The 12 Commonwealth Caribbean nations have thrown their support behind Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey to become the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. “We are willing to support the Ghanaian. The problem is that Africa hasn’t sorted itself out,” an official told Demerara Waves Online News. The election for the top Commonwealth post to […] The post CARICOM
Ghana Scholarly Society, comprising of Ghanaian citizens and people of Ghanaian heritage living in abroad and working within the fields of academia, science or studying at the postgraduate research level, will organise a high conference and launch event from Wednesday, 19th June to Friday, 21st June, 2024. The event will take place at the University […]
Zambia has declared the drought the country is currently going through a national disaster, with President Hakainde Hichilema saying the lack of rain has devastated the agricultural sector, affecting more than one million families. The southern African country has gone without rain for five weeks at a time when farmers need it the most, Hichilema […] The post Zambia
Some UCC graduates are changing the narrative of University of Cape Coast being a University of Constant Confusion to a Constant Creativity by leading the entrepreneurship /industrialisation drive of the country. Ranking first in Ghana, West Africa and 4th in Africa in 2022, it comes with no shock at all that the school has foot […] The post UCC Alumni lead industrialisation
US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump made separate visits to the US-Mexico border in Texas, competing over who has the best approach to tackling immigration. The simultaneous visits by the two politicians on Thursday, 523km (325 miles) apart on the banks of the winding border river, highlighted the extent to which illegal […] The post Biden
AN EDUCATIONAL LEGACY ROOTED IN COLONIALISM Ghana boasts one of Africa’s most educated populations, a trend underscored by a consistent surge in tertiary enrolment over the past 15 years. In 2022, Statista reported a noteworthy 635 thousand students engaged in tertiary education, reflecting an annual increase. This trajectory, rooted in the colonial experience, reveals the […] The post Navigating
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Angel Carbonu, the President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), is advocating for dialogue to address issues in the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. He called for a sustainable solution to the problems in the educational sector, particularly the free SHS program. In an interview on The Point of View on Citi […] The post Conversation
The University of Cape Coast has issued a warning to the public concerning the presence of fake online courses falsely claiming to be affiliated with the institution. UCC, in a statement dated Wednesday, February 28, 2024, cautioned the public to be wary and verify the legitimacy of any online course claiming association with UCC. According […] The post UCC
The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) has called on the government to scrap the 30% priority SHS placement system, which denies private school students placement in Category A schools. According to the association, the unfair system must be abolished as it impedes the rights of private school students. Speaking at the Ghana National […] The post Scrap 30%
By Prof. Samuel Lartey In the annals of human progress, each epoch witnesses the emergence of tools and technologies that redefine societal structures, from transportation and agriculture to administration and education. Today, Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront of this evolutionary march, particularly in the domains of education, research, and development. While some view […] The post
Yulia Navalnaya is addressing the European Parliament following the death of her husband, Alexei Navalny, in a Siberian prison on 16 February. “If you really want to defeat Putin, you have to become an innovator,” she says in Strasbourg. “And you have to stop being boring.” She says Alexei Navalny “was the opposite of everything […] The post You
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), journalists and members of the public have been digesting what they’ve just heard. This was a speech given by a grieving widow, Yulia Navalnaya who spoke of the family’s battle to retrieve her husband’s body from the Russian authorities – as a well as a vow from a democracy […] The post MEPs show solidarity and applaud Navalnaya’s
Prince Harry has lost a High Court challenge against the government over the level of his security protection when he is in the UK. The Duke of Sussex had been trying to overturn a ruling which saw his security status downgraded after he stopped being a “working royal”. His lawyers argued there was unfairness in […] The post Prince Harry loses
Dr Clement Apaak, the Builsa South MP and ranking member of the Education Committee of Parliament, has endorsed Africa Education Watch’s (Eduwatch) suggestion for parents to contribute to the Free Senior High School policy. Eduwatch has called on the government to reassess its Free SHS policy, suggesting that parents who choose to have their children […] The post Parental
Prof. Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai A call has been made to all stakeholders in the tertiary education space to make the West African sub-region the most attractive destination for tertiary Read More... The post Experts Discuss West African Tertiary Education
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