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It’s worrying to spend huge sums of money on tree planting when school children are starving – Dr. Solomon Forkuo

Business development manager at the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) Dr. Solomon Forkuo Kwarteng has called on government to use students in the country for the future tree planting activities and invest budgetary allocation on such projects on the feeding of students to avoid food shortages in the schools.   The Senior …

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Basic school students asked to pay GH¢10 for water and electricity bills – Report

Basic school students at Ngleshie Amanfrom Government School have been asked to pay water and power fees. Some parents have expressed their outrage at the situation. Each student has been requested to contribute 10 Ghana cedis to cover both the water and energy expenses. One of the parents, Prophet Nana …

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GES scraps tug of war and pillow fight as sports in school

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cancelled the introduction of tug of war and pillow fights in Senior High Schools. The Tug of War and Pillow Fight Federation pushed for the sport to be approved in the second-cycle schools and was initially approved by the GES. However, stakeholders contend that …

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Asuogyaman District: Pupils of Adomi basic school study on bare floor

Pupils of Adomi D/A Basic school at Adomi, a suburb of Atimpoku in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region, have no access to furniture such as dual desks to study on. The lack of furniture in the school has forced students at the lower and upper primary levels to …

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Stop telling men you are hungry, are we doing school feeding? – Chief chastises women

The Gyaasehene of the New Juaben Traditional Area, Nana Twumasi Dankwa, has called on Ghanaian women to learn to be more dependent. Speaking at the Women Icons Regional Exhibition in Koforidua in the Eastern Region, organized by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEP), on June 2, 2023, the chief lamented …

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30 pupils injured after school bus somersaults, falls into river at Atwima-Kwanwoma

About 30 pupils were rushed to hospital after their school bus plunged into a river at Atwima Boko in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. Reports say the school bus which was conveying students of Divine Charisma International School somersaulted and fell into a river in the process. …

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‘One dead, another gone blind – School feeding caterer reveals effects of economic hardship on colleagues

Dorothy Ofori Sarpong, the leader of the school feeding caterers, has revealed the dire consequences faced by some of the caterers under the programme due to debts, resulting in a few even fleeing their homes to escape their creditors. She revealed that the distressing situation has led to one person …

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How husband’s death, children being sacked from school forced a woman into prostitution

After the death of her husband nine years ago, Lucy (not her real name) depended on help from a friend for the survival of her four children, her sister’s child she’s been caring for, as well as herself. But this help was short-lived as her friend informed her she could …

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Achimota School is still in Appeals Court to get Rasta student out – Report

Even though Rastafarian student Tyrone Iras Marhguy has been added to the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) team of Achimota School and is set to lead the team due to his exceptional brilliance and discipline, the school and the Attorney General, with support from old students association of the …

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Tragic accident claims lives of two students from Osino Presbyterian Senior High School

Two persons suspected to be students of Osino Presbyterian Senior High and Technical School in the Eastern Region lost their lives in a tragic accident at Teacher Mante. The incident occurred while a Nissan minibus, registered under GG-2071-21, was transporting students back to Accra for their mid-term break on Friday, …

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