EDUCATION

The government’s delay in its negotiation with teacher unions could trigger another strike action. After three unions called off its strike action which affected academic activities, expectations were high for fruitful discussions to address the teachers’ grievances. The unions are the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association …

Oheneba Kwame Kyeretwie, the son of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has accomplished a significant academic milestone. Kwame Kyeretwie, a student of DPS International School, has been elected by his colleagues as the school prefect (head boy). The Otumfuo’s last-born, Kwame Kyeretwie and other elected prefects were installed to their …

The Minority in Parliament says the Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Kingsley Agyemang must be interdicted with immediate effect. In a statement, the Minority indicated that the call is based on the investigation by the Fourth Estate into the award of scholarships by the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, an agency …

The former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has called out members of the party for criticising a promise by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to give tablets to students. In a post shared on X, on Saturday, April 6, 2024, Anyidoho accused …

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has criticized the government’s decision to allocate funds to provide free tablets to senior high school students, denouncing it as a tactic aimed at garnering votes. Addressing his concerns during a special public lecture at the Wisconsin International …

The teachers and students of St. Francis Senior High Technical School (Franstech) in Akim Odain the Eatern Region, are in a state of shock following the sudden demise of their headmaster, Mr. Joseph Kodjo Nomo. The headmaster has been ill for a period of time, according to social media influencer …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says Form Three students enrolled in the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme are exempt from paying registration fees for West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). It said the GHS465 registration fee had been absorbed by the Government in the Free SHS programme. …

Three pre-tertiary teacher unions have called off their two-week-old strike, which they initiated nationwide on March 20, 2024, citing the government’s failure to address their conditions of service. The decision to end the strike follows the National Labour Commission (NLC) obtaining an interim injunction to halt the industrial action, thereby …

The NPP flagbearer for election 2024, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has declared a significant shift in the government’s approach to dealing with illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey. In a gathering of enthusiastic NPP supporters during a health walk in Kwahu in the Eastern Region, on Saturday, March 30, Dr. …

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an interim injunction to halt the strike by the three teacher unions. The teacher unions have been striking since March 20, 2024, demanding better conditions for their service. However, a High Court has restrained the teachers from further continuing their strike. “It is …