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“Free SHS is innovative; it needs to be protected” — IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said its support for Ghana will not scrap Free SHS. It noted that its program aims to protect the vulnerable. The Fund noted that the Free SHS policy needs to be protected describing it as innovative. In its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), cited by ModernGhana …

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Di Maria joins Juventus on free transfer

Angel di Maria has joined Juventus on a free transfer, agreeing a one-year contract. The Argentina winger, 34, left Paris St-Germain at the end of last season after seven years. Manchester United paid a then-British record fee of £59.7m to sign Di Maria from Real Madrid in 2014, but sold him to PSG for …

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IMF programme won’t affect free SHS, other flagship programmes – Gov’t

The Ministry of Finance says government flagship programmes like the free SHS policy, Agenda 111 among others, will not be scrapped following government’s decision to seek an IMF bailout. The Ministry says government will ensure that pro-poor policies are not affected by the IMF conditionalities. Government last Friday announced plans …

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Free SHS food vehicle involved in accident, five critically injured at Gomoa Okyereko

Five persons have been critically injured after GMC private car with the registration number GR 8670-15 collided with a Toyota Hiace with registration number GX 6981-21 carrying food from Accra to Ajumako Mando SHS. The accident occurred at Gomoa Okyereko on the Kasoa Cape-Coast Highway in the Central Region. Reports …

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Free SHS graduate given scholarship by Akufo-Addo excels in first year at UK varsity

A brilliant but needy Free Senior High School, SHS, graduate who was given a scholarship by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has continued his streak of academic excellence in uni. Thomas Amoani scored 8As in his West African Senior High School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, a record at his alma mater, …

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IMF Bailout: Free SHS, NABCO, National Cathedral & other policies to be cancelled

Key projects and policies could be affected by the government of Ghana’s eventual decision to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout. Based on the terms and conditions that usually come with an IMF bailout where the government is told to cut down on expenditure and focus …

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Zimbabwe to open new US$160m Parliament built for free by China

The infrastructure footprints of China is a long drawn subject for analysts of geopolitics. It is widely believed that the Asian giant’s power and prowess on the continent is linked to the efforts it sinks into developing public and private infrastructure across the continent. China has in recent years, built …

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Okocha, Drogba, Demba Ba, Toure: Africa’s greatest free transfers of all time

Which of the continent’s star players achieved great things after moving on a free transfer? Jay-Jay Okocha Surely Africa’s greatest free agent of all time, Okocha went from being Africa’s most expensive player when he signed for Paris Saint-Germain in 1998 to moving to Bolton Wanderers for nothing four years …

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Probe GHC38m Free SHS T-shirts deal – Educationist to Parliament

An Educationist, Samuel Zigah, has called for an independent investigation into the 38 million Ghana cedis printed Free Senior High School (FSHS) T-Shirts to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the initiative. Speaking to Starr News, the Educationist further demanded that the culprits in the printing scandal must be brought to book. “In the …

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Apaak questions gov’t over ‘unconscionable’ Ghc38m free SHS T-shirts

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South and deputy ranking member for the education committee Dr Clement Apaak is demanding answers from the Minister for Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum over the procurement of free SHS branded T-shirts for students. The T-Shirts were distributed to students ahead of the celebration …

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