The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana has joined the anti-galamsey campaign with a call for effective collaboration between the state and non-state actors to deal with the menace. At the 8th synod of the church, the moderator of the church, Rev R. K Nimo, said the fight against illegal mining could only be won if … Read more
The Christian Council of Ghana has lamented the breakdown in morality in Ghanaian schools, indicating that the system produces smart individuals who steal from state coffers. “We are producing intelligent Ghanaians who are smart to take a huge chunk of money which is supposed to go into health, education, etc. and share among themselves,” General … Read more
The Christian Council of Ghana has hailed government’s consideration to have the mission schools returned to the Churches which once had control over them. Most of such schools at the senior high school (SHS) level belong to the Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, and Methodists. Speaking on JOYNEWS’ news discussion program PM Express on the MultiTV channel, … Read more
The Catholic Bishops Conference has asked government to continue funding activities of mission schools even after handing over to the church. Even though the Conference has declared its preparedness to take over the management of mission schools, it is insisting government should take up the responsibility of funding the schools’ activities. This position seems to … Read more
The Catholic Bishops Conference has asked government to continue funding activities of mission schools even after handing over to the church. Even though the Conference has declared its preparedness to take over the management of mission schools, it is insisting government should take up the responsibility of funding the schools’ activities. This position seems to … Read more
The Christian Council of Ghana and the Ghana Catholic Bishops conference have called on managers of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to pay the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) monies owed it. According to Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, the NHIS owes CHAG in excess of … Read more
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have bemoaned the levels of public indiscipline in the country and have therefore called on citizens to change their attitudes for the betterment of the country. In a joint communiqué after their meeting at the Osu Ebenezer Presbyterian Church in Accra on … Read more
Pastors in the country have been urged to allow the use of their pulpits as a platform to combat illegal mining. There has been months of sustained crusade against illegal mining known as galamsey in the country under the auspices of the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry. The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and the … Read more
The National Health Insurance Scheme is currently indebted to the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) hospitals in excess of 200 million cedis. This is years of accumulated arrears the government has failed to settle service providers under the scheme. “Over the years several efforts have been made by CHAG to reclaim our money but … Read more
The National Health Insurance Scheme is currently indebted to the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) hospitals in excess of 200 million cedis. This is years of accumulated arrears the government has failed to settle service providers under the scheme. “Over the years several efforts have been made by CHAG to reclaim our money but … Read more
The Media Coalition Against Galamsey and its partners say the “appreciable response” to the National Red Friday campaign demonstrate the seriousness of Ghanaians to the fight against galamsey. Yesterday, April 21, the Coalition and its partners took the #StopGamlamsey campaign a notch higher by rallying Ghanaians to be in red to demonstrate their anger at … Read more
The leadership of the Konkomba community at Agbogbloshie has called on the Police Administration to take bold steps to ensure that persons who were arrested for possessing ammunition are dealt with in accordance with the law. They have also called on the National Peace Council (NPC), the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG), the Office of … Read more
Ghana goes red today as the media advocacy to end illegal mining (galamsey) switches its activities to another dimension. The Media Coalition Against Galamsey, OccupyGhana and other partners declared the day a “National Red Friday” to rally Ghanaians to demonstrate their rage and anger at illicit mining that has already taken a toll on the … Read more
The overly politicization of the country’s security agencies is to blame for the upsurge in vigilantism in the country according to the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana Reverend Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong. He observes that most of them for fear of being victimized always kowtow to the whims and caprices of the politicians … Read more
The first 100 days of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration has been described as “good” but with more room for improvement by the heads of two institutions, the National Peace Council (NPC) and the Christian Council of Ghana in separate interviews in Accra. However, the Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Yaw … Read more
The Christian Council of Ghana has blamed the conduct of New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group, Delta Force on big wigs in the party. According to the General Secretary, Rev Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, some leaders in the party have consistently defended and endorsed the actions of the Delta Force, a situation which has emboldened them … Read more
The Christian Council of Ghana has saluted gospel musician, Joe Mettle on his nomination as the artiste of the year at the 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. Joe Mettle emerged ‘Artiste of the Year’ at the 2017 edition of the annual VGMA. Joe Mettle was nominated alongside Medikal, Stonebwoy, MzVee, Sarkodie and reigning Artiste of … Read more
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and four other bodies have condemned last Thursday’s attack on the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court by members of the Delta Force, a political vigilante group aligned to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The four are the Christian Council of Ghana, the National Peace Council, the Ghana Trades Union … Read more
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and four other entities have condemned last Thursday’s attack on the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court by members of the Delta Force, a political vigilante group aligned to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The four are the Christian Council of Ghana, the National Peace Council, the Ghana Trades Union … Read more
A media war has been waged on illegal mining popularly known as galamsey and its continuous devastating effects on our environment and water bodies in the country. The media’s commitment towards fighting galamsey was made public last Tuesday with the launch of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey. THE coalition comprises Graphic Communications Group Limited (GGGL), … Read more