EDUCATION

1,277 candidates who took the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE) again last month out of 7,728 candidates for teaching passed. The percentage represents 16.5% of the applicants who retook the exam designed to certify teaching professionals. All of the candidates had taken the exam at least twice, and some had …

Following the sad demise of renowned Ghanaian author, poet, and playwright Professor Ama Ata Aidoo, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sent his heartfelt condolences to the Ogyadze Asona Family of Abora Nkwanta and Abeadze Kyeakor. Professor Ama Ata Aidoo “has brought a lot of honor to our country by her …

According to sector minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the government has started constructing modern Junior High Schools (JHS) across the nation through the Ministry of Education. “Our secondary schools have made significant progress, but I am most appreciative of the speed at which our Junior High Schools (JHS) have advanced. …

The National Food Suppliers Association says they will picket at the National Food Buffer Stock Company’s headquarters on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in order to demand payment for the food that was provided to the business. ”This follows the earlier press conference we held on May 24, 2023, [during] which …

Ghana’s president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated his long-held conviction that the Sustainable Development Goals will continue to evolve around the youth and all young people. According to him, the “Sustainable Development Goals are an investment for children, youth and future generations,” therefore “it remains abundantly clear that we …

Due to government dishonesty, caterers who are part of the School Feeding Program are requesting that the government pay them all of their arrears and take over the feeding of schoolchildren. Under the school feeding program, The Caterers had suggested a GHC3.50 allotment per lunch for students. This follows the …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration has been criticized by the school feeding program’s caterers as being callous and insensitive for ignoring their concerns. The government had been urged by the caterers to pay off their unpaid debts and raise the amount per child. The government’s offer, according to …

At the Bibiani College of Health, which is situated in Sefwi Anhwiaso in the Western North Region, a fire breakout has taken place. On Tuesday, June 6, at around 11 a.m., the fire started. The incident happened as students were having their lessons at their various lecture halls, which exacerbated …

The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection has recommended an increase of GHS1.20, but the Ghana School Feeding Program (GSFP) caterers have stated they will not accept it. The increase is unacceptable, according to the caterers, because it is insufficient. The spokesperson for the caterers in the Ashanti Region, …

According to Lariba Zuweira Abudu, minister of gender, children, and social protection, the price of each schoolchild’s meal will rise from GHC1 to GHC1.20. Following a plea by caterers for the government to raise the cost of feeding each child, the GH1.20 suggestion was made. “In 2018, the cost of …