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23 Chaplains from Ghana attend 8th IPCA World Conference in Bangkok
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One hundred and twenty-three Chaplains of the International Prisons Chaplains Association (IPCA) have participated in a world conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
The conference, the eighth in the series, which was under the theme “A Living Hope,” and lasted six days, drew participants from 33 countries, including 23 Chaplains from Ghana.
David Buick, the immediate past President of IPCA, said “prisoners need to have hope for the future, and that Chaplains have the responsibility to instill hope in them through the gospel.”
He said chaplains would be doing the world a great disservice if they failed in that regard; hence they should take their work seriously.
The President of IPCA, Marie-Louise of Sweden, asked members to be more committed to supporting and advocating for better care and love for prisoners around the world. He asked them not to relent in their efforts in soliciting continued support for inmates.
The conference, which serves as a platform for networking among IPCA members, is also used to strategise and evaluate IPCA’s impact on prisoners and its consultative status at the United Nations.
A declaration made at the end of the conference called on governments all over the world to apply all aspects of the “Nelson Mandela Rules” and the “Bangkok Rules” for the treatment of women prisoners and non-custodial measures for women offenders and massive prison reforms.
It also urged churches to promote restorative justice and the necessity for communities to see to the needs of victims and embrace inmates.
It asked them to form ‘Ministry of Prison Chaplains’ to enable them to welcome prison inmates to provide care and support for them.
The National Chairman of IPCA, Ghana, Rev. Steve Mensah, said members would be engineered to provide more support for prison inmates, their families and prisons in general.
Some IPCA, Ghana members at the conference included Dr Mrs Angela Mensah, Dr Evans Ekanem, Apostle James Tetteh, Rev. Philip Ahodokpo, Chaplain Gifty Mussey, Pastor Adjei Sowah, Elder Gyenny-Mensah, and Bishop Asiedu-Peprah.
By Raymond Kyekye
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Over 20 structures built within the 50-metre buffer zone of the Kpeshie Lagoon at the Laboma Beach Resort in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality were on Sunday demolished by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC).
Buildings such as single-unit semi-detached under construction and completed chalets at the resort were pulled down while portions of a newly constructed perimeter wall were also demolished. Read More
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About 120 golfers from clubs across Ghana participated in an 18-hole competition, dubbed ‘MTN 30th Anniversary CEO Invitational Golf Tournament’ held at the Achimota Golf Club on Saturday.
At the end of the hectic day, Frederick Semenu Duvor won the Men’s Group A event with 39 points, while Julienne Afi claimed the Ladies’ Group A title with the same score.
Yaw Mireku Jnr. won the Men’s Group B with an impressive 45 points, while Kous Louanges Mang took the Ladies’ Group B title with 38 points.
Kofi Mangesi won Men’s Group C with 40 points while Elorm R. Akuash Bonney claimed the Ladies’ version with 42 points.
In the Seniors Division, Jan Vogel emerged winner of the men’s category with 39 gross, while Helen Appah topped the ladies’ category with 44 gross.
Addressing participants, the company’s Board Chairman, Mr Ishmael Yamson, urged the company to approach its next phase with the same resilience, discipline and determination that have defined its success over the past three decades.
He drew a striking parallel between the game of golf and MTN Ghana’s three-decade journey, describing both as long games in which success depends less on one spectacular moment than on consistency, patience, judgment and the ability to recover from setbacks.
He said, golf had taught him a lesson that extended far beyond the fairways, thus, a round cannot be won on the first hole.
In golfing terms, he said, MTN Ghana had encountered its share of regulatory bunkers, competitive hazards and unexpected storms that had forced the company to pause, reassess and change its approach.
But those challenges, he suggested, were part of the journey rather than reasons to abandon it.
By Andrew Nortey
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