Dentaa Boateng and Mr Peter Jones, British High Commissioner to Ghana[/caption] Under the auspices of the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr. Peter Jones, the Ghana UK Based Achievement (GUBA) Awards 2012 was officially launched in Ghana at his residence in Accra, Thursday evening. The launch ceremony was attended by Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, Archbishop Duncan-Williams and Information Minister, Fritz Baffour who launched the 2012 edition of the prestigious awards.   Also present were several captains of industry, media personalities, as well as a number of Ghana-based nominees. Dentaa, founder of the awards shared a touching story about her journey with awards which including selling off her car to organize the maiden edition. She therefore called for the support of corporate bodies towards the organization of the awards that celebrates Ghanaian achievers. The GUBA Children’s Foundation also announced its partnership with the Autism Awareness and Care Centre. The partnership seeks to address the issue of autism and its prevalence in Ghana and raised awareness of the lack of funding and recognition of autism. The 3rd Annual GUBA Awards is scheduled for the 10th of November 2012 at the Park Plaza hotel in London, UK.  Below are nominees and recipients for this year:   RED- BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE   Ghana High Commission Award for Best Corporate Business Armajaro Trading Diageo Africa Kraft Foods Olam International   Best Professional Dr Charles Easmon (Medical Director, Harley Street) Douglas Oppong (Angel Finance Group UK) Dr Felix Konotey-Aluhu (Professor of Human Genetics) John Blavo (Blavo & Co)   Efie Ni Fie (Home is Home) Gloria Buckman Yankson (Plan It Ghana) Godwin Edem Adorie (Praise Exports) Lawrence Clifford Poku Amankwah (Branch Health and Fitness Centre) Mary Hubert (Mary’s Virgin Coconut Oil “MVCO”)       GOLD- POPULAR CULTURE   Best African Fusion Designer Anita Quansah London – Anita Quansah Ashanti Lou- Louisa Osei House of Adjeiwaa- Abena Adjeiwaa Bubushiki- Emily Osei-Blavo   Best Creative Writer Dorothy Koomson John Akomfrah Martin Ofori-Atta Shirley Baah Mensah   Best Online Media Ameyaw Debrah Daily Guide Ghana Celebrities Ghanaweb Modern Ghana My Joy online Peace FM Online   Best New Music Act Brie Boateng Daniel ‘Pacs’ Osei Fuse Dog ODG Infecta K’adu Kofi Stacks Mista Silver Stardo Karle Sheyi Martins Vibe Squad   GREEN- COMMUNITY   Best Ghanaian Event All White Party- VMS and Ghanaian Divas Anansekrom- Noble Friends FashionMist Ghana Party in the Park- Akwaaba Promotions Ghana’s Official 55th Independence Celebration Dance- Alordia Promotions, West Coast Promotions Miss Ghana UK- Akwaaba Promotions Ghana UK Fashion Show – Ghanaian Divas & Ghana Fashion House   Best Charity Organisation ADAP (African Development Association for Progress) AfriKids Health Care for Africa STaSS (Shika Tamaa Support Services) WAM (What About Me) Campaign   Rising Stars Award Portia Oti Philomena Kwao Nicholas ‘Supernova Dex’ Amfo Llyrio Boateng   GUBA Humanitarian James Annan (Challenging Height) Nana Oye Lithur (The Human Rights Advocacy Centre) Patrick Young (Theatre for a Change) Michael Baabu (safe child Ghana)   GUBA Community Champion Adwoa Agyemang Alison Naftalin Amma Anna Adjei Lorraine Wright   BLACK- RECOGNITION AWARDS   Best Student Achiever Gillian Appau   International Recognition Award Patrick Quarcoo (Kenya based media mogul)   Inspirational African Award Dr Mike Adebuga (Globacom)   Special Achievement Award Sam Jonah (Executive Chairman, Jonah Capital)   Special Achievement Award Sam Ankrah (Investment Broker)   Special Achievement Award Roland Agambire (Entrepreneur and owner of RLG)   Special Achievement Award Dennis Tawiah (Event Promotion Pioneer, CEO of Akwaaba Promotions)   Sporting Achievement John Mensah   Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award (Shaun Campbell on behalf of) Arthur Wharton- First professional black football player and the world 100 yard record holder.]]>