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UDS calls for support for its medical school programmeThe University for Development Studies (UDS) has began a medical programme suited for varied socio-economic settings, Professor Kaku Sagary Noko, Acting Vice Chancellor said.
He said the Problem Based Learning (PBL) pedagogy was introduced in September 2006 after almost 10 years of planning, with the last two years being more intense with training and retraining of academic staff and tutorial fellows. Prof. Noko said this when the UDS took its turn to be examined by the Public Account Committee (PAC).
 | | Three dead in renewed chieftaincy dispute at Bunkpurugu-YunyooAuthor: dagbon 2010-03-09 20:27:47 Three persons are confirmed dead at Temaa in the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo District, in a renewed chieftaincy conflict on Sunday.
The conflict was between two Konkomba rival clans - the Binyami clan of Biarug and Biyambo clan of Temaa. The dead were Mumuni Sayibu, 20, Adams Sayibu, 19, and Yenbi Blatam, 25. A total of 101 houses have been burnt down in the area.
Two UDS students drownAuthor: dagbon 2010-03-08 20:44:16  UDS
The two were part of a contingent of students who travelled to the park to have fun as part of their Independence Day celebrations. A student of the university told the Daily Graphic the two were found unconscious in the pool when they (the students) were about to leave the park and return to Wa but they were declared dead after they had been rushed to the Damongo Hospital.
Waa Naa in call for unityAuthor: dagbon 2010-03-08 20:42:16 The Paramount Chief of the Wala Traditional Area, Wa-Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, has called for co-operation, peace and unity from the Wa chieftaincy divide to enhance development.
He said development had suffered stagnation in the Wa Municipality for the past three years and attributed that to the chieftaincy dispute
that brought about disunity and mistrust among the people.
Upper West schools face accommodation problemsAuthor: dagbon 2010-03-08 20:40:06 TheUpper West Regional Director of Education, Mr. Fabian Balieb, says Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the region are facing problems, including inadequate accommodation, which could affect the admission of new students for the next academic year.
He said that there was congestion in most of the schools, following the admission of many students that were placed on the Computerized School Selection and Placement System.
Northern Star Tomato Factory Starts ProductionAuthor: dagbon 2010-03-05 20:20:59 The five million dollar rehabilitated Pwalugu Tomato Factory, now known as Northern Star Tomato Factory, on Wednesday started the processing of raw tomato into puree for commercial purposes.
The management of the company, which had earlier gone into terms with farmers to supply it with the raw material, appealed to them to feed the factory to sustain the production level.
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