Archive for March, 2009

Otumfuo reminds Mills’ of expectations

Posted by on March 30, 2009 at 2:14 pm in Other Top Stories

  Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene.     The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged President Mills to be courageous and bold in leading the country. Otumfuo’s counsel was at a meeting with the President at the Castle, Osu, on Monday morning. The Asantehene who was paying a courtesy call on President Mills, congratulated [...]

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Youth urged to justify their appointment in government

Posted by on at 2:03 pm in Politics

Mr Kofi Mintah, the Chairman of the Central Regional Disciplinary Committee of the National Democratic Party, has urged the youth who have been given positions in the Administration of President John Evans Atta Mills to justify the confidence reposed in them.      He stressed that it was important for them to prove that young people [...]

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Men asked to undertake Home Economics course

Posted by on at 2:01 pm in Politics

The Central Regional Disciplinary Committee Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kofi Mintah has expressed wary about the inability of males to pursue Home Economics courses in tertiary institutions in the country.      He expressed concern that the programme has unfortunately been perceived as a preserve for females and pointed out that it [...]

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President Mills commends Catholic Church for its vision

Posted by on at 1:55 pm in Local News

  President John Evans Atta Mills, has commended the wisdom and vision of the Catholic Church, which have helped contributed immensely to the development of the country.       He said the church had not only contributed meaningfully to the educational and health sectors but it has also instilled Christian moral values and principles in the [...]

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Warning shot hits 10-year-old-boy

Posted by on at 1:53 pm in Local News

  A Police warning shot, targeted at dispersing  miscreants obstructing the arrest of illegal drug peddlers, strayed and hit a 10 year-old boy, at Goaso, in Asunafo Municipality in Brong Ahafo.      The boy, identified as Yaw Korankye, is currently on admission at the government hospital in Goaso.      Chief Superintendent Kwabena Bediako, Goaso Divisional [...]

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First annual congress of Ghana Mathematics Society ends in Winneba

Posted by on at 1:52 pm in Education

  A retired lecturer in Mathematics, Professor Francis Allotey has called on policy makers to appreciate Mathematics as a subject relevant to national development.      He said Mathematics “has not been seen as a problem-solving subject but rather as a subject of symbols and signs”.      Prof Allotey was delivering an address at a three-day [...]

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Wey-gey-hey Child Rights Club launches educational fund

Posted by on at 1:51 pm in Education

  The Wesley Girls High Schools’ branch of the Child Rights Club on Saturday launched an educational fund to assist school children within the Kakumdo community, a suburb of Cape Coast to meet their educational needs.      Proceeds of the fund to be accrued from contributions from members would be used to purchase stationery, school [...]

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Address low self-esteem problem of girls

Posted by on at 1:49 pm in Education

  Mrs Josephine Okoto, President of the Chattered Institute of Marketing of Ghana, has stressed the need for schools to draw a systematic programme that would help boost the morale of girls and transform their low self-esteem into positive attitudes. Speaking at the 63rd Anniversary Speech and Prize ceremony of the Holy Child High School, [...]

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