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The Parents Teachers Association (P.T.A) for Queen of Peace Senior High School of Nadowli in the Upper West Region, as part of its support for development of the school, has constructed a borehole to solve water issues in the school. Speaking to the media during the official handing over of the borehole to the school, on Wednesday April 26, 2023, the P.TA chairperson Mr. Lankor Orlando states that, there have been several challenges that bedevil the school and notable among them is inadequate manual water pumps which results in water crisis anytime there is power outage, hence the decision of the P.T.A to mobilize funds from parents to construct a borehole for the school.  He however stated that, the P·T·A has since supported the school in numerous ways such as extension of lights and water to their P.T.A teacher's bungalow, provision of street bulbs, equipping the school's security personnels with torches, safety boots, rain coats among others. Mr. Lankor Orlando concluded by ...

Associations are bodies that individuals create for themselves and to use them to champion, promote and protect their interests. In Ghana, Article 21 (1) (e) of the 1992 constitution gives individual the right to join any association. However, workers are limited to choosing associations within their work environment.  It is against this backdrop that some workers join Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) to protect and promote their interest.Members want to see improved conditions of service to better their lives and families and also to mitigate the high cost living condition and others. People are either elected or appointed to lead their various associations. Leaders are expected to put the interests of their members first against any perceived personal interest. But is that the case with CLOGSAG? Certainly no!  It is interesting to note that Section 3(9) of the Pension Act (Act 766), 2008 enjoins individuals to make voluntary contributions to a sc...

   In the solemnity of the Easter tridum, a hot air from the dishonourable MP for Abetifi (US military fuel pump attendant Rtd. - Bryan Acheampong), almost distorted my deep sense of reflection, solicitude and contrition to Christ Jesus who was crucified on the cross of calvary to redeem us of sins. I quickly put on my spiritual amour, to insulate myself from being destructed, as I immediately remembered that, "The fire on which God prepares his dinner, the devil also desires to roast his salted fish on". I refused to yield to any impish manipulation.  Gradually, the zeal of Easter is settling and I find it appropriate to share a bit of caution to the dishonourable man, who appeared to have taken leave of his senses or perhaps got inebriated with new wine when he was pouring out that hot air.  The NDC and its legion of Comrades are not oblivious of the fact that, "from the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks" ( Mt 12 :34) We know that the rantings of Bryan ...

  Hon. Cletus Seidu Dapilaah (Right) handing over textbooks to Jirapa G.E.S The Member of Parliament for Jirapa Constituency, Hon. Cletus Seidu Dapilaah has on Thursday April 6, 2023 at a gathering where he donated textbooks reveals that, improving quality education in his constituency is his topmost priority. Speaking to the media during the donation, Hon. Cletus Seidu Dapilaah says the performance of students in the constituency is sinking and as a teacher and Member of Parliament he gets worried over the abysmal performance of students in the constituency, hence his decision to donate textbooks so as to improve the educational standard in the constituency. The Law Maker donated to the Jirapa Municipal Education service a total of 3,060 textbooks which comprised of 224 mathematics books and 728 integrated science for upper primaries, 392 building technology books for Junior High Schools, 1,316 integrated science books for Junior High School one , and 400 English Guides for teache...