General News of Monday, 17 August 2020Source: Class FM'It's in order' – Teachers on Akufo-Addo's hot meals for BECE candidates, staffplay videoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoIt is in order for President Nana Akufo-Addo to provide one hot meal a day for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) students and school staff during the period of their final exam, the leader of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, King Ali Awudu has said. Additionally, he said the intervention will help teachers to focus on their task of ensuring the pupils obey the COVID-19 safety protocols. The President made the announcement in his 15th COVID-19 address to the nation on Sunday, 16 August 2020. “Most final-year university students have already completed their examinations, and, by 18th September, SHS 3 and JHS 3 students would have finished their respective final examinations of WASSCE and BECE. “This is to ensure full observance of the COVID-19 safety protocols”, he explained.

Source: GhanaWeb August 17, 2020 13:30 UTC