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Aug192021 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Covid-19: GHS records 15 deaths in two days

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded 15 deaths within 48 hours in the country’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.In its latest update, Ghana’s death toll as of August 14, is 945. This is as against 930 deaths recorded on August 12.Also, the GHS revealed that the active cases are still on the rise. About 6,265 active cases have been recorded nationwide, with the Greater Accra Region reporting 3,415 of the total cases.One hundred and twenty-eight active cases are severe while 51 others are said to be in a critical condition.

Jul262021 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Ghana Ranked No. 1 African Country With Fastest Internet

Africa News, Ghana News, International, Science & Technology

Ghana has been ranked the Number One country in Africa with the fastest internet speed. In a global index for fastest internet speed, Ghana’s internet was ranked the fastest on the African country, ahead of South Africa and Egypt. Ghana was ranked 79th in the world, with a speed of 53.28 mbps, which is the fastest in Africa. South Africa placed 85th in the world and 2nd in Africa, while Egypt was ranked 91st in the world and and 3rd in Africa with speeds of 47.32 mbps and 42.42 mbps. The global internet speed is measured by Speedtest Global Index, and it looks at the internet speed of about 180 countries. With Ghana undertaking a massive digitization drive, its internet connectivity having been ranked among the fastest in Africa should be a major boost to the government’s d...

Jul12021 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Peace Council Initiates Measures To Deepen National Unity

Ghana News, Headlines Today

The National Peace Council (NPC) has initiated measures to deepen national unity by tackling the polarisation of the country in the aftermath of last year’s general election. According to the council, political polarisation was a major issue that had the potential to bring about a crisis situation, hence the need to nip it in the bud. The NPC said this at a dialogue for political parties and other stakeholders in Ada in the Greater Accra Region. The dialogue, dubbed: “Countering post-2020 election violence and building consensus for greater political tolerance in Ghana”, was supported by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The objective was to build concensus among stakeholders to strengthen mechanisms for greater national cohesion...

Jul12021 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Efutu Central Assembly Church Building Dedicated

Ghana News, Pentecost News

The Cape Coast Area Head and Executive Council Member of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi, has dedicated the church building of the Efutu Central Assembly in the Efutu District of the church. Speaking on the topic: “A Church on Fire” with references from Ephesians 5:25-27 and Leviticus 6:8-13, Pastor Gideon Osei-Appau of PIWC-Cape Coast stated that the church of the Lord must be a ‘church on fire’ (spiritually potent) and not dormant. According to him, the Holy Spirit is the key factor in building a ‘church on fire,’ and since the Holy Spirit dwells in believers, they must always be on fire for Christ in order to possess the nations. He called on Christians to take their devotions seriously so as to keep the fire burning. He also charged them to deal with or forg...

Jul12021 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Uk-Based Methodist Church Votes To Approve Gay Marriage, Recognize Cohabitating Couples

International, World News

The Methodist Church of the United Kingdom passed resolutions to approve the blessing of same-sex unions and recognize cohabitating couples. The London-based Methodist Conference announced Wednesday that it has voted to confirm the resolutions at its gathering held in Birmingham. “A report on marriage and relationships, ‘God in Love Unites Us’, was received by the Conference in 2019 and the local District Synods were asked to consider the provisional resolutions and report back to this year’s Conference,” a statement detailed. “The Conference received a report on the results of the local conferring which showed that 29 out of the 30 Synods confirmed support for the provisional resolutions.” The conference voted 256-45 to allow its ministers to perform same-sex wedding ceremoni...

Jun302021 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Diana Hamilton Thanks Church Of Pentecost For Massive Support

Ghana News, Pentecost News

Newly-crowned Vodafone Ghana Music Award (VGMA) Artiste of the Year, Diana Hamilton, has expressed her gratitude to the leadership of The Church of Pentecost for the overwhelming support she received from the church that helped her to annex the ultimate prize. “The adage goes that he who undertakes a good cause, deserves a push, but The Church of Pentecost has been pushing me from day one until now. The first evidence of support I saw was an announcement on the Chairman’s Special Sunday Service encouraging people to vote for me. That gesture did it for me…then the pastors followed, then members, and other people, all urging people to support me to win! For this I am very grateful,” she said. The multiple-award-winning Gospel artiste said this on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, when she call...

Jun302021 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Pentsos Donates To Ashanti-Mampong Pentecost Vocational Training Institute

Ghana News, Pentecost News

Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS), the social services wing of The Church of Pentecost, has donated some teaching and learning equipment to the Pentecost Vocational Institute (PVI) at Mampong in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The items donated were six treadle sewing machines with alternative power supply, five hairdryers, one knitting machine, four hand sewing machines and one industrial sewing machine. The donation is part of efforts by PENTSOS to retool the various vocational training and skills learning centres under its management so as to build their capacity to effectively train young people and provide them with employable vocational skills. The Pentecost Vocational Training Institute, Ashanti Mampong was established five years ago by the immediate-past Mampong Area Head,...

Jun302021 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Apostle Kumi-Larbi Urges Ministers To Plant & Nurture More Trees

Ghana News, Pentecost News

Ministers of The Church of Pentecost have been encouraged to make it a habit of planting and nurturing trees as part of their day-to-day activities. This appeal was made by the General Secretary, Apostle Alexander Kumi-Larbi, when he planted a tree at the premises of the Bolgatanga Central Assembly on Friday, June 25, 2021, as part of a three-day duty visit to the Upper East Region. During his visit, the General Secretary saw to the planting of nine trees, three of which he planted himself. In addition to the tree he planted at Bolga, Apostle Kumi-Larbi planted two others at the premises of the Pentecost Clinic at Kultamise and on the 10-acre farmland acquired by the church for irrigation farming at Ankpaliga, near Zebila. Apostles Sylvester Arhin (Tamale Area Head and Executi...

Jun302021 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Bolga Central Assembly Church Building Dedicated

Ghana News, Pentecost News

The church building of the Bolga Central Assembly in the Bolga District of The Church of Pentecost was dedicated on Friday, June 25, 2021, by the General Secretary, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi. The building, which was constructed at a total cost of GH¢1,390,608.64, was funded through grants from the General Headquarters, Missions Office, Bolga Area and the Bolga District as well as funds from the Central Assembly. Some benevolent individuals of the church also made significant contributions to the project. Apostle Kumi-Larbi was assisted by the Tamale Area Head and Executive Council Member, Apostle Sylvester Arhin and the Bolga Area Head, Apostle Wilberforce Nkrumah-Agyemang. Speaking on the topic: “Take Courage, Don’t Be Afraid” based on the disciples’ encounter with J...

Jun272021 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Let There Be Light! – How Pentecost Clinic Project Brought Electricity To Kultamise Community

Ghana News, Pentecost News

Ghana has made significant progress in extending electricity access across the country, particularly the rural areas. However, the recently published Ghana Living Standards Survey (Ghana Statistical Service, 2019) indicates that regions in the northern parts of the country have much lower access to electricity, compared to regions in the southern parts of the country. One of the communities in the northern part of the country that is yet to be connected to the national grid is Kultamise, a farming community in the Pusiga district in the Upper East Region. Time and time again, efforts made by the residents to connect to the national grid have proved futile. After several attempts, the community came closest to achieving electrification in 2012 and even had its electrical poles erecte...

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