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Ghana sweeps two prestigious awards at the ongoing International Civil Aviation Organization 40th Assembly in Montreal . Ghana has been awarded two International Civil Aviation Organization Council President  certificates for maintaining one of the highest aviation safety and security standards Globally at the International Civil Aviation Organization 40th assembly in Montreal. Speaking at the event,  President for the International Civil aviation Organization Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu stressed on the need to maintain safety in the aviation space.  He said "it is important for us to continue to remind ourselves that even in the era of innovation, Aviation safety, security and sustainability must remain our most fundamental priorities ". The safety award is in recognition of Ghana obtaining Africa’s highest score in Aviation Safety Oversight after scoring a provisional Effective Implementation (EI) rate of 89.89 per cent. This was after the International Civil Avi...

“I DON’T CLEAR ACCUSED PERSONS; RECOMMENDATIONS FROM INSTITUTIONS DO” – PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO “It is not my job to clear or convict any person accused of wrongdoing, or of engaging in acts of corruption. My job is to act on allegations of corruption by referring the issue or issues to the proper investigative agencies for the relevant enquiry and necessary action. That is exactly what has been done since I assumed the mantle of leadership on 7th January, 2017. If an appointee is cleared of any wrongdoing, the evidence adduced and recommendations made by these agencies, after the investigations are concluded, are what clear the accused persons, not myself. None of these agencies has ever indicated any pressure from the Executive over their investigations.” These were the words of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 9th September, 2019, when he addressed the 2019 Conference of the Ghana Bar Association, in Takoradi, in the Western Region. Addr...

Veterans Administration Ghana participates in Millennium Marathon. Veterans Administration Ghana (VAG) has made a passionate appeal to the general public to support it so that it can live up to its core responsibility of providing for the needy veterans and military widows. The appeal was made by the public relations officer of VAG, Ex WOI Bright Segbefia , as some Veterans  led by their Executive Director Capt. Ben Duah (Rtd), took part in this year’s Corporate Millennium Marathon (CMM) over the weekend. According to Ex WOI Segbefia, the kind of care and support given to the veterans today will go a long way to influence personnel in active service to  do more for the nation. The PRO contends that, the kind of support and recognition currently given to the veterans who laid down their lives for the country leave much to be desired. Ex WOI Segbefia said veterans face a plethora of challenges, most especially on healthcare. He said  it is therefore the aim of...