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BY: Lambert Coffie A recent report exploring the experiences of young people in Ho, the capital of the Volta Region, has highlighted a concerning lack of digital skills among the youth, despite their widespread access to digital tools and the internet. The report, titled the ‘Ho Youth Well-being Index 2023’, focused on individuals aged 13 to 23 and assessed five ...

By: Rustum Senorgbe/ Esther Adjeley Mensah Civil Society Organisations in Ghana have pledged their readiness to identify, partner and develop programmes to influence electoral policies and change behaviour on political campaign financing, vote buying and abuse of state resources by political actors before, during and after the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections. Under the auspices of the International Foundation for ...

Premier News Desk Beginning, 31st January 2024, registered religious denominations at Ho Technical University shall have their turn to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed. The Christian denominations have been allocated Wednesdays and Thursdays each week from 5:20 am to 5:50 am on the program, “Showers of Blessing.” The Muslim students shall take their turn at the ...

By: Enoch Nyadzor Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has emphasized on the important role of the media in upholding accountability within all the arms of government. Speaking on the need for scrutiny of the three branches of government (executive, legislature, and judiciary), at a press soiree in Ho, on December 14, 2023, Hon. Bagbin urged ...

By: Rustum Gameli Senorgbe The Management of Ho Technical University with the support of staff unions has on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Mepe St. Kizito SHS presented some relief items and cash to residents of South, Central and North Tongu Disctricts of the Volta Region who have been affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage. The items include one thousand ...

By Michael Nene Lamptey Government Secretarial School Hostel in Ho narrowly escaped destruction as a vigilant passerby detected smoke emanating from a room’s ceiling on Monday, November 13, 2023, around 5:35 pm. Swift action was taken to alert and evacuate the female students before the fire engulfed the two-storey building’s roofing. Panic ensued, with students running and screaming, but fortunately, ...

By: Michael Nene Lamptey Dubawa Ghana, a fact checking arm of Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), funded by US embassy Ghana, recently conducted a two-day training workshop in the Volta regional capital, Ho, to empower journalists with fact-checking skills and digital verification tools. This initiative aimed to combat the rise of ‘fake news’ fueled by the proliferation of ...

By: Christian Sowada Felix Lartey and Cynthia Kwabi emerged champions of the inaugural Asogli Table Tennis Challenge, solidifying their positions as Ghana’s top table tennis players. The tournament took place at Mawuli School in Ho, Volta region, on September 21, 2023. Over 150 national table tennis players from across Ghana participated in the event, which was held in conjunction with ...

By: Rustum Senorgbe Ho Technical University held a dinner on Thursday, August 17, 2023, in honour of over 40 staff members who retired from the University between 2019 and June 2023. Among them were both teaching and non-teaching staff who had served the University in various capacities over the years. The longest-serving retiree was Madam Selorm Gbetodeme, who had served ...

By: Rustum Senorgbe The Apostolic Church Ghana in collaboration with telecommunication giants, MTN has handed over a barbershop to the Ghana Prisons Service in Ho on Thursday, August 17, 2023. President of the Apostolic Church, Apostle Dr. Aaron Amin-Narh and Retail Experience Manager of MTN in the Volta Region, Mawunya Agogoe commissioned the facility that is expected to generate revenue ...