Category: General

Government and other stakeholders have been urged to protect the rights of street children to have access to education for a bright future.

Mr Tijani Mahmoud, Coordinator for Global Alliance for Streetwork for West Africa, an NGO, who made the call, said, ‘Providing street children with access to education will not only provide safe spaces and security whilst they are on the streets but also create opportunities to move away from the streets and go on to lead happy and healthy adult lives.’

He was speaking during the International Streets Children’s Day organised in Tamale by Street Invest Network, Northern Regional branch under the umbrella of Global Alliance for Street Work.

It was on the theme: ‘Belonging’ and was an opportunity for stakeholders to come together to discuss actions that could be taken to strengthen street-connected children’s sense of belonging.

This year’s event was to advocate the right and well-being of all children and to create awareness about the challenges faced by street-connect
ed children worldwide.

Mr Mahmoud said street-connected children were often unable to enroll in formal education due to a lack of parental care and poverty, especially in the rural areas of the country.

He called for collaboration to provide sustainable social intervention to enhance the lives of children in street situations by ensuring that every child, regardless of their differences, had an equal opportunity to reach their fullest potential.

He said, ‘It is time to take action to ensure street children no longer remain invisible and are able to benefit from the efforts towards inclusive and quality education for all.’

Source: Ghana News Agency

Ghana is set to host the fourth edition of the ‘Clash of the Legends’ – (Choc Des Legendes) in Accra, Friday, April 19th.

The event, the Grand Festival of Eloquence, Arts and Culture, is aimed at celebrating women leadership, commitment and legacy to humanity, said Pascal Gally, Founder, Choc Des Legendes.

It is dubbed the ‘Praise of Women’ and would have the First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo as Chair of the Great Jury.

‘It is about the praise of women. It is a festival in the form of a mock trial… to have a reflection about the place of women in society…,’ Mr Gally told the Ghana News Agency in an interview.

‘I feel deeply indebted and grateful to women. All of us should feel the same…when I thought about doing this in Africa, I wanted a very special topic.

‘So, I chose to make the praise of women because like other places, the role of women in Africa is essential; they are our mothers, wives, sisters, our daughters. ‘They are building our communities. This is to praise them and say thank you for everyt
hing they are doing for us.’

This is the first time the festival is being held in Africa.

The first festival was on the theme, ‘Who is happier, the Creator or the creature?’

The second, ‘The Trial of God,’ and the third, ‘The Trial of Progress,’ all in Europe.

The ‘Praise of Women’ in Accra would be graced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo.

It will feature Madam Simone Giger, Switzerland’s Ambassador to Ghana, Togo and Benin, Madam Hafsat Abiola, President of Women in Africa, Anna Bossman, Ghana’s Ambassador to France, Portugal, Monaco, and UNESCO; Yoofi Grant, the CEO of Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC), and Reginald Laryea, Chairman of the Board of GOIL Plc among other CEOs of conglomerate and business executives.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Kwamekrom District Court has remanded a 38-year-old trader, Tetteh Mawusi aka Joy Mawusi into prison custody for alleged murder and use of offensive weapon.

Tetteh’s plea was not taken and would reappear on May 14, 2024.

However, his accomplice, Apreseh Joseph aka Dompey is at large.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Seth-Vincent Kpodo, prosecuting, told the Court presided over by Madam Maame Abena Dartey Lartey that the complainant was an Assemblyman of Nkonya Nstumuru, while the suspect; Tetteh, a resident of Alavanvo Wudidi.

He said on August 1, 2022, at about 0700 hours, Daniel Yaw Brempong, aged 33, now deceased was on his way to his farm when he was ambushed, shot and killed by the suspect and others who were currently at large.

ASP Kpodo said on the same day at about 0730 hours, the complainant reported the case to the police at Nkonya Ahenkro and upon receipt, the police visited the scene and found deceased lying in a supine position in a pool of blood, wearing a black jacket over a kh
aki trouser.

He said when the police inspected the body, gunshot wounds were found at the right side of his stomach, adding that after the inspection, the body was conveyed to Kpando Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.

ASP Kpodo said on the same day post-mortem examination was conducted by the medical doctor of the same hospital who gave his verbal cause of death as ‘penetrating chest trauma secondary to possible gunshot injury.’

He said investigations revealed that the suspect and Apreseh Joseph and others, all residents of Alavanyo Kpeme and Wudidi ambushed the deceased on his way to the farm and shot and killed him.

ASP Kpodo said later, a search conducted in the room of suspect, led to the retrieval of two locally manufactured weapons, which were forwarded to Police Forensic Science laboratory for testing because the two empty cartridges were found at the crime scene.

He said the test results proved that the empty cartridges were discharged by one of the weapons
found in the room of the suspect.

ASP Kpodo said during investigations, some of the suspects were arrested and put before the court and duplicate docket was prepared and forwarded to the Attorney General’s office for advice.

‘Per the advice received, this suspect Tetteh Mawusi alias Joy Mawusi and one other Apreseh Joseph, who were on the run should be arrested and charged for the offence of murder whilst the earlier suspects be discharged for lack of evidence connecting them to the crime.’

ASP Kpodo said the suspects were accordingly discharged, while on March 22, 2024, Police intelligence led to the arrest of the suspect at his hide out at Gbefi near Kpando.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr. Dwayne Opare, Founder of Gyata Football Club, says player development coaches in Ghana must adopt good teaching methods to ‘properly’ develop potential footballers.

He said every player development coach in Ghana should have specified sessions, where they focus on the specifics of each player to develop them rather than make them who the coaches themselves desire for.

‘There are lots of things to consider in playing football, player development coaches should know this and adopt ways and means to teach their players when and how to handle and release the ball, and also stop the way they develop players for their sake but focus on their specifics,’ he added.

Mr. Opare, who doubles as a player development coach said this during a presentation of clothes, sports wear, stationery and interactive sessions with the Abofu Presbyterian Basic School in Accra.

The presentation and interactive session were in collaboration with Any Thing Is Possible (ATIP) Soccer Academy, a football academy based in the Netherla
nds.

The player development coach said player development was an advanced version of coaching which goes beyond the usual positioning, drills, offensive and defensive schemes.

He added that it was about developing leadership skills, coachability skills, locker room management, and culture.

Mr. Opare said football was 90 per cent mental and 10 per cent physical, adding that they believe passion and commitment must drive skill for success.

‘As good as you are, if you do not have the right mental prowess by exhibiting confidence, belief and good work rates, you will not get far in football,’ he stressed.

Mr. Jermaine Windster, Founder and Manager of ATIP, said they help children by guiding them through soccer training, mental health coaching and fostering positive relationships with parents, hence achieving optimal results both on and off the field.

‘We train our children to believe in themselves and achieve their goals by believing that it is possible,’ he added.

He said ATIP was here in Ghana to establi
sh a partnership with Gyata Football Club for a common purpose.

Mr. Windster said football was a worldwide language and a worldwide sport which did not matter whether poor or rich but was to promote unity.

He said their aim was to develop players and prepare them for the next level, and secure scholarships, adding that, ‘we are all about opportunities by giving back to those who have not received the opportunity just because of living circumstances.’

Mrs. Joyce Aboagye, Headmistress of Abofu Presbyterian Basic School, said it was essential to identify the interests of people and help them grow within that space.

She said football related activities were a major concern in Ghana, and that it was essential to invest into the player development coaching industry and football industry at large, to put Ghana back on the map.

The headmistress thanked Gyata Football Club and ATIP for the kind gesture and asked for the blessing of God in all their endeavors.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) has ordered the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to pay GHS446,283,706.29 before or by April 30, 2024, to ‘Category B’ beneficiaries under the cash waterfall mechanism.

The Category B beneficiaries include, the Volta River Authority (VRA), Bui Power Authority, BXC Solar, Meinergy, Safisana, Early Power, GNGC (Ghana Gas), and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), as well as some regulatory levies.

The amount represents actual revenue collected and declared by ECG and approved by the cash waterfall mechanism Standing Committee for payment from August 2023 to February 2024, which remained unpaid.

In a regulatory order to ECG on Monday, April 15, the Commission stated that: ‘In the event of failure to pay by the said date [before or by April 30], the Board Members and Management of ECG shall be held liable.’

Meanwhile, the Commission has imposed a regulatory charge of 3,000 penalty units (GHS36,000) on ECG for failure to submit details of all bank accounts to the C
ommission by a stated date.

The said amount is to be paid by ECG to the Commission on or before 22 April 2024.

‘Thereafter, for every working day that the requested details remain outstanding, ECG shall pay an additional regulatory charge of 3,000 penalty units, calculated daily until the date of compliance,’ PURC stated.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The case of Mark Forson, the houseboy accused of murdering Dr Christopher Adu Boahen, the son of late Professor Albert Adu Boahen, has been adjourned to May 9, 2024.

A Kaneshie District hearing the matter did not sit hence the adjournment.

Forson, who has been provisionally charged with murder, had his plea preserved by the court.

The prosecution’s case is that the complainant is a surgeon at the Korle -Bu Teaching Hospital and friend to the deceased Dr Christopher Adu Boahen.

The prosecution said the accused, Mark Forson, was the houseboy of the deceased person.

On February 11, 2024, the complainant decided to visit his friend at home and upon reaching the door, was met with an usual smell.

The prosecution said the complainant then proceeded to the deceased’s room and found him lying on his bed dead.

The court heard that the complainant immediately proceeded to the East Legon Police Station and reported the matter.

The prosecution said the Police went to the scene of the crime and saw the deceased ly
ing on his bed with a rope around his neck, which suggested foul play.

The court heard that the body was conveyed to the Police Hospital Morgue for autopsy and preservation.

On March 14, 2024, the prosecution said Mark Forson was arrested for his involvement in the murder of Dr Christopher Adu Boahen.

According to the prosecution, investigation was underway.

Source: Ghana News Agency