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The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, (UEW) has extolled the leading role of the University in the ongoing educational reforms noting that the University continues to be associated with key educational reforms in the country and beyond. Rev. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni averred that as a premier teacher education university, UEW has been heavily involved, playing very active role roles in the development of the new curricula for schools and teacher education in Ghana, to produce the required human resource to respond to Ghana’s developmental challenges. “Over 80% of our academic staff have been heavily involved, playing very active roles…

The ongoing negotiation between Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) and government has yet to yield any positive result as the former declares “stalemate”. The Fair Wages and Salary Commission said the stalemate was declared despite “long drawn negotiations” involving “high powered government delegation” which lasted for almost 8 hours. The teachers have been on strike for weeks making several demands from government to enable them enjoy same benefits as colleagues in traditional universities. Some students have been demonstrating to get the government to respond to the demands of their teachers. But the FWSC’s update to the media on…

The ongoing negotiation between Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) and government has yet to yield any positive result as the former declares “stalemate”. The Fair Wages and Salary Commission said the stalemate was declared despite “long drawn negotiations” involving “high powered government delegation” which lasted for almost 8 hours. The teachers have been on strike for weeks making several demands from government to enable them enjoy same benefits as colleagues in traditional universities. Some students have been demonstrating to get the government to respond to the demands of their teachers. But the FWSC’s update to the media on…

A Bangladesh court has sentenced 16 people to death for the murder of a student set on fire after accusing her teacher of sexual harassment. Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 19, died in April in Feni, a small town some 160km (100 miles) outside the capital Dhaka. The headteacher Nusrat had accused of harassment and two female classmates were among those convicted. Her murder shocked the country and led to a series of protests demanding justice for Nusrat. The trial has been one of the quickest in a country where such cases usually take years to conclude. Prosecutor Hafez Ahmed told reporters…

A Texas jury has ruled against a father who tried to intervene and stop his seven-year-old son from transitioning to a girl after claiming his ex-wife manipulated the child into wearing dresses and said that ‘monsters only eat boys’. Jeff Younger and his ex-wife Anne Georgulas have been involved in a lengthy and bitter feud in Dallas as they argued in a family court over whether their son James has gender dysphoria. Following a week-long trial, a jury decided on Tuesday to give sole managing guardianship of James and twin brother Jude to their mother. Georgulas, who is a pediatrician, has argued that James is transgender…

A Texas jury has ruled against a father who tried to intervene and stop his seven-year-old son from transitioning to a girl after claiming his ex-wife manipulated the child into wearing dresses and said that ‘monsters only eat boys’. Jeff Younger and his ex-wife Anne Georgulas have been involved in a lengthy and bitter feud in Dallas as they argued in a family court over whether their son James has gender dysphoria. Following a week-long trial, a jury decided on Tuesday to give sole managing guardianship of James and twin brother Jude to their mother. Georgulas, who is a pediatrician, has argued that James is transgender…

The families are waiting to meet the IGP[/caption] Families of the girls who went missing in the Western region late last year are at the Police Headquarters in Accra to receive the skeletal remains of persons the police say are the girls. Following the discovery of some skeletal remains of four bodies in the Western region on two locations in early August, a DNA test was conducted on the skeletons in Accra the following month. The Inspector General of Police, Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh at a press conference in September said the test proved positive. “A few minutes ago, officers of…

The Ghana Revenue Authority Taskforce has arrested two Chinese officials for tax infractions. They were charged with suppressing of sales, invading payment of tax and making false and misleading statements. They are Mr Guo Wang Zhong, Manager of Dada Food Limited, producers of fruits juice and Mr You Qing Yah, Production Manager, Dada Food Limited. Mr Henry Sam, the Coordinator for the Taskforce in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said the exercise was as a result of a tip off from the Counter-Intelligence of the Office of the Senior Minister and the Taskforce. He said the Taskforce intercepted…

The Ghana Revenue Authority Taskforce has arrested two Chinese officials for tax infractions. They were charged with suppressing of sales, invading payment of tax and making false and misleading statements. They are Mr Guo Wang Zhong, Manager of Dada Food Limited, producers of fruits juice and Mr You Qing Yah, Production Manager, Dada Food Limited. Mr Henry Sam, the Coordinator for the Taskforce in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said the exercise was as a result of a tip off from the Counter-Intelligence of the Office of the Senior Minister and the Taskforce. He said the Taskforce intercepted…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has commended the fisheries authorities for slapping a whopping $1 million penalty on a fishing company for contravening Ghana’s fishing laws. The former President said he was pleased to note the commitment of the fisheries authorities in partnering with the security agencies to stem the tide of abuse of Ghana’s territorial waters by large-scale fishing trawlers. “The abuse of our waters by these fishing trawlers has gone on for decades with some political leaders indirectly sponsoring such willful abuse of our limited fishing resources. The industry has been on its knees for a considerable period…