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The annual Sports Fiesta by the Kaneshie Area Youth Ministry of The Church of Pentecost was at its glamorous best last week as it seals off the 2017 Easter festivities. For three years running, the Area Youth Ministry under the leadership of the Area Youth Pastor, Rev. Daniel Okyei Boakye has been hosting youth from 20 Districts, Worship Centers and a PIWC to socialise through fun games. The fiesta is also use to highlight and celebrate the resurrection power of Jesus Christ aimed at winning more souls to their fold. Like the previous years, the 2017 fiesta did not disappoint…

A former chairman of Ghana’s national security committee for Lands and Natural Resources, Brigadier General Daniel K. Mishio, says the fight against illegal small scale mining can only be won with strong leadership and a well thought out plan. “Leadership of the team mandated to deal with the menace should be patriotic, courageous, and principled people who are handpicked and have the full backing of the executive,” he stated. He said the fight against the canker should be planned, addin “it’s very necessary, to ensure deliberate and thorough planning based on intelligence. We should not take adhoc measures. There should…

There are measures to employ 11,000 health trainees who graduated between 2012 and 2016, and 181 doctors who also completed their housemanship seven months ago. Government has also allocated GH¢ 252 million Ghana cedis for the restoration of nurses and teacher trainees’ allowances. These measures are aimed at improving the health delivery system in Ghana, Mr Sulemana Alhassan, Upper West Regional Minister has announced at the 10th anniversary celebration and matriculation of the Wa Nursing Training College in Wa. He urged health trainees to work harder and come out successfully, assuring them of their engagement in the public and private…

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed confidence in the Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority, Dr Samuel Yaw Annor to improve the scheme which is in a critical condition. He made this revelation when Dr. Annor and other functionaries of the NHIA paid a courtesy call on him during the observation of Awukudae at the Manhyia Palace last Wednesday. Otumfuo Osei Tutu expressed appreciation for the visit and admonished Dr. Annor to keep faith with Ghanaians and work hard to meet their expectations. He conveyed his hope in the new leadership of the NHIA to manage…

A 12-year-old boy who was apparently trying to drive across Australia has been stopped by police 1,300km (800 miles) into his journey. The boy was pulled over in Broken Hill in the New South Wales outback on Saturday after a patrol noticed the car’s bumper dragging on the ground. Police said the boy had been attempting to drive 4,000km from Kendall in NSW to Perth, Western Australia. He was arrested and taken to Broken Hill police station. His parents, who had reported him missing, picked him up on Sunday. The journey from Kendall to Broken Hill involves driving hundreds of…

A 12-year-old boy who was apparently trying to drive across Australia has been stopped by police 1,300km (800 miles) into his journey. The boy was pulled over in Broken Hill in the New South Wales outback on Saturday after a patrol noticed the car’s bumper dragging on the ground. Police said the boy had been attempting to drive 4,000km from Kendall in NSW to Perth, Western Australia. He was arrested and taken to Broken Hill police station. His parents, who had reported him missing, picked him up on Sunday. The journey from Kendall to Broken Hill involves driving hundreds of…

The Managing Director of FirstBanC Financial Services, Mr Amenyo Setordzie, has asked for circumspection on the discussion around the US$2.25 billion bond issued earlier this month. That, he said, was needed to ensure that public commentary on the 15 and 10-year bonds did not return to hurt the economy and the country’s reputation. While dismissing concerns that the coupon rate of 19.75 per cent for the US$2.25 billion bonds was too punitive, Mr Setordzie said the issue of conflict of interest did not arise, given the familiarity of the lead investor, Franklin Templeton Investments (FTI), and one of its directors,…

The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), has announced a total of GH¢450 million to, among other initiatives, support the government’s ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ programme. The fund, according to Mr. Daniel Asiedu, Managing Director of the Bank, is expected to meet the payment requirements for the agro inputs supplied to beneficiaries under the programme and also support viable agricultural initiatives in 2017. Mr. Asiedu explained that GH¢150million is directly going to support the Planting for Food and Jobs programme with GH¢300 million serving as credit facility to support various viable projects in the agricultural value chain for the 2017 financial…

The Diocesan Bishop of the Methodist Church at Sekondi, Right Reverend, Daniel De-graft Brace, has declared the support of the Church in the fight against illegal small scale mining, popularly known as galamsey. Addressing a synod at Kwesimintsim in the Western Region at the weekend, the Bishop lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s initiative to end galamsey, which has depleted vast forest covers, polluted water bodies and destroyed large tracts of farmlands across the country. He observed health and sanitation issues, which have been threatening the environment, seem to be a major challenge for the country. “Looking at our various…

Your Excellency, One day this year, as I was walking by my perpetually empty locker, I was struck by your memory. I cannot identify what sparked its conception, but as your thoughts started to grow, thinking of possible solutions and analyzing and assessing feasibility issues began to consume me. My late father called this “ripe manifestation” and it was very familiar to me. I’ve experienced it often while collaborating with my team of workers, and in the hours I’ve spent with them on design concepts of a prefabricated work on the relevance of morality to social development, still, nothing I…