Four hundred and fourteen (414) teenage girls in Basic Schools in 26 districts of the Eastern region were impregnated in the last two academic years while exchanging sex for sanitary pads, the Girl Child Education Unit of the Ghana Education Service has revealed. Out of the total number, 229 got pregnant in the 2014/2015 academic…
Artisanal Small-scale mining (ASM), popularly known as ‘galamsey’ in the mineral-rich country of Ghana, is a fast-growing phenomenon that is present in several other countries with underground mineral resources. Coined from the English phrase, “gather and sell”, galamsey has become a subject of great concern for governmental agencies, the private sector, local community leaders, as…
Faculty of Science The Amsterdam Excellence Scholarship (AES) is a full scholarship of €25,000 (covering tuition and living expenses) for one academic year with the possibility of extension for a second year (for two-year Master’s programmes). AES application deadline The deadline for application is 1 February Requirements Candidates wishing to apply for an AES…
The Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (AgNRM) Project, which seeks to address issues of environment and natural resource management in Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions, has been launched. The five-year project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at 25 million dollars, would work to reduce poverty by addressing local…
The Crops Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is developing 23 new crop varieties to boost food insecurity in the country. Dr. Mrs. Stella Ama Ennin, the Director, said these were, early-maturing, high-yielding, disease-resistant, and could withstand harsh climatic conditions. They include cassava, groundnuts, common beans, tomatoes, maize and…
Alhaji Abubakar Iddrisu, the Chief of Blind Union at Sabon Zongo in the Ablekuma Central, has appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to provide them with braille for voting in this year’s elections. He also called on the EC to train the blind on the use of the braille to avoid their votes being made…