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Police Warn WASSCE Candidates: Celebrate responsibly or face arrest

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As the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination wraps up on Friday, June 19, the Ghana Police Service is urging final year students nationwide to end their exams on a peaceful note.

In a caution ahead of the final paper, police reminded candidates that violence, vandalism, arson, assault, and any unlawful acts carry serious criminal penalties that could destroy the future they’ve worked years to build.

“The Service will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute any student found engaging in such conduct,” the statement warned.

The warning follows two recent cases of student unrest in the Upper East Region. At Zebilla Senior High Technical School, two students were arrested for allegedly setting a teacher’s apartment on fire.

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At Bawku Senior High School, four students were picked up for rioting, assaulting staff, and destroying both school and private property. Six students are currently facing charges from those incidents.

Police are calling on students, parents, guardians, and school authorities to work together to promote discipline, respect, and peace as candidates transition out of school.

“Celebrate your success, but do it responsibly,” the Service added.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme

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Mimi Duah declares support for Hawa Koomson as next NPP National Women’s Organiser

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Deputy National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mimi Duah, has openly declared her support for Mavis Hawa Koomson as the next National Women’s Organiser of the party.

In a statement endorsing Hawa Koomson’s candidature, Ms Duah outlined four key reasons why she believes the former MP and Minister of State is best placed to lead the party’s women’s wing.

According to her, Hawa Koomson is a motherly figure who rose from the grassroots and is widely noted for her forgiving nature and ability to foster unity.

“She is a true grassroots mother who easily forgives, fosters unity, provides guidance and arbitrates to ensure all aggrieved party women are brought on board to ensure a unified women’s wing,” she stated.

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Ms Duah also pointed to Hawa Koomson’s vast experience, having served as a Constituency Women’s Organiser, Member of Parliament and Minister of State, noting that the experience positions her to provide effective leadership as National Women’s Organiser.

She further described Hawa Koomson as capable of making the women’s wing resourceful, through her extensive network and business contacts, to lobby for logistics, training and financial support for women organisers at all levels.

Lastly, she said the NPP as an opposition party needs fearless, bold and assertive leadership at the women’s front to inspire regional, constituency and polling station women organisers as the party reorganises towards the 2028 elections.

“We need a Women’s Organiser who has been tested, who is bold, who understands grassroots women, and who can lead us to victory in 2028. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is that leader,” she stressed.

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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister inaugurates Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee

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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated the Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight for a five-year programme focused on preserving Ghana’s heritage sites and strengthening their resilience to climate change.

The project will support climate-risk mapping, digital surveying and 3D modelling, joint research, capacity building, community engagement and modern monitoring technologies.

Korea is also providing specialised equipment, including drones, 3D scanners, digital microscopes, thermal imaging cameras and GPS survey instruments, to enhance Ghana’s capacity to scientifically assess, document and conserve heritage structures.

The partnership, which will run through 2030 and beyond, is expected to deepen Ghana-Korea cultural ties while promoting sustainable, technology-driven and climate-adaptive heritage management for future generations.

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