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Ghana News Point can authoritatively confirm that Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications and Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West Constituency has been appointed to chair an eminent committee set up to organize the first ever National Women's Conference of the New Patriot Party. In a letter signed by the National Women's Organizer of the New Patriotic Party, Mad. Kate Gyamfua, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful's appointment is made in lieu of her immense contribution to the various Constituency women's organizers and the National Women's Wing of the NPP. Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is widely known for her women empowerment and advocacy projects geared towards ensuring the unhindered participation of women in politics and decision making The theme of the conference will be to 'mobilize women for victory 2020 and beyond' as well as bring together all the women leadership within the NPP to chart a new path for the victory of the NPP.

Parliament on Friday, 2nd August, 2019 passed the Ghana Meteorological Agency amendment bill 2019 which seeks to define and specify the fees and charges the Ghana Meteorological Agency can recover for Aeronautical services provided to the Aviation industry. The Ghana Meteorological Agency is a state institution established under the Ghana Meteorological Agency Act, Act 682, 2004 to provide climate and weather information to ensure the socio-economic development of the country. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO), in line with the Chicago Convention of 1944 which Ghana ratified on 9th March 1957 enjoins the Ghana Meteorological Agency to provide Aeronautical services to the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority to ensure the safety of Ghana's Airspace. In fulfillment of this obligation, the Ghana Meteorological Agency, among other things, provides aerodrome forecast, aerodrome warning, METAR, TAFS, SIGMET, en

Climate Watch Ghana, a non-governmental organization into climate research and advocacy, has come out, in a statement released on Monday, 6th August, 2019 and signed by its executive director, Dr. Bashiru Moro, to commend the Management of the Ghana Meteorological Agency, led by the Acting Director General, Dr. Michael Tanu, the Minister of Communications, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and for that matter government for seeing to the amendment of of the Ghana Meteorological Agency establishment act, Act 682, 2004 to provide for a more sustainable and reliable source of funding so as to properly position the Agency to deliver on its mandate. Read full statement below. "We at Climate Watch Ghana wish to commend the Management of the Ghana Meteorological Agency led by the Director-General, Dr. Michael Tanu, and especially the Minister of Communications, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and for that matter the Government for seeing to the amendment of the Ghana Meteorological Agency e