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healthy fat sources for vegetarians

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Where do vegetarians get their healthy fats from? Let’s take a look at 10 healthy fat sources for vegetarians and vegans.

 

Avocados

Ah, there doesn’t seem to be a day that goes by at the moment without avocados popping up on a list of healthy foods. And as far as healthy fats go, avocado is pretty much the Queen of healthy fat sources. A lot has been said about the fact that avocados contain a lot of fat, and indeed it might be one of the reasons why some dieters avoid them. However, while this is true, the fact is that out of its 23g of fat, a typical medium avocado contains mostly good fats. And because avocados are also rich in fibre, they’re one of the best foods you can eat if you’re trying to lose weight. Best things to do with avocado? Make guacamole with one, add them to your salads or sandwiches, or scramble them with your eggs. They’re incredibly versatile!

 

Dark Chocolate

You’re not imagining things! Dark chocolate is an excellent source of good fats. Go on, we’ll let you eat it!

 

Seeds

People always find it funny when we tell them that seeds are bursting with fat and it’s probably because most of us associate sources of fat with generally fatty foods like bacon and pizza. However, seeds are one of the healthiest sources of fat on the planet, which makes them perfect for vegetarians. The great thing about seeds too is that they’re so versatile. They can be added to your sandwiches, bowl of cereal, salads, smoothies and much more! So where does the fat come from? Seeds contain omega-3 fatty acids which, as you might know, is one of the healthiest fats there is. The best sources are sunflower seeds, chia seeds and hemp seeds, but in all honesty it doesn’t matter which seeds you go for, as they’re all totally amazing babes.

 

Olive Oil

Never sure what type of oil to cook with? Olive oil is not only full of heart-friendly fats, it also tastes pretty darn good, too!

 

Salmon

Like avocados, not a day seems to go by when salmon isn’t included in a list of foods that are good for you and also it happens to be one of the most amazing healthy fat sources. Not only is salmon incredibly healthy, it’s also delicious and versatile. It makes the perfect companion with eggs in the morning, fits in well with potatoes at dinner, or tastes good when combined with cream cheese on a bagel at lunch.

The American Heart Association reckons we should eat salmon at least twice a week, so if you’re a vegetarian who doesn’t mind the odd fish dish here and there, salmon is well worth adding to your diet.

Coconut Oil

It’s the eternal question asked by people who want to get healthier: What oil should I cook with? Big question! For years, many of us have used olive oil or virgin olive oil but these days so much research has been carried out into the likes of grapeseed oil and avocado oil that the choices are endless and bewildering. However, our top pick where healthy fats are concerned is coconut oil. Not only does coconut oil taste amazing, but it’s also one of great healthy fat sources that support your liver.

Mayonnaise

Mayonnaise? Really?! We’re imagining all kinds of looks right now!

True, for a long time mayonnaise was chastised as being the bad boy of the condiment world. If you were caught coating a load of it over your chips, people around you would grimace. And it was even worse when you asked for a tuna mayo sandwich! However, mayonnaise has a reputation that’s largely undeserved, and the reality is that it’s actually a good source of unsaturated fat. However, you should check the label before purchasing to make sure that you’re not buying mayo that is ridiculously high in the bad stuff.
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Ugandan woman 'fakes own kidnap'

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A Ugandan woman has found herself in hot water after allegedly faking her own kidnapping, local newspaper The Daily Monitor reports.

According to the outlet, Christine Nabasumba's family received calls saying she had been kidnapped on her way home from work on Friday.

The kidnappers, it was claimed, wanted 10m Ugandan shillings ($2,675; £2,000) in exchange for her safe return.

However, on Monday morning police in the capital Kampala had some surprising news for her desperate father – who had enlisted officers' help in finding the 25-year-old.

Police spokesman Luke Oweyesigire said she had been found in a guest house just 16km (nine miles) from her home in Busega, Kampala.

He added she was now facing charges for "giving false information to the public".

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Ghana’s James Addison headlines Africa Emotional Intelligence Conference in Nigeria

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Ghana’s first certified Emotional Intelligence coach, James Addison, is the lead speaker at the Africa Emotional Intelligence Conference to be held in Nigeria from 30th to 3st May, 2018

After successfully introducing Ghanaians to the benefits of emotional resilience as far as the youth is concerned, James Kwesi Addison has been requested to help the Conference to understand both the rationale and operation for “Building Emotional Resilience in Students”.

Africa is focusing more and more on its estimated 760 million young people under 30 years, recognizing the need for skills in being emotionally resilient as future leaders, workers and parents.   

SESA Ghana is James’ model to present in Nigeria, representing innovation on how to build the skills for emotional resilience in students – but more importantly how to also sustain this powerful and traditional Ghanaian capability.

Speaking to journalists Mr. Addison said “I am honoured for them to invite and host me and to have the stage to explain how Building Emotional Resilience in Students is a vital element of the future in any country”.

He explained that “Emotional Resilience is an inner capability to navigate our lives and circumstances whilst deploying skills in Emotional Intelligence – a construct of 10 social emotional skills which enables us to harness our emotions into positive thinking and behaviour; rather than destructive and unhealthy thinking and behaviour”

“We just build emotional intelligence from an early age, tune-into ourselves and know ourselves as emotional beings. Recognise our thinking and behaviour and learn to move quickly from the emotional area of our brain (Fight, Flight, Freeze responses) and into the logical part of the brain where we seek solutions from our inner competencies and problem solving,” he added.   

 Explaining how he came across Emotional Intelligence in the first place, Mr. Addison said: “As a native Ghanaian, in 2014 I saw the clear need for communities to use emotional intelligence (awareness of self, emotional responses and how to harness this into positive creativity, relationships and lifestyle) to address many of the modern day societal issues which are emotion centred – such as: violence, divorce, trauma and crime. I researched and trained myself in the science and practice of emotional intelligence as a coach; qualifying in both the practice and assessment of emotional intelligence.

“My international research into the practice of emotional intelligence in business and leadership, led me to recognise that this capability was a fundamentally forgotten Ghanaian one, but the growing scientific research actually now presents the evidence of the real benefit from building emotional intelligence”

 

According to him, Emotional intelligence is part of us all, the only difference is the conscious development of it – practice and perfection.  “Having grown at the knee of Nana Antwi II, the Late Paramount Chief and the President of Enyan Denkyira Traditional Area and a founding member of Ghana’s ‘National House Chiefs’ I listened to the stories of how the old leaders practice listening, calmness and taught their communities these skills in regulating emotions, channeling emotional energy and how together they overcame the distress of adversity and set-back. I knew I needed to reinstate this capability.”

According to him, there is a psychological structure to Emotional Intelligence which enables anyone, any age, to build 10 social emotional skills – which are interdependent and make a powerful difference to our mental wellbeing, social interactions, happiness and resilience.

“I found a gentleman called Jay Baughan, in Europe, who had spent years perfecting a community learning process in Africa, the Middle East and Europe – dedicated to building emotional resilience – called SESA. I tracked him down and convinced him to let me take it to Ghana. We partnered, and I now have access to SESA which is now the world’s first learning, development and research infrastructure which can be embedded deep into communities to build the Emotional Intelligence capability, resulting in emotional resilience.” Addison explained.

“Going to Nigeria, which is where Jay created SESA to support Niger Delta youth reintegration, I am able to now lift the lid on what emotional resilience is and what we need to consider for helping ensure communities and self-sustain it for the long-term,” he said.

 

Ghana | Atinkaonline.com

 

 

Ghanacard: Persons without digital address cannot register-NIA

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The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Mr. Francis Palmdeti , says persons without digital addresses cannot take part in the ongoing nationwide registration for the National Identity Card (Ghana card).

The National Digital and Property Addressing System, ‘ghanapostGPS,’ which was launched in 2017 allocates addresses within a defined space with the aid of the latest geocoding technology.

Speaking to Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive, Mr. Francis Palm Deity mentioned that persons who will show up at the registration centers without their digital addresses  will not be allowed to  register.

He added that the public registration exercise, which has begun in the Greater Accra region is expected to last between two to three months after which the team will move to the Volta and Northern Regions.

He added that the exercise will then move to the Upper East and Upper West regions; Brong Ahafo Region will be next followed by Eastern and Ashanti Regions. The last regional public registration will be in the Central Region.

He urged the general public to download the ghanapostGPS and generate their digital addresses to ensure a smooth registration process.

Ghana | Atinkaonline.com | Vivian Adu Boatemaa

Amissah-Arthur to chair Second Revolutionary Lecture Series

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By Maxwell Okamafo  Addo

Former Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, will chair the second edition of the Revolutionary Lecture Series on Thursday May 31, 2018 as part of activities marking the 39th anniversary of the June 4th Uprising.

This year’s event will be held under the theme: “Revolutionary Economic Trends, Ghana in Focus: Past Present and The Future”

The immediate Past Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah Arthur will be joined by two eminent personalities, former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey and the Executive Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Professor Newman K. Kusi who will headline the second edition of the Revolutionary Lecture Series.

The organization is under the auspices of the Office of the former President Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, who is also the Founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as part of activities marking the annual celebration of the June 4, 1979 uprising.

Kwesi Amissah Arthur chairs the lecture as someone who builds trust, courts alliances, build consensus and holds trust and keeps track of national issues.

Many describe him as a quiet and vibrant man whose depth of knowledge is arresting and understands revolutionary issues and history.

He made sure that Ghana was in tandem with the commanding dogmas of international finance and business, under his safe hands when he was the chief pilot, as a former Vice President of the Republic of Ghana and, former Governor of the Bank of Ghana and a major player in international finance circles.

He comes on board as one of Ghana’s finest Economic Surgeons – who headed government’s economic management team with courage, vision, wisdom and ability- in theory and in practice. , A’ Father of Modern Economics’.

He’s someone with a mastery of public administration and the intricate art of balancing policy priorities and political intrigues and the economic situations in the country is superb.

 As an individual who held the post of deputy finance secretary/minister for ten years and being in charge of the Central Bank during one of the longest period of stability               of our currency since independence.

He’s a man well recognized for his many achievements and immense contributions to the polity, communal liberalism, growth, and general welfare of the people of Ghana. Beyond these, he is a humble man, dearly loved and respected.

 

Professor Botchwey is expected to deliver a lecture on Ghana’s economic and social situation prior to 1983. It will be followed by a review of the economic reforms from 1983 to 1992: Issues, Responses and Outcomes.

  Professor Kusi speaking on Ghana’s Economic Growth and Development in the Democratic Environment – Issues, Responses and Outcomes, and a rethinking of Ghana’s development on a sustainable basis.

The Revolutionary Lecture Series is part of the experiences and philosophy of former President Jerry John Rawlings and the revolutionary transition Ghana went through.

The Lecture Series draws revolutionary ideas and experiences from politics, trade & industry, academia, gender, foreign and the global environment with the hope to help transform and shape the national psyche, attitudes, and behaviors.

The lecture will precede a durbar of cadres and revolutionaries at the Madina Social Welfare School Park on Monday June 4 at 10am. The durbar which will be addressed by the leader of the revolution, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings will be under the theme: Re-organizing towards the Core Values.

Both events are open to the public. Sympathizers of the June 4 Uprising and the 31st December revolution, workers, students, activists, civil society organizations and public-spirited persons are invited to attend the event.

 

Ghana | Atinkaonline.com

Western Region chiefs hail Akufo-Addo for developments

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The policies and programmes being implemented by the Nana Akufo-Addo government are having, and will continue to have, a major impact on the lives of ordinary Ghanaians, some traditional rulers in the Western region have stated. 

Innovative programmes such as Free Senior High School education, Planting for Food and Jobs as well as the remarkable macroeconomic stability and growth arising from prudent economic management are ample testimony that the Government is on course to deliver on the pledge to better the lives of Ghanaians, and is worth commending, according to Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim II, Paramount chief for the Wassa Amenfi Traditional Area, and Nana Nteboah Prah IV, Chief of Heman-Prestea.

Speaking at separate mini durbars to welcome the Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday 27th May, 2018, the chiefs expressed confidence that other programmes being implemented, such as the Nation Builders Corps and the digitisation of the major planks of the economy, would help set Ghana on a path of accelerated development.

Citing the latest IMF Report on Ghana’s economic performance, issued on 2nd May 2018, IMF Update Country Report Number 18/113, which indicated that the country had met and surpassed its Fiscal Deficit Target for the first time since 2006, Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim commended the Akufo-Addo government for achieving such a historic feat in the macroeconomic sector, and called for its sustenance.

Alluding to the Digitisation agenda being spearheaded by Vice President Bawumia, Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim called for the expansion of the digital revolution, saying “Now when you hear digital in Ghana, it is associated with your name. When you hear seamless, it is associated with your name, H.E. Bawumia. Please extend it to the whole of Ghana so we all benefit.” 

On his part, Nana Nteboah Prah IV, Chief of Heman-Prestea, described the setting up of a Zongo Development Fund and the appointment of a Minister for Zongo and Inner City Development as “timely and a reflection of the new governance style introduced by the Akufo-Addo government.”

“This is a new thing introduced by this government, that the Presidency would tour Zongos, fraternise with them and know their challenges. They have even appointed a Minister for Zongos. Some of us were born in the Zongo so we know how life is in the Zongos. We commend Government for the commitment to the development of Zongos. We also have a Zongo in Prestea, and we are confident that the impact of the activities of the Zongo Development Fund would also be felt in Prestea Zongo.” 

Nana Nteboah Prah urged his subjects to take advantage of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) programme, designed to tackle graduate unemployment and would offer employment to at least 350 graduates in every constituency in seven different modules, saying an opportunity to earn a living should not be sniffed at.

“It is a very good programme. If you are an unemployed graduate, staying home all this while, and there is an opportunity to earn a living and start something for yourself, then I will urge you to take it up. It will help you and all of us, and reduce the burden on yourself and your family.”

In brief remarks, Vice President Bawumia assured the chiefs and people of the Western region that the Nana Akufo-Addo government has begun fulfilling its promises to Ghanaians and is determined to make life better for the ordinary Ghanaian. 

The Vice President was in the Western Region on the latest leg of a nationwide Ramadan Tour to pray with his Moslem brethren and seek Allah’s blessing for the nation. He also offered special prayers for the sustenance and enhancement of the peace Ghana continues to enjoy in spite of the multiplicity of religious faiths in the country. 

He was accompanied by the Regional Minister, Hon Dr Kwaku Afriyie, his deputy Eugenia Kusi, Minister for Zongo Development Hon Alhaji Boniface Abubakar Saddique and other government and NPP officials.

Ghana | Atinkaonline.com 


 

Wa: Robbers invade judge’s house; steal laptop, phones, and GHC500 

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Robbers on Sunday invaded the house of a magistrate court judge at Wa in the Upper West Region, Sydney Braimah.

The assailants made away with the judge’s laptop, phones, ID cards and an amount of GHC500.

The Upper West Regional Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service, Inspector Gideon Boateng, confirmed the incident to Atinka News.

He said the police have commenced investigations but said no arrest has been made so far.

More soon 

Ghana | Atinkaonline.com | Ahmed Saanuo

Old Vandals donate to Pantang Mental Hospital

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Sons of Bacchus (SOB), a group made up of past students of Commonwealth Hall of the University of Ghana, Legon have donated items worth over GH¢5000 to the inmates of the Pantang Hospital in Adenta, Accra.  

The items included bags of rice, ideal milk, sugar, gallons of oil, toilet rolls, bars of soaps, detergents, bags of sachet water, tins of fish among others.  

Presenting the items, the leader of the group Kwabena Boye Adjekumhene, told management of the hospital that men who really passed through the great Commonwealth Hall of the University of Ghana and imbibed the values of the great hall always consider the needs of others in addition to upholding truth in their lives.

Receiving the items, management of the Pantang Mental Hospital, Mr.  Boakye, Secretary of the Pantang hospital expressed deep and sincere gratitude to members of Sons of Bacchus and charged other well-meaning Ghanaians to emulate the attributes of the past students of Commonwealth Hall of the University of Ghana.

The Hospital management praised the VANDALS and urged them to continue to demonstrate their humane support to fellow human beings.

They added that the items donated by the sons of Bacchus who are old VANDALS will go a long way to put smiles on the faces of the inmates of the Pantang Mental Hospital.

Members of the Sons of Bacchus who believe in giving back to society and helping one another to improve the lives of humanity also engaged in over one hour of cleaning activities at the mental hospital to give the inmates a hygienic and healthy environment to inhabit.

The Members of Sons of Bacchus who epitomize the true tenets of VANDALISM which is an accolade attributed to every past student of the only male hall of the University of Ghana, say a true gentleman thinks of his environment, society and the well-being every human being. Thus their motivation to support the inmates of the country's biggest mental hospital.

Ghana's mental health facilities have been reported to be in very terrible state. With poor conditions and low budgetary allocations, most of the nation's mental health facilities have been in dire need for assistance for some time now.

Mr. Adjei, the Environmental Manager of the Pantang Hospital, also expressed joy over the clean-up exercise undertaken by the Sons of Bacchus, saying it has provided a healthy environment for the inmates and management of the hospital.

Ghana | Atinkaonline.com

 Driver and mate killed by armed robbers at Pishegu

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A driver and his mate were shot dead by persons believed to be armed robbers at Pishegu, a farming community in the Northern Region over the weekend.

One person according to the Public Relations  Officer of the Northern Regional Police Command, DSP Ussif Tanko, was left unconscious at the  scene.

DSP Tanko said because the police attention was drawn to the occurrence late, the robbers took cover before the arrival of the patrol team.

He said the driver has been identified as Mohammed Alidu, 22,   and the mate Abdullai Alhassan, 20.

The police chief said his men have  intensified patrols on highways throughout the Northern Region to curb the menace.

According to him, a manhunt for the robbers has commenced and that the public should assist the police with information.

He said the driver and the mate were robbed before being killed on their way from Tamale to Pisheigu, a farming community within the Karaga district.

DSP Tanko said the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the Karaga Hospital and subsequently released to their families for burial.

 

Ghana | Atinkaonline.com | Nurudeen Ibrahim

NABCO receives huge endorsement from chief of Heman-Prestea

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The Chief of Heman-Prestea in the Western Region, Nana Nteboah Prah IV, has lauded the Nana Akufo-Addo government for introducing a programme designed specifically to deal with graduate unemployment.

The Nation Builders Corps (NABCO), which is set to offer employment to 100,000 graduates this year programme and would engage at least 350 graduates in every constituency in seven different modules, is one of a number of measures designed to tackle the unemployment situation in the country, and this, according to Nana Nteboah Prah, deserves high praise.

Speaking at a mini durbar to welcome the Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Sunday 27th May, 2018, Nana Nteboah Prah urged his subjects to take advantage of NABCO, saying an opportunity to earn a living should not be sniffed at.

“It is a very good programme. If you are an unemployed graduate, staying home all this while, and there is an opportunity to earn a living and start something for yourself at the end of the month, then I will urge you to take it up. I think Government deserves praise. 

“We look forward to beginning of the registration in our Prestea Huni Valley Municipality. I believe it will help you the unemployed graduate and all of us, and reduce the burden on yourself and your family.”

Outlining a number of policies and programmes initiated in the 16 months of the new government, Nana Nteboah Prah singled out the setting up of a Zongo Development Fund and the appointment, for the first time in Ghana’s history, of a Minister for Zongo and Inner City Development as a “reflection of the new governance style introduced by the Akufo-Addo government.”

“This is a new thing introduced by this government, that the Presidency would tour Zongos, fraternise with them and know their challenges. They have even appointed a Minister for Zongos. Some of us were born in the Zongo so we know how life is in the Zongos. We commend Government for the commitment to the development of Zongos. We also have a Zongo in Prestea, and we are confident that the impact of the activities of the Zongo Development Fund would also be felt in Prestea Zongo.” 


In brief remarks, Vice President Bawumia assured the chiefs and people of the Western region that the Nana Akufo-Addo government has begun fulfilling its promises to Ghanaians and is determined to make life better for the ordinary Ghanaian. 

The Vice President was in the Western Region on the latest leg of a nationwide Ramadan Tour to pray with his Moslem brethren and seek Allah’s blessing for the nation. He also offered special prayers for the sustenance and enhancement of the peace Ghana continues to enjoy in spite of the multiplicity of religious faiths in the country. 

He was accompanied by the Regional Minister, Hon Dr Kwaku Afriyie, his deputy Eugenia Kusi, Minister for Zongo Development Hon Alhaji Boniface Abubakar Saddique and other government and NPP officials.
 

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