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Accra: The Methodist Church Ghana Lay Ministries Directorate Connexional Lay Movement Council recently convened its 64th/9th Biennial General Meeting (BGM) during a pivotal time as the church marks 75 years of the Lay Movement and 190 years of Methodism in Ghana. According to Ghana News Agency, the BGM revolved around the theme ‘Discipleship: Growing into Christian Maturity,’ which speakers hailed as timely and transformational amid a world grappling with moral ambiguity and spiritual shallowness. Most Reverend Professor Johnson Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, emphasized the church’s longstanding role in education, healthcare, and moral upbringing in

Accra: The Africa Centre for Nature-Based Climate Action (AC4NCA) has engaged the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Accra on enhancing collaboration for climate resilience and sustainability. A high-level meeting held last Wednesday brought together officials from AC4NCA and the Dutch Embassy to explore joint efforts in climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and nature-based solutions (NbS). According to Ghana News Agency, the meeting was led by AC4NCA’s Board Chair, Rev. Dr Joyce Aryee, who expressed the organization’s readiness to partner with the Dutch government and its agencies to promote community-rooted and science-backed solutions to Africa’s climate challenges. Rev. Dr Aryee emphasized the potential

Anloga: Madam Seyram Sandra Kpedor, the Anloga District Chief Executive (DCE) in the Volta Region, has led a team from the Strengthening Investments in Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA) to inspect a proposed site for an aquaculture project in the Fuveme community. The initiative aims to empower residents, particularly women, who have been significantly affected by climate change in coastal areas within the district. According to Ghana News Agency, during the inspection tour, Madam Kpedor emphasized that the aquaculture project is designed to promote climate resilience and provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for the people of Fuveme and surrounding communities. She highlighted

Accra: Ghana has recorded its first Mpox-related death since the outbreak began in May this year. According to Ghana News Agency, 23 new cases were confirmed between July 18 and 22, bringing the cumulative case count to 257. So far, 1,538 suspected cases have been recorded across the country. Dr. Dennis Odai Laryea, Deputy Director of Disease Surveillance at the GHS, said Mpox had been confirmed in 14 out of the 16 regions, with Savannah and Oti remaining unaffected. ‘145 out of the total confirmed cases have recovered, with 89 currently in home isolation,’ he stated. He noted that infections

Accra: The Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana is preparing to announce the twenty-five topmost entrepreneurs of all time in the country at the 15th edition of the Ghana Entrepreneurs Awards. This prestigious event is scheduled for Friday, August 1, 2025, and will introduce thirty distinguished individuals, marking a novel addition to the annual awards ceremony. According to Ghana News Agency, the 15th anniversary celebration, themed ‘Celebrating 15 years of Honouring Entrepreneurial Excellence,’ will specifically honor twenty-five of Ghana’s topmost entrepreneurs of all time and five Legacy Lifetime Entrepreneurs. These individuals have been meticulously selected from a pool of over five hundred

Amasaman: The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a 35-year-old driver to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a Toyota bus valued at GHS70,000. Kwadwo Larbi pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted accordingly by Justice Enid Marful-Sau, a High Court Judge with additional responsibility at the Circuit Court. However, he denied conspiring with one Godwin Baah, currently at large. According to Ghana News Agency, the complainant, Mr. Joseph Addy, a businessman residing at North Kaneshie, owned a white Toyota bus with registration number GT 4403-15, which he had given to a commercial driver, Yaw Mensah. The vehicle

Accra: The Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management, Ghana (CIHRM), in collaboration with HRP Consult Limited and Data Insight Group of JOB Group Limited, is taking decisive action to combat declining employee satisfaction and a pervasive toxic workplace culture across Ghana. According to Ghana News Agency, this strategic move according to a press statement issued by the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management, Ghana (CIHRM) comes in response to alarming findings from a recent nationwide survey, which revealed a negative Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 20 in 2025, indicating a significant level of employee dissatisfaction. The survey, encompassing 634 respondents