Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister has called on the public to handle naked fires with care to control fire outbreaks in the region, as the dry season sets in. She said indicators showed the severity of the harmattan this year, and advised cigarette smokers, hunters, charcoal burners, and farmers, in general, to remain careful in handling fires and materials that could easily catch or ignite fires. Interacting with a section of the media in Sunyani, the Regional Minister advised households and vehicles that used Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to be watchful as well, saying “LPG can easily catch and spread fire any little…
Author: Nathaniel Nortey
Sylvanus Adjei Dadzi, a level 200 University of Ghana student has received help after his touching story was shared online. Kuulpeeps Legon posted the story of Sylvanus where it was revealed that he had suffered an accident and was in dire need of help to get a wheelchair. “He’s a level 200 student of University of Ghana reading BSC in Information Technology. He is asking for funds to buy a new wheelchair for the next academic year,” the report said. The Lift Us Foundation, which is a non-profit organization decided to take up the responsibility and presented the young man…
Scientists are predicting that a rise in new Covid-19 infections around the world is imminent because of ‘Kraken’, the name of a new variant of the virus. Officially called XBB.1.5, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is an Omicron subvariant that is fast spreading in US, UK, India, and multiple European countries. Menson, who is also a fellow of think tank Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), has said Kraken’s fast-spreading symptoms are not different from those caused by other Covid-19 variants. Will Vaccines Protect Against the New Kraken Variant? WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said recently that…
Reverend Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, former General secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, has urged Ghanaians to appreciate the roles played by every political party in the country’s development. “The Development of Ghana has largely been championed by different political regimes and each of them has played a part, therefore one political party cannot claim the credits,” he said in an interview with the GNA. He said to maintain peace and tranquility, the political leaders must be circumspect in their utterances and stop the discourse of denigrating each other. Particularly, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have all played a role in Ghana’s development and so…
The mortal remains of His Eminence Richard Cardinal Kuuia Baawobr, M.Afr., Bishop of Wa from Rome touched down at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) at 8.16 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. Until his untimely death, the late Cardinal was also the newly elected President of the Symposium Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and the Episcopal Chairman for Priests and Religious of the GCBC. On May 29, 2022, Pope Francis unveiled the list of new Cardinals including Cardinal Baawbr. Two months after he was elected Cardinal, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) elected him…
Over 139 pupils have graduated and were promoted to the next level of their education status in a colorful event that saw the attendance of scholars from education, and political to traditional leaders. The first graduation observance for D’mitry Adventist Preparatory school themed” Nurturing Individual’s skills and Potential to influence society” came off on Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 at the school premises at Breman in Ashanti Region with students exhibiting cultural artistry, storytelling, and choreography display to crown the day. Speaking at the graduation, the head teacher, Mr. David Twumasi said, Parents must put in the effort to cater to their wards for their betterment tomorrow…
He said quiet times with God were necessary because the world was in a difficult and challenging time, where everyone seemed busy always, adding “The noise around us makes it difficult for us to hear God and respond to His call.”
Healthcare professionals in the Volta Region, specifically the Central Tongu district, have recounted the positive impact the services of Zipline has had on healthcare delivery. This comes after about a year since the company began operations from the Anum center. The Anum distribution center of Zipline currently delivers medicines, vaccines and blood products to over 350 health facilities in both the Volta and the Eastern Regions. Some health professionals, during a recent media tour to access the operations of Zipline, say there has been a significant improvement in the overall health delivery and disease control in the district as a…
Prophet Raymond Boadi Annor, the General Overseer of the Prayer Theatre Ministry, has admonished Christians to believe in God above any prevailing difficulties in the country. He said it was unscriptural to give up in life in the face of challenges and setbacks, adding: “For God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” Prophet Annor was addressing members of the church as part of the 14-day prayer and fasting programme to mark the end of the year, on the theme: “Believing God above the Impossibilities: The Role of…
The Black Stars won their first game of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar after a hard-fought 3-2 win over South Korea in their second group game at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan. Mohammed Kudus scored the winner in a 68-minute after finishing off a free-flowing move, but Ghana then had to stave off a furious South Korean onslaught as they piled forward in droves for the final parts of the game. At points during the 10 minutes of added time, Ghana seemed certain to concede, but the Stars eventually held on to the crucial win to pick up their…