2,157 The Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has cautioned all Ghanaians to be careful and desist from doing politics with the ongoing education transformation. He explained that although the transformation was in the interest of the nation and does not consider beneficiaries’ political affiliation, ethnic orientation, religion and other social standings, doing politics […]
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All 38 students affected by Islamic SHS demonstration discharged from hospital
2,722 All the 16 remaining students who were hospitalized after the police brutality at the Islamic Senior High School incident on Monday have been discharged from the hospital. This brings to 38 the total number of students who have been discharged from various hospitals as of yesterday and they have all gone back to school […]
Sarfo Raphael Patrick ( Raph) Ashanti regional youth organiser writes
2,204 This morning , representing the Ashanti regional youth wing , we visited the campus of Islamic senior high school to empathise with the students , parents and teachers of the school over the incident that happened yesterday due to the police reaction to the peaceful protest by the students . I appealled to the […]
“You look Like Angels”- Ashanti Regional Minister to Kumasi Islamic SHS
2,281 “Forgive us, whatever happened is an unfortunate incident and we pray to Allah that this thing never happens to any student in this country. As I stand here,it looks like, I’m looking at Angels , you are beautifully dressed , very very beautifully dressed and we were going to lose one of you ,it […]
Education Ministry investigates Kumasi Islamic SHS chaos
2,146 The Ministry of Education has launched investigations into Monday’s chaos on the campus of Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi. At least 30 students of the school were hospitalised following a clash between irate students and crowd-control police there. The students were protesting against pedestrian knockdowns involving some students and teachers of the school. […]
Education Ministry assures parents of Islamic SHS students’ safety
2,192 The Ministry of Education has asked parents of the Islamic High School students to remain calm as the safety of their wards is a top priority of the Ministry after the disturbances in the school on Monday. The Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the Deputy Minister of Education, who gave the assurance, said there was […]
Let’s resolve Islamic SHS matter with cool heads—Francis Adomako
2,218 The Ashanti Regional Organiser for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Francis Adomako has urged stakeholders in the unfortunate matter at the Islamic Secondary School to allow tempers to cool down so that a lasting solution could be found to address same. Speaking to this reporter Tuesday morning, Mr Adomako said it was important […]
George Akom elected 1st general secretary of AAMUSTED Alumni Association
2,893 Mr. George Akom, a Senior Assistant Registrar at the Kumasi Campus of Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU) has been duly elected as the 1st General Secretary of the Akenten Appiah- Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) Alumni Association at the Maiden Inaugural Congress of the Association in Kumasi. Mr. George Akom […]
Bawumia cuts sod for construction of 32 State of the Art TVET Institutions
2,218 The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has signalled for work to begin on the construction of Phase One of 32 State of the Art Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) facilities to be built across the country in furtherance of Government’s goal of making Ghana a world-class centre for skills development and also […]
World Bank Downgrades Ghana …Over GALOP Implementation
2,241 The World Bank has downgraded Ghana in the implementation of the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP). This follows a report released after a technical discussion mission of a World Bank team at their second visit to inspect the implementation of the various educational interventions. Significantly, GALOP is funded by the Workd Bank. […]