NEWS IN GHANA

NDK Financial Services holds 25 th Anniversary lecture, launches CSR Foundation   The Vice Chancellor of University of Ghana, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey has called for the reform of the Ghana Education Service (GES), saying it is in order to move Ghana’s education sector forward. According to him, this can only be achieved if government allows for wider public debate or discussion into restructuring of the GES to make the education system work effectively.   “It’s time we Ghanaians debate the structure and the functions of the GES to move the system forward”. “We have to reform the GES, there’s no reason today why the school boss can’t take basic decisions on teachers, there’s absolutely no reason why he cannot take basic decision on the pupils or students”.  “There has to be a forum for us Ghanaians to debate the issues. It should not be a prerogative of a small number of people at the Ministry of Education or parliament to decide that for us. Our childre...

Youth Arise Organization Leadership Diary Training Program graduates 75 youth The Deputy Regional Director of Africa Leadership Development, Mr. Victor Addom has charged the youth to be steadfast in learning and work very hard in order to excel in life and be good leaders in the future.  “I challenge all of you to learn and work very hard; no laziness!... if you want to become committed, effective, selfless and dedicated leaders in Ghana and Africa” he stressed. He made the remark at the closing ceremony of the 4 th Annual Leadership Diary Training Program (LDTP) on the theme: “Becoming a generational thinker” which took place at the GNAT Hall in Accra on Saturday, July 16 2016.  The Leadership Diary Training Program (LDTP) is a brainchild of Youth Arise Organization, a Ghanaian based NGO instituted four years ago which seeks to educate, motivate and empower the youth become leaders in every sphere of life.  About seventy-five (75) youn...

2 nd Capital Market Quiz launch: Students urged to embrace investment to drive away poverty Dr. Adu Anane Antwi, Director General of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged young students in the country to be highly motivated and committed in learning and practicing of investment so as to keep poverty forever at bay.  “Children should learn about investment, start early to keep poverty forever, it’ll be behind them” he stressed. Dr. Antwi made the call at the launch of the 2 nd edition of the Capital Market Quiz Competition for Senior High Schools at the GNAT Hall in Accra on Friday, July 15 2016. The Capital Market Quiz Competition is a program initiated by Young Investors Network, a Ghanaian based NGO seeking to promote education and inculcation of the spirit of investment in students within the Senior High Schools in the country. Since the inception of the first edition of the program in 2015, about thirty-two (32) Senior High Schools w...