NEWS IN GHANA

Rev. Obed Danquah, General Overseer of Enriching Lives Ministries His prediction in 2000 about the growth of Ghana into entrepreneurial country where young people would be seen establishing their own business(es) instead of depending on government for jobs did not receive public attention out of sheer disbelief. But few years down the line, his vision began to manifest into reality which saw the country experienced an entrepreneurial revolution where young people are zealous, wanting to, and creating their own businesses. As a result, several start-ups businesses have emerged, springing up across the length and breadth of the country. Government equally expressed profound interest and continue to demonstrate its commitment to support the youth in similar direction. President Nana Akufo-Addo in 2017 launched the National Entrepreneurship and Innovations Plan (NEIP), to serve as the primary vehicle for providing an integrated, national support for st...

The International Director of Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches for Africa, Bishop Jerry Sowah has observed it would take only Godly leaders to transform Ghana into a developed nation where the better future of the next generation of children can be secured. According to him, corruption is fast wreaking havoc on the Ghanaian economy largely making it difficult for the country to develop as a result of the sinful attitude of most church leaders who have found themselves in bed with corrupt government officials due to monetary gains. “We have leaders who have compromised their values because of what they’re going to get. Now they have soiled their hands because they walk with politicians”, he averred. Bishop Sowah made this observation while delivering a sermon at the ordination and investiture service of the Reverend Minister Obed Danquah last Saturday at Elmina in the Central Region. The ordination ceremony brought together scores of Ministers of the God apostles, deacons...

The Cervical Cancer Prevention and Training Centre (CCPTC) of the Battor Catholic Hospital in the Volta Region, in attempt to fight cervical cancer in the country has launched three mobile application softwares. The mobile apps which are CCPTC Mobile Colposcopy App, CCPTC Cervical Ablative Treatment App and CCPTC Colposcopy Report Sheet were specifically designed to aid health workers involved in cervical screening with Mobile Colposcopy (Enhanced Visual Inspection with Acetic acid) as well as those who undertake cervical (pre) cancer screening including treatment of patients with ablation (cryotherapy, thermal coagulation) in the country. Speaking at the launch, Minister of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng called on all Ghanaians to come out of their comfort zones and help create new things that would revolutionize the current state of the country into an advanced state with the aim of bringing life and hope to all. Deputy Direc...