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Bishop Dr Charles Hackman celebrated for contribution to humanity
For his indefatigable contribution to humanity, Bishop Dr Charles C. Hackman, Founder and Executive Director of the H4P (Here for Perfection) Organisation, was on Saturday, November 13, 2021, awarded the 2021 Timothy Bowles African Human Rights Award.
The Timothy Bowles African Human Rights Award is bestowed upon most distinguished individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in their career and exemplary leadership within their communities in promoting Global Human Rights.
The presentation of the Timothy Bowles African Human Rights Awards took place during the Jacobs-Abbey Global Institute for Leadership Studies’ annual Fundraising Dinner and Awards Gala banquet at Hilton Alexandria Mark Centre, Virginia, USA.
In a pre-recorded acceptance speech played during the event, Bishop Dr Charles Hackman expressed his profound appreciation to the organisers for the award.
He added that the award, which recognised his efforts over the years, would spur him on to do greater works for humanity.
Bishop Dr Hackman, through the H4P Organisation has for over a decade, advocated the rights of Persons with Disability in Ghana as well as embarked on several life-transforming activities to support persons with disabilities (PWDs) and bring dignity to them.
The H4P Organisation through the platforms of media, sports, education, policy formulation and health, operates through the Helping Hand Community Projects where donations and support systems are offered to individuals, families with PWDs and Special needs institutions.
It operates an extensive media advocacy work also via the Helping Hand TV Show which for the past nine years has created an educative, entertaining and reliable media advocacy platform for promoting the rights of persons with disability in Ghana.
Bishop Dr Charles Hackman, also known as the Voice of Ability on Air for Persons with Disability, is the Executive Producer and host of the show.
In view of all these notable and laudable achievements in the lives of many PWDs and special needs institutions, his efforts have been recognised and celebrated both nationally and internationally.
Awards he has received include the Africa Nobles Award from the Calvary Cross Clergy Council and Bible Seminary in November 2019 and a humanitarian award at the Ghana Leadership Awards in October 2020.
Earlier this year, Bishop Dr Charles Hackman, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of DV Unlimited Company Limited, received the award for the Industrial Chemical Manufacturing Company of the Year in this year’s Africa’s Most Respected CEOs Awards in Dubai.
Since its inception, the company has been a major partner of the H4P Organisation in the promotion of the fundamental human rights and privileges of persons with disabilities.
His receipt of the 2021 Timothy Bowles African Human Rights Award further attests to the fact that his leadership and achievements are worth recognising and celebrating.
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113 Cardinals hold 3rd General Congregation in Rome
The 113 Cardinals present in Rome held the third General Congregation on Thursday morning, and announced who will deliver the two pre-conclave meditations.
The Cardinals decided that Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández will celebrate the Mass on the sixth day of the Novemdiales, instead of Cardinal Kevin Farrell.
They agreed that Fr. Donato Ogliari, O.S.B., Abbot of St. Paul Outside the Walls, will deliver the first meditation on Monday, and that Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher Emeritus of the Papal Household, will deliver the second meditation at the beginning of the conclave, whose starting date has not yet been decided.
The Cardinals began a conversation about the Church and the world, deciding to hold the next General Congregation on Friday morning at 9:00 AM.
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, told journalists that 61,000 people have paid their respects to the late Pope Francis as of 1:00 PM on Thursday, adding that St. Peter’s Basilica should close at midnight on Thursday, unless large crowds are still queuing to enter.
Following the Pope’s funeral on Saturday, April 26, a Rosary will be held in front of the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Saturday at 9:00 PM.
Mr. Bruni said the burial service for Pope Francis will take place in private.
Starting the morning of Sunday, April 27, the faithful may begin to visit the tomb of Pope Francis at the Marian Basilica.
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
