50,000 Children Polish Reading Skills With the HOPE Campaign

At least fifty thousand (50,000) children will learn how to read properly by October 2017 because of an audacious citizenship effort by an organisation called the HOPE Campaign. The children, drawn from all over the country, are engaged in a program called “HOPE Reads” funded by members of the HOPE Campaign. The first day of … Read more

Soldier Assaults Benkum SHS Teacher For ‘slapping’ His Son

A soldier stormed the Benkum Senior High Secondary School at Larteh in the Eastern Region to assault a teacher who allegedly slapped his son, a student in the school. The soldier, Warrant Officer (W/O) Adu-Bekoe, is the father of a final year general arts student, Samuel Odei, who is also a basketball player of the school. … Read more

Solider Assaults Benkum SHS Teacher For ‘slapping’ His Son

A soldier stormed the Benkum Senior High Secondary School at Larteh in the Eastern Region to assault a teacher who slapped his son, a student in the school. The soldier, Warrant Officer (W/O) Adu-Bekoe, is the father of a final year general arts student, Samuel Odei, who is also a basketball player of the school. Samuel … Read more

Over 250 Benkum SHS Students Displaced By Rainstorm

Teaching and learning at the Benkum Senior High School at Larteh in the Eastern Region was Monday suspended following Sunday evening’s rainstorm that left more than 250 students without accommodation. Both the boys and girls dormitories had their roof ripped off, with the boys dormitory constructed by the GETFund five years ago, being the hardest … Read more

Let’s Ensure Peace In 2016 Election

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has reiterated the need to ensure that this year’s election is conducted in an atmosphere of peace, law and order. He said electioneering is not by force, violence but a competition for the development of the country. Addressing the chiefs and people of Larteh at a durbar to climax their Odwira, … Read more

Don’t Spill Blood – Veep

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has reiterated his call for a peaceful atmosphere going into the 2016 elections. He stressed law and order are paramount in such crucial exercise to ensure growth and development in the country. According to him, election is not about shedding blood, but a healthy competition for the development of the country. … Read more

EC’s GHC50,000 Filing Fee Is Small

The GHC50, 000 filing fee for presidential aspirants which is being contested in court by some political parties is a pittance, according to a chief. The chief of Akuapem Larteh, Nana Asiedu Okoo Ababio III, also wants the Electoral Commission to review upward the GHC10,000 filing fee for parliament candidates in the December 7 elections. … Read more