Children abandon schools for gambling at Ho
There is a growing phenomenon of children indulging in gambling in Ho in the Volta region following the emergence of the ‘Slot coin’ jackpot machines within the regional capital, Starr News has...
View ArticleWAEC Arrests Fake Leaked Examination Website Operators
The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has arrested ten people as part of an operation to clamp down on websites believed to be presenting fake questions as leaked examination papers. The suspects...
View ArticleSchools that Progress to one-eighth stage of 2016 National Science and Maths...
81 schools have progressed to the one-eighth stage of the ongoing National Science & Maths Quiz. These 81 schools are made up of 27 seeded schools from the 2015 edition and 54 schools from the...
View ArticleSt John’s Girl Said She Never Knew the Thugs Who beat up her Teachers
The 15-year-old student who is accused of inviting thugs to attack her teacher at the St. John’s I and 2 primary school at Accra New Town has denied the claims. Aisha Adam was punished and sacked from...
View ArticleKumawood Actor Agya Koo’s Wedding in London
Alexander Kofi Adu popularly known as Agya Koo had his white wedding in the United Kingdom today (Saturday) June 11, 2016 . The event which took place at the Unit 2 Cliwom Church at Kent Road, London...
View ArticleNew online course marks World Day Against Child Labour
In Nepal, a young girl transports agricultural goods along a 65 km. mountain path. When children engage in work that is not appropriate for their age, this is child labour. Photo: FAO/Franco Mattioli...
View ArticleNPP’s Alan Kyerematen’s House Raided By Armed Robbers
Armed robbers on Sunday burgled the house of former New Patriotic Party presidential hopeful, Alan Kyerematen. Sources close to the situation told Citi News that the armed robbers made away with...
View Article15,000 Teachers To Be Distributed To Rural Schools
The falling standard of education, especially in rural Ghana, had been blamed on inadequate teachers in the classrooms, though a survey conducted by the Ministry of Education has shown that there are...
View ArticleGovernment,MTN Partner To Promote IT Skills of the Youth
The Minister of Communication, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah has urged young Ghanaians to pursue careers in Information & Communications Technology (ICT). According to Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the youth...
View ArticleGovernment to create needed environment for development of ICT
President John Dramani Mahama, says one critical pillar of Ghana’s transformational agenda is the use of technology. Government will therefore create the needed environment for the development of ICT....
View ArticleAbout 461,013 Candidates Begin BECE 2016 Today
About 461, 013 candidates from 14,267 public and private Junior High Schools in the country will today [Monday] take part in the Basic Education Certificate Examination. The week long exams is...
View ArticleIPP Gov’t to give below GHC600 to Jobless Youth In Ghana
Persons below 18 years and unemployed youth will receive GH¢600 and GH¢1,200 respectively under a government of the Independent People’s Party (IPP) every year. This was revealed by founder and...
View ArticleEx-Minister ‘Shames’ President Mahama for Closure of SHSs Over Food
Heads of all second cycle institutions in the Northern Region have sent students home indefinitely supposedly due to the non-payment of feeding grants by government. Some of the heads on condition of...
View ArticlePresident Mahama Prays for 2016 BECE Candidates
President John Mahama has said he is praying for success for all students taking part in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Over 461, 000 candidates from 14,267 public and...
View ArticleDeputy Tourism Minister commends 2016 Spelling Bee winner
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and creative Arts, Dzifa Gomashie, welcomes Afua Ansah, winner of 2016 National Spelling Bee competition The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and creative Arts,...
View ArticlePresident Mahama Presents 500 Vehicles to Educational Institutions
President John Mahama, has presented three hundred buses and two hundred pick-ups to some selected Senior High Schools, Technical and Vocational schools, Special schools, Private and Public...
View ArticleGov’t must find a lasting solution to feeding grants issues – BONABOTO
BONABOTO, a development oriented pressure group in the Upper East Region has expressed grave concern about boarding students at the various Senior High School in the Northern, Upper East, and Upper...
View ArticleIndia announces million dollar grant for Kofi Annan ICT Centre
The Indian President, Shri Pranab Mukherijee has announced a one million dollar package for the Kofi Annan ICT Training Centre. The package is to help the Centre expand its programmes and especially...
View ArticleGirls’ dominate BECE Registration in Bawku
More Girls’ than boys’ in the Bawku Municipal have registered to write this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Out of the 1,765 candidates who registered, 884 were girls while 881...
View ArticlePope Johns,Others Qualify to the Quater Final stage of the 2016 NSMQ
Pope John and Aburi Presby Senior High schools have qualified for the quarter-final stage of the 2016 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). Pope John contestants at the quiz The quarter-finals and...
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