Pulse News On The Go - 8th June, 2016

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The absence of a sugar policy or legislation to regulate the sugar industry may pose challenges to the survival of the revamped Komenda Sugar Factory, former Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has noted. In an article, Mr. Kyeremateng said quote “Because of the nature of the competition in the global sugar industry, most sugar-producing countries have a policy, regulatory and legal framework for the industry, to provide incentives for and protect local producers,” unquote. The Ghana Police Service has arrested twenty-eight (28)Driver and Vehicle License Authority illegal certificate dealers. A statement from the police, signed by superintendent Cephas Arthur, Director of Public Affairs, said preliminary investigation suggests that the syndicates “seem to have laid hands on the soft copy of the Authority’s sticker, which they are using to print their fake ones, making them look true-to-type.” The suspects have been granted bail, pending further investigations. Author of the controversial “Natural Science for Primary Schools – Pupil’s Book 1,” Joseph Albert Quarm says political actors were behind the uproar surrounding a classification in his book that said the head was used for ‘carrying load.’ In an interview with Pulse.com.gh, Prof Quarm said his book was targeted because of his political affiliation with the opposition NPP. The author beat the incumbent MP for Manso Nkwanta, Grace Addo in the NPP primaries to become the party’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency in the November polls. Ecobank Nigeria has sacked 1,040 workers in a move to improve efficiency. Many financial analysts have attributed the development to the woes of the Nigeria economy after it emerged that Diamond Bank, also in Nigeria, dismissed 200 workers in May. Management of the bank confirmed the sack in a statement, saying it was to “ensure efficiency” in its “drive for optimal performance.”