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A. A. Anti’s ‘obeede: an english translation
(2002-12-11) Obeng, Joseph
This Project Work is a translation of a text from Akan into the English Language. It includes research into the etymology of some names and expressions in the text and their significance in this literary work. Knowledgeable artists have written a lot of books in English. These books cover many disciplines such as History, Government, Economics, stories in the form of drama, novel and poetry and the like. Many of these texts have been translated into various languages including Akan. There are similar knowledgeable artists who have written books in Akan. They write with the socio-cultural, political and religious knowledge of Ghanaian life in general and that of the Akan in particular. These books should be studied by Ghanaians for their social and cultural significance: but they are usually restricted to a small group of people who can read and understand the Akan language. This unfortunate situation has come about as a result of the general lack of interest in learning to read and write Ghanaian vernacular languages. The use of English Language as the official language can be of immense help for the dissemination of vital information ‘hidden’ in the Akan text to more people in the Ghanaian society, since Akan is the widest spoken language in Ghana. It is against this background that the researcher has embarked on this project to translate an Akan nouvelle, “Obeede”, into the English Language. Speakers or learners of a particular language are always anxious to discover the etymology or the original meaning of some words and expressions to facilitate their study of that language. Speakers or students who seek such competence benefit immensely from such knowledge. In view of this, the dissertation discusses the etymology of some names and expressions in this Akan text. The sources of information on the etymological study have been selected resource persons and the selected Akan literary text, “Obeede” This translation is a Comparison of two languages and it is therefore thematically within the genres and forms acceptable for the categories of Comparative Literature. Beyond this, however, the project also makes accessible to a wider world of readers a little known but clearly major work of literature in Akan. Many artists have written useful books in both Akan and English, but unfortunately, they do not often translate their texts into any one of the two major languages mentioned above. Neither do they provide etymology or meaning of the names and expressions they use in their books. A few texts have glossaries, which explain the meaning of some words in their books but such words, and expressions mostly receive superficial treatment, thus glossing over their significance for the texts in which they are used. This modest research is an attempt to look at some of the problems that make for the inadequacy and undetailed nature of such translated materials. It contains some ideas that may be useful to students and users. The translated text, “Obeede” was written by A. A. Anti, and published in 1960 by the Bureau of Ghana Languages, Accra. Anti writes about the religious beliefs and the socio-cultural life of the Akans. He traces the Akan belief in the ancestral home ‘Asamando’ or ‘Amamprobi’ which is represented by one KYE. He goes on to portray the traditional professions of hunting and woodwork engaged in by Boakye and the slave trade of which Dkoampa is the victim. Any reader who engages this book will discover the immense knowledge that is hidden within its depths. THE AUTHOR The author of the novel “Qbeede” is a Guan. The novelist is called Mr. A. A. Anti. He was born in 1920 in his hometown, Anum near Boso in the Eastern Region. Mr. Anti had his elementary school education in Anum Presbyterian Primary and Middle Schools. He started his career as a professiona! teacher after he graduated from the Presbyterian Teacher Training College at Akropong-Akwapim in the Eastern Region in 1941. The novelist married Miss. Comfort Okraku also a Guan from Abiriw near AkropongAkwapim, in 1945. Mrs. Comfort Okraku Anti was also a professional teacher. They had six children of whom two were boys and the rest girls. The author became a language teacher in the Ghanata Secondary School at Dodowa in the Dangbe West District of the Greater Accra region, from 1959 to 1964. He taught the Akwapim Twi. Mr. A. A. Anti has contributed immensely to the development of Akan literature. His two books — “The Ancient Ashanti Kings” and ‘Obeede’, in English and Akwapim Twi respectively, have their theme on slavery. In his book, “The Ancient Ashanti Kings”, Mr. Anti states that clearly, the much- vaunted military might of Asante can be construed as an instrument of colonialist exploitation. Of principal interest to us here is that the King’s Court appropriated a kind of booty. A. A. Anti talks about the sources of kingly income. The Asante King, according to the author, was permitted by customary law to trade in slaves and natural products. He would sometimes promote deserving persons to positions of higher status, but only in return for the payment of a fee of 8 ounces of gold. He would advance some gold to a prospective office holder to trade with, and the person’s promotion would depend on how much return he was able to make on the capital advanced (Anti correctly labels this as usury). The King would make manifest his willingness to bend the course of justice in favour of any person who was prepared to “buy” (without insisting on taking away or indeed even seeing) any of the special sheep domesticated and kept in the royal pens for this purpose. Such sheep could of course be “sold” many times over. What a gentle from of bribery! The author’s focus on this disturbing aspect of our history is prevalent in his novel, “Obeede” and it gives way to an extravagant display of the creative imagination as t moves freely from history into myth through legend and back again to the ordinariness of daily routine in life.
Aburi Gardens Redevelopment
(1992-09-28) Addo, Ferdinand Obuobisa
Modern urban life weighs heavily on the nerve end health of mankind and ate the causes of the impoverishment of men’s inner life if he is unable to find opportunities for a change and for renewing his strength. Recent trends In urban development has resulted in congestion in cities worldwide - the uncontrolled sprawl of the urban areas end the increasing number of urban residents has resulted in the loss of outdoor recreational opportunities amid natural surrounding which provides serene and green areas to which the highly stressed urban man can retreat and refresh himself. As a result of technological advancement manifested In the rationalization of work and information end the advent of more efficient means of transportation, man has had an increasing amount of leisure time at his disposal which has been devoted popularly to travel, tours end outdoor recreation.
Acceptance and use of insecticide treated net (ITN) by mothers for malaria control in children under five years in the Sunyani Municipality
(2005-11-09) Agyei, Samuel Kofi
Malaria continues to remain a major burden of morbidity and mortality in most parts of developing world, more so in Sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that about 90% of the deaths associated with Malaria occurred in Africa, South of the Sahara (WHO 2003). But, what is more distressing is that children under-five years are disproportionately affected by the incidence of Malaria, especially in Ghana (GHS, 2001). The study sought to assess the context of acceptability and utilization of Insecticide Treated bed nets (ITNs) among children under five years in the Sunyani Municipality aimed at contributing towards the improvement of reducing malaria incidence. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was adopted, using multistage random sampling method to select study participants. The study was limited to mothers of children under five years. Three hundred (300) mothers with children under five were interviewed using structured survey questionnaire. The main findings, indicated that most (89.3%) of mothers interviewed had adequate knowledge about the causes and prevention of malaria. The respondents knew that the use of JTNs was the best method of malaria prevention. Few mothers however mentioned eating balanced diet (7.7%) and consulting herbalists (0.6%) as the best way to prevent malaria. Respondents’ knowledge about sources of information on ITNs was generally high with hospitals (75.3%) and television (60.7%) as the main sources of information about the net. • Despite their high knowledge about the ITNs, a little more than one-third (3 5%) own the nets. Majority (76.7%) of respondents who own the nets used them the night before the study. Those respondents, who did not have nets, expressed their willingness to buy them when they get money. Based on the key findings, it is recommended that: • Education on the use of ITNs should be intensified. • The Municipal Health Directorate should effectively collaborate with the Municipal Assembly and identifiable groups and organizations to educate the community on Malaria prevention methods through seminars. • The Municipal Assembly should embark on programmes on environmental cleanliness and good hygienic practices to eradicate mosquito breeding sites. • More ITNs to be produced and highly subsidized. • Public and Private Sector participation should be encouraged in the production and distribution of permanently treated ITNs.
The acceptance of family planning in the Tamale Metropolis
(2005-11-08) Salifu, Abukari
Every minute of every day at least one woman dies from complications of pregnancy and child birth, more than 585,000 deaths every year 99% of this is from the developing countries. Family planning can prevent at least 25% of all maternal deaths by allowing women to delay motherhood. Family planning can prevent improve the health and survival of adolescent girls by allowing them to postponed childbearing. Globally, three quarters of the World population do not plan their families A cross sectional study using both quantitative and qualitative approaches was used in Tamale Metropolis to investigate family planning acceptance among couples of reproductive age group. The study also sought to find out if there were any power relations in deciding family planning, fertility preference of the couples and their knowledge and opinion about the subject. Among the 100 people sampled 19% had never heard of family planning. Among those who had heard about family planning, 87% of both male and female knew at least one modern method of contraception but many did not approve of it. 61% reported not discussing family planning with their partners. 40% of the sampled population was using contraception at the time of the interview. Frequencies and percentages showed men disapproval of family planning. Over 58% of the population disapproved of the use of contraceptives, though they have the knowledge. Women realized that males have a dominant role in the family and makes decisions regarding most family matters including family planning. So they go behind their husbands for family planning services. Socio-economic and cultural factors affect contraceptive use. Of 100 sampled, 17% are not using contraceptives for religious reasons and 15% are not using because of socio-cultural reasons. However, some men and women showed interest for family planning for economic reasons. The family planning acceptor rate was 40% from this study indicating that there is improvement in the practice of family planning among respondents. In the nutshell family planning practice is very low among couples in Tamale. It is recommended here that community gate keepers should join hands with the government to ensure the practice of family planning. Also, MHMT should work with PPAG, population council and others to ensure family planning practice.
Access to finance by small and medium scale enterprises from savings and loans institutions in the Kumasi metropolis
(2012-06-06) Aboagye, Robert
In today’s Global Economy, SMEs are the engine of growth and for that matter they must be funded and thereby the state or the government must put policies that will assist their growth by accessing funds from financial institutions or the banks with lower interest rate. The study aimed at finding out the type of credit used by SMEs from Savings and Loans Companies, other sources of credit accessed by SMEs in Kumasi, the major constraints faced by SMEs in accessing credit from savings and loans companies and to investigate to investigate the assessment criteria used by savings and loans companies in SME loan appraisal. There is evidence that savings and loans companies are making credit available to the entrepreneurs of small and medium scale enterprises. Prior to that inadequate credit was a major problem facing the Sector. There is the need in Ghana for our Universities in collaboration with the banks or financial institutions to educate the public about the importance of savings.
Access to finance by small and medium scale enterprises from Savings and Loans Institutions in the Kumasi Metropolis
(2008-08-10) Aboagye, Robert
In today's Global Economy, SMEs are the engine of growth and for that matter they must be funded and thereby the state or the government must put policies that will assist their growth by accessing funds from financial institutions or the banks with lower interest rate. The study aimed at finding out the type of credit used by SMEs from Savings and Loans Companies, other sources of credit accessed by SMEs in Kumasi, the major constraints faced by SMEs in accessing credit from savings and loans companies and to investigate to investigate the assessment criteria used by savings and loans companies in SME loan appraisal. There is evidence that savings and loans companies are making credit available to the entrepreneurs of small and medium scale enterprises. « Prior to that inadequate credit was a major problem facing the Sector. There is the need in Ghana for our Universities in collaboration with the banks or financial institutions to educate the public about the importance of savings.
Access to health care services in Ghana sports: a case study of the Kintampo District
(2004-11-24) Boateng, Foster Antwi
This study was undertaken to assess the state of and access to health care services in Ghana sports with particular reference o the Kintampo District professional sports in recent times is characterized by extreme physical and mental exertions where things are stretched beyond the Limits of the ordinary. Against this background, it is one of the most fundamental duties of every sports administrator to ensure good health care of his sportsmen and women. Good health care of the sportsman and woman can take the form of a. periodic medical examination, regular health monitoring measures, provision of quality and quantity diet, provision of medical care services and also opportunity to have access to information and education on personal health issues. Issues relating to the health of sports performers are most often relegated to the back ground at the expense of other issues This phenomenon has caused man sports talents fail to realize their full potentials through incapacitation and sometimes death. The study method includes interviews of retired sportsmen and women who had been victims of sports injuries. Sports administrators were interviewed. The sample size was ninety (90), made up of fifty (50) sportsmen, victims of sports injuries and other health related problems, and forty (40) sports administrators. Closed and open — ended questionnaire were used after pre-testing them. The respondents were conveniently and purposively sampled. Results and findings indicate that there is a 1 00% awareness response from respondents on the risks associated with sports However, sports administrators are not doing much to cater for the health needs of their sportsmen and women. Further findings indicate that no sports administrator for instance has ever taken his Sportsmen and women through any form of medical examination since 1st January, 2002. The findings on health personnel situation in the Teams indicate that no Team administrator enjoys the services of Team Physicians, Team Psychologist, Team Nutritionist, Team Physiotherapist. among others, as each position recorded 100% non availability. Results of the study concluded that access to health care services in Ghana sports is poor. It was therefore recommended that all stakeholders in sports development in the District should come out with policies that would make health care service affordable and accessible to sportsmen and women in the District and the Country at large.
Access to land for sustainable agricultural development - case study of the Krachi district of Ghana
(1995-04-19) Sarkodie, Yaw Asante
This study focuses on access to land for sustainable agricultural development in the Krachi District of Ghana. It looked at the tenurial arrangements; traditional customary landholding and public tenurial systems and their relationships with improvement in agriculture and the living conditions of the people. The various bottlenecks hindering the achievement of sustainable agricultural development were examined. By way of methodology, the study was based on desk work, interviews through questionnaire to various categories of respondents including farmers, (male, female, indigenes and migrants, subsistence and commercial), opinion leaders, chiefs and landowners and agricultural Extension Front Line staff. Observational method and Participatory Rural Appraisal techniques were also used to obtain supplementary data. The study established that sustainable agriculture is thwarted by economic, institutional and technological and environmental problems. It was also detected that access to land in the traditional set up were relatively favourable to prospective farmers. However, the procedural arrangement could be onerous and time involving. On the other hand, government acquired agricultural lands for resettlement were beset with inequities resulting in landlessness of some indigenes (Asukawkaw, Banda, Grubi area) contrary to generally held views that land was always available to natives for cultivation. This state of affairs has created social upheavals in the form of land disputes (Apesukobi vrs Asukawkaw) and detachment from traditional homes through mass emigration to neighbouring districts. All these had culminated in low incomes, low endogenous development manifested in the near neglect of culture of maintenance” of some of the few communal facilities such as schools, toilets among others that were provided under the resettlement scheme. Policy implication that could be derived include a. access to land alone does not necessarily lead to sustainable rural development or sustainable agriculture; and b. resettlement schemes do not always lead to sustainable rural development. Therefore for sustainable agricultural development, as a strategy of Krachi District development to be achievable, there is the need to revitalise agriculture by a maze of packages including infrastructural provision, inputs supply, marketing, credit and extension service. On the other hand, the district need to redefine and redirect her development aspirations through poverty alleviation programmes, integrating communities and NGO’s in the development effort, adopting integrated development programmes creating congenial atmosphere for qualified public and civil servants to work as well as inculcating environmental consciousness and restoration awareness in the people.
Access to quality health care among the poor in Asante Mampong, Ghana: a prospective view through the National Health Insurance Scheme
(2005-11-09) Gyasi, Sampson Kofi
The introduction of the “cash and Carry’ system in 1992 compounded the problem of financial access to quality health care created financial barrier to quality health care and thus led to lo utilization of health services especially, by the poor. This led to deteriorating health status. To reduce this problem of financial access to health, Ghana government is committed, and has introduced a convenient, affordable and sustainable health financing arrangement to protect the people, especially the poor, through the National Health insurance Scheme (NHIS). Though laudable, little is known about the efficacy of the health insurance in improving access to quality health in developing countries with Ghana not being an exception. A cross-sectional analytic study design aimed at investigating whether the NHIS is a feasible option for improving access to quality health care, and to identify strategies to improve access to quality health care in Asante Mampong was undertaken between the periods. May- August 2005. A sample of 240; consisting of 200 community members (individual respondents) aged 18 years and above and 40 key informants also in the same age group were selected for the study. Data collection tools were pre-tested at Agona, with similar characteristics as Mampong before data collection. Data was collected mainly through quantitative means with structured questionnaire and face-to-face interviews with respondents while secondary data from the Sekyere West District Health Administration, District Assembly, and the National Health Insurance district office at Mampong were also used. Data was analysed by computer using Special programme for Social Science (SPSS) and Epi Info sofiwares as well as manual. Key findings from the study indicated that the NI-ITS has the potential of increasing access to quality health care. This was confirmed by the key informants all of whom have access to quality health care because they belong to the civil servants health insurance scheme. On the contrary, because the individual respondents do not belong to any form of health insurance (HI), their access to quality health care is low (2 1.5%). Financial barrier was identified as the major cause of access to quality health care. Access to quality health care was dominated by more married couples (69.8%) and Christians (88.4%). The dominant health care financing mechanism in Asante Mampong is the ‘cash and carry’ system, though unpopular. Notably, awareness of the NH1S was identified as high in Asante Mampong as public education and advertisements have gone to the grassroots level. Acceptability of the scheme was also noticed as high 90% for both respondents. Coverage was however low but promising for community members Informal sector respondents (1R) (40.5% but high for the K1-forflial sector (920%). The following strategies are suggested to improve access to quality health care through an improved coverage provision of quality health care; intensive public education; expedite implementation process; convenient premium paying mechanism; door-to door registration; compulsory membership for all residents in Ghana and stop politicising the scheme. The role of HI in improving access to quality of health care cannot be overemphasized. The establishment of a district-wide health insurance schemes nationwide is a welcome idea. Since the scheme is new in the country, there are bound to be challenges such as pertain in Asante Mampong. There are however, opportunities such as high level of awareness and acceptability of the NHIS in Asante Mampong. These should therefore be tapped and through proper scheme management and government continuous commitments, the full benefits of the NHIS could be realised. From all indications, the NHIS is capable of improving access to quality health care, despite the teething problems. It is therefore recommended that further studies into its sustainability should be undertaken.
Accessibility and marketing of commodities for District development - a case study of Ahanta West District in Ghana
(1993-09-12) Koroma, Alimamy Philip
Like in many other African countries agriculture is the dominant activity in Ghana, engaging more than half of the active labour force and contributing substantially to the national economy. In addition to agriculture, small scale industry and fishing are also significant. While the primary aim in these activities is production for subsistence, marketing of the surplus is another objective. Unfortunately however, producers face many problems in carrying out this second function. The major problem they face is inaccessibility to markets, which limits their full participation in the market and exchange system. Inaccessibility to markets is the result of many factors including poor road condition, limited transport supply and high transport charges. As a result, producers are forced to sell to middlemen or assemblers at low prices. The effect of accessibility on marketing is not well understood, especially at the district level. This study therefore investigates how accessibility influences marketing and evolves strategies to improve both. The study made use of extensive literature research, interviews, observations and discussions. Data obtained from these sources were analysed. The study’s major findings are summarised as follows; i) The district has a road density of 0.27km/km2 but generally, the roads are in poor condition. Only 19km of theentire feeder road network was in good condition, 6.7km in Lair condition and the rest (84.3km) was in poor condition. ii) Transport costs were high, averaging about l9l per ton km for maize in the accessible corridors and c238 per ton km in the inaccessible corridors. This variation in costs is due to the differences in road condition and the transport supply. In accessible corridors, distance accounted for about 67 percent of the variations in transport costs, while in inaccessible corridors, this was 42 percent. iii) Mini-buses and taxis are the main means of motorised transport used for the transportation of goods and passengers between the settlements and the Agona market as well as between the Agona market and Takoradi. However, transportation of produce from farm to village is entirely done by head porterage. iv) In the district, middlemen handle almost all types of produce including oil palm, coconut and cocoa. Only 22 percent of the producers are able to sell their produce directly to consumers in the market. v) The same quantity of produce shows price differences between •accessible and inaccessible corridors as well as between the farmgate and the market. Farm gate price in accessible corridors are higher than those in inaccessible corridors. For example, the farm gate price of a 91kg bag of cassava is 12.5 percent higher in accessible corridors than in inaccessible ones. Price differentials for a 68kg bag of gari, is 4.5 percent higher in the accessible corridor. Similarly, the market price of tomato is about 55 percent higher than its farmgate price in an inaccessible corridor. For gari it is about 13 percent higher. Again, the trend is that the difference between farmagate prices and market prices is higher for perishable produce like tomato or fish. At the same time, process products like gari which can store longer show a small price difference between accessible and inaccessible corridors and between farmgate and market prices. The study recommends that the roads linking Egyambra and Anyano, Princess Town and Abura, Cape Three Points Agona and Mpatano and Ewusiejo should be rehabilitated. In addition, community participation should be encouraged in road maintenance programmes. It is also recommended that the market infrastructure should be improved by building more permanent structures and providing water, storage and toilet facilities. A second periodic market for the district should be located in Apowa. The management of the transport and marketing systems would be improved through the formation of co-operatives, better remuneration and revenue collection strategies and promotion of private investments. It is anticipated that the adoption and implementation of these recommendations will go a long way to improving accessibility and marketing within the district.
Accessing the inventory management practices in a manufacturing company: ( a case study of Juaben Oil Mills Ltd)
(2008-09-13) Siriboe, Nana Yaw Sarpong
Effective inventory control is a vital function to help ensure the success of manufacturing and distribution companies. This effectiveness of inventory control is directory measurable by how successful a company is in providing high levels of customer services, low inventory investment and low costs. Certainly, an area where management should apply a philosophy of aggressive improvment. (http://www.rmdonovan.com/inventory -contorl .htm) Although the amount and value of inventories carried by different types of firms varies widely, a typical firm probably has about 30 percent of its current assets and perhaps as much as 90 percent of its working capital invested in inventory (J. Stevenson, 1999). Open and closed ended questionnaire and interview were used to assess all the primary data while reports and records were used for the secondary data. Graph tool of Microsoft Excel software was used to analyze the data obtained.\ The study tried to identify the inventory management system adopted by JOML with its challenges and how these systems can further be improved. The study revealed the urgent need for a well documented procedure to be adopted by the company in managing inventories. The study further indentified a lot of problems chief amongst these were shortages, overstocking and delays in deliveries. This study also revealed that the stores personnel do not have any professional training on the effect and cost of bad inventory practices. The store’s manager, however, does not take part in decision making and this poses a threat to effective inventory management. It is therefore recommended that Management considers inventory management as part of corporate planning so as to save cost in managing inventories. Management is also advised to computerized stores activities which will help improve the smooth transfer of information within and outside the stores. This will also ensure proper documentation of items to facilitate the company adopting an inventory model in the future. Although this is a demanding task, the resulting benefits of proper management of stores activities proposed by the research make the task worthwhile. Further studies must be done to implement pragmatic inventory management models relating to JOML after recommendations have been fully implemented
Accommodation for Members of Parliament (Accra)
(1998-02-19) Adjei, Justice Odotei
Out of the forty (40) or so years of independence, democratic rule has been put on ice for over three decades. Parliamentarians have never been provided a purpose built accommodation to serve as a duty post. The residential deficit of Ghana sums into several hundreds of thousands. This deficit has also affected members of the legislature whose constituencies are outside the capital. In government’s attempt to solve this problem, some MPs have showed bad faith as captured in a headline of the Daily Graphic in 1997. This read ‘89 MPs TO QUIT FLATS”. The report considers steps taken to forestall future occurrences of these problems and a design proposal for an accommodation facility to house MPs as a DUTY POST
Accounting and ethics: the case of selected accountants in the Kumasi Metropolis
(2009-08-16) Amponsah, Emmanuel Bismark
A lot of concerns have been expressed about unethical decisions and actions of accountants. These have been fuelled by the unravelling of serious accounting malpractices in the business world in recent times which have led to the collapse of many a big business. Since the discovery of these unethical phenomena, the question that has been in the inquiring mind has been whether professional accounting codes of ethics are potent enough to make the accountant ethical. The expectations of stakeholders in businesses and the general public have been mainly the introduction of stiffer measures against culprits. This research studies the causes of accounting malpractices whether or not there are effective codes of accounting ethics, and to suggest measures to be put in place to at least mitigate the situation in organisations. The study centred on accountants in the Kumasi metropolis, specifically at the central business district (Adum) and its immediate surroundings. To achieve the research objectives, primary data were collected for analysis through questionnaires, interviews and discussions. Others were from the internet and literature sources such as books, journals, newspapers, published conference proceedings, etc. Cross-tabulation, cluster analysis and factor analysis were employed to analyse the interview data whiles simple frequency was used to analyse data from interviews and discussions. The study revealed that the causes of accounting malpractices in our area of research have to do with (1) lack of adequate training in business and accounting ethics, and (2) inadequate formulation, promulgation and implementation of ethical and welfare policies and procedures.
Accra Abattoir
(1989-05-08) Otinkorang, Julian Nii A.
Slaughterhouses or Abattoirs form a very vital link in the process of getting meat to the public. It is at slaughterhouses or slaughter premises that animals are killed and dressed ready for sale or use. To neglect such a vital link constitutes neglect for health of a nation or community. Strict health regulations are needed to ensure that good disease-free meat gets to consumers under good conditions. As .part of the general drive to achieve “Health for all by the year 2000” and Primary Health Care Programmes, it will be unfortunate to trust food or meat consumed, to any willing and eager but unqualified butcher. Ghana must see and appreciate the importance of what is taken in. The nation’s health is therefore in its own hands. Abattoirs operating under strict health and hygiene standards are a must!
Accra Regional Office for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
(1998-02-22) Baddoo, Eric Nii Nettey
Religion is an activity which is supposed to be a source of inspiration to those who practice it meant to uplift one’s soul knowing that all will be well if one adheres to the teachings doctrines of the religion in question. Religion has from creation played an important role in man’s way of life. The influence of various peoples, places and times have led us to designate ourselves as Christians, Moslems, Social Bolsheviks Buddhists and so forth. Specifically in the field of religion, we have tried established many varieties ephemeral, physical and mental arrangements varieties denominations according to the various peoples, places and times and precisely for this reason can envision ourselves “changing religion”. Despite all these different demonstrations, only one well-known God the Almighty is tried to be reached. Basically, it is only when we attain transcendental knowledge, and are established in the actual, external religion of the living entity-the spirit soul-then and then only can we attain real undeniable peace, prosperity and happiness in the world, which is the need of all religious people who try to reach to this god. Each religion has a specific supreme being, prophet, Saint or well known personality through which they get to the omnipotent, supreme and most high God. Christians believe in trinity (God head or three in one) God the father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit and it is through this some of God (Jesus Christ) that man can get to God. The use of the bible by Christians contains the words and teachings of Christ and from its various doctrines are obtained. The Hare Krsnas get through to God by the teachings of Krsnas or Visnu known as sri (Lord) Krsna the personality of god head. They believe in demigods or godly persons like Prahlada Maharaja of these are devoted to the supreme god (Lord) just like how the Christians have saints, such as St. Augustine, Joan of Ark and prophets such as Moses and Abraham for the Christians Moslems on the other hand get to God through Mohammed, their supreme personality of God head. The religions other than Christianity never accepted the personality of Godhead and inspite of all these doctrines different beliefs all the know supreme personalities of religion as well as their servants (prophets messengers of God, saint) teach that we have to search our external peace and prosperity in the Kingdom of God, which is beyond this mortal world. Christianity which is the most widely accepted religion is a name first given to believers in Jesus Christ at Antioch in Syria about AD 43 was perhaps given contemptuously, but was accepted by followers of Jesus Christ as a fit title. Jesus Christ which is the Greek form of Joshua meaning God is help, or Saviour and Christ meaning Anointed was born in 4 B. C. he to Christians is the only begotten Son of the Father in the flesh. He lived a sinless life and wrought out a perfect atonement for all mankind by the shedding of his blood and his death on the cross. He arose from the grave and brought to pass the bodily resurrection of every living thing and the salvation and exaltation of the faithful. He will come again and in power and glory to dwell on the earth and will stand as judge of all mankind at the last day. Taking the Christian setting today, it is the largest and most widespread religious group of people in the world. It is divided into many groups and consists of various denominations, as a result of different interpretations of the Bible after the death of Christ. Some of these are the Catholics, Methodist, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Anglicans, Charismatic’s, Latter-Day-Saints, Adventist, just to mention a few. With the break away from the Catholic Church referred to as the reformation, led by Martin Luther, in 1520, many breakaways followed. Typical was that by John Calvin in the 1930’s from the Lutheran, and that of the Anglican from the Catholic Church led by King Henry of England. These led to the formation of other churches like the Methodist church, by John Wesley and the Presbyterian Church.
Accra Turf Club (Abeka)
(1997-03-22) Addy, Solomon
By creating the opportunity for fun, exercise, excitement and recreation; sports in various ways has the quality of providing an atmosphere by both participants and spectators. Sports and its spin-off effect on free time activities, including entertainment and tourism will shortly become one of the largest growth areas for investment seen this century. This assertion holds true on the present sporting scene in Ghana. Although this sector is predominated by a few regular activities such as football, boxing and tennis; other sporting disciplines have rapidly gained interest from the sports loving public. The “sport of kings” (horse racing) in Ghana, has recorded a remarkable growth and following. The introduction of the sport in 1925 and its continuous development has created the opportunity for both local and foreign lovers of horse racing to continue enjoying this unique sport. This has also lifted Ghana’s sporting image internationally. The potential of horseracing to sports, tourism and economic development is enormous. This potential has been recognised by the government and steps are being taken to improve and promote the sport. The present racing activity in the country leaves much to be desired. Careful planning; reforms and restructuring of this sector has been proposed and the process towards achieving this goal has been put into motion.
Achieving customer satisfaction through logistics activities: a case of Mantrac Ghana Limited
(2008-08-17) Boakye, Helena Mary
The quest for achievement and sustenance of competitive advantage by business organizations have necessitated the establishment of new organizations and new branches of already existing ones which do more than just selling products or rendering average services only to satisfy customers. The previous practice led to customer decay, created gaps which increased cost and reduced profitability. The role of logistics activities in achieving customer satisfaction and improving organizational performance in developing countries was investigated through questionnaires and interviews, with Mantrac Ghana Limited as a case study and the staff with key customers as respondents. A model which explored the connection among logistics, logistics activities, customer satisfaction as in performance and corporate profitability as in success was used. Results of data analyzed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) indicated that parts and service support, logistics communication, customer service, inventory control, and order processing were some of the logistics activities of Mantrac. There was 61-80% satisfaction of respondents, as measured with conversation as an instrument, who attributed this level of satisfaction to provision of value-added services such as customer track service, credit facilities, customer support agreement, adding that the shortfalls such as longer lead times and stockouts were due to circumstances beyond the control of Mantrac therefore suggesting Mantrac's dependability. The problems of lost of sales due to low level of inventory and capital lock-up due to excessive level of inventory could be addressed by the use of forecasting technique for optimum level of inventory. Also contract review with the third-party logistics service provider, could be use for the transportation problems whilst prompt verification of status speeds up order processing.
Acquisition, prospecting and development of mineral properties in Ghana
(1996-07-14) Morna, Bryne Ansin
As a result of the favourable investment climate created by the Government of Ghana, investors have recently been attracted to the mineral industry. However, the pace at which mining concessions are successfully developed is very slow. The main cause has been identified as the difficulty of knowing all the rules governing the acquisition, prospecting and development of mineral properties in the country. The purpose of this thesis is to study and analyze the procedures and problems associated with acquisition, prospecting and development of mineral properties in Ghana and provide possible solutions. A collation of documents and information on mineral property acquisition, prospecting and development in the country has been made and a step-by-step guide for investors provided. Some recommendations have also been made to assist would-be investors in the mineral industry of Ghana.
An action programme for food crop marketing in Mpohor Wassa East District of Ghana
(1992-09-15) Ikeanyionwu, Luke Nnanna
The importance of agriculture in the development of Ghana as a source of food, employment and incomes for the people is well known. Food production in Ghana is dominated by small or peasant farmers who produce about 80 per cent of the agricultural output. V Small farmers in Mpohor Wassa East District produce food crops both for subsistence and for the market. But these farmers do not have access to markets such that large quantities of the marketable surpluses do not reach the market but are rotten in the rural villages and farms. They live in poverty in the midst of surpluses which could not be sold for income. The study alms at proposing an action programme for improving food crop marketing in the district as an interventionist policy to alleviate poverty. Baseline surveys were carried out in the major food producing areas of the district to ascertain their output levels and marketing functions, using such commodities as cassava, maize, plantain, cocoyam and rice as samples which are the main food crops grown in the area. Five periodic market centres in the district were also surveyed to find out commodity flows, area of influence of the markets, prices, volume of transactions, physical facilities and how buyers and sellers interact in the exchange process. The study revealed that poor transportation system, inadequate storage facilities, limited market outlets, inadequate V finance and poor facilities in the market centres are the major problems of food crop marketing in the district. As a result of these problems, a few buyers visit the rural markets; demand for food crops is low in the district and so are the prices, while post-harvest losses are high. The few urban middlemen that venture into the rural markets make more profits out of the consumer price of food than do the farmers. Farm incomes’ are very low and most farmers could not afford the improved farm inputs to increase agricultural- productivity, hence, crop yields are low. The incentive to produce for the market is therefore being depressed. In this situation, many farmers are poor and their standard of living is low. The study recommends some measures to improve the marketing infrastructure such as road network and vehicular movement, storage and processing facilities and market centres, and the organisation of farmers into co-operatives in order to strengthen their bargaining power with middlemen and enhance the flow of credit to farmers and local food traders. The proposed projects are to be financed by the communities and the District Assembly. A Task Force on Market Development is proposed to oversee the management of programme implementation. The study concludes that measures to reduce rural poverty and ensure food security should focus on small farmer development.
The acute toxicity of karate, dursban and actellic to Heterobranchus Bidorsalis (Geoffrey St. Hilaire) Tiliapia Zillii (Gervais), Oreochromis Niloticus (Linn) and Sarotherodon Galilaeus (Artedi)
(1995-09-10) Godzi, Trinity Ama
The acute toxicity of Karate, Dursban and Actellic to Heterobranchus bidorsalis, Tilapia zillii, Oreochromis niloticus and Sarotherodon galilaeus was investigated by the static method for 96 hours. The 96-hour LC50 values obtained for Karate, Dursban and Actellic to Heterobrancbus bidorsalis and Tilapia zillii showed that Karate is the most toxic to the two species of fish. This is followed by Dursban while Actellic is the least toxic. For Oreochromis niloticus, the 96 hour LC50 values obtained indicated that Dursban is more toxic than Karate. The 96 hour LC50 values obtained with Karate to the various fish species showed Heterobranchus bidorsalis to be the least resistant of the four species. Sarotherodon galilaeus came next, followed by Tilapia zillii with Oreochromis niloticus being the most resistant. Actellic was shown to be more toxic to Tilapia zillii than it is to Heterobranchus bidorsalis. For Dursban, Oreochromis niloticus was the least resistant followed by Heterobranchus bidorsalis while Tilapia zillii was the most resistant. The 96-hour LC50 values obtained for the acute toxicity tests for Karate using Heterobranchus bidorsalis, Tilapia zilhii, Oreochromis niloticus and Sarotherodon galilaeus were 0.006±0.001mg/l, 0.020±0.017mg/l, 0.040±0.032mg/l and 0.016±0.008mg/l respectively. For Actellic, the LC50s obtained using Heterobranchus bidorsalis and Tilapia zillii were 1.250±0.833mg/i and 0.700±0.250mg/l respectively. The values obtained for Dursban using Heterobranchus bidorsalis, Tilapia zillii, and Oreochromis niloticus were 0.270±0.l7Omg/l, 0.280±0.088mg/l and 0.040±0.019mg/l respectively. The percentage mortality of the species of fish used was directly proportional to increasing concentration and time. The plot of median mortality times against concentration on a semi- log paper produced curves which were asymptotic to the LC50s of Karate with Tilapia zillii, Dursban with Oreochromis niloticus and Actellic with Heterobranchus bidorsalis. This is an indication that Karate, Dursban and Actellic are not acutely toxic to Tilapia zillii, Oreochromis niloticus and Heterobranchus bidorsalis respectively at infinite dilution.

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