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Introduction This happens to be the first in the series of articles that I set to produce on education for this year. And on that score, I salute the Manhyia South MP, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, on his appointment as the new Education Minister of our Republic. It is appropriate for us as teachers, education workers, parents, students, citizens and stakeholders to always remind ourselves of pertinent education acts, policies and programmes, such as the 2008 Education Act 778, and to work hard for their growth. Society is dynamic, hence, the need for our nation’s education system to be as…

Nana Ago Prah and her three children[/caption] The investigative team tasked to ascertain the cause of the fire which killed a Ghanaian woman and her three children in Finland last year have released a report on their findings so far. The woman Nana Ago Prah and her three children all perished in the early hours of Friday, December 9, when their Helsinki home was razed down by fire. [caption id="attachment_42947" align="aligncenter" width="576"] Coffins carrying the remains of Nana Ago and her three children[/caption] The father and husband of the victims, John Owusu, who is also a board member of the…

A senior lecturer at the Department of Psychology at the University of Ghana, Dr. Joseph Osafo has attributed the rare case of suicide among children to several factors including loneliness, impulsiveness, irritation and general frustration. He also mentioned of unresolved interpersonal challenges. Dr. Osafo who was reacting to the suicide of an 11-year old girl in Kasoa in the central region on Thursday, spoke to host of the Sunrise Morning Show, Winston Amoah on 3FM 92.7. The 11 year old girl committed suicide by hanging herself at Kasoa Old Timers in the Awutu Senya East municipality of Central region. According…

The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) will host the annual finals and 3rd place playoffs this weekend on Saturday 18 February 2017 at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Rugby family in Ghana is in great anticipation of the clash between the giants Cosmos Buffalos RFC and Conquerors SC who will face each other in the finals that is scheduled for kick-off at 2pm on Saturday. Buffalos ruled the domestic championship for many years but were displaced as champions by Conquerors in the 2015/16 season. Many see this as a revenge match that will be fiercely contested. Griffons RFC and Lions RFC…

Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke has been ‘denied entry into the US’ under Donald Trump’s new border laws as he ‘has an Iranian stamp in his passport’. According to former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys, the United ambassador was refused to enter the country under the border controls recently put in place by President Trump. Keys posted on Twitter: ‘Well done @realDonaldTrump. Man U ambassador Dwight Yorke denied transit access to Miami cause he has Iranian stamp in passport. #crazy’ President Trump passed a controversial executive order, which has since been overturned, banning visas for seven Muslim countries, including Iran,…

Mahama Ayariga says he will face the committee without his lawyers[/caption] Mahama Ayariga, who is at the centre of a parliamentary bribery scandal, says he is ready to storm the committee investigating the matter without a lawyer because he is carrying the truth. The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and other MPs are being probed after he claimed the Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko, then a nominee, had attempted to bribe some members of the Appointments Committee for his approval. Even though persons invited by an ad hoc committee set up by Parliament are allowed to appear before it with…

Music Producer Mark Okraku Mantey has disclosed that most likely, he will get married this year (2017). Speaking with Bola Ray on Starr Chat, the Programs Director at Hitz Fm revealed that he’s found a woman in his life and looks forward to marrying soon. “I’m not married but have three daughters with two women (Jozy and Linda). “I’ve a woman in my life now so I look forward to settle down with her this year 2017 hopefully. Now that there’s change, I’m sure everything will change.” When asked what drives him as a person, Mark said “I love greatness…

The ad hoc committee set up by Parliament to investigate a bribery allegation involving some members of the Appointments Committee, was forced to suspend sitting on Friday to meet the requests of the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Mr. Ablakwa has, through his lawyers, requested to appear before the committee after the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joe Osei Owusu, made certain claims against him when he appeared before the committee. The North Tongu MP is also demanding that the committee provide him with a copy of the proceedings in their first sitting on Tuesday with Mr. Osei…

The Food and Agriculture Ministry has scaled up the effort to substantially increase cassava production in the Kwahu South District. It has through the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP), supplied improved planting materials to farmers in the area. Mr. Daniel Mantey, the Officer in charge of the Project, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that 195 farmers had so far benefitted. They are in Bepong, Kwahu-Praso, Kwahu-Tafo, Asakraka and a number of other farming communities. He mentioned the cassava varieties distributed to them as “Sika bankye,” “Bankye hemaa” and “Ampong”. He said the planting materials supplied could cover a…

“It is remarkable how health facility regulation at the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency has improved over the last year – you clearly see professionalism, openness, competence and strong leadership”, Daasebre Dr. Amankona Diawuo II, Omanhene of Berekum has observed. The regulation of health facilities in the country has recorded significant improvements over the last couple of years thanks to the establishment of the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency. This is gradually leading to greater access and equitability in terms of health service provision especially in areas that hitherto did not have quality health facilities, especially in times of emergency. The primary…