A call has been made to teachers in the country to take advantage of the current  Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution in the world to enhance teaching and learning in their schools.

OLA Girls Senior High School in Ho, has launched its  60th anniversary celebration with a call on old students to help tackle the problems facing their alma mater.

The Tamale Polytechnic has submitted proposals to the National Accreditation Board (NAB) for the introduction of five new programmes in line with the polytechnic’s vision of meeting the growing needs of industry for specialised human capital.

President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday night joined the Emperor and Empress of Japan and the Japanese Prime Minister at the 2nd Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Awards and Commemorative Banquet at which two distinguished personalities were recognised for their outstanding work in the fields of medical research and medical services aimed at combating infectious and allied diseases.

First Lady Mrs Lordina Mahama and other first ladies on Saturday participated in an International Symposium on HIV and AIDS as part of the on going 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama, Japan.

Ghanaian and Nollywood actor Van Vicker is starring alongside Hollywood's Carl Payne of The Cosby Show fame in a new movie titled, When One Door Closes.

Award winning actresses, Yvonne Okoro and Nadia Buari have received nominations in the Pan African Actress category at the upcoming Nigeria Entertainment Awards for their roles in The Contract and Single and Married respectively.

On Monday morning, the first porn app for Google Glass was announced. A few hours later, Google officially banned sexually explicit material on the futuristic eyewear.

Trade unions claiming 240,000 members are throwing their weight behind anti-government demonstrations across Turkey.The KESK confederation of public sector workers was calling a two-day strike starting Tuesday to protest what it called the "fascism" of the governing party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has become one of the focal points of demonstrators' anger.They have united demonstrators from across the political spectrum against a common foe: security forces who unleashed tear gas and water cannons on them in response to what had been largely peaceful protests against Erdogan's government.The Turkish Medical Association claimed that at least 3,195 people had been injured in clashes Sunday and Monday. Only 26 of them were in serious or critical condition, it said.One protester, Mehmet Ayvalitas, died of his injuries, the association said. And the governor of Hatay in southeastern Turkey said that a 22-year-old man, Abdulah Comert, was killed with a firearm by unknown suspects during demonstrations late Monday, the semi-official Anadolou News Agency reported.The medical association reported that the bulk of the injuries occurred in Istanbul, where the protests began before spreading to Ankara, Izmir, Adana and other locations.Relative calmAfter chaotic scenes in the streets Monday that continued late into the night and sent tear gas wafting through the air, the situation was relatively calm on Tuesday morning in Istanbul's central Taksim Square, near the park where the protest movement began.Barricades remain up around the square and Erdogan's opponents appear determined to continue the demonstrations despite the prime minister's comment Monday that he expects the situation to return to normal "within a few days."The protests began after plans were made to raze Gezi Park, the last green space in central Istanbul, and replace it with a replica of 19th-century Ottoman barracks. The development would contain a shopping mall.What began as a sit-in by a handful of angry residents quickly grew into a larger protest. Riot police moved in, using tear gas and pepper spray. Protesters responded by hurling bottles, setting up barricades, blocking bulldozers and burning trash in the middle of the street.Then, outraged by the behavior of security forces, demonstrators began attacking police. The protests have since morphed into larger complaints against Erdogan, whom protesters call paternalistic and authoritarian.Police criticizedInternational groups including Amnesty International have criticized the police response as excessive. In Ankara Sunday night, a CNN crew witnessed authorities roughing up at least one protester. One police officer kicked a CNN videographer, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reported, and a CNN crew in Istanbul Sunday also witnessed bloodied protesters.Erdogan, who left the country Monday on a four-day trip to North Africa, has responded by dismissing the demonstrations as the work of "extreme elements" and marginal groups."My smart citizens will recognize this, then they will give them the right lesson," he said.But Turkey's president, Abdullah Gul, took a somewhat more conciliatory tone Monday, saying "the messages sent in good faith have been received."In Istanbul, the crowds have been chanting "Tayyip resign" -- referring to Erdogan -- and "Shoulder to shoulder against fascism."The protests have spread to 67 of Turkey's 81 provinces, according to Anadolu.Opposition pushing backHugh Pope, a senior Turkey analyst with the International Crisis Group, called the protests "completely unprecedented" and said Erdogan was caught off guard. Most demonstrators, Pope said, are "overwhelmingly ordinary people" who simply want their voices heard."However, there are other demonstrators who are somewhat more opportunistic in the left-wing factions who normally don't get much in the way of airtime in Turkey and are camped on Taksim Square," Pope said.Erdogan has defiantly praised his government's accomplishments in overseeing a decade of strong economic growth in Turkey.His party has won the past three elections, most recently securing 49.95% of the vote in 2011."What you have is essentially a large group of Turks who feel alienated from this government, in power for 10 years," said Richard Haass, a Middle East analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington."It's increasingly a one-party country. All the politics happen within it. The opposition is weak, divided, feckless," he said. "You have a lot of people in Turkey who feel both alienated and intimidated by the government, and this is the way they decided to push back."Source: CNN

A service is being held at Westminster Abbey to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation.

Former President Jerry John Rawlings and the June 4 revolution are synonymous. June 4 was the vehicle through which he made history in the country’s political discourse.

I was not surprised to read from Dr Koku Awoonor-Williams’ article: “Good average B okay for medical school” published in yesterday’s issue of the Daily Graphic that there was initial resistance to President Kwame Nkrumah’s decision to establish a medical school in the country.