The deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander ACP Ampofo Duku has stated that police officers were justified in brutalizing dozens of students of the Kumasi Technical Institute, which left about 20 of them on admission at the hospital. The police have been widely condemned for losing control after they opened fire and tear gas to disperse … Read more
Education Minister, Mathew Opoku-Prempeh has called for the transfer of the Public Relations Officer of the Ashanti regional command, ASP Yussif Tanko and head of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit Sup. Chris Klomega from the region. The minister is accusing the two police officers of peddling untruths and engaging in unprofessional conduct and cited … Read more
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has described as empty threats issued by Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh that head teachers of basic and second cycle schools would be sacked if 90 per cent of their students fail the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). … Read more
This article was first published in 2011. It has been reposted due to its relevance today. The Member of Parliament for Techiman North, Professor Christopher Ameyaw Ekumfi has called on government to consider channeling resources intended for the Heritage fund into revamping the country’s educational sector. According to him, the country can only create a … Read more
Teacher unions have protested against threat by the Education Minister; Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh that basic and second cycle school heads who record 90 percent failure in their schools final exams will be sacked. The unions accused the minister of failing to identify problems that confronts the educational sector before making that pronouncement. The Education … Read more
Teacher unions have protested against threat by the Education Minister; Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh that basic and second cycle school heads who record 90 percent failure in their schools final exams will be sacked. The unions accused the minister of failing to identify problems that confronts the educational sector before making that pronouncement. The Education … Read more
Education Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh has described as unfortunate brutalities unleashed on students of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) by some police officers Tuesday. According to him, the reasons offered by the Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Police Command, ASP Yusif Tanko are unreasonable and hence demanded that the police PRO and … Read more
Policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, will be launching a tracker for government’s free Senior High School policy christened EQUINOX. A statement from the think tank explained that, EQUINOX is a unified gauge with composite indicators that would assess the implementation of the free SHS policy. The indicators include an enrollment trajectory, per capita spending, per … Read more
Education Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has warned that basic and second cycle school heads who record 90 percent or more failure in their final exams will be sacked. He says the persistent poor performance of the students in the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is unacceptable demanding that the school heads justify … Read more
Jakarta’s Christian governor looked set for a tough run-off against a Muslim opponent in city elections seen as a test of religious tolerance in Muslim-majority Indonesia, after a tight first round Wednesday. Analysts believe incumbent Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who is standing trial for blasphemy, is unlikely to win in a second round against ex-education minister … Read more
The Finland Embassy in Ghana has partnered Nokia and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) to launch the Africa Codebus training program for young children in some selected schools in Accra. The 4-day training event, which is currently underway at MEST is geared towards training the young pupils in internet coding and other adventures … Read more
Residents of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, are voting for a new governor, in an election overshadowed by the incumbent’s blasphemy trial. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok”, is the first Christian and ethnic Chinese leader of the majority Muslim city in more than 50 years. He is on trial for insulting Islam, after he accused … Read more
Nearly 50 million Indonesians are set to vote on Wednesday in scores of regional elections but the most closely watched is in the capital, Jakarta, where campaigning for the post of governor has inflamed religious tension. Polls will open first in the east of the sprawling archipelago. In all, 101 elections will be held in … Read more
Jakarta goes to the polls Wednesday with the city’s Christian governor fighting to keep his job in a high-stakes election seen as a test of religious tolerance in Muslim-majority Indonesia. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who is standing trial for blasphemy, faces two prominent Muslim challengers in the race to lead the teeming capital of 10 million, … Read more
The Free Senior High School (SHS) policy promised by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) government cannot be hinged on the country’s oil revenue, ), Kwame Jantuah, Vice Chairman of the Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC), has said. “I don’t think we should rely on oil revenue,” he told Emefa Apawu on Class FM’s 505 … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who warmly welcomed Donald Trump’s election as US president, will visit the White House Wednesday to test his supportive campaign pledges against emerging policy. Since taking office, Trump has edged away from unqualified backing for Netanyahu’s drive for more Jewish settlement in territory the Palestinians claim for a state, and … Read more
Jakarta’s Christian governor will fight to cling on to his job at polls this week despite standing trial for blasphemy, in a saga that has fuelled concerns about religious intolerance in the Muslim-majority nation. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama will Wednesday face two prominent Muslim candidates in the race to lead the Indonesian capital, a megacity of … Read more
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Minister for Education has affirmed government’s commitment to make learning and speaking of French at the basic level education compulsory. He noted that although French was currently being offered in the Junior High Schools and was an option in the six programmes at the Senior High Schools, the results at the … Read more
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has sacked some of its staff who were recruited during the transition process. This was based on the advice of the Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh. The scheme is the first state agency to sack staff whose recruitment coincided with the exit of the previous administration. According to the statement … Read more
The National Service Secretariat took the decision to sack all last-minute recruits engaged by its former Director Dr Michael Kpessah-Whyte on the advice and approval of Education Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Ussif Mustapha, Acting Director of the NSS has said. On Wednesday, 8 February, Mr Mustapha issued a letter directing all the last-minute recruits … Read more