Tag Archives: SCHOOLS

Ghanaian gospel artiste based in the United Kingdom, Sonnie Badu on Friday, September 9, shared a photo of himself wearing a colourful kente cloth to represent the rich culture and tradition of his region. In the Facebook post that has generated over 740 comments, his fans showered him with compliments for selling …

Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Emeritus Stephen Adei, has said that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, resigned from Databank approximately four clear years before joining frontline politics. According to him, although Ken Ofori-Atta is the founder of the Databank, he has nothing to do with it …

In quest of improving the quality of life of Ghanaian children by enhancing education The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation has donated Prof. Quarm’s  Science Textbooks and Workbooks to 24 deprived schools in the Akrofuom District of Ashanti region. The Foundation in consultation with Ashanti Regional Directorate of Ghana Education Service …

A National Service Person with the St. Mary’s Boys Senior High School at Apowa in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region is receiving medical attention following clashes between his school and the students of the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) at a sports game. The National Service personnel …

Award-winning artiste, Dennis Nana Kwaku Boadi Dwamena, popularly known as KiDi, has recounted how he got himself suspended in high school. Speaking with PulseGhana, the ‘Touch it’ hitmaker noted that he and some colleagues snuck out of boarding school to attend a fun fair in a girls’ school. “I was in …

Michael Tetteh, a driver’s mate has been sentenced to 16-months imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court for stealing 10 artisanal pots locally called ‘dadesen’ belonging to Oyarifa Presbyterian School at Oyarifa in the Greater Accra Region. Tetteh, aged 25, is said to have caused damage to the school kitchen wall …

The strike action declared by four teacher unions has hit basic and second-cycle institutions in the Hohoe Municipality as classrooms remain closed. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Teachers Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana, (CCT-GH), announced …

Some pupils in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale have appealed to government and striking teachers in the country to resolve their differences quickly to prevent a catastrophe in the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE. Already, performance in the BECE in the Region has been a major source of worry …

Learning was paralysed in public schools Tuesday after teachers proceeded with their planned strike across the country to demands for the payment of Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). When the OTEC FM News crew visited public schools in Kumasi metropolis in the Ashanti Region, pupils turned their classrooms into playing grounds as while others were …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed Heads of Senior High Schools to mobilise their management teams to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students in schools. GES further directed heads of basic schools not to shut down their facilities, despite the ongoing strike by teachers. This comes after …