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President Mills Affirms Support For South-South Co-operation
Friday July 31, 2009
President John E. Atta Mills has re-affirmed his government’s support and confidence in South-South Cooperation.
He explained that it will encourage ventures that promote technology transfer, create employment and improve the living standards of the people for a “better Ghana.”
President Mills made the affirmation when a...read more
UN Tourism Rep Happy With Ghana’s World Tourism Preparation
Friday July 31, 2009
Deputy Director of the African representation at the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Mr Helda Thomas, has expressed satisfaction with Ghana’s preparation for the upcoming World Tourism Day (WTD). Mr Thomas spent four days in Ghana visiting the WTD’s Planning Committee and Technical Team which are charged with...read more
A-G considers Next Step
Friday July 31, 2009
THE Attorney-General’s Office says it is considering the next steps to take the acquitted and discharge of Kwabena Amaning a.k.a. Tagor and Alhaji Issah Abass of drug charges.
A statement signed by Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice said: “A cursory look at the basis for the acquittal and discharge...read more
Minority Disappointed At Avoka’s Performance At ‘Meet The Press’
Friday July 31, 2009
The Minority in Parliament has expressed disappointment at what it described as the Minister for the Interior, Cletus Avoka’s boring session of “dead news” while addressing the media on the security situation in the country at the “Meet the Press” on Tuesday, July 28, 2009. A press statement issued yesterday,...read more
THE WAR ON FAKE GOODS
Friday July 31, 2009
WITHIN the last few weeks, the Ghanaian Times, has had cause to comment on the way some state institutions charged with certain responsibilities discharge those duties. We wonder, whether those employed and paid by the tax-payer to man the institutions, do so with the national interest at heart or what goes into their private pockets is what...read more
Improving School Leadership In Ghana
Friday July 31, 2009
In Ghana, as in many countries across the globe, there are conscious efforts to adapt an educational system that responds to the needs of the contemporary society. Some African countries have moved towards decentralization, making schools more autonomous in their decision making and holding them more accountable for their results. The...read more
Internet Not Replacement For Books
Thursday July 30, 2009
Mr Elikem Tamakloe, Acting Volta Regional Director of the Ghana Library Board, has said the emergence of the internet cannot preclude the importance of books as the prime source of knowledge. He was speaking at the launch of a mobile library service for four communities in the Adaklu-Anyigbe district in the Volta Region at Agortime-Kpetoe on...read more
GIJ, IPS Councils Inaugurated
Thursday July 30, 2009
The tertiary education system has made strides but it is still confronted with challenges including limited access and inequity, Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, Minister of Education said last Monday.
He said issues of quality, relevance, management and governance were also challenges facing the sector.
Mr Tettey-Enyo said this when he inaugurated...read more
National Service Week Launched
Thursday July 30, 2009
The Deputy Minister of Information, Mr Samuel Ablakwa Okudzeto, last Tuesday said the current global economic crisis has made access to capital difficult and urged the youth to be more creative and look out for available opportunities to better their lot.
He said job offering by government could not cater for the many job seeking young...read more
Ghana Library Board Eembarks On Mobile Library Project
Thursday July 30, 2009
The Ghana Library Board has embarked on a mobile library project, to give access to children in rural and remote areas in Atiwa and the Kwahu North districts in the Eastern Region. The vans will target mainly communities where there are no library facilities, Mr. Guy Amarteifio, Regional Librarian, made this known when a US-based Ghanaian...read more
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