The students of the Savelugu Senior High School (SHS) in the Northern Region on Sunday, February 20, protested the quality of meals offered them by the authorities. The riot began after they accused school authorities of feeding them with expired milk and tin fish. The students also said the meals …
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We’re not recruiting headteachers for STEM schools – Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education has debunked claims by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) that it has embarked on a recruitment drive for head teachers to fill STEM schools across the country. According to the Ministry, the allegation is misrepresented fact and has created a wrong impression about interference …
Read More »Ukraine tensions: Biden agrees in principle to summit with Putin
US President Joe Biden has agreed “in principle” to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the crisis over Ukraine. The talks proposed by France will only take place if Russia does not invade its neighbour, the White House said. The meeting could offer a possible diplomatic …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Coronavirus
Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for coronavirus, Buckingham Palace has said. The palace said the monarch is experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms” but expects to continue “light duties” at Windsor over the coming week. “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines,” the palace said …
Read More »Education Ministry not recruiting headteachers for STEM schools – Ntim Fordjour
Deputy Education Minister, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has refuted assertions by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) that the Ministry of Education, has advertised for recruitment of Headmasters for STEM Schools. In a statement expressing disappointment with the union, the Deputy Minister urged NAGRAT to verify its information on the …
Read More »Ukraine will not respond to provocations, Zelensky says
Ukraine’s president has said his nation will not respond to provocations amid a deadly escalation in fighting in rebel Russian-backed eastern territories. But Volodymyr Zelensky told world leaders Ukraine would defend itself against Russian aggression. Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed on a third day of clashes between the Ukrainian …
Read More »Benin exhibits stolen treasures returned by France
Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday will inaugurate an exhibition of historic artworks returned by France last year, nearly 130 years after they were stolen by colonial forces. The 26 pieces, some considered sacred in Benin, will be displayed from Sunday in a 2,000-square-metre (21,500-square-foot) space in the presidential palace …
Read More »KG pupil in critical condition after pillar collapsed on him at Cape Coast
A KG Pupil of Cape Coast Anglican Basic School (Phillip Quaicoo school) has been injured and hospitalized after a school building pillar collapsed on him during the school’s break time. The child was reportedly playing when the incident happened on Thursday February 17, 2022. With the help of the Teachers, …
Read More »US woman becomes first female to be cured of HIV
A US patient is believed to be the third person in the world, and first woman, to be cured of HIV. The patient was being treated for leukaemia when she received a stem cell transplant from someone with natural resistance to the Aids-causing virus. The woman has now been free …
Read More »Boachipe CHPS Compound shut down following shooting of health office
The Boachipe CHPS Compound has been shut down following an attack by a resident of the community Friday morning. The resident is alleged to have gone to the facility with a gun to shoot a staff of the facility. Information gathered by 3news.com indicates the man went ahead to fire …
Read More »Central Gonja nurses, midwives say ‘no security, no posting to Boachipe CHPS’
The Central Gonja branch of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has said until the security of health workers is guaranteed, no health worker must be posted to the Boachipe CHPS in the Savanna region. The group’s comment follows a shooting incident that occurred at the Boachipe CHPS …
Read More »NAGRAT strike looms over deletion of names of teachers from payroll
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) will soon go on strike unless names of teachers deleted from the government’s payroll unfairly are restored. This has been hinted by NAGRAT President Angel Carbonou. Speaking to journalists in Accra on Thursday, February 17, 2022, the NAGRAT leader described the reasons given …
Read More »UK to consider revoking existing Russian visas
The UK could revoke over 2,000 so-called “golden visas” held by Russian citizens living in the country, Security Minister Damian Hinds said on Friday. The announcement comes a day after Boris Johnson’s government scrapped the visa programme for future applicants over concerns about the inflow of illicit Russian money into the country. …
Read More »Snakebites among the real issues facing teachers in rural areas — GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has acknowledged the challenges that teachers go through in Afram Plains and in all other parts of the country. These challenges include snakebites especially in rural areas and also accommodation issues. To that end, the GES said measures have been put in place to deal …
Read More »Snakebites kill teachers in Afram Plains
Two teachers in Afram Plains in the Eastern Region of Ghana, have died as a result of their inability to receive medical care in that part of the country after they suffered snakebites. The Basic Education Coordinator for the Afram Plains North District, Taihdu Mohammed, while speaking in an interview …
Read More »WATCH: Petrol tanker crash causes massive explosion
A petrol tanker flipped and crashed into multiple stores causing a huge explosion and fire in Long Island, New York. The tanker, reportedly carrying around 42,000 litres of petrol, crashed into a vacant furniture store and a beverage store in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The building was …
Read More »Alibaba and Tencent sites added to US ‘Notorious Markets List’
The US has added sites operated by Chinese technology giants Alibaba and Tencent to its “Notorious Markets List” of businesses it believes are involved with trading counterfeit goods. The list identifies 42 online sites and 35 physical stores, including e-commerce platforms, run by the firms. The US trade agency says …
Read More »Ukraine tensions: Russian demands hark back to Cold War, says Germany
Germany’s foreign minister has accused Russia of putting peace at risk with Cold War-like diplomacy, urging Moscow to take “serious steps towards de-escalation” of the Ukraine crisis. It comes after the US president warned Russia could be about to stage a justification to invade Ukraine. Joe Biden said military action …
Read More »Sad: Boafri D/A basic school pupils forced to learn on bare floor
Pupils of Boafri D/A Basic School in the Krachi Nchumuru District in the Oti Region are compelled to sit on the bare floor to learn due to lack of furniture. The situation, according to parents and school management, is affecting teaching and learning activities in the school. Adom News’ visit …
Read More »2021 BECE candidates to verify school choices via SMS
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said a bulk SMS will be sent to parents of prospective Senior High School (SHS) students to verify and confirm their schools of choice from Wednesday, 16 to Tuesday, 22 February 2022. “Parents, teachers, candidates are to be informed, that a bulk SMS of …
Read More »Prince Andrew settles US civil sex assault case with Virginia Giuffre
Prince Andrew has settled a civil sexual assault case brought against him in the US by Virginia Giuffre. Ms Giuffre had been suing the Duke of York, claiming he sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was 17, allegations he has repeatedly denied. A letter filed to the US …
Read More »Two KTU staff dismissed; 8 others suspended for embezzling over 600k
The governing council of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has dismissed two staff of the University for engaging in financial malfeasance. The council, as part of its disciplinary action, also reprimanded and suspended eight (8) others for their involvement in the crime. Three of the staff were, however, exonerated. The …
Read More »We’re studying the court order to advise accordingly – UTAG lawyers
Lawyers for the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have said they are studying a court order that granted the National Labour Commission (NLC) an application against the strike, to advise their client accordingly on the next line of action. The Labour Division of the Accra High Court has granted …
Read More »Court orders UTAG to call off strike
The Accra High Court Labour Court 1, has ordered the University Teachers Association to call off its ongoing strike which has entered its 5th week. The court’s ruling follows a suit filed by the National Labour Commission asking for the enforcement of an earlier order it issued calling on UTAG …
Read More »Encourage students to pursue STEM-based courses -Dr Adutwum
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has urged Headmasters of Senior High, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools to encourage students to take a keen interest in the study of STEM-based courses. This, he said could be done by engaging the services of various institutions in the …
Read More »Lack of incubators: Two infants mortality recorded at Agroyesum Hospital in 2022
The lack of incubators at the Saint Martin’s Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region has resulted in the death two news born babies in the first month of 2022 The two premature babies according doctors, died at the facility because they could not …
Read More »‘You’re old enough to be my father – Schoolgirl leaks WhatsApp chat of headmaster proposing to her
A headmaster of an undisclosed school somewhere in Ghana has been exposed by a female student for making advances towards her via WhatsApp. The schoolgirl, whose name is given as Serwaa, leaked the private chat between her and the headmaster revealing how the shameless old man was bent on cheating …
Read More »State Experimental School collapsing; kids exposed to danger
An old building housing children of the State Experimental Basic School in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, is in danger of collapse as three of its pillars have started falling apart. The primary school building, built in the 1950s, has seen no major renovation, and parts of the pillars have …
Read More »Ukraine seeks meeting with Russia within 48 hours to discuss build-up
Ukraine has called for a meeting with Russia and other members of a key European security group over the escalating tensions on its border. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia had ignored formal requests to explain the build-up of troops. He said the “next step” was requesting a meeting within …
Read More »VIDEO: Police seize Bawjiase SHS bus as NPP, NDC supporters trade blows at handing-over ceremony
A GETFund bus donated to the Bawjiase Senior High School (SHS) has been seized by the District Police Command. This comes after some supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) engaged in fisticuffs during a handing-over ceremony on Saturday. Information gathered by Adom News‘ Kofi …
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