About 202 households comprising more than 1,520 people have been displaced by the floods that hit Ewusiejoe, a farming community in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region on Thursday. The affected persons have therefore appealed to the government to provide some relief items to mitigate their suffering. “It’s not easy, it’s just by the grace of God. The number of displaced persons keeps increasing and we’re still counting. If help does not come early enough, the displaced would have nowhere to sleep,” Assemblyman for Ewusiejoe Electoral Area, John Odoom, told the Ghanaian Times on Sunday. He said the…
Author: Nathaniel Nortey
Torgbui Agbodzalu Amuzu, the Fiator of Nogokpo, has made a passionate appeal to the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) to intervene and avert a potential religious conflict in the country. He expressed concern over the verbal attacks on Nogokpo by certain self-proclaimed religious leaders, including Rev. Patricia Asiedu, popularly known as Nana Agraada and others. The call comes in response to a viral video in which Archbishop Charles Agyin-Asare, founder and general overseer of the Perez Chapel International, referred to Nogokpo as the “demonic headquarters” in the Volta Region. While the archbishop later clarified his comment and expressed no intention to denigrate the town or its people, the…
The Guinness World Records have finally confirmed Hilda Baci as the person with the longest cooking hours in the world. The famous Nigerian chef who has become the talk on social media earlier this morning broke the Guinness World Record for Marathon cooking. The first female who is from India, Lata Tondon held the record-breaker title for cooking continuously for eighty-seven hours, 45 minutes. In the quest to be the new record breaker, Hilda Baci cooked for 100 hours. But Guinness World Record deducted seven hours from Chef Hilda Baci’s 100-hour attempt to become the Guinness World Record holder for the longest cooking…
The 14-time European champions were thrashed by Pep Guardiola’s side in this season’s semi-finals, and they could now be set for a summer of change After Manchester City scored the first of their four goals at a raucous Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, Real Madrid were very clearly rattled. Vinicius Jr complained and gesticulated to manager Carlo Ancelotti, while Karim Benzema gathered the team in a huddle. It was all ragged. Los Blancos, supposedly the semblance of calm in the Champions League, were showing the same signs of panic that a litany of Premier League teams that show up to City’s…
Mr. Ebenezer Agyin, Ashanti Regional Manager, Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) of the COCOBOD, has underscored the need for cocoa farmers to regularly weed their farms, especially when the rains set in to achieve the objectives of the Productivity Enhancement Projects (PEPs). The PEPs are a project introduced by the COCOBOD which seeks to roll out a set of measures that will improve productivity per hectare and increase cocoa production levels above one million tonnes per year. After a field visit in the Nyinahin Cocoa District, Mr. Agyin observed that most farms were engulfed by weeds and with onset…
Professor Kingsley Nyarko, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso, has underscored the need for the introduction of technologies in the education system. According to him, the world had become a global village and access to internet and other technologies were critical to learning new skills. He explained that the only way students and young people could thrive in the 21st century and create more employment through direct jobs was for them to be introduced and acquire skills in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Prof Nyarko stated this during a donation of educational technology equipment to two schools within the Kwadaso Constituency.…
Celebrated gospel musician Piesie Esther has on her faith revealed that she is likely to pick up the plaque for VGMA artiste of the year. The ‘Waye me yie’ hitmaker bagged seven nominations at this year’s VGMA event including the ultimate of the night. Piesie is however optimistic that her hard work over the period is deserving of the ultimate award on the night. In a discussion on UTV’s showbiz, she believes her faith will carry her through the night as the ultimate, however, she will still be grateful should she not win any awards on the day. “I believe…
About 50,000 youth selected across the country will officially start training today under the Ghana Jobs and Skills of the YouStart initiative. The three-month training is expected to equip the participants with relevant skills, access to market, technology and financial support to enable them to start and grow their businesses. The beneficiaries were selected out of the over 288,000 applicants who applied through the portal meant to receive applications from potential beneficiaries of the YouStart initiative. It seeks to target 50 per cent women, persons with disability and unemployed youth as well as existing small businesses owned by school dropouts…
Rev. Fr. Silas Sapaty, a Priest of the Accra Archdiocese has urged members of the Christian Mothers Association to open their hearts and minds to receive Christ. Preaching at a Lenten Retreat for about 500 CMA members, Christian Fathers, Daughters and Sons of the Accra Archdiocese at the St. Benedict Catholic Church at Ofankor, he entreated the Mothers to spiritually journey with Christ in His Exaltations and Mother Mary in the praying of the Rosary. “Fixing one’s mind on the Cross is a sure way to encounter Christ in your daily lives in other to shine wherever members find themselves,” he…
May the celebration of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ give birth to a new season of faith, hope, growth, prosperity, reconciliation and sacrifice for everybody in our beloved country and in the world” President Akufo Addo has said. The President, sharing his Easter message on his social media handles wished Christians nationwide well as they mark the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to him, “Easter is the most significant celebration for Christians,” and that “the extraordinary sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross of Calvary, by dying for us, and His resurrection from the grave has given…