BEAUTY QUEENS VISIT ATEWA FOREST

Contestants of Miss Tourism Ghana 2021 have embarked on a tour of parts of the Atewa forest. The contestants, who represent all sixteen regions in the country are battling it out for the ultimate recognition as Miss Tourism Ghana.

 

Project lead and CEO of Touch Effects, Mr. Delali Kotoka said, the essence and the choice of the Atewa forest was to promote sustainable eco-tourism, community empowerment and education as well as understand first hand the importance the forest plays in the lives of Ghanaians.

 

The Atewa forest covers an area of about 17,400 hectares of land with more than
seven hundred different species of plants whose dense canopy is home to rare species of butterflies and animals most of which are considered to be almost extinct.

 

Mr. Theophilus Boachie- Yiadom is the head of projects at Arocha Ghana, Kyebi, the organization leading the campaign for the conservation of the Atewa forest. According to him, should the forest be mined for its bauxite deposits, the country stands to lose greatly as the source of drinking water in Accra and parts of the Eastern region can be traced to the forest.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KILLERS ON WHEELS

In Asia where they are made, they are used predominantly to cart goods from one point to the other in a closed area or at most close circuited towns. However, in Ghana the case differs. They are on our by passes, community streets, lanes and grudgingly our high ways.Threferred to as “Aboboyaa”.

 

All around, in towns and cities-big and small or sprawling, you will not miss its 99cc peculiar engine sound often under such weight its three tubeless tyres could manage. Neither can the dull green or bright red colours be missed.

 

In recent times, there have been many calls on government to either re-classify the Accra- Tema motorway or have it refurbished and expanded. Often ladened with all manner of items(food items, wooden planks and garbage), they are in constant competition for space with other road users without regards to their fast or intimidating presence, thereby putting everyone at risk of getting involved in an accident. I am obviously not against anyone trying to fend for themselves but not at the detriment of other people’s lives and properties. Perhaps a law could be passed to preclude them from using  the motorway especially.