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It is often said that it is prudent to build wellness rather than treat a disease, which comes at a huge cost.
Concerning the above, the Senior Correctional Centre (SCC), a juvenile prison facility in Accra that plays a staunch role in the reformation, rehabilitation and safe custody of young offenders who have gone foul of the laws weekly organises aerobic activities.
The weekly aerobics activities are to boost healthy lifestyles among inmates and correctional officers at the facility.
Organised under the auspices of the Officer in Charge (OIC) at the facility, Deputy Director of Prisons, DDP Millicent Owusu, and powered by the Sports department, the weekly aerobics was to ensure that both officers and inmates were engaged in physical training activities that would help them keep fit all the time.
She gave a clarion call on officers to continue engaging themselves in aerobic activities held at the station because it is a yardstick for promoting healthy living and fighting lifestyle diseases.
DDP Owusu again made an ardent call that, regardless of one’s professional endeavour, it is important to constantly exercise.
That she underscored, was an ultimatum for doing away with some lifestyle diseases including hypertension, diabetes, and cancers among others.
In an interview with the Sports OIC at SCC, Superintendent Victoria Adu Amoah, indicated that organising aerobics, sporting activities and other physical training disciplines at the station was to create an enabling environment for officers to discharge their duties with renewed energy.
Using her entrenched position as the Sports OIC, she reiterated her commitment to continually engage officers in regular fun thrilling aerobic activities to promote healthy lifestyles.
Supt. Adu Amoah was optimistic that, if all individuals adhere to healthy lifestyle practices, which include drinking enough water, eating fruits and vegetables and eschewing bad lifestyles, there would be a healthy population with few conditions regarding lifestyle diseases.
By ASP Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah.
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process.
He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment.
Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee.
According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.
Dr. Ayine said the government had also accepted the spirit of several recommendations to expand rights relating to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and the youth.
He added that a comprehensive Human Rights Act would be introduced to protect these rights and provide detailed enforcement mechanisms instead of amending the entrenched provisions of the Constitution through a national referendum.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on both local and international investors to tap into opportunities in Ghana’s tourism, hospitality and creative industries.
Speaking in an interview yesterday with World Media USA Today, the Minister said government is committed to creating a conducive investment environment to support growth in the sector.
She highlighted key investment areas including hotels, fashion, music, film production, and tourism infrastructure.
Dzifa Gomashie also encouraged Ghanaians to invest in domestic tourism to help boost the local economy.
According to her, strategic investment in tourism and the creative economy will drive economic transformation, create jobs, and position Ghana as Africa’s gateway for heritage, culture, business and investment.
“Ghana has vast opportunities across tourism, hospitality and the creative industries. We are ready and open for business,” she stated.
The Minister’s remarks come as government intensifies efforts to leverage culture and tourism as drivers of economic growth and job creation.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
