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Crackdown on exam malpractice: 8 Jailed, 10 fined
Eight examination officials, who were apprehended in various examination malpractices last year during the Basic Education and Certificate Examination (BECE), have been jailed. Additionally, a total of 10 others were fined between 100 and 200 penalty units, translating to about GHc5,000 each. The Director-General of th...
19 supervisors and invigilators arrested for 2026 BECE malpractice
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has picked up 19 supervisors and invigilators in six regions for their alleged involvement in examination malpractice in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). A total of 10 of them are from the Ashanti Region, three from Eastern, while two each from the...
Twins among four nabbed for BECE exam malpractice during Science paper
Four candidates have been caught engaging in examination malpractice on day three of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), after officials of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) uncovered separate cases of cheating during the Integrated Science paper. The incidents were detected during a mon...
2026 BECE: Four candidates caught for alleged cheating at Accra Girls’ SHS
Four candidates sitting the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at Accra Girls’ Senior High School (SHS) have been caught for alleged examination malpractice. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the third day of the nationwide examination, when officials from the West African Examinations C...
GES releases 2026/27 academic calendar; BECE set for May 2027
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the approved 2026/27 academic calendar for basic schools across the country.
Education Ministry warns against malpractices as 2026 BECE records early offences
The Ministry of Education has renewed its warning against examination malpractice in the ongoing 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), following reports of misconduct on the first day of the nationwide exercise.
Dollar-denominated fees threaten access to research — CARLIGH appeals to gov’t
The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH) is urging the government to step in and absorb part of the cost of accessing academic resources, warning that dollar-denominated subscription fees are making it increasingly difficult for universities to access essential research materials. Chair of t...
Bicycle Programme launched to improve TVET access through mobility
The Ghana TVET Service, in partnership with Trans-Saharan Industries and the Ministry of Education, have launched the Bicycle Education Empowerment Programme (BEEP) to improve access to technical and vocational education institutions in underserved areas. Through the initiative,100 locally assembled bicycles were donat...
Birifoh SHS: Contractor promises early completion of GH¢11m dining hall
The Member of Parliament for the Lawra Constituency, Bede A. Ziedeng, has lauded the impressive progress of the new GH¢11 million multipurpose dining hall complex at Birifoh Senior High School, just one month after the official sod-cutting ceremony.
Monitoring visits or disturbances: The hidden cost of interruptions during BECE
There is a quiet rhythm to every examination hall. Pens move. Minds stretch. Silence carries the weight of ambition. In that moment, every second matters. Every thought counts. Now imagine that silence breaking, not because a student is done thinking, but because a door swings open. A group walks in and automatically,...
Thoughts of a Ghanaian youth
Something struck me during this past weekend, and I think I should share it with every Ghanaian. I asked myself a simple question: which aspect of our lives as a people has seen tremendous change and improvement in our generation? I decided to use a base year of 1992 because that was when we decided as a people to retu...
UEW and Penplusbytes train journalists to tackle misinformation and AI-generated fake news
The Centre for Communication Education Research and Professional Development at the School of Communication and Media Studies, University of Education, Winneba in collaboration with Penplusbytes, has held a capacity-building workshop for media practitioners to address the growing threat of misinformation, AI-generated...