13th July, 2015

The Daily Graphic appeals to the authorities to rethink the plastic ban plan and come up with ways in which the country can get some economic value from it while preserving the environment. The Paper believes what is considered waste could become a treasure saying Ghana can even start generating electricity from there. The Graphic says while it agrees that discarded plastic bags choke drains leading to floods, an outright ban will hurt the livelihood of the poor, many of whom make a living by selling such items.

The Ghanaian Times commends the AMA for the sustenance of the demolition exercise after the June 3 flood and fire disaster. The Paper nevertheless sympathises with all who might be displaced by the demolition exercise. It hopes the Korle Lagoon and the Odaw River would be desilted to allow for their free flow into the sea. The Times urges the AMA to ensure that no one would be allowed to encroach on any unauthorised space in the city. The Paper says the current exercise should mark a turning point for city development and prevent future floods and loss of lives. 

The Daily Heritage says a thirteen year old boy who has been enstooled a Chief has got many Ghanaians wondering whether some parts of Ghana are still far away from civilization. It says the boy named Barima Kwadwo Bonsu a Junior High School pupil was entooled Chief of Pakyi Number One on Saturday in the Ashanti Region. The Paper thinks taking a boy through vigorous rituals for enstoolment is a mark of backwardness. It therefore says the boy should be left to acquire the needed education and maturity so he could rule his subjects properly.

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