Day: December 18, 2023

Pastor Enoch Obeng-Quainoo, the Associate Pastor of the Assemblies of God Church-Ghana, Glory and Power Centre at Kweikuma, in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, has called on Christians to avoid engaging themselves in associations which were ungodly.

He gave the advice in a sermon on the theme: ‘Avoiding ungodly alliance’, quoting from 2 Chronicles 18: 1-34 and 2 Kings 11:1.

He admonished believers to seek the face of God first before getting involved in any kind of relationship, be it friendship or relationships meant for marriages.

Pastor Obeng-Quainoo said: ‘Some alliances are death pits in disguise, so we must beware of the devil’s scheme and refrain from any ungodly connections’.

He urged Christians to always hold unto God through renewed faith and not forsake the assembly of the saints, as that was the only means to get saved in times of troubles.

‘As believers, we must be careful of the connections we seek, and who and what we copy, while staying focused on the word of God during our trying times’
, he added.

Pastor Obeng-Quainoo, therefore, called on the clergymen to intensify the spread of the gospel to help get their members rooted in the teachings of God for their salvation.
Source: Ghana News Agency

The Alcohol Policy Alliance – Ghana (GhanAPA), a civil society organisation has called on the Minister of Health, the Attorney-General and Parliament to swiftly pass the Alcohol Control Legislative Instrument to save lives, especially young persons.

It stated that alcohol is a psycho-active, toxic and dependence-producing substance and that according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), no level of alcohol consumption is safe for human health.

A statement by the GhanAPA and copied to the Ghana News Agency said some of the risk factors of alcohol consumption were traumatic experiences, sexual or physical abuse, mental health issues such as depression or anxiety, substance use disorders, and learning disabilities like attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

It stated that regulating the hours, days and intensity of alcohol outlets and raising the national legal age limit for drinking and consuming alcohol was another effective strategy used to reduce alcohol use and harm.

‘Currently in Ghana, the nati
onal legal minimum age for consumption of alcohol is 18 years however, the WHO has stated that the recommended minimum age should be 25 years as research has found out that young adults below 25 years are still developing their learning, memory and mental capacities, including dementia and poor school performance,’ the statement said.

It said alcohol intake impacted the younger generation below the minimum age of 25 years with harms including high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, digestive problems, cancer of the breast, mouth, throat, oesophagus, voice box, liver, colon, rectum and weakening of the immune system.

The GhanAPA said during Christmas festivities drivers should avoid the consumption of alcohol to reduce the risk of speeding, blurry vision, and poor judgement, which would lead to severe road crashes resulting in deaths, disabilities and loss to families.

It urged all Ghanaians to heed to the call for all to be caring and responsible by avoiding alcohol consumption.

The Gha
nAPA was formed in 2019 by an amalgamation of nine civil society organisations (CSOs) working towards advancing a vision of a healthy nation through policy development and advocacy and has a mission of contributing to the elimination of alcohol-related harms in Ghana.

Its institutional membership now stands at 12 independent CSOs.
Source: Ghana News Agency

On December 9, the visiting delegation consists of translation celebrities and foreign media hosted by the CICG Academy of Translation and Interpretation – ‘Experience the Vitality of Zhongshan Tour’ visited the ‘Intelligent Production in Zhongshan’ in-depth. In April 2022, the three Chinese astronauts who docked in orbit for six months for the first time returned to the earth and triumphed, making the world pay attention to them, and the equipment that ‘convoyed’ them included ‘Intelligent Production in Zhongshan’: On the China Space Station, two aerospace microwave ovens that provided them with cooking services for three meals a day came from the Galanz Group Zhongshan Base; the ‘convoying chair’ where the astronauts were lying after leaving the warehouse was also developed and manufactured by a Zhongshan Enterprise – Sitting Sense Technology Co., Ltd.

According to Chen Min, head of Sitting Sense Technology, the company’s R and D team spent half a year boldly innovating and developing this special chair i
n many ways, which can comprehensively and effectively cushion the head, neck, waist and hips of astronauts, playing a role in supporting the whole body, and helping astronauts who have lived in space for a long time to adapt to Earth’s gravity. Behind the ‘convoying’ is the accumulated strength of this national high-tech private enterprise in the field of office seat R and D and manufacturing for more than 20 years.

‘It doesn’t look any different from other chairs, but why is it so comfortable to sit on?’ The members of the delegation praised an office chair after experiencing sitting on it. Chen Min said that unlike general office chairs, which are based on ergonomics, Sitting Sense Technology advocates re-designing office chairs from a medical perspective, researching and developing chairs based on human biomechanics theories such as rehabilitation and chiropractic to make them more suitable for human needs. Nowadays, Sit Sense Technology has been highly recognized by overseas consumers and has become a s
eat provider for many Forbes Top500 companies and large international conferences.

At the Galanz Group’s Zhongshan Base, the delegation visited its ‘smart factory’ – a microwave oven production workshop up close: hundreds of robots waving its arms, after firmly ‘grabbing’ parts with suction cups, quickly and accurately placed them in the corresponding position of the machine tool. After processing the parts, the next robot ‘took them away’ to start the next processing stage. Zou Nengji, vice president of Galanz Group, said that since the transformation of the production of civil microwave ovens in the early 1990s, Galanz has accumulated the experience of research and development over more than three decades. After the long-term technological innovation, it has now broken through the technical barriers of foreign manufacturers, has many core technologies in the field of microwave ovens, and has achieved global leadership in the production and sale of microwave ovens.

From industrial city to strong industrial
city to high-quality development, the ‘Intelligent Production in Zhongshan’ has not only burst out the innovation vitality of the private economy in Zhongshan, but also a broader development platform.
Source: Ghana News Agency