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Homowo Is Our National Festival, Of Course!

Feature Article of Monday, 27 July 2015 Columnist: Okoampa-Ahoofe, Kwame 2015-07-27 By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D. Garden City, New York July 20, 2015 E-mail: [email protected] The decision by the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) to join in the celebration of the Homowo Festival this year ought to be welcome with all the zestfulness that it… Read More »

Ibrahim Mahama's Attempt To Defaud Ghanaians Foiled

Feature Article of Monday, 27 July 2015 Columnist: Sarpong, Justice 2015-07-27 Since becoming President in 2012 after the death of President Mills, President Mahama has to always explain his half brother Ibrahim Mahama’s business dealings with the government due to the cloud of secrecy shrouded in most of Ibrahim Mahama’s contracts with the government. The… Read More »

Enactus Ghana set to hold 2015 National Competition

Enactus Ghana is set to hold the 2015 National Competition at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel from July 22 to July 23, 2015. This year, organizers of the competition has promised patrons to experience an exciting and educative national competition. Enactus is an international organization that brings together diverse network of students, academic and… Read More »

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL WATCH- the new Era in Information communication, the concept of the Flippy Campus Application

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL WATCH DEMO Africa is one of the flagship initiatives of LIONS@frica and aims at connecting African startups to the global entrepreneurial web. DEMO Africa is the place where the most innovative firms from African countries get a platform to launch their products and announce to Africa and the world what they have developed.… Read More »

Entrepreneurial watch – meet Eric Vondee the young entrepreneurial gem

One aspect of life is influencing people with the quality of your personality. Life is about making a lasting impact in the lives of others around you. This must be your vision and mission that drives you all day in life. Here is Eric Vondee, a student of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) reading… Read More »

Sampson Kessy writes- “Maintain your buildings as though they are your bodies” the dilemma of an Estate Proffesional

Watsuptek is a leading online platform for Tertiary students in Ghana. “WatsUp- Tertiary (Tek)” We bring you up to speed with what’s happening on all campuses: news, events, entertainment, sports and more. We also publish thought-provoking, educative, fun-to-read, mind challenging articles, research, stories and podcast that would make life on campus worthwhile. Be entertained, informed,… Read More »

Value orientation missing in education system: Karan Singh

Rajya Sabha Member and former Union Minister Karan Singh has said that a value orientation was missing in the current education system as a consequence of constant neglect of the great thoughts in every religious system practised in India and those that represented a wholesome philosophy. “Science is a blessing but one should have the… Read More »

Education dept advances several crores to staff 'without documents'

The report says that ‘mortgage deed in the name of the Governor was not furnished by 14 employees for the period May 1, 2011, to March 30, 2012, by 28 employees in 2012-13 and 21 employees in 2013-14. On the one hand when there are no hostels set up by the Higher Education Department for… Read More »

Education lobbyists' backers stay in the shadows

ALBANY – Three groups pushing education reforms that spent heavily lobbying state government this year funded at least a portion of their efforts though donations whose original sources are essentially untraceable. Those question marks remain despite a 2011 ethics reform law meant to illuminate the sources of funding behind major lobbying efforts. Gaps in the… Read More »

Logba citizens mobilise to set up education fund

Citizens of Logba resident in Accra and Tema have launched an education fund to support brilliant but needy students in the Logba traditional area in the Afadjato South District of the Volta region. The fund known as the Akpana Education Fund seeks to mobilise resources to help selected pupils of Logba to pursue secondary education.… Read More »