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A 21-year-old student of Chiraa Senior High School (SHS) in the Sunyani West District of the Bono Region, was found dead, at the weekend. John Bonya, a form two student, was found dead at Bodani Nkwanta, near Chiraa with a rope tied around the neck and the entire body. Information …
Read More »No double track this year as 1st year SHS students report to school today – Ministry
The Ministry of Education says the double-track system will not be implemented this year as first-year Senior High School students report to school today, Monday, April 4, 2022. The double-track system was introduced in 2018 to reduce congestion in schools and create room to accommodate the projected increase in enrolment …
Read More »Free SHS policy producing quantity, not quality – Prof Addae Mensah
Prof. Ivan Addae Mensah, a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, has added his voice to those calling on the government of Ghana to review its flagship free SHS policy. According to him, since the introduction of the policy by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government, it has only produced …
Read More »Free SHS staying; government cuts fuel coupons by 50%, freezes V8 imports, foreign trips – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has no intention of rolling back his government’s Free SHS program or any other major flagship initiative. He made the announcement while briefing the media about the expenditure cutting measures agreed by the government as part of measures to keep the country’s economy …
Read More »Reviewing Free SHS: Mahama vindicated – Apaak
Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, believes former President John Dramani Mahama has been vindicated by the government’s likely decision to review the flagship policy, Free Senior High School (SHS). To him, though it is not too late, it has been long overdue since the policy is …
Read More »Free SHS: ‘Review means cancellation’ – Will government eat humble pie over 2020 comment?
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the weekend held a crunch meeting with key members of his government to decide on the way forward in mitigating the current economic downturn. Even before the government announces the outcome, Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah is reported by news portal citinewsroom.com as saying that all flagship programs by …
Read More »Government to review Free SHS, NABCO others – Oppong Nkrumah
The government is set to review all of its flagship policies, information minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has said. “All the 16 flagship programs are up to be looked at. The President has directed that the flagship programs should be protected and fully implemented to ensure that the impact is achieved. However, he wants …
Read More »Akufo-Addo did not think deeply before introducing Free SHS – Educationist
Professor Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako an educationist says the Nana Akufo-Addo led government did not think deeply before introducing the Free Senior High School policy. Speaking at the 63rd Anniversary, Speech and Prize Giving Day Celebration at the Agona Swedru Secondary School he said, the Free Senior High School policy should …
Read More »Violent rainstorm rips classrooms at Kwabeng Anglican SHS
Three classrooms of Anglican Senior High Technical School in Akyem Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern region have been ripped off by a violent rainstorm recorded in the community Friday March 18,2022. The incident occurred at about 6:10pm. According to Agnes Minta, the Assistant Headmaster in Charge …
Read More »Review free SHS – Prof. Adei tells government
Prof Stephen Adei has urged the government to review its flagship Free Senior High School policy. Speaking on Joy News, the economist and Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission stated that the flagship programme has stretched the already impacted economy seeing that government allocates about GH¢7.5 billion every year to the …
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