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Predecessors Awards Worldwide to be launched in Finland
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Predecessors Awards Worldwide (PAW), an global organisation focused on acknowledging and honouring individuals for their contribution to society will launch this year’s awards in Finland on May 25.
Dubbed ‘Legacy of Hope, title of an autobiography by Samuel Yaw Anini, honoree of the awards, this year’s event in Helsinki would feature other distinguished individuals who had supported humanity over the years.
Speaking ahead of the event the Vice President of PAW, Madam Ruby Okine said,the organisation has 50 books to be published and launched for various honorees in Ghana, South Africa, USA, France, Belgium, and other countries.
She called on philanthropists and people in society who identify with the need to honour heroes in the older generation to partner with or support their projects.
She mentioned that through the PAW, an Einstein Memorial Institute of Education and Health would also be launched in Ghana in September.
She also mentioned that work is underway to establish the African Diasporan Village, a project of two honorees of Prestigious Annual Predecessors Awards (PAPA) 2023, as well as others in Africa and Europe.
PAW is one of the 14 networks of Relevant Achievers Impacting Nations with an objective to discover, appreciate, and honour heroes in older generations, especially the unsung.
The organisation believes that too many people after great acts of self-sacrifice to better society were forgotten once they were off the scene.
They believe that there were many unsung heroes in various segments of society that needed to be honoured in their lifetime.
As a result, PAW hosts the PAPA in five locations – Africa, America, the Caribbeans, Europe, and the Middle East – to award various heroes.
The organisation sponsors, publishes and launches autobiographies for honorees who receive this award.
PAW recently hosted PAPA2024 Caribbean Edition in the Bahamas
By Edem Mensah Tsotorme
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Health Minister leads delegation Mimi Darko’s appointment as AMA Director General
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Minister for Health and Member of Parliament has led a delegation to secure the appointment of Dr Delese Mimi Darko, Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority, as the Director General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) during the ongoing 2nd Ordinary Session of the Conference of State Parties in Kigali, Rwanda.
This prestigious appointment, achieved through a competitive process, marks a proud and historic moment for Ghana and the entire continent.
It highlights Dr. Darko’s exceptional leadership, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to enhancing public health and regulatory systems across Africa.
The Minister expressed his deep appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama for his strong support and leadership throughout this process.
Mr.Akandoh congratulated Dr. Mimi Darko and Team Ghana for their incredibly successful campaign.
The AMA was established by the African Union on November 5, 2021, with the primary objective of improving access to quality, safe, and effective medical products throughout the continent. Its creation aims to facilitate the regulation and oversight of essential medicines at a continental level while promoting collaboration among African countries and regions.
The Agency’s mission is to provide leadership in creating an enabling regulatory environment for the pharmaceutical sector in Africa, ensuring that the African population has access to essential medical products and technologies.
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Police arrest five suspects involved in robbery cases in Ashanti Region
The Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) in the Ashanti Region has informed the public about a recent breakthrough in the fight against armed robbery in the Denchemuoso District.
Following a series of robbery incidents in the area, on April 22, 2025, PID/Ashanti operatives, acting on credible intelligence, apprehended one Michael Owusu Ansah, alias Baby Last, aged 32.
The suspect had been on the police wanted list since 2016 in connection with a robbery and the murder of Police Officer G/Cpl Frank Essel of SWAT/Ashanti, which occurred at the Open Space Hotel in Denchemuoso on May 19, 2016.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to engaging in multiple street and residential robberies in Denchemuoso, Atwima-Techiman, Asuoyeboah, and surrounding areas.
He also disclosed that his gang operated with knives, pistols, and pump-action guns.
Further investigations led to the identification and arrest of his accomplices, namely:Emmanuel Owusu, alias Cassidy, Maxwell Gyimah, alias Nana Kwame, Sudais Oxford Ntiamoah, alias The Man Sudais and Rhano Okyere, alias Demon
These individuals were arrested from their hideouts within Atwima-Techiman and Denchemuoso.
However, one suspect, remains at large and efforts are underway to apprehend him and recover the weapons used in the robberies.
All five arrested suspects were arraigned before the Atasomanso Circuit Court on May 13, 2025.
They were remanded into police custody and are scheduled to reappear on June 4, 2025.
