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● Very Rev Fr Dr. Ennin
The President of the Con¬ference of Major Superi¬ors of West Africa of the Society of African Missionaries of the Catholic Church, Very Rev. Fr. Dr Paul Saa-Dade Ennin has advised the youth to have affordable marriage ceremonies and not one to please others.
“Cut your coat according to your cloth. Those who care about you don’t need to be pleased and those who don’t care, no matter what you do, you cannot please them,” he advised.
He made the remark on the sidelines of a mass wedding of six couples at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Madina in the Greater Accra Region on Saturday.
Very Rev. Fr Dr. Ennin said even though money should not be an impediment to any¬one who wishes to receive the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, many youth have allowed that to happen.
He said it was unfortu¬nate that the youth desire societal weddings that would get many to appreciate and discuss them extensively on social media.
“The most important thing is not the party around the marriage because that doesn’t go anywhere; what matters is the commitment to it,” he said.
He was of the opinion that, no matter how grand a wedding ceremony looks, “after a week, two or at most a month, they would forget about it.”
He said if a couple in¬curred debt after a wedding ceremony, they would be left to face it alone while those who were cheering would have gone back to their nor¬mal lives.
He said there was the option of mass weddings in churches which he would rec¬ommend couples to explore and for those who would even want to have theirs alone, they should have the courage to do things differently.
“You did not come to the world with anyone and so don’t attempt to please anyone. You are unique and so live your life as you deem fit. Be different, have value and leave a name behind and people will always remember you for that,” he advised.
He said having a marriage ceremony according to one’s financial strength meant being truthful to him or herself and not meeting social media demands.
The President of the Con¬ference of Major Superiors of West Africa advised the youth to be truthful and that would help them to have peace and joy in their marriages.
By Dzifa Tetteh Tay
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
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She highlighted key investment areas including hotels, fashion, music, film production, and tourism infrastructure.
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The Minister’s remarks come as government intensifies efforts to leverage culture and tourism as drivers of economic growth and job creation.
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