Vice President Dr Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, was born in Cape Coast in the Central Region on the 29th of April 1951. He had his General Certificate of Education O Level at the Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast from 1964 to 1971. He proceeded to the University of Ghana, where he was awarded Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science in Economics in 1974 and 1980. He was also a lecturer at the Anambra State College of Education, Awka Anambra State, Nigeria. Mr. Amissah Arthur’s first appointment was at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), where he was... Continue Reading
By Alan Rushesha – Famous arts practitioner and musician Albert Nyathi said artist should desist from openly partaking in politically motivated functions as it destroys the main core of music in society. “Music has the effect of influencing the society easily and is bound to spread very fast. Our role as musicians is to ensure that we perform to the benefit of the economic growth, said Nyathi. This came out clearly in a discussion forum held in the capital based on the role of arts in a society. The debate was also polished by well- known playwright and culture analyst... Continue Reading
By MORKPORKPOR ANKU (ACCRA-GHANA) – Former Governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has been approved the Appointment Committee of Ghana’s Parliament as the new Vice President of the Republic Ghana. This was after he was sworn-in by the Chief Justice Georgina Wood, Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana at ceremony on the floor of Parliament in Accra late Monday evening. Dr Amissah-Arthur took his oaths of office in accordance with Article 60(10) of the 1992 Constitution. After signing, Dr Amissah-Arthur in a symbolic gesture was made to occupy the vice-president’s chair and looked quite confident.... Continue Reading
By Alan Rushesha – Harare – Award winning veteran producer and director Jasen Mphepho has joined the call to discourage politically motivated violence through filming in portraying the effects of political brutality. Mphepho, the producer of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association’s (ZIMRIGHTS) documentary is confident that through the use of filming in addressing the brutality of political violence, the general public could easily come to their senses and bury the act. The launch of the documentary left thoughts running high as many representatives from various non-governmental organisations, the co-minister of National Healing and Reconciliation Honourable Sekai Holland and the general public... Continue Reading
By By Aroun R. Deen – When she started at AP as an administrative assistant to then VP of Product Development, Information Technology (IT) department in 2005, Hiral Patel would not have believed that in three years she would join the ranks of those working in Technology proper. As a 21-year old recent graduate, business studies, then, Patel thought of the department as “a male-oriented black hole occupied by people who are in some ways in a class of their own and secluded from others and just writing codes.” Throughout my five years here at the AP, the now project... Continue Reading
