I have seen and heard credible stories of how Old Girls of Wesley Girls High School, both home and overseas often went to great individual and collective lengths to raise substantial amounts of funds for projects in their alma mater. The spirit of commitment which drives these ladies is simply phenomenal and is indeed worthy … Read more
Former Ghana coach Avram Grant feels the Indian footballers often fall behind when it comes to the basics of the game because there are no ‘’good academies’’ in the country. Grant, who is presently managing NorthEast United FC, says given a chance he would like to force the owners of Indians topflight teams to have good academies, … Read more
More than two hundred candidates for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) from four communities at Bindi South in the Bunpkurugu –Yunyoo district of the Northern region failed to sit for the exams which began Monday, June 5, 2017, following a misunderstanding between chiefs and regional education authorities over location of examination centers. The … Read more
More than two hundred candidates for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) from four communities at Bindi South in the Bunpkurugu –Yunyoo district of the Northern region failed to sit for the exams which began Monday, June 5, 2017, following a misunderstanding between chiefs and regional education authorities over location of examination centers. The … Read more
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), has held an inception technical workshop for the “Environmentally Sound Disposal and Recycling of E-waste in Ghana” Programme in Accra. The Technical workshop is supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. With an approved budget of 15 million Euro from the German Government, … Read more
Government has released funds for the payment of school feeding grants for second cycle institutions in the country which are under the scheme. The total amount of GHC 106, 697, 628. 80 is in respect of the third term feeding grant of 137, 300 students for the 2015/2016 academic year and 140, 264 students for … Read more
Nearly 3,500 undergraduate students of the University of Professional Studies in Accra are appearing before the university’s faculty to defend their thesis as part of their graduation requirements. Students who pursued all programmes formed groups and selected research topics, and worked diligently all school year to prepare for their final dissertation this week. Unlike most … Read more
The African Business Center for Developing Education (ABCDE), on Thursday 30th March 2017, demonstrated its commitment to mentorship and the development of the education and growth of the continent, as it held its first Annual Forum on Government, Industry and Academia Collaboration. The event, which focused on ways to champion and forge collaborative efforts between … Read more
For the first time in Ghana there would be a collaboration between government, industry key players, and members of the academia. This is an initiative of the African Business Centre for Developing Education (ABCDE) and is aimed at those in secondary and tertiary institutions. Speaking at this event would be Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen, VC … Read more
For the first time in Ghana there would be a collaboration between government, industry key players, and members of the academia. This is an initiative of the African Business Centre for Developing Education (ABCDE) and is aimed at those in secondary and tertiary institutions. Speaking at this event would be Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen, VC … Read more
Winner of last year’s edition of Miss Malaika, Miss Leah, has started an educational initiative which seeks to provide reading and learning materials to basic schools and also provide scholarships to needy but brilliant students. This project is actually one she promised to embark on during her participation in the Miss Malaika contest. Queen Leah … Read more
Vice President for Sale in Africa at Japanese technology company NEC, Chad Baker told Adom News in an exclusive interview at the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that “smart cities is not relevant for Africa now.” He cited, in the main, infrastructural, regulatory and attitudinal hurdles that the continent has to deal with to … Read more
Government’s plans to roll out the free SHS programme in September has been described as premature. According to an Economist, Ken Thompson, the financial support presently coming in from international donors will not be enough to sustain the programme. He believes it would rather be advisable for government to invest in the production sectors to … Read more
The EU Observer Mission for Ghana’s 2016 Election has suggested that an independent institution be set up to monitor political party campaign financing for elections. The international observer mission argues that the move will help reduce extravagant spending by parties and instill transparency. According to Dr Tamas Meszerics, leader of the mission, the Electoral Commission … Read more
The Motivator Yaw Ampofo Ankrah writes; This is a message for any boss, manager, CEO or leader that has occupied a leadership position for some years. If after a few years, you have not yet identified a successor, then you are duty bound to start looking for a potential (in some cases two or more) … Read more
Built to keep out migrants, traffickers, or an enemy group, border walls have emerged as a one-size-fits-all response to the vulnerability felt by many societies in today’s globalized world, says an expert on the phenomenon. Practically non-existent at the end of World War II, by the time the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 the number … Read more
The Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) has declared its readiness to partner the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in the implementation of the recently announced “Planting for Food and Jobs” program. The foundation said it was interested in adding value to the agricultural products of the country in support of the program. Speaking at a … Read more
Authorities at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology have begun special counseling for distraught roommates of a first-year female student suspected to have committed suicide. Acting Assistant Registrar at the University Relations Office, Kwame Yeboah Jr., says the death of Chemical Engineering student, Adwoa Ayimadu- Antwi has left her three colleagues devastated. She … Read more
There has been a 5.8% decline in the figures of underweight babies under five years born in the Upper East Region. This is an improvement as compared to the rate of 12.3% and 7.8% in 2014 and 2015 respectively. The region under the Community Based Management of severe Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) recorded 3,157 cases with … Read more
It is an indisputable theory that after 17 years, the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards remain the ‘biggest’ and most-respected awards scheme in the Ghanaian entertainment industry – and without a mince of doubt, Charterhouse, organizers of the annual festival of awards show, have done an incredible job of giving the event so much prestige, class, … Read more