News
World Mission Society takes environmental campaign to Pambros Beach
The World Mission Society Church of God (General Pastor Kim Joo-Cheol) organised a clean-up on Sunday to clear the waste at the Pambros Beach at Wiaboman in Accra.
The six-hour exercise saw hundreds of church members cleaning domestic waste which made the beach unattractive for people to patronise.
The Wiaboman beach is known to be inundated with refuse as well as faecal matter due to lack of toilet in the area, resulting in residents visiting the shore to answer the call of nature.
The Ghana Branch Overseer of the World Mission Society of God (General Pastor Kim Joo-Cheol), Mr Kunwoo Song said, the exercise was to protect the beach from waste pollution.
He said the church had over the years undertaken such exercises as a means of spreading the doctrine to communities on the significance of keeping their surroundings clean.
Mr Song said, it was the responsibility of individuals especially Christians to protect nature such as trees, forests, birds and animals and appealed to the people of Wiaboman to keep the beach as neat as possible.
“The church is conducting environmental protection campaigns around the world to commemorate the Passover of the New Covenant, the Feast of God written in the Bible.
“In Ghana it is people from Pambros and Weija with support from the local communities who willingly joined the campaign,” he said.
Mr Song explained that, the Passover of the new covenant, which was the background of the volunteer service, was the day God promised eternal life to mankind.
The Assembly Member of McCarthy South Electoral Area, Mr Clement Agyei said, although there had been several clean-ups at Pambros Beach, residents kept on dumping refuse, disposing faecal or attending to call of nature call there.
He said another worrying situation causing threat to the beach was the setting up of structures closer to it, stressing that despite several warnings residents continued to build closer to the shore.
Mr Agyei thanked the church for cleaning the beach, and called on stakeholders to take action against those putting up illegal structures at the shore.
By Bernard Benghan
News
113 Cardinals hold 3rd General Congregation in Rome
The 113 Cardinals present in Rome held the third General Congregation on Thursday morning, and announced who will deliver the two pre-conclave meditations.
The Cardinals decided that Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández will celebrate the Mass on the sixth day of the Novemdiales, instead of Cardinal Kevin Farrell.
They agreed that Fr. Donato Ogliari, O.S.B., Abbot of St. Paul Outside the Walls, will deliver the first meditation on Monday, and that Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher Emeritus of the Papal Household, will deliver the second meditation at the beginning of the conclave, whose starting date has not yet been decided.
The Cardinals began a conversation about the Church and the world, deciding to hold the next General Congregation on Friday morning at 9:00 AM.
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, told journalists that 61,000 people have paid their respects to the late Pope Francis as of 1:00 PM on Thursday, adding that St. Peter’s Basilica should close at midnight on Thursday, unless large crowds are still queuing to enter.
Following the Pope’s funeral on Saturday, April 26, a Rosary will be held in front of the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Saturday at 9:00 PM.
Mr. Bruni said the burial service for Pope Francis will take place in private.
Starting the morning of Sunday, April 27, the faithful may begin to visit the tomb of Pope Francis at the Marian Basilica.
Hot!
GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
