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15 Prison inmates succesfully write WASSCE
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Fifteen Prison inmates from the Reformers School at Kumasi Central and Nsawam Medium Security Prisons have successfully completed the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
All fifteen candidates pursued General Arts, offering Economics, Geography, Government, and ICT as their elective subjects.
The Eastern Regional Commander and the Officer in Charge of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison (NMSP), DDP. Patrick Thomas Seidu, in a recent meeting with the candidates of NMSP, commended them for their achievements and encouraged them to take advantage of the ongoing opportunities within the prison system.
He particularly highlighted the University of Cape Coast (UCC) supported tertiary education programme, which has already seen 72 inmates graduate with Bachelor’s degrees, with three getting First Class Honours.
He further applauded the efforts of the Nsawam Prison Education Unit, which has deployed officers to teach at the basic schools within the prison complex, leading to notable improvements, especially evident in the recently released BECE results.
DDP. Seidu also appealed to parents, relatives and close associates of these inmates to actively support and visit inmates who have chosen the path of education, stressing that family encouragement is vital in sustaining inmates’ morale, fostering self-reliance, and preparing them for successful reintegration into society.
The Service maintains that Education remains a pivotal tool for reformation and rehabilitation within correctional facilities. Research has consistently shown that inmates who pursue education during incarceration are far less likely to relapse into crime after release.
Guided by the Ghana Education Service, these inmates have demonstrated resilience and determination by completing their Secondary education.
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy has appealed to the Ministry of Finance to release GH¢5.6 million to the Petroleum Commission to enable it to establish and operate a world-class data centre.
According to the Committee, access to the funds will strengthen the Commission’s capacity to manage critical upstream petroleum data and improve its operations.
Speaking during the appeal, Chairman of the Committee, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, said the move was crucial to efforts to revitalise Ghana’s upstream petroleum industry and increase oil production.
He noted that although investment and hydrocarbon production had declined in recent years, Parliament’s approval of an extension of the petroleum agreement to 2030 had attracted additional funding and contributed to an increase in production from about 80,000 to 120,000 barrels per day.
Meanwhile, concerns have been raised over repeated budget allocations for oil exploration in the Voltaian Basin.
Mr. Bedzrah stressed that funds approved for exploration must produce tangible results, adding that the Committee would require clear evidence of progress before supporting future budget allocations for the programme.
The appeal was made during a working visit to the Petroleum Commission as part of the Committee’s oversight activities to assess its operations and management procedures.
During the engagement, the Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, Emeafa Hardcastle, took the Committee through the Commission’s working procedures and mandate, which includes regulating, managing and coordinating upstream petroleum activities.
She disclosed that since assuming office in 2025, government had pursued measures to reverse the decline in crude oil production, sustain output and reposition Ghana as an attractive destination for investment in Africa’s increasingly competitive petroleum sector.
In addition, she said government had secured fresh commitments of about US$35 billion to help revitalise the sector.
As part of the oversight exercise, the Committee is expected to conclude its monitoring visit with engagements at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL).
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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“No civilisation deserves to be annihilated” – Mahama calls for dialogue on global conflicts at UNGA 81
President John Dramani Mahama has called for solidarity and dialogue in resolving global conflicts, insisting that no civilisation deserves to be wiped out.
“No human civilisation deserves to be annihilated, certainly not a member state of the United Nations,” President Mahama stated in his address at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
He called for solidarity with nations facing terrorism, especially the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), and for a uniform approach to conflicts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
On the Middle East, the President called for a return to negotiations, saying “The current Middle East crisis is having a deleterious effect on the world economy.”
“I believe that dialogue can resolve even the most intractable of problems,” he added.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
