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120 students graduate from JACCD
120 Students from JACCD Design Institute African formerly Joyce Ababio fashion design have graduated after intensive one year fashion and design course.
The graduation which took place at the premises of the school at North Legon last Saturday saw the students display their beautiful works on the runway telling their love ones and family members who had come to support them what they are capable of designing.
Three students, Dennis Williams, Diallo Binta and Sheena Edem emerged overall best students out of the 120 graduates.
Speaking in an interview with the Anchor, Dennis Williams said he was he happy to be part of the overall three students who took the fashion and design course.
“I have learnt a lot during my one year stay here and I know I am going to do great out there. JACCD is a place I will recommend everyone who had the desire to become a fashion designer to come. The practice and the training here is just too much for anyone to fail. I have benefited a lot and I will soon be one of the great designers in Ghana” he said.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Joyce Ababio the CEO of JACCD she said 90 percent of the great designers in Ghana and beyond come from her school and she is very confident that this year group will also make her proud.
“You cannot come to JACCD and not do well after an intensive training and practicals. We teach the basics of everything and with the quality teachers we have here we always get the results we need. Apart from fashion offer courses like interior decor, film, Make-up etc and that makes JACCD unique. The students have a fair idea of all the thing we do here and they decide which ones they want to major in” she said
Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has revealed that in the whole of 2024, only GHS 362 million was released to MMDAs in Common Fund.
Contrary to this, In 2025 alone GHS 5 billion was released to the MMDAs with the following breakdown as follows.
The Minister made this revelation when he took his turn at the Government Accountability Series held today.
In breakdown, the minister nonted that 1st Quarter – 790,372,058.40 was released for 2025.
He added that for the 2nd Quarter, 1,464,983,309.60 was released.
3rd Quarter saw the release of 1,188,921,640.80 and
1,592,706,391.20 for 4th Quarter.
The Minister added tha each of the MMDAs were required to undertake the following; at least 2-CHPS compounds, 3 Classroom blocks, 10 Boreholes, and Completion of legacy projects.
Additionally, 25% of the Common Fund was allocated for the Construction of 24-Hour Economy Model Markets.
Ahmed Ibrahim noted that as a result of the timely and unprecedented release of Funds, a total of 494 CHPS compounds, 761 Classroom Blocks, 4,029 Boreholes, and 2,755 Legacy projects are currently at various stages of completion.
Also, he added that 261 24-Hour Economy Model Markets have all been awarded on contracts and construction has begun on many of them.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), on April 17, 2026, decorated nineteen (19) senior officers who have been promoted to their next ranks based on the recommendations of the Police Council and approval of the President, John Dramani Mahama.
The ceremony, held at the National Police Headquarters in Accra, forms part of efforts to recognise merit, dedication, and long-standing service within the Ghana Police Service, while strengthening leadership across key operational and administrative levels.
The officers promoted from Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) to Commissioner of Police (COP) are Dr. Luke Asue-In-Yeng Zakpaa, Mr. Frederick Agyei, Mr. Duuti Tuaruka, Mr. Arthur Osei-Akoto, Mr. Darko Offei Lomotey, Mr. Eric Ken Winful, Mr. Barnabas Nambont Nasumong, and Mr. Desmond Owusu Boampong.
The IGP and members of POMAB congratulated the officers and urged them to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in the discharge of their duties.
