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Mothers are the sweetest and greatest gift from God to us. We cannot thank them enough for all they do for us. Today, May 13, 2018 is Mother’s Day; a day set aside to celebrate and honour our mothers whether adoptive or biological. Abraham Lincoln once said: “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” Social media was filled with numerous messages for mothers. Here are a few 1. First Lady, Rebecca Akufo Addo Today, we celebrate and pay tribute to a unique figure in our lives, our Mother. A mother is God’s gift to her family and the world. The bond between a mother and her child is a spiritual bond that can never be broken. So on this day, I will like to call attention to some issues that affect the well-being of women and children. It is a mother’s responsibility to ensure the family is safe and healthy. I encourage all mothers to ensure they and their families sleep under treated mosquito nets every night and exclusively breastfeed their babies for at least six ...

Ghanaian students will benefit from a special scholarship offer from the Rebecca Akufo-Addo Foundation to study in China. Under a cultural exchange arrangement, another set of beneficiaries will also visit China early next year . Some Chinese students will also be visiting Ghana around the same period. Following up on a Memorandum of Understanding signed between The Rebecca Foundation and Shenzhen Mingde Expremental School in China, Mr. Chen Hongbing – Principal of Shenzhen Mingde Experimental School and leader was confident that the arrangement will be mutually beneficial to the students and the schools. They were accompanied by Prof. Kwesi Yankah, the Minister of State for Tertiary Education who expressed his delight on the prospects of the exchange programme. Describing it as a positive exchange, Mr. Offei of the SOS said this opportunity will enable the students and teachers to better appreciate a lot of new trends in teaching as well as the use and application of technology. ...