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Prof Gyampo writes: Salaries and Conditions of Service of Teachers: A Historical Note 1. I have searched archived documents and held discussions with some surviving retired teachers, Members of Parliament and seasoned academics who experienced the regime of Kwame Nkrumah, such as Prof Ivan Addae Mensah, former politician and former …

Emmanuel Asakinaba Celebrates His Visually-Impaired Parents Who Have Been Married for 37 Years …………………………………………………………..………. Celebrating the 37th anniversary of a pace-setting marriage My parents are visually-impaired – blind in both eyes. They lost their sight as infants. My father lost his sight to measles. My Mum suffered the similar fate. …

I’M HURT! Dear Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, my name is Don Francis, a basic school teacher at the Gomoa Afransi SDA School. I’ve been so hurt this week that keeping it to myself is working no more. Each day out of this week, some of my learners …

Tamale, Ghana –The Board of Directors of Penplusbytes has announced the appointment of Jeremiah Sam as acting Executive Director effective 1st July 2022. Mr. Sam takes over from Ms. Juliet Amoah who led the organization from 2019 till date. “The Board is very excited to welcome Jerry to take over affairs …

Tamale, Ghana – The people of Paga in the Kassena-Nankana East District of the Upper East Region are originally from Kampala in neighbouring Burkina Faso. Kampala according to oral history is where they trace their ancestral roots to. The name Paga means “my eyes have settled on this place”. This …

Valleta, Malta- The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has been awarded by the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation for spearheading an innovative tourism drive in Ghana and Africa. The award, the first of its kind to be presented to a Minister from Sub- Saharan Africa, was also …

Tamale, Ghana – One of the major highlights of his visit to the Upper East Region was the launch of the corporate social responsibility arm of the Charger Group of Companies. Dr Emmanuel Bortey Borketey, Founder and President of Charger Group, producers of Happy Man Bitters and Plus Products, decided …

Tamale, Ghana – President and Chief Executive Officer of Charger Group, Dr Emmanuel Bortey Borketey has underscored the need for the people of Upper East Region especially the haves to show compassion to the less privileged. Addressing various stakeholders in his visit to the Upper East Region and as part …

Tamale, Ghana – Today is Greening Ghana Day in Ghana. It is a day set aside by the government in 2021 to plant trees of different species every year in its bid to combat environmental degradation and climate change effects. In 2021, the government through the Ministry of Lands and …

Choose John Dramani Mahama Former President John Dramani Mahama is everything a good leader is. He’s comparable to the finest leaders in advanced democracies and the legacies of his four-year mandate (2013 to 2017) bear ample testimony to this. It took me quite a long time to come to this …