Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko is cousin to President Akufo-Addo

Free SHS will remain free for all – Gabby tells Ofori Atta

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has stated that the free SHS policy will remain free for all despite suggestions that the policy should target the poor and...

Aburi Girls’ Students litter campus with used sanitary pads

Aburi Girls' Senior High School in the Eastern region seems to be struggling with the management of  student-used sanitary pads on campus. A visit to the School by Starr News found bizarre condition of multiple ...

Free SHS: ISODEC slams gov’t over double track system

The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has slammed government’s decision to implement a double track system for Senior High Schools without any meaningful stakeholder consultation. According to ISODEC, government’s lack of due diligence in the...

Jane Naana Opoku is a “Chameleon” – MoE PRO

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education Ekow Vincent Assafuah has stated the government will not relent on its effort to "enlighten" the public more about the double intake system at the...

Free SHS: Exclude people who can pay fees – Ofori-Atta

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has suggested that the free SHS policy must be targeted at the vulnerable ones who lack the financial capacity and allow those with the means to pay for...

Free SHS: Dual tracking system will only last 7 years – Adutwum

The deputy Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has revealed that the dual tracking SHS system to be implemented by government in September this year will only last for seven years. According to him, the...
Franklin Cudjoe, Founding President & CEO, IMANI

Free SHS: Double Tracking System needless – IMANI

Policy think tank, IMANI Africa, has described as needless government’s decision to introduce double tracking system in Senior High Schools to accommodate the surge in students’ population following the introduction of free SHS last...

Free SHS: Double tracking not shift system – Govt

The Ministry of Education has said the introduction of the double tracking system in the implementation of free SHS will offer students more instructional and contact hours with teachers. “There is nothing emergency about a...
Students brandishing placards in praise of Free SHS

8,000 more teachers for Free SHS – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said from September 2018, Government will implement the double intake system for new entrants into the country’s public Senior High Schools, which will address the growing numbers of...

Man develops anti-rape siren to fight sexual abuses

A 65-year-old retired Soldier in Koforidua, Kwaku Ohenebeng, has developed a multi-purpose high decibel personal Safety siren to help fight criminal activities. He said the potable Sirens could be used by communities, families, companies, institutions...