Professor Haruna Yakubu, Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has advised mature university students pursuing graduate courses to behave maturely and live decent lives for the young students to emulate. “I entreat all admitted fresh students to behave as mature students and respect the norms and values of the university as well as people you interact with [...] The post Mature Students Asked To Set Good Examples appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Professor Clement Dzidonu, the President of the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) has suggested the institution of stakeholder engagement and  active partnership between the universities and industry/commerce to brainstorm on graduate job creation in the country. He has also called for the setting of national quotas for graduate turnout in key fields and professions, saying that the nation cannot continue to [...] The post Train Graduates For Job Market – Varsities Urged appeared first

The Minister of Education, Prof Jane Naana Opoku–Agyemang has urged teachers to ensure that they imbibe in students teach virtues that will develop into productive citizens. She said it was of no essence if a young people through education and end up becoming liabilities onto to the State. Speaking at a day’s colloquium on quality education organised by National Association [...] The post Education Minister Charges Teachers To Deliver appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Referring to the attack on Indian Parliament in 2001, JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that when the incident took place, it was seen as an attack on democracy. But when the Pakistani Parliament is under attack and no minister is able to enter their ...

The La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) in collaboration with the La Dadekotopon Education Directorate has organized its second Annual Science, Technology and Mathematics Innovation Education (STMIE) Clinic for basic schools. It was under the theme, “National Progress through gender, science, technology, mathematics and innovative education.” Pupils were taken through series of lectures, visiting scientific sites and listening to role models [...] The post Science,Tech. Clinic Held For

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) says individual companies in Turkey have shown interest in buying honey from Ghana, but the volumes cannot be met now. Mr. Stephen Normeshie, General Manager, GEPA, said the Authority will organise the honey producers to train them on group marketing, thus enabling them to meet the demands of these companies. Mr. Normeshie, who was speaking on the sidelines of the 83rd Izmir International Fair in Turkey, said the Authority will also meet the producers to

A two-day capacity building workshop for 58 new recruited staff of Department of Social Welfare and Community Development (DSW/CD) in the Greater Accra region has been held in Accra. Participants of the workshop were taken through topics on Child Rights Promotion and Protection, Background on Social Work and Community Development, Strategies and Processes in Community Development and Social Protection. Other [...] The post Social Welfare Staff Undergo Training appeared first on The Ghanaian Time

Some retailers of bottled water have threatened to resist any moves by government to introduce new taxes on bottled water. Government has announced it may introduce taxes on bottled water as part of moves to increase revenue as well as widen the country’s tax net. Producers of both bottled water and sachet water in the ...

The Assin North constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has re-elected Felix Benefoh, a 32-year- old business man, as the chairman for another four-year term. He polled 198 votes out of the valid votes cast to beat his contestant Mr. Francis Dominic Amah who obtained 107 votes, in an election conducted and supervised by officials from the Assin North District [...] The post Assin North NDC Elects New Executives appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Adjei Agyepong has stated emphatically that the party cannot do without its October 18 National Delegates’ Congress to elect a presidential candidate even though some powerful groups within are advocating for the event to be abandoned. Several leading members, including Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor, former Minister of Defence and The Interior, Isaac [...] The post NPP To Go Ahead With October Congress appeared first on The Ghanaian Tim

MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) - Islamist Boko Haram insurgents have overrun much of a north-eastern Nigerian town after hours of fighting that has killed scores and displaced thousands of residents, several security sources said on Tuesday. The Islamists ...

IT has emerged that there was no contract signed between the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) and the travel agents assigned to transport 612 supporters to support the Black Stars at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Revealing this to the Justice Dzamefe Commission of Inquiry, Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Travel Matters, Ivan Bruce Kudjoe stated that though there [...] The post Moys Did Not Sign Contract With Travel, Tour Operators appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Hundreds of thousands of dead fish have been removed from a lake in the west of Mexico this weekend, amid speculation that high levels of pollution could be to blame. Scores of residents from the Mexican town Tlajomulco de Zúñiga in the Mexico's Jalisco ...