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Minister for Education Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has scored the Free Senior High School (SHS) education policy as the most successful programme of the ministry over the past three years. Since the policy was introduced in 2017, he said the education ministry was on top of affairs, but described the challenges that came along with its implementation as “simple, clear and minimum” Dr Prempeh said this during a panel discussion on the topic: “Protecting the vulnerable through enhanced access to education, jobs and social services,” on the second Day of Ghana Results Fair 2020. The three-day national fair was on…

A 25-year-old lady has been found dead around an uncompleted building at Sakora Park in Ahenema Kokoben, near Kumasi in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region.   She has been identified only as Augustina, a chemical seller in the area. She reportedly left her workplace on Wednesday, January 15 around 9:30pm but never got home. She was found dead few metres from her house “Around 10:00pm we called her to know her whereabouts since she was unusually late in getting home but the call was unanswered so we reported the development to police,” a brother of the deceased told…

Nigerian preacher and inspirational speaker, Rev. Dr. Sam Adeyemi urged the Jospong Group of Companies to maintain a strategic team to help it maintain its strategic position in the industry it operates. Speaking on the topic ‘Strategic Leadership’ at this year’s Jospong Leadership Conference, he noted that strategic leaders always learn and help others to learn for the next level. He said strategic leaders have the capabilities and competence to anticipate problems, interpret scenarios and align them to their advantage. “Strategic leaders do not run away from problems, they confront them with strategic solutions” he stated. Earlier, leader and executive…

Members of Parliament from the Minority side staged a walk out from the house on Friday, November 16 while debates were still going on with regards to the creation of new regions in the country. According to the Minority, the walkout was necessitated by the Speaker’s decision to prevent Member of Parliament for Adaklu, Kwame Agbodza from making contributions to the debate. The Minority is of the view that Government must make the report of the Justice Brobbey Commission available to Parliament to aid the debate on the creation of the six new regions. Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu argued that,…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has donated educational materials to five schools in Yendi, Northern Region. The donation forms part of its “Back To School Campaign” which is a Corporate Social Responsibility  initiative. The items include different categories of books; dictionaries; packets of pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, erasers, markers and highlighters; board markers; mathematical sets; calculators; school bags; school uniforms; pockets of sanitary pads and sports kits. In addition to these items, the Ministry has donated undisclosed sums of money to each of the five selected schools to enable them take care of their minor expenditures. The…

The United Kingdom High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker, says Kumasi will soon be transformed into a hub for trading activity.  At a press-conference ahead of the UK-Africa Investment Summit in Accra, Iain Walker said some additional £40 million would be invested into the Kumasi Airport expansion project, which will formally be announced on January 20 in London. “A strong Ghana is in UK’s interest,” Mr. Walker said. The UK government invested £56.8 million to further expand the Kumasi Airport which would see a new terminal and multiple facilities. Mr. Walker said government is focused on expanding the Airport because…

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has described as woefully inadequate the GH¢6.5 million the government allocated it for road safety sensitisation as part of an action plan to curb road crashes. Public Relations Officer of the Authority Kwame Kodua said the money as was announced to the general public may appear to be huge but he says it does not meet the entire operational plan of NRSA. Mr Kodua said the money has been received in full and used for its intended purpose, some of which he said includes an ongoing training of some 13,000 selected high-risk drivers who…

Striking teachers and senior administrators of Technical Universities across the country have with immediate effect, suspended their action. The latest decision announced in separate statements issued Wednesday was triggered by a court order secured by the National Labour Commission (NLC) which compelled the striking members to resume their duties. The Technical University Teachers’ Association (TUTAG) and the Technical University Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) withdrew their services on January 6 and 8 respectively, to push government to fully migrate their members onto the Public Universities Salaries Structure and also pay all allowances due them. Earlier on January 10, the…

A late night fire has consumed two halls of residence at the Accra Academy, displacing more than 100 students. The fire started around 7:00 p.m. at Alema and Halm Addo halls, at a time the students were attending prep in their classrooms, one of the school’s private security officials who blocked access to the area told our correspondent Grace Hammoah Asare. No casualty was recorded in the Wednesday fire incident. However, personal effects of students residing in the two halls have all been consumed by the fire. The cause of the fire is not immediately known. The affected students, according…