EDUCATION

At least 11 pupils of the Paga E/A primary school in the Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East Region have been left injured after the walls of two classrooms collapsed on them. A heavy rainstorm on Monday (21 March) swept through the town and ripped off roofs of buildings …

  All 16 flagship programs of the government including the Free Senior High School are up for review.     This is according to Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.   This is one of the many decisions taken at a 3-day crunch cabinet meeting, held at Peduase Lodge to proffer …

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Association of Bankers, John Awuah, has called on the government to review some of its flagship programmes, especially now that the country is experiencing economic crisis. According to him, the Free Senior High School programme in its current state, is wasteful and does …

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has observed that the challenges facing the country are not peculiar to Ghana as many other nations across the globe are going through the same. He noted that the challenges have been occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. “Our nation, and indeed every …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned first Islamic Nursing training college in Ghana.           The commissioning was done inconjunction with the leadership of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa, from Ghana and Nigeria, at Aplaku, Accra. The Vice President underscored the need for more nursing …

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu has criticised the government’s directive for public sector workers living in public bungalows to pay 10 per cent of their salaries as rent. Speaking to Mr. Angel Carbonu said the Association would engage the government on the directive since …

A letter from the Ghana Education Service (GES) indicates that from 1st March 2022, all teachers/staff occupying school or government bungalows nationwide will pay 10% of their basic salary as rent.             According to the letter, dated 11th March 2022, the Ghana Education Service indicated that the …

The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has disclosed that children found loitering on the streets will soon get access to free formal education. The Ministry of Education made this announcement as part of a new policy known as the Complementary Education program. “We have children on the street, and …

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is collaborating with the Ghana Education Service (GES) to launch Supplementary Readers on social security for teachers and students on March 15, 2022, in Greater Kumasi.     Produced by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), the supplementary Readers and …

starrfm.com.ghThe various Student Representative Councils (SRCs) in the Ashanti region are demanding immediate action to halt the funding delays and food shortages affecting Senior High Schools (SHS) in the region. The student body made the call in its address to mark the opening of its 25th Congress and launching of …