The Mathematical Association of Ghana has organised a workshop for 110 teachers from first and second cycle schools in the Western Region, on the theme: ?The challenges of teaching and learning mathematics in this technological age?. The national president of the association, Miss Adwoa Nkrumah, intimated that though ?modern technologies could facilitate the teaching and learning of mathematics, access and the ability to use them remain a major challenge?. She, however, expressed regret at ... Read More

The weekend at the beginning of July 2012 ? 7th and 8th July, to be exact ? was a festive one for lovers of sports. On the Saturday, Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland to win her 5th Wimbledon Ladies' Singles title. One reporter with ageism snaking through his brain like a flesh-eating virus, summed up the significance of Serena's victory in these words: ?At 30...Serena Williams became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam ... title since Czech-turned American Martina ... Read More

A prominent Sudanese opposition politician is arrested, his party says, amid growing protests against economic hardship.

Two Nigerian politicians die during an attack by gunmen on a funeral for victims of communal violence that has flared around Jos in Plateau state.

West African leaders call for a unity government and interational military intervention in Mali, to restore stability after a military coup in March.

The Reverend Robert Peasah, Circuit Pastor of the Christ Apostolic Church International (CACI), Abeka Assembly, has called on the government to institute measures that would allow national service personnel from tertiary institutions to provide service at the prison centres in the country. He said a feel of the prison environment would help shape their emotions and character and positively on their work when they are entrusted with the responsibility to manage a public office. The man of God ... Read More

The second season of the Airtel Rising Stars football competition ended in style at the El Wak sports stadium last Friday with the Southern sector emerging winners in the finals of the boys? category after beating the Northern sector 1-0. In the girls division, Inter Royals from the Ashanti Region defeated GHATEL Central by 2-1 to win the girls? division. The Southern Select side will now represent the nation at an Inter-Country Under-17 competition in Kenya later this year. In ... Read More

Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has stated that the creation of more district assemblies would accelerate socio-economic development. He therefore appealed to all personnel posted to serve in the new assemblies to work diligently and with passion to bring positive transformation to the lives of the people. He was speaking at the opening session of the Ninth Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Local Government Workers Union of the Trade Union ... Read More

A suspected armed robber was Saturday night shot dead in Kumasi when he engaged a police and military patrol team in a shootout. The deceased Kwaku Asante is believed to be a member of a notorious armed robbery gang in the city. Three other members of the gang, Kojo Isaac,34, Nicholas Amoah, 20, and Peter Woraye, 20, who were arrested in the swoop are assisting the police in their investigation. According to the police, the patrol team raided the hideout of the gang upon a tip-off ... Read More