A Senior Citizen, Mr. Yaw Opoku Asiama, has raised alarm over the increasing spate at which young people are engaging in illegal mining (popularly called galamsey) to the detriment of agriculture.
He expressed dismay over the urge by the youth to indulge in illegal mining instead of farming where more hands are needed. He said many individuals engaged in extensive commercial farming were far advanced in age and physically weak hence, the youth should be more interested in that field.
Students of the Confucius Institute, University of Cape Coast, put up an exceptional display at the 22nd Chinese Bridge Competition held at the University of Ghana, Accra leading to the receipt of various awards.
The students showcased their Chinese language skills and understanding of the Chinese culture through speeches, singing, dancing and some cultural performances.
The Centre for African and International Studies of University of Cape Coast (UCC) has received two sets of desktop computers to enhance its work.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Mrs. Rosemond Boohene, who presented the computers, mentioned that the Centre had earlier informed her of their plight which was the need for computers to augment their official activities.
The School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast is seeking to stimulate significant positive change in the attitude of student nurses and midwives towards time management through targeted activities.
To that end, the School, through the Department of Adult Health, has organised a workshop to inculcate proper time management in students and prevail upon them to discard the mentality of ‘Ghana Man Time’ (Ghanaians’ own time) before they transition into the world of work.
EU-CONEXUS is proud to announce its new partnership with the Africa Center of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) of University of Cape Coast (Ghana, Africa). Together, both universities hope to combine resources to pursue and strengthen global research and innovation on smart urban coastal sustainability.
In line with a political vision of constructive EU-AU cooperation
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, with staff and students, has planted seedlings of different species of trees at various places on the University’s campus. The activity formed part of a national tree planting exercise.
Dubbed ‘Green Ghana Day’, the exercise is part of aggressive measures to preserve the country’s forest cover and the environment as well as control climate change and its debilitating impact.
The planted species included timber, wawa, mango, rosewood, militia, memosa, royal palm dwarf amongst others.
The Department of Soil Science has opened a new Soil Museum in honour of late Prof. Daniel Okae-Anti at a ceremony held at the A. G. Carson Technology Village.
The museum which has a collection of soil and rock samples from all regions across Ghana and some West African countries was sponsored by Mrs. Christie Okae-Anti, wife of late Prof. Daniel Okae-Anti
A Post-doctoral Fellow at the Africa Centre of Excellence on Coastal Resilience (ACECoR), Dr. Edéya Orobiyi Rodrigue Pelebe, is undertaking a one-month professional internship at ECO-BENIN "Benin Ecotourism Concern" in Benin.
This initiative is a component of the ACECoR staff capacity development programme.
Young people have been cautioned against Risky Sexual Behaviours (RSBs) that may expose them to contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and other adverse outcomes, including HIV&AIDS, unintended pregnancies and psychological distress.
A Professor of Social Dimensions of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Prof. Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, who sounded the caution, also catalogued some RSBs he described as "forbidden fruits", as unprotected sex, multiple sexual partners, early marriage, sex under the influence of alcohol and drugs among others.
