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A section of the staff in traditional wear
The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), has held series of activities to commemorate its 100th anniversary and also mark the Ghana Month celebration.
The event saw members of staff dressed in traditional wear and others in their school wears.
On the menu was rich local cuisines including waakye, gari and beans, popularly known as ‘gobɛ’, kenkey and fish, banku and okro, tuo zaafi with snack such as sobolo, asana, lamugin, adunle, egg and pepper.
Speaking to The Spectator, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the hospital, Mustapha Salifu said the day was to help staff identify with their roots and generate excitement among them.
He said first and second Fridays in the month of March were days staff use to go ‘old school and also represent your region.’
According to Mr Salifu, the hospital as part of its year-long centenary celebration would embark on a clean-up exercise and a medical outreach as part of efforts to give back to the soceity.
“There will be a homecoming ceremony for all former trainees’ staff, and children born in the hospital and all clients of the facility,” the PRO said.
He said later in the year, the hospital will organise an innovation summit – where all innovations in the various departments would be outdoored, adding that there would also be inter-agency fun games, public lectures, staff awards and a quiz on the history of the hospital.
Mr Salifu said currently there was a project also known as “adopt a ward campaign” where individuals or organisations can adopt and renovate a ward adding that about 30 wards had been identified for the campaign.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
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
