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Over 200 candidates prevented from writing BECE to enjoy free SHS

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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has said the candidates prevented from writing the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) at Bindi South in the Bunkpurugu–Yunyoo district of the Northern region will benefit from the government’s free SHS policy.

According to the Public Relations Officer of WAEC, Agnes Teye Cudjoe, the examination body is preparing to organize a special exam in 2018 for interested candidates.

She said the GES is making arrangement to place the candidates in SHS using the subjects that they took for the examination so that they’re not left out of the free Senior High School programme.

Speaking on Accra-based Kasapa FM, she said “With the about 200 candidates from the Bunkpurugu District who unable to take the English and RME papers, the Council has had some discussion with the Ghana Education Service and the GES is making arrangement to place these candidates in Senior High Schools using the subjects that they took for the examination so that they’re not left out of the Free Senior High School programme. Another thing that the Council is going to do is to give them the opportunity to register for the examination and the Council will conduct the investigation at no cost to these candidates.”

Background

About 260 pupils from four communities in the Bunkpurugu–Yunyoo district failed to sit for the BECE following a misunderstanding between chiefs and regional education authorities over location of examination centers.

The candidates including 70 candidates from Kanbatiak Junior High School, Guanging 51, Gbingbamong 79 and 18 Yenupinii were prevented from traveling to Gbankoni primary school center to write the exams by the chief of Kanbatiak and some residents after education authorities failed to provide a closer center to the communities despite initial pledges.

The affected students couldn’t write English and RME subjects.

Source:pulse.com.gh

GES reassigns 16 Directors

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16 Divisional and Regional Directors of the Ghana Education Service(GES) have been transferred from their current posts.

In a letter signed by the Acting Director-General of the Service, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwah he directed the affected staff to commence work at the new stations effective September, 1, 2017.

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source:a1radioonline.com

We never had a contract with ‘Habour City Recordz’ – Gallaxy

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Music Group Gallaxy has disclosed that the group never had any written contract with their former Record Label ‘Habour City Recordz’.

According to them, the agreement between the group Gallaxy and their former management team was just by a word of the mouth without any contract binding on them.

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Speaking to Bolgatanga-based A1 Radio the group said “we did not want to talk about this but since it is out there let’s address this. We never had any contract with our former management; it is just by word of the mouth. We have parted ways now. We believe they have contributed to our growth but in a man’s life, someone will take you from one to two and another individual will take you from three to another level”.

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The group indicated that their split with ‘Habour City Recordz’ was on mutual basis and that there is no bad blood existing between them.

Touching on the Ghana Music Industry, the group said “there is no industry in Ghana because there are no structures.  There are only individuals who have invested into their art and are doing something for themselves. In Ghana, there are no investors in music and even the government does not support the creative arts so it is only some individual talents who are working for their life”.

source: a1radioonline.com

NSS: Request for changes hampering smooth registration process in Upper East region

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Upper East regional Director of the National Service Scheme, Paul Appiah Owusu has said the request for changes in Institutions and places where personnel have been posted to for National Service has affected the smooth registration process.

“The continuous request for change in places is affecting the smooth registration process. People come with their husbands, some come with their parents and some come with some head of department just to change their institutions and places and that is affecting our registration this year.”

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He indicated that people, especially the indigenes (People of Upper East) rather come to the office of the National Service Secretariat to seek for changes to places where they are resident; something he says is hampering the smooth registration process the region has enjoyed over the years.

He called on Parents and Head of Departments who come to seek changes for their people to rather psyche them to sacrifice for the country because National Service is a sacrificial service to the country.

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“People should note that National Service is all about sacrifice so if you are posted to any area for service, you have to go. People have come from the South to do service here but you see that people from this region rather seek for changes which is bad so if you can use your medium to advise people that National Service is a voluntary service and they need to go to places that they have been sent.”

source:a1radioonline.com

Religious beliefs identified as a major challenge to family planning delivery

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Religious beliefs continue to be an obstacle to the delivery of family planning in the Upper East region. Some religious bodies have forbidden its members from practicing family planning methods.

Their reason being that the practice is sinful and contrary to God’s purpose for mankind to multiply and fill the earth. Some households in the Upper East region due to sociocultural beliefs have kicked against family planning and women who are fond practicing it is beaten up by their spouse and some risk being divorce.

These bottlenecks which add up with low literacy level of couples on the importance of family planning according to health workers is a challenge to family planning delivery in the region.

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The Upper East Region in the half quarter of this year recorded 12.6% family planning performance as against 18.8% recorded last year. The significant reduction is contributed to the refusal of Ghana Education Service to embrace family planning education in second circle institutions in the region.

Upper East Regional Family Planning Coordinator, Wasila Taibu revealed this during a day’s media sensitization on the importance of family planning.

The consequences of people unwillingness to adopt family planning according Mrs. Taibu has contributed to 23 maternal deaths recorded in the quarter of this year. Mrs. Taibu in a presentation outlined the importance of family planning.

The media sensitization was part of the regional’s celebration of World Population Day under the theme “family planning, healthy people for sustainable national development.”

 

Akufo-Addo jets off to Equatorial Guinea today for a 3-day official visit

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President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo will today jet off to Equatorial Guinea for a three-day visit.

The visit according to a statement from the presidency is meany to “deepen the cordial bilateral relations between the two countries, and explore possible areas of co-operation”.

The President will be accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, MP, the Minister for Energy, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, and officials of the Presidency and Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Energy.

He is expected back in Ghana on Wednesday 23rd August, 2017.

See Statement Below

President Akufo-Addo To Leave For 3-Day Official Visit To Equatorial Guinea

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will, on Monday, 21st August, 2017, leave Ghana for a 3-day official visit to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, at the invitation of its President, His Excellency Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

The purpose of the visit is to deepen the cordial bilateral relations between the two countries, and explore possible areas of co-operation.

The President’s visit is, in particular, to give further impetus to the June 2017 Memorandum of Understanding signed between the respective Ministers for Energy of the two countries, in relation to the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Equatorial Guinea to Ghana. It is anticipated that he will sign a government-to-government Heads of Agreement with his Equatorial Guinean counterpart for the supply of LNG from Equatorial Guinea to Ghana, for a period of 5 years. The execution of this agreement is intended to augment domestic supply over the period, and improve further the power situation in the country, both for local consumers and industry.

He will be accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, MP, the Minister for Energy, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, and officials of the Presidency and Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Energy.

President Akufo-Addo will return to Ghana on Wednesday, 23rd August, 2017. In his absence, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will, in accordance with Article 60(8) of the Constitution, act in his stead.

……signed……
Eugene Arhin
Director of Communications

source:a1radioonline.com

Mandatory Towing Levy Discontinued

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The Government  of Ghana has discontinued the implementation of the mandatory towing levy which was scheduled to have commenced in July.

An announcement by the National Road and Safety Commission (NRSC) of the implementation of the law was met with public outcry and calls for review of some parts of the law.

A statement from the government said after several consultations with the Minister of Transport and other stakeholders in the transport sector, government has decided not to implement law.

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source:a1radioonline.com

Ministry to check bribery in nursing training college admissions

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The Ministry of Health has set up an investigation machinery to check bribery and other improprieties that may arise with the introduction of the quota system for nursing training colleges.

The ministry said it would not entertain the situation where students were enrolled based on payment of bribes.

At a press conference in Cape Coast to explain the rationale behind the introduction of the quota system for the admission of students to the country’s nursing and midwifery colleges, the Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, reiterated that neither the reintroduction of the nurses’ allowances nor the picketing at the ministry’s premises by non-posted nurses informed the basis for the quota given to the health training institutions.

He explained that the quota system was a process to balance the category of health personnel in the system and ensure training of critical staff needed for the health sector.

“As a ministry, it is incumbent on us to ensure the availability of all categories of health professionals within our hospitals and the communities in Ghana.

He said over the years, the ministry had undertaken such exercises but not in such a robust and scientifically based manner as was being done this year.

He noted that the concentration had been skewed towards a few auxiliary staff, leaving out other critical health professionals whose work bordered more on the preventive aspect of health delivery in the country.

“It was after this scientific analysis, with the help of an analysis software, that the quota was given to the individual institutions,” he stated.

He noted for example that 8,046 nurse assistant clinicals were admitted in 2016, while only 3,013 preventive nurses were enrolled.

Mr Agyeman-Manu explained that for the purpose of educating communities to reduce the disease burden, less clinical nurses were admitted, while those providing preventive services were increased.

Caution

The minister stressed that any student caught to have had admission upon paying any money would be sacked and the officers who facilitated the practice would be sanctioned appropriately.

He gave instances where in previous years admission forms printed and sold by some of the colleges could not be accounted for, saying such incidents would not be allowed to continue.

Stakeholder collaboration

Mr Agyeman-Manu explained that the ministry collaborated with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and major stakeholders before coming out with the quota system.

He said indicators considered in arriving at the quotas included equity, quality and capacity.

“Each training institution was then looked at vis-à-vis the number of tutors available, the number of classrooms, equipment for clinical practice, courses offered, among other considerations.

Based on yearly analyses and planning, he said, quotas in particular professional course areas may increase or decrease in an attempt to ensure the nation had the requisite skill mix in right numbers of all health professionals in all the hospitals.

source:Daily Graphic

TradeAID Integrated launches COSLEC to boost Community tourism in Upper East region

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COME STAY LEARN AND CONTRIBUTE
COME STAY LEARN AND CONTRIBUTE

TradeAID Integrated launches COSLEC to boost Community tourism in Upper East region

TradeAid Integrated, a Non-Governmental Organization has launched a project called ‘Come Stay Learn and Contribute’ (COSLEC) as its contribution to the development of Community Tourism in the Upper East region.

Apart from boasting the tourism industry in the country, the project is geared towards encouraging tourism among Ghanaians, empowering the craft industry in the Upper East region and also to market specific traditional activities in the region.

Speaking in an interview with the Director of TradeAid Integrated, Mr. Nicholas Apokere indicated that the initiative was TradeAid Integrated’s drive to promote tourism especially eco-tourism in the Upper East region of Ghana.

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According to him, he has always nursed the dream of exploiting the potential of the Upper East region in his drive help in the reduction of poverty.

He indicated that the region is endowed with numerous tourists’ sites which potential has not been fully exploited and marketed to the benefit of the people. He indicated that the project will not only boast tourism but will also serve as a marketing tool for the region.

Services Provided Under The Project

TRADEAID LAUNCHES COSLEC TO BOOST COMMUNITY TOURISM TRADEAID LAUNCHES COSLEC TO BOOST COMMUNITY TOURISM

The Project  will have tourists from other parts of the country and other countries come into the country to stay in the communities with the people. While there, they will be expected to learn the production of any local craft of their choice in order to equip them with the requisite skills in the production of local crafts.

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Tourist will also have the opportunity to contribute their quota to the various communities through TradeAid Integrated’s projects in the Upper East region.  Tourists will also be provided with tour guide services under the project to visit the various tourists’ sites in the region.

How To Enroll for the project

Interested individual could contact TradeAid Integrated through the Non-Governmental Organisation’s social media pages which are TradeAid Integrated on Facebook and TradeAid_Integrated on Instagram or the institution’s  email address info@Tradeaidgh.org.

First Batch Of Tourists Arrive

TRADEAID LAUNCHES COSLEC TO BOOST COMMUNITY TOURISM

The first batch of five tourists to enroll for COSLEC arrived in Ghana and are currently in Vea where they have been staying with the local folks and engaging in all activities in the community. They are appreciative of the offer and have said it has provided them with a different experience far away from home.

source:a1radioonline.com

 

Kevin Prince Boateng Inks a deal with Eintracht Frankfurt

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Kevin Prince Boateng has signed a three year deal with German side Eintracht Frankfurt.

His deal was signed after he announced that he had terminated his contract with Spanish side Las Palmas.

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The Ghana International will be returning to the German league; a league that groomed him to be the Kevin who is currently widely known. Kevin has played for Schalke, Dortmund and Hertha Berlin.

His move to Eintracht Frankfurt is estimated to be around the sum of 4 million euros a year.

source:a1radioonline.com

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