Tag: UNESCO
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Bureau of Ghana languages asks GES to include 1 indigenous language as entry requirement to tertiary education
The Bureau of Ghana Languages (BGL) wants fluency in at least one indigenous languages to be made a requirement for gaining admission to tertiary...
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Ghana observes Radio Day today with global community
Ghana today joins the rest of the global community to observe World Radio Day today. It was proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States...
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Support finance education to maintain standards – Dr Boakye-Yiadom
An educational forum has been held in Cape Coast to mark the International Day of Education with a call on stakeholders to support education...
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Government starts stakeholder engagement over Central, Western regions airport
Government has started stakeholder engagement over the proposed construction of an airport to serve both the Central and Western regions.The Central region currently has...
World
French baguette receives Unesco heritage status
Few things are more iconically French than the humble baguette.After all, the country is said to produce 16 million people per day.Nonetheless, the baguette...
Independent Africa
UNESCO examining 56 proposals to add to Lists of Intangible Heritage
The French baguette, Algerian Rai music and Tunisia's harissa condiment are among this year's contenders for recognition as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, which...
Independent Africa
Ivorian researcher awarded for her research to protect yams
Adjata Kamara is one of the 20 winners of the For women in science initiative of the L'Oréal Foundation and UNESCO, which aims to...
World
Climate change: Major glaciers around the world are expected to vanish by 2050
The most important safeguard against major glacier retreat would be to drastically reduce carbon emissions globally.According to a UNESCO report, some of the world's...
World
Why Switzerland built a 2-kilometer-long train
High in the Swiss Alps, St Moritz made its name as a place for pushing the boundaries of winter sport. By the time it...
Independent Africa
Gold mining threatening forest giraffes in DR Congo
Environmental groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo are warning that gold mining in the north-east of the country is threatening the habitat of...
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