The Headmaster of Jachie-Pramso Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, Francis Donkor has been interdicted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) effective September 7, 2021, for mercilessly caning a female student. He has been directed to hand over the Administration and Management of the school to the Ashanti Regional …
Read More »Meet the first black student to be admitted at Centre College in the USA
In the first part of his life story, management consultant, Nana Timothy Aye Kusi, we learned about how chance and hard work got him to the United States of America, and to the Centre College. There, he would come to learn that he was the first Black student to be …
Read More »Final year JAPASS girl traumatised after receiving lashes from headmaster
The Jachie Pramso SHS (JAPASS) student, who was allegedly assaulted by the school’s headmaster, is traumatized as she fears the situation may affect her output in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Identified as Mary, the 19-year-old final year student, while speaking on Akoma FM‘s current affairs …
Read More »Dimango D/A primary school laments inadequate infrastructure
Authorities of Dimango D/A Primary School in the Nkoranza South Municipality of the Bono East Region have bemoaned how their struggles with inadequate infrastructure over a long period of time. This according to them has affected academic work a great deal. The school which serves three farming communities, Dimango, Kramokrom, …
Read More »Headmaster mercilessly beats the hell out of student over cardigan
• The headmaster of Jachie Pramso SHS is in trouble with the law • Mary Amoako, a student, suffered cane bruises from him • The headmaster is believed to have beaten the girl over a cardigan The headmaster of Jachie Pramso Senior High School is in hot waters with the …
Read More »Ghana’s UCC ranked globally among best universities for research influence
• UCC has been named among the best in the world for research influence • This is the first time the university has been featured • The 2022 Times Higher Education rankings was set up two decades ago The 2022 Times Higher Education annual rankings has ranked the University of …
Read More »STEPSS students sit on floor to learn, stand to eat and sleep in uncompleted building
St. Stephens Secondary Technical school (STEPSS) in Akyem Asiakwa in Abuakwa South Municipality in the Eastern region is reeling under serious infrastructural and furniture crises amidst the exponential increase in the population of students as a result of Free Senior High School policy . The infrastructural and furniture crises in …
Read More »Burnt laptop is not that of yet-to-be distributed ‘teachers laptops’
Claim: A ‘teachers’ laptop” exploded after a teacher tried installing windows 10, according to a social media user. Verdict: The Ghana Education Service has not started distributing the “teachers laptops.” Full Text A social media user claims that one of the laptops given to teachers in Ghana caught fire after …
Read More »How GES official tried to torpedo my 2018 Singapore trip – Blackboard ICT teacher
• A teacher who went viral in 2018 for innovative teaching technique says he was hounded by education officers • Owura Kwadwo Hottish recounts how GES officials nearly thwarted his visit to Singapore • He is backing calls by a fellow teacher calling for reforms in GES Owura Kwadwo Hottish, …
Read More »Fraud is not the best option to raise my WASSCE registration arrears – Candidate jabs critics
A 19-year-old student could miss out on the 2021 West Africa Secondary School Certificate Exams (WASSCE) if he could not raise GHC1900 withein 10days working days. Douglas Boti was billed GH₵3000 as registration fees for the 2021 WASSCE which starts on August 23, but he could only make part payment. …
Read More »