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2021-03-19

[I] Goldman Sachs staff revolt at ‘98-hour week’
[I] Over half of staff go back to workplace
[I] Health chiefs confirm Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab safe to use
[S] Kotoko Signs Second Brazalian Player
[N] It Is A Blatant Lie That I’ve Declared My Prez Ambition-Agric Minister
[S] Accra Mayor to change face of sports in Greater Accra
[S] Ambassador Lutterodt charges GOC prez to tackle Martha Bissah issue
[S] Ben Nunoo-Mensah hits ground running for GOC
[S] Black Stars to Engage Uzbekistan In International Friendly
[N] House of Chiefs calls for collaboration with MMDCEs for development
[N] Baby Harvesting: More suspects picked
[N] Police pledge commitment to bringing Sheikh Maikano’s murderers to book
[B] ARB Apex Bank admitted to Ghana-Sweden Chamber of Commerce
[N] Desist from starting race ahead of time - Obiri Boahen to NPP presidential
[N] Gov’t announces construction of five interchanges in Ashanti
[N] Controversial textbooks: NPP urges NaCCA to enforce rules without fear or favour
[N] Staff working on Tamale interchange call off strike
[N] Newly proposed taxes a huge hindrance to businesses’ recovery
[N] Government can’t take a unilateral decision on salaries for public workers
[N] Ghana records 2 new Covid-19 variants; experts call for immediate action

2021-03-17

[S] First GFA safety and security seminar takes place today
[B] NDPC holds consultation medium term framework for 2022-2025 in Oti
[B] More investments recorded in Western Region despite COVID-19
[N] Ghana records 698 COVID-19 deaths
[N] NDC’s Ofosu Ampofo behaves like a toddler – Allotey Jacobs
[S] Don’t tax sports betting, ban it – Ato Forson to government
[N] Ama Benyiwaa Doe slams Allotey Jacobs; says he has no influence
[N] Approving Akufo-Addo’s ministers ‘regrettable and unfortunate’ – NDC caucus
[S] Don't rush Satellites players, warns GFA coaching boss
[N] Eastern Regional Hospital detains 246 patients for non-settlement of bills
[N] COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana: 1,000 reports received on adverse effects
[N] Ignore reports of rift between local, foreign staff at AfCFTA secretariat – Govt
[N] Remain calm, support our leadership in Parliament – NDC Council of Elders
[N] Ghana hasn’t recorded any case of blood clots from COVID-19 vaccination – FDA
[N] 9-year-old boy burnt to death as stepfather sets house ablaze
[B] Budget cuts for legislature, judiciary won’t be entertained – Speaker
[I] Half of UK managers back mandatory Covid vaccines for office work
[I] Brussels to propose Covid certificate to allow EU-wide travel

2021-03-16

[I] Nick Candy leads £1m drive to oust London mayor Sadiq Khan
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[ 2016-04-26 ]

Mahama’s free education extends to boarding school students

The free senior high school (SHS) education policy
of government has been expanded to cover boarding
school students, President John Dramani Mahama has
revealed.


A budgetary allocation of GH¢60 million has been
made available for the policy expansion.

President Mahama disclosed this on Tuesday, April
26 in the Tano South District of the Brong Ahafo
Region, where he commissioned the sixth community
day model school by his government.

The commissioning was part of the ‘Accounting to
the People’ tour of the Region.

Day students in Ghana’s second cycle
institutions have benefitted from government’s
free education programme, which began in the
2015/2016 academic year – precisely in
September, 2015.

Speaking at the commissioning of the Derma
Community Day SHS, President Mahama said from
August he hopes “we will be able to inaugurate
the initiative to expand the programme to cover
about 150,000 boarding school students from
deprived backgrounds in the 2016/2017 academic
year”.

“So the free SHS programme is being
progressively expanded to cover boarding school
students,” he emphasized.

Minister of Education Professor Jane Naana Opoku
Agyemang promised that the school will be fully
resourced just like all schools in the country as
part of government policy.

Derma SHS is expected to enroll about 1,500
students from a previous 243.

It is the first community day SHS to be
inaugurated in the Brong Ahafo Region.

President Mahama promised 200 of such schools by
the end of his first term during the 2012
electioneering campaign. So far, 123 are at
various stages of completion with six including
Nchumuruman Community Day SHS commissioned.

Source - tv3network.com|



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