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Parts of Accra inundated with flood waters again

Parts of Accra inundated with flood waters again

Ghana News
Some parts of Accra were again hit by floods after a downpour that lasted about two hours yesterday[July 5, 2022] morning. The rains, which affected mostly the eastern and the northern parts of the capital, left many communities flooded and also caused heavy vehicular traffic on some major roads. As usual, flood-prone areas such as Kaneshie, Odorkor and the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange were not spared by the flood waters. Other suburbs, such as Tesano, the Dansoman Junction, the Industrial Area, the Achimota-Nsawam road and some part of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration also got flooded. Areas including Nungua, Teshie, the National Road Four (N4), which stretches from the Tetteh-Quarshie Interchange to Adenta, as well as the Kaneshie-Mallam Highway, all e...
Ghanaian leads UK team on brain disorder breakthrough

Ghanaian leads UK team on brain disorder breakthrough

Ghana News, International
People who suffer Alzheimer’s, a brain disorder, can now heave signs of relief as a major headway has been made in diagnosing the disease with a single brain scan. A Professor of Cancer Pharmacology and Molecular Imaging at the Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, Eric Aboagye, has led a team of researchers in the United Kingdom to uncover how a single magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain can be enough to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. Hitherto, diagnosis was done with several tests, which could take months or years for a diagnose to be achieved. Speaking exclusively to the Daily Graphic, Prof. Aboagye, a Ghanaian, said the research used machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brain, including the regions not previo...
Ghana Engages IMF For Economic Support

Ghana Engages IMF For Economic Support

Ghana News
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has authorized Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to commence formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), inviting the Fund to support an economic programme put together by the government of Ghana. A statement issued by the Ministry of Information said this follows a telephone conversation between the President and the IMF Managing Director, Miss Kristalina Georgieva, conveying Ghana’s decision to engage with the Fund. “At a meeting on June 30th, 2022, cabinet indicated its support for the decision,” the statement said. “The engagement with the IMF will seek to provide balance of payment support as part of a broader effort to quicken Ghana’s build back in the face of challenges induced by the Covid-19 pandemic and, recently, t...
Ghana Needs Righteousness: Not Churches, Leaders – Apostle Nyamekye

Ghana Needs Righteousness: Not Churches, Leaders – Apostle Nyamekye

Ghana News, Pentecost News
The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has said what the nation needs are not leaders and churches but righteousness exhibited by the citizenry through faith. He noted that although there were many churches and leaders in the country, righteous living was still an issue. The Chairman added that the change the country sought for from its leaders could only materialise through righteous living and building a righteous brand Leadership not showmanship Apostle Nyamekye was speaking at a thanksgiving service held for the new leadership of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), led by its President, Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, in Accra. The Apostle said leadership was not about showmanship and accessing power to lord it over subordinates but rather a huge r...
Do Not Force Members To Accept Your Culture – Apostle Bekoe Tells Missionaries

Do Not Force Members To Accept Your Culture – Apostle Bekoe Tells Missionaries

International, Pentecost News
The International Missions Director (IMD) of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe, has admonished missionaries to eschew forcing their native countries’ cultures on the members of the nations they serve as missionaries. According to Apostle Agyemang Bekoe, the only permissible are the policies and doctrines of the church, which are the main foundation of the church, saying, “Don’t force them to accept your culture, rather engage with theirs.” Apostle Agyemang Bekoe said this on Monday, July 4, 2022, during the Orientation Course for Missionaries of The Church of Pentecost held at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa-Fetteh. The orientation was being organised by the International Missions Directorate of the church. Addressing the missionaries on the top...
GH¢31.7m mobilised for National Cathedral

GH¢31.7m mobilised for National Cathedral

Ghana News
The fundraising efforts by the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana towards the construction of the cathedral have accrued GH¢31.75 million since 2018. Out of the amount, GH¢2.21 million was contributed by various church denominations. The board disclosed this when it launched another mass fundraising strategy, dubbed: ‘The National Cathedral Week’, at a press briefing in Accra yesterday. The National Cathedral Week is slated for July 4 to 10, 2022. Addressing the press, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Apostle Professor Opoku Onyinah, said the commemoration was to help boost efforts at raising the required funds for the building of the national cathedral. “The result of the fundraising so far does not meet the demands of the cash flow for the construct...
Fishers differ on closed season

Fishers differ on closed season

Ghana News
Fishers in coastal communities have expressed mixed reactions to the upcoming closed fishing season, citing a number of factors, especially the current economic challenges facing the country. While some of them have called for the scraping of the closed season because it is unproductive, others have asked that it must be suspended as a result of the harsh economic conditions. On the other hand, some of them have indicated that the closed season is a good intervention but it needs proper implementation. Speaking with the Daily Graphic, the fisher folks said while they considered August the most appropriate period to close the sea, the government should also make cash payments to fishers to offset the anticipated revenue loss during the sit-home period, in the face of the current ec...
Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative hits one-year milestone

Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative hits one-year milestone

Africa News, Ghana News, Science & Technology
The Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC initiative – Saving Lives and Livelihoods – which has so far greatly helped the continent deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, is one year old. The initiative is said to be the largest public health partnership between a global philanthropic organisation and an African institution. A joint statement issued by the partners said the initiative has proven to be catalytic and is now a $1.5 billion partnership with four key objectives, namely: To purchase COVID-19 vaccines for at least 65 million peopleTo drive millions more vaccinations by enabling the delivery and administration of vaccines.To lay the groundwork for vaccine manufacturing by focusing on human capital development.To strengthen the capacity of Africa CDC. “The Saving Lives and Liv...
Kofi-Badukrom District Constructs Rest Stop For Antwirifo Community

Kofi-Badukrom District Constructs Rest Stop For Antwirifo Community

Pentecost News
The Kofi-Badukrom District in the Berekum Area of The Church of Pentecost has constructed a rest stop for the Antwirifo community to provide shelter for commuters. The commissioning of the facility, which is in line with the Vision 2023 (five-year strategic vision) of The Church of Pentecost, took place recently at Antwirifo in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. Speaking at the event, Overseer Bright Amankwah, District Minister of Kofi-Badukrom, thanked all who supported the project. He admonished members of the community to develop a good maintenance culture to keep the facility in good condition. The district minister used the opportunity to share the gospel of Christ with the people, which resulted in three persons surrendering their lives to Christ. The short ceremony was graced...
Apostle Nyamekye Visits Aflao & Sogakope Areas

Apostle Nyamekye Visits Aflao & Sogakope Areas

Pentecost News
The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, and his wife, Mrs. Mary Nyamekye, has paid a working visit to the Aflao and Sogakope Areas of the Church. The visit started on Monday, June 20, 2022, in the Aflao Area of the church and ended on Thursday, June 23, 2022 in Sogakope. During the visit, the Chairman of the church met ministers and their wives, officers, chiefs, government representatives, security officials and members of the church in the Aflao and Sogakope Areas. The Aflao Area has three zones, namely Anloga, Aflao, and Agbozume zones, whereas the Sogakope Area comprises the Akatsi, Sogakope, and Tefle zones. According to Apostle Nyamekye, the purpose of his visit was to commend the officers and ministers of the church in the area and to throw more l...

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