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Latecomers to forfeit certificates for a year …UHAS Council Chair warns graduating students
Graduating students who turn up late for their congregation must have their degree ceremonies deferred for at least one year, Mr Justice Victor Jones M. Dotse, University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) Council Chairman, has said.
He insisted that under no circumstance should a person who has spent years in academia, pursuing a career degree should be late to an even as sacred as his or her congregation.
Mr Justice Dotse, who is a Supreme Court Judge, made the remarks at the 6th Congregation of UHAS at the main campus at Sokode-Lokoe, near Ho, on November 12, this year.
While the ceremony was ongoing, some graduating students were still trickling in.
The UHAS Council Chairman said that what was even more bizarre was how some students were still outside taking photographs while the ceremony was in progress.
He said that the conduct of those graduating students amounted to gross indiscipline and disrespect with impunity.
Mr Justice Dotse observed that discipline was declining rapidly among young people in the communities, “but UHAS will not tolerate any form of indiscipline from students.”
On other matters, he said that UHAS’ mission was to provide quality education, advance knowledge through scholarship and research to improve health and quality of life.
The university also seeks to be a pre-eminent health research educational institution dedicated to community service, and is doing quite well in that regard, Mr Justice Dotse added.
He said that UHAS had been making conscious efforts with regard to the research agenda and it was necessary that the government supported that activity with the necessary financial assistance to the university’s policies.
In that vein, the council chairman said the national research agenda must focus on clear implementation strategies that inured to the benefits of society.
“Public universities like UHAS must be supported timely with adequate research funds through national budgetary allocations.
“It is trite knowledge that most great nations develop through scientific research, thereby making them responsive and resilient in the face of social problems, and Ghana must learn from this global example,” he stressed.
From Alberto Mario Noretti, Sokode-Lokoe
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
