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3 schools qualify for Cadet TV Personality Awards Grand Finale
Three schools have advanced to the grand finale of the Cadet TV Personality Awards following a keenly contested competition held in Accra last Friday.
The finalists- Blessed Home School and Crèche (Kwabenya), Sayork Heritage School, and Covenant Presbyterian School – emerged from a pool of 40 schools after an intense nomination stage.
The Cadet TV Personality Awards is a unique initiative aimed at empowering young people through media. The programme gives school children the opportunity to act as professional broadcasters, delivering live TV news bulletins on set. Participants are assessed on their confidence, presentation skills, and news reporting abilities.
A key highlight of the event was a special Safety Segment featuring ADO1 Leticia A. Akaadiini of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) and Captain Nicholas Appiagyei from the 37 Military Hospital.
Serving as adjudicators and resource persons, they engaged the student anchors on fire safety and health, providing valuable insights and equipping them with practical knowledge to share with viewers.
The Cadet TV Personality Awards seeks to nurture the next generation of media professionals by offering hands-on experience in a real television setting, while also building confidence and communication skills among school children.
The competition now enters its public voting phase, which will culminate in the Grand Finale and Awards Ceremony in September 2025, where the ultimate winners will be crowned
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that it will begin a special revenue mobilisation exercise on Monday, November 10, 2025, to recover all monies owed to the Assembly for the 2025 fiscal year.
According to the AMA, the exercise aims to boost revenue generation and improve service delivery across the city.
it sais a Revenue Mobilisation Task Force will visit businesses, properties, and outdoor advertising locations to reconcile bills and collect outstanding payments.
The Assembly advised all ratepayers to make available valid receipts of payment for Business Operating Permits (BOPs), Property Rates, Outdoor Advertising Fees, and Rents.
The Assembly added that those who may not be present during the exercise are encouraged to leave their receipts with caretakers to avoid penalties, as no excuses will be accepted from defaulters or their agents.
The assembly noted that the task force will also remove all unauthorised billboards, and companies found to have erected such structures without permits will be surcharged with the cost of removal.
The AMA urged all businesses and property owners to cooperate with the exercise, noting that the funds collected will help the Assembly continue to provide essential services such as sanitation, infrastructure development, and public safety.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to review his approach to governance, describing it as “not the best.”
He said the recent bail conditions imposed on some former government officials are unfair and appear to be punitive rather than just.
Mr. Glover made these comments during an interview on Metro TV.
He explained that bail is supposed to allow an accused person to appear before the court while the case is being tried, and not to serve as a form of punishment.
“If you want me to appear regularly before the police and the court, you can put a condition for me, but it should not be punitive. You can take my passport, ask me to report, or inspect my property. But where you make the bail so high that the person cannot even meet it, that becomes punishment,” he said.
He noted that some of the accused persons, including former government officials such as “my brother Assibey and my sister Gifty,” are still in custody because they have not been able to meet their bail requirements.
“What is the use of it? You keep them in incarceration, and they cannot have their day in court. Then you slap them with high bail conditions, making it difficult for them to secure their release. So what kind of justice are we talking about?,” he questioned.
Mr. Glover further criticized what he described as prejudicial comments made against accused persons before their cases are even heard in court, adding that it undermines justice.
He said the government, through agencies like the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the police, and the Office of the Special Prosecutor, should ensure fairness and transparency in handling such cases.
He urged President Mahama to pay attention to these developments, warning that such practices affect the country’s image and governance.
By: Jacob Aggrey
