GRIDCo blames intermittent power cuts on limited gas supply

Oct272023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

GRIDCo blames intermittent power cuts on limited gas supply

Ghana News

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), has explained the cause of the power cuts being experienced in parts of the country. According to a statement issued by the company, there was limited gas supply to Tema leading to a shortage of 550MW at peak time. The shortage led to the power outage in some parts of the country on Thursday night. GRIDCo subsequently apologized for the inconvenience caused.

Oct272023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Apostle Nyamekye Mourns With Ga State Over Passing Of Ga Manye

Ghana News, Pentecost News

The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, on Friday, October 20, 2023, visited the Ga Palace to commiserate with the Ga Traditional Council following the passing of the Ga Manye, Her Royal Majesty Naa Dedei Omaedru III. Apostle Nyamekye was accompanied by Apostle Vincent Anane Denteh (PEMEM Director and National Coordinator of the Chieftaincy Ministry), Apostle Dr Dieudonne Komla Nuekpe (La Area Head and Executive Council Member), Pastor Anthony Obeng (Kaneshie Area Chieftaincy Ministry Coordinator) and Elder Dr Nana Iprem, some of the members of the Kaneshie Area Chieftaincy Ministry as well as some pastors and their wives. Nii Kwao Donkor II, Asene Tsono Mantse, and his team received the Chairman and his delegation. Speaking at the mee...

Oct262023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

The Church Of Pentecost Supports Flood Victims At Mepe, Battor

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The Church of Pentecost on Monday, October 23, 2023, presented huge relief items worth several thousands of Ghana cedis to support flood victims at Mepe and Battor and adjoining communities in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region affected by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. Led by the church’s Chairman, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, the General Secretary, Apostle Samuel Gyau Obuobi, and other senior ministers and officials, a truckload of relief items was presented to the displaced people. The items included several bags of rice, gari, sachet water, sugar, mattresses, blankets, cooking oil, soaps, toilet rolls, mosquito nets, beverages, sanitary pads, and many more. Addressing some victims at the Battor Central Assembly of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Nyamekye assured them o...

Oct262023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

23 Church Buildings Submerged In Water In Akosombo Dam Spillage Flooding

Ghana News, Pentecost News

Twenty-three church buildings belonging to The Church of Pentecost, a leading global Pentecostal church, have been submerged in water in the Volta Region following the controlled spillage of the Akosombo Dam. Other church facilities like mission houses, particularly the one in Mepe, one of the worst-hit communities, have also been sunk in the flood waters. Meanwhile, about ten other assemblies in some districts in the Sogakope Area have been cut off from the reach of the members. This was revealed when the Chairman of the church, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, together ...

Oct262023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Mepe Chief Calls On The Church Of Pentecost To Facilitate Government Support

Ghana News, Pentecost News

“The Church of Pentecost is a formidable force, and I know when you speak, the government listens. So, I am pleading with you to liaise with the government to help find a lasting solution to this dam spillage and its attendant issues,” the Mankrado of Mepe, Togbe Korsi Nego VI, has stated. He said this on Monday during an interaction with the General Secretary of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Samuel Gyau Obuobi, and other senior officials of the church who paid a courtesy call on him at his palace at Mepe to commiserate with them, following the havoc caused by the Akosombo Dam spillage. According to the chief, almost 16,000 community inhabitants have been affected by the floods, most of whom have been displaced and their sources of livelihood utterly destroyed. Narrating how th...

Oct262023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Our war is against Hamas for brutally attacking us – Israeli Ambassador to Ghana

Ghana News, World News

The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Shlomit Sufa, has indicated that Israel's conflict is squarely with Hamas, a terrorist organisation in Gaza. Speaking on JoyNews' PM Express on Wednesday, she emphasised that Israel's fight is not with the Palestinian civilian population or Muslims. In her view, Israel's actions are aimed at countering a "terror entity" that is responsible for reigning violence and terror in their country. "Hamas is a terrorist organisation that is working on the parameters and the ideology of ISIS. Our war is not with the civilian population, our war is not with the Palestinians, our war is not against Muslims, and our war is against a terror entity that has brutally and savagely killed whomever they could find along the way on October 7,"...

Oct262023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Israeli Ambassador to Ghana visits Cedar Mountain Chapel to seek prayers and support amid Hamas attack

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The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana H.E Shlomit Sufa, has visited the Cedar Mountain Chapel, East Legon to worship and seek prayer for the nation of Israel and further explain current happenings in the country to the General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God-Ghana, Rev. Stephen Wengam. The Ambassador appealed for prayer and diverse support for her nation and condemned in no uncertain terms the attack on Israel by Hamas. She also called for the unconditional release of the individuals held hostage. The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God-Ghana and Lead Pastor of Cedar Mountain Chapel on his part, extended the sympathies of the church to the nation of Israel. He further quoted Psalm 122:6-8 and explained that the Bible enjoins Christians to support and pray for the ...

Oct252023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

Remove COVID-19 and Special Import Levies from 2024 Budget – GUTA

Ghana News

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), has called for the removal of the COVID-19 Levy and the Special Import Levy in the 2024 budget. The President of GUTA, Dr. Joseph Obeng explained that when the cost of doing business is low, productivity will increase and the government will be able to collect more of its desired revenue. "We are talking about the 1% COVID-19 levy to be removed. We also talk about the special import levy of 2% that has been imposed on us since the previous administration, we also are talking about the VAT, the complex nature of VAT,” he said. The COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy was introduced by the government in 2021 as a stand-alone levy applied to the gross value of taxable supplies of goods and services provided under the Standard Rate and...

Oct242023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

Sanitation Minister blames Akosombo Dam flood victims for not heeding warnings to evacuate

Ghana News

The Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Freda Prempeh has blamed victims of the floods induced by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam for not heeding early warnings by the Volta River Authority and other state agencies to evacuate. The Minister said the victims refused to relocate until the unfortunate incident happened, making them a burden to the government. According to her, the government now has to spend limited resources to ensure relief items are provided for them. “We don’t want what has happened in Akosombo to happen to us in Accra. The Akosombo spillage, even though VRA, NADMO, and the Water Resource Commission came together to educate the people in the community, did a simulation exercise at Mepe, yet they refused to leave, they didn’t want to be evacuated, they staye...

Oct242023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

Collapse Cocobod; allow farmers to sell directly to buyers – President of Cocoa farmers Assoc.

Ghana News

The President of the Concerned Cocoa Farmers Association, Nana Boateng Bonsu, has called for the dissolution of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). According to him, the time is ripe for cocoa farmers to sell their produce directly to buyers since Cocobod has failed in its duties in the interest of Ghanaian cocoa farmers. Mr Bonsu in an interview on JoyNews’ PM Express on Monday indicated that the government-controlled institution that fixes the buying price for cocoa in the country is inefficient, thus, farmers should be set free. “If they know Cocobod has collapsed, we should know so that cocoa farmers can sell their products directly to the buyer to make our money rather than relying on the government because the government has nothing better to offer the farmers,” he sa...

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