The Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) in the Ashanti Region, will be closed down latest by Friday, November 8, following the multiple cases of ‘mysterious’ health-related deaths in the school over the past week. Before the closure happens, the Ashanti Regional, Minister Simon Osei Mensah, told Citi News the students and staff of the school would have to be screened to make ...
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Sack GHANASS headmaster – Ken Agyapong tells NAPO
Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has called on the Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh to immediately sack the Headmaster of Ghana Senior High School (GHANASS), Reverend Abraham Donkor. The Headmaster of the school, Reverend Abraham Donkor, has been invited by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to answer questions over an ...
Read More »Death toll at Kumasi Academy hits 6 in one week; 24 students hospitalized
Three first-year students of Kumasi Academy Senior High School (KUMACA) have died Tuesday morning bringing the death toll recorded in the school to six within a week. The deceased whose names are yet to be made public were suffering from what is believed to be Cerebrospinal meningitis. Kasapafmonline.com sources in the school say 24 students are currently on admission at ...
Read More »Another SHS matron caught stealing foodstuff
Another Matron has been caught for allegedly stealing large quantity of foodstuff belonging to her school meant to support the Free Senior High School Policy. It comes as the Police are yet to arrest the Buipe Matron who stole food items belonging to her school. Madam Grace Abudu, Matron of Tolon Senior High School, was caught allegedly diverting the foods, ...
Read More »The corrupt cannot fight corruption!
We can always hope for the best, but the reality is inevitable and we live with the reality not hopes. Making hopeful pronouncements in beautiful speeches is good but you shall be judged by the reality and not by your tantalizing hopeful pronouncements. The NPP has constantly demonstrated obvious weakness in their fight against corruption since they took over the ...
Read More »Ghana is sick – Kennedy Agyapong
Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has expressed complete disgust at what he describes as the ‘sick’ state the country finds itself in presently. According to him, the system has been dented with such recklessness and irresponsibility such that there is but very little saneness left for which reason the country’s progress is inhibited. Speaking on Adom TV’s ...
Read More »Noguchi to test blood samples of dead Kumasi Academy students
Blood samples of three first-year male students of the Kumasi Academy, who died under mysterious circumstances within 48 hours have been sent to the Noguchi Memorial Research Institute to ascertain the cause of death. The deaths, which bring to 10 the number of students, all males, who have died since May this year, have caused fear and panic among parents, ...
Read More »Opoku Ware Old Boys Honour Coach Kwesi Appiah
Ghana head coach Kwesi Appiah has been honoured by Opoku Ware Old Boys Association for his tremendous contribution to the development of football in Ghana, both as a player and as a coach. Kwesi was given the award of Akatakyie Brand Ambassador for his contribution to Ghana Football during the Akatakyie Ball 2017 which took place at the Cove Event ...
Read More »Three more KUMACA students die Tuesday morning
Three more students of Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) have been confirmed dead Tuesday morning, following the death of three others last week. The three; two females and a male, died at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) hospital, the Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Cassandra Twum Ampofo has confirmed to Graphic Online. ...
Read More »KUMACA deaths: Napo to brief parliament
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education will be briefing Parliament on the recent deaths at the Kumasi Academy (KUMACA). Member of Parliament for Akasti North and Ranking Member on the Committee on Education, Peter Nortsu, said parliament can only step in after the sector minister has briefed the House on the issue. Two first-year students of Kumasi Academy in ...
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