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Omanhen donates computers to schools

Posted by GNA on 8:50 am at 8:50 am

Omanhen of Enyanmaim Traditional Area in Ajumako-Enyan-Essian District, Okofo Amoako-Bondam III has donated 13 computers to seven Primary Schools and four Junior Secondary Schools in his area. Speaking at the ceremony Okofo Amoako-Bondam, a retired Diplomat and Chairman of the University of Education, Winneba, Council said no body was born learned. He said knowledge was [...]

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2012 BECE results ready by July 30

Posted by GNA on 8:49 am at 8:49 am

    National Coordinator of Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), Mr Samuel Oppong, on Tuesday said results of the 2012 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) would be ready by July 30 for placements in August.   He said the list of all successful candidates and their schools would be submitted to the Regional [...]

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Gov’t planning to eliminate shift system

Posted by GNA on 8:38 am at 8:38 am

  Plans are underway to have the shift system brought down to an appreciable level if not eliminated completely by government, Mr. Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minister, said on Wednesday. He stated this in an address read for him at the sixth Western Regional Education Sector Annual Review Meeting at Fijai near Takoradi. Mr. [...]

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Vote of no confidence declared in politicians

Posted by GNA on 8:58 am at 8:58 am

  The chiefs and people of Woraso in Techiman Municipality of the Brong Ahafo region have expressed disgust about the blame game being played by the local political heads over the face-lifting of the area. They noted at a press conference that apart from the poor roads in the area there is lack of a [...]

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KATH strengthens care for HIV/AIDS victims

Posted by GNA on 8:36 am at 8:36 am

A pediatrician at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Dr Anthony Enimil, has called for stepping up of public education on HIV and AIDS to give more protection to the youth. He said young people needed to be assisted with information about the deadly virus to discourage them from sex adventurism and promiscuity. [...]

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2,000 die from road accidents within a year

Posted by GNA on 9:40 am at 9:40 am

Mr Noble John Appiah, Executive Director of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), says despite efforts to control accidents involving vehicles, about 2000 people had died on our roads between May 2011 and May 2012. “In Ghana, we have several bodies to ensure road safety. What we appear to lack, is more commitment,” he said. [...]

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Guans urged to strengthen chieftaincy institution

Posted by GNA on 9:39 am at 9:39 am

    Vice President, John Dramani Mahama, has called on chiefs in the Guan speaking communities to strengthen their local arbitration system to provide a suitable alternative for amicable settlement of disputes.   He said the strengthening of the system would also prevent the people from engaging in prolonged courts which tend to create divisive tendencies [...]

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Ghana lacking mango processing plants

Posted by GNA on 8:10 am at 8:10 am

India’s annual foreign earnings in mango production stands at 3.2 billion dollars, Mr. Prince Obeng-Asante, deputy Managing Director of Ghana Nuts Limited, an agro-processing company in the Techiman municipality, said last weekend. He expressed regret that the highly demanding economic crop on the international market was left rotten on farms in Ghana annually because the [...]

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