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Atiwa East DCE Cuts the Sod for Construction of 6-Unit Classroom Block at Atiwa Bebome No 2 Community. The District Chief Executive, Mr. Ernest Owusu Ntim, has cut the sod for the construction of 6-Unit classroom block with ancillary facilities to enhance quality educational infrastructure in the District. The project, includes 2- store rooms, Staff common room, toilet facilities, mechanized borehole, furniture for staff and kindergarten furniture aim to address overcrowding to improve teaching and learning. Hon. Ernest Owusu Ntim speaking with Alrich24newsgh.blogspot.com news reporter Apelete Kofi Michel, said the construction of the six-unit classroom  and ancillary facilities is funded through the Assembly's share of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) to enhance learning environment for students. He emphasised that the project forms part of the government's broader educational agenda to ensure effective decentralization and equitable distribution of development acros...

AKCOMLIB-GH DONATES SCHOOL UNIFORMS, BAGS, BOOKS, PENS AND PENCILS TO SOME BASIC SCHOOLS IN BEREKUM. Akcomlib-Ghana, a Non- Governmental Organisation based in Berekum-Kato operated by the Queen Mother of Kato, Nana Afiah Sraa Ababio III has extended a benevolent hand to donate teaching and learning materials to some basic school children within the Berekum East Municipal of the Bono region. The donation which form part of the NGO's plan to lift the standard of education among school children in Berekum presented over 1000 exercise books, pens, bags, pencils and erasers including school uniform to some children from BESS Basic School, Kato Roman Catholic Basic School and other schools. Education which has become a necessary major priority of Nana Afia Sraa Ababio III and commitment to improve upon learning in school children has dedicated a 2 hours and 30 minutes of her time every Sunday afternoon together with her team to teach and train the children of Berekum at her palace, takin...

Break Free From Drug Addiction Foundation Embarks on Educational Campaign at KOSS. Break Free From Drug Addiction, a Non-governmental organization on 4th September, 2025 together with its team has embarked on an educational campaign on drug addiction at the Konongo Odunasi Senior High School in the Ashanti region. The program which was organised by the Headmaster, Chaplain, School Counselor, the Governing Board and Lawyer Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang in collaboration with the NGO headed by Mr. James Kwame Peprah engaged the students on the dangers of the drug addiction. The Form 2 students in the school were taken through on the dangers associated with hard (psychoactive) drugs that may ruin their health. Mr. James Peprah shard how the session was insightful and interactive, giving students the opportunity to ask relevant questions on drug-related issues for clarity.  The team also equipped the students with practical steps to resist drug use and peer influence, while distributing educat...

UENR poised to make Bono Region an IT Hub - Dr. Peter Appiahene. The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) is poised to make the Bono Region an Information Technology (IT) hub, according to Dr. Peter Appiahene, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences. Dr. Appiahene expressed the university's commitment to providing skilled education and training students in IT, enabling them to solve real-world problems and contribute to the region's development.  He highlighted the department's strengths, citing its track record of producing talented students who have gone on to secure notable employment and develop innovative projects. The Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences (ITDS) at t UENR is set to host its 4th Annual Tech Fair 2025, themed "Innovate and Elevate: Empowering the Youth to Pioneer Digitalization, the Role of Stakeholders."  This year’s Tech Fair, scheduled from July 28th to...

Berekum East and West School Children Commemorates 2025 AU Anti-Corruption Day. 2025 Anti-corruption Campaign at Freeman Methodist School. The pupils of both Berekum East and West Districts respectively of the Bono region on 11th July, 2025 commemorated the 2025 Africa Union Anti-Corruption Day. The sanitization of anti-corruption was observed by over 450 school children from some selected schools from the two districts including Freeman Methodist School, All for Christ JHS, Genesis Preparatory and JHS and Christ the King Academy. The commemoration which was organised by Citizens Watch Ghana in collaboration with Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) with the support from Hewlett Foundation was very well embraced by the school children for receiving such a loudable education on anti-corruption. Presenting the brief remarks on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Beauty Emefa Narteh (Mrs.), Mr Simon Asore, the Executive Director of Citizen Wa...

Sunyani Manhene visits SUSEC Exam centre to inspire BECE candidates, pledges scholarships for best-performing students. Sunyani Manhene, Ogyeamansan Boahen Korkor II, has visited the Sunyani Senior High School (SUSEC) examination centres A and B in the Bono Region to inspire and advise BECE candidates.  As the candidates entered their second day of exams, Omanhene's message emphasized the importance of courage and perseverance. During a parade on Thursday morning, Ogyeamansan Boahen Korkor II encouraged the students to face the exam with confidence, noting that many teachers and chiefs, including himself, had successfully navigated similar challenges.  He stressed that hard work and determination were key to success and urged the candidates to put their knowledge into practice on paper. The Sunyani Municipal has taken the lead in BECE registration in the Bono Region, with a total of 4,558 candidates comprising 2,165 boys and 2,393 girls.  The examination will be conducted...