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GIS organises leadership training for personnel from security agencies

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Diginatiries present in a picture with participants of the workshop

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has commenced a five-day Senior Leadership and Management Workshop for selected officials at the Management level from sister security agencies in Accra.

The training, which is being conducted by renowned Public Sector Governance Expert, Head of Commonwealth Secretariat, UK, Dr. Roger Koranteng, is designed to better equip participants from selected Security Agencies to serve across various capacities in enhancing law enforcement in Ghana.

It is also meant to provide them with skills in organisational leadership, strategic planning, conflict management, ethics and professionalism.

Speaking at the opening ceremony yesterday, the Comptroller General of the GIS, Kwame Asuah Takyi, indicated that the role of leaders was pivotal in shaping the capabilities and potentials of those they lead.

According to Mr. AsuahTakyi, the programme has been carefully designed with techniques, tools and insights needed to excel in the role or governance and leadership.

“In the next five days, we will delve into various aspects of leadership, good governance, conflicts, conflict management, Emotional Intelligence, Strategic planning, etc.

We will also explore the latest trends, the best practices in leadership and management”, he emphasised.

Mr Asuah Takyi continued that throughout his tenure as Comptroller General of GIS, he has made it a priority to strengthen their bond with sister security organisations and key stakeholders and, therefore, “bringing senior management members from the various organisations to learn and share varied perspectives, and exposed to new ideas is another innovative way to solidifying this relationship which is key to maintain a robust national security”.

The Public Sector Governance Expert Head of Commonwealth Secretariat, UK, Dr. Roger Koranteng also added that as a developing country combating  national crime, insecurity and law enforcement, it was prudent to acknowledge that the tax was quite significant.

“In our technologically driven world, it is more important now than ever before that the senior management of security, law enforcement agencies are kept abreast with the current and effective skills and knowledge to effectively lead and manage their resources, including human resources for the fight against all forms of insecurity and crime”, he said.

According to Mr. Koranteng, he understood the importance of capacity building as a critical element in developing human capital in the public service and also security agencies.

He continued that his outfit viewed increase access to learning and developing opportunities for senior managers of security agencies and law enforcement agencies as critical in creating resilient and responsive crime passive institutions.

He added that effective leadership was an integral part of organisational effectiveness to ensure a smooth and effective management of organizational development.

Salt Institute, NSS collaborate to prepare personnel for job market

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Mr Assibey Antwi, head of NSS

The National Service Scheme (NSS) of Ghana and the Sundoulos Advanced Leadership Training (SALT) Institute, an accredited private tertiary institution in Accra, have started a collaborative initiative for the boosting of the skills set of National Service Personnel to prepare them for the job market.

The move is geared towards providing them with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in this critical era where fresh graduates confront a highly competitive job market.

For a start, a three-hour webinar has been organised by the National Service Scheme of Ghana in collaboration with SALT Institute last Friday.

It was on the theme: “Positioning Yourself for the Job Market After National Service” and it drew over 3,000 participants nationwide, indicating the desire among young graduates for guidance and mentorship, as they embark on their career journeys.

NSS mission
The Executive Director of the NSS, Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, delivering the keynote address emphasised government’s mission in establishing the NSS, which is to shape the careers of young graduates, as well as provide service to the nation.

He emphasised the NSS’s Deployment to Employment policy which emphasises the necessity of equipping Service Personnel with skills and mindset required to transition smoothly into the labour market.

Mr. Osei Assibey used the opportunity to announce the NSS’s ongoing 50th-anniversary celebrations, reiterating the Scheme’s commitment to improving the employability of National Service Personnel as part of its anniversary celebrations.
He emphasised that the NSS recognises that investing in the skills and development of the youth is an investment in Ghana’s future.

In his opinion, this achievement demonstrates the Scheme’s steadfast dedication to youth development and nation-building. He also expressed his gratitude to the SALT Institute for their significant assistance in organizing the webinar.
Partnership formation

The Executive Director announced that both institutions were in the process of forging formal partnerships for continued collaboration, adding that such partnerships demonstrate the NSS’s commitment to providing Service Personnel with the resources and expertise which they need to succeed in their careers.

The Rector of the SALT Institute, Ambassador Dr Kodzo Alabo, indicated in his welcome address that the SALT Institute, as a centre of excellence for postgraduate education programmes, recognises the need to train and mentor transformational leaders who would bring comprehensive change to the country’s fortunes.

He added that skill development and training of the youth were critical in African countries’ preparations to participate in and even leapfrog other continents in the fourth industrial revolution.

The webinar’s main speaker, Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi, a renowned leadership strategist took centre stage and gave a spectacular presentation with insights and engaging delivery that encouraged and prepared participants to face the challenges of the job market.
Preparations for job
Dr. Dei-Tumi’s talk covered CV creation and optimisation, successful job search techniques, interview preparation, personal branding and networking.
According to Dr. Dei-Tumi “You have to be exceptional in your thinking and competencies to make a difference in this world of indifference. Exceptional graduates with competitive advantage do things differently and have a different mindset.

“To think with an entitlement mentality in our world today will not earn you placement in any competitive business environment in this century.”

Dr. Dei-Tumi also discussed the benefits and processes of becoming self-employed, kindling the entrepreneurial spirit in the audience as he charged National Service personnel that “before you think about registering a business, do your background search to find out whether your idea is indeed a solution to other people’s problems or just an imagination of your own emotions.

“When you are convinced that the idea is a solution to other people’s problems, do not be worried about starting small.”
The question-and-answer section, which allowed participants to engage the main speaker and obtain further clarity on numerous issues, was one of the webinar’s major highlights. The engagement during this segment was lively and enlightening, showcasing the enthusiasm of young graduates to learn, grow and succeed.

The webinar recorded participation from all the regions of Ghana, and attendees were effusive in their praise for this maiden event the feedback shared during the live chats of the webinar and across other social media channels, including Facebook and YouTube, indicated the need for mentoring and guidance for the youth.

By Felix Baidoo

Inside South Africa’s Operation Dudula: ‘Why we hate foreigners’

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Operation Dudula

South African anti-migrant group Operation Dudula has become notorious for raiding businesses belonging to foreign nationals and forcing shops to close. BBC Africa Eye has gained rare access to members of the country’s most-prominent anti-migrant street movement.

In a school kitchen in Kwa Thema, a township east of Johannesburg, Dimakatso Makoena is busy making sandwiches. The 57-year-old single parent of three has been a cook there for more than 10 years.

“To tell you the truth, I hate foreigners. How I wish they could just pack and go and leave our country,” she says, fighting back tears.

It is hard to understand the strength of this hate until Ms Makoena pulls out her phone to show a picture of her son. Emaciated with a glazed look in his eyes, angry burn scars spread over his body, up his arms and across his face.

“He started smoking drugs when he was 14 years old,” she says, explaining how her son often goes out to steal things to feed his habit. One day he had tried to take some power cables to sell when he got electrocuted and burned.

Her son uses crystal meth and nyaope, a highly addictive street drug that has devastated communities across South Africa. It is not until she blames foreigners for selling the drugs that her reasoning and support for Operation Dudula becomes clear.

Source: bbc.com

Japan says one in 10 residents are aged 80 or above as nation turns gray

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Japan's proportion of elderly people is the highest in the world

More than 10% of Japan’s population is now age 80 or older, the government said Monday, the latest worrying milestone in the rapidly graying country’s demographic crisis.

According to figures released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the proportion of Japan’s elderly, defined as age 65 and above, is also at a record high, comprising 29.1% of the population – the highest rate in the world.

The ministry released the figures to mark Respect for the Aged Day, a public holiday in the country, which also faces a plummeting birth rate and shrinking workforce that could impact funding for pensions and health care as demand from the aging population surges.

Japan’s population has been in steady decline since its economic boom of the 1980s, with a fertility rate of 1.3 – far below the 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population, in the absence of immigration. Deaths have outpaced births in Japan for more than a decade, posing a growing problem for leaders of the world’s third-largest economy.

The country also has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, contributing to the ballooning elderly population.

To cope with the growing labor shortage and in the hopes of reinvigorating a stalling economy, the Japanese government has encouraged more seniors and stay-at-home mothers to re-enter the workforce in the past decade.

To some extent, that messaging has worked: there are now a record 9.12 million elderly workers in Japan, a number that has grown for 19 consecutive years. Workers age 65 and up now make up more than 13% of the national workforce, the internal affairs ministry said Monday.

Source: cnn.com

Libya floods: The bodies left unrecognisable by disaster

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Mohammed Miftah fears some of his family members are among the dead

A masked doctor leans down into a black plastic body bag, and gently manipulates the legs of the man inside. “First we determine age, sex and length,” he explains.

“He’s in the putrefaction stage now, because of the water.”

In a hospital car park in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, the final details of one of its many victims are being carefully checked and logged.

This is now one of the most vital jobs here, and one of the most distressing. The man is unrecognisable after spending a week in the sea. His body washed ashore that morning.

Expert hands gently probe for identifying marks, and a DNA swab is taken. That’s important, in case there’s a family still alive to claim him.

Libya’s internationally recognised government says more than a quarter of the buildings in Derna were damaged or destroyed by last week’s catastrophic flood.

More than 10,000 people remain officially missing, according to figures from the UN’s Office for the Co-Ordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

The Red Crescent has been issuing its own numbers.

The UN says the death toll so far stands at some 11,300. The final total remains unclear – although the one thing that is certain is the sheer scale of this catastrophe.

Source: bbc.com

Military officials searching for an F-35 fighter jet in South Carolina

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A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show in 2017

The military is searching for an F-35 fighter jet near Charleston, South Carolina, after its pilot ejected Sunday afternoon, according to military officials.

The pilot ejected safely after a “mishap” involving the jet and was taken to a local medical facility in stable condition, Joint Base Charleston said in a Facebook post.

Emergency response teams are now working to find the aircraft, an F-35B Lightning II jet.

The aircraft’s last known position was near Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, two large bodies of water northwest of the city of Charleston, according to Joint Base Charleston, which asked for the public’s help finding the aircraft.

“The public is asked to cooperate with military and civilian authorities as the effort continues,” Joint Base Charleston officials said.

The jet belongs to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, a unit focused on training pilots to meet annual training requirements, according to the unit’s website.

Source: cnn.com

US-Iran prisoner swap ‘important first step’ but tensions remain: Analysts

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Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi and Morad Tahbaz arrive in Qatar after their release as part of the US-Iran prisoner swap deal, September 18, 2023

Washington, DC – The prisoner swap between the United States and Iran is a step towards de-escalating tensions between the two countries, experts say, but it does not point to an imminent thaw in frosty relations.

Alex Vatanka, director of the Iran programme at the Middle East Institute think tank in Washington, DC, called the prisoner exchange a “transactional deal”.

The agreement also included the release of five Iranian prisoners in the US and the unfreezing of $6bn in Iranian funds blocked in South Korea due to American sanctions.

“Everybody is basically reconciling themselves with the fact that the best they can do for now is to take small steps toward preventing a crisis,” Vatanka told Al Jazeera.

“So that’s all it is. There is no big vision being articulated by anybody that could tell us that something in terms of a breakthrough is in the pipeline. There is no sign of that.”

Five American citizens previously detained in Iran were flown out of the country on Monday as part of the agreement, which was facilitated by Qatar and other countries.

They landed in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Monday afternoon and were expected to be “soon be reunited with their loved ones—after enduring years of agony, uncertainty, and suffering”, US President Joe Biden said in a statement.

But as Biden and other members of his administration hailed the release of the detained Americans, US officials have said repeatedly that the prisoner deal will not change Washington’s approach to Tehran.

Source: Aljazeera.com

Naf Kassi titles upcoming EP ‘Ahyasi’

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Naf Kassi

Talented Ghanaian Highlife Artiste, Nafisatu Kassim, popularly known in the music scene as Naf Kassi, is set to release her much anticipated first studio album soon.

Naf Kassi released the arty album cover for her upcoming project, ‘Ahyasi,’translated, ‘Beginning’ in English. Like the title implies, the singer aims to take her listeners to the beginning.

Having performed creditably in the Ghanaian music scene for three years, Naf Kassi is recognised as one of the talented young highlife acts who has been consistent in her musical career.

“This year (2023), the album is coming. I’m glad to inform you that, It’s like 90 percent done,” she revealed.

Naf Kassi said her fans should expect a great piece of musical work from her, adding that “these collections of songs are like your favourite playlist, now lets have fun.”

Naf Kassi joined the music industry in 2019 with her doubt single titled ‘Mane Me’, which she features her younger brother ‘Rocky Best’ on it.

Ever since she joined the local music scene, Naf Kassi has shared the stage with the likes of Kofi Kinaata, Fameye, Naana Blu, Nero X, Dope Nation and a host of others.

In a facebook post, she wrote;

Announcing:

It’s Been A Journey and I want to say thanks to You all for the Love and support. You asked for it, and it’s Ready

#MaxxMusic EP-2023 #AhyasiEP  #WeShallOverCome

— #NAFKASSI

Although details (track-list & release date) for the project is yet to be known, fans and music consumers are already anticipating the masterpiece.

My mother died when I was born, I haven’t even seen her picture before –Bullet

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Bullet

CEO of Ruff Town Record, Rick Nana Agyemang, popularly known as Bullet has made a shocking revelation when responding to allegations of sacrificing his label Artistes for money.

In his response, Bullet wondered why people did not mention that he has sacrificed his destiny to suffer during his hustling days. “I have been through a lot in this life. My mum died when I was born. I didn’t know my mother and not seen her picture before in my life” Bullet disclosed.

“As an Artiste, I have been through a lot. When I was waking up early to meet Agicoat to produce my songs, when I wasn’t able to make ends meet, who said I have gone for medicine? But now that God has opened the door for me, I have gone for juju? Since I grew up, I have not heard of any successful person the public has ascribed hard work to but it’s always juju so I am not surprised at all” Bullet added.

“Who will invest all these money in an Artiste and sacrifice the Artiste at the time of reaping it” Bullet quizzed why people ask him the unfortunate incidents happening to his Artistes.

This conversation which was live on UTV’s ‘United Showbiz’ with MzGee sought to hear from Bullet what the public is rumouring about his label when Wendy Shay was involved in an accident two weekends ago.

 

Amerado narrates how hardship nearly forced him to quit music

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Amerado

Amerado Burner, the 2023 VGMA rapper of the year has shared how he nearly gave up on music following his inability to meet the high expectations in the music industry.

“When I nearly gave up, that was in 2019, when I went to London I was depressed because I was contemplating whether to visit my career. I took it upon myself to come back after consulting a few people and when I came back, things were even way harder. I was playing casino, betting and sometimes, I go hungry I have to search for money from my friends before I can eat,” he said, recounting previous challenges encountered in his bid to rise in the highly-competitive industry.

According to him, he felt discouraged at a point and had to indulge in betting and casino games.

Speaking in an interview on Showbiz 360 on TV3, Amerado explained that the weight of disappointment from unsatisfied expectations took a toll on him during his stay in London. However, he found the determination to bounce back after seeking advice from trusted individuals.

Little did he know that his comeback would be met with even more significant challenges, including resorting to casino games, betting, and asking friends for financial assistance just to make ends meet.

The award-winning rapper also shared the beginnings of his musical journey, which was influenced by a friend during their time in senior high school. He initially began rapping to songs from artists like Okyeame Kwame, Dr. Cryme, and PrayeHoneho. Eventually, he ventured into writing his own lyrics. Amerado vividly recalled his nervous start, performing during an entertainment session. Despite trembling hands and an unsteady microphone, he managed to deliver his performance.

“I’ve written a rap about Judgement Day which I can’t remember now. I was formerly called Rap Pages.

“When I got there, I was very nervous, I was shivering, the mic was shaking and my hands were shaking but I was able to deliver,” Amerado stated.

He concluded by urging both Ghanaians and music enthusiasts worldwide to stream his latest track, ‘Kweku Ananse,’ which is accessible on all major streaming platforms.

 

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