Twenty-seven teachers in some basic schools in the North East Region have been dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for allegedly joining the service with fake appointment letters. The victims are said to have secured postings to the various schools with fake appointment and posting letters bearing the signature …
Read More »PHOTOS: Cement blocks used as chairs by Pechie Basic School pupils
Pupils of Pechie Basic School in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region are forced to sit on cement blocks and on the bare floor to study due to lack of proper infrastructure. The situation, according to community members, is negatively impacting the quality of their children’s education. A …
Read More »GES hits back at Teacher Kwadwo, DCE demands apology over ‘lies’
Following a claim by Michael Owusu Afriyie aka Teacher Kwadwo that he was dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) primarily because he refused to delete a video he had recorded which could incriminate some local officials, the government agency has rebutted, insisting that the former employee was sacked for …
Read More »Aggrey Memorial SHS headmistress confirms rape of student by security man
Headmistress of Aggrey Memorial Senior High School in Cape Coast, Mrs. Kate Wilberforce Annan, has confirmed the news that a female student of the school was raped by a security man at post on Friday June 17, 2022 on the school campus. GhanaWeb picked up information about the said sexual …
Read More »The actual reason behind my dismissal by GES – Teacher Kwadwo drops bombshell
In 2021, the Ghana Education Service (GES) issued a sack letter to Michael Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie alias Teacher Kwadwo. While the GES attributed his dismissal to gross insubordination among other charges, several critics said the popular teacher who advocated for teaching professionals and students was booted out for his activism. …
Read More »Solving unemployment menace: TVET is Ghana’s surest bet – Contractor
The Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi based Constructions Firm, Fapem Constructions Limited Mr. Emmanuel Boakye Fapem has called on the government to focus more attention on technical and vocational education and training in order to provide the practical skills needed to reduce unemployment menace in Ghana. While lauding the government …
Read More »Islamic SHS Demo: All 39 student-victims discharged from hospital
All students admitted to hospitals following Monday’s clash between protesting students of Islamic Senior High School and the Police in Kumasi have been discharged. 22 of them were treated and discharged on Monday while the remaining 17 students were equally discharged on Tuesday and have reunited with their colleagues on …
Read More »Free SHS branded T-shirts estimated to cost GH¢38m being shared for students
Starrfm.com.gh has uncovered bulk printing of Free SHS branded T-shirts for distribution to about 1,274,412 students who are currently in schools across the country. The T-shirts are being procured by the Free Senior High School Secretariat at the office of the Presidency. The cost of procuring the shirts has not …
Read More »VIDEO: Snakes invade St Paul’s SHS, 2 students bitten
Students of St Paul’s Senior High School ( SHS) at Kwawu Asakraka in the Kwawu South Municipality of the Eastern Region are currently on the edge as snakes and bedbugs take over the school. Speaking to Adom News‘ Akwasi Dwamena, the students stressed that they are suffering because the school doesn’t …
Read More »VIDEO: Gunshots at Kumasi Islamic SHS as police allegedly fire live bullets, students unconscious
Scores of students of the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi have reportedly been rushed to the hospital following an incident with police. According to a 3news report sighted by GhanaWeb, some students of the school early on Monday morning blocked the Abrepo Junction-Barekese road to protest the absence of …
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