Tuesday, 16 March 2010 14:41

Five hundred residents of Tuobodom in the Brong Ahafo Region have been displaced as a result of the clashes that claimed three lives in the town.

Members of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) who visited the area to assess the situation on the ground also discovered that apart from the internally displaced persons, most able-bodied men, women and children had fled the town for fear of further reprisals.

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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 14:41

Hunting in the dry season is becoming more costly in the Techiman municipality, authorities say. Fires triggered by hunters are responsible for the destruction of several acres of farmland every dry season, officials have said.

To this end, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has urged hunters to desist from pursuing their business during the season.

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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 14:41

The 2009 Sunyani Municipal Best Farmer, Mr. Joe Bennet on Friday called on commercial farmers in the country to form cooperatives to enable them to solicit funds to expand the operations. He cited that it would enable them to secure funds to acquire agro-processing machines to add value to their produce to enable them to derive more income.

Mr Bennet in an interview with GNA in Sunyani, said that such cooperatives would also encourage farmers to undertake modern agriculture practices to increase yield and assist in creating ready market for their farm produce.

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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 14:41

A five-day annual convention of the Nkoranza-Atebubu Anglican Archdeaconries has ended at Busunya with a call on Christians to be wary of self-acclaimed prophets and prophetesses who could lead them into destruction. The convention, attended by more than 600 members was under the theme: "Christ is the Saviour".

Reverend Canon Robert Barnabas Num in-charge of Busunya Anglican Church who made the call, urged Christians to keep their faith in God and eschew all forms of earthly pleasures and wealth that could lead them to condemnation.

He explained that the convention was an annual event aimed at bringing members together to enable them to share experiences and improve on their shortfalls.

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