1,267 The Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has announced that a frantic effort was being made by the government of Ghana towards increasing the number of Ghanaians who speak and or write the French language in the country. He explained that the Education Ministry has since 2017 embarked on an ambitious […]
Education
Your Free SHS is poorly targeted – IMF tells government
1,869 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described government’s flagship Free SHS Senior High School (SHS) programme as poorly targeted. The Fund made this observation in its latest country report on Ghana, whose request for a $3 billion bailout it recently approved. According to the report, the Free SHS programme “which covers the full cost […]
Neuce Paints MD Commits To Paint KATH Nurses’ Block
1,385 Jonathan Costa, West Africa Managing Director for Neuce Paints has assured the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Professor Otchere Addai-Mensah that his outfit would as part of its partnership with the hospital supply adequate paints needed for the painting of the Nurses’ block and the entire walls of KATH. […]
NTC presents a professional license to 19,484 teachers nationwide
1,235 The National Teaching Council (NTC) has commenced the issuance of licenses to newly qualified teachers and teachers who have been exempted from the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE) nationwide. The exercise which started on 15th May 2023 would end on 14th June 2023 and would see 19,484 teachers receiving their License. Dr Christian Addai-Poku, […]
Nkawie Senior High Technical School Head Goes On Retirement On May 31St
1,483Mr Francis Pata Yata, Headmaster of Nkawie Senior High Technical School in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality is set to go on retirement on 31ST May,2023. Management of the school is set to organize a gargantuan ceremony at the school premises to officially celebrate him for his hard work and sacrifice towards the development of […]
John Peter Amewu commissions girls’ school in Hohoe
1,376The Member of Parliament for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu, has commissioned a new school building named Santa Esther Girls’ Senior High School for the people of Wli, a community in the Hohoe Municipality. The school building, which is a modern and well-equipped facility for girls, was constructed with the aim of providing quality education for […]
NPA cautions Volta and Oti residents against smuggling of fuel to Togo
1,117The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has issued a warning to residents in the Volta and Oti Regions against engaging in fuel smuggling to Togo. The authority has emphasised the dangers of this illegal activity and urged citizens to avoid participating in it. Fuel smuggling has become a significant issue in the region, with many people […]
SHS student battles for his life after assault over ¢5 debt
3,176A final year Senior High School (SHS) student of the Twifu Hemang Technical Institute, Davis Nkrumah, is battling for his life after he suffered machete wounds over a debt of GH¢5.00. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Jukwa in the Twifu Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region. According to […]
Meet Janet Asibi, a teacher who provides free uniform sewing services for students in need
1,702Janet Asibi is a 25-year-old Ghanaian professional teacher at Aboabo Presby Primary School at Akim Oda in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She is passionate about seeing every child in school, hence does not want lack of school uniform to be a hindrance. Affectionately known as “Ama Val the Sewing Teacher”, she uses her own […]
Over 50 Journalists In Kumasi Schooled On Earth Tremors Reporting
1,633Over 50 journalists from selected media house in the Ashanti Region have received training on reporting on earth tremors and other seismic activities. The one-day sensitization program organized by the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) was to equip journalists with the requisite knowledge on the mandate and activities of the GGSA and the key role […]