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A Powys family have won the top award at a major farm show and sale in Welshpool.

The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) on Wednesday handed over a US$14.5 million Primary Substation at Kanda to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to supply electricity to critical national institutions and residents in the catchment area. The 78-mega volts amperes (MVA) will supply power to institutions such as the 37…

TIME passed on. There was a world economic depression of the 30s. It affected our land too. The economy mainly depended upon rubber and to a lesser extent, timber and copra. The rubber which wasformerly sold at $400 came down just to a mere $4/- with no demand for the same. The labourers would not go for rubber tapping. All the rubber estates were more or less closed.  The larger ones being held by the Europeans, Chinese were lying idle. The local shops began to close one by one. Every other day we used to see a shop being sealed. The government had to find ways and means to tide over the...

One evening when I was accompanying my father during his walk his officer by chance met him on the way. Seeing me with my father the officer asked who I was, and without hesitating, having known our family conditions told my father “why not let him join in the office”.  This was the starting point in my life of service for my bread at the age of 16. After a month’s training during which I showed good out-turn the officer was pleased to appoint me as a Draughtsman on Rs. 25/- per month.  This reminded me of my father telling us that he started on Rs.7 and he could sa...