the NDC. The Chairmanship of Dr Asamoah, she said, has been a disaster for the party. "Obed is sabotaging our efforts to build a virile and strong party and we shall soon show him the exit," she said. But asked why she preferred showing him the way out, instead of allowing the democratic process to take its course, Assiam replied, "Obed's time is up".
She explained that under the NDC Constitution, a national congress is to be held two weeks after constituency and regional congresses. The present constituency executives, she said, are in their second year, preparing to go to congress. Asked why such a sudden rift, after a rather cosy relationship, the NDC Women's Organiser said Dr Asamoah had not shown strong commitment to the cause of the party.
Assiam said the impending "decapitation" of the national chairman during the congress has led him to raise the alarm about the existence of a plot to dump him. - The Statesman
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Rawlings must pay us – Journalists demand
"The Heritage" newspaper says following appeals to the office of the former President to assist in financing the newspaper, he promised to dole out cash to revamp it and pay the accumulated salaries of the workers. However, several months have passed and they are yet to hear from their boss.
The distressed and obviously hungry reporters, minus the editor, Razak Al-Alawa who has since announced his retirement, are now hovering from one media house to the other, seeking employment as freelancers. The Heritage says its undercover monitoring over the past months has established that they have been holding marathon meetings to decide their fate.
One of such meetings, which could be the last, was held at
the premises of Ghana Club 100 in
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