Daily Graphic

"Ultimatum To GRC" reads the banner headline of the Daily Graphic. According to the story, the Akuapim South District Assembly had given the Ghana Railway Corporation (GRC) up to 15th March to clear the refuse heaps it dumped on portions of the Accra-Nsawam rail line or face legal action. The ultimatum, the paper said, was given in a letter dated February 26, this and addressed to the stationmaster of the GRC in Accra. The assembly indicated in the letter it takes a critical view of the situation due to the fact that the refuse dumps located about 20 metres from the Densu River, will contribute to the pollution of the river and pose a threat to the health of the people. Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency, in a report issued after inspecting the site where the refuse was dumped has described it as "completely unacceptable," the paper added. Another headline reads, 'Freeze on awards for servicemen.' The accompanying story says that the government has frozen the national awards in respect of security service personnel as announced concerning the 42nd anniversary of Ghana's independence. The freeze will remain in place until the submission of a fuller and more comprehensive list of deserving security service personnel for the awards. All the other national awards recently announced, however, remain in valid. The Graphic quoting a statement issued by the Secretary to the President, Mr J.L.M. Amissah, Said the President has subsequently directed the Ministers of Defence and the Interior to take immediate steps to re-appraise the list of personnel of the security services submitted by the National Awards Committee for the conferment of national awards.