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GNAT Rejects 2021/2022 Salary Increment For Public Workers

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has rejected the recent upward adjustment of salaries for public sector workers pegged at four and seven percent for 2021 and 2022 respectively. “That is not what we expected. The ongoing discussions on various social media platforms indicate clearly that workers are understandably …

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E/R: SDA College Of Education Creates On-Campus Jobs For Students, Pays Ghc127k As Stipends

The Management of Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) College of Education in Koforidua -Asokore in the Eastern Region has created on-campus job opportunities for its students especially those in need of financial support. Over 300 trainee students have so far benefitted from this opportunity and have been paid a total of …

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National Teaching Council Releases Licensure Exam Results

The National Teaching Council is expected to release results for the May 2021 licensure examination today, July 29, 2021. This was announced in a statement copied to MyGhanaMedia.com signed by the Public Relations Officer, Dennis Osei Owusu.             The results from the scheduled date will be …

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‘One Teacher, One Laptop’ Distribution Begins

The Government has secured laptops to be distributed to teachers under the one-teacher-one-laptop policy.   A letter signed by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Anthony Boateng urged all regional directors to liaise with heads of Senior High Schools in their regions to provide them with a validated …

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We’ve Never Seen Computer Mouse – BECE Candidates Frustrated

With a few weeks to the commencement of the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), final year pupils of the Ata Ne Ata Basic School in the Shama District of the Western Region say the odds are stuck against them. The BECE candidates of the school are raising serious academic …

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UTAG Threatens Strike Over ‘Unfruitful’ Conditions Of Service Negotiations

      The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), is insisting that its members will go on strike, beginning August 2, 2021, if issues concerning their conditions of service are not addressed by the end of July 2021.   President of the Association, Prof. Charles Marfo, said the decision …

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A/R: Police, Soldiers Allegedly Assault KUGISS Students For Demonstrating

Some students of Kumasi Girls’ Senior High School have shared experiences of how some military and police officers Monday night assaulted them in their dormitories. This followed a demonstration in the school earlier in the night.     The students had staged a protest over the directive of the Ghana …

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Don’t Allow Students Home For Mid-Term Break Due To Covid – GES To SHS Heads

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has written to heads of all senior high and technical schools not to allow any student to go home for the mid-semester break. According to the GES, mid-semester break should be observed in schools with no academic activity. This is due to the upsurge in …

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Form 3 SHS Students Begin Mid-Semester Break Tomorrow

Form three students of senior high schools will begin their mid-semester break from tomorrow, Tuesday, 20 July to Sunday, July 25, 2021.     This was contained in a letter signed by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Quality and Access, Dr Kwabena Bempah …

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