GHANAIAN NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2023

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Vol. 27 No. 9 September 2023

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Toronto Celebrates 30 Ghanaian-Canadians at Dazzling Awards Event

By Ebenezer Amankwah, Toronto, ON

On the evening of September 9, 2023, Toronto’s Viceroy Banquet Hall was alive with the spirit of celebration and recognition. The 20th Ghanaian-Canadian Achievement Awards honoured 30 individuals and groups from the Ghanaian-Canadian community, acknowledging their significant contributions to both the local community in Canada and their homeland, Ghana. The event, which drew a crowd of nearly 400 attendees, kicked off with renditions of the Canadian and Ghanaian national anthems by Priscilla Addo, also known as SILLLA in the music industry. Emmanuel Ayiku, the Publisher/ Editor of the Ghanaian News cont’d on pg. 6

H.E. Anselm Sowah, Ghana High Commissioner to Canada with the Award Recipients

Ghanaian News Canada Receives “Establishing a Social Accolades from Ghana’s High Support Network: Commission in Canada A Call to Action for Ghanaians in Canada” Dr David Firang By Ebenezer Amankwah, Toronto, ON

Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, His Excellency Anselm Sowah, has commended the contributions of Ghanaian News Canada to the Ghanaian diaspora in Canada. He highlighted that the media organization has consistently aimed for excellence since its establishment 25 years ago.

This commitment to excellence is demonstrated in the organization’s 20-year tradition of the GhanaianCanadian Achievement Awards. The awards event was

H.E. Anselm Sowah, Ghana High Commissioner to Canada

created to honor outstanding contributions by Ghanaians across various fields in Canada.

His Excellency Anselm Sowah expressed these sentiments during his address at the 20th anniversary of the GhanaianCanadian Achievement Awards night in Toronto. By Ebenezer Amankwah, Toronto, ON Dr David Firang, an Associate He applauded the Professor at Trent University, media organization’s has urged Ghanaians residing accomplishments and in Canada to establish a expressed his hope for robust social support network to foster a brighter future. their continued success. The High Commissioner also took the opportunity to acknowledge and congratulate the award recipients for their significant achievements within the community.

He underscored the numerous challenges Ghanaians face, a racialised immigrant group, which Dr David Firang, Keynote Speaker

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