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Teachers urged to support pregnant teenagers to remain in school
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A former Director of the Girls Education Unit (GEU), Mrs Benedicta Tenni Seidu has asked female teachers to be compassionate on pregnant teenage girls.
According to Mrs Seidu, pregnancy should not be a reason for girls to drop out of school, adding that female teachers especially, have a huge role to play in ending the discrimination against the pregnant school girls.
Mrs Seidu said this at a panel discussion at the commemoration of the International Day for the Girl organised by the Girls Education Network of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
It was held under the theme “investing in girl’s rights, leadership and wellbeing: the education sector response to pregnancy and schooling.’’
The aim is to celebrate girls who are often marginalised.
According to Mrs Seidu, it was important for Head Teachers and their staff to frequently create awareness on the consequences of teenage pregnancy, adding that it would reduce its occurrence.
The Director, Pre-Tertiary Education, Nana Baffour Awuah said a number of programmeS aimed at putting the girl child in school had been rolled out.
He said gender parity had been achieved at the basic school level with a similar feat being chalked at the Senior High School (SHS) level.
He said his outfit would continue to implement programmes to ensure all girls have access to education and inclusivity and called on nongovernmental organisations and stakeholders to support girl child education at all levels in the country.
Mr Awuah said girl child education was important and therefore “we are doing all that we can to ensure that all obstacles that hinder girl’s education are removed’; not even pregnancy should prevent any girl from schooling.”
A Professional Officer for Culture at the United Nations Education and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), Ms Magdalene Hanna said the challenges encountered by girls were multifaceted and deeply rooted in a complex interplay of social norms that perpetuate gender discrimination, economic barriers, and structural inequalities.
She therefore called for continued policy dialogues, capacity strengthening of institutions and the promotion of best practices to ensure that girl’s right to education was not a mere promise but a reality.
She stated that girls were the future of the country and that it should be the collective responsibility of every citizen to ensure that they were equipped with tools, opportunities and platforms they needed to succeed.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced plans to introduce a new Bill to strengthen the legal framework for the discipline of lawyers in Ghana.
In an address read on his behalf by the Deputy Attorney-General at the opening of the 2026 Conference of the Ghana Bar Association, Dr. Ayine disclosed that the Bill is headed to Cabinet for review and approval before being laid before Parliament.
The proposed law, to be called the Legal Profession (Practitioners Standards Board) Bill, is expected to transform and strengthen the regulatory framework for disciplining lawyers to safeguard the rights of practitioners and promote public confidence in the profession.
According to the Attorney-General, when passed, the Bill will establish an independent Disciplinary Committee with clear rules of procedure and proposals on proportionate sanctions.
He explained that this marks a progressive departure from the existing framework where the Disciplinary Committee both investigates and adjudicates complaints. The Bill also proposes clear and strict procedural timelines for resolving grievances to avert prolonged deliberations that frustrate both clients and lawyers.
Secondly, Dr. Ayine noted that under the current framework, Superior Court judges sit on the Disciplinary Committee whose decisions, as quasi-judicial decisions, are subject to reviews and appeals in the same courts where these judges preside.
The new Bill seeks to eliminate this conflict of interest by creating a separately constituted Board composed of lay non-lawyers and professional representatives with guaranteed tenure.
The Attorney-General added that the Bill seeks to separate professional discipline from executive, judicial or competitive interference to ensure that disciplinary mechanisms are not weaponized against lawyers by clients, the Bench, or the State.
The introduction of the new law forms part of efforts by the Attorney-General to introduce reforms into the legal profession aimed at revolutionizing legal practice and training. It follows the passage of the Legal Education Act, 2026, which is currently at the implementation stage.
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Gov’t did not approve market near school — Stan Dogbe clears air on Ahafo Ano South market siting
Deputy Chief of Staff, Stan Xoese Dogbe has reacted to a viral video raising concerns about the siting of a market close to a school in the Ahafo Ano South District of the Ashanti Region.
In a post responding to the video, Mr. Dogbe said he has been in contact with the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, who he said is on top of the situation and has long since halted the construction process.
According to him, the decision to designate the said land near the school for the market was not a government decision.
“Once the development was brought to the RCC’s attention, the regional minister immediately asked that the process be stopped,” he stated.
Mr. Dogbe explained that the community currently has no available land space for the construction of the model market, which necessitated their choice of the location near the school.
He noted however that the community has been asked to find another, more suitable piece of land for the project to commence.
“We thank all for the interest in developmental issues in our communities,” he added.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
