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Low minimum wage accounts for theft at workplaces – CEO of Mckeown Group

Low minimum wage accounts for theft at workplaces – CEO of Mckeown Group

Africa News, Ghana News, Pentecost News
Chief Executive Officer of the Mckeown Group of Companies, Kwaku Adu Aninkorah, has lamented the lack of integrity among Ghanaian workers. He however says the low minimum wage paid workers partly accounts for theft at workplaces. There have been several conversations on the negative attitude of Ghanaian employees towards work. This has been frustrating to business owners. Many employees have been reported stealing, and contributing to the collapse of many businesses. But Mr. Aninkorah says lack of proper structures at the workplace, including record keeping and tax payment, makes it difficult to report theft to the Police. Speaking to David Akuetteh on Luv In the Morning on Luv FM, he said “integrity has come to naught. It is time to demonstrate honesty even a...
Over 23,000 people test positive for HIV in six months

Over 23,000 people test positive for HIV in six months

Africa News, Ghana News
A total of 23,495 people in Ghana tested positive for HIV in the first half of this year (January to June). The figure is two percent of the 948,094 people who undertook HIV testing from January to June 2022, the Programme Manager of the National STIs and HIV/AIDS Control Programme, Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo said in a report filed by state newspaper, graphic online. “The figure for this new infection is too high, so we need to intensify education to let people know that HIV is still real; …We have to let people know that they need to stick to the prevention strategies…,” he said. Dr. Ayisi Addo said most of the 23,495 people who tested positive had since been put on HIV treatment. He attributed the figures to complacency and ignorance explaining that awareness creation on the part...
NSMQ’s Francisca starts Harvard University Pre-med after rejecting Cornell, Stanford and NYU

NSMQ’s Francisca starts Harvard University Pre-med after rejecting Cornell, Stanford and NYU

Africa News, Ghana News, International, Pentecost News
The 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) poster girl, Francisca Lamini, has started her pre-med programme at Harvard University in the US. The former student of Keta Senior High School (KETASCO) seems very excited about her prospects as she shared her feeling in a Facebook post.  She formed part of the KETASCO team that made history when they qualified for the finals of the NSMQ that year during which she caught the public eye. Recounting the sequence of events after she left Ghana on August 16, the scholar explained that she has learnt so much already. According to the freshman, she “was pleasantly surprised when I got admission to four international colleges; Harvard University, Cornell University, Stanford University, and New York University (Abu Dhabi), all ...
Education Minister Calls On The Church Of Pentecost Leadership

Education Minister Calls On The Church Of Pentecost Leadership

Ghana News, Pentecost News
The Minister for Education, Honourable Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, today (August 23, 2022), paid a courtesy call on the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, at the Church’s General Headquarters, in Accra. According to the Minister of Education, the visit marks the beginning of his “listening tour” to dialogue with religious leaders in Ghana to find out their assessment of the various policies introduced by his ministry and how they could be improved to better serve the needs of the citizenry. “Churches have mission schools that provide support and ensure the success of the educational system in Ghana. Many things are happening in the educational space, such as the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) High Schools built across the country, which I h...
How The Church of Pentecost Is Helping To Save Our Planet

How The Church of Pentecost Is Helping To Save Our Planet

Ghana News, Pentecost News, World News
Notwithstanding the core mandate of the Church of God, The Church of Pentecost believes that the owner of the earth is God, the Heavenly Father, and, therefore, they must preserve their Father’s property. Amongst the numerous interventions put in place by the leadership of the Church to preserve the environment is the “Environmental Care Campaign” which emanated from the Church’s strategic vision, dubbed “Vision 2023.” This aspect of the vision primarily focuses on community clean-ups, education on the need to keep our environments clean, promulgation and implementation of bye-laws, tree planting and plastic waste management. The Church of Pentecost, a holistic church that so much espouses the principles and values of the kingdom of God, in June 2022, collaborated with the Forestry C...
“He Is Irreplaceable!” – Chairman Eulogises Apostle Amaniampong (Retired)

“He Is Irreplaceable!” – Chairman Eulogises Apostle Amaniampong (Retired)

Ghana News, Pentecost News
The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has eulogised the outgone La Area Head of the Church, Apostle John Osei Amaniampong, saying that the retired minister has left a legacy of diligence, hard work, and faithfulness in ministry. “Apostle Amaniampong is very respectful, submissive to authority and one whom you could always trust to uphold the policies of the Church. For some time now, I have found it very difficult to accept the fact that Apostle Amaniampong is retiring from active ministry because he is irreplaceable,” he said. Apostle Eric Nyamekye gave this glowing eulogy today when he officiated a retirement service held in honour of the retired minister, his wife, Mrs. Mary Amaniampong, and children, at the Dr. Thomas Wyatt Memorial Temple. The event,...
Pentecost University Receives Bus For Pre-Engineering Programme

Pentecost University Receives Bus For Pre-Engineering Programme

Ghana News, Pentecost News
Pentecost University has received a bus from the Ministry of Education of Ghana in respect of the Pre-Engineering programme initiated by the Government of Ghana in some tertiary institutions in the country. The bus was handed over by the Hon. Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum to the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University, Prof. Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua at a brief ceremony in Accra High School yesterday. In a short address, the Hon. Minister, Dr. Adutwum commended Pentecost University for responding and supporting the Pre-Engineering programme of his ministry. He added that the bus is part of government’s effort to support universities to open opportunities to non-science students to become engineers. Prof Agyapong-Kodua, who received the bus on behalf of the Management of ...
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