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Dome Kwabenya MP commissions renovated Taifa Community KG School
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The Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, Faustina Elikplim Akurugu, has commissioned a renovated kindergarten block at the Taifa Community School to improve the learning environment and help enhance academic performance in the constituency.
The renovation was sponsored by Imperial Homes through its Imperial Charity Foundation.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony today, Ms. Akurugu said the project was a demonstration of the constituency’s commitment to providing children with a safe, welcoming and inspiring environment for learning.
She described education as one of the greatest investments any society could make, saying every classroom built and every child supported contributed to building a stronger constituency and a better future for Ghana.
The MP expressed appreciation to Imperial Homes for sponsoring the renovation, saying the company had invested not only in a school building but also in the future of hundreds of children who would use the facility over the years.
She called on more corporate organisations, philanthropists and development partners to support educational development in communities through similar partnerships.
Ms. Akurugu said education had remained one of her top priorities since she assumed office and stressed that no child should be denied quality education because of poverty, inadequate learning materials or poor school infrastructure.
She outlined some of the educational interventions undertaken in the constituency, including the distribution of classroom desks, exercise books, mathematical sets for Basic Education Certificate Examination candidates, school uniforms and teaching and learning materials.
According to her, support has also been provided for brilliant but needy students through the payment of school fees, educational grants and the Elikplim Scholarship Scheme, while the library at Kwabenya Senior High School has also been renovated.
She urged teachers to continue nurturing pupils with dedication and encouraged parents to remain active partners in their children’s education.
Addressing the pupils, the MP advised them to take good care of the renovated classrooms, study hard and respect their teachers and parents.
The Ga East Municipal Chief Executive, Edmund Agboh, commended the MP for championing the renovation project and described it as an example of effective collaboration between the Member of Parliament and the Municipal Assembly.
He appealed to teachers and the School Management Committee to properly maintain the facility and encouraged pupils to attend school regularly, obey their teachers and work hard.
Mr. Agboh assured residents that the government would continue to support basic education through available funding to ensure that children study in conducive environments.
The Director of the Imperial Charity Foundation, Nana Ansah Kwei IV, said the organisation responded to the MP’s request for support after assessing the poor condition of the kindergarten block.
He explained that the foundation decided to renovate the facility because early childhood education plays a critical role in a child’s development and that a clean and conducive learning environment helps children develop a sense of responsibility and belonging.
He said the renovated block was the beginning of a partnership with the constituency and expressed the foundation’s readiness to support more educational projects in the future.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mustapha Gbande, has alleged that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) appears more concerned and emotionally invested in the imprisonment of its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, than the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Speaking on Joy Prime on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Accra, Mr. Gbande argued that the NPP played a major role in the legal process that led to Wontumi’s conviction.
According to him, the law under which Wontumi was convicted originally carried a maximum prison sentence of three years but was later amended by the NPP administration to increase the maximum punishment to 15 years.
“The law that jailed Wontumi was three years. The NPP enhanced it to 15 years,” he stated.
Mr. Gbande further claimed that the evidence used to prosecute Wontumi was gathered during the previous NPP administration.
He maintained that the case against the NPP chairman did not begin under the current government but was built by officials who served in the former administration.
“The docket that jailed Wontumi was built by the NPP. The evidence that convicted him was built by the NPP,” he asserted.
To support his argument, Mr. Gbande referred to actions taken by the former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in July 2022, when the minister declared activities linked to Wontumi in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve illegal.
He stressed that once an activity has been declared illegal, it remains a breach of the law regardless of who is involved.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has warned that traders, transport operators, businesses and individuals who refuse to accept Ghana cedi coins as payment for goods and services could face arrest, prosecution, fines or imprisonment.
In a public notice issued on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, the central bank expressed concern over the widespread refusal to accept 1 pesewa, 5 pesewa, 10 pesewa, 20 pesewa and 50 pesewa coins, as well as the GH¢1 and GH¢2 coins.
It explained that all coins issued by the Bank of Ghana remain legal tender and must be accepted for transactions across the country.
According to the BoG, none of the coins has been withdrawn from circulation or demonetised, and no trader, transport operator, business or individual has the right to reject them because they consider them inconvenient or of low value.
The bank cited the Bank of Ghana Act, 2002 (Act 612), as amended, and the Currency Act, 1964 (Act 242), as the laws governing the use of the country’s currency.
It noted that under the Currency Act, refusing to sell goods or provide services simply because a customer is paying with legal tender coins or banknotes is a criminal offence, unless the currency has been withdrawn from circulation.
The BoG stated that anyone convicted of the offence could face up to three years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.
It added that people who encourage or instruct others to reject coins, including business owners who direct their employees to do so, are equally liable under the law.
The bank further indicated that a person caught committing the offence may be arrested without a warrant.
To ensure compliance, the BoG said it would work with the Ghana Police Service and other law enforcement agencies to enforce the law against offenders.
It encouraged members of the public to report cases of coin rejection to the nearest Bank of Ghana office, the Ghana Police Service or through the bank’s official communication channels.
The central bank called on individuals, businesses and institutions to accept and handle Ghana’s currency responsibly in all its denominations, saying this would help uphold confidence in the country’s legal tender.
By: Jacob Aggrey
