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Bawku conflict: CHOBS demand immediate closure of basic schools
Education

Bawku conflict: CHOBS demand immediate closure of basic schools

The Conference of Heads of Basic Schools (CHOBS) has requested the immediate closure of basic schools in the Bawku Municipality over the security situation in the area. A teacher in the area told Apexnewsgh.com “the issue is that today is better tomorrow is worse, at any point in time anything can happen. You just hear shootings from town and bullets will be flying left right center and we would know where to put ourselves and we are teachers dealing with children in School. And sometimes, when it happens this way and you happen not to see how you control your children and you allow them to run, they will run into bullets and what have you. Meanwhile, a statement issued by CHOBS also said, the move has become necessary because as a result of the difficulty in getting transportation to and from school. “Following the insecurity and the subsequent ban of “yellow yellow” in the municipality, we wish to appeal to you to close down basic schools in the municipality pending the improvement of the security situation,” the Chairman of CHOBS, Abugri Busia stated in a letter to the Municipal Director of the Ghana Education Service. The Upper East Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) has reviewed security measures in Bawku following the renewed fights in the area. At its emergency meeting held on Monday, the Council resolved to temporarily ban ‘yellow, yellow’ operations until further notice. It also imposed curfew hours to cover Nayoka, Kpalgu and Manga communities. Source: Apexnewsgh.com For publication please kindly contact us on 0256336062 or Email: apexnewsgh@gmail.com

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CHASS threaten to close down SHSs over unpaid arrears
Education

CHASS threaten to close down SHSs over unpaid arrears

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Northern Region branch has threatened to shut down Senior High Schools (SHSs) for non-payment of arrears. According to a statement after an emergency meeting in the Northern region on August 15, 2022, the Council categorized some reasons that will activate their action. “Apart from arrears owed us in respect of perishable for the first semester of 2021/2022 academic year, no money has been paid for the eleven weeks of the second semester we have done so far, this makes going to the market very difficult.” “Suppliers who give us credit for perishable items like eggs and meat are not ready to continue with the supply owing to the amounts of indebtedness,” the statement indicated. For them, Heads of Schools in the Region would be compelled to send the SHS 2 students who are in their second semester home. “On the foregoing, we wish to state that if we do not get immediate releases the SHS 1 students of the single truck schools who would be due to return to school tomorrow Tuesday, August 16, 2022, would not report until we get money. This also includes those in transitional schools who are also billed to report on September 4, 2022. “Lastly, Management is also entreated to pay the recurrent expenditure of the schools, which has been in arreaars since last year. The non-payment of this component of our money is affecting the smooth running of our schools in issues such as maintenance and repairs, field trips, practical lessons in our laboratories, etc.” Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana

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Colleges of Education likely to start running a shift system–Osman Ayariga Osman Ayariga Mahama
Education, Opinion, Politics

Colleges of Education likely to start running a shift system–Osman Ayariga

Interested aspiring candidate on the position of National Deputy Youth Organizer in the upcoming internal party election of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Osman Ayariga has revealed, that if care is not taken, colleges of education are likely to run a shift system. Apexnewsgh.com report Mr. Ayariga made the revelation during his speech at the TEIN induction ceremony of level 100 students of Gbewa College of Education on Saturday, July 17, 2022. He said: “You know it was under the NDC that we eliminated the quota system with regards to the colleges of education. There was a conscious effort to try as much as possible to admit as many students as possible in the colleges of education and the enrollment increased over 100% during the tenure of John Dramani Mahama”. The aspiring Deputy National Youth Organizer maintained that “It was under John Dramani Mahama that we introduced some many colleges of education and also so many infrastructural developments with regards to the colleges of education. Unfortunately, if your lecturers are here, they will bear me witness that, come next year or the next academic year, with what is going on whether we like it or not we have two options with regards to colleges of education. Either we revert to the quota system or we are going to run a shift system so far as colleges of education are concerned. Stressing that, if we are not careful, we are going to have a gold track, yellow track, and green track for colleges of education. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Gbewa college of Education/TEIN

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All parents should feed their wards in school and at home–CHASS
Education, Politics

All parents should feed their wards in school and at home–CHASS

Information flying across indicates that the Upper West Conference of Heads of Assisted Schools (CHASS) has resorted to some interesting conditions for the schools. According to the directives from schools contained in the CHASS letter, parents of all candidates writing final exams are to feed their wards in schools or feed them at home and let them come to school to write their final exams as a result of non-avaliablity of feeding grants or foods at the schools. Boarding students are to bring sugar and other eatables to dining, the schools have directed, with warnings that the best they can do to sustain academic activities at the most is to feed the students minimally for a week at most.Even the minimal feeding can only be sustained up to next week Friday, 15th July, 2022. After that, the schools have reiterated that either parents feed, pay for feeding of their wards or come for the wards from the schools “since it will be impossible to continue to feed them with nothing”. Again, all sporting, cultural, workshops and other activities involving students and staff have been cancelled as a result of lack of funds and the unreasonableness of students engaging in sporting and cultural activities on empty stomachs, the school stressed. Source: Apexnewsgh.com

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Upper East Regional Minister begs teachers unions to temper justice with mercy
Education, Politics

Upper East Regional Minister begs teachers unions to temper justice with mercy

The Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu has appealed to striking Teacher- Unions to temper justice with mercy and return to the classroom while government resolves their concerns. He noted that government appreciated their concerns and would endeavour to resolve the problem, adding that the timing for the strike action was not right, considering the Russian- Ukraine conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic that has negatively affected the global economy. The Minister made the appeal when he visited the Bolgatanga Girls’ Senior High School (BOGISS) and Bolgatanga Senior High School (BIG BOSS) to ascertain the impact of the strike on the students. Hon. Yakubu assured the teachers that the relevant authorities scheduled to meet the union leaders would work to resolve the impasse, and therefore urged the unions, especially the kitchen staff to consider the plight of the students and cook for them. He used the opportunity to call on parents to support their children in second cycle schools while school authorities fashion out other alternative ways to cook for them. He commended the Head teachers who in the midst of the challenges, ensured the students were fed to enable them concentrate on their own private studies while they waited for their teachers to resume from the strike. Source: Apexnewsgh.com

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Talensi: See a basic School without a roof for the past years .
Education

Talensi: See a basic School without a roof for the past years .

In the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, a district well blessed with resources more than any other parts across Ghana, education of our future leaders is not getting the necessary support required from authorities. Apexnewsgh.com reports The picture you are seeing below, is Tolla basic school in the Talensi District which was roofed off for past years, is yet to receive attention from those in authority. Education for school going children in most rural areas in the district is gradually becoming a laughing stock, because those expected to see the good welfare of these innocent pupils have actually shown they careless when it comes to a good learning environment for these our innocent children The question is, how will these innocent children succeed learning in such regrettable environmental conditions? However, our calls to the assembly for more details wasn’t answered. Source: Apexnewsgh.com

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UER: Teachers described missing yellow signal on our traffic as a confusing trend for children–VIDEO
Education, Opinion

UER: Teachers described missing yellow signal on our traffic as a confusing trend for children–VIDEO

Some nursery school teachers in the Upper East Region have registered some level of dissatisfaction over the missing ‘yellow signal’ on the traffic light in recent times. Over the years, children in kindergarten and nursery schools have been taught some traffic rules and regulations by way of singing. The popular song for our children is “If you see a traffic light there is something you must know, red means stop, yellow means get ready, green means go go go and go. Is no longer the way it was taught because the yellow signal is seriously missing in the modern traffic light available in most regions across the country. Some of the teachers who spoke to Apexnewsgh.com described the current experience as confusing and worrying. “This one is a problem because the yellow signal would alert you to get ready. So, as there is no yellow signal, we that are used to the yellow signal will be confused. especially when it’s time for you to get ready and you are still there, you might crash with someone”. The lamented This incident has generated some arguments between a lovely daughter and her father when they were caught up in the traffic light. The little girl as they stopped at the traffic light, started singing when the traffic signal was on ‘red’, as brilliant she was, she was patiently waiting for the traffic light to change to a yellow signal but unfortunately, the ‘green light’ appeared and she quickly asked the father whether the traffic light is faulty because she expected the yellow signal light which in the actual sense means ‘get ready’ but unfortunately the green signal rather appeared. The father said, as at that time, he was short of words and didn’t know what response to give to his daughter but only resorted by telling her is a modern traffic light.   But, did that change the situation or even the girl mentality about the confusing trend? Are the manufacturers of these current traffic lights telling us that the yellow signal which normally allows people to get themselves ready for the green signal is no longer relevant? Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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UE NAGRAT Threatens Strike Action Over Govt Adamant on COLA
Education, Politics

UE NAGRAT Threatens Strike Action Over Govt Adamant on COLA

The Upper East Regional Chapter of the National Association Of Graduate Teachers(NAGRAT) led by it’s regional president Akunzebe John has threatened to embark on a strike action should the government fail to grant their request for twenty(20%)cost of living allowance(COLA) which they think will help mitigate the mass suffering of the Ghanaian worker. Mr. Akunzebe John who addressed the press at the regional secretariat of NAGRAT in Bolgatanga said, prices of fuel, goods and services continue to rise day by day and between January to now, fuel has increased by fifty percent(50%) and prices of basic food and other commodities have increased astronomically. The regional President further lamented that price of a bowl of groundnut which was seven cedis(7) was now thirteen cedis(13) and a bowl of beans which was nine cedis(9) has increased to twenty five cedis(25) and the price of lorry fare from Bolgatanga to Accra which used to be one hundred and fifty cedis(150) was now twenty hundred and twenty five cedis(225) and the teacher today lives on the providence of the Lord and not knowing how long this would continue. Mr.Akunzebe said, in the face of this challenges, the Labour unions requested for (COLA) from the government to mitigate this sufferings during this year’s MAY DAY celebrations which had the president and vice president of Ghana in attendance. He said having not heard from government despite the calls the union whose core mandate is to promote the welfare of its members it would not sit unconcerned and they had come to their wits end and demand from their national leadership that if by the end of June 2022 their call for COLA is not heeded to they lay down their tools as stated by members of NAGRAT in the Upper East region. Source: Apexnewsgh

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16 Regional Dir of Education Sign…
Education

16 Regional Dir of Education Sign…

16 Regional Directors of Education sign Performance Contract with theDirector- General, Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa. It is expected that the Regional Directors will sign same with the District Directors and Heads of Senior High Schools. The District Directors will also sign the Performance Contract with all Heads of Basic Schools in their District. Present at the brief ceremony were, the Deputy Director General in Charge of Quality and Access, Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, Head of the Public Relations Unit, Ms Cassandra Twum Ampofo and Mr. Robert Intseful , Budget Officer . Apexnewsgh.com

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