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274 pass out from 3rd ‘Nye Awo kpakpa’ skills training

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Ms. Sowah (right) congratulating one of the beneficiaries Photos Victor A. Buxton
Ms. Sowah (right) congratulating one of the beneficiaries Photos Victor A. Buxton

 The Member of Parliament for La Dade-Kotopon Con­stituency, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, last weekend presented starter packs to 274 graduands who passed out from the third ‘Nye Awo Kpakpa’ Skills Training Programme.

The packs include gas cylin­ders, sewing machines and other items to assist beneficiaries start their businesses.

Participants went through a six-month intensive training in catering, soap making, cosme­tology, dress making, beads making and are currently writing the National Vocational Technol­ogy Innovative (NVTI) test.

Addressing the guests at the graduation ceremony, Ms Sowah said the goal of the skills train­ing programme was to ensure that everyone in the constit­uency regardless of their age, background and gender, was equipped with tools to thrive in life.

This raises the number of trained personnel to 554 after the first two editions produced 280 skilled individuals.

The MP urged the beneficiaries to use the skills acquired as a foundation to self-sufficiency.

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In attendance were Mrs Habiba Kortumah, Municipal Education Director for LaDMA and a former Member of Parlia­ment (MP) for the La Dade-Ko­topon Constituency, Nii Amasah Namoale.

 By Victor A. Buxton

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Mimi Duah declares support for Hawa Koomson as next NPP National Women’s Organiser

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Deputy National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mimi Duah, has openly declared her support for Mavis Hawa Koomson as the next National Women’s Organiser of the party.

In a statement endorsing Hawa Koomson’s candidature, Ms Duah outlined four key reasons why she believes the former MP and Minister of State is best placed to lead the party’s women’s wing.

According to her, Hawa Koomson is a motherly figure who rose from the grassroots and is widely noted for her forgiving nature and ability to foster unity.

“She is a true grassroots mother who easily forgives, fosters unity, provides guidance and arbitrates to ensure all aggrieved party women are brought on board to ensure a unified women’s wing,” she stated.

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Ms Duah also pointed to Hawa Koomson’s vast experience, having served as a Constituency Women’s Organiser, Member of Parliament and Minister of State, noting that the experience positions her to provide effective leadership as National Women’s Organiser.

She further described Hawa Koomson as capable of making the women’s wing resourceful, through her extensive network and business contacts, to lobby for logistics, training and financial support for women organisers at all levels.

Lastly, she said the NPP as an opposition party needs fearless, bold and assertive leadership at the women’s front to inspire regional, constituency and polling station women organisers as the party reorganises towards the 2028 elections.

“We need a Women’s Organiser who has been tested, who is bold, who understands grassroots women, and who can lead us to victory in 2028. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is that leader,” she stressed.

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By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme

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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister inaugurates Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee

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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated the Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight for a five-year programme focused on preserving Ghana’s heritage sites and strengthening their resilience to climate change.

The project will support climate-risk mapping, digital surveying and 3D modelling, joint research, capacity building, community engagement and modern monitoring technologies.

Korea is also providing specialised equipment, including drones, 3D scanners, digital microscopes, thermal imaging cameras and GPS survey instruments, to enhance Ghana’s capacity to scientifically assess, document and conserve heritage structures.

The partnership, which will run through 2030 and beyond, is expected to deepen Ghana-Korea cultural ties while promoting sustainable, technology-driven and climate-adaptive heritage management for future generations.

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By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme

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