The high hopes of Obuasi Ashgold of winning the Premier League after a 14-year lull was shattered following a 10-man Bechem Chelsea’s 90th minute lone goal against the Miners at the Berekum Golden City Park.
With the defeat, premiership debutants, Aduana, were crowned champions after beating fellow Brong Ahafo opponents, Arsenal, 1-0 at the Agyemang Badu Park at Dormaa Ahenkro in the final round of matches of this season’s Glo Premier League matches.
Aduana, who finished on the same 53 points with Ashgold, but with inferior goal difference, won the league on account of the head-to-head rule having beaten the Miners in their second meeting at Dormaa Ahenkro.
They thus make history as the first team to have come from Division One to win the premiership on their debut.
Aduana will be presented with a TATA Xenon 4x4 five-capacity pick-up donated by TATA Africa Holding Ghana Limited during a coronation match at Dormaa Ahenkro on Sunday between them and a yet-to-be-named team.
First runner-up, Ashgold, will be presented with a cheque for GH¢10,000 while Hearts will take GH¢8,000 for placing third.
Ashgold, who needed a draw to lift the trophy, were on the defensive much of time as Coach David Duncan’s defensive system failed to work. Chelsea capitalised on the Miners defensive play to inflict the painful loss on them to completely shatter their dream.
Chelsea’s lone-goal was scored by Eric Opoku from a corner kick effected by Eric Agyemang. Not even a 50th minute red card shown to Abdul-Basit Mohammed of Chelsea could stop them from carrying the day.
The entire Dormaa town was thrown into great joy while the teeming Ashgold fans became visibly shaken and could not believe their eyes.
The players were in tears and could hardly leave the pitch.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
MIM SCHOOLS WIN QUIZ, SPELLING COMPETITIONS (PAGE 42, MAY 13, 2010)
THE Mim Model Junior High School and its primary school emerged champions of a quiz and spelling competition organised for primary and junior high schools in the Asunafo North Municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Mr Robert Sarfo-Mensah, sponsored the event as his contribution towards the promotion of quality education in the constituency.
Mim Model JHS scored 63 points to beat Goaso Ahafoman JHS, which obtained 57 points to place second, while Goaso Bright Star JHS and Goaso Methodist JHS took the third and fourth positions, with 33 and 27 points respectively.
For their prizes, Mim Model JHS was presented with a brand new computer and a multi-purpose printer, assorted textbooks, GH¢100 cash and a trophy, while Ahafoman JHS received a computer and a printer, assorted textbooks and cash of GH¢50.
Bright Star JHS had a 21-inch colour television set, GH¢30 cash and assorted textbooks, while Goaso Methodist JHS also received a 21-inch colour television set and GH¢20 cash.
Two contestants each from the participating schools were also presented with assorted textbooks and cash prizes.
At the Spelling contest, Akrodie Roman Catholic Primary School scored 79 points to place second to Mim Model which secured 83 points, while Goaso Henry Hugen Preparatory School came third with 69 points followed by Mim Scanstyle Primary school with 50 points.
The school which came first received a colour television set, assorted textbooks, plastic chairs, GH¢100 cash and a trophy, while the second-placed school was presented with a colour television set, textbooks and GH¢50 cash.
The third and fourth placed schools had sets of football jerseys, textbooks and a cash prize.
The individual contestants were also presented with exercise books, textbooks and cash prizes.
In an address, Mr Sarfo-Mensah advised parents to take a keen interest in the education of their children since they were the future leaders of the country.
He also appealed to the teachers to study the subject areas that their pupils fell short in and provide the necessary assistance.
The Omanhene of the Goaso Traditional Area, Nana Baffour Kwasi Bosomprah, who chaired the function, observed that children these days spent more time watching television programmes than studying their books.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Mr Robert Sarfo-Mensah, sponsored the event as his contribution towards the promotion of quality education in the constituency.
Mim Model JHS scored 63 points to beat Goaso Ahafoman JHS, which obtained 57 points to place second, while Goaso Bright Star JHS and Goaso Methodist JHS took the third and fourth positions, with 33 and 27 points respectively.
For their prizes, Mim Model JHS was presented with a brand new computer and a multi-purpose printer, assorted textbooks, GH¢100 cash and a trophy, while Ahafoman JHS received a computer and a printer, assorted textbooks and cash of GH¢50.
Bright Star JHS had a 21-inch colour television set, GH¢30 cash and assorted textbooks, while Goaso Methodist JHS also received a 21-inch colour television set and GH¢20 cash.
Two contestants each from the participating schools were also presented with assorted textbooks and cash prizes.
At the Spelling contest, Akrodie Roman Catholic Primary School scored 79 points to place second to Mim Model which secured 83 points, while Goaso Henry Hugen Preparatory School came third with 69 points followed by Mim Scanstyle Primary school with 50 points.
The school which came first received a colour television set, assorted textbooks, plastic chairs, GH¢100 cash and a trophy, while the second-placed school was presented with a colour television set, textbooks and GH¢50 cash.
The third and fourth placed schools had sets of football jerseys, textbooks and a cash prize.
The individual contestants were also presented with exercise books, textbooks and cash prizes.
In an address, Mr Sarfo-Mensah advised parents to take a keen interest in the education of their children since they were the future leaders of the country.
He also appealed to the teachers to study the subject areas that their pupils fell short in and provide the necessary assistance.
The Omanhene of the Goaso Traditional Area, Nana Baffour Kwasi Bosomprah, who chaired the function, observed that children these days spent more time watching television programmes than studying their books.
GHANAIANS MUST PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE — NCCE (PAGE 13, MAY 12, 2010)
The Deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Michael Amponsah, has appealed to Ghanaians to participate in local governance, especially in the upcoming district assembly elections.
He said the apathetic attitude of a section of the citizenry towards matters affecting themselves and the state was a serious setback in the consolidation of the country’s democracy and achievement of good governance.
He has, therefore, urged Ghanaians to get involved in the decision-making process, especially at the local government level.
Mr Amponsah said this when he addressed a forum at Wamfie in the Dormaa East District of the Brong Ahafo Region, as part of activities that marked the 10th Annual Constitution Week Celebration organised by the NCCE.
The theme for the celebration was: ‘‘Enhancing Constitutionalism through Effective Citizens’ Participation for Good Governance’’.
He emphasised that the active participation of citizens at the district assembly, town/area council and unit committee levels would promote a vibrant civil society, transparency, accountability, predictability and consequently help in poverty reduction, which had been a canker in the rural communities.
Nana Ampaabeng Kyeremeh, the Gyasehene of Dormaa Akwamu, advised Ghanaians to be law-abiding and live by the principles of the 1992 Constitution, adding that the local government system should be devoid of partisan politics.
He also urged the NCCE and all other public education organisations to intensify civic education in the rural areas so as to reduce unnecessary tension, intolerance and suspicion, since those elements undermined development in rural communities.
In his welcoming remarks, Mr Emmanuel Hinneh, the District Director of the NCCE, encouraged Ghanaians to defend the constitution at all times and explained that, the NCCE in its bid to meet its constitutional mandate, had formulated programmes such as the Constitution Week, Project Citizen, Constitution Game and Civic Education Clubs, all aimed at inculcating in Ghanaians, civic virtues that would make them effective and good citizens.
The Deputy Regional Director of the Commission and other resource persons addressed a similar forum organised by the NCCE at the Sunyani Municipal Assembly Hall.
He said the apathetic attitude of a section of the citizenry towards matters affecting themselves and the state was a serious setback in the consolidation of the country’s democracy and achievement of good governance.
He has, therefore, urged Ghanaians to get involved in the decision-making process, especially at the local government level.
Mr Amponsah said this when he addressed a forum at Wamfie in the Dormaa East District of the Brong Ahafo Region, as part of activities that marked the 10th Annual Constitution Week Celebration organised by the NCCE.
The theme for the celebration was: ‘‘Enhancing Constitutionalism through Effective Citizens’ Participation for Good Governance’’.
He emphasised that the active participation of citizens at the district assembly, town/area council and unit committee levels would promote a vibrant civil society, transparency, accountability, predictability and consequently help in poverty reduction, which had been a canker in the rural communities.
Nana Ampaabeng Kyeremeh, the Gyasehene of Dormaa Akwamu, advised Ghanaians to be law-abiding and live by the principles of the 1992 Constitution, adding that the local government system should be devoid of partisan politics.
He also urged the NCCE and all other public education organisations to intensify civic education in the rural areas so as to reduce unnecessary tension, intolerance and suspicion, since those elements undermined development in rural communities.
In his welcoming remarks, Mr Emmanuel Hinneh, the District Director of the NCCE, encouraged Ghanaians to defend the constitution at all times and explained that, the NCCE in its bid to meet its constitutional mandate, had formulated programmes such as the Constitution Week, Project Citizen, Constitution Game and Civic Education Clubs, all aimed at inculcating in Ghanaians, civic virtues that would make them effective and good citizens.
The Deputy Regional Director of the Commission and other resource persons addressed a similar forum organised by the NCCE at the Sunyani Municipal Assembly Hall.
8 PERISH IN ACCIDENT (BACK PAGE, MAY 12 2010)
Eight people died, seven on the spot and one later at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital in the Brong Ahafo Region, when a Toyota mini bus and a 207 Benz bus on which they were travelling from opposite directions collided at Kawumpe, near Kintampo.
The accident, in which other passengers were said to be seriously injured, occurred at about 11p.m. on Monday, when the Toyota bus with passengers on board from Burkina Faso to southern Ghana collided with the 207 vehicle also loaded with passengers from Ejura in the Ashanti Region en route to Tamale.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police in-charge of Kintampo District Police, DSP K. Boampong, who briefed the Daily Graphic via telephone in Sunyani yesterday, gave the registration number of the Toyota bus as 11G88BF and the 207, AS5831Q.
He alleged that the two vehicles, from opposite directions, were speeding when suddenly the Toyota bus driver, who also died, lost control of the steering wheel and drove into the lane of the Tamale-bound 207 vehicle which resulted in the accident.
The DSP indicated that the injured were currently at the Kintampo Hospital.
He quoted hospital sources as saying that they would be transferred to the Techiman Holy Family Hospital, the Regional Hospital in Sunyani or the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi for treatment, depending on the degree or seriousness of their injury.
According to Mr Boampong, both the hospital authorities and the police were waiting for the relations of the deceased to come over to identify their bodies or else they would be transported to the Sunyani Regional Hospital mortuary because conditions at the Kintampo hospital mortuary were not the best.
The accident, in which other passengers were said to be seriously injured, occurred at about 11p.m. on Monday, when the Toyota bus with passengers on board from Burkina Faso to southern Ghana collided with the 207 vehicle also loaded with passengers from Ejura in the Ashanti Region en route to Tamale.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police in-charge of Kintampo District Police, DSP K. Boampong, who briefed the Daily Graphic via telephone in Sunyani yesterday, gave the registration number of the Toyota bus as 11G88BF and the 207, AS5831Q.
He alleged that the two vehicles, from opposite directions, were speeding when suddenly the Toyota bus driver, who also died, lost control of the steering wheel and drove into the lane of the Tamale-bound 207 vehicle which resulted in the accident.
The DSP indicated that the injured were currently at the Kintampo Hospital.
He quoted hospital sources as saying that they would be transferred to the Techiman Holy Family Hospital, the Regional Hospital in Sunyani or the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi for treatment, depending on the degree or seriousness of their injury.
According to Mr Boampong, both the hospital authorities and the police were waiting for the relations of the deceased to come over to identify their bodies or else they would be transported to the Sunyani Regional Hospital mortuary because conditions at the Kintampo hospital mortuary were not the best.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
NEW MUSIC SCHOOL BY CATHOLIC DIOCESE (SHOWBIZ, PAGE 15, MAY 6, 2010
By Akwasi Ampratwum-Mensah
To enrich their worship in church, the Catholic Diocese of Sunyani has established a music academy to help train choirmasters and choir leaders. The academy was founded by Franciscans’ Friars with the Sacred Heart Parish at Penkwase, a suburb of Sunyani, in consultation with the Diocesan Bishop, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi.
Known as the Gilberto Music Academy, work on the GHC 920,000 beautiful edifice, was completed last year and immediately after, a total of 48 students, made up of
44 males and four females, have enrolled.
The Academy, which runs four departments, namely Applied Music, Composition/ Theory of Music, Technology and African Music Departments, is equipped with musical instruments both Western and African. It can also boast of a reputable and well equipped recording studio.
Speaking at the official inauguration of the Academy last Thursday, Bishop Gyamfi said, considering the significant role music plays in the church, it was interesting to note that, it was only the Sunyani Diocese that had made an attempt to formally train, not only choirmasters but also choristers in the art of singing and also teaching interested parishioners to learn music in all its forms.
‘‘That is not to say that Gilbert Academy is meant for only Christians or for Catholics only. No. we have intended it for all who love music and want to improve on their skills. It is meant for all music lovers to come and learn and even make a living out of music’’, he explained.
The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr. Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo acknowledged the enormous role the Catholic Church continues to play in the development of the country in the areas of education, health, water and sanitation, poverty reduction as well as the spiritual upbringing of the youth.
He, however, expressed concern about the creeping moral decadence and indiscipline on the part of the youth in the society, and therefore, stressed the need for the church to redouble its efforts in the training of the youth on moral values, through religious education and preaching in the church.
Mr. Paul Vitus Obosu, the Principal of the Academy also observed that, the weapon to overcome every anxiety was music, saying that, music feeds the soul, releases its stress and heals its wounds.
He explained that, the courses designed at the Academy covered the areas of vocal music and instrumental music, adding that, the Academy had modernized the system of
technology of reducing the stress of students from manual or hand-written compositions.
To enrich their worship in church, the Catholic Diocese of Sunyani has established a music academy to help train choirmasters and choir leaders. The academy was founded by Franciscans’ Friars with the Sacred Heart Parish at Penkwase, a suburb of Sunyani, in consultation with the Diocesan Bishop, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi.
Known as the Gilberto Music Academy, work on the GHC 920,000 beautiful edifice, was completed last year and immediately after, a total of 48 students, made up of
44 males and four females, have enrolled.
The Academy, which runs four departments, namely Applied Music, Composition/ Theory of Music, Technology and African Music Departments, is equipped with musical instruments both Western and African. It can also boast of a reputable and well equipped recording studio.
Speaking at the official inauguration of the Academy last Thursday, Bishop Gyamfi said, considering the significant role music plays in the church, it was interesting to note that, it was only the Sunyani Diocese that had made an attempt to formally train, not only choirmasters but also choristers in the art of singing and also teaching interested parishioners to learn music in all its forms.
‘‘That is not to say that Gilbert Academy is meant for only Christians or for Catholics only. No. we have intended it for all who love music and want to improve on their skills. It is meant for all music lovers to come and learn and even make a living out of music’’, he explained.
The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr. Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo acknowledged the enormous role the Catholic Church continues to play in the development of the country in the areas of education, health, water and sanitation, poverty reduction as well as the spiritual upbringing of the youth.
He, however, expressed concern about the creeping moral decadence and indiscipline on the part of the youth in the society, and therefore, stressed the need for the church to redouble its efforts in the training of the youth on moral values, through religious education and preaching in the church.
Mr. Paul Vitus Obosu, the Principal of the Academy also observed that, the weapon to overcome every anxiety was music, saying that, music feeds the soul, releases its stress and heals its wounds.
He explained that, the courses designed at the Academy covered the areas of vocal music and instrumental music, adding that, the Academy had modernized the system of
technology of reducing the stress of students from manual or hand-written compositions.
EMPOWER WOMEN TO GET INVOLVED IN ASSEMBLY POLLS (PAGE 14, MAY 6, 2010)
The Brong Ahafo Regional Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nana Adwoa Takyiwaa, has called on the various women wing organisers of the party to embark on an education drive, aimed at empowering more women to get actively involved in the forthcoming district assembly elections.
She said this would also enable many more women to offer themselves to be elected as members of the assembly, as well as participate meaningfully in the decision-making process at the local level.
She added that no development could take place without the active involvement of women, who she noted, formed about 51 per cent of the population.
Nana Takyiwaa made the call when she addressed separate political fora with NDC women organisers at Fententaa, Dormaa Ahenkro and Drobo, as part of her familiarisation tour of the region to explain the policies and programmes of the government in respect of women.
She said this would also enable many more women to offer themselves to be elected as members of the assembly, as well as participate meaningfully in the decision-making process at the local level.
She added that no development could take place without the active involvement of women, who she noted, formed about 51 per cent of the population.
Nana Takyiwaa made the call when she addressed separate political fora with NDC women organisers at Fententaa, Dormaa Ahenkro and Drobo, as part of her familiarisation tour of the region to explain the policies and programmes of the government in respect of women.
ARSENAL, CHELSEA BATTLE TO A DRAW (BACK PAGE, MAY 6, 2010)
A last-minute tussle which ensued between officials of Berekum Arsenal and Bechem Chelsea F/C in their penultimate Glo Premier League derby at the Golden City Park yesterday nearly marred the beauty of the match.
Just as Suhum-based FIFA Referee William Agbovi was about to end the game, which ended 1-1, a die-hard supporter of Arsenal and an official of Chelsea openly decided to test their strength in the full glare of the security officials.
It would have turned bloody but for the timely intervention of the security.
At one stage a supporter of Arsenal and an official of Chelsea engaged in a serious brawl on the grounds. The Chairman of Arsenal, Alhaji Yakubu Moro, was prevented by security personnel from taking part in the brawl.
In the match itself, which was full of action and exciting exchanges, Chelsea took the lead on the 30th minute through winger Abdul Mohammed Basit before Nana Poku equalised for the home team during injury time of the first half.
Just as Suhum-based FIFA Referee William Agbovi was about to end the game, which ended 1-1, a die-hard supporter of Arsenal and an official of Chelsea openly decided to test their strength in the full glare of the security officials.
It would have turned bloody but for the timely intervention of the security.
At one stage a supporter of Arsenal and an official of Chelsea engaged in a serious brawl on the grounds. The Chairman of Arsenal, Alhaji Yakubu Moro, was prevented by security personnel from taking part in the brawl.
In the match itself, which was full of action and exciting exchanges, Chelsea took the lead on the 30th minute through winger Abdul Mohammed Basit before Nana Poku equalised for the home team during injury time of the first half.
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