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  Her Excellency Shirley Weber 1st middle left, MCE Simons Sekyim 1st middle right and Assembly Department heads T he Ga North Municipal Assembly and the State of California have agreed for a mutual diplomatic relationship that will benefit the two parties. The strong ties consist of capacity building in the areas of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), talent discovery, Visa acquisition and graduate study programmes. The Secretary of  State for California, Her Excellency Dr Shirley Nash Weber, Wednesday November 22, 2023 visited the Ga North Municipal Assembly as part of her itinerary in Ghana. The Municipal Chief Executive, Honorable Simons Sekyim during a speech stated that, the Ga North Municipal Assembly and the Secretary of State for California have come to work together for economic and social ties for the promotion and development of the Ga North Municipality. "It is a high privilege to have the Secretary of State for California, Her Excellency, Dr Shirley W...

  Ga North MCE, Simons Sekyim, left, right Shirley Weber, California Secretary of State The Secretary of State for California, Her Excellency Shirley Weber, travels to Ghana with a 35-member delegation. Her arrival was warmly welcomed by a team from the Ga North Municipal Assembly led by the Municipal Chief Executive, Honourable Simons Sekyim. The two officers' historical meeting was an initiative by the Municipal Chief Executive when they met at the California Parliament in the USA. The Honourable Sekyim, who has vowed to change the fortunes of the municipality in collaboration with both local and international partners, spoke with the media. "We visited the US last year in California, and then we had the opportunity to visit their parliament. After the session, we met the Secretary of State, and already she had planned on coming to Ghana this year, so we had a lot of discussions with her, and she showed interest in visiting Ga North Municipality", he said. "The Sec...

Stop committing suicide L ife is precious and it wise to protect every aspect of it whether consciously or unconsciously. Sharing your problems with trusted people such as counsellors, psychological experts, medical experts, good religious leaders are good remedy to suicidal feelings. The World Health Organization (WHO) in a 2023 report estimates that over 700 000 people every year commit suicide world wide. In Ghana, it is estimated that about "1500 suicide cases are reported annually", and in every reported case of suicide, four out of such as cases are unreported, summing the number of unreported cases to 6000 yearly according to an Iranian Journal Public Health report 2019 . Suicide is a crucial public health problem with far-reaching social, emotional and economic consequences. It is a feeling that can affect anyone of any age, gender or background and at any time. Most people commit suicide on different basis . Some of the reasons attributed to the cause of sui...

MCE engagement with transport unions The Municipal Assembly and the Ga North Department of Transportation have said to improve the welfare of individual drivers and transport unions in the municipality. The need was raised during a stakeholder consultative meeting with 73 transport unions and individual drivers at Ofankor Church of Pentecost Tuesday November 14, 2023 in Accra. The engagement in a forum discussed “The Draft Municipal Transport Policy for the Ga North Municipality” that seeks to reform and strengthen the existing transport operators unions and bring on board nonregistered member to join the scheme. According to the Municipal Chief Executive, Honourable, Simons Sekyim, the reforms will benefit to individual drivers who have registered under unions in the municipality. The Municipal Chief Executive outlined the plans by the Assembly when he said, “the Assembly would ensure all registered drivers belonging to unions are registered under the Social Security Nation...

  California Secretary of State, Her Excellency Shirley Weber (Ph.D) The Secretary of State for California H er Excellency Shirley Weber (Ph.D)  to visit Ghana from  November 17 to 24, 2023 an  invitation by t he Ga North Municipal Assembly. In a press statement by the Assembly, her memorable visit will be touring the Ga North Municipality, precisely the Ayawaso Chief palace for a briefing of the Ayawa-Tree and the Shrine, the Bulk Supply and the Interchange at Pokuase, Saint Johns Grammar School, the Electoral Commission's office and the National Identification Authority (    NIA ) office.  

  35 year old man Peter Boakye Yiadom a drinking spot owner allegedly shot himself last Monday at Abofour,  Offinso  in the Ashanti Region, police source said.  Investigation of the incident is still ongoing. The deceased shot himself at the spot. His death is alleged was as a result of his mother who has passed on. The Ghanaian Times  gathered Yiadom, a father of four chil­dren, allegedly took his own life a week before the funeral rites of his late mother. A police source at Abofour mentioned to the  Ghanaian Times  that an investigation has commenced into the death, but did not give details. A resident in the area, who declined to mention his name, said he suspected that Yiadom ­killed himself because of his mother’s death. “He has been complaining about the demise of his moth­er with threats that he will kill himself, and join the mother. A day before the unfor­tunate incident, those around him said they heard him talking about killing himself beca...

  Five people on board a boat crossing the Afram River to their farms have suffocated at Azietsikorpe in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District.   A rescue team on search for the sixth person is currently ongoing. According to Johnson Anglesinya, the Assembly member for the Gyata Electoral Area who confirmed the incident to 3news.com, added that six other individuals have been successfully rescued. The victims were part of a group of 12 hired to work on a farm across the Afram River. Last Wednesday evening, the farmers without life jackets, went on board on a boat with the believe that they will get to their destination on Thursday, November 9. Accidentally, they got drown in the river. While water levels have receded, the volumes in the Afram River remain high, posing a risk to boats, especially without proper safety measures. Rescue efforts are being coordinated by officials of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and residents near Afram Lake. The District C...

  Akosombo Dam The Volta River Authority has brought an end to the Akosombo Dam water spillage that have affected and displaced many people and their communities. The statement was a release issued by the Corporate Affairs and External Relations Unit of VRA, October 30, 2023 in Accra.  According to the statement, VRA is committed to continuing its relief and rehabilitation efforts until lives and livelihoods are restored. They also commended various government agencies and stakeholders for their support to the impacted communities. The Akosombo Dam water spillage started by the Volta River Authority (VRA), Septem ber 15, 2023.  The measure was taken to safeguard the dam from potential hovering. The increased water flow in the Volta River has unfortunately led to flooding in low-lying areas along its course, impacting communities such as Mepe, Battor, Sogakope Mafi, Adidome, Ada, and others. Displaced people According to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO...

MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa The North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has criticized government for allocating an amount of GH₵2.86 million into the Volta River Resettlement Fund to deal with the  disaster at Akosombo Dam spillage   which he restated that was not the purpose of the fund. According to him, the money was meant for compensation of people VRA owes them some years ago when they took their lands.  The MP also added that the money won’t be sufficient looking at the extent of damage caused as a result of the spilling of excess water from the Akosombo Dam.  "The disaster that has struck the flood-affected communities is so dire that a 'paltry’ GHS₵2.86 million cannot solve it", he said. Mr Ablakwa noted that the funds have not even been disbursed, although the money was released into the Fund after the flood incident.   “Granted that it was not being done and now they are doing it just because there is an issue of flooding in some parts...