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30 Jun

President Appoints Hugh C.A Brown As Executive Director Of Forest Services Division

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The President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in accordance with the advice of the governing board of the Forestry Commission, given in consultation with the Public Services Commission, has appointed seasoned professional forester Hugh C.A. Brown as Executive Director of the Forest Services Division (FSD) of the Forestry Commission, Ghana, following a competitive interview supervised by the Public Services Commission to fill the vacant position. Mr. Brown, with almost three decades of experience in tropical forest management, protection and development prior to the appointment was the Director of Operations responsible for forest plantations, a position he held for 10 years. A letter signed by Ing. Mrs. Mabel Amoako-Atta, Secretary of the Public Services…

30 Jun

Operator-Friendly Policies Have Positioned Senegal And Mauritania Natural Gas Industries For Success

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After Mauritania and Senegal signed the inter-governmental cooperation agreement in 2018 that allowed partners Kosmos Energy, BP, and their partners to proceed with the deepwater Tortue natural field project in the Ahmeyim basin, Kosmos Chairman and CEO Andrew Inglis praised both countries’ leaders. It was their ability to cut through red tape, pursue mutually beneficial solutions, and think in the long term, he said, that would enable Mauritania and Senegal to reap the vast rewards of hydrocarbon province, which is expected to deliver approximately 2.5 mmtpa of natural gas in its initial phase.“Kosmos congratulates Mauritania, Senegal, and their respective ministries…

30 Jun

R. Kelly: The History Of Allegations Against The R&B Singer

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For more than two decades, chart-topping R&B singer R. Kelly had faced allegations of sexual abuse. The accounts went back to the start of his career in the 1990s, with many centring on the predatory pursuit of teenage girls. In September 2021, he was found guilty of eight counts of sex trafficking and one of racketeering in a New York court, and on Wednesday he was sentenced to 30 years in jail for sex abuse. The singer - whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly - is separately facing trial in Chicago on child sex images and obstruction charges. He is…

30 Jun

Kanye West Emerges From ‘Hiatus’ With Surprise, Kardashian-Referencing Speech At BET Awards

wontumionline.comShowbizKanye West Emerges From 'Hiatus' With Surprise, Kardashian-Referencing Speech At BET Awards

The 2022 BET Awards, which took place Sunday at Los Angeles’s Microsoft Theater, was full of surprises, from Janelle Monáe’s live, presumably unscripted F-bomb drop to a jarring In Memoriam segment that mentioned the “death” of Roe v. Wade. But one of the most unexpected moments, near the end of the three-hour ceremony, was Kanye West’s return to the spotlight. West has kept a low profile since April. That month, he pulled out of Coachella with no explanation and with fewer than two weeks’ notice, and he was also barred from performing at the Grammy Awards due to his disturbing…

30 Jun

Leadership-Made-In-Africa With Modupe TAYLOR-PEARCE: Leaders Eat Last

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In his book (‘The GIMPA Story’) about the transformation of GIMPA (Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration), Professor Stephen Adei describes the sweeping changes that occurred during his tenure as leader of the institution from 2000 to 2009. It is an impressive story; during this period, GIMPA experienced meteoric growth in revenue, weaned itself off Government subvention while managing to triple the salaries of staff and faculty, and enhanced the brand of GIMPA from a brand that public sector leaders had abandoned to a desired brand that became a requisite for promotion in the civil service. What struck me…

30 Jun

Osei Asibey To Contest Presidency Of Armwrestling Federation Of Africa

wontumionline.comSportsOsei Asibey To Contest Presidency Of Armwrestling Federation Of Africa

The President of the Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF), Charles Osei Asibey has announced his intention to contest the Presidency of the Armwrestling Federation of Africa (AFA). Known in the sports media circles as "The Barrister", Mr Asibey is a broadcast journalist who founded the Ghana Armwrestling Federation and is currently the Deputy Secretary General of the AFA. He led Ghana to host the Africa Armwrestling Championship in 2018 which the World Armwrestling Federation (WAF) touted as the best ever championship on the continent, likening it to the World Championships. When voted into office, Mr Asibey will be the first Ghanaian…

30 Jun

Public Speaking & Professional Presentation – The Magic Of Storytelling

wontumionline.comArticlesPublic Speaking & Professional Presentation – The Magic Of Storytelling

“You are a storehouse of amazing stories, untold speeches and applaud-winning presentations.” – Samuel Agyeman-Prempeh Ever sat through a long, boring lecture? One of those ones that a glance across the hall reveals many people doing things on the side or having the same bored look as you? As a student of personal and professional development, I have been at one too many programmes which shared exciting content briefs to excite us to participate. The challenge, however, is many of these sessions are inundated with speeches and delivery styles characterised by perfect lack-lustre. At such sessions, you leave the venue of the…

30 Jun

Mahama Did Not Facilitate Construction Of Nat’l Mosque – Muslim Group Corrects Sammy Gyamfi

wontumionline.comNewsMahama Did Not Facilitate Construction Of Nat’l Mosque – Muslim Group Corrects Sammy Gyamfi

A claim by the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, that the Ghana National Mosque was built by a grant from the Turkish government and that former President John Mahama was the one who facilitated its construction has been labeled “repugnant lies” by a Zongo youth group. Sammy Gyamfi has been quoted as saying that the National Mosque was built by a grant from Turkey and that former President Mahama was the one who facilitated the construction. This emphatic claim by the NDC national executive appears to have irked the Progressive Zongo Youth, who issued a statement expressing “repugnance”…

29 Jun

BREAKING NEWS! R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison In Sex Trafficking Case

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Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, months after he was convicted on all nine counts against him in a high-profile sex trafficking case. U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the sentence in a Brooklyn courtroom after several of Kelly's victims angrily addressed the convicted sex offender at the hearing. Donnelly minced no words as she threw the book at the once-beloved performer. "You were a person who had great advantages — worldwide fame and celebrity and untold money," she said. "You took advantage of their hopes and dreams, holding teenagers in…

29 Jun

Arrest Conveners Of Arise Ghana Demo- Kofi Ntiamoah To IGP (VIDEO)

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A member of the ruling New Patriotic Party's (NPP) communications team, Kofi Ntiamoah, has charged the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George AKuffo-Dampare to arrest lead convenors of the Arise Ghana Demonstration. Speaking on Movement In The Morning Show with Kwaku Dawuro, Mr. Ntiamoah said that "we will plead with the security agencies to take drastic action against the convenors of the demonstration; this is a criminal act that goes against our laws. It's violence and cannot be described as a demonstration, we know Sammy Gyamfi, Listowel Poku, Bernard Monarh are included thus, the IGP must invite them by 12…