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Galamsey: Let’s expect more babies with body deformities – Medical Practitioner
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (187+ words) Dr Philip Ohemeng Anokye, the Clinical Coordinator at the Chiraa Government Hospital in the Sunyani West Municipality, has warned that the nation will experience more babies with body deformities and abnormalities if illegal mining activities, popularly known as Galamsey, are…...
Ghana requests UK to exempt students and professionals from IELTS
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (193+ words) British High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Christian Rogg, (L), Minister for Foreign Affairs (R) The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has formally requested that Ghanaian students and professionals be exempted from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and…...
Education Ministry rejects 25% fee hike at University of Ghana
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (245+ words) Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Apaak The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Apaak, has rejected the reported 25% increase in academic fees at the University of Ghana, calling for immediate engagement with all stakeholders. Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News…...
Nortsu-Kotoe: Renaming public universities will foster national unity
2+ week, 2+ day ago (326+ words) Peter Kwasi Nortsu-Kotoe, Chairman of Parliament's Education Committee and MP for Akatsi North Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, Chairman of Parliament's Education Committee and Member of Parliament for Akatsi North, says Parliament's decision to rename certain public universities will help eliminate political bias…...
GEA empowers 484 young entrepreneurs at Atebubu Amantin
2+ week, 4+ day ago (345+ words) CEO of GEA, Margaret Ansei (L), A beneficiary of the training (R) The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) has graduated 484 young people from a practical skills training programme in the Atebubu Amantin Municipality of the Bono East Region as part of efforts to…...
From Fever to Football: Lessons on Celebrity Culture and Child Development
2+ week, 5+ day ago (958+ words) Yesterday, during my usual work in the consulting room, I had an exciting encounter with one of my many wonderful clients. My patient, a 3-year-old girl, walked into my consulting room with her mother. She sat in the chair to…...
Russian ban on Roblox gaming platform sparks rare protest
3+ week, 2+ day ago (306+ words) Several dozen people protested on Sunday in the Siberian city of Tomsk against Russia's ban on U.S. children's gaming platform Roblox, a rare show of public dissent as popular irritation over the ban gains some momentum. In wartime Russia, censorship is…...
Students push for safer online spaces as Speak Up 1.0 ends 16 days of activism
3+ week, 4+ day ago (493+ words) The Ghana Education Service (GES), in partnership with Transforming Teaching, Education, and Learning (T-TEL) and Speech Forces, has successfully held the grand finale of Speak Up 1.0, an interschool debate and public speaking competition aimed at promoting digital safety among young…...
Technical skills alone not enough – Prof Opoku-Agyemang to UENR Graduates
3+ week, 4+ day ago (246+ words) Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang(in the middle) Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has challenged graduates of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) to pursue innovation rooted in purpose, integrity, and…...
CHRAJ calls for stronger protection of Children’s digital rights
3+ week, 6+ day ago (558+ words) Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Dr. Joseph Whittal, has called for renewed national commitment to safeguarding the rights and well-being of children in Ghana's rapidly expanding digital environment. Speaking at a CHRAJ training for…...