About 10,000 pupils in 27 public basic schools at East and North Ayawaso Education sub-metro are to benefit from a mentoring and sanitation programme. The project, being undertaken by VOice, a non-governmental organisation in collaboration with Alliance Waste, a company that deals in sanitation logistics would see the distribution of 300 dustbins to the schools. Speaking at the launch, Ahmed [...] The post Pupils to benefit from mentoring, sanitation programme appeared first on The Ghanaian Time
Education Minister, Dr. Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, has expressed concern about the low grades that continue to be scored, in mathematics and science by candidates presented for the West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). He said given the critical nature of the two subjects to the nation’s development agenda, the trend could not continue. Addressing a capacity-building workshop for heads [...] The post High failure rate in science and mathematics needs to stop – Minister
Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, will be launching a tracker for government’s free Senior High School policy. The tracker is known as Expanding Quality, Inclusion & New Opportunities in Education (EQUINOX). A statement from the think tank explained that, EQUINOX was a unified gauge with composite indicators that would assess the implementation of the free SHS policy. The indicators include [...] The post IMANI to launch Free SHS tracker appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Portuguese state prosecutors are bringing corruption charges against Angola’s vice-president Manuel Vicente. The attorney-general’s office says that Mr Vicente paid $810,000 (£650,000) in bribes to shut down corruption investigations that he was facing. The alleged bribes were made to Portugal’s former public prosecutor Orlando Figueira, who also faces charges as part of “Operation Fizz”. Mr Vicente’s lawyer has denied the [...] The post Operation Fizz target
Rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) killed 32 civilians last December after clashes with a rival faction, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. The Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) is said to have rounded victims up and executed them. HRW says it is concerned UN peacekeepers could not stop the atrocities. UPC is a splinter group [...] The post CAR rebel group killed 32 civilians appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Mr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region has triggered the setting up of an ad hoc committee to develop a legislation on sand winning in the country. The Committee, expected to be formed today, will look at existing legislations by agencies working in the environmental sector and harmonise those laws to deal effectively with [...] The post MP to develope legislation on sand winning appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Gomoa East Member of Parliament, Mr. Kojo Asemanyi, has expressed disgust at the spate of land guards activities his constituency in particular and the country as a whole. According to him, the activities of land guards had served as a de-motivational factor to persons who wish to invest in areas prone to land guard activities. “Recently, a friend of mine [...] The post Parliament asked to investigate land guard menace appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday, renewed their commitment to boost trade and business ties between the two countries. They also pledged to convince firms from both countries to invest in businesses and explore opportunities for the benefit of both countries. These were the outcomes of a discussion between President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the British Foreign [...] The post GHANA-UK TRADE AND BUSINESS TIES MUST GROW appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
A clash between the police and students of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI), ended up with about 45 students and three policemen getting injured on Tuesday evening. Eyewitnesses told The Ghanaian Times that the students blocked the main road from the Amakom roundabout to their school as they jubilated for placing third in the inter-school sports competition at the Baba [...] The post Clash between police and students leaves 48 injured appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Another person involved in the fatal accident, which occurred last week at Ewusiejoe, on the Takoradi-Elubo highway in the Western Region, is reported dead. This has increased the death toll to 11. The deceased, a male electrician from Tarkwa, who was in a critical condition at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Takoradi, died on Tuesday evening, according to the [...] The post Ewusiejoe accident death toll rises to 11 appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
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