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Dr. Emmanuel Nyaamekye, the Principal of Akrokerri College of Education, has called for a change of the language policy in basic schools. He is asking that the English language is taught in the early stages of the child’s education. “When we start teaching the children English language right from the crèche it would help them greatly as they progress to the upper classes.” He was speaking at a ceremony held to formally admit 460 fresh students into the College at Akrokerri, in the Adansi North District. Dr. Nyaamekye complained about inadequate residential accommodation for students and appealed to the Ghana…

Dr. Emmanuel Nyaamekye, the Principal of Akrokerri College of Education[/caption] Dr. Emmanuel Nyaamekye, the Principal of Akrokerri College of Education, has called for a change of the language policy in basic schools. He is asking that the English language is taught in the early stages of the child’s education. “When we start teaching the children English language right from the crèche it would help them greatly as they progress to the upper classes.” He was speaking at a ceremony held to formally admit 460 fresh students into the College at Akrokerri, in the Adansi North District. Dr. Nyaamekye complained about…

PIC: EPA[/caption] European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has said it will stop making its A380 “superjumbo”, the world’s largest passenger aircraft. In a statement, the company said it would make its last deliveries of the aircraft in 2021. The decision comes after Emirates, the largest customer of the A380, reduced its order. The costly aircraft has struggled to compete with more efficient, smaller models. What did Airbus say about the decision? In a statement on Thursday, Airbus said Emirates would reduce its A380 order book from 162 to 123 aircraft. “As a result of this decision we have no substantial A380…

Parliament is yet to determine the fate of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agaypong, after the Privileges Committee recommended that he be suspended for the rest of the session or reprimanded. Although the Speaker of Parliament, Aaron Mike Ocquaye, gave an indication he was was keen on taking the Committee’s report on Tuesday, it was deferred to Wednesday. However, the issue was not called on Wednesday as scheduled, even though it was on the order paper. In the last session of Parliament, the MP was hauled be the Privileges Committee over alleged contemptuous comments he made…

Mohammed Adamu[/caption] Acting Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, Wednesday disclosed that no security personnel would be allowed to carry firearms at polling centres during the elections. This is as the Force said it had made plans to pay all officers on election duty three days before the polls. Adamu stated this when the European (EU) Election Observation Mission to Nigeria delegation visited him in Abuja. He said that while the elections would last, security personnel would keep surveillance at the polling areas to ensure that restriction of movement and other rules were obeyed as stipulated by the electoral…

Some youth group in Nkoranza, numbering about 60 and claiming to be members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), say they have defected to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in protest of the president’s failure to name Nkoranza as the capital of the newly created Bono East Region. Techiman prevails over Nkoranza as Bono East regional capital In a press conference in Nkoranza hours after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo named Techiman as the regional capital, they said they are no longer interested being members of the ruling party. According to the youth, the president, then NPP presidential…

Elon Musk has been named as Twitter boss Jack Dorsey’s favourite tweeter in an interview about how to tackle abuse. The singling out of the Tesla boss has raised eyebrows because Mr Musk’s tweets have often proved controversial. One tweet about taking Tesla private saw him lose his job as chairman, while another has led to a defamation case. In the live-tweeted interview, Mr Dorsey also said that the way the social network had been handling abuse was “a huge fail”. ‘Twitter rocks’ Mr Dorsey made his comments during a 90-minute interview with technology news website Recode. When asked whom he…

A Saudi Arabian app that can be used to track women and prevent them from travelling will be investigated by Apple, its chief executive has said. In an interview with NPR, Tim Cook said he wasn’t aware of the Absher app but would look into it. The app, which offers access to government services, has been criticised by human rights groups. Democratic senator Ron Wyden has called for Apple and Google to remove it from their stores. Women in Saudi Arabia need to get permission to leave the country from a male guardian, usually a father or husband. The Absher app,…

A 56-year-old woman has been eaten by pigs after collapsing in their pen, Russian media report. After venturing out to feed the animals in a village in the central Russian region of Udmurtia, the farmer reportedly fainted or suffered an epileptic seizure. Her husband later found the body. She reportedly died of blood loss. Their farm is in a village in the Malopurginsky district of Udmurtia, east of the city of Kazan. Local media say the husband had gone to bed early the day before as he was feeling unwell. After waking to find his wife missing, he came upon…

A 56-year-old woman has been eaten by pigs after collapsing in their pen, Russian media report. After venturing out to feed the animals in a village in the central Russian region of Udmurtia, the farmer reportedly fainted or suffered an epileptic seizure. Her husband later found the body. She reportedly died of blood loss. Their farm is in a village in the Malopurginsky district of Udmurtia, east of the city of Kazan. Local media say the husband had gone to bed early the day before as he was feeling unwell. After waking to find his wife missing, he came upon…