Rastafarians threaten to sue GES over refusal of wards into Mansite

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PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 9 years ago

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WE WILL JUBILATE IN JUBILEE HOUSE!!!!!!! AUTHOR: YAKUBU ----- abgenaaaaa --- 2016 victory célébrations in December will be more massive than in 2000 when the NDC thieves were removed...this time it will be spectacular!!!!! JUST VOTE NDC OUT!!!!!
DR TRUTH 9 years ago

MBOSASEM. THEY WANT TO SPREAD 'EDWIYE' IN SCHOOLS. GHANA IS HARD SO WE CANT AFFORD 'CANFA'

MBOSASEM. THEY WANT TO SPREAD 'EDWIYE' IN SCHOOLS. GHANA IS HARD SO WE CANT AFFORD 'CANFA'
Mike 9 years ago

You are not wise at all. I pray that you get discriminated someday for your looks. You are not different from KKK

You are not wise at all. I pray that you get discriminated someday for your looks. You are not different from KKK
kay 9 years ago

why dont you open your own schools and teach ganja smoklng

why dont you open your own schools and teach ganja smoklng
Mike 9 years ago

You are an illiterate and unwise. How is this different from white discriminating against black. You discriminate against your own and cry foul for white people discriminating against blacks. You people Oh no.

You are an illiterate and unwise. How is this different from white discriminating against black. You discriminate against your own and cry foul for white people discriminating against blacks. You people Oh no.
judochrislam 9 years ago

Hi Check the actual meaning of dreadlock in the context of the Traditional Ghana religion system. Dreadlocks are not worn for ever. They are worn for a period of time.
Where did you go to school.

Hi Check the actual meaning of dreadlock in the context of the Traditional Ghana religion system. Dreadlocks are not worn for ever. They are worn for a period of time.
Where did you go to school.
champion Atta 9 years ago

PRINCE KWASI ADADE, YOU ARE A BUFFOON! WHICH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY! WE AS PARENTS HAVE OUR GIRLS IN SHS, DO THEY PLAIT THEIR HAIR? PERM THEIR HAIR, IT HAS BEEN PLAIN SIMPLE LOW HAIR CUT THAT GIVES THE GIRL STUDENT LESS TROU ...
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PRINCE KWASI ADADE, YOU ARE A BUFFOON! WHICH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY! WE AS PARENTS HAVE OUR GIRLS IN SHS, DO THEY PLAIT THEIR HAIR? PERM THEIR HAIR, IT HAS BEEN PLAIN SIMPLE LOW HAIR CUT THAT GIVES THE GIRL STUDENT LESS TROUBLE IN GOING ABOUT THEIR STUDIES WHILST IN SCHOOL. MOST OF OUR SHS WERE STARTED BY MISSIONARIES, WE HAVE MISSED WITH MOSLEMS, CHRISTIANS AND MEMBERS OF OTHER RELIGIONS, THE SCHOOLS GAVE AND STILL GIVE QUALITY TRAINING TO ALL. HOW COME THESE RASTAFARIANS JUST COME IN AND WANT THEIR WAY, WHI IS IN CONTROL, GES OR THEM, PRINCE YOU ARE A FOOL, HOW OLD ARE YOU, I AM ABOVE 50 YEARS, HAVE YOU STUDIED A TOPIC LIKE: GLOBALIZATION AND ITS EFFECTS! THEY COME IN LIKE THIS CHALLENGING OUR TRADITION AND CULTURE AND SOON WILL GET US TO ACCEPT HOMOSEXUALISM! FOOL, DON'T BRING POLITICS HERE!
tweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 9 years ago

Public Relations Officer for GES, Rev. Jonathan Bettey told 3FM that wearing dreadlocks to school violates the code of conduct of the Service for public schools.
THIS IS A BOGUS POLICY AND ALSO STOP OUR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS FROM ...
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Public Relations Officer for GES, Rev. Jonathan Bettey told 3FM that wearing dreadlocks to school violates the code of conduct of the Service for public schools.
THIS IS A BOGUS POLICY AND ALSO STOP OUR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS FROM BRAIDING THEIR HAIR
JH New York 9 years ago

You are entitled to your opinion.and do you see High School Girls in the Country Braid their hair to School?.
One could do that during Sch Vacation and only at the University level.Don't argue anyhow,pls.

You are entitled to your opinion.and do you see High School Girls in the Country Braid their hair to School?.
One could do that during Sch Vacation and only at the University level.Don't argue anyhow,pls.
judochrislam 9 years ago

Are we getting lost or we are lost. Laws are made to protect society from moral degeneracy.
Dreadlocks are meant for Akomfo in training or someone whose birth was influenced by the Divine power of a shrine. Even these peopl ...
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Are we getting lost or we are lost. Laws are made to protect society from moral degeneracy.
Dreadlocks are meant for Akomfo in training or someone whose birth was influenced by the Divine power of a shrine. Even these people do not wear dreadlocks forever nor smoke Ganja.

We all went to schools with strict code of conduct and I owe what I am today as a College Dean in US to these moral code.

The schools should not blink. Dreadlock stinks.

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BRAGO 9 years ago

sue the bomboclut service man

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RAS AYAARE NAMSONGA 9 years ago

YOU ARE WRONG, BROTHER. WHEN YOU ARE IN ROME YOU DO WHAT ROMANS DO.ESTABLISH YOUR OWN SCHOOLS AND WEAR YOUR DREDLOCKS THERE. DREDLOCKS IS NOT THE ONLY SIGN OF YOUR FAITH. I KNOW VERY PIUS RASTAFARI WHO DON'T WEAR DREDLOCKS.NO ...
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YOU ARE WRONG, BROTHER. WHEN YOU ARE IN ROME YOU DO WHAT ROMANS DO.ESTABLISH YOUR OWN SCHOOLS AND WEAR YOUR DREDLOCKS THERE. DREDLOCKS IS NOT THE ONLY SIGN OF YOUR FAITH. I KNOW VERY PIUS RASTAFARI WHO DON'T WEAR DREDLOCKS.NO DREDLOCKS IN ZION.
RAS BOYAMA 9 years ago

LET THE WORSHIP OF JAH RASTAFARI BE IN YOU HEART AND NOT ON YOUR HEAD.IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THIS THEN SEND YOU CHILDREN TO RASTA SCHOOLS WHERE THEY CAN WEAR THEIR DREDLOCKS AND PROCLAIM RASTAFARI HAILE SALAISEI!!

LET THE WORSHIP OF JAH RASTAFARI BE IN YOU HEART AND NOT ON YOUR HEAD.IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THIS THEN SEND YOU CHILDREN TO RASTA SCHOOLS WHERE THEY CAN WEAR THEIR DREDLOCKS AND PROCLAIM RASTAFARI HAILE SALAISEI!!
A. P. Prempeh 9 years ago

I want to know, does the GES or the Ministry of Education allow white children to attend our secondary schools with their long hair. I just want to know.

I want to know, does the GES or the Ministry of Education allow white children to attend our secondary schools with their long hair. I just want to know.
RAS AYAARE NAMSONGA 9 years ago

LONG HAIR NOT DREDLOCKS.COME AGAIN.

LONG HAIR NOT DREDLOCKS.COME AGAIN.
DR TRUTH 9 years ago

DREADLOCKS REQUIRES THE NON USAGE OF WATER TO WASH HAIR.

DREADLOCKS REQUIRES THE NON USAGE OF WATER TO WASH HAIR.
AGBESI KWESI 9 years ago

GES takes a lot of stupid decisions. No wonder the GES is the only institution in Ghana with the highest number of university graduates yet remains the most inefficient public institution.

GES takes a lot of stupid decisions. No wonder the GES is the only institution in Ghana with the highest number of university graduates yet remains the most inefficient public institution.
JH New York 9 years ago

Are you alright!

Are you alright!
Mike 9 years ago

The question is, are u yourself alright

The question is, are u yourself alright

Bibi 9 years ago

Ras Wayo make sure you are paid this time so you don't come and disgrace yourself on radio just as you did after the election petition where you claimed ndc didn't pay you whilst other lawyers had been paid.

Ras Wayo make sure you are paid this time so you don't come and disgrace yourself on radio just as you did after the election petition where you claimed ndc didn't pay you whilst other lawyers had been paid.
obi 9 years ago

its only and only west Africa i see school children cutting there hair ,and even without a school ID card

its only and only west Africa i see school children cutting there hair ,and even without a school ID card
URSULA OWUSU 9 years ago

These Rastafarians must know that putting on dreadlocks is not acceptable in many society. They must respect the rules and regulations of our institutions.

These Rastafarians must know that putting on dreadlocks is not acceptable in many society. They must respect the rules and regulations of our institutions.
JH New York 9 years ago

It seems people misinterpret what is a Right.Schools have rules, therefore Parents of Student who aspire to Send their Children to a School, have not the Right or Cannot Set their own rules.
Therefore, its 3 options for th ...
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It seems people misinterpret what is a Right.Schools have rules, therefore Parents of Student who aspire to Send their Children to a School, have not the Right or Cannot Set their own rules.
Therefore, its 3 options for the parent. (1).You either Conform to the rules of the School,(2).Find another School,(3). Better Send your Child to Rastafarians School. Is as simple as that. So what Right do these folks talk about. They have not the Right in that.Nonsense!.
Kwaku Tafari 9 years ago

Its time Rastafarians are given the necessary respect they command. Shaved hair, baldhead, perming etc came to meet Dreadlocks. The real foundation and identity of black ppl is dread. Do u ask white ppl to cut their hair befo ...
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Its time Rastafarians are given the necessary respect they command. Shaved hair, baldhead, perming etc came to meet Dreadlocks. The real foundation and identity of black ppl is dread. Do u ask white ppl to cut their hair before being enrolled in our schools? And what does it cost to the school when pupils wear locks? U allow Muslims to wear their veils in sch bt u deny Rastafarians of their locks. Hypocrites with no dignity and respect of their roots. He who hates and denies sm ppl their freedoms and their rights have no respect for Jah and humanity. B. Marley says " U a go tired to me dead, u cnt tk we outta the race ooh no".
Ano 9 years ago

It makes no sense to me to force students to cut their hair to attend school. It just perpetuates Ghana's colonial system. Ghanians would prefer a school girl to cut her hair and then after school grow it out and wear weaves ...
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It makes no sense to me to force students to cut their hair to attend school. It just perpetuates Ghana's colonial system. Ghanians would prefer a school girl to cut her hair and then after school grow it out and wear weaves and wigs. The black man must love himself and accept our own natural hair. It's really a shame that this idea still persists.
Prof Lungu 9 years ago

Wow!

READ: "...Public Relations Officer for GES, Rev. Jonathan Bettey told 3FM that wearing dreadlocks to school violates the code of conduct of the Service for public schools..."

WE SAY: Seems to us the GES and those ...
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Wow!

READ: "...Public Relations Officer for GES, Rev. Jonathan Bettey told 3FM that wearing dreadlocks to school violates the code of conduct of the Service for public schools..."

WE SAY: Seems to us the GES and those other agencies have it backwards. Wearing dreadlocks, an African tradition, is outlawed in some government circles.

But using the title "Rev" in your official position as a government agent is ok as far as "Public Relations Officer for GES, Rev. Jonathan Bettey", is concerned.

Nonsense!
SUETHEM 9 years ago

What about freedom of religion. Scrap those foolish GES rules. Educating a child is more important than what the child wears. Colonial mentality crap.

What about freedom of religion. Scrap those foolish GES rules. Educating a child is more important than what the child wears. Colonial mentality crap.
judochrislam 9 years ago

No this does not fall under freedom of religion.
It is a religious practice. When you are a priest or priestess in training with a shrine, you are made to wear dread locks to signify celibacy and purification process. When ...
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No this does not fall under freedom of religion.
It is a religious practice. When you are a priest or priestess in training with a shrine, you are made to wear dread locks to signify celibacy and purification process. When you are dully done, there is a ceremony performed and then the dreadlocks are cut off.
After that you can be allowed to marry and join the main stream again.
Some other people whose conception and birth was obtained through the Divine intervention of a Shrine, would have to wear dreadlock for protection and purity.
The children wear this for a period of 7 years after which there is a ceremony and the hair is cut off.
Dreadlocks are not worn a perpetual symbol of religion. It is just an excuse to smoke Ganja.

There is no religion called Rastafarian. They claim to have come from the Lion of Juda but I have date one of the nieces of Haile Selassie and when I asked her mother about this she emphatically said there is one word as Rastafarian even in their vocabulary.

Please these are lost souls who have to be rescued.
Asafo Agyei 9 years ago

Ghana still in de pre colonial period.....What is wrong with dreadlocks...and I read from someone saying Rastafarians don't wash their hair with water....I laugh enter my room.....Pls if you don't know feel free to ask before ...
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Ghana still in de pre colonial period.....What is wrong with dreadlocks...and I read from someone saying Rastafarians don't wash their hair with water....I laugh enter my room.....Pls if you don't know feel free to ask before u open ur mouth to disgrace ursef next tym..GES should pls come again allow the kids in sch cos dey also hve de right to education.

Kaakie 9 years ago

At Wey Gey Hey even whites cut deir hair. So wht r dese ppl saying. Dey shd open skuls for deir kids or send dem t private skuls who r willing to admit dem. Dat dreadlocks wil scare students especially in d night whn der z d ...
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At Wey Gey Hey even whites cut deir hair. So wht r dese ppl saying. Dey shd open skuls for deir kids or send dem t private skuls who r willing to admit dem. Dat dreadlocks wil scare students especially in d night whn der z dumsor n deir kids stnd in d dark. Mtcheeeeeeew. We get better tins t tink abt for dis ctry. They shd get away!! #Anyway, we r in d endtime so im nt surprised.
Peniz Chopper 9 years ago

Why threaten? Just go ahead and sue. Discrimination must stop! These missions school take tax payer's money to run the schools.

Threatening is the best way to resolve the issue. Sue and the court will spell out if the cons ...
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Why threaten? Just go ahead and sue. Discrimination must stop! These missions school take tax payer's money to run the schools.

Threatening is the best way to resolve the issue. Sue and the court will spell out if the constitution of Ghana bars people from attending some schools based on their religion.

Don't go begging the school authorities. Use the court to open the door for generations to come.
Paradiso Sunkwa. 9 years ago

G.e.s it doesn't hurt anyone to have dreadlocks but education is the key pls be flexible a bit.the world is leaving us behind.

G.e.s it doesn't hurt anyone to have dreadlocks but education is the key pls be flexible a bit.the world is leaving us behind.
Borsu-suglo Yan Longi 9 years ago

We must chant this Babylon system. Fire ???? go burn them all. Babylon must fall. I'm sure the white man has choked their minds.

We must chant this Babylon system. Fire ???? go burn them all. Babylon must fall. I'm sure the white man has choked their minds.
Borsu-suglo Yan Longi 9 years ago

We must chant this Babylon system. Fire ???? go burn them all. Babylon must fall. I'm sure the white man ideology has choked their minds.

We must chant this Babylon system. Fire ???? go burn them all. Babylon must fall. I'm sure the white man ideology has choked their minds.
Jessica 9 years ago

Arrant nonsense! Public second cycle institutions follow GES rules. If you want preferential treatment, then proceed to the private institution where you think you can negotiate the terms and conditions of admission. As an ol ...
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Arrant nonsense! Public second cycle institutions follow GES rules. If you want preferential treatment, then proceed to the private institution where you think you can negotiate the terms and conditions of admission. As an old girl, I find this issue extremely irritating!!
mRNA + tRNA 9 years ago

FREEDOM OF WORSHIP. THESE GIRLS HAVE RIGHT TO BE IN SCHOOL. SHOULD GOVERNMENT BAN A MUSLIM WOMAN WEARING A BAKA TO REMOVE IT BEFORE WORKING IN AN OFFICE?

FREEDOM OF WORSHIP. THESE GIRLS HAVE RIGHT TO BE IN SCHOOL. SHOULD GOVERNMENT BAN A MUSLIM WOMAN WEARING A BAKA TO REMOVE IT BEFORE WORKING IN AN OFFICE?
Apple Sauce 9 years ago

What have your hair got to do with your academic work ? this is bullshit

What have your hair got to do with your academic work ? this is bullshit
NL 9 years ago

The Muslims bring this confusion for their girls to cover their head and instead of GES to stand on their discipline code they granted them because of politics. If Rastafarian is also a religion, they will also fight for thei ...
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The Muslims bring this confusion for their girls to cover their head and instead of GES to stand on their discipline code they granted them because of politics. If Rastafarian is also a religion, they will also fight for their right. Sickness, madness and sick country, making everything politics. WHY WOULD A MUSLIM GIRL COVER HER HEAD WHEN GOING TO SCHOOL? THE SCHOOL IS IT A MOSQUE? IN THAT CLASSROOM, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY RELIGIONS THAT FORMS THE CLASS? IF EACH OF THEM SHOULD DEMAND THEIR RELIGIOUS DRESS CODE!!! WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH POLITICS IN THIS COUNTRY? THEY SAY ARABIC COMPULSORY. WE ARE MAKING OUR COUNTRY USELESS BY THE DAY WITH POLITICS.

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