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Times Ladies tour Promasidor factory
A section of the ladies ready to visit the factory
The Times Ladies Association (TLA) of the New Times Corporation (NTC) paid a working tour at the Promasidor Ghana Limited (PGL), a leading food manufacturing company factory in Accra, recently.
The tour which formed part of the Association’s programme outline for the year was to acquaint the ladies with the manufacturing process of some of the products of PGL.
The Corporate Affairs Lead of PGL, Mr Gideon Kodo, welcomed the ladies and took them through some of the policies of the company.
He said, through different brand engagements with communities, Promasidor has grown to become known as a company that is committed to the development of the society through its community support initiatives in the area of education, health, sports and many more.
“The company operates under the mission statement of providing quality food products to all our consumers,” he said.
The tour was facilitated by Mr. George Ofori, Assistant Coordinator of Products who led the Ladies through the manufacturing process of Onga from the start to the end products.
The Ladies were led by the president of the Association, Mrs Georgina Naa-Maku Quaittoo, Acting Editor of The Spectator.
She said NTC produces two newspapers, the Ghanaian Times (GT) and The Spectator (TS) and urged the company to continue patronising the Ghanaian Times as well as The Spectator.
The vice president of the Association, Mrs Agatha Ennin Osei, was grateful to Promasidor for the warm reception and encouraged them to advertise their products in the corporation’s newspapers and on its online platforms.
At the end of the tour, the Ladies were overwhelmed and impressed with the strict adherence to health protocols observed at the factory.
By Portia Hutton-Mills
The Dzidula Pink Foundation, a new organisation dedicated to cancer awareness, early detection, and patient support, has been officially launched in Accra, with a passionate call for national commitment to fighting the disease. The launch event, held last week Friday, carried the theme: “Beyond the diagnosis: A future of restoration, care and courage.”
Speaking at the event, Madam Abena Brigidi, founder and CEO of Nimed Capital Limited, emphasised that cancer remains one of the most devastating health challenges facing families across the country. “Cancer does not discriminate—it affects mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons. It drains families emotionally and financially, and behind every statistic is a human story and a future suddenly thrown into uncertainty,” she said.
Sharing her personal encounters with cancer, having lost both her husband and father to the disease, Madam Brigidi highlighted the emotional, financial, and physical scars left behind. “I stand here not just as a speaker, but as a witness to what cancer can take away,” she stated. “I have watched loved ones fight bravely, and I have felt the deep pain that loss leaves behind.”
She stressed that awareness and early detection are critical to reducing deaths, noting that many Ghanaians still lack access to proper screening, reliable information, and adequate treatment. She appealed to healthcare professionals, corporate institutions, policymakers, the media, and the general public to join hands in the fight. “Early detection saves lives. Your support today can lead to someone’s healing tomorrow,” she said.
Madam Brigidi further called for collective responsibility to sustain the foundation’s mission. “To our medical professionals, we need your expertise. To corporate partners, your resources. To the media, your voice. To policymakers, your support. And to the public, your compassion,” she urged. She also insisted that breast cancer awareness should not be limited to annual campaigns, saying, “Breast cancer awareness must not be seasonal.”
Mrs Diana Fafa Gozo, founder of the Dzidula Pink Foundation, shared her own cancer journey, describing the shock of diagnosis, the fear that followed, and the difficult path through treatment. Her experience transformed her pain into purpose and inspired her to create a foundation to ensure no cancer patient walks alone.
Mrs Gozo explained that many patients struggle not only with treatment costs but also with emotional resilience. She outlined the foundation’s initiatives, which include awareness and early detection campaigns, patient support funds, community outreach, and survival support circles. “This foundation is my offering of gratitude, courage, and compassion and a reminder that no one should walk the cancer journey alone,” she concluded.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it will deploy teams of Public Health Officers, members of its Sanitation Taskforce, and labourers, including sweepers and janitors, across all sub-metros to support the third National Sanitation Day exercise.
It explained that these teams will be equipped with waste collection trucks, tippers, and other tools to help with desilting, refuse collection, and transporting waste to approved disposal sites.
The AMA reminded residents that failing to comply with the sanitation directive or refusing to participate in communal labour is an offence.
It said offenders risk a fine of up to 100 penalty units, imprisonment between 30 days and six months, or both, with repeat offenders liable to additional daily penalties.
It urged all residents, traders, transport operators, market women, shop owners, landlords, tenants, and businesses to actively participate in the exercise.
The AMA said it counts on everyone’s collective responsibility to keep Accra clean, liveable, and resilient, especially as the city approaches Christmas and the New Year.
By: Jacob Aggrey
