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Inside March 5, 2018 .qxp_Layout 1 3/2/18 8:52 PM Page 3 •The law has angered many Holocaust survivors in Israel Poland Holocaust law: Talks in Jerusalem aim to ease row ISRAELI AND Polish diplomats have held talks in Jerusalem in an effort to resolve a row over Poland's controversial new Holocaust law. The law, which came into effect on Thursday, makes it illegal to accuse the Polish nation or state of complicity in the Nazi Holocaust. Israel says the law could criminalise some survivors whose testimony implicates Poles. "We expressed our reservations about the Polish law by focusing on the article of this text which obstructs the search for the truth and an open historical debate," the Israeli foreign ministry said. Before the meeting, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Bartosz Cichocki said his delegation was "committed to join our efforts to promote truth about the Holocaust and the Polish-Jewish centuries-old relationship". "We are here open and ready to answer all the questions and clarify whatever is left to be clarified with regard to the anti-defamation law recently amended in Poland," he said. BBC DAILY HERITAGE MONDAY, <strong>MARCH</strong> 5, 2018 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH World news in 4 stories Ouagadougou sees gunfire and explosion GUNFIRE AND an explosion have been heard near the army headquarters and the French embassy in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. Witnesses have reported seeing armed men getting out of a car and opening fire before heading towards the embassy. "An attack is under way," the French ambassador tweeted. Pictures from the scene show a cloud of black smoke rising into the sky. It is unclear who is behind the violence. The national police have issued a statement saying special forces are in action. A statement on the French embassy's Facebook page said it was not clear which locations were being targeted. It appears to be a twin assault as the city's military barracks and the embassy - which is also near the prime minister's office - are about one kilometre (half a mile) apart. Mayor Armand Béouindé told France's Le Monde newspaper that the attackers shot at the town hall •Large clouds of smoke were seen rising above Ouagadougou and his office windows were shattered. "Apparently, it is a jihadist attack," he said, but gave no further details. Ouagadougou has suffered two major attacks by Islamist militants in the last two years. The West African country also saw a failed coup in 2015. The trial for dozens of the alleged perpetrators began earlier this week but was suspended after defence lawyers walked out in protest against the military court. BBC •The man who was operated on was suffering a brain swelling that did not require surgery Kenya doctors 'perform brain surgery on wrong patient’ FOUR KENYAN medics have been suspended after cutting open the skull of the wrong patient at a hospital in Nairobi. One patient needed surgery for a blood clot on the brain, the other only non-invasive treatment for swelling. But a horrifying mix-up of identification tags saw the wrong man operated on, reports say. The doctors did not realise their mistake until "hours into the surgery, when they discovered there was no blood clot," the Daily Nation reported. The head of the Kenyatta National Hospital said the patient was "in recovery and progressing well" and an investigation is under-way. The board regulating medical practice says such a mixup is a first in the country. It has demanded a report from the hospital and plans to hold a hearing. Social media users have expressed shock that such an incident could have been allowed to happen. It comes only six weeks after the health minister ordered an investigation into claims new mothers were sexually assaulted at the same hospital. BBC Ireland shutdown as Europe severe weather continues SEVERE WEATHER continues to bring chaos to large parts of Europe, where at least 55 people have died amid sub-zero temperatures. Most transport and flights have been suspended in Ireland where strong winds brought by a storm left some 24,000 homes and businesses without power. Several other countries have faced disruptions caused by snow and ice. The death toll rose in Poland, and the public has been told to alert officials if they see people sleeping outside. The unusually cold spell brought by a Siberian weather system was being felt as far south as the balmy Mediterranean. The system has been given various nicknames - in the UK it is "the Beast from the East" while the Dutch call it the "Siberian bear" and Swedes the "snow cannon". It met Storm Emma on Thursday, causing blizzards and strong winds in parts of England, Wales and Ireland. Flights in and out of Dublin and Cork airports were suspended until Saturday at the earliest. All schools in the country were shut and people were urged not to drive. Some rail services operated by Eurostar between London, Paris and Brussels were axed, while the airport in the Swiss city of Geneva was shut because of snow. BBC •All flights from Dublin airport have been suspended
WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE MONDAY, <strong>MARCH</strong> 5, 2018 Why expiry date important THOUGH RESEARCH shows that the consumption of expired products has the propensity of destroying vital organs in the human body; many of our compatriots appear indifferent about where they buy food items and what they consume. In most cases, the consumption of expired food immediately triggers food poisoning which can be very fatal. In spite of the dangers, some traders deliberately display expired products and sell to consumers for profit motive at the expense of human life. The traders, in connivance with some crooks, emboss different dates on products that have long expired for sale to unsuspecting consumers. A little vigilance, however, is all that is needed to determine the wholesomeness of the product. Some products even have ordinary ink imprinted on them to deceive the public. The fight against these evil doers should indeed be a collective one to ensure a safe society. Certain illnesses such as liver and kidney complications could be attributed to the consumption of expired foods or medicine. We, therefore, need to be particular about where we buy our products and what we consume directly, especially, on the streets when onboard commercial and private vehicles. While urging other media houses to cross-check with the Food and Drugs Authority for the authenticity of products before advertising them, we wish to call on the public to report scoundrels who are in the habit of selling expired goods for the law to its cause to create a safe society. Agric Minister hot BY MUNTALLA INUSAH muntalla.inusah@dailyheritage.com.gh THE LEADER- SHIP of the Nungua Traditional Stool has dragged the Minister of Agriculture, the Attorney General’s Department, the Ghana Police Service and the Legon Farm Manager to court for allegedly pulling down their building without obtaining a court permit. According to them, the minister, Dr Afriyie Osei Akoto, erred by allegedly ordering the demolition of the buildings without legal authority after the said lands at Borteyman had been returned to the stool as far back as 2009. Wor-Lumor Konor Borketey Laweh Tsuru, Gborbu Wulomo, the overlord of the Ga Dangme State, while addressing a section of the media in Accra on Friday said the minister ought to give the stool the respect that it deserves. They have, thus, hauled him to • Over demolition at Nungua •Dr Afriyie Osei Akoto, Minister of Agric court to justify his action. “We are yet to lay hands on the documents that show the various entry points or demarcations of our lands. In view of this, we as the traditional leadership, have written to the Lands Commission which is the agency that deals with government acquisition to help us to be able to determine our various endpoints. “Apart from that, I wrote to the Regional Police command for them to assist us visit the area to do the demarcation and so far we have had successful meetings with these institutions.” All that, he said had been rubbished by the demolition exercise. Court action He said the stool has, thus, initiated a court action against the minister and has so far served the Attorney General in line with the one month statutory notice whenever the State is sued. “We are in democracy and rule of law works and for anything to take effect it must be supported by law. The question we want to ask ourselves is did Dr Afriyie Osei Akoto, the Minister for Agric obtain a court order for the demolition exercise to be effected?” He stated that, the area the demolition exercise was carried out under Police supervision was not part of government lands. Land Development Act 1960 He said “the Act enacted in 1960- titled ‘Land Development, Protection of Purchaser’s Act 1960’ has not been reviewed, so upon what basis was the Minister of Agric acting to have a whole structure that has accommodated people for over 12 years demolished?” “By law if you build a house and it gets to a level, you have no right to touch it, let alone for it to be there for 12 years. It got to a point they were even going to demolish the cemetery.”
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