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Embrace biblical principles at work places
Speakers at the 2026 Bible Week Symposium have called on Ghanaians to embrace biblical principles as a foundation for ethical values at the workplace.
They warned that the country was challenged with decline in values and not in shortage of resources, adding that strong institutions were built on ethical conduct, accountability and discipline.
The symposium, held on the theme: ‘The Bible: A guide for work ethics and national development,’ brought together religious leaders, professionals and policy advocates.
Speakers at the event included Apostle Alfred Kodua, a former General Secretary, Church of Pentecost; Dr Zechariah Langnel, a lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School; and the president of the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management, Mrs Florence Hutchful.
According to Apostle Kodua, work was divinely ordained and should be approached with integrity, discipline and a sense of stewardship.
He described corruption, dishonesty and laziness as evidence of a deeper moral decline, and urged Ghanaians to uphold ethical standards in public life, business and governance.
Mrs Hutchful, speaking from a human resource management perspective, said organisations succeed when values such as integrity, diligence, accountability and respect guide behaviour at the workplace.
She noted that national development was shaped by the conduct of workers across the public, private and informal sectors.
She stressed that work provides not only income but dignity and identity, and called for professionalism, dependability and humility at all levels.
According to her, unethical practices such as poor customer service, corruption, dishonest business practices and sexual harassment during recruitment weaken institutions and erode public trust.
She called for a renewed commitment to ethical values at the workplace, saying it would strengthen institutions and accelerate Ghana’s national development.
Dr Langnel emphasised that national progress depends largely on the character of those implementing policies.
He also indicated that laws and regulations alone could not transform the nation without upright people and urged professionals to see their work as a responsibility to the society.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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The family of Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, a distinguished statesman and diplomat, has paid a courtesy call on President John Dramani Mahama. They officially informed him of his passing.
The delegation, representing the Gbeho family, noted that it was culturally and diplomatically important to formally notify the President of the loss before making a public announcement of his death.
Ambassador Gbeho was a towering figure in Ghanaian and international politics. He served in many diplomatic missions, including New York. He was Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, a Member of Parliament for the Anlo constituency, and President (formerly Executive Secretary) of the ECOWAS Commission.
He was widely respected for his role in regional integration and his contributions to global diplomacy at the United Nations.
President Mahama expressed his condolences and shared reflections on Ambassador Gbeho’s contributions to the country, West Africa and the world.
Funeral details will be announced later.
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has revoked all firearm permits in Ghana with immediate effect and announced a new registration process for all gun owners.
The minister made the announcement on Tuesday, June 23, at the information service department saying all individuals who currently hold licences to own firearms or sidearms must undergo a fresh registration process.
“From this afternoon, all permits that have been granted to any individual that you are holding a sidearm or firearm is hereby revoked,” Mr Muntaka said.
He explained that the government had identified gaps in the country’s firearm registration system and needed to introduce stricter measures to improve public safety.
“We are opening the window where everyone will have to come forward again to register or re-register the gun because we’ve changed the procedure,” he stated.
According to him, the government decided not to wait until the end of the year to make the changes because lives could still be saved within the next six months.
The Interior Minister said one of the new requirements would be mandatory mental health screening for applicants seeking firearm licences.
“We’ve seen that people with mental health have already gone through and have the sidearm. Now we are introducing mental health. Before we give you the sidearm, we have to be sure that you have the mental stability to hold the firearms,” he said.
Mr Muntaka also announced that applicants would be required to undergo drug tests before being granted licences.
“We’ve also realised that people who are on drugs are also holding their arms and they are legitimate because it’s been registered. Now you have to go through drug tests to be sure that you are not on drugs before you can hold sidearms,” he added.
The minister said the new measures form part of efforts by the government to tighten firearm control and prevent legally registered weapons from falling into the wrong hands.
He urged all firearm owners to cooperate with the new registration process once details of the exercise are announced.
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