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Company based in China donates assorted food supplement to Ghana Police Service
Tianshi (Tiens) Health Group, Ghana, a subsidiary of the China-based Tiens Group has donated assorted food supplement worth $15,000 to the Ghana Police Service at a short ceremony in Accra on Monday.
The donation, made up of natural health products, included 30 boxes of calcium 1, 30 boxes of calcium 2, 20 boxes of children calcium, 96 boxes of antilipemic tea, 25 boxes of beneficial, 25 boxes of cordyceps, 25 boxes of spirulina, 240 boxes of zinc, 35 boxes of chitosan and 288 boxes of orecare toothpaste.
The Managing Director, Lynn Zhang, who presented the items on behalf of the company, was accompanied by the International Trainee and Advisory Board Member, UK, Mr Ibrahim K. Asante.
Speaking at the event, Mr Asante said the gesture formed part of their activities to show love to the Ghana Police Service as the company mark Tiens Love Day, which is celebrated every year.
He said, the products were meant to help boost the immune system of personnel of the Ghana Police Service in discharging their duties to protect lives and properties as the country battles with COVID-19.
Mr Asante said the presentation was in line with the company’s corporate social responsibility to promote national development.
Director-General Welfare of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, who received the items on behalf of the police administration, commended Tiens Ghana for its kind gesture, and assured that the products would be used for the intended purpose.
“As law enforcers, at the forefront of fighting coronavirus, it is necessary for us to use some of these food supplements to boost our immune system, to enable us to get the needed energy for the task ahead,” she said.
COP Addo-Danquah said the Ghana Police Service had put strategies in place for their officers to be properly clothed against the pandemic, and also conscientise them about the deadly disease.
“We have a medical team that is going round to educate our personnel so that they will know how to reduce their own vulnerability because, if they are safe, they would be in a better position to take care of the citizens of this country,” she added.
BY VIVIAN ARTHUR
Search and rescue operations are ongoing following a structural collapse at the Experimental D/A School in Accra Newtown.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) confirmed that emergency teams were deployed to the scene to assist victims who may be trapped under the debris.
In an update, the service indicated that personnel from the Ghana Police Service, the National Ambulance Service and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) are workin7g together to manage the situation and rescue affected persons.
It noted that the area has been cordoned off by the police to prevent members of the public from entering the scene and interfering with the operation.
According to the GNFS, the coordinated effort is aimed at ensuring that all trapped victims are safely rescued as quickly as possible.
The service advised residents and the general public to stay away from the area to allow emergency teams to carry out their work without obstruction.
The service added that further updates will be provided as the situation develops.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The New Times Corporation (NTC), publishers of The Ghanaian Times and The Spectator, on Wednesday held a staff get-together to commemorate the Ghana Month celebration.
The event was also to strengthen teamwork and bonding. It was attended by management members and staff from various departments.
The staff were engaged in activities such as apple eating, musical chairs competition, pick and act, and other interesting games.
Speaking at the gathering, the Chairperson of the Corporation’s Interim Management Committee (IMC), Dr (Mrs) Charity Binka, emphasised the importance of unity and collaboration in achieving organisational goals. She urged the staff to put aside their differences, work together, and also create a positive working environment.
In a welcome address, the Editor of The Spectator, Mrs Georgina Naa-Maku Quaitoo, urged the staff to have fun as “we climax the Ghana Month celebration with this get-together.”
The Acting Editor of The Ghanaian Times, Mr David Adadevoh, commended the staff for coming out in their numbers to join in the celebration and called for unity to transform the fortunes of the Corporation.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
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