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North Legon Little Campus holds fifth sports programme
Mr. Sandy Osei Agyeman delivering his address
Many people have created the impression that sports is reserved for students who cannot cope with their academic pursuits and therefore, look down on those who develop interest in sports.
Unfortunately, people who hold such perceptions have been proved wrong when Mr Sandy Osei Agyemang, a former National Sprinter and Ghana’s Olympic star, at two different competitions, shared a few thoughts with students and pupils of North Legon Little Campus at Madina on Friday, March 25th, 2023.
Addressing the school’s fifth sports programme, Mr Sandy Osei Agyemang, who represented Ghana in 100 and 200 metre-sprint at the Olympic Games at Munich in Germany and Montreal in Canada respectively in the 1970’s, said time management was an important factor in the formation of a good habit.
He said time management would help students to apportion their time equally to the various programmes they studied at school.
Mr Osei Agyemang called on the students to be guided by their thoughts, be focused, combine their dreams with prayers which would eventually help them in developing their faith in God.
He said what he had envisaged as a young person to become in life, guided him to be who he is today.
He advised the students to be consistent and develop the interest in sports since it would make them to be smarter and faster.
The Director of the school, Mr Douglas Djarbeng described Mr Sandy Osei Agyemang as a man of many parts, said having worked very hard Mr Osei Agyemang who has obtained BSC in Finance, Master’s in Financial Management, and has a company that manufactures hair and skin products has endeared himself to many Ghanaians.
The Djarbeng House won this year’s competition with 110 points, Yartey House followed with 104 points, Nunno House gathered 78 points to place third and Cofie House obtained 72 points.
By Raymond Kyekye
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The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra to embark on Environmental Prayer Walk Against Galamsey
The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra in collaboration with the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious – Ghana (CMSR-GH), is organizing an Environmental Prayer Walk Against Galamsey on Friday, October 11, 2024, at 10am.
The walk will start from the Cathedral and end at Christ the King Parish, Cantonment.
According to a statement signed by Metropolitan Archbishop, Most.Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, this initiative reflects our civil, communal and religious commitment to our country and its ecosystem which is being destroyed.
In a statement issued, the church noted that “We shall engage in a Peaceful Prayer Walk, praying the Rosary which is our weapon against any adversaries. We shall congregate at the Holy Spirit Cathedral, Adabraka, to pray, go through the principal streets and end with Holy Mass at Christ the King Grotto, Cantonment, We shall present a petition to the Presidency at the Jubilee House.”
He asked all Priests to read this letter and announce this Prayer Walk in all Churches in the Archdiocese on Sunday, October 06, 2024, adding that Each Parish Priest or Priest-in-Charge is expected to bus his parishioners and support this event with bottles of water.
“I also ask the Knights of St.John International and Ladies Auxiliary, and the Knights and Ladles of Marshall to be present in their uniform and assist in coordination and maintenance of order,” the statement added.
“All Priests, Religious and Lay Faithful are expected to be present to show their commitment to our Country and its environment. May our Blessed Lady, who we beech in earnest prayer in this walk, intercede for our beloved country Ghana,” the statement concluded.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Democracy Hub: Ama Governor, eight other protesters granted GH₵70k bail each
Ama Governor and eight other Democracy Hub protesters have been granted bail, each set at GH₵70, 000 with two sureties.
As part of the bail conditions, the accused must report to the police once a week and deposit their Ghana cards at the court registry.
This decision follows an appeal against an earlier ruling by the circuit court, which denied bail to the nine individuals.
They are part of a group of 53 people charged with unlawful assembly, unlawful damage, assaulting a public officer, and offensive conduct conducive to breaching the peace.
These charges stem from their alleged involvement in disturbances during a protest against illegal mining (galamsey).
Despite opposition from the state, the court granted the bail application submitted by the defense lawyers. The other eight individuals granted bail include Emmanuel Gyan, Emmanuel Kwabena Addo, Ziblim Yakubu, Oheneba Prempeh, Philip Owusu Kobina, Desmond Akisbik, Von Coffie, and Sadik Yakubu.
Their release comes after protests demanding the release of the detained protesters erupted in Ghana and the UK. In Ghana, activists staged a three-day protest chanting slogans and holding placards that read “Free the Protesters” and “Justice for Democracy.”
The demonstrators emphasised the importance of the right to peaceful assembly and urged the government to respect citizens’ voices.
Simultaneously, supporters gathered outside the Ghana High Commission in the UK expressing solidarity with the protesters in Ghana and calling for the immediate release of all individuals arrested during the demonstrations.
Many attendees waved Ghanaian flags and carried signs bearing messages of support, drawing attention to the ongoing struggle for democratic rights in Ghana.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
