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No toilet no vote- Fumso community cries

2,097  Residents of Fumso,a community in the Adansi Asokwa constituency in the Ashanti Region, have expressed worry and their utmost displeasure over lack of toilet facilities in the area. According to them, they will not vote in the upcoming general elections if authorities fail to give them toilet. The situation, according to them, has compounded […]

Politics

Residents Voices From Manhyia North :Dr Frank Amoakohene Writes

1,637  During a house-to-house engagement in the Manhyia North Constituency with Hon. Hamza Swallah,NDC parliamentary candidate for Manhyia North in the Ashanti region, I had the opportunity to listen to the voices of many residents. The stories we heard were deeply moving hardworking individuals and families expressing their frustrations over the crippling effects of the […]

Education

285-second cycles institutions to compete in STEMNNOVATION 2024

2,364  Two hundred and eighty-five (285) second-cycle institutions in the country have registered to participate in the 2024 edition of the novel STEMNNOVATION competition. This number shows an increase of 57 additional schools registering to participate representing an increase of 24 per cent as against 228 for the previous year’s event. Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, […]

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African Electoral Institute reminds EC’s exhibition officials to adhere to exhibition procedures

1,381  The African Electoral Institute has noticed at the end of day-one of the Provisional Voters Register (PVR) exhibition for the 2024 general elections through its observers on the ground that some EC officials refused to apply, or rather they misapplied the prescribed exhibition procedures at some exhibition centres across the country. The Institute has […]

Education

Cabinet approves gifted and talented education policy

1,528  Cabinet has approved the implementation of a Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program in Ghana, aimed at providing enhanced and accelerated education for gifted and talented children. The GATE program will cater to learners with exceptional abilities, talents, and potential for accomplishments, requiring special provisions to meet their educational needs. These children typically exhibit […]

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Gifted and Talented Education to be rolled out in Ghana next academic year

1,350Ghana will next academic year roll out the Gifted and Talented Education System in selected schools to help the country leapfrog inequality and economic development by harnessing the potential of its gifted and talented students. The move would position Ghana just as countries like the USA, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore have benefited tremendously through […]