Tag Archives: School Feeding Caterers

The Progressive School Feeding Caterers Association of Ghana (POSCAG) has rejected parts of a recent Auditor General’s report that cited them for overpayment and indicted them for preparing unwholesome food for pupils. The latest performance report by the Auditor-General reveals that caterers were overpaid by GH¢2.3 million between 2017 and …

The Ashanti Regional branch of a group known as the Progressive School Feeding Caterers Association Ghana is threatening to lay down their tools over reductions in payment of the approved school feeding grant and non-payment of arrears. In a statement, the association said authorities in charge of the programme have …

The Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has paid the first term arrears of School Feeding Caterers across the country. The payment comes a few days after caterers in the Ashanti region threatened a demontration over their arrears. A statement issued by the Head …

Caterers under the School Feeding Programme have declared a nationwide strike following the government’s failure to pay them their arrears and increase the amount per child. The aggrieved caterers drawn from various regions across the country who converged in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi stressed that laying down their tools …

Caterers on the School Feeding Programme in Ashanti Region have withdrawn their services over unpaid arrears. The decision comes a day before the reopening of basic schools across the country. The caterers are expecting arrears for the third term in the previous academic year to be paid before they resume …

Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon.  Alban Bagbin says the demand by school feeding caterers to increase school feeding grants is justified. The caterers want an upward review of grants to prepare meals for school children from the current ¢0.97 to ¢3 per school child. The caterers in May embarked …

The government has announced the suspension of the expansion of the School Feeding Programme to allow debts owed caterers to be cleared. This was disclosed by the Minister responsible for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cecilia Abena Dapaah on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday. The Minister’s announcement was in …