News
AHISCO organises homecoming event for Onukpai
A group of Onukpai enjoying their meal
Accra High School (AHISCO), on Saturday held a special homecoming event for old students of the school (Onukpai) as part of activities to mark its 100th anniversary.
It attracted former students of the various year-groups across the country and the diaspora.
Clad in their beautiful centenary polo shirts, the old students danced to musical tunes, shared fond memories and dined together to indicate the bond they shared.
The old students also engaged in sporting activities such as 50-meter race, draughts, and five-a-side football, oware, ludo, penalty shoot-out and tug-of-war.
In an interview with The Spectator, the Headmistress of the school, Ms Evelyn Sagbli Nabia, said the event allowed all Onukpai to reunite and relive their days in school.
She explained that the homecoming was to create a platform for many of the old students who claimed they have visited not the school since completion.
She, however, disclosed that others had contributed immensely to the development of the school but had never really come to see what their monies have been used for.
Ms. Nabia also used the opportunity to congratulate all students of the school and urged them to see the anniversary as the beginning of a new chapter.
“Hundred years is the end of a chapter of a school or an institution. However, it is also the beginning of a new chapter; so as stakeholders, let us come together to reopen a better and stronger chapter for our school to a new level as far as education in Ghana is concerned,” she added.
The National President of the Old Students Association of Accra High School (AHISCOSA), Mr Edmund Kofi Duffour Addae, urged the students to have the aim of achieving their goals.
The school will celebrate its 100th anniversary and Speech and Prize-giving day on Saturday, November 18, 2023.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
The 24 Hour Economy Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hunan Architectural Design Institute Group to support the planning of the Volta Economic Corridor.
The agreement aims to guide how land within the corridor will be used, design key infrastructure, and develop systems that will support large scale production.
The partnership will focus on detailed planning to make the area ready for investment and smooth business operations.
The project will include the development of agroecological parks, industrial zones, and transport networks to connect production centres to markets.
According to the Authority, proper planning is critical to building strong economic systems and expanding production across the corridor.
It noted that the collaboration with the Chinese design firm will help lay a solid foundation for industrial growth and long term development within the Volta Economic Corridor.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President of the Ghana Bar Association, Efua Ghartey, has called on judges and lawyers to carry out their duties with humility, fairness, and a strong sense of responsibility.
She made the appeal during the Supreme Court at 150 celebration held at the University of Ghana, under the theme “Honouring the past, celebrating the present and defining the future.”
Addressing participants, she noted that those in the legal profession occupy positions of great power and influence, and must therefore remain humble in the discharge of their duties.
She urged both the bench and the bar to deliver justice without fear or ill will, stressing the need for fairness in handling cases.
Reflecting on the significance of the celebration, she explained that the year 1876 marks not only the establishment of the Supreme Court but also the beginning of formally trained lawyers in the Gold Coast.
The GBA President questioned what Ghana would be without the rule of law, which is upheld by judges and lawyers, adding that the country could descend into a system where only the strongest survive if justice is not properly administered.
She further encouraged legal practitioners to reflect on their responsibilities and remain committed to upholding the rule of law for the benefit of all citizens.
By: Jacob Aggrey
