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The Jackson College of Education (JCE), Ghana’s leading private college of education, is making giant strides in the area of rural education in line with its vision to create equal opportunities for children in rural communities.  Since its establishment in 2009, the college has successfully produced thousands of professional teachers most of whom are currently teaching in the remotest parts of the country. Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the college in a communiqué noted that products of JCE have been trained purposely to fill vacancies in rural communities to ensure children in those communities are not left behind due to…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

File picture[/caption] The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will hold its parliamentary primaries to elect or endorse parliamentary candidates for the 2020 general elections across the country on September 28, 2019. A statement by the party’s General Secretary, John Boadu, on July 1, however, said the primaries will take place in constituencies where the NPP does not have sitting Members of Parliament – such areas are termed ‘Orphan Constituencies’ by the party. “The parliamentary primaries in respect of constituencies where the party has sitting MPs has been deferred to a later date,” the statement explained. The decisions were arrived at…

Programs Officer of the Ghana National Educational Campaign Coalition (GNECC), Festus Longmatey has blamed poor performance of public schools on lack of supervision and proper management from authorities. In an interview with Bright Nana Amfoh on TV3 New Day, he said authorities do not keep an eye on teachers to ensure they do what they are supposed to do to promote quality education in public basic schools. He also accused government of delaying the payment of grants needed by heads of institutions to run the schools effectively. Mr. Longmatey underscored the need for resources to be made available in order…

[caption id="attachment_124447" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Coach Kwesi Appiah[/caption] Coach Kwesi Appiah says Ghana will not underestimate Guinea Bissau in their final Group F game, as the Black Stars hope to snatch automatic qualification into the round of 16. Ghana drew twice in their first two games of the tournament, playing a 2-2 draw with Benin in the opening game and following it up with a goalless draw with defending champions Cameroon. Appiah’s men are therefore not guaranteed a spot in the next stage of the competition unless they win against Guinea Bissau. A win could see Ghana finish second in Group…

Civil society organisations in Uganda have filed a case against the governments of Uganda and Rwanda over border restrictions between the two countries. The case against the two governments has been lodged at the East African Court of Justice, arguing that the effective border closure contravenes the treaty establishing the East African Community and the regional Community Market Protocol. The complainants want the court to rule against what they call the arbitrary border closure and that those affected are adequately compensated. They say key border towns and villages between Uganda and Rwanda have turned into ghost towns and put women…

The fourth edition of television reality show, Big Brother Naija has been launched with a live television show to mark the premiere on DStv and GOtv. The season is tagged “Pepper Dem”, hot of the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced at the launch. Twenty-one housemates for the season were unveiled at the launch along with the surprise announcement that the show has been extended by one extra week taking the new season to last a total of 99 days. The new housemates bound for BBNaija this year are: Seyi, Esther, Ella, Frodd, Omashola, Avala, Khafi, Ike, Tuoyo, and Kimoprah. The rest…

The fourth edition of television reality show, Big Brother Naija has been launched with a live television show to mark the premiere on DStv and GOtv. The season is tagged “Pepper Dem”, hot of the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced at the launch. Twenty-one housemates for the season were unveiled at the launch along with the surprise announcement that the show has been extended by one extra week taking the new season to last a total of 99 days. The new housemates bound for BBNaija this year are: Seyi, Esther, Ella, Frodd, Omashola, Avala, Khafi, Ike, Tuoyo, and Kimoprah. The rest…

Madam Mabel Baidoo, a teacher and a Girl Child Coordinator of the Jameso Nkwanta Cluster of Schools says the introduction of reusable pads has boosted the attendance of female students. According to her, most female students often miss out on attending class during the menstrual periods as they were unable to afford sanitary pads. She said the invention of the hand-made ”Ahotor pads” by World Vision Ghana has helped salvaged the situation and menstrual hygiene had improved since its inception at the start of the year. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Diaso in the Central…

“Currently, 700,000 people die each year due to drug resistance diseases, including respiratory tract infection, sexually transmitted infections and urinary tract infections, a researcher Nyaaba-Aweeba Azongo has revealed. He has therefore called for a concerted effort between the health sector and researchers to intensify education with respect to gut health and abuse of antibiotics. Mr. Azongo who is the president of the GUT Microbiome International Trust also cautioned the general public on the abuse of antibiotics as the country joins other parts of the world to mark World Microbiome Day. This year, the theme for the celebrations centered on increasing…