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BlueCrest College honours Miss Ghana 2020
Management and staff of the Blue Crest College in Accra have honoured the winner of Miss Ghana 2020, Monique Mawulawe Agbedekpui for raising the college’s flag high in Ghana and beyond.
She was presented a cheque of GH¢17,000 to enable her accomplish the ambassadorial work as a crowned Queen on a project she is executing to benefit society.
Rector of the school, Dr Anand Agrawal said that Miss Monique put up a sterling performance to beat other contestants in the finals to win the crown.
He stated that there were four pillars of Blue Crest College, including Innovation, Preparation, Technology and Leadership, which equip students who graduate from the school to be industry ready and problem solvers to any society they find themselves.
As part of Blue Crest College’s goals to make positive impacts in the society, Dr Agrawal charged the beauty queen to also make progress by adding value to society in her ambassadorial project.
Head of Fashion Department at the College, Madam Mercy Ampofowah Osei expressed joy to have a Miss Ghana from the School of Fashion Design, adding that Miss Monique was enrolled into the higher diploma fashion design in 2016 and completed in 2018.
According to her, the beauty queen excelled mostly in practical work as she portrayed creativity and talent in her drawing, which produced extraordinary results in her project.
Miss Monique expressed gratitude to management of Blue Crest College, for the honour done her.
She said that, her project which would be starting from now to December, included distribution of PPE from next week, blood donation next month, an entrepreneurial session in November for the young ones who could not go to school.
Miss Monique did fashion and design and wants to assist those who would not get means to pay their school fees and want to make liquid soap and other products.
She will be having ‘clothe a child in December’, which would be a collaboration with Blue Crest for children who do not have clothes to wear especially during major festivities.
She will be seeking for sponsorship as well to embark on the project and also on scoliosis, breast cancer among others.
She advised the youth to persevere and never allow inferiority complex to ruin their dreams and ambitions.
By Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah
The Africa Investment Network has entered a new partnership with 17 Asset Management to expand investment opportunities for Africans in the diaspora.
The two organisations will work together to open more pathways for diaspora investors, provide better data on markets, and connect investors to viable projects across the continent.
The partnership will focus on mapping investment opportunities across countries and sectors, building a Diaspora Pathways Program to guide new investors, and creating a shared research platform that provides market insights, returns benchmarks, regulatory updates and sector outlooks.
The two groups will also develop a trade and deal catalogue to help match businesses with partners.
As part of the collaboration, both institutions will host investment roadshows through the Global Africa Summit series, starting with GAS Accra from December 11 to 12 at the Alisa Hotel.
The event will showcase deals, hold sector briefings and connect investors with government and private sector actors.
Africa Investment Network founder and Chief Executive Jane Reindorf Osei noted that diaspora capital remains one of Africa’s strongest advantages because it is patient, purpose driven and closely linked to local development outcomes.
She explained that the partnership will help direct more diaspora investment into areas where it can make the most impact.
Chairman of 17 Asset Management, John Morris, highlighted that the joint effort will blend strong investment design with Africa Investment Network’s networks and convening power.
He stressed that improved research and compliant market access will give diaspora investors more confidence across different markets.
The two institutions will open their diaspora investment platform in the second quarter of 2026, followed by the launch of a co investment window.
Investment roadshows will also be held in North America, the Caribbean and key African centres next year.
Africa Investment Network and 17 Asset Management invited governments, development finance institutions, family offices, asset managers and other partners to support deal creation, risk sharing and market building initiatives aimed at boosting diaspora participation.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu insists that neither President Mahama nor the National Democratic Congress has filed any petition seeking the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson and her two deputies.
In a one on one Interview with GHone, he explained that the President only forwarded petitions he received, as required by law, and has not initiated any action against the EC leadership.
According to him, the identities and motives of the petitioners remain unknown to government, and the Presidency is not involved in that part of the process.
Mr Kwakye Ofosu stressed that while the NDC has openly disagreed with some actions of the Electoral Commission in the past, the party has not submitted any petition asking for the removal of the EC Chair or her deputies.
He noted that comments by the NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, questioning the EC’s competence, do not amount to a formal petition.
He added that criticism of public officials is normal and does not automatically translate into a request for their removal.
Mr Kwakye Ofosu explained that once a petition is received, the President’s only role is to forward it to the Chief Justice.
The Chief Justice then decides if the allegations have merit. If they do, a committee is set up to investigate.
He said those named in the petitions will be officially informed by the Chief Justice, not the Presidency.
They will then have the opportunity to appear before the committee, respond to the claims, and provide any evidence in their defence.
Mr Kwakye Ofosu expressed confidence that the process will be fair and will protect the rights of all those involved.
By: Jacob Aggrey
