APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is excited to announce that its Mercy Ships Africa Celebrations campaign has won the 2023 PRovoke Africa SABRE Awards for Best Campaign in West Africa and Best Campaign for Not-for-Profit/Charities. The SABRE Awards are the most prestigious and important awards in the public relations industry due to their global reach and recognition, as well as their comprehensive coverage of a myriad of public relations disciplines. They recognise outstanding achievements and celebrate the best work in public relations across multiple regions and categories, including the Americas, EMEA (Europe,…
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Ghanaian rugby administrator, Rafatu Inusah has landed a top role at Rugby Africa- the continent’s rugby governing body. The Ghanaian rugby union executive has been appointed onto Africa Rugby’s Women’s Committee following her immense contribution towards the success of rugby football in the continent. “Ms Pauolo Lanco, Executive Member of Rugby Africa and Chairman of the Women’s Rugby Committee is pleased and honored to inform you (Rafatu Inusah) of your official appointment as a member of the committee”, a statement signed by the General Manager of Rugby Africa, Azzouz Aib and dated April 18, 2023 reads. The statement added;”You will…
The President of the Republic has appointed Dr. Yaw Twerefour as the Registrar and CEO of the Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency. His appointment, which was done in accordance with Article 195(1) of the 1992 Constitution and section 100(1) of the Health Institutions and Facilities Act, 2011(Act 829), will see him managing the licensing, control, and regulation of facilities connected with storage, transportation, and disposal of human remains. Dr. Twerefour is a medical practitioner with over ten years’ experience and a Public Health Specialist. Prior to his appointment, he served as the Medical Superintendent of Anyaa Polyclinic and has also…
The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) has charged the Governing Board of the newly established Ghana Hydrological Authority to assist in developing a drainage masterplan that will be crucial in the country’s resolve to address perennial flooding that continue to cause significant damage to livelihood and properties. The Minister further called on the Board, drawn from different fields with diverse expertise to also guide the Authority in exploring different sources of funding to enhance the country’s flood resilience and position the new Authority as the central point for drainage management, consultancy, as well as supervision across the…
Gertrude Torkornoo, a Justice of the Supreme Court, has been nominated by President Akufo-Addo as the new Chief Justice of the republic. Her nomination comes following the retirement of Justice Kwasi Anim Yeboah who left service on May 24, 2023 after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 for justices of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Should Parliament approve her nomination, Gertrude Torkornoo will become the third Chief Justice in the country’s history after Georgina Theodore and Sophia Akuffo. In a letter to the Council of State, President Akufo-Addo said Justice Torkornoo who has been “on the…
Former President, John Dramani Mahama is confident that NDC will defeat the ruling NPP in the 2024 elections. Sending a rather emphatic message to enthusiasts during a campaign tour at Domeabra Obom in Accra, John Mahama said the constituents have over time showed commitment to the NDC by voting for them any time there is an election. In view of this, he said, the party has taken note of this and will not fail to develop the constituency when they win back power. In the former President’s words; “You can be so sure that your own party – the NDC,…
The Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Evans Opoku Bobie on Wednesday inaugurated the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 12th Africa Armwrestling Championship to be staged in Accra. The 13-member committee will be chaired by Hon. Mohammed Adjei Sowah, Director of Research at the Office of the President, and former Mayor of Accra. The Deputy Minister charged the committee to work hard and make Ghana proud by hosting a successful and eventful competition. He assured the LOC of government and the ministry’s support to make Ghana’s national Armwrestling team succeed as the competition is a qualifier for the…
A gospel music Enthusiast and influencer in the Western Region, Mawusi William Dotse has admonished Churches in Takoradi to establish their own record labels just as some Churches in Accra have began. In an interview with Bismark Ato Eduakoh on Spice FM’s Gospel Express show, the Gospel music Analyst stated that church leaders in Takoradi should emulate what churches in Accra have started by having their own record labels. He added that after they establish the record labels, they should engage the services of experienced people to manage their record labels for them. He further explained that some Churches in…
The Minister for Works and Housing Francis Asenso-Boakye has cautioned against the inappropriate ways of disposing off solid waste in drainage channels as the country braces itself for the onset of the rainy season. Despite the successes chalked in the country’s flood management programme, Asenso-Boakye said the rate at which people continue to dump refuse into pathways of drainage buffers undermines government’s efforts to mitigate flood risk in communities, noting that “citizens have to be more circumspect in managing household solid waste and desist from using drainage channels as rubbish dumps.” The sector made these statements when he addressed the…
About Seven Hundred and Eighty-Five (785) buildings identified to be cited on waterways have been earmarked for demolition in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly as part of efforts by government to address the menace of flooding in Accra. The demolition exercise, which is to be undertaken by the Assembly, is in response to the directives by His Excellency the President all Assemblies to ensure that buildings that impede the free flow of storm water in drainage channels are cleared. Addressing the press on issues of flooding ahead of the rainy season yesterday in Accra, the Minister for Works and Housing…