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20 acquire skills in pastries at Lyn’s City Cakes and Training Institute
•Mrs Ofori (seated, middle) with participants displaying their certificates. In
front of her is El-Zoe Van-Dyck, a sixyear- old who also aquired the skills
Lyn’s City Cakes and Training Institute has organised a Promo Pastry Training Class for 20 ladies at Teshie Tsuibleoo in Accra.
The three-day training was to equip the ladies with skills in pastries to enable them start their own businesses to gain financial freedom.
Participants who came from various backgrounds were given hands-on training in lattice bread, spring rolls, meat pie, ring doughnuts, sausage rolls, pizza, sugar and butter bread among others.
In an address the Director of the Institute Mrs Lovelyn Naa Adjeley Adjei Ofori said at Lyn City “Creativity is our Hallmark and the difference is loud and clear.”
She said the institute had trained over 80 students in pastry making, cake decorating, interior and exterior decorations, cookery, local bar, makeup, wig making and many more.
Advising the graduates Mr Alfred Nana Kwabena Ofori, a Computer Engineer and husband of the director appealed to them to build on the foundation they had acquired to enable them succeed in the field.
In a motivational speech Reverend Richard Yankah, General Overseer of the Winners Firepraise Chapel International at Teshie Anumantu urged the graduates to have a vision and a mission and to put what they have learnt into practice to enable them achieve their mission and vision.
A participant, Ms Millicent Afia Yebowaa Perbi thanked the director for the opportunity given to them to acquire these skills and urged her to extend a hand to the vulnerable, especially People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) to also benefit from the skills training for a better future.
Another participant, Bernice Edufu Yankson from Nkwanta in the Oti Region was thrilled with the skills she had acquired within this short period and was hopeful that it would create a business opportunity for her to liberate her financially.
Certificates as well as Free Recipe Handouts were presented to participants and special awards were given to those who excelled in various
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Prof. Mike Oquaye accuses gov’t of ‘secret trial’ of Chief Justice
Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has criticised the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) over what he described as the mishandling of the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo.
He is unhappy with the constitutional provision requiring the hearing of the Chief Justice’s case to be held in-camera.
“I am concerned about certain issues that I consider vital, particularly the trial in-camera provision. You will ask yourself what the rationale is for that provision in our constitution, what is its purpose, and if we are to give it a purposeful interpretation, where shall we go? The purpose is it to benefit the people of Ghana as a whole, that the Chief Justice must be trial in-camera…”
He added, “From the very beginning, the constitution tells us justice belongs to the people, it emanates from the people, justice belongs to all of us people, one may say that this provision could be advarance to the one that says trial must be done in-camera.” he said in an exclusive interview with JoyNews.
Prof. Oquaye also raised concerns about the transparency and integrity of the process.
He argued that the judiciary must be insulated from political interference, adding that the current handling of the matter risks eroding confidence in the rule of law.
The Chief Justice was recently suspended following allegations of misconduct, after which a formal petition was submitted to President John Mahama, prompting the formation of a committee to investigate the matter.
The proceedings, however, have largely been conducted in-camera, drawing criticism from sections of the public and some legal minds.
While the NDC government maintains that the suspension was carried out in accordance with constitutional provisions, Prof. Quaye argues that the secrecy surrounding the process undermines the principles of accountability and due process.
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Committee on Roads and Transport engages Transport Ministry
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and Transport has paid a familiarization visit to the Ministry of Transport and its agencies to perform its legislative oversight and foster collaboration in Ghana’s transport sector.
The visit by the 17-member Committee led by its Chairman, Isaac Adjei Mensah, who is also the Member of Parliament for the Wassa East Constituency in the Western Region, was aimed at getting updates on ongoing projects and foster direct dialogue with agencies under the Ministry’s purview.
The Chairman of the committee described the visit as “a strategic and symbolic gesture” and emphasized the importance of direct engagement with sector leadership to enable informed legislative support.
The Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe outlined some reforms including a framework to regularize commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as Okada by lowering the minimum rider age from 25 years to 21 years, which is near completion and will soon be presented to Parliament.
He also mentioned the reviving of Ghana’s national carrier via a public-private partnership, upgrading airport infrastructure, studying coastal routes to ease road congestion, opening a new DVLA branch in Adenta, and upgrading the Ghana Civil Aviation Training Academy.
The minister also disclosed that the ministry is in the process of procuring new buses for Metro Mass and STC.
The other Members of the visiting Committee were Chiwitey Dari Andrew, Vice Chairperson and MP for Sawla/Tuna/Kalba; Osei Nyarko Kennedy, MP for Akim Swedru and the Ranking Member; Francis Asenso-Boakye, MP for Bantama; Frimpong Kwame Ohene, MP for Asante Akim North; Cudjoe Doyoe Comfort, Ada MP; Marfo Ahenkorah Kofi, MP for Achiase; Mahama Toure Naser, Ayawaso East MP; Ziedeng Anwataazumo Bede, MP for Lawra and Mubarak Seid, MP for Sunyani East.
The Committee also visited the Civil Aviation Authority and the Civil Aviation Training Centre to be acquainted with its functions and operations.
