He said labour movement could influence national policies and decisions at workplaces only if it built the capacities of leaders on international trade and development issues.

She pledged to provide special attention towards its development, and   recently presented 120 canvas shoes for distribution to the students of Nkoranza Girls Model School to encourage girls’ education.

In addition, opinion leaders in the communities should ensure that people from other places did not enter their farms to engage in hunting to destroy their food crops.

The two were among 15 Ghanaian players inducted last October into the Glo Soccer Academy, made up of 33 teenage players aged between 14-17.

The CA noted that Dr Richard Anane, former Transport Minister, had filed his submissions but Dr Akoto-Osei had not. It therefore adjourned the matter sine die.

The study funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was managed by the Canadian International Development Research Centre and implemented by the Technology and Social Change Group of the Information School, University of Washington, Seattle USA.

The criminals Henry Aggor, 24, and Benjamin Aggor, 20, both pleaded guilty.

Nii Yartey Annan, is being held for abetment of the crime while, Mortey Tetteyfio and Michael Kwesi Frimpong, both traders, are being held for forgery and possession of forged documents respectively.

Soon, a Legislative Instrument (LI) to ban the export of ferrous scrap metals would be laid before Parliament as the process has reached an advanced stage, and the Ministry believes that would make the issues of the ban on the export of the metals and the sanctions for non-compliance much clearer.

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