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List of 400 Schools released for Double Track System
Government has released a list of Senior High Schools that will be captured under the much touted double-track system of enrollment.
Beginning September 2018, some second cycle schools in Ghana will run a semester module as part of…
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Senior Minister Challenges Universities On 1% GDP For Research
The Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo has urged the Universities to take up the challenge to use one per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) announced by the government to promote research for the development in the country.
He said the…
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GETFund Contractors Abandon University of Energy Projects over Salary Arrears
Contractors undertaking various Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) projects at the University of Energy and Natural Resources in Sunyani have abandoned the projects over the non-payment of their salaries.
The Vice Chancellor of the…
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Ignore the Pharisees; Double-track system will be a success – Prez
President Akufo-Addo has reiterated the commitment of his government to ensuring that the double-track school calendar, which will be implemented in September 2018 for some Senior High Schools in the country, is a success.
According to…
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NPRA Hijacks NAGRAT’s GHc1.7Bn Pension Cash
The National Association of Graduate Teachers is demanding an immediate transfer of GH¢1.7bn Pension Fund from the Temporal Pension Funds Account, being held by the National Pension Regulatory Authority (NPRA), to Ghana Education Service.…
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GUTA Cautions Traders Against Attacking Foreign Traders
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has urged its members to refrain from using violence in their quest for a Ghanaian-dominated retail market.
The Deputy General Secretary of the Association, Mr Emmanuel Nana Opoku Acheampong,…
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Krobo Residents Fight Gov’t Over Relocation Of University
An ‘inferno’ seems to be heating up as some members of the Krobo land yesterday, went wild in a protest over what they called “a diabolical scheme” by the current government to relocate the main campus of the University of Environment and…
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UTAG Threatens Another Strike Action
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has given the government until Friday, August 10, to pay the book and research allowances due to its members, or its members will embark on a strike action.
After an emergency meeting on…
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SHS Now 2 Semesters
First term, second term, third term―all these would be history as government in yet another edge-cutting move, shifts from the usual three school terms to a two-semester system.
The Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh who made…
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Double Track to Cost Gov’t GH¢400M in Teaching Cost
Amongst other costs associated with the effectual continuation of the Free Senior High School (FSHS)programme and implementation of the Double Track System (DTS), government is saddling up to absorb a whooping GH¢400 million in teaching…
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