EDUCATION

UEW announces vacancy for Vice-Chancellor position

The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has announced that it is accepting applications for the Vice-Chancellor position, which shall be vacant on October 1, 2021, from qualified persons. Qualification Prospective applicants must be of a professorial status or its equivalent, hold a doctorate degree and must …

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Wesley Girls SHS ban Muslim students from praying, reading the Quran and wearing hijab

As some Ghanaians are not fighting Achimota School for not admitting two Rastafarian students, a piece of new information from Cape Coast has also emerged. According to information cited on Mynewsgh, the authorities of Wesley Girls Senior High school has barred all Muslims from worshipping on their campus. Not just …

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GES makes U-Turn on admission of Rastafarian students in schools

It is emerging that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescinded its earlier decision and thrown its support to Achimota School for refusing to admit the Rastafarian students. This u-turn decision by GES was disclosed by Lawyer for the Parents of the Rastafarian Students Ras George Tetteh Wayo in an …

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‘I feel depressed and disappointed’ – Disenfranchised Rasta student speaks

  Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, a Rastafarian would-be first-year Achimota Student who has been denied admission because of his dreadlocks says he feels “depressed and disappointed”. Speaking to Blakk Rasta on Zylofon FM on Monday 22 March and monitored by GhanaWeb, Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, 16, said: “I feel depressed and disappointed. …

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Three students on motorbike crushed to death at Adeiso

Three (3) students of Adeiso Presbyterian Senior High School in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region have been crushed to death in a fatal accident that occurred Sunday, March 21, 2021. The suspect driver yet to be identified was driving Hyundai H100 mini bus with registration Number …

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Achimota School rejects GES directive to admit Rastafarians

Achimota School has rejected a directive by the Ghana Education Service to admit two Rastafarian students. Headmistress of the school after a crunch meeting on Monday with the Regional Director of Education and the GES stated that the school will not compromise on its school rules and will only admit …

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Achimota Old Students reject GES directive on dreadlock students

Old Students of Achimota School have raised issues with the directive issued to the school authority by the Ghana Education Service (GES). They said even though the GES has the right to issue such directives, the matter involving the students with dreadlocks should be left at the hands of the …

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I’ll quit school rather than cut my dreadlocks – OKESS student

A 19-year-old dreadlocked student, who has been denied admission at Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) in the Ashanti Region, says he is considering quitting school for good. It seems the level of stigmatization and frustration meted to students with dreadlocks at the various senior high schools is at an …

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Education Minister appears before Parliament over controversial textbooks

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, will on Monday, March 22 appear before Parliament following an urgent question filed last week by North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The question is related to the content of controversial textbooks said to denigrate some ethnic groups – particularly Ewes – in Ghana. …

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GES directs Achimota School Headmistress to admit Rastafarians

The Ghana Education Service(GES) has directed the headmistress of Achimota School to admit the two teenage students whose admissions were withdrawn because of their dreadlocks. This comes after an intensive and sustained online campaign barely 48 hours in protest against the decision of the Achimota school authorities. A former Member …

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