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Store-up treasures for yourselves in heaven – Rev Fr Bernard Kyei
Madam Victoria Kponyoh (standing in the middle) while the
Marian statue is raised for the congregation to see. Standing right is Mr Peter Gagah
Rev Fr Bernard Kyei, the Priest –in-Charge of St John of God Catholic Church, Amrahia in the Adentan Municipality of the Accra Diocese, has advised Christians to take delight in working for Christ by carrying out charitable acts to store up treasures for themselves in heaven.
“Acts of charity and the ardent desire to attend to the needs of others,cover a multitude of sins, and this is the only way you can let the less-privileged in society feel the love of Christ that they are also children of God,” he said.
In a homily recently at the church, he warned the faithful to be wary of material things in this world since they were vanity of vanities and possessed fleeting glory, adding that they should not entertain vices like greed, anger, envy, and lust among others.
He said God had endowed them with spiritual blessings, so they should not look down on themselves but use the gifts they had to serve God and help their communities with their talents.
Rev Kyei asked them to humble themselves just as Christ had humbled himself to assume human nature, adding that having been buried with Christ in baptism was a sign of humility.
He advised the faithful not to feel reluctant in rendering selfless services in church since they attracted blessings and favours from God.
In a related development, Madam Victoria Kpornyo, a Marian devotee and member of the church who celebrated her 75th birthday with gratitude to God, donated a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the church.
The President of the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC), Mr Edward Adimazoya and the Vice-President, Nana EfuaSasahll, who received the gift on behalf of the church, thanked the donor for her gesture.
By Raymond Kyekye
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We have built enough buffers to pay all DDEP obligations – Finance Minister Ato Forson
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has assured banks that the government has built sufficient financial buffers to meet all Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) obligations this year.
Speaking at a high-level meeting with over 22 Managing Directors of banks, he reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and restoring confidence in the financial sector.
“We do not intend to default,” Dr. Forson declared.
“All outstanding holdouts have been paid, and we have put in place the necessary buffers to ensure that every single DDEP obligation for this year will be met.”
The Minister explained that these buffers were created through fiscal discipline, strategic investment cuts, and prudent resource allocation.
As part of this approach, the government has reset goods and services expenditure to 2023 levels and is working to achieve a primary surplus of 1.5% to sustain economic stability.
He also announced plans to submit a fiscal responsibility rule to Parliament, which will set a debt ceiling that the Ministry of Finance cannot exceed.
This measure aims to prevent excessive borrowing and reinforce financial discipline.
Beyond ensuring timely DDEP payments, Dr Forson revealed that the government is taking deliberate steps to reduce reliance on the Treasury bill market.
By improving coordination between fiscal and monetary policies, the government aims to stabilize interest rates and ease liquidity pressures on the banking sector.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
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NSA commences President Mahama’s ‘Nkoko Nkitikiti’ vision
President Mahama’s Vision in Progress as the National Service Authority has received 10,000 “Nkoko Nkitikiti” (Day Old Chicks ) earlier this morning.
Their ongoing 100,000 Poultry infrastructure will be receiving 10,000 Day Old Chicks every few weeks until they hit their 100,000 mark for Broilers at a site in NSA Demonstration farm in Accra.
NSA is working assiduously nationwide with partners to put the infrastructure in place for hundreds of thousands of Poultry Capacity for Broilers in clusters.
Egg production is also top of their agenda in separate projects. NSA is currently putting in place the infrastructure that will receive thousands of layers in President Mahama’s quest to bring down the cost of eggs.
They expect to expand their poultry capacity base in furtherance of President Mahama’s vision to reduce the importation of poultry products and create employment
