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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...

  The Daffiama-Bussie-Issa NDC Constituency Executives on behalf of the Member of Parliament, Hon Dr Sebastian Sandaare today, Thursday 30th March, 2023 visited the people of Daffiama to commiserate with the affected people of the heavy rainstorm that riffed off over 80 houses including the District Ghana Education Service Office and two other schools. On Monday 27th March, 2023, at about 4:00PM, a heavy rainstorm struck the community with many houses riffed off, others collapsed. The District GES office, Kay Robert KG and JHS, Dankyelle Tindaama Primary and Junior High School were all affected. A riffed off building  This disaster left many people of the community totally traumatized and others homeless. Officers at the GES office are equally worried and unstable as their official duties are disrupted. Interacting with the GES officials, the team expressed their worries as schools resume next week for academic work.  The team made a passionate appeal to philanthropies, ...

  GRNMA Donating cheque to a member The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) through its district branch in the Nadowli/Kaleo area has donated an amount of Six Thousand Ghana cedis to a member as fire disaster support. The member, Mr. Nicholas Papunaa unfortunately had his room razed down by fire on the 18th January 2023 while he was on duty in the hospital.  At the presentation of the cheque to the member, the Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr. Emmanuel Opoku-Amposah expressed gratitude to the President of the Association and the entire leadership of GRNMA for the very sound welfare policies they have in place for their members. He noted specifically the Guest Houses built across the country and the associated welfare component for the benefit of members and commended the leadership for their foresight. The DDNS of the hospital Madam Josephine A. Opoku on her side also appreciated the work of the district Executives whose hard work has brought th...

  The Assembly member for Goriyiri Electoral Area in Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Region, Hon. Nestor Mwinterebo enumerates some pressing challenges that bedevil his electoral area.  In a statement dated 13th March 2023, addressed to his electorates, the young assembly member outlines the challenges as fellows; 1. Fencing Vogonni community forest reserve ; It is a community based forest with different kinds of trees including palm nut trees where community members go to harvest for sale, for domestic use like palm nut soup and process nuts into oil locally. The community has been transplanting younger trees and creating fire belt annually to protect the said virgin forest, but because it is not fenced and protected, Fulani herdsmen's activities within the area have been destroying the good intentions of the community and if fenced will have direct impact to the community members both socially and economically since the place stands the chance of becoming a tourist...