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Trees help protect the environment The construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana, which will provide an interdenominational sacred space for the nation, “remains a national priority”, the government has indicated.
“Despite delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, work is on course to construct the iconic edifice in the heart of the nation’s capital”, caretaker Finance Minister Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu announced to Parliament on Friday, 12 March 2021 when he presented this year’s budget and economic statement.
The construction of the National Cathedral, he said, “is already introducing some critical innovations to the country”.
“As part of the construction, over 200 trees on the site of the Cathedral, some of which are nearly 100 years, have been relocated to a temporary site by Department of Parks and Gardens”.
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A grateful nation yesterday bid an emotional farewell to the first President of the Fourth Republic, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, whose remains were lowered into their final resting place at the new Military Cemetery behind the Burma Camp.
Accra, the national capital, almost stood still as Ghanaians and the international community came together to say adieu to the 73-year-old former President.
The sombre mood extended beyond Accrato other parts of the country.
It was a fitting honour to the former military leader and democratically elected President, whose towering presence in the politics of the country spanned a combined period of 19 years, the longest by any leader in the country.
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The stage is set for the swearing-in today of the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the Vice-President-elect, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on the precincts of Parliament House.
The duo are entering their second term in office, after President Akufo-Addo’s victory in the December 7, 2020, presidential election.
Officially, the first term of President Akufo-Addo and Vice-President Bawumia came to an end last midnight, the same period that the seventh Parliament was dissolved to pave the way for the inauguration of the eighth Parliament in the early hours of today.
The swearing-in ceremony is expected to commence at 11 a.m., and invited guests, apart from the Heads of State, are expected to be seated by 9.45 a.m.
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Some roads leading to and from Parliament House will be closed to the public on Thursday, January 7, 2020 during the swearing-in of the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Vice President-elect, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
The move forms part of security measures put in place by the Ghana Police Service to ensure a smooth conduct of activities during the inauguration.
The roads to be closed are the Osu Cemetery Traffic Light on the Lokko Street, the Castle Road from AU Circle to Osu Cemetery Traffic Light, the Crossroad heading towards Starlet 95 Street, the Independence Arch near the Ohene Djan Stadium, the Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue (Ghana Institute of Journalism) Road on the Haile Selassie Street and the Opeibea, 37 Military Interchange and Ako Adjei on the Liberation Road.