EDUCATION

The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) laments the delay in the Controller’s payment of monies to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for distribution to trainees throughout the nation’s Public Colleges. Following the recent release of GHS241 million for the payment of allowances to teacher trainees at the country’s …

Hon. Micheal Okyere Baafi, an emotional member of parliament for New Juaben South, kneeled down while speaking with BECE candidates and pleaded with them to perform better in the examination this year. Adding that they could only pass their exams successfully when they put in the required effort and work …

The Ashanti Regional football competition for boy’s division originally slated for Monday 26th June, 2023 has been called off. This comes after the Minister for Education Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum appealed to the Regional director of education Dr Kwame Amankrah and the SHS Federation to reconsider their decision to ban …

The statewide strike of Ghana School Feeding Program (GSFP) caterers has been suspended. At a press conference, GSFP National President Mrs. Charlotte Ashiakie Asante announced this. She expressed her regret for the difficulties caused by the caterers’ unavailability to all affected schools. Mrs. Asante, however, asserted that they remain committed …

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 …