GES urged to absorb fee of teachers pursuing DLP

Manso-Nkwanta (Ash), April 6, GNA - The Amansie West District branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has urged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to totally absorb the cost of tuition, learning materials, and examination fees of teachers pursuing the Distance Learning Programme (DLP) to encourage more teachers to participate in the programme.

They also called on the leadership of GNAT not to relent on its efforts to ensure that the GES paid all legitimate entitlements such as transfer grant, travelling and transport allowances promptly to affected teachers.

This was contained in a resolution adopted at the end of the third quadrennial delegates' conference held at Manso-Nkwanta in Ashanti. The resolution said responsibility allowance paid by the GES should be 20 per cent of the gross salary of affected teachers and also the idea of giving incentives to teachers in deprived areas should be made effective.

The conference elected a nine-member executive under the chairmanship of Mr Victor Owusu-Ansah for a four-year term. Other executive members included Nana Agyemang Berhene, vice-chairman, Mr Richmond Osei Bonsu, secretary, Madam Josephine Gudu Abadzivor, treasurer and Mr Joseph Manu, trustee.

Policewomen asked to work harder for the confirmation of acting IGP Cape Coast, April 6, GNA - The President of the Police Ladies Association, Mrs Jonah Osei-Owusu, a Commissioner of Police, has appealed to police women to exhibit dedication to duty and to work hard to help the acting IGP to demonstrate to Ghanaians that their security is assured when left in the hands of women.

She said police women's desire that the government would confirm the Acting IGP would depend on how effective and efficient "we make the Ghana Police Service".

Mrs Osei-Owusu, who is Director General Human Resources Directorate of the Ghana Police Service, said this in a speech read for her at the re-launch of the Central Region Police Ladies Association at Cape Coast on Saturday.

She appealed to police women to undertake activities that would project the association as well as the image of police women and the Ghana Police Service. As female law enforcement officers, Mrs Owusu said, police women serve as role models for other women especially the younger ones. "Sadly, the behaviour and attitude of some members leave much to be desired. Some are lazy and rude while others are quarrelsome and insubordinate." Earlier, members of the association undertook a health walk. GNA