Today’s front pages: Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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River Pra’s turbidity worsens: See comparison from 7 months ago and now
It appears illegal mining on water bodies in the country is still thriving despite government’s report that the menace is being curbed.
In a tweet by the national broadcaster, GTV says that the turbidity of the River Pra is much worse off in April 2023 than it was seven months ago (September 2022).
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n December 2022, government deployed 87 river wardens to protect the country’s river bodies as part of the sustained efforts at fighting illegal mining, also know...
4 die in Kenya while ‘fasting to meet Jesus’
Four people were on Thursday found dead and nearly a dozen others hospitalised in Kenya’s coastal Kilifi county, after being rescued while waiting the imminent end of the world.
Police said the group was found in a forest where they had been living for several days after being told a local preacher to fast while “waiting to meet Jesus”.
The authorities said they rescued 11 people – six of them were emaciated and in critical condition.
Police said they will resume a search for more members of the group on Friday morning following reports that others were still in the forest.
Police are reported to have found a fresh grave in the forest which will be investigated on Friday.
The worshippers belong to Good News International Church which is led by a local pastor who has been on ...
Ghana confirms invasion of dangerous new mosquito breed
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed the invasion of a new breed of mosquito more dangerous than the anopheles.
The new breed known as Anopheles Stephensi, is also a malaria-transmitting mosquito, very invasive, spreads faster, and can adopt to a myriad of climate conditions according to the World Health Organization.
GHSe has established its presence in Tuba and Dansoman, and has warned residents to protect themselves.
The Anopheles Stephensi first invaded Africa in 2019, the countries include Ethiopia Sudan, Somalia, and Nigeria and unfortunately confirmed in Ghana just this March.
This breed produces both Plasmodium Falciparum (the deadliest species of plasmodium which causes malaria) and P Vivax Malaria parasites.
Also, a recent mathematical modeling study by the...
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GPCC Delegation Visits Damongo 155 Armoured Regiment
The Savannah Regional Executives of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) have paid a courtesy call on Lt. Col. Philemon Addotey Hoffman, Commanding Officer (CO) of the 155 Armoured Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces, at Damongo.
The delegation, led by the GPCC Regional Chairman and Sawla Area Head of The Church of Pentecost (CoP), was received by the Commanding Officer, along with Lt. Derrick Elikplim Davoe, the Adjutant, and SWO 2 Kingsley Boafo, the RSM of the command.
The GPCC delegation included Pastor Patrick Mensah, Head of Bole Mission for the Christ Apostolic Church, who also serves as the Regional Vice Chairman; Pastor Benjamin Addo-Boateng, Secretary to the Council and the Bole District Minister of The Church of Pentecost; Pastor Joseph Atta Achintre, an Exe...
Ghana first to approve ‘world-changer’ malaria vaccine
Ghana is the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine that has been described as a “world-changer” by the scientists who developed it.
The vaccine – called R21 – appears to be hugely effective, in stark contrast to previous ventures in the same field.
Ghana’s drug regulators have assessed the final trial data on the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, which is not yet public, and have decided to use it.
The World Health Organization is also considering approving the vaccine.
Malaria kills about 620,000 people each year, most of them young children.
It has been a massive, century-long, scientific undertaking to develop a vaccine that protects the body from the malaria parasite.
Trial data from preliminary studies in Burkina Faso showed the R21 vaccine was up to 80% e...
Apostle Nyamekye Chairs ‘Global Crusade With Kumuyi’ Ghana Media Launch
The President-elect of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Apostle Eric Nyamekye, who also doubles as the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, chaired the media launch of the Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK), Ghana edition on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
The event was hosted by the Deeper Life Bible Church, Ghana, at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). Several Christian leaders drawn from various denominations attended the event, offering messages of solidarity on behalf of their denominations.
Among them were Senior Bishop James K. Saah (Christian Action Faith Ministries), Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh (Lawrence Tetteh Ministries), Most Rev. Dr. Paul K. Boafo (Presiding Bishop, Methodist Church Ghana), Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso (immediate past President...
