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Asanteman Assoc. of 2011 CEANA Toronto installs new Convention in Toronto chief and queen By Staff Reporter, Toronto

By Jonathan Annobil, Toronto

From left Kuesi Amegah-Wovoe, President-ECCOO/CEANA, Hon. Minister Juliana Azumah-Mensah, Hon. Joseph Amenorwode, Volta Regional Minister

The 18th annual Council of Ewe Associations of North America (CEANA) convention took place in Toronto, Canada from September 1 - 5, 2011 at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel. The theme of the convention was “Empowering Women through Education.” The convention, hosted by the Ewe Canadian Cultural Organization of Ontario (ECCOO) was a tremendous success

based on feedback from attendees who came from North America, Europe, Ghana and Togo according to the organizers. The convention kicked off with the arrival of delegates from the Diaspora on Thursday, September 1, 2011. Friday September 2nd, 2011 morning started with a meeting of the Council of Representatives (COR) presided by the outcont'd on pg. 49

25 31 Ghanaian Canadians Nana Anokye Bresiamah - Asantefuohene and Nana Pokua Gyamfi Kumanini - Asantefuohemaa

The very rich Ghanaian cultural heritage was on full display at the Luna Ballroom as the Asanteman Association of Toronto embarked on a 2 day colourful installation and swearing in ceremonies of the Asantefuohene, Asantefuohemaa, subchiefs and queens of Toronto. The swearing in was on Saturday, September 3, 2011 and the coronation on the following Sunday 4th September 2011. The oath of allegiance by Nana

Anokye Bresiamah, Nana Pokua Gyamfi Kumanini, the other sub-chiefs and queens was sworn to Nana Adusei Atwenewa Ampem, Omanhene of Tepa Traditional Area who represented Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene. The Tepa Omanhene was supported by Ejisuhemaa Nana Yaa Asantewaa, Asokore Mamponghene Nana Boakye Debrah and other chiefs. cont'd on pg. 63, see pics on pg. 17

to be honored The Ghanaian Community in Canada will gather on Sunday, September 25th 2011 at the Claireport Place, Banquet & Convention Centre, 65 Claireport Cres., Etobicoke (Albion/Steeles) in a night of celebration to honor individuals Ghanaian-Canadians and groups within the Ghanaian community Canada who have excelled or achieved honors in various fields of endeavor. The event, which is the 11th in an Annual event known as the

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Kufour’s shining example in Post Presidential Statesmanship Over the world, many leaders who have served their countries retire but do not disappear from the limelight. They use the experiences, the networks, the contacts and sometimes the wealth they acquired during the terms of their leaderships to embark on projects and programs, to benefit their communities and nations. Some of them have extended these services beyond the borders of the countries and nations they have led. Good examples that come to mind are former American Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Jimmy Carter’s charitable work around the world is well known. They include projects on affordable housing, fights against malaria and guinea worm infections, to monitoring elections around the world aimed at free and fair elections and good governance. Africa can boast of very few former leaders whose post-leadership work can be held up as models whose impact can be felt by many of their citizens or on others outside their borders. The reason has been mainly due to the fact African leaders never want to give up power anyway. They stay on until they get overthrown, chased out of their former countries or even get killed. A new breadth of fresh air is now blowing on the terrain of former African leaders. Leaders are now coming to grips with the simple fact that they do not own their countries and that when their time is up, they need to give way to new leadership. They are also coming to grips with the fact that when they leave office, they should engage in positive actions using the knowledge and networks they built whilst in office to better the lives of their citizens. Three shining examples of a new crop of former African leaders who have embraced these noble causes are former South African Presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki and former Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufour. Nelson Mandela has been involved, despite his advanced age, in very laudable humanitarian projects including a Presidential Library and Learning Center. In November 2010, Thabo Mbeki launched a Presidential Library which houses some of the best literary works including some covering the periods of his presidency. And back home in our motherland, our immediate past President John Agyekum Kufour has embarked on similar sterling initiatives. On Tuesday September 20 and Wednesday September 21, he launched the J. A Kufour Foundation at the University of Ghana, Legon, and at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi. The Legon project is devoted to setting up a Centre for Leadership, Good Governance and Development whilst the KNUST one will host a J.A. Kufour Presidential Library. We congratulate former President J. A. Kufour for these visionary initiatives whose long-lasting impact on our educational, social, economic and political life will be immense. Above all, it will serve as a good model for other African leaders to take strong and positive cues on what to do with their time when they leave office. It was heart-warming to observe the presence at the launching of these initiatives in Ghana of the former Ghana President Jerry John Rawlings who was specifically invited by Kufour to be part of the ceremony. We hope Rawlings and all other former and present crop of African leaders are learning good lessons from these sterling examples of post-presidential behaviour and statesmanship.

Opinion/ Commentary The Tragedy of Long-drawn-out Civil and Famine in Somalia By Kwabena Akuoko

Unbelievable images of helpless Somali mothers holding on to their extremely malnourished or lifeless children on television newscasts are distressingly heartbreaking. In general terms, there is no doubt that the ongoing famine in East Africa has profoundly exposed our continent’s food security vulnerabilities. Although the famine is widespread across the Horn of Africa, Somalia is particularly hit hard because of its endemic civil war and the lack of effective coordination of international relief efforts compared to other affected nations in the region. Understandably, drought is a natural disaster, which can adversely affect a country’s food supply system. However, the situation in Somalia has resulted in catastrophic humanitarian crisis hugely because of the country’s unabated twenty year-old civil war and most importantly, the non-existence of a functioning government. The protracted conflict has resulted in the neglect of the agriculture sector, which used to be the driving force behind Somalia’s economy. Majority of the people who live off the land had long been adversely affected before the current famine set in. The combination of a nonstop war, neglect of the agriculture sector and famine has devastated Somalis of all ages. While famine is unfortunately a familiar problem in the Horn of Africa in general and Somalia in particular, the country’s never-ending civil war in my view is indeed one of the fundamental causes of the current crisis. The war has prevented the authorities in that country to come up with policy measures to address its chronic food shortages. While nothing positive is derived from prolonged armed conflict in any country, it is obvious that the war in Somalia has exacerbated the famine and turned it into one of Africa’s worst humanitarian challenges ever. When the civil war broke about two decades ago for instance, experts warned that if the conflict did not stop and in an event of famine, it

would be impossible for the local authorities to respond to it. The warning also indicated that the international community would have great deal of difficulties to offer humanitarian assistance to the people. Unfortunately however, the warring factions did not pay heed to the warning because they were, and still are preoccupied with fighting among themselves. From my perspective therefore, the long-term conflict and the current famine are intertwined and can only be described as a two-edged sword. Many in fact believe that the war has fuelled the humanitarian crisis in a significant way in the once vibrant Horn of Africa country. Years of widespread clanbased rule, Al Queada linked ruthless regime and Western-backed weak or marginalized regime known as Transitional Federal Government (TFG) have undermined Somalia as viable nation-state to deal with minor problems internally and let alone, such crisis of unprecedented scope. Right now, the only semblance of a relatively functioning government is the TFG, which only holds half of Somali capital, Mogadishu with the help of 9,000 African Union peacekeepers. The rest of southcentral Somalia is held by fragmented Islamic insurgents known as Al-Shabab, who are known to recruit children and use them as child soldiers and carry out stoning and amputations of people who allegedly break Shariah (strict Islamicbased) law. TFG is hopelessly ineffective to offer any meaningful protection and assistance to international humanitarian agencies fighting the famine. The long-drawn-out civil war has earned Somalia a failed state status. There is no public service and economic, political and social infrastructures have all fallen into disrepair. Consequently, extreme hunger, human insecurity, lawlessness and hopelessness flourish in a country once known for its rich culture and the cohesiveness of the people. Ruthless Islamist militants in Somalia stand in the way of international humanitarian efforts to help famine victims. This is contrary to Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti and Eritrea that have also been affected by the famine. Existence of functioning governments in

these nations has allowed unhindered and coordinated humanitarian responses to the situation. As I have already pointed out, we also have to understand the famine did not occur overnight. Several expert opinions have long indicated that the region is prone to drought. But as a failed state or country without a functioning government, Somalia could not do anything to avert, or prepare for the famine. And unlike Kenya or Ethiopia, Somalia has not been able to cooperate effectively with the international community’s response to the crisis in a coordinated fashion. Consequently, the famine in Somalia is particularly devastating compared to the other affected countries in the region. Conditions are obviously worse in areas controlled by the Islamist insurgency, which holds much of southern Somalia. It has forbidden many aid agencies to work in its territory where the famine is most severe. The United Nations therefore strongly believes that tens of thousands have already perished, and will continue to suffer calamitous consequences in the inaccessible interior alone, held by the Al Qaedalinked militants who have continuously denied humanitarian assistance for the suffering people, including dying children and the elderly. One does not need to be a soothsayer to predict that innocent Somali children, women and the elderly will continue to suffer unless the longdrawn-out civil war ceases for good with the ushering in of unity and functioning government. Perhaps the ongoing famine of unimaginable scope will be a wake up call for all Somalis to put down their weapons and bitter past behind, band together and save their beloved country from further destruction and human suffering as the world desperately attempts to help them. It is only hoped that the famine although unfortunate, might be the one indescribable tragedy that will help offer Somalis the renewed hope, opportunity and strength to rebuild their severely war-torn country.

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“I am happy to see you, Rawlings” - Kufuor President John Kufuor says it is gratifying to have ex-president John Rawlings take part in the history making John Kufuor Foundation for Leadership, Governance and Development project at the University of Ghana, Legon.

“The Centre for Leadership, Governance and Development here in Legon will provide an atmosphere for young people to appreciate the role of leadership in ensuring good governance to deliver the development needs.”

He said the presence of one of his fiercest critics is a testament of how the foundation is determined to be non-partisan.

He said the Centre will not award degrees or diplomas but stimulate critical thinking and deepening of thoughts and minds of young people.

Mr. Rawlings was part of an array of dignitaries-local and foreign- who were present at the Great Hall of the University of Ghana for the inaugural lecture of the John Kufuor Foundation. The enigmatic ex-president was welcomed with loud cheers by a partisan New Patriotic Party congregation and a cross section of students of the University of Ghana. The New Patriotic Party presidential candidate Nana Akufo- Addo was also present at the ceremony, to perhaps, continue his listening campaign, this time not with Ghanaian voters but the ex-president of the Republic of Germany HE Horst Kohler. Addressing the gathering Mr. Kufuor said the presence of three ex-African presidents who handed over power peacefully is a loud demonstration that Africa is making progress. “Not too long ago the impression was that political leaders in Africa had the penchant of clinging on to power and refusing to leave the stage when their time was up. On the stage

here this evening, there are four of us former presidents and I believe this will show that indeed Africa is making progress and should demonstrate that there can be productive life after the State House. “…I am happy to see you my predecessor in office, former president Jerry John Rawlings,” Mr Kufuor said to a loud cheers and applause from the crowd. The ex-president said “his time in office has deepened his conviction about the critical importance of good leadership being the corner stone of good governance which in turn is the best guarantor for over all national development.” His thirst for good leadership led to the establishment of the John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation. The Foundation has targeted two projects centered on two universitiesthe University of Ghana Legon and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. “The Kwame Nkrumah University Science Technology will house my presidential library and museum to serve as a resource centre for all the information regarding the administration I led.

“It will promote the grooming of accountable leadership and it will be the place for people of Ghana and beyond to expand each others’ experiences and benefits from a broadened outlook of life,” he said. The foundation, he noted will be global in nature and serve as a think tank that will publish papers and induct new leaders and appointed office holders. Mr. Kufuor had early on in the day led the dignitaries to the ground breaking ceremony for the JAK foundation. “I pray that the centre becomes the breeding ground for good leadership, to anchor good governance that will deliver the development that our nation, our continent so much deserves. May the flames that we lit today be constantly fueled to transform our continent to take its proper place in the world,” Mr Kufuor stated. The ex-president together with his dignitaries took turns to plant trees at the project site on the University of Ghana campus. Joy Online

President Mills Talks Tough Tells World Bank Ghana Has No Time To Waste Ghana’s President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, has told the World Bank at the Sixty-Sixth UN General Assembly taking place in New York, United States of America, that, with the clock of development ticking, his government has no time to waste, but will take desired actions which will accelerate his country’s development. On the issues of the three

Billion dollar loan facility Ghana is securing from China, on which the International Monitory Fund (IMF) has raised concerns, President Atta Mills, meeting with a Vice President of the World Bank, Miss Obiageli Ezekwesili, explains Ghana’s position on the facility indicating that, Ghana has a program with the IMF; and that though, they express concern over the three billion dol-

lar-loan facility from China, Ghana needs to expand her economy by expanding the country’s infrastructure. ‘’Ghana has no time to waste, but to move with speed to put in place the Gas and oil Infrastructure” –President Mills said. In her remark, Vice President of the World Bank, Miss Obiageli Ezekwesili cont'd on pg. 39

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Ghanaian Rogue trader causes $2 billion loss at UBS

Bank chief Oswald Gruebel revealed to staff in a memo that the rogue deals had been discovered within the past 24 hours. He told staff: ‘We regret to inform you that we uncovered a case of unauthorised trading by a trader in the Investment Bank. We have reported it to the markets in line with regulatory disclosure obligations. ‘The matter is still being investigated, but we currently estimate the loss on the trades to be around 2 billion US dollars.’ He vowed to ‘establish exactly what has happened’ and underscored that ‘no client positions were affected’. The German born Group Chief Executive Officer has been in the post since 2009 and called the arrest ‘distressing’. He urged staff to remain focused on their clients as the investigation continues.

The trader worked at the bank’s headquarters in the very heart of London’s finance district and according to the Financial Services Authority joined UBS in 2006 as a trainee investment advisor. More recently the former Nottingham University student has been Director of European Equity Trading for the Swiss firm. He is believed to have worked with financial product, Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), an investment fund traded on the world’s stock exchanges. Louise Cooper, markets analyst at BGC Partners, said the alleged rogue trade is believed to involve a Swiss franc transaction that went wrong after the Swiss National Bank intervened to lower the value of its currency. Ms Cooper said the arrest will call UBS’s risk management into question and an unexpected trading loss could do ‘significant reputational damage’ to the bank. She said: ‘Rich people tend not to want to do business with a bank where there are questions over risk control. ‘UBS needs to do a good job in explaining what went wrong and assuring its clients that it will not affect them.’ The arrest has echoes of the infamous case of Nick Leeson, who was jailed after his ‘rogue trading’ losses of more than £800m caused Barings Bank to collapse. After fleeing to Singapore, he was later jailed for more than six years.

The company employs around 65,000 staff worldwide. However, it said recently it would reduce its staff by 3,500 as part of a bid to save £1.5billion by the end of 2013. The cuts came as it said pre-tax profits dropped 23 per cent on the previous quarter to £1.3billion in the three months to June 30. As well as the economic downturn, UBS said regulatory changes such as the Basel rules, which require the bank to hold more capital, were behind the need for the cost reductions. Despite being one of the biggest wealth managers in the world, UBS has a chequered recent history. At the height of the banking crisis in 2008 it had to be bailed out by the Swiss government because of its toxic assets. In the same year it was accused by FBI investigators of helping wealthy American clients to evade tax through offshore accounts. Following a protracted legal case, UBS agreed in February 2009 to pay a fine of $780million to the U.S. Government. A restructuring then saw UBS launch a multi-million pounds advertising campaign which used the slogan ‘we will not rest’. UBS Investment Bank’s offices in Stamford, Connecticut, boasts the largest trading floor in the world – it is the size of two American football pitches, and sees more than $1 trillion in assets traded every day. One of the biggest recent rogue trading cases involved French bank cont'd on pg. 12

African Dream: Ghana’s Herman Chinery-Hesse

... pre-dawn raid after running up £1.3billion losses at UBS bank Shares in Swiss bank slump 7% A suspected rogue trader was arrested in London in a dramatic pre-dawn swoop on suspicion of losing a major investment bank £1.3bn. Thirty-one-year-old Ghanaian Kweku Adoboli was held on suspicion of committing fraud while working at Swiss bank UBS, after police raided his home at 3.30am. After the raid the bank’s shares fell by seven per cent, as UBS warned that the unauthorised trading could tip the firm into a third-quarter loss.

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Herman Chinery-Hesse is an assessor at Ghana’s Commercial Court Ghanaian businessman Herman Kojo ChineryHesse, often called the Bill Gates of Ghana, is the first person to be profiled in the BBC series African Dream, looking at enterprise on the continent. The company Mr. ChineryHesse co-founded two decades ago, SOFTtribe Limited, may not have the global reach of Microsoft but it has become one of the best-known software houses in West Africa. “I always wanted to be an entrepreneur. I thought that was a way to develop Africa and to get wealthy,” he told the BBC. Mr. Chinery-Hesse gave up the opportunity to make a life for himself in the United States, where he studied, or in the United Kingdom, where he worked for a couple of years, choosing instead to start a business in Ghana. He started writing software in a bedroom in his parents’ home, at a time when not many people were aware of the potential impact of the computer revolution in Africa. “It was very difficult. I didn’t want to go back abroad because second-class citizenship did not quite appeal to me,” he said. His company eventually started developing business management software and now has a client base of more than 250 organisations,

including several major multinationals such as the Ford Foundation, Nestle, and Unilever. “It was all a lot of fun. It’s not easy but it’s not impossible. I don’t think I’m a genius. I think anybody can do it if their head is in the right place, and they’re prepared to wait the years. The trick is that I went into business not expecting to get rich in two years,” Mr Chinery-Hesse told the BBC. “There were times when for six months our company got no cheques, and we had to share what little money we had. There were times when we had no money to pay salaries, times when we had debts.” In his opinion, two of the most important things in business are patience and honesty. “In every business you do, it has to be win-win. The person who is buying your service must win, and you must win. Otherwise, it’s not sustainable.” Part of his company’s success is no doubt also due to the fact that from very early on they decided to develop software tailored to conditions in Africa. “I think that there is so much opportunity in Africa, there is so much underdevelopment, there is so much that hasn’t been done, that it’s not rocket science. If you have the discipline, take the dive,” Mr Chinery-Hesse tells other people considering becoming entrepreneurs. “It’s doable, and I think more people should do it, and if we don’t, non-Africans will come to Africa, as we can see, and do it.” African Dream is broadcast on the BBC Network Africa programme every Monday morning. Every week, one successful business man or woman will explain how they started off and what others could learn from them.

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Government to establish a commodity exchange scheme Government is to establish a commodity exchange and a regulated warehouse receipt system to ensure price stability and affordable financing scheme, especially to farmers who could use their produce as collateral. Ms Hanna Tetteh, Minister of Trade and Industry, who said this in a speech read on her behalf on Thursday, added that the objective of the intended project is to improve the capacity of public and private stakeholders in the area of innovative supply chain finance and commodity exchanges. The two-day forum was organised by the Ghana Grains Council (GCC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Accra. Ms Tetteh described the warehouse receipt system as an addition to a country’s financial store of negotiable instruments where crops were

collateralised and lender risks and financial charges to the borrower were lowered. “Negotiable warehouse receipts also have the potential to positively influence government procurement programmes as well... The success of warehouse receipts will depend largely on strong warehouse infrastructure in the country,” she added. Ms Tetteh expressed optimism that improved performance of agricultural markets would translate into enhanced livelihoods of rural and urban poor in

many adjusting African economies.

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She called on participants, mainly drawn from Ghana, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, Benin, Mali, Nigeria and Burkina Faso, to brainstorm on how to augment capacity of the policy-making communities in Ghana and the West African sub-region.

The USAID through its Agribusiness and Trade Promotion and the Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) and Expanded Agribusiness and Trade Promotion projects aim to increase the value and volume of intra-regional trade in their respective value chains

The participants, who are government officials, researchers, development partners and business executives, were in the country to discuss the opportunities of Ghana’s warehouse receipt pilot project and how it could

along the major commercial corridors of participating countries. The projects focus on agricultural value chain that includes maize, onion, livestock, meat, millet or sorghum, rice and poultry. ADVANCE is a four year programme that aims at transforming

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Govt approves pre-funding arrangement for MMDAs President John Evans Atta-Mills has approved a pre-funding arrangement with some syndicated local banks for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDA) to ensure smooth operations and implementation of policies and programmes. The pre-funding being spearheaded by National Investment Bank (NIB) would be in the form of a

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The “Little Foxes”of Students. Parents Watch Out! By Joe Kingsley Eyiah, OCT, Brookview Middle School, Toronto The Akans of Ghana have an adage that, “Opanyin na obi nnye bi da, na enye abofra” which literally translated means, “all adults have been children before but all children are yet to be adults.” This saying reminds me of my childhood when I often thought I could outsmart my parents in matters of schooling. Unfortunately for me at that time my parents who had been school children before could read my “tricks” faster than I envisaged!

school. Such students may roam the malls till school is over and return home creating the impression that they have been to school.

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fails to take responsibility for his/her own action and goes home to tell the parents/guardian that the teacher is picking on him/her. Surprisingly, some parents/guardians simply buy into their ward’s cooked story about the teacher without finding out from the teacher the truth of the story told. These parents, unfortunately, develop ill-feelings toward the teacher in question. The student is therefore unwittingly encouraged by the home to show arrogance towards school authority. The whole community in the long run becomes the loser. For, that student grows up an indiscipline community member who willingly flouts laws of the society. He/she demonstrates irresponsibility in life. Sad! Isn’t it? Please, don’t let your child outsmart you with lies about his/her teacher. Always verify stories from your child about school from the school before jumping to conclusions. The doors of every school are open to parents who care to knock at them.

The more intriguing part of skipping classes is seen after lunch break. Some of the students who leave their school premises to eat lunch elsewhere (home, McDonalds or restaurants within the vicinity) fail to return to classes. They seek “refugee” in friends’ homes where adults are away on work or hang around parks and malls in the neighborhood. Though schools have ways and means of cross-checking on the absences of their students, it becomes difficult to track the whereabouts of students who skip classes when their (schools) telephone calls to homes of skipping students are not promptly answered. Parents could work closely with schools to close all loopholes, which students may explore to skip classes or school. These could include lunch break calls by parents to their homes from their workplaces to check on their child or leave their children in the care of responsible relatives close-by. Parents must also endeavor to return calls from their children’s schools promptly. Moreover, parents could periodically communicate with their children’s teachers on the progress of the students (their wards) at school.

Lying: A student chooses to do his or her own thing in the classroom while teaching is going on. For example, the student breaks one important principle for learning-paying attention to the teacher. The teacher takes control of the situation by, say, changing the seating position of the student concerned. However, the student

Skipping Classes: Some students are “specialists” in skipping classes or school. Many parents for economic reasons leave home early in the morning for work before their children go to school. A few students from such homes take advantage of the early departure of their parents from home and skip

Ignoring Homework: Another area of concern is how some students neglect doing their homework often “fooling” their parents that they (students) have not been receiving homework from their teachers. Though the Ministry of Education has advised teachers not to give home work to their students, it stands

Remember the story, which was told in Ghana about a student who duped his illiterate parents by asking them to pay 3 pounds for a geography book that cost 1 pound. He told parents that “Geo” was 1 pound; “gra” was 1 pound and “phy” was 1 pound. Thus, the Geogra-phy book was 3 pounds instead of 1 pound! Today, students play many other “tricks” on their parents and guardians. I would therefore use this column to shed light on a few of these tricks, which I view as “little foxes” of students. They include, lying about teachers to parents, skipping classes, ignoring their homework, coming to school unprepared and bullying weak students outside the classroom.

Ghanaian Rogue trader causes $2 billion loss at UBS cont'd from pg. 9 Societe Generale, which lost around £3.7billion in 2008. That revelation caused tens of billions of pounds to be wiped off shares on the London Stock Exchange. Societe Generale employee Jerome Kerviel was last year jailed for three years, although this is subject to appeal. He claimed the bank knew about the risk-taking. Kerviel also landed a book deal and, in Trapped In A Spiral: Memoirs Of A Trader, said he believed

the bank was happy with his work.

an IT technician in the Parisian suburbs.

The bank, in turn, said Kerviel, 34, made bets of up to 50 billion euros (£43 billion) - more than SocGen’s total market value - on futures contracts on three European equity indices, and that he falsified offsetting transactions to mask the size of his bets.

The scandal topped the losses involved in the infamous ‘rogue trader’ case in 1995, which saw Briton Nick Leeson cause the collapse of Barings bank after costing the group £800million.

Kerviel, who was born in Brittany, was sentenced last year to three years in prison although he remains free because he has lodged an appeal. He is reportedly working as

A spokesman for the City Of London Police confirmed that a 31-yearold man had been arrested in a pre-dawn raid at an address in the city in relation to a fraud allegation adding that ‘he remains in custody.’ BBC News

that some work can not always be completed at school hence some home assignments for students from teachers might be necessary! The question is how do parents know that their children have homework from school to do? Most schools, if not all, have planners (agenda books) supplied to all students at the beginning of each school year. In these planners students record all their daily homework given at school. Parents MUST check this planner everyday after school to ascertain which homework their child has to complete for school. If your child has lost his/her school planner, get him/ her a new one immediately. The planner or student agenda has a lot of valuable information necessary for your child’s learning! Preparing for School: It is very disturbing when a child comes to school without pencils, pens, erasers, rulers and exercise or textbooks. Can a farmer go to work without a cutlass or hoe? What does the farmer go to do on the farm empty-handed? Nothing! Absolutely nothing!! Sad enough some students come to school with no working tools mentioned above. They either sit idle or go round begging other

students for writing materials when work is assigned them. Precious time for school work is therefore lost. Parents ought to ensure that their children are prepared for school with not only food but also exercise/textbooks, pens, erasers and rulers as well. Coming to school prepared is the right way to begin the day at school. Bullying: This may sound strange and far from some societies where physical or even verbal harassment is highly prohibited by law. Yet, bullying of younger students by older (senior) students at the blind side of teachers is not uncommon among students in places like Toronto. There have been and continue to be instances whereby older students have coerced younger students to buy them (older) lunch out of their (younger) pockets. Some younger students are made to share their lunch with bullying students under threats! The worse situation is whereby group of three or more students team up to fight another student immediately after school due to a petty misunderstanding between the victim and one of the aggres-

sive students (gang). One could go on numerating a lot of these “little foxes” of students that parents need to be aware of and help “catch” them-lying, skipping classes, ignoring homework, coming to school unprepared, bullying, swearing, showing attitude and vandalizing school property as well as disrespecting others. Teachers have moral and professional responsibility to protect students and they need the unflinching support of parents/ guardians in this task. I couldn’t agree the more with the celebrated author Austin Clarke on his assertion that teaching elementary school is the most important stage in the process of the training of our youth. “Let’s catch them whilst they are young.” Together we build, divided we destroy! Note to Parents on Curriculum Nights: Most schools organize curriculum nights for the parents of their students at the beginning of the school year. During such nights expectations of the school around the curriculum and student behavior are clearly explained enabling parents to assist the schools for student success! Serious parents make it to such nights! Please, be one of them. Look out for your child’s school curriculum night. A word to the wise is enough!

Govt approves pre-funding arrangement for MMDAs cont'd from pg. 10 of MMDAs to validate a sector report on the performance of the effectiveness of local government process in Ghana presented by a local consultant and sponsored by the European Commission (EC). He underscored the critical role of MMDAs in the decentralisation process to ensure that government policies and programmes were fully implemented at the local levels to effect the necessary change and ensure national development. The Sector Minister indicated that to ensure their efficient operation, there was another arrangement for the MMDAs to have their own composite budget. “Under this arrangement, MMDAs would now prepare their budgets stating their areas of focus for support and channelling them through the Chief Executives to Central Government. Mr Ofosu-Ampofo explained that the MMDAs would now have the benefit of determining their priorities and focused areas for support than the past when Central Government de-

termined development projects the loan facility. or programmes to be underHe gave the assurance that taken by the MMDAs. government would put in place He announced that the budget efforts to ensure sustainable would now be decentralised, support for implementation of disbursed, monitored and evalu- decentralised policies and ated at the MMDAs other than programmes. by the Central Government. Dr Esther Ofei-Aboagye, DiMr Ofosu-Ampofo said com- rector of Institute of Local posite budgeting would not only Government Studies (ILGS), ensure ownership by local as- commended the EC for the inisemblies, but strengthen moni- tiative which would serve as a toring and evaluation as ac- check to the various MMDAs countability would be done at and enhance local governance at the Regional, District and lothe MMDAs level. cal levels. He said it would also promote accountability and local in- She explained that the consultvolvement, as the budget of ant held several focus group MMDAs would be announced discussions on the various thein the mass media at the local matic areas of local govercommunity for public scrutiny. nance which included budgeting as a major area of concern. “This would give true meaning to decentralisation, there- “The validation of the report fore government is working by participants is therefore to hard towards ensuring a defi- ensure local ownership,” she nite conclusion to the arrange- added. ment for the process to begin from December 2012,” he Mr Ole Kragh, Consultant for the study recommended more added. capacity building for staff of Mr Ofosu-Ampofo urged all MMDAs and strengthening of MMDAs to hasten the draw- monitoring and evaluation of ing of their programmes and MMDAs programmes. GNA budgets for the ensuing year to be able to effectively access

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September 2011

TALKING FINANCES The 99 Club: A Fictitious Financial Tale With A Moral Lesson By: Kojo Amoah, Toronto

Long ago, there lived a King. This King should have been contented with his life, given all the riches and luxuries he had. However, this was not the case! The King always found himself wondering why he just never seemed content with his life. Sure, he had the attention of everyone wherever he went, attended fancy dinners and parties, but somehow, he still felt something was lacking and he couldn’t put his finger on it. One day, the King had woken up earlier than usual to stroll around his palace. He entered his huge living room and came to a stop when he heard someone happily singing away... following this singing... he saw that one of the servants was singing and had a very contented look on his face. This fascinated the King and he summoned this man to his chambers. The man, his servant, entered the King’s chambers as ordered. The King asked why he was so happy?

To this the man replied: “Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but I make enough of a living to keep my wife and children happy. We don’t need too much, a roof over our heads and warm food to fill our tummy. My wife and children are my inspiration, they are content with whatever little I bring home. I am happy because my family is happy.” Hearing this, the King dismissed the servant and summoned his Personal Assistant to his chambers. The King related his personal anguish about his feelings and then related the story of the servant to his Personal Assistant, hoping that somehow, he will be able to come up with some reasoning that here was a King who could have anything he wished for at a snap of his fingers and yet was not contented, whereas, his servant, having so little was extremely contented. The Personal Assistant listened attentively and came to a conclusion. He said “Your Majesty, I believe that the servant has not been made part of The 99 Club.”

“The 99 Club? And what exactly is that?” the King inquired. To which the Assistant replied, “Your Majesty, to truly know what The 99 Club is, you will have to do the following... place 99 Gold coins in a bag and leave it at this servant’s doorstep, you will then understand what The 99 Club is.” That very same evening, the King arranged for 99 Gold coins to be placed in a bag at the servant’s doorstep. Although he was slightly hesitant and he thought he should have put 100 Gold coins into the bag, but since his assistant had advised him to put 99, that is what he did.

The servant was just stepping out of his house when he saw a bag at his doorstep. Wondering about its contents, he took it into his house and opened the bag. When he opened the bag, he let out a great big shout of joy... Gold Coins... so many of them. He could hardly believe it. He called his wife to show her the coins. He then took the bag to a table and emptied it out and began to count the coins. Doing so, he realised that there were 99 coins and he thought it was an odd number so he counted again, and again and again only to come to the same conclusion... 99 Gold Coins. He began to wonder, what could have happened to that last 1 coin? For no one would leave 99 coins. He began to search his entire house, looked around his backyard for hours, not wanting to lose out on that one coin. Finally, exhausted, he decided that he was going to have to work harder than ever to make up for that 1 Gold coin to make his entire collection an even 100 Gold Coins.

He got up the next morning, in an extremely horrible mood, shouting at the children and his wife for his delay, not realising that he had spent most of the night conjuring ways of working hard so that he had enough money to buy himself that gold coin. He went to work as usual - only not in his usual best mood, singing happily as he grumpily did his daily errands. Seeing the man’s attitude change so drastically, the King was puzzled. He promptly summoned his assistant to his chambers. The King related his thoughts about the servant and once again, his assistant listened. The King could not believe that the servant who until yesterday had been singing away and was happy and content with his life had taken a sudden change of attitude, even though he should have been happier after receiving the gold coins. To this the assistant replied “Ah! but your Majesty, the servant has now officially joined The 99 Club.” He explained: “The 99 Club is just a name given to those people

who have everything but yet are never contented, therefore they are always working hard and striving for that extra 1 to round it out to 100! We have so much to be thankful for and we can live with very little in our lives, but the minute we are given something bigger and better, we want even more! We are not the same happy contented person we used to be, we want more and more and by wanting more and more we don’t realise the price we pay for it. We lose our sleep, our happiness, we hurt the people around us just as a price to pay for our growing needs and desires. That is what joining The 99 Club is all about.” Hearing this, the King decided that from that day onwards, he was going to start appreciating all the little things in life. Striving for more money, luxuries and success is very good, but let’s not strive so hard and for so much that we lose all those near and dear to our hearts, we shouldn’t compromise our happiness for moments of luxuries or large savings.

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Nana Anokye riding in his palanquin after the swearing of oath of allegiance

Nana Anokye, 2nd from left, Asantefuohemaa sitting in state

A section of the queenmothers of the Asanteman Association

Special invited guests top row, Montreal Asantefuohene & Hemaa left & right, Los Angeles Asantefuohene & Hemaa

Chicago Asantefuohene, Asantefuohemaa, Ohemaa Abediakyire, Washington Asantefuohene & Rep of N/Carolina

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Nsutaman Association of Toronto holds 1st Annual Fundraising & Dinner Dance

By Jonathan Annobil, Toronto

In aid of Nsuta Community Centre, the Nsutaman Association of Toronto, held its 1st Annual Fundraising dinner dance at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall on 11 Irwin Road & Albion on September 10, 2011.

equivalent of 50 bags of cement in cash or other building material. Nana Atuahene Karikari I,

Pease Nkosuohene who was chairman for the fundraising promised to financially support the construction and completion of the community center.

Nana Adu Agyei Bonsafo III, Omanhene of Nsuta Traditional Area in his speech admonished all diasporans to be united in efforts for develop-

ment. He continued that helping in developing our hometowns is also for our own good. We should always remember what is going on back home

and try as hard as possible to help in all communal projects, for home sweet home. The MC for the event was Ms Anna Aidoo of the Ghana Consulate Office.

Nsuta Omanhene Nana Adu Agyei Bonsafo III came all the way from Ghana specifically for this project. Nana Adusei Atwenewa Ampem, Omanhene of Tepa Traditional Area, Nana Opoku Agyeman Bawuah III, Adwaasehene, Kumasi and Toronto Asantefuohene Nana Anokye Bresiamah and other chiefs and queens were also on hand to support the fundraising. The President of the association, Joseph Abankwah, which has the motto “koroye, entena ho daa” in his welcome address explained why the association was embarking on this project to help its area back home in Ghana. Ghana’s Consul-General Kwadwo Mawutor in his short speech first brought greetings from H.E. Atta Mills, President of Ghana, Ghana High Commission and lauded the Association for initiating such a good project and enumerated the benefits a community centre brings to the people. Nana Adusei Atwenewa Ampem, Tepa Omanhene promised to help the project with 50 bags of cement or

Nsuta Omanhene Nana Adu Agyei Bonsafo III

2nd from right: Nana Opoku Agyemang Bawuah III (Adwaasehene) Nana Adu Agyei Bonsafo III (Nsuta Omanhene), Nana Adusei Atwenewa Ampem (Tepa Omanhene), Nana Anokye Bresiama (Asantefuohene of Toronto

From left: Nana Atuahene Karikari, Mr. Kwadjo Mawutor, Consul-General of Ghana for Toronto

The queens and Nana Kwarteng Boateng II

Some of the Association members on floor

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The Ghanaian News September 2011

Trinity Baptist Church holds Acts Conference By Jonathan Annobil, Toronto

From right Rev. Steve Mensah, Rev. & Mrs Nana Amoakohene, Rev. Herbert Addo

The Trinity Baptist Church of Toronto led by Rev. Nana Amoakohene held its Acts Conference 2011 from August 19-28, 2011 at the church’s premises on Arrow Road. The theme for the Conference was “Experiencing the Supenatural Miracles of God” taken from Exodus 14:13-21. Rev. Steve Mensah, Ghana, Prophet Elijah, Italy and Rev. Hebert Addo USA were the guest speakers at the nine-day event. They were introduced by the host cont'd on pg. 28 pastor Rev. Nana Amoakohene.

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Ga Adangbe celebrates Homowo in Toronto By Jonathan Annobil, Toronto

The word Homowo literally means “hooting or jeering at hunger”. Homowo is the Ga harvest festival whose many rituals and celebrations take place annually from May through September in all the principal Ga divisions or areas. The 2011 Homowo celebration in Toronto took place on Saturday August 27, at the Luna Ballroom. The event started with an opening prayer followed by the national anthems of Canada and Ghana. M.C. for the event Prince Nii Kwakwaraya then introduced the honourable guests. Emmanuel Quaye President of Ga Adangbe Association then gave his welcome cont'd on pg. 22

Emmanuel Nii Ashie performing Sese Yaabu

Nana Sasraku I - Okuapemmanhene & his entourage

Ga Adangbe Cultural Group

Pouring of libation

Ga Mantse Nii Kwei Aku V and some chief and elders

Ga Mantse and his entourage

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Scrap Office Of The Vice President Kufuor Former president John Agyekum Kufuor has reiterated his proposal for a governance system for Ghana where the office of Vice President will be scrapped. According to the former president, he would rather have an office of a Prime Minister who will lead a team of Ministers to execute government’s agenda. Mr. Kufuor was speaking on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana program

dent making him somewhat redundant.

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor

on Tuesday September 13 where he said the current office of Vice President is irrelevant because the vice is only made to act in the absence of the Presi-

He said “if I have my way, I would repose the executive authority in the President and then allow him or mandate him to appoint his team of ministers led by a prime minister. “The Prime Minister and ministers would be the team the executive would send to parliament or the legislature to seek the authority of the legislature making the laws. “Then the Prime Minister

Ga Adangbe celebrates Homowo in Toronto cont'd from pg. 20

address. Pouring of libation and sprinkling of kpokpoi was performed by James Lamptey ably supported by some elders of the association. Ghana’s Consul General Kwadwo Mawutor who was the guest speaker brought fraternal greetings from the Government of Ghana, High Commissioner H.E. Dr. Turkson and the staff of Ghana High Commission. He said that Ghana faces problems associated with modern national development and challenges of globalization. Those chal-

lenges and problems require peace, education and national cohesion to advance our country in this 21st century. Disputes of any kind whether chieftaincy, tribal, social and others will seriously disturb and undermine our pursuit of national development and progress. He concluded that, it is cardinal for all sections of the Ghanaian community to consider and deepen national unity and cohesion, also as Ghana prepares itself for 2012 general elections, we appeal to all Ghanaians to contribute in every way pos-

sible to encourage civility, fairness and peace. In between the festival, were cultural dances performed by the GaAdangbe Cultural Group. The Kpaashimo (Circle Dance) was the top attraction of the night as the whole crowd could not help but join in the dance to the danceable Gas songs. Emmanuel Nii was the one who performed the traditional Sese Yabu to the admiration of the crowd. It was also the official launching of the GaAdangbe CD produced by Chris Nii Pardie Jnr.

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Government to take over Tema Shipyard The government has expressed its intention to take over Tema Shipyard and Dry-Dock Corporation (TSDC) as the strategic investor failed to achieve the vision and goals enshrined in the Joint Venture Agreement. The government went into a joint venture agreement with Penang Shipbuilding and Construction SDN BHD, a Malaysian Company, in 1996 and divested 60 per cent of its interest in the Corporation as a measure to improve the standard of operations in the shipyard. Under the agreement, Penang was to rehabilitate the Shipyard and also procure such funding as was reasonably required by the Company to meet costs in connection with the rehabilitation and completion of the refurbishment of the Shipyard. Alhaji Collins Dauda, the Minister of Transport who announced this on Monday at a press conference in Accra to highlight the state of the TSDC, said unfortunately, after 13 years, that vision had not been achieved and the goals of the Joint Venture Agreement had not been met. He said in divesting its share of 60 per cent at that time, the government intended to acquire a strategic partner to help transform the Shipyard into a modern, well-equipped facility to meet the nation’s strategic objectives. “It was against this background, that the Government of Ghana settled on the divestiture option and executed an agreement with Penang Shipbuilding and Con-

struction SDN BHD as its partner,” he said. Alhaji Dauda said following expressions of concern from various quarters on the state of the shipyard, a Committee of Enquiry headed by Mr Chris Ackummey, a Legal Practitioner, was set up in 2009 to investigate its operations and make recommendations that would lead to an improvement in performance. He said the committee affirmed among others things the shipyard’s strategic importance and recommended that the government initiated action to regain control of the shipyard and government had since initiated a process which would conclude arrangements for the ownership of the shipyard to return to the Republic of Ghana. The Minister said after much deliberation, during which the Government of Ghana took into consideration Ghana’s good relationship with Malaysia, the spirit of South-South cooperation and the intervention of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the government decided to take a majority stake in the shipyard to determine its future direction. “Government subsequently set up a Negotiating Committee to explore an amicable resolution of the issues including increasing Ghana government’s equity stake to at least 60 per cent of the Company. “After numerous and lengthy sessions, the negotiations reached a deadlock, principally over matters related to shareholding structure and management control. To move the process forward and to fully clarify the Government of Ghana’s position, the President sent a delegation to meet the Malaysian Prime Minster on August 18 this year, to convey to him Government of

Ghana’s response to the Minister’s earlier letter and the deadlock state of the negotiations,” he said. Alhaji Dauda said as a result of those exchanges, it had been recognized by both sides that it was in their mutual interests for the future ownership and management of the yard to revert to the Republic of Ghana and had agreed to negotiate an outline framework for a structured and well organized transfer of the entire 60 per cent of the shares held by Penang not later than December 31, 2011. He said the government had therefore mandated the Negotiating Committee, under an oversight committee chaired by the Chief of Staff, to conclude all the relevant details of the framework and ensure a smooth transfer and takeover of the shipyard and also to advise the government on steps to attain the strategic objectives of the shipyard. He therefore assured the public of government’s commitment to manage the shipyard more efficiently to benefit all Ghanaians. Mr Richard Kwame Asante, Chairman of the Government’s Negotiating Team, said it was a good strategic decision to go into the joint venture in 1996 and for the fact that the investor did not fulfill its part of the agreement did not make the decision a bad one. “That’s the reason why government wants to take full ownership to enable it take responsibility in the running, managing and controlling the affairs of the corporation in a way that would improve performance of the shipyard,” he said. GNA

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Ms Bar-Li praised Ghana on her sound democratic credentials, adding that Ghana and Israel had a shared history, and had walked the same path in many areas making much efforts to build their economic and governance structures.

President Mills expressed the gratitude of Accra to Sao Paolo for that country’s assistance in the development of infrastructure, agriculture and military hardware.

She noted that Ghana was the first African country with which Israel established democratic relations.

Ghana, he said, would reciprocate the gesture so that the cooperation would be mutually beneficial.

Both nations, she noted, had been engaged in independence struggles and the pursuit of security for their peoples.

President Mills praised Argentina for the development of her agriculture and livestock.

She assured President Mills of the cooperation of her country. Five other envoys accredited to Ghana also presented their Letters of Credence to President Mills.

“It is only through cooperation that we’ll be able to derive advantage from each other,” President Mills said. GNA

70 Ghanaian ‘mercenaries’ detained by Libya’s NTC The government of Ghana says it is working tirelessly to seek the release of about 70 detained Ghanaian nationals, suspected to be mercenaries, backing the pro-Gaddafi rebels. The suspects are currently being held in detention in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. They are among a group of West and North Africans being picked up on the orders of the rebel-led National Transitional Council. The NTC have taken charge of a significant part of the country following the disappearance of former dictator, Muammar Gaddafi. The rebels have been rounding up persons it accuses of being mercenaries, working for the fugitive leader. One of the detained Ghanaians, Hassan Abdallah who spoke to Joy FM through a smuggled mobile phone, said that presently no charges have been brought against them, since last week Monday when they were detained. “They have collected our passports, our luggage, everything, they have not told

us anything. There are even people here from the Ghanaian embassy but they refuse to let them enter. The condition we live in is very bad, the whole day we are giving just water and a little bread for food”. The Foreign Affairs Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni has corroborated the information but however clarified that the Ghanaians were being held in detention because of immigration irregularities and offences and not as mercenaries. He assured that Ghana’s missions were working tirelessly to have the prisoners released. “When we first heard the information we spoke to our Chargee D’affaire, Emmanuel Anoff in Libya, who confirmed to us that their preliminary investigations had shown that Ghanaians were among some groups of persons who had been detained because of some immigration violations. “As at now, we are uncertain about the exact number of Ghanaian citizens who have held up but we are working towards having them released. ”

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President Mills urged the Ambassador to feel free to contact Ghana’s officials to explore common areas of interest.

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“Congratulations on your appointment. We are extremely delighted at last that Israel has opened an Embassy in Ghana, and you have been appointed as the first ambassador.

President Mills expressed Ghana’s appreciation to the countries being represented for their development assistance and co-operation, noting particularly that of Denmark through the Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA).

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Ms Sharon Bar-Li, the incoming envoy, presented her Letters of Credence from Israeli President Simon Perez, to President John Evans Atta Mills at the Osu Castle in Accra, with the two nations promising to enhance their bilateral relations.

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Steps taken by the State of Israel to revive her diplomatic relations with Ghana was sealed with the posting of an ambassador to Ghana for the first time after three decades.

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IMMIGRATION AND SOCIAL ISSUES By: James A. Kwaatemg, B.A. (Hons), LLB (Hons)

The Role of Pardons in Immigration Applications Generally, a person with a serious criminal conviction is not likely to be admitted into Canada as an immigrant or even as a visitor, except the Immigration has no knowledge of his criminal history. However, if a prescribed period has passed after the person has completed his sentence or committed the offence and the person was not convicted of a subsequent offence during that time, the person

may be deemed to have been rehabilitated. A temporary or permanent resident applicant or any other applicant who

has been convicted of, or has committed, a criminal offence outside Canada, and the offence is one that would, in Canada be an indictable offence punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of less than 10 years, may be deemed to have been rehabilitated if 10 years have passed after completing the sentence imposed upon him after committing the offence. If the offence is one that

Two Judges sacked for bribery The Judicial Council has dismissed two magistrates, a male and a female for acts of corruption. The two were sent packing on August 30 after a fact finding committee constituted by the Chief Justice, Georgina Wood, on August 29 confirmed that the two had indeed taken bribes from parties in cases they were presiding over. One of them, Linda Aklamanu was based at the Juvenile court in Accra while the other, whose name Joy News is yet to confirm, was based at Berekum in the Brong Ahafo Region. The investigations followed complaints by parties in the respective cases. The five-member committee which found the two guilty of the allegations was chaired by a High Court judge. “This report was submitted to the Judicial Council and the findings of improper conduct, gross misconduct [and] bribery were established against them,” Judicial Secretary, Justice Alex PokuAcheampong told Joy News’ Cyrus de-Graft Johnson. He said the action taken by the council is an indication that any wrongdoing within the Judicial Service would not be tolerated.

He said the Judicial Council, in keeping with constitutional provisions as stipulated under Article 151, “decided to dismiss the magistrates” based on the committee’s report. Mr Poku-Acheampong stressed: “Where there is an allegation of corruption, and there is evidence and it is proved as was done in this case… the administration, the Chief Justice and her team are ready to deal with corruption.” He also hinted that a High Court judge is currently standing trial for an alleged bribery. Dr Clement Apaak of the Forum for Governance and Justice speaking to Joy News described the development as “welcome news for those of us who have complained that indeed it is not a perception that there is corruption in our justice delivery system but that it was a reality”. Touching on the four lawyers who were blacklisted for stating that there is an endemic corruption within the judiciary, Dr Apaak, whose group has since criticised the action by the Judges and Magistrate Association of Ghana not to entertain the four lawyers, maintained that the action on the four “was a bit unfair and harsh”, explaining that they said what “we all know is obvious”. In commending the judiciary for sacking the two

magistrates, Dr Apaak suggested: “A national immunity [must] be granted to all Ghanaian citizens who have been victims of any sort of judicial corruption to be able to come forward, and to file the complaints.” Vitus Azeem, Executive Director of Integrity Initiative, in the same vein said the gesture by the judiciary “is good news, but we expect this to just be the beginning, not only in the judiciary but in other sectors of society”. He said even though Ghana has enacted the Whistle Blowers law, most people, including lawyers are not confident to file complaints for fear of victimization. Vitus Azeem explained that “Lawyers are afraid of the consequences of reporting. One, you cannot be too sure that when you report the appropriate investigations would be taken and appropriate sanctions implemented.” He wondered how a lawyer would feel when a judge he or she reported for alleged corruption is exonerated, and that same judge is supposed to preside over a case he is involved in. In tackling corruption within the judiciary, he called for prompt action on reported cases, as well as the provision of protection or assurance for people who report judicial corruption. Joy online

would, in Canada be prosecuted summarily and if the applicant was convicted of two or more such offences, then that period is 5 years after the sentence imposed was served or to be served. Similar conditions may apply to offences committed inside Canada. A person who is detained in any penitentiary, jail, reformatory or prison, is not likely to be eligible for sponsorship. Also, persons who are convicted under the Criminal Code of an offence of a sexual nature, or an attempt or a threat to commit such an offence, against any person, as well as persons who commit an offence that results in bodily harm as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code, to any family members may be barred from sponsoring relatives. It may not matter whether the offence and conviction took place outside Canada or in Canada. The term “family member” in this context is defined expansively. Seek clarification from an expert. One does not necessarily have to wait five years or more to be deemed rehabilitated in situations

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Ericsson opens Support Centre in Accra Ericsson, a world leading provider of telecommunication services, on Tuesday opened its first Regional Support Centre (RSC) in Accra, Ghana, to serve 43 countries across Sub-Saharan African (SSA). The Centre, the first of its kind on the continent, aims to harness and develop young talents in the field of telecom technology within the SSA. Speaking at the launch of the Centre in Accra, Mr. Allan Triggs, Vice President and Head of Operations in Sub-Saharan Africa said Ericsson was committed to providing a high quality of service to its customers. Mr Triggs, who doubled as the Country Manager for Ericsson-Ghana said: “With this Centre, we will be able to improve our response time by providing our customers with expertise closer to home, as well as nurturing local talent and driving the sustainable development of

telecommunications in Africa.” The Centre located within the Gulf House at East Legon in Accra, has currently employed 20 graduates from selected universities in Ghana, who are working with senior engineers to mentor and develop their skills base. Eva Elimstedt, Vice President and Head of Product Related Services of the company said, “Ericsson has a long-standing history of working with proactive support services that improve user experience by anticipating and preventing service disturbances, in addition to reactive support services.

ing will become an integral part of customer operations in the African continent in the coming years,” Elmstedt added. Madam Dorothy Gordon, Director of the Advanced Information Technology Institute of the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in Information Communication Technology (ICT), said the opening of Ericsson Center in Accra to serve Sub-Saharan Africa was an achievement of technological development in Ghana. She said Ericsson was building properties for businesses, which amounted to making money and called on young women to show interest in mathematics and science to increase their numbers in the telecommunication industry. GNA

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The lowest single digit rate in the period under consideration was recorded in July.

Annual inflation for the month of August for this year was 8. 41 percent a rise of 0. 02 percentage points over that of July 2011 which was 8. 39 percent.

The year started with an inflation rate of 9. 08 percent but begun soaring in February before declining continuously to 8. 39 percent in July and moving up in August.

The rate of inflation has stabilized at the single digit level since June 2010 ranging from 8. 39 percent to 9. 52 percent.

Analysts say the rate will continue to rise following the increase in utility prices and the public sector wage bill.

According to Government statistician Dr. Grace Bediako, “it is hard to say with the slight increase that this is going to be the trend. “August, September and October are the months with the negative food inflation, in some cases it is substantial but you see that in the other years, the negative inflation was not as substantial”. citifmonline

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New survey ranks Ghana high Postal and Courier Commission Ghana has been ranked as the fourth country with the best Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) strategy in Africa, according to the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Intelligence 2011 survey conducted by the Oxford Business Group, a global research think tank. The survey, dubbed “African countries of the Future”, also placed Ghana as the 10th country with the best economic potential; fourth best in business friendliness; and 10th in terms of best cost-effectiveness. Consequently, President John Evans Attah Mills has pledged the commitment of the government to ensure that the necessary framework that would help improve the business environment in the country are pursued to their logical conclusion. In a speech read on his behalf at the ‘Invest In Ghana-2011’ seminar which is being held under the auspices of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) to herald the Ghana Club 100

awards, the President said: “The government recognises the importance of attracting and retaining FDI and its contribution to our economic development efforts,” and noted that the government also acknowledged the fact that measures would have to be adopted to enable the country to be competitive as an investment destination. Against this background, President Mills said the government had supported measures aimed at improving the legal and regulatory framework for doing business, strengthening the financial sector and access to land, streamlining the business registration and licensing systems, reforming customs administration and taxation and developing infrastructure and institutional reforms. The Chief Executive Officer of the GIPC, Mr George Aboagye, in his opening address said the theme for the seminar: “The role of the domestic investor,” fell in line with the government’s objective of ensuring that the

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Former Toronto Black Stars' goal keeper dies in Ghana

It is with deep sadness and sorrow that we announce the sudden death of Sebastian “Wassa” Hasford at Ho (Ghana) on July 22nd, after a short illness. Sebastian was a former resident of Toronto and was popularly known

as “Wassa”. He was a brilliant goalkeeper of the erstwhile Ghana Toronto Black Stars (a recreational soccer club) who won a lot of divisional championships in the 80’s and early 90’s. The late Sebastian is a

beloved brother of Paul (husband of Mary) Hasford (Brampton), Tony Hasford (Toronto), Dr. Matthew Hasford (Miami- USA), and Mrs. Anna Hasford Benyah (Takoradi-Ghana). Sebastian was an old student of Westview Centennial Secondary School (North York) and Georgian College in Owen Sound. He was 44. Funeral and celebration of his life will take place in Elmina, Ghana on October 14-16 He is mourned by the Hasford Family of Ghana and elsewhere and all related families and friends. He will be dearly missed by all. May his soul rest in perfect peace with the Lord! Damirifa Due! Damirifa Due!! Damirifa Due!!!

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The Perils of Prescription Drug Take off the blinders Misuse among Young People By: Abena Kwatemaa Offeh-Gyimah

By Kwabena Akuoko, MSW, RSW, Toronto

“Time to address stimulant abuse on our campuses” is the title of an editorial column in the September 2011 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The piece indicates that there has been an alarming increase in the rate of prescription drugs abuse among young post-secondary students lately. Consequently, the three physicians who authored the editorial piece in question have strongly urged college and university administrators to address the problem before we begin lose the best and brightest minds of our young people. I also think that parents have significant roles to play in addressing what seems to be an unnoticed problem regarding our youth. This article highlights some of dangers associated with the misuse of prescription medications in general, and particularly among young people. Prescription drug abuse simply means taking a medication, which is not prescribed for you or taking it for reasons, in dosages or quantities other than as prescribed. Abuse of prescription drugs can cause serious health effects that may also include addiction. Medical practitioners have generally observed that the commonly abused classes of prescription medications include opioids used to minimize pains, and central nervous system depressants used for anxiety and sleep disorders. Teenagers and young adults are particularly known to have the tendency to abuse prescribed stimulant medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy for instance. Young folk’s “taste” for stimulants is said to have has to with the fact that such substances enhance attentiveness. They similarly abuse stimulants to get high, suppress appetite in order to facilitate weight loss and also increase sleeplessness in order to be able to study for longer periods of time for the purpose of optimizing best academic outcomes. The manner in which they misuse these stimulants is disturbing as well. For instance, the euphoric effects of stimulants usually occur when they are crushed and then snorted or injected intravenously. Some young abusers also dissolve the tablets into water and inject the mixture. Doctors warn that serious complications from this method of use may arise because insoluble fillers in the tablets can block small blood vessels, which could lead to serious health consequences. The sad reality is that those youth who engage in such behaviour do not seem to realize that taking a prescription medication contrary to what it is prescribed for is simply self-medication or drug abuse. Also, one disturbing and obvious fact is that abusers who take substances intravenously are also more likely to share needles, which could result in the spread life-threatening diseases. This shows that while there is a general knowledge about the dangers of illicit drug use, there seems to a general lack of awareness of the risks regarding the misuse of prescription medications.

It is in this context that physicians have cautioned that without prompt actions to address the problem, some of our young best and brightest minds are at serious risk of longterm devastating health consequences. Abuse of stimulants or Ritalin-type drugs can for instance lead to overdoses, longterm health problems such as heart arrhythmia and depression and even untimely death. Taking a pill for any reason other than what it has specifically been prescribed for is basically no different from using hardcore narcotics for recreational or other self indulgence purposes. Further to the above-specified risks, there are also others serious implications. Long-term use of opioids and central nervous system depressants for instance can lead to physical dependence and serious addiction. Opioids can produce drowsiness, constipation and depending on amount taken, can depress breathing. Also, central nervous system depressants slow down brain function, and if taken with alcohol or combined with other medications, can cause severe drowsiness not conducive for driving for example. Also when taken repeatedly or in high doses, stimulants can cause anxiety, paranoia, dangerously high body temperatures, irregular heartbeat, seizures and other serious health effects. Finally, young people who abuse these types of prescription medications need to realize that they can increase blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, and decrease sleep and appetite, which can lead to severe malnutrition problems. Repeated use of stimulants can also lead to feelings of hostility toward others. At high doses, they can lead to major cardiovascular complications, including stroke. Addiction to stimulants should also be a real concern for anyone taking such substances without medical supervision. This most likely occurs because stimulants, when taken in doses and routes other than those prescribed by a doctor, can induce a rapid rise in dopamine in the brain. Furthermore, if stimulants are used chronically, withdrawal symptoms, including fatigue, depression, disturbed sleep patterns and other serious health conditions can emerge even when the drugs are discontinued. It is clear that similar to the use of hardcore narcotic drugs, there are serious risks associated with using prescription medications without adhering to the specific instructions by the prescribing doctor. While many young people who take prescription medications inappropriately do so with the main goal of staying alert for instance in order to prolong their study periods and most importantly, increase their grades, they also need to be aware that misuse of any type of medication comes with serious health consequences. Short-term minimal gain in terms of improved academic outcomes is not worth the long-term health conditions that can emerge in later life as result of continued misuse of prescription medications.

“Europe has laid her hands on our continent and we must slash at her fingers until she let’s go.” It has been a few generations and hardly have we opened our eyes to see. We, people from the African continent, are estranged from ourselves, our culture, our traditions, our history, our lineage and have rejected all that defines us. We have rejected it all. I am not making an assertion; I am stating an existing truth since we now define and struggle to define ourselves by a Western perspective. We are branded, a manufacture of the white society’s values, customs and history and, in the end we only become an echo of Western society. An echo of what we have been brainwashed to believe about ourselves. Corruption has spread through many African countries! We have allowed the scars of colonization to stay much longer than anticipated. Such scars have weakened our culture, and chained us with an unbreakable force of poverty.

What a sad, yet old news! Isn’t it enough that the rest of the world constantly shows us what they have made of us? How about what we have made of ourselves? We are a scattered puzzle, only a work in progress. This work can only continue by a union of the people in each African country. Individually, one by one, we will be conquered by the forces that hold so tightly to our natural resources. In order not to die from hunger, we have given up everything that defines us, and created even worse conditions that seem to only require the rescue of outside forces that imprisoned us in the first place. Our economic, political, and social systems have been weakened considerably.

The naked truth needs to be heard, that if Africa is to rebuild, it is only in our hands. This truth must continuously be uncovered and echoed. Africa is the birth place of the world. It was the first world before they made it a third world. Each African country has to unite its people for Africa’s sake! The methods to overrule and enslave Africans are out of date but the reminder that we will never be good enough is constantly present, a way of mentally colonizing us for a life time. The world has been running on a falsehood that Africa is lost and can never again. This falsehood is constantly played and replayed to suppress any form of political, economic and social growth. Many African countries have potential for economic development, political awareness among citizens without corruption, but the truth is it demands a complete demolishment of many current structures. We are not the inferior race; we will not accept what others have made us to be. Against all odds, we will unite to face the real enemy. This will continue until those enemies take off their blinders.

New School Year, New Focus By Kwaku Wirekoh-Boateng

When I was younger, a friend of mine once made a very interesting New Year’s resolution. He resolved to go the whole year without committing a sin. Yes, he actually thought that he could live an entire year – 365 days – without doing wrong. As silly as that sounds, my friend was quite confident that he was up to the task. Despite his earnest conviction, however, by the end of the first day of the year, he had violated his resolution. Even though I found his goal of living a sinless year incredibly unrealistic, I admired my friend’s determination. He was on to something. He aspired to improve and realize his better self. To me, his effort to better himself in the

New Year was more important than the fact that his resolution was practically unachievable. At the beginning of every year, the phrase “new year, new me” is often bandied about. This phrase, especially popular among younger people, articulates succinctly a desire to improve one’s self with the coming of a new year. Beyond the trite expression it has become, it speaks to the necessity of self-improvement as we experience the vagaries of life. For students, each academic year has its positives and negatives, and I’m sure the 2010/2011 year was no different. From all the experiences, however, lessons should be learned – indeed, must be learned. When we go through experiences, whether good or bad, without extracting valuable lessons, we miss opportunities to improve ourselves. It is immensely beneficial to sit down once in a while, if only once a year, to reflect on our experiences and aspirations, and develop a habit of selfgrowth. A new school year pre-

sents a wonderful opportunity to begin this rewarding practice. In today’s busy world of materialism, consumerism, and high technology, little time, if any, is spent on reflection and self-improvement. Most people are simply too busy. This reality is even more magnified among the youth. With the abundance of distractions – Facebook and blackberry, to name a couple – few young people have time to think, reflect, and set goals for themselves. For this academic year, challenge yourself. Come up with a plan and a set of goals that you wish to accomplish. Set guidelines to keep you focused on your priorities and responsibilities. Develop a sense of purpose as to who you want to be and what you want to do with your life. Be thankful for your accomplishments of the past year and learn from your failures. You can get started by outlining your goals and objectives, both academic and otherwise, for the new school year

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September 2011

Ghanaian-Canadian Achievement Awards 2011 A Celebration of Excellence EVENT BACKGROUND AND PROFILE THE GHANAIAN CANADIANACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2010 The Ghanaian Canadian Achievement Awards (GCAA) is an initiative of your versatile Community Newspaper, The Ghanaian News. Instituted in the year 2000, it is designed to honour individual Ghanaian-Canadians and groups within our community who have excelled or achieved honours in their various fields of endeavour. This is the tenth in the series of this prestigious event in the Ghanaian Canadian Community, an annual celebration of excellence. It celebrates achievements and recognizes exceptional contributions to our community. Many people in our community have shied away from community service due to our present socio-economic pressures. Yet others have persevered in the face of mounting challenges. Such serve as role models for our community. For that, it is in order to extend to them our noble arms and hearts of appreciation. The Ghanaian Community has come of age in Canada. Its contribution to the socio-economic development of the Canadian society cannot be underestimated. In the areas of business, education, sports, medicine, culture, music, Arts and Entertainment, GhanaianCanadians have demonstrated excellence. The GCAA therefore seeks to bring to the awareness of the Canadian public the successes and achievements of the Ghanaian Community in Canada. This year’s (2010) presentation recognizes achievements in the following areas: 1. Special Award: A Ghanaian or a friend of the GhanaianCanadian community whose work /contributions have been recognized Internationally and thus brought recognition and pride to our community

Recipients Program For The Evening COMMUNITY SERVICE

Rev. Nicholas Ameyaw Anna Aidoo Philander (Phil) Baddoo Noah Boakye Yiadom Bernice Adjei Richard Boakye (Abrantie) Pascalle Tanty Soga Johnson Osei

CULTURAL PROMOTION

Nana Amoako Gyampah GOSPEL MUSIC Seth Boateng Evelyn Antwi Isaac Wilson

SPORTS Jamie Adjetey Nelson Nathan Kyeame Sandra Amoah

4. Academic Excellence: Top class performance in academic pursuits at various levels of the educational ladder from High Schools, Colleges (CEGEP in Quebec), University or vocational/Professional training.

PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Dr. Yaw Okraku Dr. Isaac Odame ENTERTAINMENT D.J. Akwasi Adjei YOUNG PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Linda Arhin Julius Nyarko Rocco Kusi Achampong YOUNG TALENT Francis Kwadwo Owusu Jnr. Benjamin Asuako

Prayer: Canadian & Ghanaian National Anthems: Welcome Address: EmmanuelAyiku, Publisher/Editor, Ghanaian News

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9. Young Talent: This award is given to young persons (especially under the age of 18) in our community who exhibit exceptional talent towards community or national development.

It is the hope of the GCAA Committee that our community, our partners and well-wishers in the larger Canadian mosaic will continue to encourage and support our achievers to the highest recognition of selfless dedication and contribution towards the betterment of our community in particular and Canadian society as a whole. We salute all achievers in our community and congratulate the award recipients for the Year 2010.

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8. Community Business: Individuals or groups whose pioneering efforts in the business sector have spurred on and motivated other community members to venture into the business field.

10. Group of the Year: This category recognizes the efforts of very dedicated group of Ghanaians/Associations in our community who work tiredlessly behind the scenes to make our community better. These are those who toil day and night selflessly, often avoiding recognition and the spotlight and at great costs to themselves in many aspects of our community’s life. They get involved in community and national events with just one cardinal principle: the betterment of our community.

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3. Professional Excellence: A continuous display of professional competence and excellence, devoid of any ethical violations in a person’s professional field of practice which can serve as a model for other professionals in our community.

7. Sports: A consistent performance and achievement in the sports sector which has won nation-wide recognition and thus brought honour to our community.

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6. Music, Arts and Entertainment/Film Production: Individual or group artistes living in Canada who have consistently excelled and promoted Ghanaian music, Arts or other entertainment activities to international recognition levels over the past five years .

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2. Community Service: Persons who have consistently volunteered their time for a minimum of two years to a project or cause in our community or the larger Canadian society which has contributed to the quality of life of our community and/or Canadian society.

5. Cultural Promotion: An Individual, group or organization which has worked consistently to promote Ghanaian culture for visible recognition in Canadian society.

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Born and raised at Odoben in the Central region of Ghana Trained as a Cert A teacher at Kibi Training College (completed at age 19).

Continued studies at Advanced Teacher Training College, Winneba, for a Teacher’s Diploma in Mathematics in 1986 Went to the the University of Ghana and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics and Economics in 1992. While in Ghana he taught mathematics and economics at Tepa Secondary School, Ahafo-Ano District and then at Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School, Legon , Accra

Came to Canada in 1996 and obtained a Masters Degree in Statistics in 1998. Certified by Ontario College of Teachers in 1999. Was a math teacher for 6 years and became a Vice Principal in the Durham District School Board in 2005. At present, a Vice Principal at Dunbarton High School in Pickering. Was a Ghanaian Canadian Achievement Award

recipient for Excellence in Education in 2008. Is a member of All Nations Full Gospel Church, Ajax branch. Loves singing and is learning to play the piano, particularly, hymns. He and his wife Comfort have one daughter, Nana Arkoh-Forson who is a financial advisor and a public health nurse with the city of Toronto.

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Ghanaian-Canadian Achievers Noah Boakye-Yiadom - Community Service Since joining the community of Ghanaians in Canada during 1998, it has been Noah BoakyeYiadom’s utmost regard to ensure that there is a legacy of culture and involvement by the next and younger generation. As such most of his volunteer experience has been to involve youth and younger people in culturally relevant activities that will engage their understanding of their past while fostering a unique but brighter future. This work started when he was but in High School, he saw the need to engage the youth and young people in the Toronto Ghanaian Seventh-day Adventist Church in the most productive yet recreational manner possible. His service to the Etobicoke community was recognized with the Governor General’s Award for Volunteer Service in his graduating year at Kipling Collegiate Institute in 2001. Noah has partnered with various community (African Canadian) members who are engaged in various work around cultural identity and father involvement to create such a space. The Youth Challenge Fund endeavored to support this legacy with not just the financial support of 1.8 million dollars, but also the necessary organizational and community mobilization support. Noah Boakye-Yiadom’s passion and drive to support not just the Ghanaian Canadian community but the community back home on Motherland Africa continue with his engagement and involvement with the Manya Krobo Youth Coordinating Council, where he serves on the Health Strategy and Education committees.

Alberta Lawson - Community Service Alberta Lawson immigrated to Canada from Ghana in 2003 with three teenage children ( 2 boys and a girl). She received her first degree in Business Administration (Finance Option) from University of Ghana and Masters degree in Public Administration from Carleton University. Alberta is now working as a senior banking officer at the Bank of Nova Scotia. Prior to coming to Canada, She worked in management position at the Central Bank of Ghana. Alberta’s passion in promoting positive development in her community made it possible for her to combine her banking career with volunteering and serving in the community. At Bank of Ghana, she participated in the formation of the Bank of Ghana Ladies Association. She was in the forefront of reaching out to illiterate market women and educating them on how to keep their accounting books and also on how to keep the currency notes clean. Besides that, she joined different groups of volunteers to construct classrooms blocks and irrigation projects in the outskirts of the capital city ( Accra) in the early 1980’s when Ghana was faced with difficult economic and climatic conditions. Since migrating to Canada Alberta has continued to serve her community in the diaspora. She teamed up with a number of people of Ewe descent to form a group called Midezor Association of the National Capital Region in 2006. She was elected as the first president and was reelected in 2009. Midezor Association is a social group dedicated to promoting, supporting and educating its members particularly the youth and Canadians at large on the language and cultural heritage of the Ewe people. The Ewes live in four West African countries (Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria). Under Alberta’s leadership, the Association has grown into a strong formidable group and has supported members as well as the entire community in times of joy and sorrow. The youth are also learning to read and write the language which is intricately interwoven into the cultural heritage of dance, drumming and folklore of the Ewe people. The positive impact made with Alberta’s leadership has inspired a new sense of ethnic pride, responsibility and belonging among the people of Ewe descent in the National Capital Region.

Dr. Yaw Okraku - Professional Excellence Dr. Yaw Annafi Okraku was born in Kumasi, Ghana. He had his secondary school education at Achimota School and taught at Okuapemman School for one year before coming to Canada. Dr. Okraku graduated in Dentistry from the University of Toronto in Ontario Canada 1971. He has been in private practice of General Dentistry in Concord, Ontario since 1980. Dr. Okraku is always trying for means and ways for all of us to improve on our present conditions on both personal and national level, both here in Canada and also in Ghana. In June 2005, the Ghana Dental Association awarded him a Certificate of Honour for “effective and dedicated services rendered to promote the upliftment of the Ghana Dental Association.” Dr. Okraku says his guiding principle is to do unto others that which he can accept to be done unto him. On the professional level, he says that education and early treatment are his preferred modes of action in dentistry.

Anna Aidoo - Community Service Anna Aidoo’s aim in life is to be a source of inspiration to humanity. She is a wife and mother of 4, motivational speaker and the host of “The Anna Aidoo Show” which is aired on alltlaktv.com. She serves as chair of the Parent Council at Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario and is also the publisher of the magazine “Unique”. Anna’s favourite saying is Be Encouraged! Be Inspired! In the past 10 years, Mrs. Aidoo has become the founder and project coordinator of a Canadian Charitable Organization called Endless Possibilities and Hope Development Organization. Under this organization she has founded several programmes; namely the Ghanaian Women’s Courage Awards and The African Canadian Women’s Achievement Award. These two events honour women from Ghana and other African countries. Furthermore, she has hosted the Woman’s Worth Conference and Awards, reminding women of their worth and honouring them for it. She runs workshops for High School Girls called “Girls of Endless Possibilities” in which they discuss issues and find solutions to them. Her hope is to one day build a women’s shelter in Ghana, West Africa that serves young mothers and their children giving them hope for a better tomorrow. In addition, Mrs. Aidoo has received several awards in her decade of community service. In 2008, Seed of Life Philanthropic Organization granted her the Community Development Award and in 2007 the Black History Month Award was given to her by the City of Toronto. She was also named one of the10 Women to look out For by Planet Africa Magazine.

Pascalle Tanty Soga Community Service Pascalle Tanty Soga is currently an employee of the Canadian Federal public service, a teacher at the Ghana language school and the vice president of The Ghanaian Association of Ottawa. Pascalle has been an active member of the Ottawa community for over 20 years. She volunteers for a number of organizations such as City of Ottawa, CIBC’s Run for the Cure of Breast Cancer, Gloucester Dragons Soccer, Cumberland United Soccer Club, United Way of Ottawa, Gloucester Cumberland Basketball Association and she is also a board member for the Ghana Language School in Ottawa. Pascalle is married to Cyril. They have three lovely children.

Richard Boakye - Community Service Richard Boakye arrived in Canada in August 1990, after completing Adonten Secondary school in Ghana. His aim was to attend college and study Accounting, Economics and Information Technology. Upon arrival in his late teens and no family here to support him financially, life was very difficult to begin so he started working in the factory to support himself. In 1991, Richard volunteered at YMCA planning for employment. During his time at the YMCA, he gained experience in helping new immigrants with their immigration documents processing, Shelter and accommodation, helped those on social assistance ways of improving the their resumes and looking for jobs, assisted those who have lost their jobs to apply for their employment benefits and trained them on how they could upgrade their knowledge and skills for future jobs opportunities. Richard also worked with the youth who were at risk finding solutions to their problems.With all these involvements in the community he became known as ‘San Romoway Abrantie.’ In 1992, he enrolled at Emery Collegiate Institute to upgrade his education. In the same year Richard got invitation from Alfred Shal, host of Akasanoma show to be a guest host on his show at CHRY 105.5 FM. In 1995, he became a volunteer at CHRY 105.5 FM, assisting the station in many different areas. He graduated from Emery Collegiate institute during that year and perused his post secondary education through Centennial College. He graduated from the college in May 1998 with a diploma, specializing on Trucks and Coaches. Richard secured employment in June 1998, with Humberview GMC Trucks where he worked for 10 years. He is, at present, married with one kid and employed with City of Toronto Fleet Services. In 2010, Richard received Volunteer Appreciation Award from CHRY for 15 years of outstanding dedication and contribution to the community. Currently, he is the host of Vibes Afrique and co-host of Talking drums show at CHRY 105.5 FM.

Bernice Adjei - Community Service Bernice Adjei migrated to Canada in the late 1980s. A nurse and a teacher, Bernice has a passion for community service. She has worked in the community serving many diverse groups for almost 20 years. As a nurse health promotion and disease prevention is very dear to the heart of Bernice. She has been putting out this message through health fairs and educational seminars within the Ghanaian community. Bernice has also been mentoring young adults in the community to get involved in community service. She also has a passion for counseling assisting those that are pursuing post-secondary education choose their career paths. She also spend time listening to people going through crisis believing that if we take a moment out of our busy schedule and listen to each other, offer a word of comfort that will surely make a difference in people’s lives and in our community as a whole.

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Ghanaian-Canadian Achievers Dr. Isaac Odame - Professional Excellence Dr Isaac Odame is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist and an academic clinician in the Division of Hematology/Oncology and Co-Director of the Hemoglobinopathy Program at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto. He is a Project Investigator with the Research Institute at SickKids and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Dr. Odame is the Medical Director and one of the principal founders of the Global Sickle Cell Disease Network (GSCDN), a network of sickle cell disease clinicians and scientists across the world aimed at advancing clinical care and furthering research in sickle cell disease globally. Dr. Odame was instrumental in the design and implementation of universal newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Ontario. He sits on the Maternal and Child Screening Committee for Ontario as the hemoglobinopathy expert. He chairs the Canadian Hemoglobinopathy Group, a body of all hemoglobinopathy physicians, scientists and nurses in Canada. He is a nationally and internationally recognized expert on sickle cell disease and thalassemia and has published widely on these subjects as well as other topics related to pediatric blood and cancer. In 2009, Dr. Odame addressed the United Nations Session on the inaugural commemoration of June 19th as World Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Day, for which he received messages of recognition from The Premier of Ontario and the MP for Burlington, Ontario. He has delivered presentations relating to the work of the Global Sickle Cell Disease Network at international meetings in Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and the Indian sub-subcontinent. Odame received the African Canadian Achievement Award for Science/Medicine in 2006 and the Rev. John C. Holland Award for Professional Excellence in 2007. He was honored with the Toronto Police Achievement Award for dedication, excellence and devotion to the cause of sickle cell disease in 2010.

Johnson Osei (Yaw John) - Community Service

Johnson Osei (affectionately called “Wofa Yaw John”) is one of the most dedicated community activist we have seen in our Ghanaian Canadian community. He was trained as an elementary school teacher in Ghana where his interest in community organizing and voluntarism were manifested in the various towns and villages that he taught. Wofa Yaw John came to Canada in December 1987 in the heady days of the refugee crisis and plunged head-on into community organizing work with the large number of Ghanaian refugee claimants who arrived in Canada in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was one of the architects in the formation of the erstwhile Ghana Refugee Union which helped in championing the cause of many Ghanaian refugee claimants, in especially Montreal. Working in collaboration with mainstream organizations including Committee to Aid Refugees (CAR), Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) and the Montreal Coalition of Refugees (which comprised of organizations from about 15 countries from Africa, South America and Asia), Wofa Yaw and his colleagues worked tirelessly to sensitize Canada Immigration Officials and the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) on immigrant issues from these countries and their refugee claims. It was these untiring efforts that assisted most refugee claimants from Ghana to be recognized and accepted as convention refugees and apply for permanent residence in Canada. Wofa Yaw John later attended McGill University in Montreal where he obtained his Masters Degree in Social Work. He relocated in British Columbia (BC) where he has been working as a Child Protection Social Worker since November 1996. Since his settlement in BC, he has been actively involved with the Ghana Cultural Association of British Columbia, the community organization representing Ghanaian nationals in BC. Wofa yaw John has also been actively involved with the Korle-Bu Neuroscience Project which is aimed constructing a Neuroscience Centre of Excellence in Ghana. The Korle-Bu Neuroscience Foundation has helped ship several container loads of medical equipment to Ghana. His contributions to the cultural life of Ghanaian communities across Canada has also been immense. He is well known for his roles in performing christening and naming ceremonies of newly born Ghanaian children and Master of Ceremonies for many Ghanaian community functions.

Saluting Excellence in our community Our very best wishes to the honoured recipients of the 2011 Ghanaian-Canandian Achievement Awards. We are proud of the contributions you have made to the community with your talents, initiative. We wish you continued success.

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Our Anniversary Master of Ceremonies Ms Lucy Crentsil Lucy Crentsil, is a Ghanaian Gospel Artist who has two album to her credit is one of the MCs for this year’s event. A graduate of Sheridan College, Brampton Campus, holds a diploma in corrections. A community interpreter for Immigration and Refugee Board, and Barbara Schliffer Commemorative Clinic on contract basis. She is a part time employee of Purolator Courier, Loss Prevention Professional Department. Lucy is currently attending York University, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies majoring in Sociology. She is currently the

Assistant PRO of Ghana Union. Lucy migrated to Canada in 1990. She is also

member of the Ghanaian-Canadian Music Association. She has 4 children.

Kweku T. Ackaah-Boafo He is a lawyer by profession, called to the Ghana Bar on October 4th 1996, and concentrated in the following areas: civil litigation, Land Law, Criminal Defence & Corporate law whilst in Ghana. Awarded a Diploma By the Erik Castren Institute of International Law & Human Rights in 2000 in Helsinki, Finland. Also obtained a Master of Laws degree from the Faculty of Laws of the University of Helsinki in February 2001. Came to Canada in February 2002, Between September 2003 and April 2004 was enrolled at the Common Law Section of the University of Ottawa Law school and was awarded the Joint Certificate for Foreign Accreditation (JCFA) by the National Committee for Accreditation

(NCA). Was called to the Ontario Bar in February 2005 and started his own practice. His area of practice mainly are Criminal Defence and Immigration Law.

Kweku is married to Joycelyne AckaahBoafo, a Registered Nurse and blessed with 2 wonderful children Paa Kofi and Maud.

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Ghanaian-Canadian Achievers Rocco Kusi Achampong - Young Professional

Linda Arhin - Young Professional

Rocco Kusi Achampong came to Toronto with his family in 1987. After his graduation from Weston Collegiate Institute, he entered University of Toronto’s Transitional Year Programme in1999 and went on to study history and political science at Trinity College. In 2001, he cofounded and became president of the Black Student’s Association. Rocco, as he is affectionately called, attended Osgoode Law School and graduated in 2008, and was then called to the bar. He has opened his own law firm on Bay Street in downtown Toronto. During last years’ municipal elections, Rocco contested the mayoral position as the youngest candidate at age 31.

Linda Arhin migrated to Canada with her Mum and her two siblings at the age of 15 to join her Dad. She admits that her first few months in a strange land were difficult since she missed friends and the familiar environment she was used to. On graduation from High School with honors and a top prize award in Law, she enrolled in Carleton University in Ottawa where she studied Financial Economics. She was always intrigued with the financial markets and knew that she would pursue a career in the field someday. While in school she had an opportunity to work for TD Canada Trust as a frontline teller. She stayed with the bank and moved progressively up until she graduated in 2004 when she was promoted to Financial Advisor and stationed in their flagship branch at Yonge and Eglinton. Six months into her tenure as a Financial Advisor with TD, she got another opportunity and moved to a subsidiary of CIBC called CIBC Mellon as an assistant account manager for its corporate clients. She took the job and moved to 320 Bay St. In the summer of 2006, CIBC Mellon was engaged by Bell Canada to assist in its acquisition of Aliant Telecommunitions in Nova Scotia. CIBC Mellon transferred Linda to Halifax for the summer to work on the acquisition. Upon her return to Toronto in the Fall, she was promoted to Manager, Client Services. In 2008 she took another opportunity with Canadian Western Bank (CWB) as Relationship Manager and was transferred to their offices in the Exchange Tower. In 2009, Linda was promoted to Director, Business Development personelle. Linda thinks she been blessed in her short career to be given such incredible opportunities of advancement in the Banking sector. Linda is involved in Charitable causes as well. She is an active member of Women In Capital Markets – an organization that advances and promotes women in capital markets. She has been Chair of their 2010 Golf Tournament, and co-chair of their Vinifera Fundraising event (2009, 2010). She is also currently in talks with the office of Councilor Anthony Perruzza and York University about setting up a bursary for Ghanaian University students. She has also been an avid supporter of the United Way and their efforts.

Linda Okra-Boateng - Academic Many Ghanaian youth in Diaspora are making their parents and the Ghanaian community abroad proud. One of such youth is Linda OkraBoateng of Toronto, Canada who this year graduated from the Loma Linda University of Medicine in California-USA with a degree in medicine (MD). Linda’s journey to this feat started at the University of Western Ontario, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Health Science in 2006. While at Western she was involved in pre-med club and volunteered at the university’s hospital. Her desire to become a medical doctor got strengthened after volunteering in orphanage in Mexico during her undergrad studies. Linda completed prerequisites for Pharmacy and Dentistry while preparing for medical school as backup plans to medicine. She received admission to pharmacy school while waiting for medical school admission, which finally came from the Loma Linda University of Medicine in the United States of America-the beginning of her dream to become a doctor! Now that she has her degree, Linda will be specializing in Emergency Medicine at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, and will spend the next three years learning the art of being an emergency room physician. After her housemanship, Linda plans, God willing, to work or do a fellowship in Critical Care.

Ida Maisie Famiyeh - Academic

Ida-Maisie Famiyeh is a second year pharmacy student at the University of Toronto. At 21, she has demonstrated outstanding academic excellence and community involvements. Upon gaining admission to the pharmacy program, Ida recognized the need for minorities to be represented in the health care field. This realization came as a result of her observations of few minorities in her program of studies. She participated in the University of Toronto Summer Mentorship Program in the Health Sciences during the summer to help increase awareness about health care to minority high school students. She co-coordinated this program and organized activities for these students to help motivate them to pursue higher education. Her inspiration to the students led to lots of media attention at her school. She was featured in the university’s newspaper, and other hospital publications. She continues her work in spreading knowledge about education in her community by being involved in many organizations organised by her school.

Stephanie Atuahene-Academic Stephanie Atuahene, has never ceased to exceed expectations, throughout her years of education. Stephanie has been an over achiever ever since elementary school as she soared above her classmates. Her enthusiasm and dedication was evident through her passion for education most specifically in her final grade eight year. Stephanie attained 34 subject awards with her exceptional grades and went on to receive the top academic excellence award within the 2007 graduating class of Calderstone Public School. Her hardwork did not go unseen as she was honoured with the Principal Awards. She was not only focused on her grades but was an all around student as she was named Female Athlete of the year. At St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High School, Stephanie maintained her high academic standards and received Honour Roll Awards throughout her four years. Stephanie’s accomplishments were evermore presents as a 2011 secondary graduate, as she was a recipient of several awards including the Ontario Scholars and the Platinum Honour Roll Award. She ended her final year with a 90% overall average receiving the Data Management Award and the La Rocca Bursary Award recognizing her volunteer service and promotion of social harmony. Stephanie also attained the MVP award for the Senior Girls Basketball Team. All of Stephanie’s determination, dedication and hardwork were honoured through her admission in the University of Toronto’s prestigious business school, Rotman Commerce with a President’s Entrance Scholarship.

Julius Nyarko - Young Professional Julius Nyarko is currently a Senior Financial Analyst, Public Finance at Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) Ltd., a credit rating agency, where he rates corporate credits in the public sector space, namely bonds of provincial and municipal governments, universities, airports, and infrastructure projects. Julius has past experience with the Ontario Government (Ministries of Economic Development and Trade, and Finance), where he worked on policies to advance Ontario’s financial services, automotive, and lottery and gaming sectors. Julius has also held positions at two of Canada’s largest financial institutions, TD Bank and RBC. He is the past Chair of the BBPA Leaders of Tomorrow Conference, which brings together high school students from priority neighbourhoods, post-secondary institutions, and business professionals from across Canada’s business and technology fields. Julius was a 2010 Diverse City Fellow, a one-year action-oriented leadership development program that equips rising city-builders from across various sectors with new knowledge, skills and connections to address issues that are critical to the future health and wealth of the greater Toronto region. Julius is a member of the BBPA National Scholarship Fund Board of Trustees, and has been involved with the Urban Financial Service Coalition (UFSC), an organization of minority financial service professionals since 2008. Julius currently sits on the board of directors of UFSC.

Isaac Wilson - Gospel Music

Born in 1982 in Accra, Ghana Isaac Wilson displayed his musical talents from age five when he would gather empty cans and set them as drums at the back of his father’s residence and perform. After many performances behind this father’s house at Accra, he drew a lot of attention from his neighbours. One of his neighbours was impressed with his performance that he asked Isaac to join the Methodist Church Choir of Accra, Ghana. While singing and performing with Accra Methodist, Isaac also performed with other non-gospel music artists in the Greater Accra region. His performance with the non-gospel artist exposed him to the other nongospel communities in greater Accra region. Given his magnificent performance and his ability to combine both gospel and non-gospel music gave him a chance to be invited to perform in PanaFest, Christmas parties and other national festivals in Accra. After moving to Canada with his father in the 1990s, Isaac decided to combine the development of his music career and the pursuit of education. When he arrived in Canada, he recognized the opportunities of the Canada education system. He has been performing gospel music in the Ghana Seventh Days Adventist (S.D.A) Church and the Apostles Continuation Church in Montreal in Montreal. Isaac released his first gospel album entitled “Yesi Nkete” in 2007. He is working on his second album, which is due to be released by the end of the year 2011.

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Ghanaian-Canadian Achievers Seth Boateng - Gospel Music

Evelyn Antwi - Gospel Music Evelyn Antwi is a talented and passionate singer with two critically acclaimed albums thus far under her name. Her newly released single in Ghana, Yesu Agye Me became an instant hit in Ghana’s immensely rich music scene. Prior to Yesu Agye me, she released Adea Nyame Aye in Canada. It became a much sought after album among church and wedding goers in the Ghanaian Community. As a divinely gifted singer, Evelyn Antwi has toured Ghana, Canada and the United States performing at several concerts and churches. She is invited regularly by several churches to minister through her talented singing continuously performs at the Church of Pentecost to much adoration. In 1997 she performed at the Francis Agyei gospel Fest in Toronto. Evelyn Antwi migrated to Canada at the age of 19 years where she has since been horning her talent through training with Paa Joe, Elder Emmanuel Davis and performances at the Church of Pentecost. Upon arrival in Canada, she joined the singing group the Holy Trumpets. Evelyn Antwi is married to Joseph Antwi who has been her strong tower and confidant throughout her professional music career. She is blessed with three wonderful girls, Genevieve, Annabelle, and Sarah. In addition to her singing career, Evelyn is currently enrolled in a Bachelors of Nursing Program at the University Of Ontario Institute Of Technology.

Born in Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana, Seth Boateng moved to Canada in 1999 to attend Sheridan Colleage. He graduated as Social Service Worker in Gerontology. Since then He has lived and worked in Brampton as Recreation Therapist. He is also the head of music department in The Apostle’s Continuation Church and executive member of Gye Nyame Band. Seth has two Albums out at the moment,Yesu Na W’aka and Voice of Worship. He won a Best Talent Award in 2004.

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Ghanaian-Canadian Achievers D.J. Akwasi Adjei – Entertainment D.J. Akwasi Adjei was born in 1956 in Ghana and migrated to Canada in June 1986. He started Disc Jockeying (D.J.) and promotional services 25 years ago. Akwasi is one of the pioneers in that entertainment industry who is very good and functions still an active D.J. in our community. Akwasi Adjei was the first promoter to bring Daddy Lumba, Adomko Nyamekye and Pat Thomas to Canada for live performances. He has produced numerous CDs including Pat Thomas’ Medo Wiase. D.J. Akwasi Adjei has been entertaining the community at various functions including funerals or outdoorings. He holds a diploma in Business Administration and Accounting.

Kofi Opoku Amoah - Academic Kofi Opoku Amoah was born in Mampong, Ghana in 1988, but migrated to Vancouver BC at the age of two, when his father was accepted into Simon Fraser University to do his Masters degree in economics. He then moved to Guelph, Ontario two years later when his father went to university there for his PhD in the same subject. His mother, who is a faithful Seventh-day Adventist Christian took him to church every week, and was greatly fascinated with the miracles that Jesus performed, in particular the healings. All throughout school, Kofi’s favorite subject was always science, in particular studying the human body, and he constantly excelled in all his classes, but particularly in science. While he had thoughts of other careers, he had an experience around the age of 7 that sealed the decision to become a physician in his mind. In 1998, his father received work with Finance Canada in Ottawa, ON, so his family moved to Ottawa, where they have lived since. In the seventh grade, his Father moved back to Ghana to care for his ill mother and to take up a post at the Bank of Ghana where he works to this day. His mother stayed back with him and his younger brother so that they might have the best possible education here before she moves back to join his father. Kofi Amoah attended Notre Dame High School and continued to excel in the sciences there. In grades 11 and 12, he took the three sciences: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, along with the two mathematics courses Intro to Calculus and Discreet Mathematics. He applied and was accepted into the Biochemistry program at the University of Ottawa. In his final year of high school, in addition to the academic course load, Kofi was also heavily involved in his church, serving in the Youth Ministries department and Sabbath School departments. He became a member of the Science Discovery Club, and also played rugby at school and was chosen to be a captain in that year, all the while maintaining a part-time job as a cashier at Burger King. At the end of the year, Kofi was chosen by a combination of the grade 12 teachers and the student body to be the valedictorian for his graduating class. He was also awarded the Principal’s Award for School/Community involvement and Academic Achievement, graduating on the Honor Roll and was accepted into the University of Ottawa with a $2000 entrance scholarship. In the fall of 2006, Kofi began his studies at the University of Ottawa. Despite something of a slow start, he quickly got into the rhythm of Post-Secondary studies and grew more and more fascinated in science with each passing year. His courses included Genetics, Metabolism, Organic Chemistry, Nutrition, Immunology, Pathological Chemistry, Biochemistry, and a wide variety of Laboratory courses, all of which he did very well in. Meanwhile, he continued to play rugby for the university, coached it at his old High School, and grew more and more involved in the activities of his church. In May 2010, he matriculated from the University of Ottawa with the degree Honors Bachelors of Science with a Specialization in Biochemistry. In August of that year he wrote the MCAT medical school exams, and currently applying for Medical School admission. God willing, he will begin studies at a medical school in September of 2012.

Jaime Adjetey Nelson - Sports Jaime Adjetey –Nelson made Canada and Ghana proud during the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India from October 3rd to 14 th October 2010 where he won Gold in the decathlon event. He lives in Windsor, Ontario, had his education at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School, went to Windsor University where he had his BA degree in 2007 and BEd. In 2009. He was ranked 12th in the world, 1st in the Commonwealth and 1st in Canada in 2010 in decathlon. Canadian national champion 2010, and 2 time runner up in the decathlon (2004, 2008) and 2 time bronze medalist at the Canadian championships (2006, 2007). 5 time Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) AllCanadian and Academic All Canadian. Captain of the University of Windsor Lancer Track and Field team (2005-2009). 2005 Canada Summer Games team Ontario captain and Long Jump Gold Medalist. Canadian Junior Long Jump Champion 2003. 2003 Pan American Junior Championship 4x400m Silver Medal and 8th in Long Jump. 1st in Long Jump, Jesse Owens Classic Invitational. His personal best in points was at the TNT-Fortuna Meeting IAAF Combined Events challenge when he amassed 8239 points to win the bronze. He gives motivational speeches on healthy living, setting goals and reaching ones potential while sharing his experience.

Sandra Amoah - Sports Sandra Amoah, is a Grade 11 student at Vaughan Road Academy. She is one of the top student athletes in her school and even in the Greater Toronto Area. She has achieved an honor roll position in school with an over 80% average for approximately 4 years, for the school years of 20072008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, and 2010-2011. Every school year Sandra joins about 5 sports teams: basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, and track and field. Of these, basketball is her most favourite. She has achieved the MVP (Most Valuable Player) award for the Senior Girls Basketball Team from the school years of 2008-2009, 2009-2010, and 2010-2011. She also plays for an OBA (Ontario Basketball Association) team, which enables her to continue her competitive, athletic accomplishments. Sandra has also won the Athlete of the Year award for 4 years in a row, which was during the 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, and 2010-2011 academic years. In her own words, “Sports is something that I adore a lot and it is something that keeps me feeling good, staying active, and developing skills that can be useful in life”. Her career goals are to become a Physiotherapist, an Athletic Therapist, a Phys. Ed Teacher, or a Professional Athlete. She believes that any of these occupations are achievable if she stays focused in school and in the sports field.

Benjamin Asuako - Young Talent Benjamin Kwaku Asuakoh is 13 years old, a grade 8 student at Humber summit middle school North York. Benjamin is a Drummer. He started playing drums at the age of four, with the help of his mother and brother. Presently he plays drums for his church, Christ Redeemer at 4 Racine in Etobicke. He also plays drums on special occasions at various

Nathan Kyeame - Sports Nathan Kyeame, born on February 6, 1996 to Mr. Kwasi and Comfort Kyeame of Ajax, Ontario attends Bill Crothers Secondary School in Markham. He is currently ranked by Athletics Canada as the fastest man for midget men in 100,200 and 300 meters in Ontario outdoor events in which he recently clocked 11.13, 22.34 and 35.87 respectively. In the indoor events, he is also the champion in Ontario in 60m clocking 7.24 and 22.34 in 200 meters. Nathan is coached by Gary Humber and trains with Durham Dragons Club.

Paul Nsiah - Six Star Auto Mechanic Community Business Paul Nsiah had his own Mechanic business in Ghana for 13 years before migrating to Canada in 1985. Paul landed first in Montreal and wasted no time and attended school for 2 years where he obtained an apprenticeship certificate and immediately moved to Toronto in 1988. He worked at Draf Auto shop for 10 years and left to establish his own mechanic shop which he named Six Star Auto Mechanic in Etobicoke. He specializes in General Auto repairs and body works. Over the years he has trained apprentices to enable them obtain their mechanic licenses With the help of his son a licensed mechanic, he has been able to upgrade the shop to modern standard with acquisition of diagnostics equipments which he attributes o his son’s business acumen. He says a big thank you to all the Ghanaian community for their support, as well as his wife for being on hi side in running the business.

community church events. Benjamin is also good at Keyboard which he is now trying to master.

Nii Okai Robertso- Hi-Life Music

Nii Okai was born into a large family of a Great Ga Chief, Nii Okai Koi I of Accra and a family of great musicians among whom were Kofi Ghanaba (aka Guy Warren) of Great Osibisa Fame who introduced Nii to percussions at an early age. At the same time, a second uncle named Osabutey was playing with a Nigerian musician, founder, creator, and King of Afro-Beat — Fela Ransome Kuti. Nii’s musical horizon became brightened when through his uncle he met with Fela who was on a musical tour at Accra, Ghana. The King of Afro-Beat instantly realized the musical potential of his new little friend, Nii. He immediately began to give him lessons in guitar and encouraging him to play music. Joining his maternal family later on in Kumasi, a cradle of Ghanaian Folk Music, Nii had an opportunity to observe the guitar classes of a Great Folk Musician, Koo Nimo. Other important musicians influencing Nii’s love for traditional Highlife music include Nana Ampadu and the Wolomei Folk Musical Group. Nii has done a lot in Highlife Music. He has performed on the some international stages, and at music festivals from Africa through Europe and North America. In Montreal he has performed several times at the popular music joint, Balattou, as well as at the popular Festival Nuits D’Afrique. Nii has already recorded ten albums, two of which have been released: “Highlife Time” and “Happy Mother’s Day”, four years and two ago respectively. A third one namely, “Draw Closer to Me” is to be released shortly.

The Ghanaian News

September 2011

Ghanaian-Canadian Achievers Nana Gyampah-Sumankwaahene Cultural Promotion

Mr. & Mrs. Mireku Asare (Afrocan) Community Business

Nana Gyampah was born in Ashanti Bekwai and is from the Akyempim stool. Nana Gyampah came to Canada in 1987. Nana Gyampah was first installed as Sumankwaahene by the late Nana Bandoh which he performed with zeal. He brought color in potraying our culture. Because of his diligence, Nana AnokyeBresiamah the current Asantefuohene also confirmed Nana Gyampah as Sumankwaahene.

Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer Mireku Asare are the President and Vice President of Afrocan Direct Import Inc. in Toronto Canada. Afrocan was established in 2001 to serve the grocery needs of A f r i c a n Canadians. The need for a well managed, customer oriented food distribution set up for the African Canadian was paramount to the birth of Afrocan.

He is truly an exponent of Ghanaian Culture, by the way he acts when he ushers in the chief and his entourage.

Michael Boamah - Academic

Born on March 6th (Ghana’s Independence Day)in 1995, to Ellen and Charles Boamah, Michael was raised in the Jane and Wilson area of Toronto. At 9 years in Public School, Michael competed in a National Spelling Bee competition against over 300 teens in which he placed 3rd. He then moved on to the Provincials where he lost in the tiebreaker round. Michael has since competed in this competition for 2 years in a row. At age 12 Michael and his family moved to Richmondhill and attended 16th avenue Public School from grade 6 to grade 8 where he joined the basketball team for the 3 years he was there as well as a member of the Volleyball team.

In 2001, after a careful study of the potential in the African markets in Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Asare established Afrocan Direct Import Inc. as a wholesale distributer of African Foods. The aim was to provide excellent customer service as well as ensure quality food imports for supply to our community and beyond. From a rented storage facility on Arrow road, the business steadily grew year after year until the later part of 2002 when it was moved to its present location in Brampton. Through hard work and prudent management, Mr. and Mrs. Asare increasingly re-invested in the business with ideals modeled on honesty and integrity. Today, the business has shown tremendous growth in space and size of the market share. From an initial floor space of 1,600sq.ft the business now occupies more than 10,000sq.ft. with 2 retail branches in Toronto and Brampton. As endeavoring entrepreneurs, Mr. and Mrs. Asare are the principal owners of a Micro Financing Firm in Ghana, West Africa under the trade name of ‘Heritage Stewardship Investment & Financial Services Ghana Ltd.’ The Company specializes in offering credit financing for imports and custom import duties. Other business’s in Ghana, owned and managed by Mr. and Mrs. Asare are ‘ASAMIREKU ENTERPRISE’ which deals in imports of biscuits and other confectionery products, and HERITAGE FRESH FOODS ENTERPRISE’ also an export wing specializing in the exports of varying tropical foods and merchandise.

Vida Mentu - Community Business Vida Mentu was born in Dunkwa-Offinso in the Ashanti region of Ghana. She attended both primary and middle school in the same town. She graduated from elementary form four in 1986. In 1987 she went to Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo region to study to be become a seamstress. She completed her apprenticeship in 1990. In early 1990, she came to Canada and lived in Toronto. She worked as a seamstress for few years and later worked at a company called Shade-O-Matic in North York. In 2001, she moved to Calgary to look for better opportunities. And in early 2002 started God’s Glory grocery shop in the heart of Calgary. The company employs one full-time and three part-time employees. She is very active in the various communities she serves. She tries to attend most of the functions in her community when time permits. She is a regular member of All Nations Full Gospel Church, Calgary branch. Ms Vida Mentu is blessed with a beautiful and athletic daughter called Tracy Frimpong. Tracy is on basketball scholarship at Olds College in Alberta.

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Let’s use Nkrumah’s day to fight against territorial barriers - Veep Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday appealed to other African leaders to take up bold steps that would empower them to eliminate all territorial barriers to give true meaning to the spirit of African Union. He said although individual countries had gained political independence over five decades ago, travelling within the continent was still a nightmare. “Ideally, it should take just four hours to travel from Accra to Lagos, but because of the artificial barriers, travellers take more than 12 hours to get to their destination, which is not good enough.” Vice President Mahama made the appeal during the wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the second annual Founders’ Day event and

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The programme was also attended by former Presidents, John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana, Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, Horst Kohler of the Federal Republic of Germany, Nkrumahists and other socialist groups within the country and beyond.

He also appealed to African leaders to use the Founders’ Day to forge ahead for social and economic independence by initiating sustainable economic programmes for their development and growth.

Vice President Mahama laid a wreath on behalf of government and people of Ghana, while Professor Francis Nkrumah, first son of Dr Kwame Nkrumah laid one on behalf of the family. Former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor, Thabo Mbeki and Horst Kohler also laid wreaths in commemoration of Founders’ day. Vice President Mahama said although a lot of legislations had been passed to ensure the free movement of people and goods, none of them had been

Former President Thabo Mbeki called on the African Union to suspend the introduction of any further legislations and protocols until the old ones were effectively implemented, since those previous legislations had been on the drawing board for decades. He appealed to African leaders to renew their commitment to pursue the objectives of Nkrumah’s African Union programme, saying it was the only way the continent could become politically and economically independent and self-reliant. GNA

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Kenya fire: Nairobi pipeline blaze ‘kills at least 75’ The scene is horrific, with charred bodies all around. I cannot differentiate between men and women or boys and girls. All that is left are bones, and the only way to identify the children is from their smaller skeletons. Many houses - shacks roofed with metal sheets - have been razed to the ground and plumes of smoke hang in the air. The police, paramedics and firefighters are here but have not yet started picking up bodies. They are still assessing the situation. Residents are walking around in a state of shock. Most have lost family or friends, and they feel helpless, as there is nothing they can do. Reports suggest the blast may have been sparked by a cigarette butt being thrown into an open sewer that was filling with fuel. The fuel had leaked into a storm drain from the Nairobi-Mombasa pipeline, the Kenya Pipeline Company said in a statement. Residents said the spill had prompted many

people to rush and collect leaking fuel. Parts of bodies littered the remains of burning shacks for some 300m (1,000ft) around the site of the blast, locals said. Some of the shacks were built on top of the pipeline, residents say. “Then there was a loud bang, a big explosion, and smoke and fire burst up high,” resident Joseph Mwego told Agence France-Presse. Bodies were also seen floating in a nearby river, into which burns victims had reportedly leapt after catching fire. TV images showed survivors staggering around in a daze, with skin peeling off their faces and arms, and schoolchildren running in all directions. One of the survivors, Jane Mumbua, said many people were close to the pipeline at the time of the blast. “I just heard a big blast and that’s when I started seeing people on fire. All around me there was fire,” she said. BBC News

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Frankly Speaking Celebrating “Founders” Day in Ghana From Dr. Michael Baffoe, in Accra, Ghana On Wednesday September 21, Ghana resuscitated an old “holiday” which we used to “enjoy” during our Young Pioneer Days in the 1960s: the birthday celebration, in typical Chairman Mao Tse Tung Communist style, of the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. In the CPP Post Independence years in Ghana, the birthday of the Leader Kwame Nkrumah was the most important, more important than our National Day. It was known as “Founders Day” with the not-so-correct interpretation that Ghana was “founded” by Kwame Nkrumah. During the celebration of those “Founders” Days, there were huge rallies attended by the Young Pioneers, the Communist Youth Wings of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), the Workers Brigades, the Security Forces and Women’s Movements of the CPP. Brisk March-Pasts were conducted with the “Founder” taking the salute at the one in Accra whilst his Regional and District Commissioners presided over and took the salutes at the Regional and District level Rallies. At those rallies, we recited the CPP’s and Young Pioneers’ “Code of Discipline”, and the National Pledge. The Code of Discipline consisted of a motley collection of huge big words which we did not understand. In my “Holy Village”, I

was the “smart” one that was selected to recite the Code of Discipline during such parades in the center of the Villager or when we went for the District Rally of the Young Pioneers or during the celebrations and March Past of Founders’ Day. I still remember parts of the National Pledge and the Code of Discipline. The national Pledge started with something close to this: “I promise on my honour to be faithful to the ideals and personality of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Founder of the Republic of Ghana and Initiator of the African Personality...” The Code of Discipline which I loved very much, because of the big words that I did not understand, contained the following, among others: I promise to uphold and subject myself to the ideals of the Ghana Young Pioneers and the ideals of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. These Ideals include: “Reliability and Secrecy”, Comradeship and Foreberance Love of Work, FieldCraft, Self Control

Striving to Faultlessness!!! I remember the proud face of my father as he watched me from the sidelines or the stands during those Young Pioneer March Past and Rallies as his thirteen year-old boy recited the Big Words from Osagyefo. On those evenings following my sterling “performances” with the Big Words of Osagyefo, I was treated to very special meals at home. I was even spared the responsibility of performing my share of the family chores especially fetching of water for the big barrels at home. I think my father figured out that apart from making him proud, I was also simply tired from speaking the big English words from Osagyefo. As they say, “Brofoyedru” (English is heavy), so I needed some relief, albeit temporary. These celebrations of “Founders Day” were abolished after the overthrow of Nkrumah and the CPP government in 1966. For some reasons of political appeasement, the current government of Egya Atta Mills decided last year (2010) to re-instate the celebrations. This year’s celebration of the birthday of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana took on some very interesting turns. It coincided with the launching and sod-cutting ceremonies of the John Agyekum Kufuor (the immediate Past president of Ghana) Foundation for Leadership, Governance and Leadership in Accra (at

the University of Ghana, Legon) on Tuesday September 20 and at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi the next Day. In the country for the launching of the Foundation at the invitation of former President Kufour, were some very distinguished personalities: former South African President Thabo Mbeki and former German President HE Horst Kohler. Together with Kufour, these distinguished former Statesmen attended the laying of wreath and prayers ceremonies at the Kwame Nkrumah Masoleum near the Arts Center in Accra to commemorate the birthday of Ghana’s First President Kwame Nkrumah. Other activities that went on during the day were memorial Lectures at the Accra International Conference Center attended by a large number of people calling themselves members of the “Socialist International” led by the always confused Ideologue Kwesi Pratt Jnr who earlier in the day on discussions on television, sought to berate and harangue anyone who dared say anything negative about the rule or ideas of Kwame Nkrumah. I have no problem celebrating the birthday of our first President or any other President of our Motherland. My problem is with the designation of the day, as during the CPP days as “Founder’s” Day.

The simple fact and truth is that Kwame Nkrumah DID NOT “found” Ghana. The struggle for Ghana’s Independence had began way back from the nineteenth century through the struggles of many groups, including our traditional rulers and the Asante warriors who resisted the British incursions into the hinterland in their attempts to seize control of the country at every turn. Then came the turn of the early Nationalist Leaders including the JB Danquahs, Obetsebi Lamptey, the Arko Adjeis, Kofi Baako, William Ofori Attah, Paa Grant, Sir Arko Korsa and other heroes. It should be clearly remembered that it was these distinguished leaders of the then United Gold Coast Convention who, on the suggestion and recommendation of Arko Adjei, invited Kwame Nkrumah who was then living in England after his studies in the United States, to come home to the Gold Coast and work as the General Secretary of the United Gold Coast Convention in 1947. In other words, it was the UGCC which offered Kwame Nkrumah his first job on home soil. His job description was to organize the people at the grassroots in the country. For all we know, Kwame Nkrumah took advantage of the resources and platform offered him by the UGCC to organize the masses and the grassroots for himself with the

launching, two years later in 1949, with the launching of his own political party, the CPP. The struggle for independence for the Gold Coast did not start with Kwame Nkrumah. Neither did it end with the split up of the UGCC with the formation of the CPP. The struggle continued. Nkrumah happened to approach the independence struggle from a different ideological perspective than his previous employers in the UGCC. In November 1956, few months before formal Independence was granted by the British colonialists, Kwame Nkrumah himself stood up in the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly and acknowledged the contributions of many people who had contributed to the struggle for political independence which was only three months away. I am not making this up. You can find his own words in one of his Books: I speak of Freedom. We should acknowledge the contributions Kwame Nkrumah made to the struggle for nationhood in Ghana. We should honour him for his contribution to the nation’s development during his time. We can celebrate his birthday every year if we want. But I simply do not think that it is right to describe him as the “founder” of the nation called Ghana. The position and rhetoric of some politicians in this “Founders” Day saga just smacks of political opportunism and sheer hypocrisy.

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View Point The Benefits of Volunteering for Teenagers By Golda Abena Quayson

younger said that the skills they learned helped them down the road, whether it was getting their first job, or being promoted.

Volunteering is a great way to stay connected with members of your community, and it gives you a sense of purpose. There are a number of reasons why someone might volunteer. Most importantly, volunteering helps your self-esteem. When you help others, it makes you feel good about yourself. You feel like you play a valuable role in your community, and you help change other people’s lives that are less fortunate than you. Volunteering looks great on resumes and applications, and it can help you build important skills. Volunteering teaches you valuable life lessons about serving the community, and putting someone else above yourself. Volunteering is also a great way to relieve stress, or to wipe away unpleasant memories. If you are ever having a bad day, go out and volunteer. It will clear your head, and make you really appreciate life. Volunteering is also a great way to meet new people, and make lifelong friends. When you volunteer, you begin to better understand the people around you, and feel more connected with the community. While sticking with a volunteering job may seem boring and pointless, it could offer valuable opportunities if you stick with it. If you show potential during your volunteering stint, you could end up getting paid to do the exact same job. Most people find themselves in need at some point in their lives, and you could be the one helping them. Most people are helped by volunteers every day, without knowing it or recognizing the volunteers for the heroes that they are. Next time you get helped out by a volunteer, go out and do some volunteering yourself. If you aren’t sure what career you want to engage in one day, volunteering is a perfect tool for experimenting with different skills. Volunteer in as many fields possible, and see which one you like the most. Even if you just want to learn a new skill, volunteering is great for that. Most people who volunteered when they were

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Getting Along with Your Teachers

Doris Osei Bonsu, you have, the more differenti- Crisis Counselor, Toronto ated you will be. They only decide the best of the best, and We all have favourite teachers; those you sure will look awesome if you display volunteer experi- who seem truly interested in us and treat ence. Not every teen applying us as intelligent beings. But what about for college has volunteer ex- those teachers we do not know well or perience, so it will raise your even think don’t like us? Whether we chance of getting into the col- like some of our teachers, whether they lege you want! like us or we believe they don’t like us, In today’s world where it is so we have to “get along” with all of them difficult to find a part time job, if our school experiences and outcomes let alone a full time one, po- have to be the positive ones we crave tential employers are able to for or envisage. pick and choose who they employ or demand that any potential candidate for the job Firstly, what does “getting along” mean? have a certain amount of ex- “Getting along” means you and your perience in a similar role. So if teacher have a way of communicating you volunteered in a charity that works for both of you and both of shop, this can easily be classed you are getting what you need from the as having experience in a sales relationship. From your teacher’s perand retail setting. Alternatively, spective he or she wants to make sure if you needed experience in a you are paying attention, being respectcatering environment and you ful and polite, and trying your best to had volunteered to help out at community soup kitchen or learn. church picnics, this can also From your (the student’s) perspective, fill that niche. When seeking to undertake you want a teacher who is respectful to voluntary work, don’t try to find you, answers your questions and tries to one that you think will look help you to learn. Students like teachers good on your resume or appli- who do not discriminate and are fair to cation forms, but go for one that all. You can get along and learn without will interest you personally and being pals with your teacher, although it one that you will feel good for is nice if that happens. partaking in. Don’t take it up because you feel like you have to, do it because you want to Almost in every school there are teachhelp people or a worthy cause. ers who students think are tough or At the end of the day, it’s im- mean. In most cases a teacher who is portant not to let it consume all called tough or mean is the one who feels your time either. A few hours strongly about getting his or her job done; here and there is more than teaching students what they are supenough of your time to donate. posed to learn. It is important to rememYou don’t want it being what ber that making mistakes is part of learnyour whole life revolves around ing. So if a teacher points out your misand having it affect your school work and social lives, as these takes and helps you to correct them, he are a huge factor in the lives of or she is teaching you and not merely being mean or tough to you. every teenager. One final point is that if you are the parent of a teenager. It is the hope of every teacher to get don’t feel the need to force your along with their students and watch them child into volunteering just be- learn to succeed. But teachers and stucause it’s something that you’re dents sometimes have personality interested in. Just because you clashes, which happens in every human like to do it, doesn’t mean that relationship they have to like it too. They may even begin to resent volunteering in the end, which is If you show your teacher that you want the exact opposite of what is to make the situation better, he or she will probably do everything to make that being set out to achieve. I really think volunteering helps happen. If on the other hand you still broaden a person’s outlook, cannot get good connection going with thoughts and the way they think your teacher, take the following steps: about certain things. It opens up a whole new world to be * Talk to an adult you trust such as your able to help someone else out parents, guidance counselor or both. even if it’s only with a smile and a nod of encouragement. * Give it time. Sometimes you may not When you reach out to others feel immediately comfortable with your just because you feel its the teacher, but that may change as you get right thing to do, you open up to know one another your heart and your eyes to the * If possible, meet with the teacher and world around you. If everyone communicate what you’re feeling politely would give freely of just a little of their time to someone else the world might just be a better place to be in.

As students we have to know that our relationship with the teacher is often the first chance to develop a business relationship, just like your parents have business relationship with the people they work with. They are different from family relationship and friendship which are built on affection and love. In business relationship, both parties get something out of the relationship, but do not necessarily need to be good friends or like each other. All there needs to be is to respect each other. Be polite and stay focused on the job at hand. In others words staying focus on your education should be your priority. When you act this way, your teacher is likely to notice and appreciate it. Students should also bear in mind that teachers also like it when they follow instructions and learn to obey rules of the classroom like raising your hand before asking or answering a question. When you feel a teacher does not like you or is not your favourite, you can still have a successful relationship if you fulfil your basic responsibilities as a student. Here are some of the responsibilities as a student’ * Attend classes regularly, and on time * Be ready to learn * Be prepared for classes with pencils and pens, books and completed assignments * Listen when the teacher is talking As humans, sometimes we encounter problems or situations that can slow us down, this is the same for teachers as well. Family issues, job stress or health problems are all factors that can affect a teacher’s personality, performance, and making him or her cranky, irritable or moody. Do not take it personal. I am not trying to justify these behaviours but as human beings there are some behaviors which are difficult to control. What are some of the benefits of “getting along” with your teachers? * It makes your stay in the school enjoyable and productive * Students who get along with their teachers find it easy to ask questions and get extra help * Teachers can write good recommendation for you when you need them later in life, sometimes many years after you have left their school and classroom. In effect do make every effort to “get along” with your teachers: those you like, those you think you don’t like and even those you think do not like you. Getting along with your teachers is part of the path to academic success.

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Erectile dysfunction can be a wake-up call that you’re at risk of heart disease. The same factors that contribute to heart disease can cause erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction can be stressful, but it isn’t life-threatening. However, heart disease can be. Erectile dysfunction — difficulty maintaining an erection sufficient for sex — can be an early warning sign of heart problems. Understanding the connections between erectile dysfunction and heart health may help you recognize signs and symptoms of heart disease early on and get treatment before heart problems become serious. Likewise, if you have heart disease, getting the right treatment may help with erectile dysfunction. Clogged arteries: Where erectile dysfunction and heart disease meet Clogged arteries also

blockage in the arteries that supply your heart with blood. Atherosclerosis can also increase your risk of other problems, including aneurysm, stroke and peripheral artery disease.

called hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) — is the buildup of plaques in the arteries in different parts of your body. It causes the arteries to narrow and harden, limiting blood flow. Because the arteries supplying the male organ are smaller than those supplying your heart, symptoms of atherosclerosis may first show up as erectile dysfunction. Heart disease occurs when you have

Certain men are at increased risk These factors all increase the likelihood that your erectile dysfunction could be a sign of underlying atherosclerosis and heart disease: * Having diabetes. Men who have diabetes are at especially high risk of erectile dysfunction, heart disease and other problems caused by restricted blood flow. * Your age. The younger you are, the more likely your erectile dysfunction is a sign that you are at risk of heart disease. Men under age 50 are at espe-

cially high risk. In men over age 70, erectile dysfunction is much less likely to be a sign of heart disease. * Being overweight. Being overweight or obese increases your risk of both heart disease and erectile dysfunction due to atherosclerosis and other reasons. * Having high cholesterol. A high level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or “bad”) cholesterol can lead to atherosclerosis. * Being a smoker. Smoking cigarettes raises your risk of developing atherosclerosis. It also directly affects your ability to get an erection. * Having high blood pressure. Over time, high blood pressure damages the lining of your arteries and accelerates the process of atherosclerosis.

* Having a family member with heart disease. It’s more likely your erectile dysfunction could be linked to heart disease if you have a blood relative such as a sibling or parent who had heart disease at a young age. * Being depressed. There’s some evidence that depression is associated with an increased chance of having heart problems — and erectile dysfunction. Treatment for erectile dysfunction caused by heart disease If your doctor thinks you may be at risk of heart dis-

ease, making simple lifestyle changes such as exercising, changing your diet or losing weight may be enough to help keep your heart healthy — and improve your ability to have an erection. If you have more serious signs and symptoms of heart disease, you may need further tests or treatment. If you have both erectile dysfunction and heart disease, talk to your doctor about treatment options for erectile dysfunction. If you are on certain heart medications, especially nitrates, it is not safe to use many of the medications used to treat erectile dysfunction.

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indicate that the lock had been broken and the fraud would be detected,” said Passport Canada. The photo in the chip will be in a .jpg format, allowing facial recognition software to be used where it is available. No additional information will be stored on the chip, beyond the photo and the information now contained on Page 2 of the current passports. Readers will be put in Passport Canada’s 34 offices so Canadians can check the information stored on their chips. Security not an issue Passport Canada points out that at least 95 other countries, including the U.S. and the U.K., use the e-passport with “no reported chip failures.” “Through a pilot project that began in January 2009, Passport Canada has already issued more than 40,000 diplomatic and special passports containing the chip, and no difficulties have been reported,” the department said on its website. “In the unlikely event that the chip cannot be read, the passport will still be valid. It will still contain all the security features of the current non-electronic Canadian passport.” The U.S. has been issuing only e-passports since 2007. The U.S. Department of State acknowledges that there are threats to the chips, including skimming (unauthorized reading of e-passports), and cloning. In the case of skimming, a blocking material is added and a complex chip-reading protocol used. The removal and cloning of a chip is possible, the department admits on its website. “However, the simplest way to mitigate this threat is to verify that the chip data belongs to the presented e-passport. This can be done by comparing the data stored on the chip to data on the e-passports data-page,” it states.

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A few idiots like me must die for Ghana – Frimpong Boateng the extraordinary successes he chalked up in the establishment of the centre, the only properly functioning cardio centre in West Africa, should motivate Ghanaians to believe that “we can make it.”

The sacked founder and Honourary Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCC), Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng says for Ghana to develop and take her rightful place in the comity of nations, “there must be a few idiots like me.” He said a few Ghanaians must sacrifice for future generations to enjoy a better life. “For the nation to go on, a generation has to suffer – we cannot all come and say we want to enjoy all the time – a few people will have to work hard and try to sacrifice so that future generations will …have the privilege

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dent or the minister(s), I am talking about all of us; a husband is a leader at home, you are a leader here; people must have confidence in us, when they have confidence in us, they will go with us and this nation will not be the same again,”he told sit-in host of the SMS, Bernard Nasara Shaibu. Prof. Frimpong Boateng built the cardiothoracic centre out of nothing. In fact he sketched the design of the building and got a friend, one Engineer Danquah, to design and supervise the construction of the building free of charge. “The electricals were done by Kwesi Nti Adei, another friend of mine who also did not charge anything for what he did.” He had kind words for the erstwhile Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), led by former President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife Konadu, Mrs Mary Grant, Ato Ahwoi, PV Obeng, Nana Akuako Sarpong, Owusu Adjei, amongst others whom he said gave him tremendous encouragement and support at the embryonic stages of the project. “The biggest donation came from the Indian community led by Mr Pattel who gave us $120,000 for the building to be completed,” he added. Prof. Frimpong Boateng who trained in Germany said even before he returned to Ghana, the Germans helped him to train a team of seven nurses and other support staff in preparation for the cardio centre. He was partly inspired by the late Charles Eastmon, who performed the first heart surgery in Ghana in 1964 – only 14 years after heart surgery was first performed in the United States. Dr Eastmon, who was also the first Ghanaian surgeon in the Gold

Coast, however stopped performing heart surgeries following scathing criticisms. Prof. Frimpong Boateng, who is also a former Chief Executive of the KorleBu Teaching Hospital, said after Dr Eastmon, “nothing especially happened in terms of open heart surgery in Ghana for over 30 years and so before I even completed my studies, I said ‘look, Eastmon left off 30 years ago, with my knowledge, skills, attitudes and so on, if I don’t go home to set up a centre and train people, maybe it will be another 50 years before another Ghanaian comes on the scene or another 100 years or maybe not at all and so that was the reason why I came down.’” He said he used his own five million cedis as seed money for the setting up of the centre as well as bringing a lot of the equipment that were needed from Germany to start work. “That’s not the end, when I was coming back from Germany…I did not even buy a fridge or a chair; for 10 years I used my money to buy equipment so my cellar was full of equipment…most of which I brought with me; that’s what we started with until the government gave us the money to buy new equipment and then we faced out the old one; in fact some of the old ones are still in use at the cardio centre right now.” “You see, we did all these things to say that if we put our hands to the wheels we can make it as a nation,” he added. Responding grudgingly to the circumstances under which he was relieved of his duties, he said his only concern was that many a Ghanaian would be demoralised. But they should not be, he stated because Ghana needs their sacrifice.

He rejected suggestions he is embittered by the termination of his appointment with immediate effect, saying he will have no second thoughts if ever his services are required to save the life of a Ghanaian, for that is his calling – to save lives. He said it was no accident that for the 20 years that the NCC existed, not once have the surgeons gone on a strike – he has trained them to understand that theirs is to save lives no matter the cost and that they have always done. Veering off from the history of the NCC, Prof. Frimpong Boateng expressed his exasperation at the begging mentality of the nation. He said the country cannot beg its way to development. “We need attitudinal change in this country…it will take Ghanaians to make Ghana a better place, at the same time, it will take Ghanaians to destroy this nation. I’m talking about hard work, I’m talking a b o u t discipline,…discipline to me is doing the right especially when nobody is watching you. I believe that if we get it into us that it will take us to change this nation, then we will not be looking for funding for everything,” he maintained. He said suggestions that he wanted to stay on the job beyond his retirement age were not very sound for over 11 years ago when he was not happy about something, he went to the Castle, Osu to tender in his resignation but met the absence of then President Rawlings. Then Vice-President, now president JEA Mills, appealed to him to stay “so I’m not afraid to leave!” Joy Online

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2011 CEANA Convention in Toronto cont'd from pg. 1

going president of CEANA Mr. Kuesi Amegah-Wovoe and the Executive Director Mr. William Adzimahe.Some of the highlights of the first full day of the convention Friday 2nd September was a trip to Niagara Falls for the delegates, many

of them from Ghana and USA were seeing the Falls for the very first time came away impressed with thisgreat natural wonder. The Friday evening concluded with a spectacular cultural display by the Ewe Dance Ensemble, the cultural group of ECCOO. The audience was thrilled and was on their feet most of the time dancing to the beating drums; agbadza, borborbor cont'd on pg. 50

Togbe Wenya I, Chicago. Queenmother & her linguist Kyeame Ntow, Queenmother from Agotime Kpetoe

Senator Meredith at the convention

Executive Director of Ceana William Adzimahe and Ceana 2011 Toronto Planning Comm. Chairman Prince Gbeklui

From right: Ms Margaret Korto, US Dept. of Health & Human Services, Hon. Francis Komla Ganyaglo, DCE Kpando, Hon. Joseph Amenorwode, Volta Regional Minister

Hon. Juliana Azumah-Mensah,Minister for Women and Children Affairs

Togbe Gordor pouring libation

Presentation of gift to Master MC of CEANA

From right: Mr. Kwadjo Mawutor, Mr. Emmanuel Ayiku, Hon. Juliana AzumahMensah,Minister for Women and Children Affairs, Ms Agnes Summers (Makola)

Hon. Kirsty Duncan doing borborbor

Queenmother of Agotime Kpetoe, Min, Executive Director, Mrs. Adzimahe

Serving at the picnic

Brong Ahafo Association Reps Youthful cultural dancers

Doing abgadza

Serving BBQ

Serving lunch on Friday

THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH INTERNATIONAL CANADA FIELD CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL

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Police Foundations Department Graduation 2011 The prestigious Paradise Banquet Hall in Concord, Ontario was the venue for the graduation ceremony for the graduates of the Police Foundations Department of Canadian Law Enforcement Training College. The event took place on Wednesday September 7, 2011 at 7.00 p.m. About 40 graduates and 150 guests were there. The event started with a procession of the graduates, faculty members and honoured guests. The Director of the College, Roberto Hausman said that it is not only academics that he trainees learn but also how to become better individuals by doing countless hours of community service/volunteering and above all always having positive attitudes. He also acknowledged the presence of

2011 CEANA Convention in Toronto cont'd from pg. 49

were some of the dances performed. Fantastic musical mix was provided by DJ James Adjei of Master T Sounds. On Saturday, the delegates got down to the business of the convention with a general meeting attended, among others, by the Hon. Mrs. Juliana AzumahMensah the Minister for Women and Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Affairs Ghana, the Volta Regional Minister Hon. Joseph Amenorwode, Hon. Francis Komla Ganyaglo DCE, Kpandu District, the Consular General for Ghana in Toronto Mr. Kodjo A Mawutor and Ms. Margaret Korto from the US Department of Health and Human Services. There was a presentation by the Canadian Cancer Society and Scope Africa educating the delegates on Cancer prevention and healthy living. Dr. Rob Nicol of University of Guelph, Georgetown Campus also made a presentation on renewable energy (on-farm solutions with Bio Diesel Technology). The highlight of the convention was the Saturday evening gala banquet with a special cultural display by the talented members of the Ewe Dance Ensemble. Special guests at the banquet included the MP for Etobicoke North Dr. Kirsty Duncan, Senator Don Meridith representing the Federal Minister of Immigration and Multiculturalism, the Volta Regional Minister Hon. Joseph Amenorwode, the Minister for Women and Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Affairs Hon. Mrs. Juliana Azumah-Mensah, Paramount chief Togbuigah Noagbey of Avate, Senu III, Mama Sebeso IV from Agotime, Mama Kwada from Avatime and chiefs

the honoured guests, the Chief of Hamilton Police Glenn De Caire and Toronto Police Staff Inspector Heinz Kuck. After short speeches by the keynote speakers, diplomas of the graduates were distributed to them. Six graduates were given awards of excellence. According to Director Roberto Hausman, several of the graduates were already hired and many more very close to get hired soon. Also the Canadian Law Enforcement College is the only specialized College in Ontario, dedicated exclusively to the Police Foundations training course. From left Toronto Police Staff Inspector Heinz Kuck, Roberto Hausman and Chief of Hamilton Police Glenn De Caire

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PEOPLE AND PLACES Seniors Day at Ghanaian Presbyterian Church, Toronto September 11, 2011

St Andrews Catholic Church picnic at Rowntree Park, Sunday 28th August, 2011

Volta Regional Minister visits Agric. Centre at University of Guelph

From left: Hon. Francis Komla Ganyaglo, DCE Kpando Dist. Addie Reyes - Research and Administraion, John Anati - Marketing and Feedstock Development, Hon. Joseph Amenorwode, Volta Reg. Minister, Mark Uher - Research & Production, Kimberly Marchand - Research & Production, Mrs. Amenorwode

The Regional Minister for Volta Region paid a visit to theCenter for Agricultural Renewable Energy and Sustainability at the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus. Hon. Joseph Amenorwode was in Toronto for the Council of Ewe Associations of North America conference (CEANA) from September 1st to 7th. His visit was to see the possibility of duplicating the project in Ghana.

African Union 6th Region Canada Foundation Inc. holds Gala Dinner

Akwasi & Josephine tie knot The weddding was held at Ghana Calvary Methodist United Church Sunday

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2011 the Year of People of African Descent and as such the African

Union 6th Region Canada Foundation Inc. held a gala event at the Canada Christian College, Scarborough to celebrate it.

18th, Sept. 2011

cont'd on pg. 63

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September 2011

The final funeral rites for Nana Ama Serwaah former Madam Janet Afua Obuo Asantefuohemaa of Toronto mourns her brother Biney mother of Gloria Alexander Agyapong Sarpong Prempeh at Amansie at Multicultural Centre, Amansie Multicultural Centre, 21 Toryork Drive 21 Toryork Drive Sunday, September 11, 2011 August 20th 2011

Akwamuman Association of Ontario

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OKOFOROBO AKWAMU KOTOI Long Live Akwamu State! Long Live Ghana!

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Final Funeral Rites for Obaapanin Yaa Twenewaa Mother of Apostle Twumasi at Church of Pentecost, Saturday, Sept. 17 2011

Apostle Twumasi Ankrah (3rd from right) and wife Prophetess Twumasi and chief mourners Nananom

Chief mourners on the floor

morurners

Rev. Charles Mantey

M.C. Kwesi Eduful

Some Pastors at the funeral

2011 CEANA Convention in Toronto cont'd from pg. 50

from North America. The keynote address at the banquet was given by the Hon. Mrs. Juliana Azumah-Mensah. She touched on the work being done by the government to help young girls complete their education, including providing decent dormitories, toilet facilities, and assistance with school supplies and educating parents on the benefits of educating their daughters. Unfortunately some members of the audience chose to interrupt the Ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech as they were itching to get to the dance floor. This unfortunate incident resulted in the Minister cutting short her keynote address and leaving the hall, after a brief interlude the MC apologized to the Minister for this inconsiderate behavior and she agreed to come back to complete her keynote address to the applause of members of the audience. The evening ended with the passing of the CEANA stool and torch to the Ewe Association of Houston, Texas who would be hosting the CEANA 2012 convention. The convention concluded on Sunday with a picnic in Mississauga with over 800 people at the picnic grounds. Food was plentiful and people danced to the music provided by DJ James Adjei. It was truly one of the best picnics in the 18 year history of the CEANA conventions and as night fell, some of the delegates begun the journey back to their various destinations. This was truly a well run and successful convention and it could not happened without the dedication and hard work of the many volunteers from the hosting organization ECCOO and the support of many local businesses and individuals.

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PLACES OF WORSHIP DIRECTORY The Apostolic Church Int'l.

Ghana Methodist Churches in Canada ( SOCIETIES UNDER THE GHANA METHODIST CONFERENCE)

The Apostolic Church International (Toronto Assembly) is a Branch of The Apostolic Church in Ghana

Meeting Schedule

The Superintendent Minister-In-Charge

invites you to worship with us

Apostle F.Y. Agyemang (Area Supt. Canada-Wide)

Sunday (Worship) 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Wednes: - (Bible Studies) 7:30 p.m. Fri: (Intercessory/Deliverance Prayers) -7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Fri: (Alt.) All Night 10:30 p.m. - 3:00 a.m. Saturday(Alt.) Women's, Men's,Youth Movement Meetings) 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. 1st Saturday of every month Prayer for breakthrough) (Montreal)

9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. TORONTO CENTRAL ASSEMBLY Pastor: 905-791-8190 Cell: 647-218-1052 Church: 416-740-1979 94 Kenhar Drive, Unit 39 & 40, North York, Ont. BRAMPTON ASSEMBLY 270 Rutherford Road, Unit 10 Brampton, Ontario, L6W 3K7 HAMILTON ASSEMBLY 801 King Street East Hamilton, Ontario, L8M 1A8 MONTREAL ASSEMBLY Elder Eric Frimpong - 514-748-1545 Church 514-279-6565

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Day and Time of Worship: Sunday: Bible Class Meeting: 9:00 a.m. - 10.30 a.m. Church Service: 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Jericho Hour Prayer Meeting - 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday: Bible Teaching/Prayer Meeting 8:00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m. Saturday Organizational Meeting: 6.30p.m. - 9.30 p.m.

Contact: Tel: (416) 743-4555 (Church) In Montreal at: Place of Worship: 6870 Rue de Terreborne, Montreal, Que, H4B 1C5

Day and Time of Worship Sunday Divine Service: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Friday Prayer Meetings: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Contact: Rev. Emmanuel Ohene Gyimah - 514-542-0871 Anna Phillips (Church Secretary) 514-421-4152 SERVICES ARE CONDUCTED FOLLOWING THE TRADITIONAL GHANA METHODIST LITURGY. PLEASE COME AND JOIN US. WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU. GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU

Redemption Faith Church Invites you to worship with us at 1485 ALBION ROAD (Albion/Kipling)

We invite you to worship with us Church Service: Sunday Worship: 10.00a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Studies: 6.00p.m. - 7.30 p.m. Friday Prayer Meeting: 7.00p.m. - 9.00 p.m.

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This is a loving and caring Church that preaches and teaches the whole counsel of God. A place where the word of God is backed by strong anointing to bring Salvation, Healing and Deliverance to all people who believe on the LORD JESUS CHRIST

Prophet John Mensah

869 Wilson Avenue, North York, Ont.

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Rev. Dr. Stephen Ofori-Darko

CHURCH ACTIVITIES: Sunday Search the Scriptures - 12 noon - 12-45 p.m. Church Service - 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Fridays - 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Bible Studies, Intercession & Deliverance

CHRIST REDEEMER CHURCH Pastor-in-charge: Pastor Eric Amoah Tel: (416) 748-1242 Cell: (416) 300-9970 Church Services Sunday Service: Bible Study: 10 a.m.-11a.m. Worship Service: 11a.m. - 1p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 6:30p.m.-7:30p.m. Friday Night Prayer: 8p.m.-10p.m. Pastor Eric Amoah Location: 4 Racine, Unit 9

(Kipling/Rexdale)

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FOOD FOR LIFE

September 2011

THE KING IS COMNG ! (1) “And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion and His kingdom is from generation to generation. All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, “What have You done?” (Daniel 4:34, 35 NKJV) The Bible presents God as King over all the earth (Zechariah 14:9), of course His rule extends to the entire universe He created. The Prophet Isaiah saw Him in His majesty in heaven and recorded the following, “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried to another and said: Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!” And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes

have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.” (Isa 6:1-5 NKJV) The Lord of the universe, rules as the King of the heavens and the earth. After creating Adam and Eve in His image, he charged them to rule of the earth and manage its resources; unfortunately the couple in their own freewill chose to dishonor God’s command by accepting the deception of the devil, a fallen angel, thus turning over the kingship of the earth to Satan. This was confirmed by what Satan said during the temptation of Christ. “And the devil said to Him, ‘All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.” (Luke 4:6 NKJV) This brief encounter with the devil started the woes of humanity. Man lost his favored position as the ruler of the earth; his relationship with God the Creator was marred and his entire personality came under the influenced of Satan. God in His love for humanity prevented Adam and Eve from having access to the “Tree of life” to ensure that the couple would not eat of its fruit and remain forever evil and beyond redemption. “Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever” — therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the

ground from which he was taken. So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life. (Genesis 3:22-24 NKJV) The Lord knowing what would happen even before Adam was created, had set up His plans for the redemption of humanity. “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” (Genesis 3:15 NKJV) This promise was fulfilled on Calvary, where the Seed of the woman, Christ born of a virgin, was crucified. Fortunately that was not the end of the story, on the third day; Christ victoriously rose from the dead defeating the plans and purposes of the devil by providing a simpler and acceptable way of reconciliation between a holy God and a guilt sinner. “Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and

has committed to us the word of reconciliation.” (2 Corinthians 5:18-19 NKJV) Therefore, any repentant sinner who would believe Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ and confesses him as Lord and Savior is forgiven of his or her sins, reconciled to God and adopted as a child of God. “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” (Galatians 4:4-5 NKJV) From the time the Law was given through Moses, a strict adherence of the law of God was the only way for anyone to have meaningful relationship with God. The new arrangement for reconciliation does not imply that the Lord God has lowered

His standard of holiness to accommodate sinful humanity. He has however, out of love provided a Mediator, Christ, through whom a sinner can be pardoned and declared justified by the sacrifice of God’s own Son. Without this act of God, no human being could be justified by his or her own righteousness; “knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.” (Galatians 2:16 NKJV) God has restored the kingship which Adam forfeited to Christ, His Son: “Yet I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to

Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.” (Psalm 2:68 NKJV) Apostle Peter added, “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” (Acts 2:36 NKJV) In the meantime, the divine invitation continues, “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10 NKJV) The Lord is ready to receive you now if you call on Him! Stay tune for conclusion of the message entitled, “The King is Coming! (2)

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn rues New York hotel maid liaison He would now “take time to reflect” on his future, he added. He said the sexual encounter “did not involve violence, constraint or aggression” and that Ms Diallo had lied, but he had no intention of negotiating with her in her civil case. But he reserved his harsh-

est words for the US criminal justice system. “I was afraid, very afraid,” he said, “and I was humiliated, trampled before I could even utter a word.” In addition to the New York case, Mr StraussKahn faces an allegation by French author Tristane

Banon that he tried to rape her in 2003. But the former IMF chief said that Ms Banon’s accusations were imaginary, adding that there was “no violence”. He is suing for defamation. He was interviewed by French police last week.

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Ghana Calvary Methodist United Church, Toronto 65 Mayall Avenue, Toronto Ontario, M3L 1E7

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Invites all Christians to join us to worship and glorify the Living God

Worship Schedule: Sunday Class Meetings: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Church Service: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday Midweek Service: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Friday Prayer Meeting: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Saturday Youth Musical & Computer Lessons Fellowship Meetings Choir Practice, Singing Band Practice

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Lighthouse Assembly of God Church Senior Pastor: Isaac Takyi De-Graft Starting from the 6th December 2010 Exclusive English Service: 8:00am - 10:00am School of the Light: 10:00am - 10:45am Exclusive Ghanaian Service : 10:45am - 1:00am Tuesday(Time with the Holy Spirit) 10:00 am-12:30 pm Wednesday(School of Ministry) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm -Torontonians Thursday(School of Ministry) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Bramptonians Friday(Time in His Presence) 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Every First Friday is Special Youth Service 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Every Fouth Friday is Half Night Service: 9:00 pm - 12:30 am

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Let's Think Family - By Rev. Dr. Samuel Kisseadoo THE PROBLEM OF ‘UNEQUAL YOKE’ A yoke is a specially-designed wooden bar fitted across the neck of two animals (usually cows) that are selected to plough the soil in a field for farming. These animals are carefully selected to be as equal in size and character as possible, in order for them to move, behave, and work in a synchronized fashion. If the conditions differ, then the two animals cannot move and work together as expected. This is very similar to marriage. One of the worst and regrettable situations I have come across in courting and especially in several marriages, is when a true Christian is trying to marry (or becomes married to) an Unbeliever against the warning by God for His children NOT to do so. A similar situation occurs when two people of opposite faiths and believes or lifestyles mistakenly decide to join their lives together in marriage or court with intentions to marry. They will definitely have to fight the life-long battle of incompatibility. Recently (August 2011) I was standing at the rear end of the aircraft to stretch my legs along with some other passengers on an aircraft I boarded from West Africa across the Atlantic to the USA when a pregnant young lady also got up and came to stand next to me, waiting to get to the restroom next door. I noticed that she was apparently in an advanced stage of pregnancy. I engaged

her in conversation to encourage her in the Lord for victory in all the inevitable experiences and changes that are ahead of her in life. When she realized I was a Christian and was also looking out for her interests, she opened up and become absorbed in my exhortation and discussions. She sadly narrated mistakes she had made in her love relationships and how her disobedience to God’s commandments has landed her in serious trouble of deception and utter disappointment. In summary, she got a job in a city of her native country in West Africa and got carried away with infatuation for a man whom expressed affection to her and whom she fell in love with. In her own words: “I allowed my emotions and lust to run ahead of my reasoning and intelligence, and got backslidden by getting sexually involved with this man who was older than me. I slacked in my Bible reading, prayers, and church attendance and got far away from my devotion to God.” When I asked her if the man was a true Christian, she replied: “Well, he says he is, but I don’t see it now.” I then asked her if the man would marry her (or if she would marry him), and she replied: “Well, I don’t want to marry him unless he changes; but as things stand at the moment, he is not a man I would want to marry.” When I questioned her as to why she then got so

far involved with such a man, her answer was: “I don’t know why I behaved so foolishly and allowed my feelings to overtake me like that; I suppose that when I started disobeying God, I became morally and spiritually weakened.” She indicated to me that she is now resolving to repent, get back fully to God by rededicating her life to Jesus Christ, and start life, love-seeking, and marriage plans all over again, trusting that she will meet a god Godfearing sincere man who will genuinely love and accept her in her condition. I asked her to read Psalm 51 as a prayer of confession (the Psalm which was the prayer of King David when he committed adultery and murder), and use the verse 10 as memory verse for regular prayer and inner renewal. I further encouraged her to forgive herself after repentance in order to stop the devil from constantly accusing and binding her with guilt for her mistakes and sins. I gave her other Bible verses like 1 John 1:9, Psalm 103:2-4, 1215, Psalm 119:6, Romans 8:25-39, Romans 10:11,

Philippians 3:10-16 and Philippians 4:4-13 that she can use to constantly crush thoughts and feelings of guilt, shame, worry, and the fears of a possibility of not experiencing a good future marriage or doubts as to whether God will still love her and bless her. We must understand if we do not deal with our past, we can never enter into our future. Familiar story, eh? We have hundreds of such situations and comparable scenarios all over the place. If you have already made the mistake, please do not condemn yourself and resign to abide in dejection and depression. Pick up the pieces, repent, have hope for a bright future, strengthen all the good things that are left, seek to develop new godly friends and healthy habits, look for opportunities to do useful work and make progress, watch out for any future pitfalls, depend heavily on God’s unfailing promises, then take the same advice that I gave to the lady. In all my marriage and family life presentations, I have found it imperative to constantly affirm this Biblical fact from 2 Corinthians 6: 1418 where God has clearly warned all His children: “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness. And what communion has light with darkness? And what part has a believer with an unbeliever?” A Christian marrying a nonChristian is commonly

referred to as “unequal yoke”. God clearly cautions us that the light of His Spirit in a child of God and the darkness in an Unbeliever cannot dwell together. Several men mistakenly get hooked on to worldly and non-Christian girls, but women in particular fall victim to marrying nonChristian men, out of the frustration of waiting for too long to marry or have their own children. Other ladies are irresistibly lured by wealth, property, glamour, fame, pleasure, sophistication, and luxury that they observe or anticipate in their relationship with certain men that they develop a love or craving for. If a Christian intentionally marries an unbeliever in order to convert him or her afterwards, the Christian violates God’s word. Wow! I can imagine a number of frowned faces and stirred hearts burning hot with disagreement and probably resentment for making such a statement! Some people are asking: “What if I really love the person and believe that I can gradually help him (or her) to become converted after marrying him (or her)?” The fact is that when you critically examine the commandments of God in scripture, even if, by God’s grace, the Unbelieving partner is converted later in the marriage, the Believer still disobeyed the Word of the Lord to begin with, and life will never be the same as that of the humble and obedient child of God who sought to know and do the perfect will of God

from the beginning. The truth is that in most cases the unbelieving spouse becomes a snare and an impediment for the partner and the whole family, and usually does not become a Christian at all! In several cases, the Unbelieving spouse rather succeeds in diluting or destroying the faith and holy principles of the Believer who later becomes frustrated, then compromises and ultimately backslides pathetically. My strong advice to any true Christian seeking to marry is that you should completely explore all the avenues you know, to find out if the one you are deciding to share your life permanently with is a genuine Christian who sincerely loves God and lives according to God’s word and holy principles each day. That means you must be a committed Christian yourself before you can discern and know such a good and Godfearing partner! Be aware that you are going to join your spirit to another person’s spirit. Therefore any other spirit in your mate will be transferred to you as well. Demons already look for souls of men to dwell in and do evil. Human spirits that are not under the control of the Holy Spirit are also potential agents of destruction and wickedness. You must have a clear understanding that marriage, spouse, children, sexual pleasure, entertainment, wealth and other associated good things HAVE cont'd on pg. 63

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Nana Kofi Anokye Bresiamah sworn in as new Toronto Asantefuohene cont'd from pg. 1 The climax of the evening was the entry to the hall of Nana Adusei, Tepamanhene and his entourage amidst the blaring of Fontomfrom beat from the speakers. This was followed by a prayer by Rev. Fr. Alex Osei after which libation was also poured to invoke the spirits of our

ancestors as custom demands by Nana Kwadwo Boamponsem.

ter the introduction Nana Adusei and the other chiefs took turns to advice Nana Anokye Bresiamah.

Nana Pokuaa Gyamfi Kumanini accompanied by her Abediakyere and Abusuapanin Nana OseiAchampong then introduced the Asantefuohene as custom demands. Af-

The Tepa Omanhene Nana Adusei, admonished the chiefs to be sworn in that their paramount duty was the welfare of the people and not pageantry, after which the oath of

The problem of 'unequal yoke' cont'd from pg. 62

NOTHING IN THEMSELVES TO MAKE US TRULY HAPPY OR TAKE US TO HEAVEN. They are mere tools of God Almighty for our good management (caretaking) in order to do and accomplish God’s will, make us responsible and productive citizens, build godliness in us, help to expand God’s Kingdom, and enable us to give a good account to God on the Day of Judgment. You cannot (and should not) therefore allow any physical factors or benefits and gains in this life, especially those related to marriage, love, and romantic relationships, to become stumbling blocks to your holy and sweet relationship (fellowship) with God. Make up your mind to obey and please God first

before pleasing yourself or anyone who has no power to rescue you from trouble, give you life, or determine the final destiny of your soul. We must trust God to “give us the desires of our hearts as we take delight in Him” (Psalm 37:4). Tune in to JOY 99.7 FM in Accra, Ghana on Saturdays at 5:30 am – 6:00 am (Ghana Time) or 1:30 am – 2:00 am (US Eastern Time, March -October) and listen to Dr. Kisseadoo’s broadcast “Hope For Your Family”. Access on the Internet using MYJOYONLINE.COM. Obtain more information from Dr. Kisseadoo’s book “Challenges Of Modern Men And Women In Relationships”. Obtain 8 of his books online from

RedLeadBooks.com, or Amazon.com. Contact Dr. Kisseadoo in the USA (7577289330) for copies of all of his 13 books or free counseling and prayer. In Ghana call 233-20-8126533. Visit our website: www.fruitfulministriesint.com for essentials that will enrich your relationships and ministry. Copyright April 2011 Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Kisseadoo (Professor of Biology, USA). Founder and President, Fruitful Ministries International Inc. (Evangelistic & Teaching Ministry). 6 Red Robin Turn, Hampton, Virginia 23669, USA. Ph 757 7289330 E-mail: kisseadoo@msn.com Facebook: DrSamuel Kisseadoo

allegiance began in earnest with Nana Anokye Bresiamah the last to do so. This was followed by the swearing of the oaths of allegiance by the queens. Nana Anokye promised to uphold the office entrusted to him after which he was carried shoulder high and white powder poured on him as a sign of acceptance. Nana Anokye then rode on his palanquin amidst cheers from the crowd.

Senior Pastor: Rev. Peter Awuah

cont'd from pg. 52

The Canadian National Anthem was done by Samuel Prescod after which Robert Chambers entertained the audience to some beautiful piano recitals after which Ga Adangbe Dance Cultural group did some cultural dances. Pastor Macaulay Kalyu, Chairman of the organization

Service Schedule Sunday: Church Service Tuesday: Prayer Meeting

H.E. Dr. Mathabo Tsepa, High Commissioner for Lesotho read a message on behalf of H.E. Juliette Y. Bonkoungou, Ambassador of Burkina Fasso and the Dean of the African Diplomatic Corp.

Awards were given to deserving individuals in the community. There were also musical presentations in between the programme Amanda Osei and Nathaniel Dett Chorale also entertained the audience. The MCs for the occasion were Mrs. Anna Aidoo Prempeh and Aime Kabuya.

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gave a short history of how the organization came into existence and acknowledged the officers from various African countries who are funning the organization.

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The Ghana Consul General in Toronto Kwadwo Mawutor brought greet-

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The following day was when colourful kente costumes were showcased, as it was the coronation day. Rev. Opoku Ware prayed on the Sunday after which 5 year Vanessa Boafo Sakyibea from US rendered both Canada and Ghana national anthems and was given a thunderous standing ovation for her act.

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Around the Ghana Sports Scene

with Jonathan Annobil

Ghana FA receives over 80 application Nigeria name squad for Ghana friendly from coaches

About 83 coaches have applied for the seven national team jobs up for grabs, JOY Sports can confirm. The Ghana Football Association has invited applications from coaches as a transparent means of appointing coaches for the various national teams with the exception of the Black Stars. Premier League winning coach, Orlando Wellington has also tendered in his application to retain the national Under-20 job. He believes he has learned lessons after failing to lead the Black Satellites to defend the African Youth Championships this year.

Coach Wellington told JOY Sports, “Though I had my disappointment in the last tournament that I played in South Africa, if you check my record and my contribution to Ghana Football at least I have also done well.” He added, “I believe I have more to offer as a coach. I know if I take one of the national team jobs once again, I can go places.” Former RTU coach Mumuni Gamel is reported to have submitted applications to take charge of five national teams namely the Black Queens, Black Princesses, Black Starlets, Black Meteors and the Black Satellites.

Fit-again AC Milan defender Taye Taiwo has been recalled by Nigeria for next month’s international friendly against Ghana. Before that, the Super Eagles must win all-important Nations Cup qualifier at home to Guinea. An ankle injury kept Taiwo out of the Super Eagles matches against Madagascar and Argentina earlier this month. However, there is no place on the 22-man squad for first-team goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama or England-based defender Danny Shittu. Meanwhile, five other players will join the squad for the Guinea game in London for the friendly on October 11. The players are Nosa Igiebor, Gege Soriola, Emmanuel Ekpo, Ugo Ukah and Nnamdi Oduamadi. Lille goalkeeper Enyeama was also dropped for recent games after he took an exception to the team’s travel plans to Madagascar. Israel-based Austin Ejide will now replace Enyeama. Also axed is Solomon Okoronkwo of Norwegian club Aalesund, whose inclusion has been widely queried. Nigeria host Guinea in a final qualifying match on

Ten Amateur boxers to train in Cuba ahead of London 2012 Maputo, Mozambique, Sept. 16, GNA - Ghana would send ten members of the National Amateur Boxing team, the Black Bombers on a training tour of Cuba ahead of the London 2012 Olympics Games. The boxers are expected to have months of training in Cuba, which is noted for its strength in amateur boxing after dominating the events over the past years. Worlanyo Agra, Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA) disclosed this to the GNA Sports in an interview on Tuesday in Maputo Mozambique. He said the tour will take the boxers through rigorous training programmes to enable them to prepare physically and mentally for the global event.

Agra said the team will also cease the opportunity to learn modern trends in the sport, especially the new scoring system and how to apply the right punches in amateur boxing. “Most of our boxers still fight like professionals and that is how come we did not perform well at the All Africa Games. “The sport has changed over the years, you don’t just punch but ensure that it is a scoring one and these are some of the things they will study whilst in Cuba to remedy the situation”. Agra stated. Agra said the team will also have adequate concentration whilst in Cuba, because there will be less distractions. “Over there, it will be training and rest and nothing else and this will put

them in the best of shapes for the Olympic Games next year”. He intimated. Agra said the NSA will collaborate with the Ghana Amateur Boxing Authority (GABA) to plan the trip, adding that they will also help in the selection of the boxers for the trip as well as the time for training programme. The Black Bombers, once a powerful force in Amateur Boxing in Africa could only manage two compensatory bronze medals at the 10th All Africa Games through David Bawa and Maxwell Amponsah. The other eight members of the team were eliminated at the early stages of the competition sending worrying signals about the future of the sport in the country and so the need for pramatic measures to curb the default. GNA

8 October in Abuja. The Eagles, who are three points adrift group leaders Guinea, need to win by at least 1-0 to win their qualifying group and progress to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in January. The full squad: Goalkeepers: Austin Ejide (Hapoel Petah Tikva), Dele Aiyenugba (BneiYehuda), Chigozie Agbim (Warri Wolves) Defenders: Taye Taiwo (AC Milan), Joseph Yobo (Everton), Efe Ambrose (FC Ashdod),Elderson Echiejile (Sporting Braga), Chibuzor Okonkwo (Heartland FC), Dele Adeleye (Tavriya) Midfielders: Joel Obi (In-

ter Milan), Mikel Obi (Chelsea), Fengor Ogude (Valerenga) Forwards: Kalu Uche (Neuchatel Xamax), Ikechukwu Uche (Granada), Osaze Odemwingie (West Bromwich Albion), Brown Ideye (Dynamo

Kiev), Chinedu Obasi (Hoffenheim), Peter Utaka (OB Odense), Ahmed Musa (VVV Venlo), Emmanuel Emenike (Spartak Moscow), Obinna Nsofor (Locomotiv Moscow), Ekigho Ehiosun (Samsunspor)

Ghana finishes 12th at All Africa Games Ghana bagged 17 medals – 4 Gold, 5 Silver and 8 Bronze to finish 12th at the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. South Africa finished tops with 61 Gold, 55 Silver and 40 Bronze, followed by Egypt with 32; 14; 20, and Nigeria 31; 28; 39. Ghana’s gold medals came from Ajarah Busonga Mohammed who won the Women’s 1500m and 400m in the Paralympic Sports, with Margaret Simpson picking

gold in the Heptathlon while the Black Meteors won gold in the Men’s soccer. Vida Anim won silver in the Women’s 200m, Ignatius Gaisah in the Men’s Long Jump, Men’s 4x100m Relay, Women’s 4x100m, and the Black princesses with another silver in the Women’s soccer. Bronze medals came from: Anita FordjourWomen’s 1500m; Felix Acheampong - Men’s

1500m; Daniel Sam Badminton Men’s Doubles; M.S. Nyarko Badminton Men’s Doubles; Beach Volleyball; David Bawah - Boxing Men’s Light Heavy 81kg; Maxwell Amponsah - Boxing Men’s Heavy 91kg; Fatao Alhassan Taekwondo Men’s Under 87kg. Tunisia with 68 medals, Algeria with 84, Kenya with 50 and Senegal with 33 placed fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh respectively.

Michael Essien Dropped From Chelsea Squad Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has been dropped from Chelsea’s Premier League and Champions League squads until next year, MTNFootball.com can confirm. Blues coach Andres Villas-Boas has told the powerful midfielder of the decision. The powerful enforcer was axed from the two squads until January when he could be reconsidered depending on the progress on his knee injury. Essien has been ruled out until the new year with the serious knee ligament injury. The Ghanaian has not be included in the club’s 25-man Premier League squad for the first half of the season as he has been replaced by the club’s youngsters. “We have a couple of under-21 players, and we have Essien’s injury. We’ll only register him in January, as he knows. We can play a little bit with that,” Andres Villas-Boas said.

Chelsea were forced to sacrifice the midfielder from their Champions League squad for the group stage of the competition also because of some new rules. Essien, who is in rehabilitation after suffering knee ligament damage in pre-season, has not been named as he is unlikely to be available for the group stage of the competition. That situation can be revisited in January, when the Ghanaian should be nearing a return to fitness. Essien was not included in a 22-man Alist squad – three short of the permitted 25-man party – submitted to and confirmed by Uefa. Chelsea have effectively been frustrated by the fact that they were limited to 17 non-homegrown players and unable to fill their eight-man allocation of homegrown personnel in their party for the competition. GHP

The Ghanaian News

September 2011

Richard Sarfo Boateng's (a.k.a. Paa Yaw) thanksgiving service at Lighthouse Assembly of God Church Paa Yaw celebrated 50th birthday with thanksgiving at Lighthouse Assembly of God Church on Sunday July 31st, 2011. Later family, friends and well-wishers at Mandelin Chinnese Restaurant in Brampton for dinner

Paa Yaw giving thanks to the Lord

Paa Yaw thanking the Lord for his manifold blessings Cutting the 50th anniversary birthday cake supported by wife Leticia and family members

From left: Mrs. Leticia Sarfo Boateng, Paa Yaw, sister and friend

The Ghanaian News September 2011

The Ghanaian News

September 2011

The Ghanaian News September 2011

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