Recruitment of caterers to cook for pupils in schools under the Ghana School Feeding Programme across the country has commenced. Application forms are up for sale at the offices of the Coordinating Directors of the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies at a cost of GHC50. A statement issued and signed by the Minister of … Read more
One of the representatives at this year’s National Science and Maths quiz, Christopher Anyinloya, has revealed that had he waited for a third clue to a question, which was asked during the finals, the result would have turned to St Thomas Aquinas’ favour. This was made known when the 2006 year Old Toms hosted the … Read more
A search party has finally found the remains of a school pupil (name withheld) of Methodist Primary School in Tamale who drowned following floods that affected some communities in the Tamale Metropolitan Area. The corpse was found at Fuo which is one of the flood prone communities in the Tamale Metropolitan Ares. The deceased has … Read more
Pupils of Wuug Primary School in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region who have been studying under the sun since the school’s roof was ripped off by storm in April 2016 want the government to re-roof the school. The Wuug Primary School is the only school facility serving the entire community, but the … Read more
Head of the Centre for Teacher Education and Action Research at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Dr. (Mrs.) Sally Essuman, has urged teachers to use a mix of activities, skills and strategies to make lessons interesting and desirable to pupils and students. In a speech as a guest speaker at the 3rd graduation ceremony … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, yesterday quizzed the Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, on the current number of mission schools across the country, and their regional composition. Answering the question on the floor of Parliament, Dr. Opoku Prempeh disclosed that there are 25,262 mission … Read more
Western Regional Coastal Foundation (WRCF) has since August 2016 been working with 130 fish farmers from four associations in the Ellembelle and Jomoro districts of the Western Region (W/R) to train fish farmers to build their capacity and provide advice on best practices to ensure sustainable business models for the future, Project Leader for WRCF, … Read more
Pupils of Tebu M/A Basic School in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra region sit on the bare floor to write with others using their laps as tables to write on. The younger ones in Kindergarten also lie on the floor which some of them complaining of back and spinal aches. Some of … Read more
Ghanaian born Hollywood Actor Abraham Attah who was recently outdoored as the Ambassador for Free SHS visited some Junior and Senior High schools in the Eastern part of Ghana. The purpose of the visit was to have a motivational interaction with the Senior High School students and distribute TOM shoes as part of his foundation (Abraham … Read more
A child rights activist group has sued the West African Examination Council and two others for denying 201 students the opportunity to write some papers of the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The 201 students from Kambatiag, Gbingbamoni and Guanbiang junior high schools in the Northern Region could not write their English Language and … Read more
Students of the St. Ambrose College of Education at Dormaa Akwamu in the Dormaa East District of the Brong Ahafo Region, are appealing to government and the Ministry of Education (MoE) as a matter of urgency, to attend to the school’s many plights to prevent it from collapse. They fear their tutors’ impending strike due … Read more
A Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Ghana Education Service (GES), Mr. Anthony Kwaku Amoah, has urged teachers to discourage the view of some individuals that teaching pupils in their mother tongue negatively affects their ability to read and write well in English language. Speaking at a parade to present a set of supplementary books to … Read more
The cardinal objective of mainstream mass media is to educate, inform, inspire and entertain the public. The entertainment aspect of the Ghanaian mass media has taken a different dimension through which foreign telenovelas dominate. The most popular are Kukum-Bagya, Lagaata, Veera, I do, Tinsel and Windec. Almost all the telenovela drama series have something in … Read more
Ghanaian students on the GETFund scholarship programme in the United Kingdom (UK) have called on government to pay the outstanding arrears for September and October 2016 allowances. The students’ letter addressed to the Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh indicated that most of them had been moved out of their private accommodation due to their … Read more
Twenty graduates have been enrolled onto this year’s Maxim Nyansa training programme. In its third year, the annual training seeks to create career opportunities for young African graduates by equipping them with skills in the field of Information Technology (IT). Last year, 10 young IT graduates were enrolled for the pilot programme. The success of … Read more
The former Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Mr. Kabral Blay Amihere, has said the only way school children can derive optimum benefits from social media without falling prey to its hidden dangers, is for parents and teachers to collaborate in the monitoring their internet usage. Ambassador Amihere expressed his displeasure that social media … Read more
The former Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Mr. Kabral Blay Amihere, has said the only way school children can derive optimum benefits from social media without falling prey to its hidden dangers, is for parents and teachers to collaborate in the monitoring of internet usage by children. Ambassador Amihere expressed his displeasure that … Read more
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has appealed to the Government to institute a special educational package for female teachers in deprived communities to enable them to constantly upgrade themselves. It also called on corporate institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations, Civil Society Organisations and all relevant stakeholders to support teachers, especially women, to address the needs … Read more
A Science student of the Navrongo Senior High School, Akannae Ayine Ebenezer, with index number 0090501130 has scored distinction in the 2017 West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) with all As in the eight subjects. The results were released last Wednesday by the West African Examinations Council, Waec. Master Akannae’s parents are in Kumasi … Read more
Murdered Ghanaian military officer, Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, has posthumously graduated from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. The late Major Mahama enrolled in 2015 as a distance-learning student in the Department of Criminology to read for a Master of Science (MSc) in Security and Risk Management degree. He was due to graduate … Read more