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  For decades, Ghana has invested heavily in improving access to education, expanding school infrastructure, and promoting STEM as a national priority. These efforts are laudable. But beneath these achievements lies a persistent and damaging flaw in our system—we continue to judge the potential of young people almost entirely through their performance in Mathematics and Science. This narrow approach has left countless students discouraged, sidelined, and denied opportunities—not because they lack intelligence or ambition, but because their strengths lie outside two subjects that have become gatekeepers to progress. The Cost of a One-Dimensional System From the BECE to the WASSCE and even tertiary admissions, the message is unmistakable: struggle in Maths or Science, and your options shrink dramatically. Yet the country is full of bright young people whose gifts appear in many forms. Some excel in: • creative arts and media, • sports and physical development, • technical...

 

   The Ghana Education Service (GES) has responded firmly to public conversations surrounding the release of the 2025 WASSCE results, rejecting claims made by former Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, and assuring the public of the integrity of the examination process. In a statement issued by its Head of Public Relations, Daniel Feni, GES said it had observed attempts by Dr. Adutwum to attribute the performance of candidates to what he described as “unsupportive management practices” by the Service. The GES dismissed these allegations, stressing that they are unfounded and misleading. GES also addressed claims that it had cancelled teacher allowances. According to the Service, the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has already clarified the reasons for the delayed payment of November allowances, making Dr. Adutwum’s assertions inaccurate. The statement urged the public to disregard the former Minister’s comments, describing them as an effort to de...

The Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association has strongly refuted claims by the Minority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, suggesting that its members are disappointed in President John Dramani Mahama for not abolishing import duties on spare parts in the 2026 Budget. In a statement released on December 1, 2025, the Association described the Minority Leader’s comments made on November 25 as “inaccurate and misleading,” emphasizing that no such feelings of disappointment have been expressed by the group. The Association acknowledged that although the abolition of import duties on spare parts has not yet been implemented, government actions in recent months have provided meaningful relief to traders. It highlighted key measures such as the appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi, removal of COVID-19 taxes, abolition of the decoupled NHIL and GETFund levies, and the increase in the VAT threshold to GH₵750,000. According to the Association, these combined measures are creat...