ActionAid Ghana has marked its 35th anniver­sary with a ceremony in Tamale that also coincided with International Youth Day, celebrat­ing more than three decades of advancing gender equality, social justice, and youth empowerment. Speaking at the event on Friday in Tamale, the Northern Regional Programme Manager of Action­Aid Ghana, Ms Beatrice Yanman, said since its … The post ActionAid

 The government has launched a new initiative to train teachers at the basic school level in Basic Science Technolo­gy, Engineering and Mathematics (BSTEM). Dubbed: “The BSTEM Programme for Basic School Teachers,” the initiative forms part of the government’s reset agenda and aims at revolutionising science, technology, en­gineering and mathematics for teachers at the basic school … The post BSTEM

 Ghana on Friday came together in solemn unity at the Black Star Square in Accra to honour the eight individuals who lost their lives in the tragic August 6 military helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region. The state memorial ser­vice, led by President John Dramani Mahama, and attended by senior gov­ernment officials, security chiefs, members … The post Sacrifices

 Olympic silver medallist, Kishane Thompson, will not run in the 100 metres at the Lausanne Diamond League on Wednesday, with media reports citing shin discomfort as the reason for the Jamaican’s absence. Thompson won the much-an­ticipated rematch with Noah Lyles at Saturday’s Diamond League meeting in Silesia, after the American beat Thompson by five thousandths … The post Thompson

 The fast extraction and depletion of the sand resource, both from marine beds and arable lands, and its associated environmental degrada­tion, demands the urgent need for alternative sources of sand, Prof. Michael Affam has said. He has, therefore, called for innovative alternatives, using mine rock waste to reverse the trend. Prof. Affram, who is the … The post Prof. Affram advocates