Very Reverend Emmanuel Aryee, Superintendent Minister of the Takoradi Circuit of the Methodist Church of Ghana, on Friday said, the message of Good Friday is fellow feeling, empathy and love for one another.
He was speaking to the Gh…
Mr Kofi Ellis, a Laity of the Hohoe branch of the Bethel Methodist Church on Good Friday said the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ calls for renewal of faith, hearts and minds towards God and mankind.
He said it was an indicatio…
Christians in leadership positions in the country were on Good Friday called upon to sacrifice for the Nation just as Jesus Christ did for mankind.
Pastor Eugene Laryea, Resident Pastor of the Tema branch of the Harvest Chapel Int…
The Bishop of the Koforidua Diocese of the Anglican Church, Right Reverend Francis Benjamin Quashie has called on parents to accept the responsibility for the indiscipline behaviour of their children.
He said most children pick up th…
Christians in Brong–Ahafo thronged the various churches on Good Friday to mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ with prayers, thanksgiving with praises.
Preaching on the theme “The Hope of The Resurrection”, at the Saint Anslem’s Angl…
Christians have been asked to encourage all people to have a place in their hearts to forgive wrongs and accept to live in total peace and harmony.
Apostle Appiah Aidoo, Head Pastor of the Bohyen District Church of Pentecost, said…
The Reverend Rexford Kwasi Asamoah-Prah, Minister in-charge of the Ramseyer Presbyterian Church, Adum, Kumasi, has asked political leaders to be humble enough to admit their mistakes and take appropriate steps to correct them.
The sit…
The Anglican Bishop of Kumasi, the Right Reverend Dr Daniel Yinkah Sarfo, has admonished Christians to lead simple, modest and sacrificial lives.
This, he said, would not only help them to serve God in truth and in spirit but also ena…
The Reverend Seth Kwaku Adofo, Primate of the Brotherhood Church, has urged Christians to provide the needed leadership to promote peace and calm tension in the society.
He said Christians should encourage all to have a place in their…
Mrs. Pauline Abrefi Oppong, Extensive Services Specialist, of the Central Region Office of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), on Friday, expressed concern about the interferences of some chiefs and elders in the formation of…
The Presiding Elder of the James Varik AME Zion Church, Rev. Wilberforce Wireko, on Good Friday, implored Ghanaians to make the significance of Easter reflect in their personal lives.
Rev. Wilberforce Wireko said the suffering and sa…
Rev. Joshua Boama-Darko, Second Minister of the Wesley Methodist Cathedral, in Cape Coast, over the weekend, exhorted Ghanaians to pick a lesson from the death of Jesus Christ on the cross to “die a little for one another”.
He said G…
Mr Gilbert Kofi Germain, Executive Director of the Young and Lonely Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has noted that stigma and discrimination was killing People Living with HIV (PLHIVs).
Speaking to the Ghana News Ag…
Kojo Ofosu, a farmer, on Thursday appeared before the Kade District Magistrate Court for allegedly having sexual intercourse with his step- daughter.
Ofosu’s plea was not taken and he was remanded in prison custody to re-appear on Ap…
Mr Richard Yaw Amankwaah, Sunyani Municipal Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), has advised drivers in the Municipality to be guided by their professional code of ethics as we observe the Easter celebrations to sav…
Mr Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, has called on the people of the region, to let the significance of Easter to unite them towards the socio economic development of the area.
He said if the celebration of the oc…
The 30,000 plus people of Assin North Municipality will within the next three months taste pipe-borne water after 40 years of failed efforts by governments to provide them with the basic necessity.
The European Union (EU) started the…
Community and opinion leaders in the Mpohor Wassa East District have been tasked to uphold the
principles of accountability to ensure that projects handed to the area are properly managed.
Mr James Asmah, Mpohor Wassa East Community…
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research of the University of Ghana, has donated chocolates worth GH¢3,500 to residents of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, affected by the turbulent earthquake that claimed thousands of lives in tha…
Ms Akua Sena Dansua, Minister of Tourism, is expected to perform the official opening ceremony of this year’s paragliding festival, at Kwahu Atibie, in the Eastern Region on Friday.
About 32 pilots from seven countries including, Ger…
Mr Justice Alex Opoku-Acheampong, the Judicial Secretary, on Wednesday charged staff of the Judicial Service to refrain from activities that could make them corrupt.
He said management of the Service would not hesitate to fire any st…
Stakeholders in the transport sector the Police in the Central Region have collaborated to combat the spate of road accidents in the Region, particularly during the impending Easter holidays.
The stakeholders include the National Roa…
The fact-finding committee established by the University of Ghana (UG) to investigate the case of molestation of an alleged thief by students of the University at the Mensah-Sarbah Hall, has completed its work.
The committee, in its …
This year’s Easter School for basic and Senior High School (SHS) students across the country, has officially opened at Dodowa in the Greater Accra Region.
The annual event provided a dynamic forum for children to actively participate…
The National Gas Development Taskforce established by President John Evans Atta Mills to review and make appropriate recommendations for the speedy realization of a national gas commercialization infrastructure system, has presented its fi…
African governments that seek to promote sustainable development, will not permit mining in protected areas under any circumstance, especially in forest reserves, Mr Kwasi Adu-Amankwah, General Secretary of the International Trades Union …
Dr Beth Offei-Awuku, Physician at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Hospital, on Wednesday said malaria was still the number one killer in the West African sub-region.
Yet the average waiting time for a malaria patient to see a doct…
Mr Clement Kofi Humado, Minister of Youth and Sports, on Wednesday said there was the need to adopt bold and new initiatives to attract non-governmental funding to enhance youth work.
He said government alone could not make the desir…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Western Region on Wednesday received 1.35 million long lasting insecticide nets (LLINs) from the UK government and UN Children’s Fund.
These bed nets, along with one million handed over to GHS in…
A former accountant of the Ghana Education Service (GES), is standing trial in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA)Circuit Court for allegedly duping two teachers of GH¢2,100.00 under the pretext of using his influence to get their child…
Kwedwo Arko, a driver has been ordered by a Magistrate Court at Akim Oda in the Birim Central Municipality to pay GH ¢500 for unlawfully conveying 444 pieces of lumber sawn without authorization.
The court presided over by Mr Albert …
The government has been urged to ensure a tax waiver on imported paper and chemicals used for the printing of books and other publications.
Mr Kwaku Oppong Amponsah, General Manager of Adwinsah Publications Limited, said this was nec…
Chief Farmer of Suhum Krabo Coaltar District, Nana Debrah Amanor, has stated that proper enforcement of the law on the use of the Akuafo Cheque was critical to reducing theft.
He said it would also help to check the use of counterfei…
Workers of Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Wednesday called off their three-day sit-down strike with immediate effect.
The decision was taken after an emergency meeting convened by the Management, headed by Mr Boakye-Dankwa Boadi, the Sup…
The Minister of the Interior has on the advice of the Northern and Upper East Regional Security Councils respectively, and by Executive Instrument, renewed the curfews imposed on the Gushegu Township
and Bawku Municipality and their immed…
The authorities of the Police Hospital in Accra announced on Wednesday that the hospital’s Out-Patient Department (OPD) would be closed to the public from April 22-24 for a fumigation exercise.
A statement signed by the Acting Direct…
A trader who allegedly poured hot water on her seven-year-old granddaughter and locked her in a room appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday charged with causing unlawful harm.
Rosemary Acquah, whose plea was not taken, h…
Mrs. Philomena Boakye Appiah, Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Thursday, said it was un-Christian for churches to create noise, under the guise of praise and worship during their services.
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The Ministry of Energy on Thursday said all agreements entered into on behalf of Ghana, were undertaken devoid of any corruption and in the spirit of honesty and transparency.
“The Ministry of Energy whose core responsibility it is t…
President John Evans Atta Mills, on Thursday, reiterated the commitment of Government to ensure an equitable distribution of national resources and a fair share of development, in all the 10 regions of Ghana.
He said the Government w…
The First Lady, Mrs Ernestina Naadu Mills on Wednesday stressed that sexual reproductive health rights need to be made a central theme of the national development agenda.
She consequently praised midwives and other maternal health pe…
The Ministry of Health on Thursday repeated cholera prevention tips as the country celebrates Easter with various activities, including conventions and social gatherings.
In a statement signed by Mr Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, Deputy Minister…
Raging bushfire has destroyed three rice farms in the Yendi Municipality from January to March this year.
The Municipal Chief Fire Officer, Mr Alfred Sulemana Braimah who made this known when he addressed the passing-out of 50 fire v…
Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) and The MasterCard Foundation, on Thursday launched a nation-wide programme to provide secondary education, financial literacy and entrepreneurship opportunities to 200,000 youth from disadvantaged ba…
Members of the Assin South District Assembly were given a day’s orientation workshop on Wednesday on how to strategise and access facilities being provided under the “Sustainable Rural Water And Sanitation Project (SRWSP).”
The SRWSP…
With just a few hours to the celebration of Easter, the Police Administration, on Thursday, assured the public that it had instituted measures to ensure that the period was incident free, urging Ghanaians to cooperate with the service to …
The season where most Christians celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ has drawn so close and people are travelling to their various home towns to join relations for the celebrations.
The celebration of Easter at one’s homet…
Dr Kwaku Agyenang-Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has underlined the need for Ghanaians to strive to consolidate the prevailing peace in the country.
He said it was important for the people to keep reminding themselves that th…
The Reverend (Dr) Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, Chairperson of the Asante Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has called on Christians to embrace the positive aspects of the country’s traditional beliefs, norms and values.
He s…
The Otumfuo Charity Foundation on Thursday received a donation of GH¢3,000.00 in support of its drive to improve the lives of the people.
It came from a group of Ashantis based in Seattle, in the United States (US) called “Seattle As…