Caterers under the school feeding programme have denied claims that government has released funds to pay caterers in five regions. This comes on the back of information Citi News gathered that government has made payments to caterers in five regions. The caterers on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, embarked on a …
Read More »School Feeding Caterers call for increment in feeding grants
The National School Feeding Caterers Association is demanding an increment in the school feeding grants following the skyrocketing prices of food items. According to the caterers, food prices have increased multiple times, but the government still pays 97 pesewas per plate, making it extremely difficult for them to continue cooking …
Read More »Gov’t begins disbursement of ¢67M to Colleges of Education for feeding trainees
The Chairman of the Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF), Dr. Emmanuel Nyamekye has confirmed that some colleges have begun receiving their cheques for their feeding grants as announced by the government. Government through the Education Ministry on Wednesday, April 20, announced that some GH¢ 67 million have …
Read More »School feeding caterers demand increment of grant as food prices soar
School feeding caterers in the Eastern region are demanding increment in the school feeding grants following skyrocketing prices of food items. According to the caterers, food prices have increased multiple times but the government still pays Ghc1 per plate of meal making it extremely difficult to improve the quality of …
Read More »School Feeding staff demand removal of caretaker minister, Chief Director over unpaid salaries
Some aggrieved staff of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) are demanding the immediate removal of the caretaker minister and the Chief Director of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection over the non-payment of their salaries for several months. They accused Cecilia Dapaah of ineffectiveness and for also …
Read More »E-Levy has acquired status of Jesus feeding 5,000 people with bread – Arthur K
Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has linked the controversial E-Levy to the Biblical anecdote of the Lord Jesus Christ feeding five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fishes as described in the gospel according to St Matthew 14.13-21. According to him, the government of Ghana has already admitted …
Read More »Ghana School Feeding Programme not on hold – Gov’t
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has dismissed reports suggesting that the Ghana School Feeding Programme has been put on hold to clear arrears. A statement issued by the Ministry on Thursday said it’s taken aback by the false reportage by some media houses indicating that the Ghana …
Read More »Tribalism dominates as NPP executives fight over School Feeding job
The Northern Regional Women’s Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Hajia Rahana Abdul Aziz has reportedly called for the removal of the Regional School Feeding Coordinator in the area tagging her as a foreigner. According to a report by Daily Guide sighted by GhanaWeb, the Women’s Organizer in an interview …
Read More »Revealed: Why Adwoa Safo fired School Feeding programme boss
• Sara Adwoa Safo fired Gertrude Quashiga only to reinstate her later • A document sighted by GhanaWeb shows that the dismissal might be due to Gertrude Quashiga’s lack of cooperation in an auditing exercise • Meanwhile, a member of the NPP is unhappy with the reinstatement of Gertrude …
Read More »Government Urged To Increase Feeding Fee For Prison Inmates
Mr David Yiridong Issaka, Director of Centre for Social Development (CSD), a non-governmental organization (NGO), has appealed to government to increase the feeding fee for prison inmates in the country. He said currently prison inmates were marked GH¢1.80p daily to take care of three square meals, and indicated it was woefully inadequate. …
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