Maase (Ash), April 12, GNA- The Kwabre District Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) had since March 20 embarked on community education on the re-denomination of the cedi, which comes into effect in July this year.Communities covered included Atimatim, Aduamoa, Aboabogya, Kodie, Atrama, Brofoyedru, Ampabame, Agyarko-Buoho, Maase and Kenyase.
Addressing the populace at one of such forum at Maase on Tuesday, Mr Isaac Osei-Agyemang, Field Officer at the Directorate explained the rationale behind the re-denomination and said the value of the old and the new cedi would be the same.
He said both currencies would be in circulation concurrently for a period of six months after which the old currency would cease to be legal tender after December 31, but could be changed at any Bank in the country.
Mr Osei-Agyemang stressed that the re-denomination would not lead to price increases or inflation and that prices of goods would continue to be determined by market forces.
Mr Samuel Kwasi Otchere, another Field Officer of the Directorate warned the public to watch out for fraudsters who would try to use the exercise to enrich themselves or amass wealth.
He said prices of commodities would be displayed on goods in the Departmental stores and shops anytime from the month of May next month.He stressed the need for people to keep the new currencies neat and deposit their monies at the banks for business purposes.Opanin Kwaku Asare, an elder of the town, called on Ghanaians to co-operate with the government and the Bank of Ghana to ensure a smooth change over of the currency.
12 April 07
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
Government urged to hold consultations with educational unions
Ho, April 12, GNA- Mr Dan Ayim, General Secretary of the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) has called on government to hold consultations with all Unions in the education sector on the proposed restructuring of the Ghana Education Service as part of the education reforms.
Mr Ayim said such consultation was necessary to iron out concerns of the unions; TEWU, Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) on the matter to forestall any hiccups in the exercise.
He was addressing the Volta Regional Delegates Conference of the Union in Ho on Thursday.
Mr Ayim said TEWU was therefore looking forward to receiving government's response to a letter it sent them on the matter about six months ago.
He hinted that there were several issues in the proposed restructuring and decentralization in the GES that constituted "recipes for industrial action".
On TEWU's relationship with the Ghana Education Service, Mr Ayim said the relationship "has been rather frustrating".
He mentioned the issues in contention as failure to conclude negotiations to review the conditions of service for non-teaching staff since 2001.
Also the Provident Fund Scheme, non-payment of responsibility allowances in arrears since 1999, revised scheme of service, teachers in non-teaching jobs and decentralization of education.
Regarding the development of the proposed comprehensive pay roll structure in the public sector, Mr Ayim assured that all labour groups in the country have been holding joint consultations with government and consultants on the exercise.
This he said was "to ensure that mistakes that surrounded the implementation of the Ghana Universal Salary Structure are not repeated in the new pay regime".
Mr Ayim said there could be no full production from frustrated workers who lacked training and retraining and have to strain themselves under very poor working conditions.
Mr Pobee Asomaning Darku, Volta Regional GNAT Secretary and Mr Michael Doe, Volta Regional Chairman of TEWU both urged workers in the public sector to provide accurate responses to the questionnaire to enable consultants evaluate their jobs properly for better remuneration.
Mr Doe said non-teaching staff of the GES both in the offices and other departments of the service were over stretched daily and yet received slave wages for their efforts.
He said it was therefore important that they took the evaluation seriously to avoid the pitfalls that went into evaluations in determining pay levels under the GUSS.
Mr Maxwell Mireku, Volta Regional Secretary of the GTUC urged all workers unions to co-operate for a common position on issues to secure the welfare of their members in a regime of plurality of unions.
Mr Kwasi Hobenu, Acting Volta Regional Director of Education called for unity between teaching and non-teaching staff of the GES to enable them to work towards the success of the education sector.
"We have only one country that demands our sacrifices to flourish", he said.
12 April 07
Mr Ayim said such consultation was necessary to iron out concerns of the unions; TEWU, Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) on the matter to forestall any hiccups in the exercise.
He was addressing the Volta Regional Delegates Conference of the Union in Ho on Thursday.
Mr Ayim said TEWU was therefore looking forward to receiving government's response to a letter it sent them on the matter about six months ago.
He hinted that there were several issues in the proposed restructuring and decentralization in the GES that constituted "recipes for industrial action".
On TEWU's relationship with the Ghana Education Service, Mr Ayim said the relationship "has been rather frustrating".
He mentioned the issues in contention as failure to conclude negotiations to review the conditions of service for non-teaching staff since 2001.
Also the Provident Fund Scheme, non-payment of responsibility allowances in arrears since 1999, revised scheme of service, teachers in non-teaching jobs and decentralization of education.
Regarding the development of the proposed comprehensive pay roll structure in the public sector, Mr Ayim assured that all labour groups in the country have been holding joint consultations with government and consultants on the exercise.
This he said was "to ensure that mistakes that surrounded the implementation of the Ghana Universal Salary Structure are not repeated in the new pay regime".
Mr Ayim said there could be no full production from frustrated workers who lacked training and retraining and have to strain themselves under very poor working conditions.
Mr Pobee Asomaning Darku, Volta Regional GNAT Secretary and Mr Michael Doe, Volta Regional Chairman of TEWU both urged workers in the public sector to provide accurate responses to the questionnaire to enable consultants evaluate their jobs properly for better remuneration.
Mr Doe said non-teaching staff of the GES both in the offices and other departments of the service were over stretched daily and yet received slave wages for their efforts.
He said it was therefore important that they took the evaluation seriously to avoid the pitfalls that went into evaluations in determining pay levels under the GUSS.
Mr Maxwell Mireku, Volta Regional Secretary of the GTUC urged all workers unions to co-operate for a common position on issues to secure the welfare of their members in a regime of plurality of unions.
Mr Kwasi Hobenu, Acting Volta Regional Director of Education called for unity between teaching and non-teaching staff of the GES to enable them to work towards the success of the education sector.
"We have only one country that demands our sacrifices to flourish", he said.
12 April 07
Lecturer Underscores the Importance Gender Equality
Bolgatanga, April 12, GNA- Professor Albert Abane, a Lecturer of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has underscored the importance of giving more women equal opportunities to enable them to participate in running the affairs of the nation.
The Lecturer made the observation in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Bolgatanga on Wednesday at a day’s Land Management workshop, organised for Chiefs drawn from the three Northern Regions.
It was organised by Leeds University in the United Kingdom (UK) in collaboration with UCCG and aimed at deliberating on and finding out effective ways of managing land in Ghana.
Professor Abane acknowleged the fact that Ghana had made some strides in ensuring gender equity, but said there was still the need for her and other Gender Advocacy organisations to ensure that women got equally represented in decision-making process.
He stressed that unless this was done the nation could not achieve meaningful development and appealed to chiefs in particular to involve women in their everyday activities.
He exhorted women who had already gained high positions in governance to motivate and encourage their fellow women to be assertive and also strive harder to play a meaningful role in the development of the nation.
12 April 07
The Lecturer made the observation in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Bolgatanga on Wednesday at a day’s Land Management workshop, organised for Chiefs drawn from the three Northern Regions.
It was organised by Leeds University in the United Kingdom (UK) in collaboration with UCCG and aimed at deliberating on and finding out effective ways of managing land in Ghana.
Professor Abane acknowleged the fact that Ghana had made some strides in ensuring gender equity, but said there was still the need for her and other Gender Advocacy organisations to ensure that women got equally represented in decision-making process.
He stressed that unless this was done the nation could not achieve meaningful development and appealed to chiefs in particular to involve women in their everyday activities.
He exhorted women who had already gained high positions in governance to motivate and encourage their fellow women to be assertive and also strive harder to play a meaningful role in the development of the nation.
12 April 07
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