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Parents cautioned against use of harsh words on children
Pastor Sessou preaching the sermon
The Secretary for the West-Central Africa Division of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church, Pastor Selorm Kwesi Sessou has cautioned parents against the use of negative words on their children.
According to him, using such negative words and expressions on children could affect them negatively and change an otherwise bright future, adding that it may draw irreversible curses on them and eventually cause them to be burdens to society.
Pastor Sessou gave the caution at the 73rd anniversary celebration of the Adventist Youth Ministry (AYM) on the theme: “I Will Go” at Ada, Koforidua on Saturday.
He said the tongue was very powerful, and any word uttered with it can make or unmake someone’s life, adding that, parents should encourage and bless their children than raining curses and insults on them.
The pastor also urged the youth to do things that would attract blessings on their lives and avoid peer influence.
He advised the youth against premarital sex to prevent unwanted pregnancies and to achieve their objectives in life.
The New life District AYM Director, Master Guide (MG) Peter Owusu urged the leaders to give the youth the opportunity to contribute and offer their inputs in the church and the community.
He called for an active collaboration between adults and the youth and also relationships with teachers who would engage the youth in community concerns to increase youth involvement.
The former Effiduase District AYM Director, MG. Baffour Takyi advised the members against cyber security and crimes which have become rampant nowadays.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
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Over 8,000 females live with HIV/AIDS in Bono Region — HIV Coordinator
The female population of persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLwHAs) in the Bono Region outnumbers the male, statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated. The figure reveals as of September 2024, out of the total 11,401 persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLwHAs) in the region, 8,481 of them were females and 2,727 males.
Mr Emmanuel Obeng-Hinneh, the Bono Regional HIV Coordinator of the GHS who disclosed the figures, added that, however, all PLwHAs were currently on treatment.
He was speaking at a stakeholder meeting in Sunyani organised by the Bono Regional office of the Technical Support Unit of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) in collaboration with the Bono Regional Coordinating Council.
The meeting sought to identify gaps and opportunities to strengthen the Regional HIV response and provided a common platform for the stakeholders to share, identify and find lasting solutions to challenges and well strategies to improve HIV prevention, treatment, and care.
Mr Obeng-Hinneh also highlighted the Viral Load (VL) testing trend on HIV, saying out of the 9,791 clients eligible for test, 8,177 samples had been taken, with 6,270 tests conducted.
“The VL testing coverage was 64 per cent with 88 per cent VL suppression rate,” he stated. Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Bambilla, the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regional Technical Coordinator of the GAC urged the stakeholders to continue to support the Commission to effectively respond to the HIV trend in the region. He stressed the GAC’s commitment to support NGOs to undertake HIV preventive measures and programmes in order to help stem the spread of the disease. -GNA
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Chocolate cake
●2 cups of white sugar
● 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
● ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
● 1 ½ teaspoonsful of baking powder
● 1 ½ teaspoonsful of baking soda
● 1 teaspoonful of salt
● 2 large eggs
● 1 cup of milk
● ½ cup of vegetable oil
● 2 teaspoonfuls of vanilla extract
● 1 cup of boiling water
Preparation
– Mix the dry ingredients in
a large bowl
-Stir sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl
-Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; mix for two minutes on medium speed with an electric mixer
-Stir in the boiling water
-Pour evenly into the prepared pans
-Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
