The term Knowledge Society refers to any society that believes that knowledge is more powerful and important than money.
SOURCE: http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/1252
A knowledge society is one which places an explicit and principal value on knowledge as means to achieve economic and social well being.
SOURCE:http://www. Eclac.cl/socinto/noticias/noticias/6/26546/ictpol06/pdf
Knowledge society refers to any society where knowledge is the primary production resource instead of capital and labour.
SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
ASHAIMAN POLYCLINIC RECORDS HIGH RATE OF MALNUTRITION
The health promotion officer and health educationist at the Ashaiman poly clinic Mrs. Martha Lamptey has disclosed the alarming situation of malnutrition in the Ashaiman community.
According to her, cases recorded for malnutrition especially among children is threatening. She hinted that one thousand one hundred ad ninety five (1,195) under zero to eleven (0-11) months, two hundred and seventy seven (277) under twelve to twenty three (12-23) months and thirty six (36) under twenty for to fifty nine (24-59) months children have been recorded just within half of the year for malnutrition with one hundred and seventy five (175) cases for severe malnutrition.
Mrs. Lamptey disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Sena news.
Mrs. Lamptey however intimated that malnutrition is the mis-distribution of nutrients in the body, adding that, it is not only under nutrition but also over nutrition (obesity). Outlining the causes of this alarming situation to Sena news, she noted that inadequate knowledge about food, poverty, poor personal hygiene and traditional beliefs and taboos are contributing factors to the problem.
She has therefore called on the Mills administration to come to the aid of Ashaiman Community and organize health programme to advice parents especially mothers to pay attention to the well being of their wards.
Report by: Regina Asamoah.
According to her, cases recorded for malnutrition especially among children is threatening. She hinted that one thousand one hundred ad ninety five (1,195) under zero to eleven (0-11) months, two hundred and seventy seven (277) under twelve to twenty three (12-23) months and thirty six (36) under twenty for to fifty nine (24-59) months children have been recorded just within half of the year for malnutrition with one hundred and seventy five (175) cases for severe malnutrition.
Mrs. Lamptey disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Sena news.
Mrs. Lamptey however intimated that malnutrition is the mis-distribution of nutrients in the body, adding that, it is not only under nutrition but also over nutrition (obesity). Outlining the causes of this alarming situation to Sena news, she noted that inadequate knowledge about food, poverty, poor personal hygiene and traditional beliefs and taboos are contributing factors to the problem.
She has therefore called on the Mills administration to come to the aid of Ashaiman Community and organize health programme to advice parents especially mothers to pay attention to the well being of their wards.
Report by: Regina Asamoah.
RESEARCH REVEALS GENERALLY LOW REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN DECISION MAKING IN ASHAIMAN MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY.
A survey reveals generally low representation of women Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA), disconnection between citizens and sub- structures, great degree of mistrust, suspicion and very little co-operation between the assemblies and citizens in the Ashaiman Municipality.
These key findings were brought to the fore front at the Baseline Validation Workshop, in Ashaiman. The workshop was intended to ascertain the present levels of citizen’s engagement in local development planning processes and explore available mechanisms that could enhance citizen’s participation in the municipality.
Speaking at the workshop, the Senior Research Officer of the Institute for Democratic Governance –IDEG, Peter Fiamor , intimated that out of sixteen (16) member Ashaiman Municipal Assembly, only four (4) are women, representing twenty five percent (25%). He added that, with the low level of representation of women in the assembly, the power of the government to appoint representatives to the assemblies remains the most viable leverage in increasing the representation of women in ASHMA.
Mr. Fiamor also hinted that the seven zonal councils in the newly created ASHMA are yet to begin operation, hence the assurance of greater voice to citizens in the development and governance of their communities.
He however traced the mistrust, suspicion and minimal cooperation to lack of communication between citizens and the assemblies in the administration of the districts.
Mr. Fiamor has therefore recommended the need for effective increase in advocacy for the appointment of women and people with disability into the local government structures or other forms of affirmative action to ensure fair effective representation and the need for confidence building in short term which must be initiated by providing a platform to discuss the broad range of issues.
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Filed by: Regina Asamaoh
These key findings were brought to the fore front at the Baseline Validation Workshop, in Ashaiman. The workshop was intended to ascertain the present levels of citizen’s engagement in local development planning processes and explore available mechanisms that could enhance citizen’s participation in the municipality.
Speaking at the workshop, the Senior Research Officer of the Institute for Democratic Governance –IDEG, Peter Fiamor , intimated that out of sixteen (16) member Ashaiman Municipal Assembly, only four (4) are women, representing twenty five percent (25%). He added that, with the low level of representation of women in the assembly, the power of the government to appoint representatives to the assemblies remains the most viable leverage in increasing the representation of women in ASHMA.
Mr. Fiamor also hinted that the seven zonal councils in the newly created ASHMA are yet to begin operation, hence the assurance of greater voice to citizens in the development and governance of their communities.
He however traced the mistrust, suspicion and minimal cooperation to lack of communication between citizens and the assemblies in the administration of the districts.
Mr. Fiamor has therefore recommended the need for effective increase in advocacy for the appointment of women and people with disability into the local government structures or other forms of affirmative action to ensure fair effective representation and the need for confidence building in short term which must be initiated by providing a platform to discuss the broad range of issues.
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Filed by: Regina Asamaoh
PRE-MARITAL SEX- IS IT NECESSARY?
Pre- marital sex is generally defined as “sex before marriage”. Sex is an activity performed by a male and female or sometimes persons of the same sex. It happens between a male and female in order to create babies or between same sex for pleasure.(But be mindful that Christianity abhors same sex- this is sex between female and another female which is refer to as lesbianism or between a male and another male which is refer to as sodomy or gay ). Even though sex is a physical act, it is as much a spiritual mystery.
God Almighty created sex as part of his divine institution- marriage. Modernity is however, gradually violating this commandment and has made pre-marital sex seems to be a necessity; based on the scientific aspect of sexual compatibility.
Apart from pre-marital sex being a sin in the sight of God, it has spiritual, physical, emotional or mental and social consequences.
God’s Word stresses on the purpose of our physical bodies and consequences of defiling them; “do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you received from God? You are not of your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your body”- 1 Corinthians 6:19&20.
1 Corinthians 6:18, also tells us to “flee from sexual immorality”. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body”.
Pre-marital sex can create a spiritual doorway for the entry of demons into one’s spirit and life. Demons bring about spiritual marriage, which reflects in physical life through relationship problems, marriage divorces, infertility and sometime giving birth to deviant children - one feels very impure and dirty inside- out. The eternal consequence of pre marital sex is that; “nothing impure will enter into HEAVEN, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful” revelation 21:27
Physically, one stands the chance of being infected with HIV/AIDS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AND HYPERTITIS B.
Pre marital sex may bring about teenage pregnancy and possible death if termination of pregnancy is attempted.
Permit me to add that, under the laws of Ghana there are some aspects of sex that are not acceptable and can be termed as criminal offence. (Criminal code 1960, Act 29), some of these are RAPE, DEFILEMENT, CARNAL KNOWLEDGE, and INDECENT ASSAULT (Sexual harassment) INCEST.
RAPE:
Having sex with a girl or woman who is 16 years and above without her consent. If one is found guilty of the above, the punishment is a minimum sentence of five years imprisonment and maximum sentence of twenty-five years imprisonment.
DEFILEMENT:
This is defined as the natural (normal way of having sex,) carnal knowledge of a child under sixteen years or unnatural sex through the anus, oral sex, inserting objects in private parts, etc.
If found guilty of the offence, one faces a minimum imprisonment of seven years and a maximum of twenty five years.
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE:
It is an offence for anyone to have natural or unnatural sex with an idiot, imbecile or mental patient in or under the care of a mental hospital with or without her consent. If it is proved that the accused person knew at the time he was having sex with the mental patient that she was an imbecile idiot or mental patient, he would be charged for the offence punishable by a minimum of five years and a maximum of twenty-five years imprisonment.
INDECENT ASSAULT:
It is the making of any sexual bodily contact with another person or sexually violating the body of another person, example: touching, fondling, etc. this offence is punishable with a minimum offence of six months imprisonment.
INCEST:
This is when a male of sixteen years and above have sex with granddaughter, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother. It is punishable by a minimum of three years and a maximum o twenty-five years imprisonment.
CONCLUSION
My fellow young people, why don’t you save yourselves the troubles of arguments and misunderstandings involved in denial of ownership of pregnancies? Why don’t you spare yourselves from being social outcasts, black ships and object of ridicule? Abortion is illegal; it is murder in the sight of God as well.
Furthermore, one undergoes stress; guilt lingers on your mind until you confess your sins to God. Your conscience never frees you and your sexual misbehavior wars against your very soul, you will have no peace.
In some instances, those involved get married; however apart from the spiritual and physical consequences there is gross mistrust between spouses. Those who do not end up marrying each other feel used, cheapened and cheated. They are never able to forgive themselves, or regain their self-esteem and pride and often lose concentration, focus and opportunities in life.
Abstinence is the best. One enjoys being single or have a better marriage when he or she abstains from pre-marital sex, spare yourselves all these consequences.
Stay Holy, stay pure, enjoy life before and during marriage to the fullest.
Thank you and God bless you.
Presentation by: Mrs. Mercy S.A Amponsah- Kwatia.
God Almighty created sex as part of his divine institution- marriage. Modernity is however, gradually violating this commandment and has made pre-marital sex seems to be a necessity; based on the scientific aspect of sexual compatibility.
Apart from pre-marital sex being a sin in the sight of God, it has spiritual, physical, emotional or mental and social consequences.
God’s Word stresses on the purpose of our physical bodies and consequences of defiling them; “do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you received from God? You are not of your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your body”- 1 Corinthians 6:19&20.
1 Corinthians 6:18, also tells us to “flee from sexual immorality”. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body”.
Pre-marital sex can create a spiritual doorway for the entry of demons into one’s spirit and life. Demons bring about spiritual marriage, which reflects in physical life through relationship problems, marriage divorces, infertility and sometime giving birth to deviant children - one feels very impure and dirty inside- out. The eternal consequence of pre marital sex is that; “nothing impure will enter into HEAVEN, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful” revelation 21:27
Physically, one stands the chance of being infected with HIV/AIDS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AND HYPERTITIS B.
Pre marital sex may bring about teenage pregnancy and possible death if termination of pregnancy is attempted.
Permit me to add that, under the laws of Ghana there are some aspects of sex that are not acceptable and can be termed as criminal offence. (Criminal code 1960, Act 29), some of these are RAPE, DEFILEMENT, CARNAL KNOWLEDGE, and INDECENT ASSAULT (Sexual harassment) INCEST.
RAPE:
Having sex with a girl or woman who is 16 years and above without her consent. If one is found guilty of the above, the punishment is a minimum sentence of five years imprisonment and maximum sentence of twenty-five years imprisonment.
DEFILEMENT:
This is defined as the natural (normal way of having sex,) carnal knowledge of a child under sixteen years or unnatural sex through the anus, oral sex, inserting objects in private parts, etc.
If found guilty of the offence, one faces a minimum imprisonment of seven years and a maximum of twenty five years.
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE:
It is an offence for anyone to have natural or unnatural sex with an idiot, imbecile or mental patient in or under the care of a mental hospital with or without her consent. If it is proved that the accused person knew at the time he was having sex with the mental patient that she was an imbecile idiot or mental patient, he would be charged for the offence punishable by a minimum of five years and a maximum of twenty-five years imprisonment.
INDECENT ASSAULT:
It is the making of any sexual bodily contact with another person or sexually violating the body of another person, example: touching, fondling, etc. this offence is punishable with a minimum offence of six months imprisonment.
INCEST:
This is when a male of sixteen years and above have sex with granddaughter, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother. It is punishable by a minimum of three years and a maximum o twenty-five years imprisonment.
CONCLUSION
My fellow young people, why don’t you save yourselves the troubles of arguments and misunderstandings involved in denial of ownership of pregnancies? Why don’t you spare yourselves from being social outcasts, black ships and object of ridicule? Abortion is illegal; it is murder in the sight of God as well.
Furthermore, one undergoes stress; guilt lingers on your mind until you confess your sins to God. Your conscience never frees you and your sexual misbehavior wars against your very soul, you will have no peace.
In some instances, those involved get married; however apart from the spiritual and physical consequences there is gross mistrust between spouses. Those who do not end up marrying each other feel used, cheapened and cheated. They are never able to forgive themselves, or regain their self-esteem and pride and often lose concentration, focus and opportunities in life.
Abstinence is the best. One enjoys being single or have a better marriage when he or she abstains from pre-marital sex, spare yourselves all these consequences.
Stay Holy, stay pure, enjoy life before and during marriage to the fullest.
Thank you and God bless you.
Presentation by: Mrs. Mercy S.A Amponsah- Kwatia.
DEBATE - MOTION: THE ADULT EXHIBIT MORE MATURITY THAN THE YOUNG
POSITION: FOR THE MOTION
Mr. Chairman, Panel of Judges, Co- Debaters, Accurate Time Keeper, Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to today’s debate. I stand for the motion that the adults exhibit more maturity than the young.
Mr. Chairman, psychologically maturity is a term used to indicate how a person responds to the circumstances or environment in an appropriate and adaptive manner. It also encompasses being aware of the correct time and place to behave, knowing when to act in a serious or non – serious ways. It could also be defined as a personal character or how one in a stressful or difficult situation behaves because then a person’s true ability to react to a situation can be seen.
Panel of judges, ladies and gentlemen if maturity is in this perspective, why should my fellow co- debaters refute the assertion that the adult exhibit more maturity than the young. In our African culture there is and adage that the more you grow the wiser you become.
Furthermore, a psychologist B.W Roberts emphasize on this adage in an explicit personality model. According to her one’s personality must be viewed form both the perspective of the actor and the observer. By this, it is important that an individual gains a certain level of maturity as he grows older.
Mr. chairman, it is an undeniable fact that some young people exhibit maturity to some extent likewise some adults do not exhibit maturity as expected of them. It is true, but percentage wise I strongly assert that the adult exhibit more maturity than the young.
Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I would like my opponents and all of you gathered here to note that even the 1992 constitution of the Republic of Ghana, chapter 8 article 62 clearly states that, unless one is 40 years and above he or she cannot stand for the presidency. So, if the young exhibit maturity more than the adult why is it that the young are not is allowed to contest for that enviable position. This hints that maturity in some way goes with age. It would also interest you to know that in Islam before one is regarded as matured unless the person is forty years and above.
Mr. Chairman, a young person cannot always boast of maturity in every social situation but an adult is likely to do so. It is certain that David (in the bible) the youngest son among his brothers was appointed to rule the people of Israel but I beg to differ if my opponent would cite that as an instant of maturity since Abraham was also called in his old age.
Let’s all analyze this circumstance – when a girlfriend of a young man calls to tell him that she is pregnant – picture his reaction as compared to an adult who faces the same situation.
Mr. chairman , panel of judges, co-debaters accurate time keeper, ladies and gentlemen with the above detailed information I call on you to join me and strongly assert that the adults exhibit more maturity than the young.
Thank you.
Mr. Chairman, Panel of Judges, Co- Debaters, Accurate Time Keeper, Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to today’s debate. I stand for the motion that the adults exhibit more maturity than the young.
Mr. Chairman, psychologically maturity is a term used to indicate how a person responds to the circumstances or environment in an appropriate and adaptive manner. It also encompasses being aware of the correct time and place to behave, knowing when to act in a serious or non – serious ways. It could also be defined as a personal character or how one in a stressful or difficult situation behaves because then a person’s true ability to react to a situation can be seen.
Panel of judges, ladies and gentlemen if maturity is in this perspective, why should my fellow co- debaters refute the assertion that the adult exhibit more maturity than the young. In our African culture there is and adage that the more you grow the wiser you become.
Furthermore, a psychologist B.W Roberts emphasize on this adage in an explicit personality model. According to her one’s personality must be viewed form both the perspective of the actor and the observer. By this, it is important that an individual gains a certain level of maturity as he grows older.
Mr. chairman, it is an undeniable fact that some young people exhibit maturity to some extent likewise some adults do not exhibit maturity as expected of them. It is true, but percentage wise I strongly assert that the adult exhibit more maturity than the young.
Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I would like my opponents and all of you gathered here to note that even the 1992 constitution of the Republic of Ghana, chapter 8 article 62 clearly states that, unless one is 40 years and above he or she cannot stand for the presidency. So, if the young exhibit maturity more than the adult why is it that the young are not is allowed to contest for that enviable position. This hints that maturity in some way goes with age. It would also interest you to know that in Islam before one is regarded as matured unless the person is forty years and above.
Mr. Chairman, a young person cannot always boast of maturity in every social situation but an adult is likely to do so. It is certain that David (in the bible) the youngest son among his brothers was appointed to rule the people of Israel but I beg to differ if my opponent would cite that as an instant of maturity since Abraham was also called in his old age.
Let’s all analyze this circumstance – when a girlfriend of a young man calls to tell him that she is pregnant – picture his reaction as compared to an adult who faces the same situation.
Mr. chairman , panel of judges, co-debaters accurate time keeper, ladies and gentlemen with the above detailed information I call on you to join me and strongly assert that the adults exhibit more maturity than the young.
Thank you.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
INFORMATION SOCIETY
Information Society constitute the beginning of a truly professionalized and caring society,while to others it represent a tightening of control over the citizenry; to some it heralds the emergence of a highly educated public which has ready access to knowledge.
SOURCE: Theories of the information society by FRANK WEBSTER
A society that brings about a general flourishing state of human intellectual creativity instead of affluent material consumption.
SOURCE: The information society as post industrial society by YONEJI MUSADA
A society in which the creation, distribution, diffusion, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity.
SOURCE:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_society
SOURCE: Theories of the information society by FRANK WEBSTER
A society that brings about a general flourishing state of human intellectual creativity instead of affluent material consumption.
SOURCE: The information society as post industrial society by YONEJI MUSADA
A society in which the creation, distribution, diffusion, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity.
SOURCE:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_society
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