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The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) Tarkwa is collaborating with the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to use mobile technology to help combat diseases and pests that affect cocoa production in Ghana. The mobile application dubbed COCOANET was developed by a group of students of UMaT to, among others, help farmers and field staff identify (diagnose) various diseases and pests which attack cocoa plants. This will facilitate the application of the appropriate remedy to the affected cocoa and reduce costs incurred in the treatment of cocoa farms. A delegation from UMaT, led by Professor Jerry S.Y. Kuma, Vice Chancellor, was…

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman has praised President Nana Akufo-Addo for his performance, claiming he has become the toast of Ghanaians and the envy of political parties in the country. According to the Tema West constituency chairman, Dennis Amfo-Sefah, Nana Akufo-Addo has been enjoying high ratigns in his presidency because he has delivered on his campaign promises to the people of Ghana. “I mean President Akufo-Addo is the kind of dream candidate that any party, including even the NDC, would wish to have. His public ratings are high, he is delivering on his promises, and Ghanaians are happy with…

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo, former Foreign Affairs Minister Hanna Tetteh and 98 other women have been listed amongst Avance Media’s 2019 100 Most Influential African Women. The list as released by the leading African rating and PR firm features distinguished women whose works and accomplishments continue to inspire the next generation of women in Africa. Speaking about the list, MD of Avance Media Prince Akpah noted that the list has a representation of 100 women from 35 African countries that are changing the feminine narrative and challenging the status quo of women on the continent. He also said some of…

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has acceded to the request of the families of the four girls who have been missing in Takoradi since last year, to have their representatives witness the DNA and forensic tests to be conducted on the skeletons retrieved from a cesspit at Kansaworodo and in a well at Nkroful, in Sekondi-Takoradi in a bid to establish the identities of these persons. In separate meetings with the IGP at their respective homes yesterday, the families reiterated the request they made last week at a press conference, and it received a positive response,…

Director of Public Education at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Nana Yamfoa Amua-Sekyi has urged parents to up their game in parental responsibility and desist from allowing their children partake in harmful cultural practices like child marriage. She further tasked parents to not neglect their children to wander on the streets, thereby putting their lives in danger. The CHRAJ Public Education Director encouraged parents to give their wards the necessary education and take advantage of government’s Free SHS policy to get their wards enrolled. “Standing on the streets is very dangerous. Any careless driver can hit…

The Jackson College of Education has produced a total of 11,384 professional teachers since its establishment in 2009. Mrs. Theodosia Wilhelmina Jackson, the Principal of the College who disclosed this said, the college would continue to contribute to the country’s human resource development effort by continuously training more teachers. Speaking at the 7th congregation of the college in Kumasi, Mrs. Jackson said the institution would not relent in its quest to produce teachers to serve in various parts of the country, especially the hinterlands. A total of 1,084 graduated with diploma in Basic and French Education after successfully completing the…

The Catholic Diocese of Yendi has commissioned a 64-bed capacity girls’ hostel for the St. Vincent College of Education. The project, funded by the Catholic Mission of Australia at a cost of 350,960 cedis, is to help the College decongest its female dormitory. Started as a private College in 2016, the teacher trainee institution was absorbed by government the same year. It was named after its founder, Most Reverend Vincent Sowah, the first Bishop of the Catholic Diocese in Yendi. Current student population stands at 384, with 137 women and 247 men. The school runs Bachelor programmes in Primary Education,…

The Eastern Regional Chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has acknowledged and appreciated the works of Media General’s multiple award-winning radio and television host Johnnie Hughes. He was honoured at the 2nd awards ceremony organised by the Chapter at Koforidua last Friday. “Your emergence unto the media landscape and subsequent exploits, including your unique style, skill and finesse as a sharp host of Community Connect on 3FM 92.7 and TV3 New Day has been exemplary for your colleagues and up and coming members of the inky fraternity,” a citation presented to him by GJA President Affail Monnie reads in…

The Eastern Regional Chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has acknowledged and appreciated the works of Media General’s multiple award-winning radio and television host Johnnie Hughes. He was honoured at the 2nd awards ceremony organised by the Chapter at Koforidua last Friday. “Your emergence unto the media landscape and subsequent exploits, including your unique style, skill and finesse as a sharp host of Community Connect on 3FM 92.7 and TV3 New Day has been exemplary for your colleagues and up and coming members of the inky fraternity,” a citation presented to him by GJA President Affail Monnie reads in…