The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that the Free SHS policy introduced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is a transformational policy meant to build the human capital of the nation for future development. Government expenditure on free SHS should therefore be seen as a necessary investment for the future […]
The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has described the claim by former President John Dramani Mahama that the nationwide roll-out of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme is causing hardships as untenable and not supported by the facts. Dr. Bawumia noted the hardships and suffering of Ghanaians during the tenure of […]
Former President, John Mahama, has predicted a fall in quality education at both junior and senior high school levels due to excessive investments in the Free Senior High School programme. He said education in the country is bound to suffer if the government continues to expend all its financial resource on the Free SHS policy […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged leaders in Africa to use the enormous wealth the continent is endowed with to develop and empower their respective youth populations. With Africa possessing the largest generation of young people in history, President Akufo-Addo indicated that “I place great hope in their capacity to […]
The National Service Scheme (NSS) is set to support government’ flagship programme, the Free Senor High School (FSHS) programme with 50 thousand bags of maize from its farms. To this end, the NSS boss Mustapha Usif yesterday, Tuesday March 19 2019 presented and first consignment of 5 thousand bags to the National Food Buffer Stock […]
The performance of candidates according to the GES was discouraging. Only 50% passed, qualified and really deserved to be in SHS but all candidates were admitted. From the 2019 BECE to be held in June 2019, the pass mark for entering into the SHS, Technical and Vocational Schools will be aggregate 25 or better. This revelation was contained in a […]
By Selorm GBORBIDZI & John APPIAH Despite the introduction of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy by the government in 2017, parents are still coughing up money for extra classes for their wards. An investigation by The Finder has revealed that many senior high schools are conducting vacation classes for second year students on […]
But the Chairman of the Ghana Education Service Council, Michael Nsowah has revealed that the Double Track system will be phased out within 2 to 3 years’ time. “I can assure the nation that, within the next two or three years, double track will cease. Certainly the next academic year, we are now talking about […]
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the sound management of the Ghanaian economy, coupled with the implementation of a number social intervention programmes, such as the Free Senior High School policy, have exposed the lack of understanding of some elements of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the subject of social and economic […]
Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that his vision was to make history in the United States of America by becoming the first African to go to the United States Congress. ‘’That was my vision and I knew I could because I had impacted the South Los Angeles Community. I met […]
Former Central Regional Minister in the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, Ama Benyiwa Doe who had gone into political oblivion seems to have found her voice after the party’s national delegate’s conference and is optimistic of the party returning to political power in 2020. She is banking her optimism on the implementation of the […]
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is confident of a “better and brighter tomorrow” for the Ghanaian people, as the programmes and policies being implemented by his government will bear fruit soon. According to President Akufo-Addo, he came into office with the goal of improving the living standards of Ghanaians, and, in twenty-two months, the […]
