{
  "id": 1724503,
  "title": "GES denies cancellation of Free SHS, warns public against GH¢1,500 payment scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ges-denies-cancellation-of-free-shs-warns-public-against-gh-1-500",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:55:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ges-denies-cancellation-of-free-shs-warns-public-against-gh%c2%a21500-payment-scam/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the Director-General has cancelled the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy and directed parents to pay GH¢1,500 for chop boxes and trunks. In a statement issued on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the GES described the publication as false and urged […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}