The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has inaugurated a rice processing factory in the Savelugu Municipality of the  Northern Region. The factory which has the capacity to produce 1.5 and 2.8 tonnes of processed rice per hour is under the government's One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative. The event was held under the  theme "Boosting Local Enterprise For Job Creation and Economic Prosperity Towards a Ghana Beyond Aid." The Savelugu rice processing factory, the latest to be inaugurated adds to several local enterprises boosted by the 1D1F. To ensure efficiency and to serve its intended purposes, Mr Kyerematen also swore into office a nine-member board of directors to oversee the management and operations of the factory. Technology Solution Centre Mr Kyerematen also inaugurated the Savelugu Technology Solution Centre to facilitate the production of spare parts and repair services and the manufacturing of agro-processing equipment. The centre under the R...

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The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has been relieved of his post. He is to go back to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) from where he was seconded to the GES. A letter from the presidency, dated October 17, 2022, signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, thanked him for his service to the nation and wished him the "very best in future endeavours." This is following the termination of his secondment and a directive to return to his position at the KNUST.  Prof Opoku-Amankwa was first appointed as Director-General (D-G) of the GES in April 2017 on secondment from the KNUST. And after three years in office, the President in a letter dated January 22, 2021, appointed him again as D-G of GES and another letter dated June 14, 2021, extending his secondment from KNUST. But the letter from the presidency said the extension was in “contravention of the Human Resource ...

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has suspended payment of September 2022 salaries to some public sector workers. The decision, the CAGD said is due to a mismatch of the bank names of the affected government workers on the payroll system and also invalid bank account numbers. A letter sighted by JoyNews, indicates that the CAGD made the announcement on October 3 after a “quality assurance and other validation processes” were carried out. It advised affected employees with mismatched bank names to report to the payroll coordination unit of CAGD at Block A, Room 32 with documents under a cover from the MDA confirming that they are at post. The required documents include; an appointment letter, current posting letter, National Identification card, Pay-slips for the last 3 months and a voided cheque leaflet of their bank account. “For employees with invalid bank account numbers, they are supposed to submit their correct account numbers to the PPSs for update”, t...

A teacher at the Adenta CommunityJHS, Stella Gyimaah Larbi has emerged as the overall best teacher for 2022. She was awarded a three-bedroom house worth GHC300,000 for being the most outstanding teacher for 2022. She received the award at the Ghana Teacher Prize ceremony held on Wednesday, October 5 at the University of Development Studies, Tamale. She expressed gratitude to her students, colleagues teachers and all persons who contributed to her achievement. “Being here as the most outstanding teacheris as a result of the little good I put together…Thank you to all teachers who came before me, especially my father, Francis Larbi, my Literature in English teacher, Awo Dede, my favourite JHS teacher, and thank you to my students who keep making me better,” she said. Other awardees include; Shamuna Mohammed Ahmed, second runner-up for the non-teaching category, Emmanuel Boi Ashitey, first runner-up for the non-teaching category, Foster Amoako, best non-teaching staff, Enyo ...

Yesterday, I read an inscription on a moving vehicle: “If you can read this, thank a teacher”. Initially, I ignored it but upon a sober reflection I realized the depth of the inscription and it kept me thinking the role of the teacher in my life. Today, October 5, the focus is on the role of the teacher in impacting knowledge. The day, globally set aside every year to celebrate teachers for their selfless and dedicated service to mankind. Ghana Teacher Prize The day is always marked with the award of high performing teachers known as the Ghana Teacher Prize. All roads lead to the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale as the climax of the celebration rolls out at the multi-purpose hall of the university. With President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to be ably supported by the Education Minister and the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum and Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa respectively as well as all those who matter in the educational sector...

You are likely to come across these two phrases: " Notional Date " and " Substantive Date ", on you promotion letter. These are what they mean.  NOTIONAL DATE is the official date of a newly promoted/upgraded/appointed staff. This is the actual date the staff is qualified to be promoted or upgraded to their new ranks/grades in the Ghana Education Service.   For example, if a newly trained Teacher is appointed in September 2020 to the rank of Senior Supt II, all things being equal, the staff will be ready for promotion to Supt 1 in September 2024.  However, these dates are not always used for salary adjustments and the staff may also not be necessarily paid with effect from these dates.  But Notional Dates are used for the purposes of promotion and appointment. They are used to determine the next promotion date of the staff concerned. It also shows seniority among teachers on the same rank.  SUBSTANTIVE DATE on the other hand, is the date your employer h...

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As part of a privacy update, WhatsApp group administrators can now delete messages for every participant in a group . The messaging app's new feature will help group admins moderate unwanted comments in group conversations. Per the update, admins will have just over two days to act on any unwanted messages.  "🧑‍💻 Calling all Group Admins! Now you'll have just over 2 days to delete unwanted messages from your groups to help you maintain meaningful conversations," WhatsApp said in a Tweet. How it works Select the unwanted message. Long press the message and  select the delete for everyone option. Note that participants in the group will see that admin deleted the message. The feature will help admins to cut down the spread of problematic messages/media before other members of the group see and share them. It could also help with curbing the spread of misinformation and fake news. It could also ensure that groups stick to the conversations for which they were started. ...

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The son of former minister of Lands and Natural Resources, and former MP for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, Abdul Inusah, has broken his silence after reports about his alleged involvement in money laundering and wire fraud in the United States of America emerged. Speaking in an interview on Asaase Radio, embattled Abdul Inusah reiterated his father’s explanations following the reports. According to him, he received details about the indictment, linking him with some indictments. He first received an indictment filed on April 27, 2021, but he received same via text message in June of the same year. He recounted that following this, he contacted his lawyers, who took it up, and the case proceeded. He was indicted on two counts – 20,000-dollar wire fraud and receipt of stolen money with regards to the said money. “I was given a series of plea deals. I refused them because you only accept plea deals if you have committed a crime. Upon realisation that they had already apprehended nine pe...

Clarification has emerged following details from Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, about his relationship with the late Mioŋ-Lana’s family. Speaking during the funeral ceremony of Mioŋ-Lana Mahamadu Abdulai III on Sunday (August 21, 2022) at Sambu, Dr. Bawumia reportedly said that he had a good relationship with the family of the Ya Naa that traces back to when he was born. Per previous reports, Ya Naa Mahamadu Abdulai IV [late father of the late Mioŋ-Lana] provided a sheep for his [Bawumia’s] naming ceremony and also requested he should be named after him hence the reason he bears the name ‘Mahamudu’ which is the same as Mahamadu except for the spelling difference. This appeared to have raised some controversy considering the narrative suggested that the late Ya Naa Mahamadu Abdulai IV [Late Mioŋ-Lana’s father] gave such an order at the time he was 15 years of age. Following this, perspective has been brought to the issue. In a post shared by a close associa...

A statement issued by the US Department of Justice says Inusah Jnr will be sentenced on 21 November 2022 and that he faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison on fraud charges.  Abdul Inusah is a son of the former Tamale Central MP Inusah Fuseini Abdul Inusah Abdul Inusah, a son of the former MP for Tamale Central Inusah Fuseini, has been charged for engaging in fraud and money laundering in the United States. The former Ghanaian lawmaker has confirmed the news to asaaseradio.com, and he says that it was a conspiracy. Fuseini said his son’s documents were used to perpetrate a crime, resulting in the charges. “As a father, my son told me that one of his colleague students wanted a car and he has documents that allows him to auction vehicles, and it turns out the colleague student was involved in a romance fraud,” the former MP said. He said he is “terribly disappointed” about the development. A statement issued by the United States Department of Justice said Inusah will be sent...

The National Teaching Council and Instill Education, South Africa is organizing training for Ghanaian Teachers (Self-Learning) from 1st August to 30th September 2022.  The training will be organized online to enable all teachers to register and participate for CPD points. Module Selection There are 20 modules that you can choose from as part of the programme. The modules have been grouped into two categories: Headteacher Modules  Classroom Teacher Modules  The modules for head teachers are focused on School Improvement Planning, Classroom Observation of Teachers and Improving School-Wide Routines for headteachers.  The modules for teachers are focused on Classroom Management, Learner Engagement, Universal Design for Learning, and Curriculum Planning. Teachers would be required to select and complete two models. The modules available for the training are listed below: Building Relationships for Meaningful Observations (Head Teacher Module) Fixing Broken Routines ...

The Ministry of Education will take delivery of 3,742,624 textbooks from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) tomorrow. In all, 11,135 schools under the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) will benefit from the distribution, which will include 1,214,347 Primary One to Three pupils. In addition, a publisher, Prof. Quarm, has also distributed 275,000 books for classes One to Six, while 629,755 Creative Arts books for classes One to Three and 43,832 teachers’ guide would be sent to the schools. York Press is also distributing 246,633 science textbooks for classes One to Six and 14,217 teachers’ guide. The others are Afram Publications, 440,000 English textbooks for classes Four to Six and NNF Publication, 51,087 science textbooks for classes One to Three pupils. Minister The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, who made this known at a press briefing in Accra last Friday, said more textbooks would be coming this week and would be sen...