In Barbados, Errol Barrow day on 21st January is a public holiday marking the birth of the Father of Independence and the island’s first Prime Minister. Ashley Foster-Estwick, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados, writes that it is also a day for reflection on Barrow’s education policy. Errol Barrow enunciated many quotes during his tenure in politics, …

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It’s been two years since the Government of Ghana announced a new policy making education for Senior High School (SHS) students in Ghana free of cost, and  Bismark Akoto, 23 a Correspondent from Legon, Ghana argues that despite the challenges, many students who would have been denied education at the SHS level, now have a brighter …

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