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GREL gives 200 dual desks to 4 schools in Ahanta West
The Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL), producers of raw latex for export has donated 200 dual desks to four schools within its area of operation.
The donation was done at Agona Nwanta in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region recently.
The Corporate Affairs Manager of GREL, Mr Perry Acheampong said the company considered education the main pillar to any development and so the promotion of education in the catchment area and beyond was paramount to GREL as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility.
He said GREL had constructed many schools dotted all over the area even in areas they did not operate to bring education closer to the local people.
Mr Acheampong disclosed that as part of GREL’s agenda to promote education, 12 students in various tertiary institutions were awarded scholarships amounting to GHC84, 000.00 to cater for their academic and residential user fees.
He said besides education the company had constructed health facilities and staff accommodation in some communities to help them meet their health needs, adding “mechanised boreholes with overhead poly tanks have been donated to some communities too”.
The Corporate Affairs Manager said GREL would continue to assist communities which
requested for some projects but appealed to the people to cooperate with GREL to
always dialogue for peaceful solutions to grievances instead of running to the courts.
The Chairman of the Association of Chiefs on whose lands GREL Operates (ACLANGO), Nana Kwesi Agyeman who presented the desks to the schools also remarked that people often complained that GREL was not doing well in the areas in terms of projects.
He said GREL had built schools, community centres, drilled water for the communities, built clinics among others in most communities to make life better for the people.
He advised all rubber farmers to take their raw rubber to GREL so as to benefit from more projects in their various communities.
Nana Agyeman on behalf of the beneficiary schools thanked GREL for the support and asked the school authorities to ensure that the furniture were well used to promote teaching and learning.
From Peter Gbambila, Agona Nkwanta.
FOR patrons at a special thanksgiving concert held in honour of parishioners, benefactors and friends at the St. Monica Catholic Rectory at Fan Milk, Accra, Rev. Fr Bonaventure Kweku Quaidoo will continue to be seen as a man of many parts.
Usually seen dressed resplendently in his cassock, Rev. Fr. Bonaventure is known by the faithful as a preacher of the word despite his background in music.
But on this auspicious occasion, the Rector, Rev. Fr Bonaventure Kweku Quaidoo, assumed the role of a conductor of the Central Ceremonial Band of the Ghana Police Service.
In front of the band wielding the conductor’s baton, Rev. Fr Bonaventure conducted the band as they gave a rendition of some of the spiritual hymns of the faithful, thrilling the audience in the event under the theme “An Evening of the Performing Arts in Thanksgiving to Beloved Parishioners, Benefactors and Friends.”
It was attended by the clergy, parishioners and invited guests for an evening that blended sacred reflection with artistic performance.
The Chaplain-General of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Very Rev. Fr George Arthur, opened the programme with prayer, while the closing benediction was given by Very Rev. Fr. Isaac Ebo Blay, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Society.
A highlight of the evening was a classical performance by Dr Kyoung Ok Kim of the University of Ghana’s School of Performing Arts, who reinterpreted Ghanaian melodies to the delight of the audience.
Ordained in 1990, Rev. Fr Quaidoo is a trained musician and former member of the National Symphony Orchestra. Over the past 35 years, he has served in the dioceses of Tamale, Damongo and Accra, integrating music into his pastoral ministry.
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THE 41st Farmers’ Day was held last Friday in the Volta Region, honouring outstanding farmers that contributed immensely in the sustenance of the country’s food basket.
This year’s celebration was themed “Feed Ghana, Eat Ghana, Secure the Future”, reflecting the government’s emphasis on strengthening food systems, promoting local consumption, and building long-term resilience in the agricultural sector.
It was attended by the President, John Dramani Mahama, Minister of Agriculture, Mr Ernest Opoku, Regional Ministers and Paramount Chief of Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV.
The week-long observance began on December 1, at the Ho Sports Stadium with the official opening of the 2025 National Agricultural Fair.
An 82 year-old farmer, Mr Opanin Abraham Kwaku Adusei from Kwawu Odumase in the Afram Plains District of the Eastern Region, was adjudged the 2025 National Best Farmer.
President Mahama commended the farmers for their dedication and pivotal role in advancing the country’s agricultural sector.
The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Eric Opoku, also attributed the current food glut to innovation and resilience of farmers.
Established in 1985, Farmers’ Day has grown into one of Ghana’s most significant national events—celebrating the enduring contributions of farmers and fishers to the nation’s development and economic stability.
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