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Ghana Models Awards 2021 successfully held
The 4th edition of the annual Ghana Models Awards has ended successfully in Accra.
The event held at the Accra City Hall, witnessed 35 presentations of awards to persons who had in one way or the other, contributed to the gradual transformation and growth of the modelling industry in Ghana.
According to the Founder and Executive Director of the Ghana Models Awards, Jerry Wonder Sampson, this year’s event was an upgrade as more model agencies participated compared with last year, which was progressing and gaining international recognition.
“We have really worked hard in promoting Modelling as a respectable profession in Ghana and now, it seems to have caught the attention of some industry stakeholders on the international front,” he said.
He noted that “there’s a bright future for models in Ghana, and very soon, it will become a reality.”
There were solidarity messages from special guests including the Country Director of UNAIDS, Madam Angela Trenton-Mbonde.
Some of the winners on the night were, Angela Bamford , The Citizen & Philanthropist, Hajia Adiza B. Faila (Shamfiz J), Leadership & Innovation, Timah Agyei, Contribution to Modelling by Individual,Abeiku Santana, Transformational Drive & Advocacy for ‘Modern Tourism’ and Nini Amerlise picking up the Break Out Model of the Year award.
The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has defended the flood management record of
former president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration, arguing that it pursued long term solutions to address flooding in Accra.
In a facebook post on Tuesday 30th June 2026, Mr Ahiagbah maintained that flooding in the capital had been a challenge for successive governments and could not be solved through short term emergency responses alone.
According to him, the Akufo Addo administration established a Cabinet Sub Committee in 2017 to develop a comprehensive plan to tackle persistent flooding, particularly in Accra.
He indicated that the government invested more than GH¢550 million over eight years in emergency flood relief, drainage repairs and desilting exercises in flood prone communities.
Mr Ahiagbah highlighted the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project (GARID), a US$200 million programme supported by the World Bank, as a key intervention undertaken by the previous administration.
According to him, the project focused on drainage construction, flood mitigation infrastructure, solid waste management, upgrading vulnerable communities and improving disaster preparedness within the Odaw River Basin.
He explained that about US$92 million was allocated for climate resilient drainage infrastructure, US$42.2 million for solid waste management systems and US$58.8 million for upgrading low income communities located in flood prone areas.
Mr Ahiagbah further noted that the government secured an additional US$150 million in 2024 to continue implementing the GARID project after changes to World Bank funding during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He stated that by the end of the Akufo Addo administration, dredging works on the Odaw River had begun, drainage projects were underway at Achimota Abofu and South Kaneshie, while drainage works along the Busia Highway had been awarded.
He added that protection works at Atomic East had been completed and that a modern flood early warning system for Accra was also being introduced.
Mr Ahiagbah described the proposed Atomic East and Atomic West detention ponds as one of the most significant flood control projects planned under the previous administration, explaining that they had reached the final design stage before the NPP left office in January 2025.
He argued that the current administration inherited ongoing projects, secured funding and active contractors, but claimed that many of the projects had slowed down.
According to him, Ghanaians deserved an explanation for the delays, insisting that the previous administration had laid a strong foundation for addressing Accra’s flooding challenges.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Suhum Municipal Fire Station responded promptly to a road traffic accident at Mile 44 on the Accra–Kumasi Highway on Friday, 26th June 2026.
A six-member crew used extrication equipment to rescue one trapped victim from a collision involving a MAN diesel trailer and a Toyota Hiace.
The casualty was transported to the Suhum Government Hospital for treatment.
The Toyota Hiace sustained extensive damage, while the trailer suffered minor rear damage.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the Hiace driver attempted to overtake a slow-moving vehicle, resulting in the collision.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
