The US dollar has now entered the early stages of what looks to be a sharp descent. The dollar’s real effective exchange rate (REER) fell 4.3% in the four months ending in August. The decline has been even steeper as measured by other indexes, but the REER is what...
Chirano Gold Mines Limited, a subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation, has commissioned and handed over an ultra-modern science laboratory to the Queens Senior High School, at Sefwi Anhwiaso, in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region.
The GH₵720,000 science laboratory project adds up to a number of programmes...
Junior Shapers Africa, an institution that seeks to shape the future of boys, is five years old. The organization has consistently worked with boys through life coaching, talent development and Godly counselling. The theme for the fifth anniversary is ‘Addressing the Silent Struggles of African Boys for a Sustainable...
In line with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s directive for senior high schools (SHSs) to be disinfected before re-opening next month for continuing students, the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ghana Education Service in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) have begun the third phase of disinfection in secondary...
Nana Yaw Oti Boateng, 15-year-old Ghanaian boy based in the United Kingdom was adjudged as the Phenomenal Abrantie of the Year at the JSA Phenomenal Abrantie Academy Graduation organized by Junior Shapers Africa (JSA).
The graduation event held virtually also coincided with the fifth anniversary celebration of the organization. JSA...
Thirty-Six young Ghanaian students have been awarded scholarships for various master degree programmes in universities across Europe, under the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Programme.
This prestigious international study programme is part of the EU’s flagship educational and training programme, Erasmus+, which supports education, training, youth and sport in Europe.
The...
- expressed deep appreciation to their parents and guardians
President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has congratulated the graduating West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) and the about 531,674 Junior High School (JHS) three student who just completed their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) 2020,...
-Reshaping Our Educational System; Prioritising STEM Education
COVID-19 is not the first global pandemic the world has faced in recent history, but the implications and impact are unlike anything most of us have experienced in our lifetimes. It compelled each country to solely rely on its own natural and human...
With a proposal of increase for Ghana’s maternity leave duration, we consider sources of funds for the increase duration(2)
Maternity leave duration offers a direct bearing to the family health of any family unit, the organization and subsequently the nation.
The protection for maternity at work currently faces some difficulties, which...
Fifty percent of surveyed African teachers, trainers and education technology specialists think the COVID-19 pandemic will turn out to be a “significant” or “very significant” opportunity for African education.
The results of a survey released by eLearning Africa and EdTech Hub show that many African educators are optimistic about the...